Joseph was born at
York Co., Pennsylvania, on 2 April 1818. He was the son of
Josua Dellinger and
Anna Maria Shindler. Joseph Dellinger married
Catherine Kinard in 1846 at
York Co., Pennsylvania. Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at
Lower Windsor Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania. Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at
Lower Windsor Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania. Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at
Lower Windsor Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania. He died on 11 May 1883 at
York Co., Pennsylvania, at age 65. He was buried in May 1883 at
East Prospect Cemetery, East Prospect, York Co., Pennsylvania; Tombstone states that Joseph was 70 years, 11 months and 25 days old at the time of his death.