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MADDOX, SHERRELL



J. J. MADDOX, farmer of Lincoln County, is a son of John and Elizabeth

MADDOX, who were born in 1811 and 1812, respectively.  They came from the

Carolinas, and were among the early settlers of Tennessee, and were

farmers.  The father died in 1880 and the mother in 1872.  Our subject

received a liberal education, and December 18, 1873, led Martha A. SHERRELL

to the hymeneal altar.  She was born in Lincoln County July 3, 1855, and is

the mother of six children:  R. S., J. S., B. M., A. A., M. S., and L. J.

In May, 1861, Mr. MADDOX joined the company known as the "Camargo Guards,"

and was in the battle of Murfreesboro and many minor engagements.  He

returned home in 1863, and three years later purchased the farm on which he

now lives. consisting of 368 acres of land.  Mr. MADDOX is well respected

by his fellow-man, and takes an active interest in all institutions which

promote the advancement of the county.  He is a Democrat and Mason, and he

and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.



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From Goodspeed's "History of Tennessee"





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