Other Events and Attributes:

• _MILT: 1836, Virginia, USA; Virginia Militia, Lieutenant, Company D, 133rd Regiment
• Census: 1850, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA; Married to Julia (Note: Ritchie County was in Virginia until 1863)
• Residence: 16 Oct 1854, Mariposa County, California, USA; On 14 April 1854, Joel left Virginia, driving cattle across the plains from the state of Missouri to the state of California
• _ELEC: Aft 1858, Mariposa County, California, USA; Deputy Sheriff, Road Commissioner and County Supervisor, rancher, butcher, and gold miner
• Census: 1870, Mariposa County, California, USA; Married to Mary
• Census: 1880, Mariposa County, California, USA; Marital status: Married to Mary; Relation to Head of House: Self
• Census: 1900, Mariposa County, California, USA; Marital Status: Married to Mary; Relation to Head of House: Head
• Census: 1910, Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Father of James R Westfall

Joel married Eliza B Mills in 1843 in Lewis County, West Virginia, USA. Eliza was born on 5 Jan 1823 in USA; died on 16 Jul 1848 in Virginia, USA; was buried in Westfall Cemetery, Smithville, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joel married Mary Tongere in 1875. Mary was born in Jul 1830 in China; died on 26 Apr 1901 in Mariposa County, California, USA; was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Mariposa, Mariposa, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joel married Julia A Tingler on 23 Jun 1850 in Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA, and was divorced on 14 Apr 1854. Julia was born about 1831 in Virginia, USA; died after 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]