He is married to Boe, who is the cousin of leeva (Maïka), who is the step-sister of Iliana (Esther). He is the brother of Ilde (Samuel).
He previously was a carpenter and the local militia in .
His pregnant wife told him to flee when an outlaw came into town. She didn't want him using a gun to defend himself, so she told him to go get help. Although he resisted the idea at first, Joseph gave in in the end. Sadly, he was too slow; it was the last time he saw his wife.
Destroyed by this event, Joseph went into depression and, after a few months of heavy drinking, he attempted suicide by throwing himself into the fire, just as his heart had been burned to ashes.
That is when the heirloom from his father reacted. A single feather plucked from a newly reborn phoenix. From his ashes, Smockin' Joe was born, both physically and mentally! Soon after, he discovered his talent for magic and perfected it through his now-famous middle-finger.
Today, 18 years after, he still searches for hints that could lead him to his wife, his daughter or the bastard that kidnapped them. The only lead he has is him wearing a scarlet cloak and a scar on the left eye.