Joseph is the son of Francis Marion Birkhead and Susan Ann Overall. According to Mrs. Ball, the marriage took place in Pike County, and is recorded in the Pike County Marriage Book, No. 8, Page 158. Joseph B. Birkhead is listed as being from Troy, Missouri.
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Ball, Helen Ann Elizabeth Rose (Wife of Benjamin Franklin Ball): Her Ancestors and Descendants, self-published, 1982. Author is related to profile manager's husband, an avid genealogist in her day. Profile manager is happy to share any info that would be helpful to other researchers.
Rose, George H. Rose and Allied Families: Corker, Mason, Stark, Sanford and their Kin. Published by J Grant Stevenson, Provo, Utah, 1973 and reprinted 2019.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZC-ZWT : 18 February 2021), Joseph B Birkhead in entry for Frances M Birkhead, 1860.
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