He was christened in September of 1863.
In 1870, eight year old Joseph lived with his parents and two younger siblings in West Jordan, UT. His father was a butcher and they lived in a house valued at $300.
He had a fourth grade education.
His father died on August 19th, 1876
In 1880 when he was sixteen he lived with his mother and six younger siblings on the farm in Fort Herriman. He worked the farm.
Joseph married Sarah Levinia Howard on October 3rd, 1888 in Logan, UT when he was twenty five and she was eighteen.
Their first child, Sarah Jane, was born on October 1st, 1889 in Herriman, UT.
Their second child, Joseph Samuel, was born on April 6th, 1892 in Herriman.
Their third child, Emma Virginia, was born on September 14th, 1893 in Herriman.
Their fourth child, Mary Myrtle, was born on July 13th, 1895 in Herriman.
Their fifth child, Marriner Lorenzo, was born on April 10th, 1897 in Herriman.
Their sixth child, Eliza Erma, was born on June 27th, 1899 in Herriman.
In 1900 Joseph and Sarah lived in Herriman with their six oldest children*. He was a farmer.
Their seventh child, John William, was born on December 11th, 1900 in Herriman.
Their eighth and ninth children, twins Mildred and Milton, were born on March 3rd, 1903 in Herriman.
Young Marriner died on May 27th, 1903. He was six years old.
Their tenth child, James Alexander, was born on December 6th, 1904 in Herriman.
Their eleventh child, Jesse Moroni, was born on October 20th, 1906 and died ten days later.
Their twelfth child, Elizabeth Fern, was born on October 21st, 1907.
In 1910 they still lived in Herriman with nine of their ten living Children. The oldest, Sarah, had moved out on her own, and two of their children had died. Joseph and their oldest son, Joseph Jr. were both farm workers. Their daughter Emma worked as a salesperson in a women's retail store.
Their thirteenth child, Editha Farrel Lovinia**, was born on January 14th, 1911 in Herriman.
In 1920, Joseph was fifty six years old. They lived in Precinct 9 of Salt Lake City, UT with six of their children. He was still a farmer.
Their son, James Alexander, died on September 2nd, 1922 at the age of seventeen.
Their son, John William, died on August 11th, 1925 at the age of twenty four.
In 1928 the family still lived in Herriman.
In 1930 they still lived in Herriman, and only Fern and Farrel lived at home with them. Joseph was sixty six and still farming.
On April 1st, 1940 they still lived on the farm in Herriman, which was valued at $1200. Only Farrel and her husband Stanly Bechstead lived with them.***
Joseph died on October 28th,t 1940 in Herriman, UT, and was buried in the Herriman Cemetery in Herriman, UT.
*The 1900 census only lists the three oldest, but we know they had six living children at this point, including infant Erma. Their listing is at the bottom of the page, so I think the names were dropped off and not picked up on the next page.
**Another child, Farrel Howard, was listed on some records. I believe this was a mis-understanding of Editha Farrel's name. She used Farrel as her common name.
***Farrel enlisted in the army on the 23rd of June, 1943 to serve in the Women's Corps as "Unskilled machine shop and related occupations".
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