Joseph
Franklin
Wadsworth
Born in Ligionier, PA
Ancestors 
Son of Elias Wadsworth
and Elizabeth (Clark) Wadsworth
Brother of
Anna Agnes Wadsworth, John Westley Wadsworth, Matilda Jane Wadsworth, Emily Emma Wadsworth, Canada Elmer Wadsworth, Elias Amaziah Wadsworth, Lucinda Belle Wadsworth and Sarah Belle (Wadsworth) Kalbaugh
Husband of
Alice Bertha Pyle
— married
1895 in Allegheny Co. Pittsburgh, PA
Descendants 
Died
at about age 49
[location unknown]
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Biography
Lost one leg while working on Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR. His false leg was lost in a barn fire. Worked for Overholt Distillery, near Scottsdale, as a gaguer for the feds. He would bring whiskey home, add rock candy and use it as cough syrup for the kids.
Died of Malaria. His body was given to the university for dissection.
Sources
- Genealogical Research by Robert P. Herold (Herold-397) based on personal interviews and official records.
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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 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:
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:
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~25.00%
~25.00%
Barbara (Herold) Marquet 
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