Son of Purnel Mosley and Rebecca A (-----)
Born ca. 1846 in [Milford and Mispillion Hundreds, Kent Co.], Delaware

Work on Farm, 1870; Farmer, 1880

Married ca. 1869 in [Kent Co.], Delaware to Margaret A Carney
Daughter of Robert Carney and Phebe (-----)
Born ca. 1851 in Dover Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware

To them were born:

Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Spouse/Partner
Rebecca A Mosley	F	Mar 1870	.	.
Morris Mosley	M	ca. 1873	.	.
Andrew Mosley	M	ca. 1874	.	.
Nathaniel Mosley	M	ca. 1879	.	.

Joseph's age in the census records: in 1850, age 4; in 1860, age 14; in 1870, age 23; in 1880, age 35.
Joseph appears under the surname Moseley in the 1850 census.
Joseph appears under the surname Mosely in the 1860 census.
Joseph appears under the surname Mosely in the 1870 census.
Joseph appears under the surname Mosely in the 1880 census.

1850 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Kent Co., Milford and Mispillion Hundreds, Page 108 verso, 384-384, 23 Jul 1850
1860 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Kent Co., Murderkill Hundred, Page No. 252 [=252], 1768-1739, 13 Jul 1860
1870 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Kent Co., Dover Hundred, Page No. 76 [=258 verso], 528-523, 04 Jul 1870
1880 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Kent Co., Milford Hundred, E.D. 38, Page No. 58 [=184A], 587-595, 24 Jun 1880