Born: March 27, 1873, Hayesville, Tennessee.
Died: July 20, 1954, Fort Worth, Texas.
Buried: Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Texas.
Joseph was the son of Joseph R. Crowder and Lovina Holland. He married twice, to Allie May Morrow (July 1, 1897, Clay County, Tennessee) and May Fair Burke (1935).