JOSEPH S. JOYCE
Joseph S. Joyce's farm comprises the east half of the northeast quarter and the north half of the southeast quarter of section 8, which he purchased of John R. Kitchen, and settled upon in 1872. Mr. Kitchen made the first improvements upon this land, breaking about thirty acres. All other improvements have been made by Mr. Joyce. He built his residence in 1879, at a cost of fifteen hundred dollars. His barn was built in 1878, and cost the sum of five hundred dollars. He has a large number of fruit trees, including four hundred apple and a number of cherry and plum trees. Mr. Joyce and his brother Ulysses, whose farm adjoins his, are extensively engaged in stock raising, for which business their farms are admirably adapted. Joseph S. Joyce was born in the village of Renhold, Bedfordshire, England, in 1845. He is a son of Thomas and Mary (Paine) Joyce, natives of the same shire. The former was born in 1811, and the latter in 1812. TheY have a family of ten children, seven sons and three daughters. Joseph and Ulysses are the only members of the family who have come to America. They served an apprenticeship to the hardware business, but came to the United States for the purpose of making homes. Both have succeeded, and are now in possession of valuable farms and pleasant homes. In 1875, they went back to England for a visit, and returned the following year. Joseph S. Joyce was married to Fannie S. Kithcen, a daughter of J.R. Kitchen. They have five daughters: Ruth, Jennie, Nellie, Clarice and Mabel. The Joyce brothers are Republicans, politically. They are enterprising and public-spirited citizens, as well as successful farmers.
Transcribed by Gloria Goltiani from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pg. 565.
