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Note: Woman Born 102 Years Ago Will Be Buried Here Aunt Philista Madison spent 16 years in slavery.
"Aunt Philista" Madison born a slave more then 102 years ago, will be buried at Caledonia cemetery following funeral services at the A.M.E.
Church in this city at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Family records perhaps inaccurate indicate that she was born in St. Genevieve, MO on May 8, 1841, which would make her 102 years of age at
the time of her death. However, relatives have contended that she as 104
years old and the issue has never been settled.
In recent years, she has spent most of the time at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Anna Kinkaid at Kansas City, Kansas and until recent
months she was unusually active for her age. Upon her visits to Sparta,
she walked regularly to services at the A.M.E. church, where she had been
a member since its organization.
She was the mother of 16 children, spent the first 16 years of her life in slavery and worked hard for almost a century, yet she lived long
beyond her allotted span of years.
Mrs. Madison died at the home of her daughter at 4:35 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The body is being brought to the home of her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. John Madison, on West Broadway and will remain there until the hour
of the funeral.
When Mrs. Madison was given her freedom at the close of the Civil War she came to Sparta and called this city her home for more than 80
years. She was married to the late John Madison and they lived on a farm
three miles north of Sparta for some time. Of the 16 children born to
Mrs. Madison, only five survive. They are William, George, Julia and
Mrs. Anna Kinkaid of Kansas City Kansas, and Kendrick Madison of Sparta.
The late John H. (Dad) Madison, who died in 1940, was a son.
In addition to her six children, Mrs. Madison is survived by 54 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and a number o f great, great
grandchildren.
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