Sam Madeley

Sam Madeley

• Father: George Bell Madeley b. 1815, d. 1879
• Mother: Helen Adeline Grant b. 1821, d. 1897

• Sam Madeley was born on 20 January 1857 in Egypt, Montgomery County, Texas.
• Sam Madeley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Texas, in the household of farmer W. W. Dickerson, possibly an enumerator error.
• George Bell Madeley and Helen Adeline Grant appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Tillis Prairie, Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Sam Madeley, George Grant Madeley, William H. Madeley, Charles Madeley, Andrew J. Madeley, Edwin Madeley and John York Madeley.
• He was working on the farm, according to the 1870 census.
• He married Mary Florence Lockhart, daughter of James Lockhart and Julia Emma Abbott, on 20 October 1886.
• Sam Madeley became a widower at the 13 August 1894 death of his wife Mary Florence Lockhart.
• He married Rose Finnie on 5 February 1896 in Grimes County, Texas.
• Sam Madeley became a widower at the 22 September 1898 death of his wife Rose Finnie.
• Sam Madeley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Annie Agnes Madeley and Ruby Emma Madeley. Also in the household was Bill or Bell Madeley, age 20, boarding next door and working at the livery stable.
• He was manager of a livery stable, according to the 1900 census.
• He married Mary Albert Morris, daughter of John M. Morris and Mary Jane Little, on 25 December 1900 in Hays County, Texas.
• Sam Madeley and Mary Albert Morris appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Bernice Madeley, Herman Horton Madeley and George Edward Madeley. Also in the household was one male servant.
• Sam Madeley appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas, at McAlpine Street. Other members of the household included Herman Horton Madeley and George Edward Madeley.
• The following appeared on 16 April 1930 in the Navasota Examiner: Sam Madeley is suffering with a broken bone just above the right ankle. He is reported to be resting very well today.
       The injury occurred while Mr. Madeley was trying to steady a heavy gas pipe so that his son, Ed, could drive the car over it. The pipe was lying across the driveway to the garage just back of the Madeley residence. Mr. Madeley placed a crowbar under the pipe to steady it while his son drove into the garage. The weight of the car was so heavy that it pushed the pipe on Mr. Madeley's right foot and broke the small bone just above the ankle.
• Sam Madeley died on 25 September 1935 at age 78 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas.
• His wife Mary Albert Morris became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Oakland Cemetery, Navasota, Grimes County, Texas.

• Last Edited: 11 Feb 2012