His death certificate records Joseph Franklin Netherly, age 74 years 3 months 7 days, born 23 Sep 1868 in Tennessee, died 30 Dec 1942 in Smile, Rowan Co., Ky, married, husband of Lula Belle Netherly, father info blank, mother’s maiden name Mary M. Tester, born in Tennessee, cause of death prostatitis due to hypertrophy and retention, informant Frank Netherly, Morehead, Ky, burial in Smile, Rowan Co., Ky.

1880 census of Johnson Co., Tennessee, district 4, enumerated 19 June, lists on p. 26 as family #177:
Neatherly, Mary, 36; Manda V., 13, dau; Joseph F., 10, son; Daniel W., 9, son; William E., 7, son; Jacob I., 6, son; Henry M., 2, son. All born Tenn Tenn Tenn.

Rowan Co., Ky marriage book 2, p. 311 records the marriage on 2 May 1897 of J. F. Netherly, age 25, residence Morehead, born in and both parents born in Tennessee, to L. B. Poston, age 17, residence Freestone, born in McGoffin Co., Ky, father born in Virginia, mother born in Ky, bond surety by Wm Poston, at the residence of the bride.

1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 13 June, lists on p. 12A as family #231:
Netherland, Joseph, 34, b. Sep 1865, farmer; Lulie, wife, 19, b. Nov 1880, married 3 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Lenola, dau, 21, b. Jan 1898; Frank, son, 4/12, b. Jan 1900. All listed as born Ky Ky Ky, but it should be Tenn Tenn Tenn for Joseph and Ky Tenn Ky for the children.

The preceding household is headed by Lula’s parents.

1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 18 May, lists on p. 21A as family #370/372:
Netherly, Joseph, 40, b. Tenn unk unk, laborer at stone quarry; Lula, wife, 29, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 13 years, mother of 6 children, 6 living; Lenora, dau, 12; Frank, son, 10; Mary, dau, 7; Roy, son, 5; William, son, 2; Edna, dau, 5/12. All children born Ky Tenn Ky.

Lula’s parents are five households above.

1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 20 Feb, lists on p. 11B as family #100:
Netherly, Joe, 50, b. Tenn Ky Ky, farmer; Leula, wife, 35, b. Ky Ky Ky; Frank, son, 19; Harry, son, 17; Roy, son, 14; Wm, son, 12; Edna, dau, 10; Ruby, dau, 9; Leslie, son, 6; Fred, son, 4; Earnest, son, 5 mo. All children listed as born Ky Ky Ky, although that is inconsistent with the reported birthplace of Tennessee for Joe.

Note that the daughter Mary from 1910 is now a son Harry.

1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, enumerated , lists on p. 11 April, lists on p. 4B as family #68/74:
Netherly, Joe, 62, b. Tenn Tenn Tenn, farmer; Lula, wife, 49, b. Ky Ky Ky; Leslie, son, 16; Fred, son, 14; Ernest, son, 10; Doris, dau, 7. All children again listed as born Ky Ky Ky, although that is inconsistent with the reported birthplace of Tennessee for Joe.

1940 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, ED 103-12, enumerated 16 April, lists on p. 9A as family #118:
Netherly, Joe, 72, b. Tenn; Lula, wife, 59, b. Ky; Billy, grandson, 7, b. Ky; Ernest, son, 20, b. Ky. All living in same house in 1935. Poston, William, brother-in-law, 51, b. Ky, widowed, living in Muncie, Delaware Co., Indiana in 1935.

Billy is the son of William Netherly and Bernice Cooper.