Joseph was employed as a school teacher and farmer.
In the 1880 Census he is recorded living with his grandniece, Nannie J (Long) Ballard and her husband, Andrew J. Ballard.
Sources
RootsWeb - Ancestry.com - Descendants of Thomas Wiseman - Fifth Generation - See Person No. 73 (M) Joseph D. Wiseman [1]
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6T9-6Y9 : 15 July 2017), Joseph Wiseman in household of Andrew Ballard, Springfield, Monroe, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 87, sheet 399A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1409; FHL microfilm 1,255,409.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph: