Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887,
Shelby Co.

MRS. MARTHA S. MADDOX is a native of Shelby County, and a daughter of
Thomas and Lucy (Floyd) McGaughey.  Her grandfather, Col. John McGaughey,
was a native of Ireland, and a prominent officer in the Revolutionary war;
his wife was a Miss Mary Simpson.  They were among the first settlers of
Shelbyville, Ky., their son, Thomas, was the first male child born there,
and was engaged in mercantile pursuits before the age of railroads, when
goods purchased by him in Philadelphia were conveyed thence over the
mountains in large covered wagons.  Her grandfather on her mother's side
was Levi Floyd, of English descent, who came from Pennsylvania, and
settled in Woodford County, Ky.  He was related to Col. John Floyd, one of
the pioneers of Kentucky, and to William Floyd, one of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence.  He married Miss Mary Boston, of Baltimore,
Md.  Mrs. Maddox graduated at W. F. Hill's Female College, of Shelbyville,
August 21, 1854, she was married to James W. Maddox, a well-to-do farmer
of Shelby County.  Two children blessed this union: Mary and Maria.  Mr.
Maddox possessed sterling qualities of mind and heart.  He died April 21,
1881, deeply lamented by his friends and neighbors.  Mrs. Maddox owns
300 acres of well improved land, beautifully situated on the headwaters
of Six Mile Creek, one of the tributaries of the Kentucky River.  This
farm is a portion of the large tract familiarly known as the Daniel Boone
tract.  She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Maddox Floyd McGaughey Floyd Boston
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Woodford-KY MD PA Ireland

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