In 1850, Joseph is living in Indiana with his wife Sophronia (or Fronia/Veronica, according to his children's death records as transcribed on Find a Grave) and children Melger (Melchior/Melcher) and John.
It's not clear what happened to Joseph later, but four of his children had moved to Cape Girardeau, Missouri by 1870.
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