Archives of Maryland
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Dr. C. J. Maddox (b. 1818 - d. 1899)
MSA SC 5496-036176
Slave Holder and Property Owner, Rockville District, Montgomery County, Maryland

Biography:

Dr. Charles John Maddox was born in Georgetown in January 1818.1 According to the Maryland Medical Journal, "Dr. Maddox received his early education at Georgetown University and his medical degree at the University of Maryland in 1843."2 He and his first wife, Mary L. King, had seven children: John (nicknamed Jack) in 1852, Anna in 1854, Katie in 1859, Margaret (Mollie) in 1860, Mary L.K. in 1860, Charles J. in 1863, and Anna M.J. in 1864.3 Maddox married his second wife, Catherine Jane Harding, on October 2, 1866.4 Catherine Jane was the daughter of Henry and Catherine Ann Harding, and owned property on part of a tract called "McGrath's Place." She had received the land from her mother, who in turn had inherited it from her father, Adam Robb.5

Maddox's farm stood near Forest Oak in the Rockville District,6 bordering the land of Frederick Tschiffely and Alexander Garrett.7 In 1856, the Commissioners for Montgomery County began constructing a road through part of Maddox's property, which appears in Martenet's 1865 map of the district.8

According to slave assessments for 1853 and 1855, Maddox owned six slaves: Joe, born in 1846; George, born in 1833; John, born in 1832; Charles, born in 1829; Hanson, born in 1806; and Leah, born in 1803.9 In March 1856, Maddox placed a runaway advertisement in the Montgomery County Sentinel for the capture of Charles, who had fled his enslavement.10 Maddox owned three slaves in 1860.11

The 1860 Agricultural Census recorded wheat, corn, oats, and potatoes among the products of Maddox's farm.12 In 1863, the Internal Revenue Service taxed Maddox on "income exceeding $600" per year, and on a buggy in his possession. In 1864, he paid taxes on "excess silver plate."13

Maddox served as the president of the Montgomery County Medical Society in 1890.14 He also served as the physician for the Montgomery County Board of Health, resigning in 1898.15 His wife, Catherine J. Harding, had already passed away in June 1897.17 Maddox died in Rockville from cancer on July 26, 1899, without leaving a will.16
 

1.     BOARD OF HEALTH, (Death Record, Counties), 07/1899, [MSA S1178-330], Dr. Charles J. Maddox, July 26, 1899.

2.     "Medical Items." Maryland Medical Journal. 42.1 (1900): 85.

3.     U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Charles Maddox, 1860, Montgomery County, District 4, Page 75, Line 35 [MSA SM61-213, M 7223-1].  Continued on Page 76, Line 1.
        U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Charles J. Maddox, 1870, Montgomery County, Rockville District, Page 10, Line 30 [MSA SM61-275, M 7256].
        U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Jack Maddox, 1900, Montgomery County, Rockville District, District 53, Page 17, Line 67 [MSA SM61-416, M 2386-2].
        BOARD OF HEALTH, (Death Record, Counties), 02/1908, MO, [MSA S1178-2690]. Mollie Maddox, Montgomery County, February 17, 1908.

4.     Maryland Marriage Record for Charles J. Maddox and Jane Harding, October 2, 1866, Montgomery County. Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research, comp. Maryland Marriages, 1667-1899. The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. www.ancestry.com.

5.     MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, (Land Records), 1887-1887, Liber JA 6, Folio 135, [MSA CE 63-52]. Charles J. Maddox and Catherine J. Maddox to James Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, July 8, 1887.
        MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, (Land Records), 1902-1902, Liber TD 22, Folio 431, [MSA CE 63-128.] John Maddox to Charles J. Maddox, September 11, 1902.
        Montgomery County District 4, Simon J. Martenet, Martenet and Bond's Map of Montgomery County, 1865, Library of Congress, MSA SC 1213-1-464.

6.     Montgomery County District 4, Simon J. Martenet, Martenet and Bond's Map of Montgomery County, 1865, Library of Congress, MSA SC 1213-1-464.
        U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, Record for Charles J. Maddox, Montgomery County, District 5, Annual List 1863, Page 20, Line 24. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.

7.     MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records), 1865-1866, Liber EBP 2, Folio 657, [MSA CE 63-12]. Frederick A. Tschiffely to Charles J. Maddox, April 30, 1866. Agreement.
        MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, (Land Records), 1878-1878, Liber EBP 18, Folio 0375, [MSA CE 63-28]. Charles J. Maddox to Alexander Garret, June 3, 1878.

8.     MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, (Land Records), 1858-1860, Liber JGH 7, Folio 603, [MSA CE 63-8]. Charles J. Maddox, et al, to the Commissioners for Montgomery County, November 24, 1859.
        Montgomery County District 4, Simon J. Martenet, Martenet and Bond's Map of Montgomery County, 1865, Library of Congress, MSA SC 1213-1-464.

9.     MONTGOMERY COUNTY, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, (Assessment Record, Slaves), Date: 1853-1864, Location: 01/19/06/015, MdHR Number: 20,115-6, MSA Citation: MSA C1112-1. Pgs. 57 and 133.

10.   "$75 Reward." Montgomery County Sentinel 27 March 1856: 2. Maryland State Archives.

11.   U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for C. J. Maddox, Slaves, 1860, Montgomery County, District 4, Page 14, Line 12 [MSA SM61-239, M 7230-2].

12.   U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, (Census Record, MD), Date: 1860, Description: Agriculture, Location: 03/47/09/007, MdHR Number: 50,300-7, MSA Citation: MSA S1184-7. C.J. Maddox, Montgomery County, 4th District.

13.    U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, Record for Charles J. Maddox, Montgomery County, District 5, Annual List 1863, Page 20, Line 24. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
          U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, Record for Charles J. Maddox, Montgomery County, District 5, Annual List 1864, Page 141, Line 17. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.

14.   "Medical Items." Maryland Medical Journal. 24.1 (1891): 198.

15.   "Died in Montgomery." Baltimore Sun 6 June 1898: 8. Baltimore Sun Historical Archive. Enoch Pratt Free Library.

16.   BOARD OF HEALTH, (Death Record, Counties), 07/1899, [MSA S1178-330], Dr. Charles J. Maddox, Montgomery County, July 26, 1899.

17.   MONTGOMERY COUNTY, REGISTER OF WILLS, (Wills), 1891-1897, Film Reel: CR 44-2, [MSA CM756-6]. Catherine J. Harding, August 8, 1883. Probated June 29, 1897.
 

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