Pike County GaArchives Biographies.....John F. Madden June 1841 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Valerie (Johnson) Freeman vcjfreeman@aol.com June 5, 2003, 2:50 am Author: "Memoirs of Georgia" published in 1895 by the Southern Historical Association J. F. Madden, farmer and merchant, Concord, Pike Co., was born in this county in June, 1841, and is the son of James M. and Eliza B. (Mann) Madden. The elder Madden in his younger days was a merchant in Columbus, and afterward was a justice of the peace in Pike county for twenty years, and tax collector for one term. He was a successful farmer and merchant. He died in 1891 aged eighty-three years, leaving his property to his three children. J. F. Madden was educated in Pike county, and at the breaking out of the war enlisted at Spalding in Company A, Twenty-second battalion, Georgia volunteers, and served through the war as a non-commissioned officer. He was in Savannah until the evacuation, and was severely wounded at the battle of Bentonville. After the close of the conflict he commenced teaching school in Pike county, and taught in the same neighborhood where his father and grandfather had taught before him. Without any effort on his part he was elected to the legislature from Pike for the term 1886-87, and served with distinction on the committees on agriculture and education. In 1867 Mr. Madison was married to Miss L. J. Irvin, by whom he had five children: William F., J. B., L. O., M. I., and Benjamin Hill. All live in Pike county. Two daughters are at college in Rome and J. B. Madden is teaching school of Jenkensburgh, Butts Co. Additional Comments: Pike Co., Georgia Marriage Index: James M. Madden - Eliza B. Mann in 1844, pg. 127 John F. Madden - L. J. Irvin in 1867, pg. 302 * 1850 Census - Pike Co., GA; family #165 Madden, James M., 41, GA, farmer Eliza B., 35, GA James B. C., 11, Ga John F., 9, GA Martha R. B., GA * 1880 Census - District 505, Pike Co., Georgia pg. 3A John MADDEN Self M Male W 38 GA Farming GA GA Louiza MADDEN Wife M Female W 34 GA Keeping House GA GA William MADDEN Son S Male W 8 GA GA GA John MADDEN Son S Male W 7 GA GA GA Louola MADDEN Dau S Female W 4 GA GA GA Maud MADDEN Dau S Female W 3 GA GA GA Reany REAVE Other W Female B 43 GA Laborer-Cook GA GA Moses MILLENER Other S Male B 18 GA Laborer GA GA Sallie SMITH Other S Female B 21 GA GA GA Pg. 14C: J. M. MADDEN Self M Male W 71 GA Farmer GA GA Elizabith MADDEN Wife M Female W 52 GA Keeping House GA GA * Pike County, Journal Zebulon, GA., Friday, October 9, 1891 Death's Sad Claims Homes Made Sad By Its Invasion James Madison Madden Many hearts were made to mourn when it became known on the 29th ult. that Mr. James Madden of Concord had died. He lived to see the snows [of] 82 winters, was a popular citizen of this county, and a useful member of the Baptist church. His funeral was preached by Elder Duke. (Transcribed 10/19/02 Lynn Cunningham) Note: At Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Pike County: Madden, James M., b. 29 Apr 1809, d. 29 Sept 1891 This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb