John Maddux died Friday night at the home of his son Jacob Maddux from typhoid fever. He had gone to nurse several of his kin who were down with the same disease had contracted it in that manner. He has been a resident of Union and Rockcreek townships for many years. (Bluffton Chronicle, Wed., January 5, 1898, page 10 col. 3)
Living near Topeka, Kansas in 1876