Introduction

Welcome, please know I appreciate you being here and taking the time to peer into your family's lineage. I want to take the opportunity to give my reason for this blog and to tell you, I hope you find it informative, enlightening and even at times, surprising.

Madden...Past, Present Tense sole purpose is to provide you with genealogical information concerning the ancestors of Paul Robert Madden and his wife, Phyllis L. Claycomb Madden. I will be including copies of documents, letters, wills, land deeds, photos, artists' renderings, factual historical data, and perhaps even some fiction concerning our progenitors. In addition, I will have some suggested reading, should you be interested.

The family of Paul Madden has remained elusive to me; I have hired researchers in three states and they each have turned-up little or next to nothing. My research on this line is, I am sorry to say, an continuous project. I do have facts, and you will discover them here; however, what I provide is what I have at the time I provide it to you. And unfortunately the Madden line is my proverbial "brick wall." I have found the Maddens, no matter which line they are related to, simply do not like sharing genealogical information...well, I am changing that!

The family of Phyllis Claycomb, is another matter. I have uncovered a treasure trove of information which dates back to approximately 700 AD, and this is only one line. I will indicate to you where a individual is a direct lineal ancestor to you, by a symbol the symbol:  *  I found this symbol readily accessible to use as I was downloading information from various websites into my GED COM file.

You will not find our GED COM file on this particular blog, but rather you will find the detailed information at the site where you are at the present time. When I began setting this up, unbeknown st to me, Rootsweb did not act as host to websites, but merely makes a place for the site to be listed. So, the Madden GED COM family file only is located at Rootsweb and may be accessed by clicking on the laurel wreath icon at the top of the page.

Please know, I have studying one line or another of my family history for 15 years, and it can be a slow and tedious process. I am not a novice, but I am extremely impatient! I have loved every moment of doing this research, and rest assured there is will always be more information added as it is uncovered.

Should you have any questions or if you have any ideas, leads, or recollections, please do not hesitate to email me (my email button is on the right sidebar).

With warm regards,