Descendants said Madison fought against the Mormons in the Morman Warb ut it was in 1838 and Madison would have been only 16 at the time,not a n impossibility but an inprobablility.
He was listed as a carpenter in the 1850 census, still living at home.
The date posted for his birth was calculated from cemetery recordsthat s ay he died at 45y3m22d.
Descendants said that he left $1500 to be divided between his twolivin g children. Among estate papers one said he was a merchant andcarpent er.
