1845–1917

Introduction

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Born: Ju­ly 13, 1845, Blea­don, So­mer­set, Eng­land.

Died: Ap­ril 6, 1917, La­grange Coun­ty, In­di­ana.

Buried: Green­wood Ce­me­te­ry, La­grange, In­di­ana.

Biography

Joseph was the hus­band of Al­ice Smith (mar­ried Ju­ly 6, 1868, Che­sa­ning, Mi­chi­gan).

He emi­grat­ed to Am­eri­ca at age 11.

During the Am­eri­can ci­vil war, he en­list­ed at age 16, and served in Com­pa­ny A, 18th Mi­chi­gan In­fan­try.

Later, he was a min­is­ter of the Church of the Liv­ing God for ma­ny years. He and his wife Ali­ce moved to La­grange, In­di­ana, in 1892.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. All-Cleans­ing Fount­ain, The
  2. Bride of Christ, The
  3. Christ, the Re­fuge
  4. Dear Breth­ren, I Must Leave You Now
  5. Home of the Blest, The
  6. I Know My Je­sus Saves Me
  7. I Will Tell the Won­drous Story
  8. I’m Re­deemed
  9. Prodigal’s Re­turn, The
  10. River of Life, The
  11. See Da­ni­el in the Den of Roar­ing Li­ons
  12. Sinner, Christ Is Wait­ing
  13. There Is Joy in Hea­ven
  14. Victory, The
  15. While Shep­herds Watched Their Flocks

Music

  1. Isère

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