Joseph's parents were:
Peter Abplanalp Sr., b. Mar. 2, 1829 in Bern, Switzerland and d. May 28, 1900 in Vernal, Uintah County, UT. &
Margaretha Eggler, b. Feb. 15, 1835 in Bern, Switzerland and d. May 25, 1902 in Vernal, Uintah County, UT.

On Jan. 20, 1890, Joseph Abplanalp and Hannah Marks Jenkins (1873–1965) were married in Vernal, Uintah counth, UT.

Joseph & Hannah Abplanalp's children were:
1. * Lydia Louella Abplanalp, b. Sep. 29, 1890 in Vernal, Uintah County, UT. and d. Jan. 2, 1970 at the age of 79 in Los Angeles County, CA. Lydia marr. Roland Roseberry.
2. * David Peter Abplanalp, b. Mar. 26, 1892 in Vernal, Uintah County, UT. and d. Feb. 15, 1984 at the age of 91 in Williams, Coconino County, AZ. David marr. Josie Holden in 1915.
3. * Margaret Chloe Abplanalp, b. Dec. 22, 1893 in Vernal, Uintah County, UT. and d. Oct. 14, 1998 at the age of 104 in Vernal, Uintah County, UT. Chloe never married.
4. * Nellie Rae "Nell" Abplanalp, b. Nov. 5, 1895 in Vernal, Uintah County, UT. and d. May 15, 1990 at the age of 94 in Los Angeles County, CA. Married 1) Ray Witt Averett in 1916 and 2) George Magnus Frandsen.
5. * Delia Hannah Abplanalp, b. Nov. 15, 1897 in Vernal, Uintah County, UT. and d. Aug. 7, 1996 at the age of 98 in Stanislaus County, CA. Delia marr. James Patrick Egan in 1915 and 2) _ Englar.
6. * Joseph Sidney Abplanalp Jr., b. Dec. 8, 1899 in Vernal, Uintah County, UT. and d. Jun. 28, 1951 in a car accident between Farmington and Cuba, NM. Joseph was marr. to Senona "Nona" Baker (Jones) in 1925/26. Nona was marr. first to Robt. Christensen in 1923 and after Joseph died, to Clarence Cowan in 1954.
7. * William Lynn Abplanalp, b. Dec. 9, 1901 in Vernal, Uintah County, UT. and d. Oct. 28, 1930 at age 28 from injuries received in a coal mine accident near Castlegate, Salt Lake County, UT. William marr. Emma Bernice Warren in 1926.
8. * Samuel Owen Abplanalp, b. Jan. 4, 1904 in Vernal, Uintah County, UT. and d. Dec. 29, 1924 at age 20 of pneumonia (or poisoning) in Park City, Summit County, UT.
9. * Clyde Johnson Abplanalp, b. Dec. 20, 1905 in Vernal, Uintah County, UT. and d. Nov. 26, 1973 in Los Angeles County, CA.
10. * Edra Pearl Abplanalp, b. Feb. 16, 1908 in Vernal, Uintah County, UT. and d. Dec. 6, 1990 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA. Edra marr. James Edward Spalione in 1935.
11. * Hazel Abplanalp, b. Jan. 22, 1910 in Duchesne, Duchesne county, UT. and d. May 27, 1986 at home in Price, Carbon county, UT. Hazel marr. Marcel "Moss" Jeanselme in 1931 in Price, UT.
12. * George Glenn Abplanalp, b. Nov. 9, 1911 in Vernal, Uintah County, UT. and d. Dec. 15, 1988 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ. George marr. Sarah Elizabeth Fulton in 1936 and Mary Jane Bennett.
13. Carl Thomas/Thomas Carl Abplanalp, b. Ap. 4, 1914 in Duchesne county, UT. and d. Oct. 8, 1997 in Orange county, CA. (Carl lived in El Monte, CA. in 1951). Carl marr. Francis Mary/Mae Shield in 1932, Bernice Alma _ and June Alice Prewitt in 1978.
14. * Tressie Abplanalp, b. Oct. 9, 1915 in Vernal, Uintah County, UT. and d. May 7, 2017 at the age of 101 in Sun City West, Maricopa County, AZ. Tressie marr. John Francis Hardy in 1934 and John Henry "Jack" Crews in 1946.
15. Barbara Abplanalp, b. Dec. 25, 1918 in Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT. and d. Aug. 31, 2007 at the age of 88 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT. Barbara marr. Alvin Maxwell Jacobsen.

Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 49, Col. 4
Wed., Dec. 19, 1962
ABPLANALP, Joseph Sidney, beloved husband of Hannah M. Abplanalp,
father of Mrs. Lydia Roseberry, David, Chloe, Clyde, Glenn and Carl T. Abplanalp, Mrs. Nell Frandsen, Mrs. Delia Egan, Mrs. Edra Spalione, Mrs. Hazel Jeanselme, Mrs. Tressie Crews and Mrs. Barbara Jacobson;
also survived by 35 grandchildren,
67 great-grandchildren
and 14 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services 1 p.m. today at South Pasadena Ward L. D. S. Chapel, 1919 Fletcher Avenue, South Pasadena. Pierce Brothers' Fred A. Turner, Alhambra, directors.