Father: Joseph Mayhew b. 12 Sep 1773 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts d. 2 Oct 1855 in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio
Mother: Mary Polly Cottle b. 28 Jul 1777 in Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts d. 2 Jun 1863 in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio.

Extract from the 1850 Census:
Name: Joseph Mayhew
Age in 1850: 41
Estimated birth year: 1809
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Race: white
Gender: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1850: Green and Delhi, Hamilton, Ohio
Value of real estate: $7000
Occupation: carpenter
Census place: Green and Delhi, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll M432_686; Page: 486B; Image: 496
Date: 20 Sep 1850

Extract from the 1860 Census:
Name: Joseph Mayhew
Age in 1860: 50
Estimated birth year: 1810
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1860: Delhi, Hamilton, Ohio
Post office: Cincinnati
Value of real estate: $12,000
Value of personal property: $1000
Occupation: farmer
Census place: Delhi, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: M653_981; Page: 424; Image: 439
Date: 22 Jun 1860

Extract from the 1870 Census:
Name: Joseph Mayhew
Age in 1870: 60
Estimated birth year: 1810
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1870: Delhi, Hamilton, Ohio
Post office: Sedamsville
Value of real estate: $30,000
Value of personal property: $1000
Occupation: house builder
Census place: Delhi, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: M593_1207; Page: 352; Image: 711
Date: 14 Jun 1870

Extract from Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio records:
Name: Joseph Mayhew Sr
Age: not listed
Birth date: 31 Oct 1809
Birth place: Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Residence: Mount Peter, Delhi Township, Ohio
Marital status: married
Death date: 26 Apr 1877
Place of death: Delhi Township, Ohio
Interment date: 28 Apr 1877
Disease: general debility
Parents: Jos. and Mary Mayhew
Grave location: section 110 lot 461
Size and kind of grave: 7 feet 6 inches by 27 inches
Cost: $4.50

He married Jane Higdon about 1838.