Joseph was born about 1844. He was the son of John Tharp and Margery McKeever. He passed away about 1932.
Sources
“United States Census, 1860”, database, FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82J-XB1: Fri Oct 6 10:08:15 UTC 2023), Joseph Tharp in entry for John Tharp and Margan Tharp, 1860.
Find a Grave, database and images, (https://findagrave.com/memorial/148169627/joseph-tharp: accessed 10 Dec 2023), memorial page for Joseph Tharp (1844-1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 148169627, citing IOOF Cemetery, Davis City, Decatur County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by bob tielle (contributor 47047332).
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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 ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
P. Thorp :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-Z8175, FTDNA kit #909332, MitoYDNA ID T13240[compare]
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph: