Individual Details

Social Security gives his birth as 29 Aug 1881, which agrees with the Aug 1881, birth recorded in the 1900 census.

Joseph married (1) Dora Bell Dupree and (2) Sally Cooley.
Dora Bell died 20 Jun 1911 and is buried at Concord. Sally (Sarah Elizabeth) Cooley died 13 Jun 1953 and is buried with Joseph at Clanton Cemetery.

He was guardian of his younger brothers and sisters when both parents died in their 50's. The children lived with various older brothers and sisters.

1910 Census. Prec 4, Chilton, AL
Joseph A. Maddox, 29, married once for 8 years, Manage ?Grainery
Dora B., wife, 27
A. Dorcus, brother, age 12
Lena Downs, Boarder, age 25, Stenographer, Probate Office

World War I Draft Registration. 12 Sep 1918.
Joseph Anson Maddox of Clanton was age 37, b. Aug 29, 1881. Worked at the milling gin and farmed. Nearest relative was wife, Sarah Elizabeth Maddox.
Medium height, slender. Left arm gone.

1920 Census. Clanton, Chilton Co, Hh 55
Joe A. Maddox, 38, Manager ??? Mill & Gin.
Sallie E., wife, age 41
Joe C., son, age 6
Mary E., dau, age 3 years, 5 months
Howard Cooly, brother in law, age 19

1930 Census. Clanton, Chilton, AL, Hh 293
Joseph A. Maddox, 46, married at age 31, Proprietor, Cotton Gin
Sarah E., wife, 50, married at age 33
Joseph C., son, 16. Mary E., dau, 13
Christine, McRary, boarder, age 19, saleswoman

1940 Census. Clanton,Chilton, AL, Hh 63
Lived in same house in 1935
Joe A. Maddox, 58, Farmer
Cady, wife, 63 (same wife - can't expain wife's name)
Joe C., son, 26, Truck Driver, Oil Company
Agnes, dau-in-law, 26, Beauty Operator
Eveline, dau, 23, Waitress

Alabama Death record gives his father as Jackson L. Maddox, mother as Lettie Baker.

Birth	29 Aug 1881	Chilton County, Alabama
Marriage	29 Aug 1901	Riderville, Chilton County, Alabama - Dora Bell Dupree
Marriage	24 Dec 1911	Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama - Sarah Elizabeth Cooley
Death	14 Jan 1964	Clanton, Chilton County, Alabama

Spouse

Dora Bell Dupree (1883 - 1911)

Spouse	Sarah Elizabeth Cooley (1874 - 1953)
Child	Joseph Cooley Maddox (1913 - )
Child	Mary Evelyn Maddox (1916 - 1940)

Father	Jackson Levert "Bud" Maddox (1853 - 1901)
Mother	Lettie Baker (1854 - 1903)
Sibling	John Jackson Maddox (1871 - 1944)
Sibling	Charlotte J. Maddox (1872 - 1925)
Sibling	Lula Ada Maddox (1874 - 1940)
Sibling	James Walter Maddox (1876 - 1949)
Sibling	Faraby Ida Jane Maddox (1878 - 1926)
Sibling	Jada Allen Maddox (1883 - 1971)
Sibling	Minnie Pearl Maddox (1885 - 1904)
Sibling	Abba Gail Maddox (1887 - 1888)
Sibling	[Son] Maddox (1889 - 1889)
Sibling	Tishie Missouri Maddox (1890 - 1966)
Sibling	Bertha Maddox (1892 - 1974)
Sibling	Eldorado Maddox (1893 - 1895)
Sibling	Dona Leona "Donie" Maddox (1895 - 1993)
Sibling	Allie Dorcas Maddox (1898 - 1956)