Standard History of Adams and Wells Counties, Indiana, pp. 535-537., by Tyndall, 1918.

    Joseph C. G. Maddox. Fully three-quarters of a century have passed since the Maddox family invaded the wilderness of Chester Township in Wells County, and through the collective energies and resources of this one family many acres of wild land have been cleared, the fruits of the field have been gathered season after season, good homes have been established, families reared, and the name is identified with everything good and useful in the county. The life of Joseph C. G. Maddox has been in keeping with the record set by the family as a whole, and for a number of years he gave his services as an educator and for over thirty years has lived on the farm where he was born in Chester township. His home is on Rural Route No. 2 out of Keystone.
Mr. Maddox was born on his present farm February 25, 1855, a son of Wesley H. and Eliza A. (Groves) Maddox. His grandparents were Michael and Frances (Williams) Maddox, natives of Virginia and of about the time of the Revolution. Michael Maddox married for his first wife in Virginia Miss Fraley, by whom he was the father of ten children, and altogether he had eighteen children by two wives. In 1795, he removed to Adams County, Ohio, and still later to Highland County, where he married Frances Williams. In the fall of 1839 he removed with his family to Blackford County, Indiana, settling two miles east of Montpelier. He entered a hundred sixty acres in Section 11 of Harrison township of that county, cleared away a spot in the woods, built a log cabin, and remained a faithful worker and a public spirited resident of that community until his death on September 10, 1845. He was a regular worshipper in the Methodist Episcopal faith. His widow moved out to Nebraska in 1866 and died in Richardson County of that state December 10, 1874. She was a very noble woman, deeply inclined to religious work, possessed a great del of business-like and practical energy, and did well by all her children. These children, all of whom reached maturity, were Polly, Joseph C., Wesley H., William M., Wilson M., James J., Eliza A. and Sarah, all of whom are now deceased.
Wesley Harvey Maddox, father of Joseph C., was the founder of the family in Wells County and for many years one of its most highly esteemed citizens. He was born in Highland County, Ohio, September 2, 1821, and in 1837 at the age of sixteen came to Indiana and joined a brother in Randolph County. A little later he moved to Blackford County, where his parents subsequently joined him, and he was with them until after his father's death. In 1842 he and a half
Joseph Collins Grove Maddox was born February 25, 1855 in Chester Township, Wells County, Indiana on the old Maddox homestead. He was a teacher until 1884 when he devoted himself to full time farming.

He married Elizabeth O. Dawson- daughter of George Dawson- June 11, 1879. Elizabeth was born in 1855 in  Nottingham Township, Wells County, Indiana. They set up housekeeping a half mile east of Keystone, Indiana.
Joseph Collins Grove Maddox and Elizabeth O. Dawson Maddox were the parents of three children:

1) Hugh G. Maddox- b-1884  d-1951 Graduated from Keystoen and Montpelier. Studied law at Indiana State University. Graduated L.L.B in 1908.  Married Carrie B. Steele of Bloomington, Indiana. She died February 25, 1918.
daughter Geraldine Maddox  b- May 3, 1908   d-1922

2)  Chella Dawn Maddox- b-1887 d-1919. Graduate of Keystone and Montpelier. Master of Arts from Indiana State University. Married Howard W. Strait. 
son- J. Lowell Strait
daughter- Elizabeth J.

3) J. Glenn Maddox- Graduate of Keystone High School. Married Shirley A. Gaiser.
son- Gaiser
daughter- Eulonda
Joseph Collins Grove Maddox died August 2, 1921 and is buried at Woodlawn cemetery in Montpelier, Indiana.
Elizabeth O. Dawson Maddox died in 1944  and is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
INJURIES FATAL.....J.C.G. MADDOX
Prominent Farmer Succumbed to Injuries Inflicted by Mad Bull Monday Morning
  Thirty-six hours after he recieved fatal injuries inflicted Monday morning by a mad bull,  J.C.G. Maddox, well-known Chester Township farmer living northeast of this city, died at  :15 Tuesday evening. The accident that cost Mr. Maddox his life occurred when Mr. Maddox was engaged in doing up his morning chores, the infuriated animal attacking him in the barn. He was thrown across a manger, and the beast gored and butted him, inflicting internal injuries, and otherwise cutting and bruising him about the body. He had not been in good health for some time, and the shock and extent of the injuries recieved were more than his weakened system could withstand.
   Joseph C. G. Maddox was the son of Wesley Harvey and Elizabeth Ann Grove, and has spent his entire lifetime on the farm, where he was born, following the avocation of farming. He was a highly-respected citizen of the community, and was well-known through-out Wells County and this city, where he had transacted business for many years. Mr. Maddox was 66 years, 5 months and 7 days of age at the time of his passing.
   The funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon from the Keystone M.P. church, Rev. Charles Schumaker, of poneto, officiating. Interment was made in Woodlawn Cemetary, in Montpelier, The pall-bearers were Dawson Abshire, Charles McCafferey, Howard Strait, H.R. Maddox and J.F. Maddox.
The Evening Herald- Montpelier, Indiana
The Biographical and Historical Record of Adams and Wells Counties (1887)
  JOSEPH COLLINS GROVE is a native of Chester Township, Wells County, Indiana, born on the old Maddox homestead February 25, 1855.
   He was reared on the home farm, recieving his education in the common schools of his township and at Bluffton. After leaving school, he adopted the teacher's profession, which he followed principally for fifteen years, part of this time following the avocation of a farmer.
   He was united in marriage June 11, 1879, to Miss Elizabeth O. Dawson, who was also a native of Wells County, Indiana, a daughter of George Dawson, who is now living in Union City, Ohio. Mrs. Maddox lost her mother when she was but three years of age.
   Mr. and Mrs. Maddox are the parents of one child named Hugh. Mr. Maddox discontinued teaching in 1884, and since that time has devoted his entire attention to farming, and has a well cultivated farm in Chester Twp. In his  political views Mr. Maddox affiliates with the Republican party. He is an active and public-spirited citizen, and always takes an interest in every enterprise for its object, the advancement of his township or county.
brother bought a hundred sixty acres of land in Section 36 of Chester Township, Wells County. It is said that his half brother gave a horse in payment of his share. Wesley H. Maddox did not have one  dollar of capital, and he paid for the land by the proceeds of his hunting ability. He caught many coons and killed numerous deer, and in the course of two years had his eighty acres paid for. In 1845 he bought the eighty acres of his half brother. To pay for this he worked at wages of $10 a month or thereabouts for four years in Wayne, Fayette and Union counties. The first home on this farm was a log building 18 by 24 feet, erected by the first occupant, who had settled there in 1841.
After coming to Wells County, Wesley H. Maddox became acquainted with the Groves family, and on November 8, 1849, married Eliza Ann Groves, oldest child of Thomas and Ann (Wilson) Groves. She was a native of Licking County, Ohio. Her parents came to Wells County, Indiana, in 1839, and it is said that they made their home under the wide spreading branches of an oak tree until their log cabin was completed. Thomas Groves, a son of Robert and Susanna Groves, was one of four brothers, Thomas, George, Joseph and Lewis, all of whom came to Wells county and settled near Poneto. Joseph Groves set aside a portion of his farm for a cemetery, and Susanna Groves, who died in 1840, was the first person buried there. Eliza A Groves was teacher of the first school in Chester Township, and was a woman of much culture and thorough education. She died May 9, 1874. Wesley H. Maddox and wife settled on their farm two weeks after their marriage. Their land was in the midst of the heavy timber, only one acre had been cleared, and their joint possessions consisted of a bedstead, a few dishes, two cows and two colts. Mr. Maddox soon made a table out of black walnut, and that was one of his prized possessions for many years, and is now owned by Joseph C. G. Maddox. Wesley Maddox made a living from his farm and from his prowess as a hunter, and his property and prosperity increased until at one time he owned over 300 acres, with more that 200 acres in cultivation. He became a republican upon the organization of the party, and filled various places of trust, including that of township trustee. He and his wife had eight children, seven of whom grew to maturity: Leander E., who became a physician and married Mary E. Newman; Frances A., who married George W. Leach, and she lost her life in the terrible Iroquois Theater fire in Chicago in 1903, her daughter, Estella, who was with her at the time, being one of the few who escaped; Joseph C. G., next in age; William M., who married Alice Tribell; Sara E., wife of Amaziah Shields; Wesley H., Jr., who married Lulu Shields; and Laura Belle, wife of John E. Markley. Joseph C. G. Maddox grew up on the old homestead, acquired his early education in the district schools and at Bluffton, and qualifying as a teacher he spent the greater part of his time for fifteen years in that work. On June 11, 1879, he married Miss Elizabeth O. Dawson, who was born in Nottingham Township of Wells County, and was educated in the common schools. She was only three years of age when her mother died, and her father was George Dawson. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Maddox began keeping house a half mile east of Keystone, but in 1884 he gave up teaching and has since devoted his entire attention to looking after his well cultivated farm in Chester Township. He owns 240 acres, and in addition to building up this fine estate has ample provision for his children in the way of making a good home and giving them a liberal education. Mr. Maddox is a republican in politics and is always ready with his support for any movement that would benefit the community.
Mr. and Mrs. Maddox have three children, Hugh G., Chella D., and J. Glenn. The oldest, Hugh G., was educated in the common schools at Keystone, in the Montpelier High School, and took the law course at the State University, graduating LL. B. in 1908. He is now on the farm with his father. He married Carrie B. Steele of Bloomington, Indiana, and has one child, Geraldine, born May 3, 1908. Mrs. Hugh G. Maddox died February 25, 1918. Chella D., the second child of Mr. and Mrs. Maddox, is a graduate of the Keystone and Montpelier schools and was awarded the degree Master of Arts by the Indiana State University. She is now the wife of Howard W. Strait, and they live in Chester Township and have two bright young children, J. Lowell and Elizabeth. J. Glenn, the youngest child, is a graduate of the Keystone High school, and married Shirley A. Gaiser. Their two children are Gaiser and Eulonda.
Fourth Generation- Joseph Collins Grove Maddox
son of  Wesley Harvey, grandson of Michael, great grandson of Nathan
MADDOX FAMILY HISTORY