Life History

Notes

• 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 7 February, Prairie Township, District 16, page 8B, Hse #149, Fam #156
  Maddox, George A  Head Owns M W 59 IL TN TN Farmer [b abt 1860]
  Maddox, Mary Wife F W 44 IN IN IN [b abt 1875]
  Maddox, Roy J Son M W 4 AR IL IN [b abt 1915]
  
  1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 11 April, Prairie Township, District 25, page 4A, Ethel Rd, Hse #63, Fam #64
  Johnson, Fred C Head Rents M W 24 Married at age 18 MO MO MO Farmer
  Johnson, Georgia A Wife F W 24 Married at age 18 MO MO MO
  Johnson, Reba L Dau F W 6 MO MO MO
  Johnson, Georgia A Dau F W 4 MO MO MO
  Johnson, Fred M Son M W 3yr11mos MO MO MO
  Maddox, Roy J Brother-in-law M W 14 AR MO MO Farm Laborer
  Maddox, Harold J Brother-in-law M W 10 AR MO MO No Occup
  
  Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
  Volume 1, Certificate #218
  Ray [Roy]  Maddox
  Age 22, Birth Year abt 1916
  Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
  Spouse's Name Lillie Bell Jenkins
  Spouse's Age 18
  Spouse's Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
  Marriage Date 29 Aug 1938 Arkansas County
  Marriage License Date 27 Aug 1938
  
  U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
  Roy Maddox
  Born 27 Nov 1915
  Died Jun 1984
  Last Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas 72140
  SSN 432-36-4002 issued Arkansas (Before 1951)
  
  His gravestone has his full name Roy Jackson Maddox.
  
  Gravestone of Roy Jackson and Dorothy Adams Maddox
  Maddox
  Roy Jackson
  Nov 22, 1915  June 22, 1984
  Dorothy Adams
  Feb 4, 1924  Jan 25, 2014
  Married Mar 13, 1953
  St Charles Cemetery, St Charles, Arkansas
  Photo by Orville Boyd Jenkins 12 May 2017
  
  No one had established a memorial for Roy on Find a Grave, so we posted one and linked it to his wife Dorothy and parents with our gravestone photo for them.
  
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  Roy Jackson Maddox
  BIRTH 27 Nov 1915 Arkansas, USA
  DEATH 22 Jun 1984 (aged 68) Saint Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
  BURIAL Saint Charles Cemetery, Saint Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
  
  Roy married Lillie Belle Jenkins from the Ethel community in Arkansas County 29 Aug 1938 Arkansas County, Arkansas. No divorce record has been found, but Roy married his second wife Dorothy Adams in Arkansas County on 13 Mar 1953.
  
  Lillie Belle married someone named Dabbs who has not been identified. No marriage record has been found for that marrige. Lilllie Belle lived until July 2002 and Dorothy died in 2014. Lillie Belle's death and burial information has not been found.
  
  Roy and Dorothy are buried side by side in the St Charles Cemetery.
  
  Parents:
  George A Maddox 1860-1928
  Mary Crow Maddox 1876-1928
  
  Spouse Dorothy Marie Adams Maddox 1924-2014 (m. 1953)
  
  Siblings:
  John H Maddox 1906-1956
  Harold L Maddox 1920-1997
  
  Gravesite Details Joint grave marker with his wife Dorothy Adams Maddox.
  
  Created by Orville Jenkins 30 Apr 2020
  --  Find a Grave Memorial 209630037, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209630037/roy-jackson-maddox
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Sources

• 1. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
  • Volume 1, Certificate #218
• 2. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
• 3. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • 20 April, Prairie Township, District 1-24, page 8A, Hse #116, Rents $3
• 4. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • 7 February, Prairie Township, District 16, page 8B, Hse #149, Fam #156
• 5. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • 11 April, Prairie Township, District 25, page 4A, Ethel Rd, Hse #63, Fam #64
• 6. Gravestones of St Charles Cemetery
• 7. Find a Grave Memorial Registry