He is recorded in the 1850 U. S. Census in Caernarvon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The household included: Joseph age 78; Joseph age 42, occupation laborer; Elizabeth age 38.[2]
Joseph died on 15 Jun 1852 and is buried in the Lichty Cemetery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[1]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93161188/joseph-horst: accessed 06 August 2023), memorial page for Joseph Horst (18 Jan 1772–15 Jun 1852), Find A Grave: Memorial #93161188, citing Lichty Cemetery, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by rcarpenter (contributor 48642681). Includes image of original gravemarker with German language inscription which gives name as Joseph Horst, born 18 Jan 1772 and died 15 Jun 1852, aged 8- years 4 months and 27 days.
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4H5-9DJ : 22 December 2020), Joseph Horst, Caernarvon Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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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: