Joseph was the son of W. M. Thomas and Martha Seckman.306

1930 Census, Centreville, Tyler Co., WV
Thomas, Joseph H., 29, b. WV, parents b. WV, labor, on farm
Daiisy, wife, 19, b. WV, parents b. WV
Norman, son, 3 months, b. WV (ca Jan. 1930)

1940 Census, Centreville Dist., Tyler Co., WV
listed mistakenly as William Thomas, age 39
Daisy, wife, 29
Norman, son, 10
Bessie, dau., 8, b. WV
Eva June, dau., 6 months, b. WV (ca Oct 1939)