Joseph was born in 1774, the son of Henry Cristoff Tetrick and Ann (Unknown), in Smyth County, Virginia, in what today is West Virginia. He married Margaret Robinson on May 2, 1805. Together they would have a large family of twelve children as follows:
Matthew Tetrick (1806-1806)
Trephina Tetrick (1808-1889)
Mary Ann Tetrick (1810-1897)
Peter Tetrick (1812-1889)
Andrew Tetrick (1814-1895)
Ruth Tetrick (1816-1867)
Elizabeth Tetrick (1818-1893)
James Tetrick (1821-1886)
Josephus Tetrick (1823-1855)
Henry Tetrick (1825-1900)
Daniel Tetrick (1828-1891)
Silvanus Tetrick (1832-1878)
Joseph was most likely a farmer to provide for his family. He passed away in 1844 at 70 years of age. His body is buried in the Tetrick Family Cemetery in Worthington, Marion County, West Virginia, along with Margaret and many other Tetrick relatives.
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