hmtl5 John William Maddox b. 5 Jun 1896 Gove County, Kansas d. 13 Aug 1959 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California: Hedges Genealogy
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John William Maddox

Male 1896 - 1959  (63 years)

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  • Name John William Maddox 
    Birth 5 Jun 1896  Gove County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation oil driller 
    _MILT World War I. US Army. Sergeant First Class. Distinguished Service Cross.  [3] 
    Census 1930  San Antonio, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Compton, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 13 Aug 1959  Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Burial Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Person ID I1644  Hedges
    Last Modified 28 Dec 2024 

    Father Robert Elder Maddox,   b. 7 Jul 1849, Adams County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1937, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Nancy Virginia "Nannie" Hitchcock,   b. 7 Feb 1864, Greenup County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1898, Gove, Gove County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Marriage 12 Mar 1884  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Family ID F969  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gladys Gertrude Bond,   b. 27 Mar 1900, Graham, Nodaway County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1998 (Age 98 years) 
    Marriage 26 Feb 1920  El Centro County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Gwendolyn Helena Maddox,   b. 3 Mar 1921, Orange County, California Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 2001, San Diego, San Diego County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     2. Dorothy Fern Maddox,   b. 1 Jan 1927, South Gate, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1989, Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    Family ID F732  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Jun 1896 - Gove County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Feb 1920 - El Centro County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - San Antonio, Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Compton, Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Aug 1959 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Note from Find a Grave:
      The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Sergeant First Class John Maddox (ASN: 2273686), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 316th Engineers, 91st Division, A.E.F., at Audenarde, Belgium, 1 November 1918. Sergeant Maddox volunteered to accompany an officer and three other soldiers on a reconnaissance patrol of the city of Audenarde. Entering under heavy shell fire, the party reconnoitered the city for seven hours, while it was still being patrolled by the enemy, and advanced two kilometers in front of our outposts and beyond those of the enemy. [2]
    • John W. Maddox.
      Funeral services for John W. Maddox, 63, of Ojai, will be conducted tomorrow at 3 p.m. in the chapel of the Sawtelle Veterans Administration facility, West Los Angeles. Mr. Maddox, a life member of the Army & Navy Legion of Valor and a veteran of both World wars, died Friday in the Sawtelle Veterans Administration Hospital after a long illness. He won the Distinguished Service Cross in action with the 91st Division near Audenarde, Belgium, on Nov.1, 1918. He leaves his widow Gladys and two daughters, Mrs. John G. Kincade of Berkeley and Mrs. James Brady of Santa Barbara. Burial will be in the VA Cemetery.
      The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California. Monday, 17 August 1959.
      [3, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Census.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S9] Obituary.

    4. [S51] Illinois Marriages: 1851-1900.

    5. [S53] Marriage License Abstract, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1883-1891, Library of Linda Hedges.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.


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