Joseph and Joanna had four children and their three sons had middle names of composers: Joseph Haydn, Louis Beethoven and Frederick Handel. However, they were not inclined to music. Only their daughter Mary Huse became a musician.
Webster's mood and health declined after the Chicago Fire, as did his songwriting. He died in Elkhorn at age 56 on January 18, 1875, and is buried at Hazel Ridge Cemetery under a boulder with a brass plaque with a musical score and the words "Joseph P. Webster. In the Sweet By and By We Shall Meet." The graves of the rest of his family surround it.
Quite An Interesting Story. --Old Secesh
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