Birth* | circa 1847 | He was born circa 1847 at IllinoisG.1 |
| 2 October 1850 | He appeared on the census of 2 October 1850 in the household of Hiram Corn and Margaret Jane McMillan at Franklin Co., IllinoisG, as Joseph, age 3, b. IL; nei. Catherine Duckworth (33) and children.2 |
| 6 July 1860 | He appeared on the census of 6 July 1860 in the household of Hiram Corn and Margaret Jane McMillan at Twp. 5 S Range 3 E, Franklin Co., IllinoisG, age 13; neis. James (26) and Mary (22) Corn, fam. 25.3 |
| 2 August 1870 | He appeared on the census of 2 August 1870 in the household of Margaret Jane McMillan at Butler, Montgomery Co., IllinoisG, age 22.4 |