Lee MADDOX
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Lee MADDOX
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Classification: Biography
Surnames: Maddox, Routh, Stell, Phillips, Henderson
Source: A History of Central and Western Texas, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 1911, Volume 1, Pages 358-359.
Lee MADDOX
Lee MADDOX represents one of the earliest of Runnels county's pioneer families. Born in Grayson county, Texas, in 1867, he came here with his father in 1881, and he practically grew up on the Texas frontier and has witnessed the marvelous changes that have taken place in the character and development of the country. The Rev. W.S. Maddox is his father, and he was born in Hunt county, Texas, in 1840, and his father was Nicholas MADDOX, one of the earliest of the Texas pioneers. He came to what is now Grayson county in 1830, while Texas was yet a part of Mexico. Nicholas MADDOX raised a family of sixteen children.
The Rev. W.S. Maddox lived in Grayson county until 1881, coming then to Runnels county and locating at old Runnels, the original county seat of the county, and which remained as such until the founding of its successor, Ballinger, on the 29th of June 1886. Rev. Maddox has been a Baptist minister during a long number of years, and is yet active in the work of the ministry, and in addition and in company with his sons he carried on stock raising and farming in Runnels county for many years, the sons having been reared on the farm. Rev. Maddox now lives at Ovalla in Taylor county. All of his ten children are living, and they are Lee, Frank, Price, John F., Holmes, Dave, Charles, Mrs. Mary Stell, Mrs. Lillie Phillips, and Mrs. Grace Henderson.
During the past fifteen years Lee MADDOX has been prominent in the business circles of Ballinger, and for several years his principal vocation has been in connection with general fire insurance, in which he represents locally a number of the leading companies. He is also financial agent on the handling of bonds, municipal securities, etc. He was formerly for some time with the Hall Hardward Company, was later in the hardware business for himself, during a number of years was secretary of the Commercial Club, and he is enthusiastic on the question of public enterprise and improvement. He is a member of the Ballinger city council, having been selected for that duty particularly in connection with the solving of the municipal water works problem in Ballinger.
He married, in this city, Miss Josie B. Routh, daughter of Joseph Routh, another well known pioneer of Runnels county, and he originally owned the land upon which the city of Ballinger was built. A son, Lee, has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Maddox.
Lee MADDOX
Lee MADDOX represents one of the earliest of Runnels county's pioneer families. Born in Grayson county, Texas, in 1867, he came here with his father in 1881, and he practically grew up on the Texas frontier and has witnessed the marvelous changes that have taken place in the character and development of the country. The Rev. W.S. Maddox is his father, and he was born in Hunt county, Texas, in 1840, and his father was Nicholas MADDOX, one of the earliest of the Texas pioneers. He came to what is now Grayson county in 1830, while Texas was yet a part of Mexico. Nicholas MADDOX raised a family of sixteen children.
The Rev. W.S. Maddox lived in Grayson county until 1881, coming then to Runnels county and locating at old Runnels, the original county seat of the county, and which remained as such until the founding of its successor, Ballinger, on the 29th of June 1886. Rev. Maddox has been a Baptist minister during a long number of years, and is yet active in the work of the ministry, and in addition and in company with his sons he carried on stock raising and farming in Runnels county for many years, the sons having been reared on the farm. Rev. Maddox now lives at Ovalla in Taylor county. All of his ten children are living, and they are Lee, Frank, Price, John F., Holmes, Dave, Charles, Mrs. Mary Stell, Mrs. Lillie Phillips, and Mrs. Grace Henderson.
During the past fifteen years Lee MADDOX has been prominent in the business circles of Ballinger, and for several years his principal vocation has been in connection with general fire insurance, in which he represents locally a number of the leading companies. He is also financial agent on the handling of bonds, municipal securities, etc. He was formerly for some time with the Hall Hardward Company, was later in the hardware business for himself, during a number of years was secretary of the Commercial Club, and he is enthusiastic on the question of public enterprise and improvement. He is a member of the Ballinger city council, having been selected for that duty particularly in connection with the solving of the municipal water works problem in Ballinger.
He married, in this city, Miss Josie B. Routh, daughter of Joseph Routh, another well known pioneer of Runnels county, and he originally owned the land upon which the city of Ballinger was built. A son, Lee, has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Maddox.