Marion Edmond Addy

ADDY, COX, DAVIS, MCDONALD

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 8/8/2004 at 23:04:14

M. E. Addy, the period of whose residence in Madison county covers a third of a century, has devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits throughout his entire business career and now owns and operates a productive farm of sixty-three acres on sections 2 and 11, Madison township. His birth occurred in Ohio in February, 1869, his parents being Marion and Hannah (Davis) Addy, who were likewise natives of the Buckeye state. The father, an agriculturist by occupation, operated a farm in Ohio until 1882, when he came to Madison county, Iowa, driving the entire distance, and bought a tract of land in Jefferson township, where he carried on general agricultural pursuits during the remainder of his life. His demise occurred in 1887, while his wife was called to her final rest in the year 1898.

M. E. Addy, who was a youth of thirteen when he came from Ohio to this county with his parents, continued his education here and remained at home until twenty-four years of age. He then started out as an agriculturist on his own account and for seven years cultivated a tract of rented land in Jefferson township, while subsequently he bought a farm in that township which he operated for one year. On the expiration of that period he disposed of the property and bought another farm in Jefferson township, which he also sold at the end of a year, purchasing the tract of sixty-three acres on sections 2 and 11, Madison township, which he has cultivated continuously and successfully since. The property is well improved in every particular and the well tilled fields annually yield golden harvests in return for the care and labor which he bestows upon them He makes a specialty of thoroughbred registered Duroc Jersey hogs and this branch of his business adds materially to his annual income.

On the 15th of February, 1893, Mr. Addy was united in marriage to Miss Harriett Cox, a daughter of John and Nancy (McDonald) Cox, both of whom were natives of Ohio. The father came to Madison county, Iowa, with his parents when a child and as soon as his age and strength permitted turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, purchasing a farm in Union township, which he operated until 1901, in which year the death of his wife occurred. He is now living retired in Winterset. Mr. and Mrs. Addy have five children, as follow was Lois, twenty-one years of age, who is a school teacher of this county Manferd a youth of fourteen; and Mabel, Blanche and Myrtle, who are twelve, ten and six years of age respectively.

Mr. Addy gives his political allegiance to the democracy, while his religious faith is that of the United Brethren church. He and his wife are highly esteemed by all who know them, and such success as has come to him is well merited, for it has been achieved through energy, industry and honesty.

Taken from the book, “The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1915”