How to delete a phone number from messages

When I try to send a message to a certain person (for example Joseph), I start typing the name into the 'To' box, the list starts to populate, and there is a number in the list that should not be there. It says Joseph other and a telephone number. It does not appear in my contacts. It does not appear in other messaging apps, so presumably it is from some history. I can find it nowhere else. How can I delete it. I have no previous messages to that number, or any other number, because I delete all old messages.

The best way is to not share Apple IDs but also make sure under Settings & Messages on both devices that only one phone number is checked.

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    From: iOS and OS X: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage
              http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5538
    Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
    Regards,
    Sterling

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    Why? Is the number incorrect? It gets your phone number from the SIM.

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    Hey there Eminent Czar,
    Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
    The article linked below will walk you through the process of unlinking the phone number from your Apple ID on the iPhone 4, so that it doesn’t receive iMessages that were intended for your new iPhone 6.
    iOS and OS X: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage - Apple Support
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    Cheers,
    -Jason

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  • How to remove my phone number from imessagee, how to remove my phone number from imessagee

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  • HT1495 Deleting a phone number from an ipad?

    My partner's new ipad is receiving text messages from my iphone as well. How do I stop this?

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