George William Maddox

From the Record

Entered the U. S. Army on 27 May 1918; served in France and was wounded in the right arm and left leg on 14 September 1918 near St. Mihiel, losing his left leg (he wore an artificial leg for the rest of his life); received the Purple Heart and a 75 per cent disability pension for life; discharged 12 September 1919. Lived on Drift Run (where son Carl was born), then Lockhart, then Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia; moved in 1943 to Washington County, Ohio, farming on Route 50-A near Barlow; later sold the farm and moved to Belpre, Ohio, then moved back after son Carl Owen Maddox bought the farm. He and Laura were residents of the Harmer House Nursing Home, Marietta, Ohio at the times of their deaths. His death date is given inconsistently in the source (see source_conflicts).

From the Family Manuscript

• George William Maddox 9 was born on the 13th day of October 1888 in Jackson County, West Virginia to John Amos and Hannah Jane “Sis” (Conger) Maddox. George married Laura Estella Robbins of Parsons Run, Jackson County, West Virginia on the 30th day of July 1920 in Jackson County, West Virginia.

  Maddox Family History, transcript line 1980.

• George and his wife lived for a short time in a small house on Drift Run, in this house on 15 September 1922, my father, Carl Owen Maddox was born. George, Laura and Carl moved to Lockhart, Jackson County, West Virginia. The family then moved to Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia.

  Maddox Family History, transcript line 1982.

• George entered the U. S. Army on the 27th of May 1918. He served in combat and was wounded in the left leg and arm on 14 September 1918 at Verdun, France. Because of the wounds, George lost his left leg, George wore a wooden leg for the rest of his life. George did receive a 75 per cent disability pension for life from the U. S. Army. He was discharged on 12 September 1919.

  Maddox Family History, transcript lines 1984–1985.

• Carl Owen Maddox 10 left Ravenswood and moved to Washington County, Ohio and in 1943, George and his wife moved to Washington County, Ohio. George lived on a farm on Route 50-A in Washington County, near Barlow, Ohio. Later this farm was sold and George moved to Belpre, Ohio. Carl Owen Maddox bought this farm and George and Laura moved back to the farm. At the time of their deaths, the mailing address for George and Laura was at the farm. George and Laura both were residents of the Harmer House Nursing Home in Marietta, Ohio at the time of their deaths. George died on 5 May 1976 and Laura died on 6 January 1977. Both George and Laura were buried in the Rockland Cemetery, Belpre, Washington County, Ohio.

  Maddox Family History, transcript line 1987.

• HUSBAND: Rodney Carl Maddox 11 Carl O. Maddox 10, George William Maddox 9, John Amos Maddox 8, George C. Maddox 7, William Oscar Maddox 6, Matthew Maddox, Jr.5, Matthew Maddox, Sr.4, John Maddox 3, Notley Maddox 2, Samuel Maddox 1

  Maddox Family History, transcript lines 2229–2234.

Sources for this Record

• biography · Maddox Brothers in World War I, transcript lines 7–17; Army service, wounds, Purple Heart, disability, and discharge.
• biography · George William Maddox: Generation 9 Family Group Sheet, lines 7–29.
• biography · Jackson County Maddox Marriage Abstracts, 1903–1929, marriage entry dated 31 July 1920; license names George W. Maddox and Estella Robbins.
• birth · George William Maddox: Generation 9 Family Group Sheet, lines 7–29.
• parentage · George William Maddox: Generation 9 Family Group Sheet, lines 7–29.
• death · George William Maddox: Generation 9 Family Group Sheet, lines 7–29.

Where the Sources Disagree

• death date — 7 May 1976 (Chapter 9 child listing (line 1453)) · 5 May 1976 (Chapter 10 header, Chapter 10 narrative, and the Robbins family section (lines 1954, 1987, 2072)) — the chronicle uses 5 May 1976.