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James Walter Madison 1863–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1863

Birth Location: Briar Bluff, Henry County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 27 Aug 1940

Death Location: Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA

Father: James (Matthiessen)

Mother: Elizabeth Jones

Spouse(s): Nettie Groth

Children(s):

In 1863, James Walter Madison entered the world in Briar Bluff, Henry County, Illinois, USA, born to James Jens Madison Matthiessen And Elizabeth Ann Jones. James Walter Madison married Nettie Groth. James Walter Madison passed away in 1940 in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1863, James Walter Madison entered the world in Briar Bluff, Henry County, Illinois, USA, born to James Jens Madison Matthiessen And Elizabeth Ann Jones.
  • James Walter Madison married Nettie Groth.
  • James Walter Madison passed away in 1940 in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA.

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James Madison's Ancestors

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James Madison
1863–1940
Birth Place: Briar Bluff, Henry County, Illinois, USA
Parents
James (Jens) Madison (Matthiessen)
1836–1911
Denmark
Elizabeth (Ann) Jones
1842–1930
Columbia, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Jens (Jacob) Mattisen
–1922
Lojtofte, Maribo, Storstrom, Denmark
Ephraim Jones
1810–
Wales
Sarah Tripp
1812–1877
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Madison's Timeline

2 Records

1863
29 Nov 1863
Birth of James Walter Madison in Briar Bluff, Henry County, Illinois, USA
Briar Bluff, Henry County, Illinois, USA
1940
27 Aug 1940
Age 77
Death of James Walter Madison in Emporia, Kansas, USA
Emporia, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1863
    Event Place: Briar Bluff, Henry County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Emporia Gazette; Publication Date: 28 Aug 1940; Publication Place: Emporia, Kansas, USA; ,0.09348666,0.6244302,0.22078219&xid=2378

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 817 Neoiho
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Emporia Gazette; Publication Date: 28 Aug 1940; Publication Place: Emporia, Kansas, USA; ,0.09348666,0.6244302,0.22078219&xid=2378

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, Fraternal Order Death Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1940
    Event Place: Emporia, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Emporia Gazette; Publication Date: 28 Aug 1940; Publication Place: Emporia, Kansas, USA; ,0.09348666,0.6244302,0.22078219&xid=2378
    [3] Kansas, Fraternal Order Death Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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