Joshua MADDEN

Birth:
1 Jan 1847
Huntington, Pennsylvania
Death:
10 May 1908
Platte twnsp., Union, Iowa
Burial:
Platte twnsp., Union, Iowa
Marriage:
13 Dec 1874
Union, Iowa
Father:
Mother:
Notes:
                   Burried in Grove Chapel Cemetery
                  
Ophelia BLISS
Birth:
27 Apr 1852
Mercer, Pennsylvania
Death:
5 Mar 1933
Platte twnsp., Union, Iowa
Notes:
                   REFN: 2572

1860 census,Iowa,Union cnty,Platte twnsp
Confirmation and initiatory done 21 May 1992
Stella Reed's scrapbook, obituary of Tom Madden, lists Ophelia's children all
residing in Creston, Platte township, Iowa. Only Myrtle was married.
Burried in Grove Chapel Cemetery
                  
Children
Marriage
1
Birth:
12 Dec 1875
Kent, Union, Iowa
Death:
13 Jun 1959
Creston, Ringold, Iowa
2
Alvin Clay MADDEN
Birth:
5 Oct 1878
Platte twnsp., Union, Iowa
Death:
1 Feb 1945
Buena Vista, Iowa
 
Marr:
 
3
John Robinson MADDEN
Birth:
18 Dec 1880
Platte twnsp., Union, Iowa
Death:
8 Oct 1960
Creston, Union, Iowa
 
Marr:
 
4
Oscar W. MADDEN
Birth:
6 Sep 1882
Platte twnsp., Union, Iowa
Death:
23 Jan 1901
Platte twnsp., Union, Iowa
 
Marr:
 
5
Luther Gordon MADDEN
Birth:
8 Jul 1884
Creston, Platte twsp, Iowa
Death:
11 Feb 1956
Creston, Platte twsp, Iowa
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                      Stella Reed's Scrapbook,Obituary of Tom Madden, states he was 71 yrs. old at
time of death.  Along the bottom of the article, someone has hand written Feb.
12th, 19??
                  
6
Nonie Lee
Birth:
10 Oct 1886
Platte twnsp., Union, Iowa
Death:
27 Sep 1945
Platte twnsp., Union, Iowa
 
Marr:
 
7
Grace Charlotte MADDEN
Birth:
14 Jul 1889
Platte twnsp., Union, Iowa
Death:
28 Sep 1976
Creston, Iowa
 
Marr:
 
8
Ruth MADDEN
Birth:
29 Dec 1892
Platte twnsp., Union, Iowa
Death:
 
Marr:
 
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Joshua Madden - Ophelia Bliss

Joshua Madden was born at Huntington, Pennsylvania 1 Jan 1847.

He married Ophelia Bliss 13 Dec 1874 at Union, Iowa . Ophelia Bliss was born at Mercer, Pennsylvania 27 Apr 1852 daughter of David Bliss and Leonora Pitkin .

They were the parents of 8 children:
Myrtle Carrie Madden born 12 Dec 1875.
Alvin Clay Madden born 5 Oct 1878.
John Robinson Madden born 18 Dec 1880.
Oscar W. Madden born 6 Sep 1882.
Luther Gordon Madden born 8 Jul 1884.
Nonie Lee born 10 Oct 1886.
Grace Charlotte Madden born 14 Jul 1889.
Ruth Madden born 29 Dec 1892.

Joshua Madden died 10 May 1908 at Platte twnsp., Union, Iowa .

Ophelia Bliss died 5 Mar 1933 at Platte twnsp., Union, Iowa .