Joseph was born in Kelso, Scotland & was brought to the USA in 1833 via New Orleans. He wed Adeline Cornelia Fischer in Schenectady, NY and they came to Henry, Marshall County, Illinois, where Adeline died. He then married Sarah Hamm. In Henry he opened a grocery store, then went into carriage trade & hardware. The couple had 4 children -Jennie, Florence, Joseph Jr. & Gertrude May. He died in California where he apparently went to live with Mary Hall Blood, daughter from his first marriage.
Joseph was born in Kelso, Scotland & was brought to the USA in 1833 via New Orleans. He wed Adeline Cornelia Fischer in Schenectady, NY and they came to Henry, Marshall County, Illinois, where Adeline died. He then married Sarah Hamm. In Henry he opened a grocery store, then went into carriage trade & hardware. The couple had 4 children -Jennie, Florence, Joseph Jr. & Gertrude May. He died in California where he apparently went to live with Mary Hall Blood, daughter from his first marriage.
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Grave# 2, Plot# 145 (no gravestone)
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