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James William Maddox 1842–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1842

Birth Location: Lawrence County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 29 Dec 1914

Death Location: Guthrie, Lawrence, Indiana, USA

Father: Walter Maddox

Mother: Elizabeth Tatum

Spouse(s): Nancy Deckard

Children(s): Lydia Maddox

In 1842, James William Maddox entered the world in Lawrence County, Indiana, USA, born to Walter Maddox And Elizabeth Tatum. James William Maddox married Nancy J Deckard, and had children including Lydia Ellen Maddox. James William Maddox passed away in 1914 in Guthrie, Lawrence, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1842, James William Maddox entered the world in Lawrence County, Indiana, USA, born to Walter Maddox And Elizabeth Tatum.
  • James William Maddox married Nancy J Deckard, and had children including Lydia Ellen Maddox.
  • James William Maddox passed away in 1914 in Guthrie, Lawrence, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Maddox
1788–1860
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
WM
Elizabeth Tatum
1803–1860
Birth Location: Madison County, Kentucky
ET

Spouses(s)

Nancy Deckard
1849–1917
Birth Location: Polk, Monroe, Indiana, United States
ND

Children(s)

Lydia Maddox
1878–1949
Birth Location: Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
LM

James Maddox's Ancestors

Self
James Maddox
1842–1914
Birth Place: Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Walter Maddox
1788–1860
Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Tatum
1803–1860
Madison County, Kentucky
Grandparents
John (Compton) Maddox
1745–1811
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, USA
Sarah Fernandis
1755–
Crafton Tatum
1775–1850
Lunenburg County, Virginia, United States of America
Susannah Fullilove
1775–1822
Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Maddox
1728–1801
Lydia Turner
1731–1802
Reuben Sr
1753–1798
Anne Crafton
1753–1799
William Fullilove
1753–1815
Orena Tatum
1755–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Maddox
1705–1785
Mary Dyson
1708–1787
Edward Turner
1693–1773
Eleanor Wilson
1711–1781
Benjamin Tatum
1730–1813
Mary 7\
1728–1818

James Maddox's Descendants

1.
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James (William) Maddox (7 Mar 1842–29 Dec 1914) m. Nancy (J) Deckard (6 Apr 1849–20 Jan 1917)
  1. 1. Lydia (Ellen) Maddox 1878–1949 m. Adam (Clay) Deckard 1872–1935
    1. 1. Grace (Edith) Deckard 1898–1939 m. Elmer (Addison) McFadden 1891–1963
      1. 1. Audrey (Baleska) McFadden 1915–1982 m. William (Albert) Higdon 1912–1986
        1. 1. Doris (Ann) Higdon 1944–1997 m. Robert (F) Thingvold 1939–2016
      2. 2. Floyd (Everett) McFadden 1927–1983
      3. 3. Nina (Betty Jean) McFadden 1928–1999
      4. 4. Charles (Franklin “Sonny”) McFadden 1932–1963
      5. 5. Mary (Jane) McFadden 1918–1989 m. Robert (Loyd) Harris 1907–2000
      6. 6. Homer (William McFadden) Sr 1914–1981
      7. 7. Robert (Paul "Pete") McFadden 1922–1993
      8. 8. Elmer (Adam "Jack" McFadden) Jr 1921–1997
    2. 2. Lucille (Marie) Deckard 1911–1997
      1. 1. Raymond (Charles) Woodall 1932–2006
      2. 2. Betty (Jean) Gilbert 1936–1987
      3. 3. James (Herbert) Gilbert 1939–2010
      4. 4. Ruth (Carol) Gilbert 1941–2005
    3. 3. Cleopatra Deckard 1917–1999
    4. 4. Adaline (Isabella) Dukard 1919–2012
    5. 5. Ruth (Leona) Deckard 1899–1957
    6. 6. Murl (Floyd) Deckard 1911–1963
    7. 7. John (William) Deckard 1905–1985
    8. 8. Lola (S) Deckard 1901–1963
    9. 9. Jessie (Catherine) Deckard 1904–1955
    10. 10. Zola (Ethel Mc) Mains 1894–1947
    11. 11. Ethel (Jennie) Deckard 1894–
    12. 12. Ruth (Adeline) Deckard 1922–2010
    13. 13. Earl (E) Deckard 1898–1898

James Maddox's Timeline

2 Records

1842
7 Mar 1842
Birth of James William Maddox in Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
1914
29 Dec 1914
Age 72
Death of James William Maddox in Guthrie, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
Guthrie, Lawrence, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1842
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1914
    Event Place: Guthrie, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
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