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Edna (Minerd) Madison
(1880-1902)

Edna (Minerd) Madison was born on Aug. 13, 1880, in Fayette County, PA, the daughter of Charles A. and Sarah Jane (Kincell) Minerd Sr. Her death at age 22 left a grieving husband and at least two very young sons.

Edna married Joseph Madison (1878- ? ) in about 1900, when she was age 19, and he 22. Born in December 1878, Joseph was an immigrant from England, coming to the United States as an infant.

They had at least three sons, Alfred C. Madison, Leroy Madison and Charles William Madison.

When the federal census was taken in 1900, the newlyweds Edna and Joseph resided in Dunbar, Fayette County. He was employed there as a stable boss.

Triple tragedy rocked the family in the fall of 1902. Edna passed away on Oct. 21, 1902, at the age of 22, of causes that are not yet known, but may have been due to complications of childbirth.

Son Alfred then died just 22 days later, on November 12, 1902.

Their other son, Leroy, also died in 1902. The causes of both the boys' deaths also are unknown. They are buried together in the family plot at Hill Grove Cemetery in Connellsville, Fayette County, PA.

Connellsville's Hill Grove Cemetery

Alfred's red, heart-shaped grave marker is seen at right. It was uprooted, and lying flat, when photographed in July 2000.

After Edna's death, their son Charles was taken into the home of his grandparents in Wheeler, Fayette County. (Seen at left, young Charles as a toddler is in the grasp of his grandfather, Charles A. Minerd.)

Young Charles and his grandfather must have been close, and they later resided together in Buckhannon, WV, until the time of the elder man's death in 1938.

The fate of Joseph is unknown.

~ Son Charles William Madison ~

Son Charles William Madison (1901-1960) was born in Connellsville. As a boy, he moved with his parents to Buckhannon. As an adult, he labored as a sign painter in Buckhannon, and was single at the time of his death.

In June 1941, he is known to have traveled to Connellsville to attend the funeral of his aunt, Alice (Alderson) Minerd. The news was reported in the Connellsville Daily Courier.

He passed away in Buckhannon at the age of 55 on Jan. 9, 1960. He rests for eternity in the Heavner Cemetery.