Joseph was born about 1866. He was the son of Monroe Proctor and Maria Tucker. According to the obituary of Joseph's sister, Emma, in 1922, Joseph lived at Cleveland (not clear if Cleveland, Ohio, or Cleveland, New York, or elsewhere).
1870 census: Joseph Proctor - Massena, St. Lawrence, New York
1880 census: Joseph Proctor - Louisville, St. Lawrence, New York
New York State Marriage Index
News item in Courier and Freeman, Potsdam, New York, Wednesday, 8 July 1936, page 11, column 5, "Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Proctor of Syracuse called on his aunt, Mrs. Julian Waite, Sunday." - http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031769/1936-07-08/ed-1/seq-11/
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