Joseph married Mary Jane Hadley Guss on 6 Oct 1887 in Crawford, Kansas, USA. Mary (daughter of Samuel Foose Guss and Mary Elizabeth Hill Hadley) was born on 19 Dec 1866 in Boubon, Kansas, USA; died on 19 Dec 1938 in Turtle Lake, McLean, North Dakota, USA; was buried in Turtle Lake Cemetery, Turtle Lake, McLean, North Dakota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mabel Lena Kounts was born on 20 Jul 1888 in Kansas, USA; died on 23 Nov 1965 in Turtle Lake, McLean, North Dakota, USA; was buried in Turtle Lake Cemetery, Turtle Lake, McLean, North Dakota, USA.
2. Leona Almeda Kounts was born on 5 Mar 1893 in Irwin, Shelby, Iowa, USA.