JOHN W. MADDOX
John W. Maddox was born November 25, 1821or 1822 on Corn Creek in Trimble County Kentucky. His parents were William W. Maddox and Elizabeth Moreland.
John W. Maddox married Susan Jane Greenwood on March 20, 1851 ,father Joseph H. Greenwood, Bond Isaac S. Greenwood. from Trimble county Ky, Marriage Bonds and Consents, 1837-1851 by Donna Stark Thompson.
The family lived in a two-story brick house just outside of Milton. It was still standing in the summer of 1996 but overgrown and neglected.
The 1860 Trimble County KY census states all
born in KY:
John W. was a farmer age 38
Susan J. age 30
Ira O., age 9
Joseph M., age 8
Benjamin F., age 7
Robert E., age 6
John F., age 3
Rachel Brenker, age 8, birthplace not understandable
The complete list of the children of John W. and Susan Jane is as follows: Most of this information was in a Maddox Memoir written by Ernest Greenwood Maddox, about 1900. I have a copy, if you would like one CONTACT US.
1. Ira Owen born Feb. 15, 1852 and died December
8, 1914. He is buried in Strow Cemetery in Marshall
County, Kentucky. He married Mary Viola Sanders.
2. Joseph W. born July 29, 1853. He married twice.
His first wife was Mollie Flowers. His second wife
was Amma Mae Beasley.
3. Ben Frank born Sept 12, 1854 and died Nov. 24,
1917. He married Lee New
4. Robert E. born March 8, 1856 and died Aug 9,
1869.
5. John F. born April 8, 1858. He married Rhoda
Fitzgerald.
6. Tirie Moses "Beaver" born May 11, 1860
and died Oct 22, 1891. He married Addie Gholston.
7. Andrew Jackson born Oct 20 1862 and died Oct 4,
1904. He married Clara Herndon.
8. William H born Sept 22 1864 and died Aug 14,
1889.
9. James Eli born Oct 5, 1866
and died July 2, 1949. He married Betty Burgess in
1910.
10. Virginia born Sept 30, 1868 and died Sept 22,
1876.
11. Ruthie Alice born Sept 30, 1871 and died June
20 1958. She Married Doctor J.W. Robinson and
lived in Grand Rivers Kentucky.
12. Maude Moran (male) born March 6, 1873 and
died after 1958. He married Mamie Miller and lived
in Cairo Illinois.
John W. moved his family to western Kentucky
after the Civil War and lived in Marshall County.
It is not known why they left Trimble County. The 1870
Marshall county Census has the whole family
together in Birmingham under the family name Mattocks.
Birmingham no longer exists. It
was located on the Tennessee River near Gilbertsville and Big
Bear Creek
but was inundated when Kentucky Lake was created.
The Old Birmingham Cemetery was on a hill and has been
restored and is part of the Land Between the Lakes
Park.
My thanks to peter Strow for that information on the
location of Birmingham.
The 1880 Marshall county Census, Gilbertsville
district #3 lists the family: all born in KY
John W. Maddox, age 57,
Susan J. age 50
Ben F., age 25
Andrew Jackson, age 17
William H., age 15
James E., age 13
Ruthic A., age 8
Maude M., age 7
Everyone else was also in Marshall County. The 1880
Census has the following as head of households near their
parents:
Iry O. Maddox, age 28
Joseph W. Maddox, age 26
John F. age 22 was living with his
brother Ira
Tirie M. Maddox, age 19 was living with Hugh
English family as a farm laborer.
Julia Mortenson found the following items in the Benton Ky newspaper. Benton is the county seat of Marshall County, but is is quite at least 12 miles south of Calvert City. Julia surmised they knew very little about the subject. On Wednesday, 4/18/1894, "Ordered that the following named infirm and aged persons be released from paying poll tax: John Maddox, Sr." He was 73 at that time.
He died in Calvert City, Kentucky on Feb 28, 1895. The Benton,
Ky
newspaper: carried his obituary on Wednesday,
3/27/1895,"J. W. Maddox, of near Calvert
City, died at his home recently. He leaves a wife and
several children. He did not belong to any church and was
about 74 years old."
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
If you know the answer please CONTACT US.
1. get documentation
for wedding date.
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Date created: 1/27/2011
Date updated 2/23/2013