Wapello County IA Archives Biographies.....Warder, Madison C. 1848 - 
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Author: S. J. Clarke, Publisher

MADISON C. WARDER.

Madison C. Warder is the owner of a large farm in Pleasant township, his
possessions aggregating four hundred and thirty-seven acres of valuable and
productive land. He is widely known, both as a general farmer and stock-raiser,
and he bears a reputation for being an enterprising, progressive and thoroughly
reliable business man. He was born in Ohio, November 12, 1848, and is a son of
Philip M. and Nancy (Dillon) Warder, the former a native of Virginia and the
latter of Ohio. They came to Wapello county, Iowa, in 1853, and settled on a
farm in Competine township, where they continued to reside until called from
this life. Their family numbered seven children, of whom three are living:
Frank, now a resident of Hedrick, Iowa; Madison, of this review; and John. There
is also a half brother, A. D., who is living in Pleasant township.

Madison C. Warder remained at home until he had reached adult age and then, with
a common-school education and the spirit of energy and ambition as a foundation
upon which to build later success, he started out in life. He first purchased a
farm of ninety-seven acres, upon which he made his home for two years. He then
sold that property and made investment in his present farm, to which he has
added from time to time until he is now the owner of a valuable and productive
property of four hundred and thirty-seven acres, all in Pleasant township. His
home place is situated on section 17. He has always engaged in raising and
feeding stock and keeps high grade cattle, horses and hogs upon his place. His
crops are most carefully produced according to modern scientific methods. He
practices crop rotation, also fertilizes his fields in other ways, and carries
on his work according to the latest improved methods, so that excellent results
are assured.

In 1875 Mr. Warder was united in marriage to Miss Nancy Carson, a native of this
county and a daughter of Calvin and Tena Carson, both of whom are now deceased.
The father was a native of Tennessee, while the mother's birth occurred in
Pennsylvania. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Warder have been born eleven children, of whom
eight still survive: Madison, at home; Effie B., the wife of William Amsbaugh;
H. E.; Thurman; Sherman; Mary, the wife of Landa Shoemaker; May, the wife of Ray
Green; and Jessie, at home. The wife and mother is a member of the Christian
church. Politically Mr. Warder is a democrat, and he has served as township
trustee and justice of the peace. In the latter office his decisions have been
strictly fair and impartial. He has also done good work as a member of the
school board, and his aid and cooperation, have been factors in promoting
general improvement and progress along many lines. Moreover, he deserves mention
in this volume as one of the pioneer residents of Wapello county, where he
arrived when a little lad of about five years and where he has made his home
continuously for more than, six decades. During this period he has witnessed
marvelous changes, as pioneer conditions have given way before an advancing
civilization. He has lived to see the early homes replaced by commodious and
substantial farm residences, while schools and churches have been built here and
there and towns and villages have sprung up, indicating the growth in population
and progressive spirit that actuates the citizens of this section of the state.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:
HISTORY OF WAPELLO COUNTY IOWA
ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME II
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1914


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