Life History

Notes

• She is normally referred to as Hettie, the comon nickname for Hester.  At least one genealogy names her Hester Duncan Neal.
  
  U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  Oscar Maddox
  Birth 9 Sep 1879 Franklin CO, Illinois
  Father George Maddox
  Mother Hettie Neal
  SSN 495140100
  11 Jan 1984 Name listed as OSCAR MADDOX
  
  Illinois, Marriage Index, 1851-1900
  George A Maddox
  Spouse Name Hettie Neal
  Marriage 21 Nov 1877 Franklin County
  This record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 1005304 - 1005310
  
  Another Marriage Index compilation has her more complete name Hestter D Neal, matching that given by one genealogy as Hester Duncan Neal.
  
  Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920
  Hester D Neal
  Marriage 21 Nov 1877 Franklin, Illinois, USA
  Spouse Name George A Maddox
  
  The census records and birth information left it ambiguous whether Hettie had moved to Arkansas with George and died there, or had died before George moved to Arkansas.  George had a daughter name Lula in his 1900 census record, who was reported born in September 1890,
  
  It turns out she was buried in their home area in Illinois.  The burial memorial on Find a Grave reports she died in Franklin County, Illinois, where she had been born and married.  But this information was provided by the manager of the memorial.  No record has been found.
  
  Lula was the only child of George that was born in Arkansas before the 1910 census.  He had married in Arkansas, but only in December 1890, 3 months after Lula's birth.  So maybe there was another wife in between, since Hettie's grave reports she died in 1887.
  
  George married Fannie Moore in December 1890, then moved to Missouri, where the next three children were born and Fannie died.  He married his next wife, Mary Crow, in Missouri.  He did move back to Arkansas, however, and he and Mary had children there.
  
  Hester Neal Maddox
  Birth 1861 Franklin County, Illinois, USA
  Death 1887 Franklin County, Illinois, USA
  Hester was the daughter of Jeremiah & Mary Emily (Taylor) Neal. She married George A Maddox 21 Nov 1877 in Franklin County, IL.
  Parents:
  Jeremiah Neal (1828 - 1888)
  Mary Emily Taylor Neal (1832 - 1872)
  Siblings:
  Moses Neal (1848 - 1880)
  Sophrona L. Neal (1851 - 1852)
  Percilla Neal (1852 - 1855)
  Elijah Taylor Neal (1857 - 1905)
  Richard Culley Neal (1864 - 1948)
  Aaron Neal (1868 - 1935)
  Jeremiah Neal (1872 - 1912)
  Spouse George A Maddox (1860 - 1928)
  Burial Neal Cemetery, Franklin County, llinois
  Created by Michael R McKinzie Aug 12, 2011
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #74834846, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=74834846

Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• 3. Illinois, Marriage Index, 1851-1900
• 4. Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920
• 5. 1900 Federal Census, Stoddard County, Missouri
  • 8 June, Elk Township, District 124, page 4B, Hse/Fam #66
• 6. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002
• 7. Missouri, Death Certificates, 1910-1962
• 8. 1900 Federal Census, Stoddard County, Missouri
  • 1900 Federal Census, Stoddard County, Missouri, 8 June, Elk Township, District 124, page 4B, Hse/Fam #66
• 9. Gravestones of Hagy Cemetery, Dexter Missouri