John H. Madison Jr. (1918 - 2005)

Born 16 Jan 1918 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Feb 2005 at age 87 in Tompkins, New York, United States

Biography

John was born in 1918. He was the son of John H. Madison and Ethel Ann Naumann.^[1]

John died in 2005.^[2]

Obituary

JOHN H. MADISON
ITHACA - John H. Madison died on February 13, 2005 at the age of 87, outside of Ithaca, New York. John was known as a colorful character, a lover of plants, and an early president of the Unitarian Church during his years in Davis, CA, from 1953 to 1980, and he leaves many relatives in Davis, CA.Born on the banks of the Mississippi, he shared his childhood between Burlington, Iowa, and Hartford, CT. He married Winifred Law in 1942. After spending 2 years in the US Army Air Corps, he graduated from Oberlin College. John and Winifred owned farms in Avon, CT, and Minerva, OH. Their third and final farm, a dairy farm in upstate NY, was lost to a fire. Shortly thereafter, John completed his PhD at Cornell University, and accepted a job at U.C. Davis where he was a professor in the department of Landscape Horticulture until his retirement in 1979. John's adventurous retirement years were spent in Gualala, CA, Australia, and Asheville, NC, and included travels to Egypt, Greece, Scotland, and the Amazon Basin. His final home was outside of Ithaca.He was passionate about growing plants and had a tireless knowledge of plant taxonomy. He was past president of the Mendocino Native Plant Society where he cataloged the rare collection of plants on Havens Neck, and published the local newsletter. He was also an accomplished woodworker whose works included carvings in his early years and furniture in his later years. He loved music and in his later years, loved to dance.He leaves behind his former wife, Winifred Madison of Davis, CA; daughter, Deborah Madison and husband, Patrick McFarlin of Santa Fe, NM; son, Michael Madison and wife, Dianne Madison of Davis, CA; daughter, Jamie Madison and husband, Manfred Kusch of Davis, CA; and son, Roger Madison and wife, Tara Watt of Davis, CA. His grandchildren are Miles Kusch of Portland, OR, and Lindsay Madison, Maia Madison, Julian Madison, and Marcus Madison, all of Davis, CA.John's family would like to express their deep appreciation of the loving care that he received from Penny and Larry Wilson throughout his long decline due to Alzheimer's disease. A private celebration of John's life will be held at a later date.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V469-D2D : 1 April 2020), John H Madison, 16 Jan 1918; citing Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,547,634.
2. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSCX-6ZP : 11 January 2021), John H Madison, 13 Feb 2005; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ Published 16 Feb 2005 in Ithaca Journal

See also:

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M81X-WYT : 1 February 2021), John H Madison, Jr in entry for John H Madison, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMPK-HY5 : accessed 30 November 2022), John H Madison, Jr in household of John H Madison, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 68, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K71D-R4C : 8 January 2021), John Madison in household of John Madison, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-221, sheet 65B, line 78, family 390, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 507.
• 1950 census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XT5-PHNJ
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK24-XY8G : accessed 30 November 2022), John H Madison, California, United States, 18 Feb 2005; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Davis Enterprise, The, born-digital text.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK24-8M9J : accessed 30 November 2022), John Madison in entry for Winifred Law Madison, California, United States, 27 Dec 2013; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Davis Enterprise, The, born-digital text.