Joe sent this message to Sue yesterday:

Sally, good to hear from you and know your trip went well. The local MADDEN family, (my Aunt Virginia, and her three sons) are reportedly doing well. I saw Sean at the grocery store a few days back. Also I think I have e-mailed you since we visited with Wanda Jean in Alabama April 15th.

Be careful on your upcoming trip to Hot Springs and win big time on the horses!

A day after Memorial Day weekend I drove by the Josephine MADDEN BEYER cemetery plot near our house. There were no flowers nor American flag on her or any of what we perceived to be her family members graves. Remember, the funeral home records show her birth place as Olney, IL but we have little if anything else to connect her with Dave, Denzil MADDEN and siblings.

An IDEA: My sister Sue is the keeper of the blog. Maybe you could contribute a short e-mail covering your recent trip and anything else you think might be of family interest. Her e-mail address; marthaboaz@aol.com

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Sally is our cousin. She and Joe have done a lot of research about our Madden ancestry. We think Joe's idea is a good one. Also, Joe could you fill us in about Josephine Madden Beyer and Dave, Denzil Madden?

For those who don't know, Aunt Virginia is the widow of one of our mother's brothers, Curt. She is the last living of that generation which included Mother, Mildred, Curt, and Kent. Mother had eight children, six of whom are surviving. Mildred had one daughter, Wanda Jean, who now lives in Gadsden, AL. Curt had three sons, Mike, Brian, and Sean. And Kent had two sons and a daughter. Mother was a Madden, daughter of Harve and Margaret (Stone) Madden. I believe Dave and Denzil were Harve's brothers? It gets obscure quickly!