MARY FICKEL

1850 US CENSUS, Madison Township, Perry County, Oh
page 371 Enum September 3, 1850
Household 716/716
FICKLE, John age 41 Male Farmer OH

Rachael age 53 F Ma
Eli age 19 M Farmer OH
Mary age 17 F OH
Joshua age 13 M Farmer OH

1860 US CENSUS, Buckeye PO, Monroe Township, Putnam County, OH
page 153
Household #1108, family #1102
Enumerated July 1860
MADDEN, J. H. 25 M Farmer $700 $100 OH

Mary 28 F OH
Rachel 2 F OH
Joshua Wilson 7 M OH

1870 US CENSUS, Rawles Twp, Mills County IA
Household 105, Family 106, enumerated July 1870
MADDEN, John H 39 M W farmer $5200 $1114 OH

Mary 36 F W OH
Rachel 12 F W OH in school
Emma 8 F W OH in school
WILSON, John 18 M W farm laborer OH in school

1880 US CENSUS, Rawles Twp, Mills County, IA
ED 134 Enum 18 June 1880 Page 408C
Household 20/20
MADDEN, John WM 46 head farmer OH VA OH

Mary WF 46 wife keeping house OH OH OH
Racheal WF 21 dau OH OH OH
Emma WF 18 dau teaching school OH OH OH
Mary, WF 8 dau IA OH OH
HARDIN, Richard WM 18 hired hand MO IN KY

1885 Mills County Census, Rawles Township
142-142 (household #, family#)
Madden, John H., 52 / m / married / farmer / OH
Madden, Mary, 53 / f / married / OH
Madden, Mary, 13 / f / IA, Mills
Fickel, Rachel, 88 / f / widow (note: "oldest lady in twp"), MD
Evans, James, 27 / m / married / farmer / OH
Evans, Rachel, 26 / f / married / IA, Mills
Evans, Bertha A., 2 / f / IA, Mills

Found on the Mills County IA GenWeb Homepage http://www.rootsweb.com/~iamills/

1895 Mills County Census, Rawles Township
33-33
Madden, John Henry, 62 / m / married / farmer / OH / Methodist
Madden, Mary, 62 / f / married / OH / Methodist
Madden, Mary Elizabeth, 23 / f / single / IAMills / Methodist
Culver, Alonzo H., 21 / m / single / IAMills / Methodist
Culver, Dallas Marion, 16 / m / single / IAMills

Found on the Mills County IA GenWeb Homepage http://www.rootsweb.com/~iamills/

1900 US CENSUS, Tabor, Rawles Twp, Mills County, IA
Household 193/193
MADDEN, J. H. Head May 183? 68 Born OH PA NY Wid Stock Shipper

Mary E Dau July 1873 26 Born IA OH OH Single Housekeeper

Following is a Biography from 1881 Mills County History, found on the Mills County IA GenWeb Homepage http://www.rootsweb.com/~iamills/
JOHN H MADDEN
Farmer and stock raiser, section 14, P. O. Malvern; born May 1, 1833, in Muskingum County, Ohio, where he remained until about eighteen years of age, and then moved with his parents to Putnam County, same state. He arrived in Iowa, June 29, 1864, after a weary journey of thirty-three days, and located in White Cloud Township (Iowa). Two years later he came to Rawles township (Iowa) and settled on the farm where he now lives. Was married November 5, 1857 to Miss Mary, daughter of John and Rachel Fickle, of Perry County, Ohio. They have had four children, three of whom are now living. Rachel, Emma L., Mary E. and Lydia (deceased). He is a member of the M.E. church and has always been identified with the school interests of his community. He has served his township officially almost constantly since his arrival here. He owns a farm of 160 acres, with good dwelling house, fine orchard and other substantial improvements. p 610 Rawles Township.

OBITUARY (Source Unknown)
Mary Fickel was born September 21, 1832, in Perry County, Ohio, and died in Tabor, Iowa, October 16, 1898 aged 66 years and 25 days. Miss Fickel was united in marriage to Mr. John Madden on November 5, 1857, at Defiance, Ohio. A family of five children blessed this union -- Joshua Wilson, Rachael, Emma L, Lydia and Mary E., - three of whom are married, one preceeded the mother to heaven and the youngest remains at home. In 1864 Mr. and Mrs. Madden moved from Defiance, Ohio to Mills County, Iowa and settled on a farm where they resided until they removed to Tabor, at which place she died and where the now bereaved husband and youngest daughter remain, together with the other children and relatives, to mourn the departure of their beloved one.
Mrs. Madden was converted and united with the M. E. Church in her 24th year. She ever afterwards lived devoted to her Saviour and sought to do good for His name. She shared with her husband the toil and hardships incident to pioneer life and was devoted to the welfare of her children. Before "going hence", but after her feet had touched the "Swollen Stream," she called the family to her bedside and bid them a final farewell, beseeching them all to meet her in Heaven, and to some who were not present she sent a special message.
The beautiful floral tributes laid on her casket by kind friends were expressions of esteem to her memory.

Altho' death with sickle keen cut down the body, yet by clinging to the cross she was has surely gained the fadeless crown and is now at rest in glory.
On account of the severe storm Monday the funeral services were deferred until Tuesday, October 18th, at 11 a.m., and were conducted from the home instead of Fairview Church, where Mr. and Mrs. Madden had held their membership so long. The service was conducted by Rev. H. C. Preston, who spoke briefly from II Cor. 5: 1. After the funeral obsequies at the home, the remains of the deceased, accompanied by relatives and friends, were conveyed to the cemetery near Malvern, and after a very brief service at the grave, were laid away beneath the soil to rest until that morn when the trumpet of God shall sound to bid the sleeping bodies of His saints arise and come forth in the power of a glorified immortality.
"There is no death in Heaven;
For they who gain that shore
Have won their immortality,
And they can die no more"

From The Tabor Beacon (found online at Mills County GenWeb)
Madden, Mrs. John, who has lived with her husband in North Tabor for a number of years, died Sunday morning and was buried Tuesday, interment being made in the Malvern Cemetery (Beacon 21 Oct 1898) (Malvern Cem. 21 Sep 1832 - 16 Oct 1898)

DEATH OF J. H. MADDEN (Source Unknown)
Another Old Pioneer Answers to the Last Roll Call - Had lived in Mills County Since 1864.
Died, at his home in North Tabor, April 2, 1910, Mr. John H. Madden, aged nearly 77 years. Thus passes from our midst another of the honored pioneer citizens.
John H. Madden was a man of excellent character, and sturdy constituion, and he continued to be active in his accustomed pursuits till long past the age at which men ordinarily drop out of the ranks of the workers. To this end, there is no doubt that his sunshiny disposition largely contributed. He met most of the conditions and situations of life with a joke. He was a practical, mater-of-fact man, but had his own peculiar way of extracting merriment from life as it went along, and he was not disposed to worry about matters that could be bettered in other ways. This cheerful spirit remained with him to the last, and he retained his clearness of intellect up to this closing days. He was invarably a good neighbor and there was no happier family circle in the land than his. When he died, full of years, and ready to be gathered to his father's the grief that was felt over the close of his long career was widespread and sincere. His best monument will be the good report that he has left behind him in the community in which he has lived for so many years.

OBITUARY (part of above article)
John H. Madden was born in Muskingum County, Ohio May 1, 1833 and died at his home in Tabor, April 2, 1910 age 76 years, 11 months, 1 day. He arrived in Iowa, June 29, 1864, after a journey requiring thirty three days, and located in White Cloud Township, Mills County. In 1866 he moved to his farm five miles northeast of Tabor. Fifteen years ago he moved to North Tabor and that was his home till death.
Nov 5 1857 he was married to Mary Fickle, of Perry County, Ohio. Four children were born to them, three of whom still live; Mrs. James Evans, Mrs. J. H. Davis, Minatare, Nebraska, and Lizzie. Besides these there is a step son, Joshua Wilson, of Gordon, Neb. Mrs. Madden died October 16, 1898.
Mr. Madden was charter member of the present class of the Fairview M.E. Church which was organized in 1888 and also a charter member of the Tabor M.E. Church organized in 1903.

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