"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XX-26L : 12 April 2016), Joseph Michels in household of John Michels, Missouri, United States; citing p. 26, family 182, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,267.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25200995/joseph-michels : accessed 25 December 2021), memorial page for Joseph Michels (8 Nov 1857–7 Oct 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25200995, citing North Freedom Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Jim Michels (contributor 46772730) .
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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: