Joseph T Roderick

Joseph Turman Roderick Dec. 27, 1874 – Oct. 25, 1914 39 yrs.

Married July 14, 1897 at the Huffman homestead.

Joseph was born in Danville, the son of Thomas J. and Ellen (Ashby) Roderick. He was a fireman on the railroad and later owned and operated a grocery store with Henry Depke. He also farmed, and owned and operated a steam engine and threshing machine, doing custom threshing and bailing. He met Effie while she was a teacher at Lamb school.