Joseph Kidd attended the public schools in Schamersville, and after completing his studies assisted his father in the work and management of the home farm, which consisted of one hundred and twenty acres and was devoted to general fanning products. His father was also the village blacksmith. and when Joseph Kidd was twenty-six years of age he removed his blacksmith business to Lower Saucon township, and Joseph was left to manage the entire farm, which he accordingly did for the following six years, and in the conduct of which he achieved a large degree of success. From that time until he attained the age of fifty-five years he assisted the residents of the neighborhood when the were in need of the services of an extra hand, and by industry, perseverance and close economy accumulated a competency which enabled him to retire from active business pursuits and to live in comfort and ease thereafter. He took up his residence in Allentown in the year 1862, and twenty years later erected a handsome home on Hamilton street, wherein he and his wife now dwell. In national affairs he cast his vote for the candidates of the Democratic party, but takes no active part in local politics. He is a consistent member of the Lutheran church.