Preston Edward was born on 25 September 1908 in Rockport, Aransas County, Texas. His parents were Frederick John and Dora Lee (Davis) Madden. He died on 25 December 1990 in Bay Shore Hospital, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas.
His first marriage was to Eldora Herford (Walker). They had no children.
His second marriage was to Fleda Lanielle (Cross) on 15 September 1940. She was the daughter of Lee Cross and Luticia Alexander. She was born 8 August 1914 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. She died in August 1992
Children:
Barbara "Bobbie Nell"
- by Lanielle's previous husband Wade Munroe Rowland
Gary Wayne
Gary was born 31 March 1946 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. He married Susan Margo Bell (deceased) 31 August 1980 in Houston, Texas. They were divorced on 2 Dcember 1981 in Harris County, Texas. He married Kimberly Paisley on 15 May 1982 and were divorced on 7 May 1998 in Harris County, Texas. He married his 3rd wife Samantha "Jane" Baker.
He had a son with Kimberly, Preston Evans Madden who was born 12 December 1983 in Harris County, Texas. Preston Evans and Mandy King had a son Carter Evans.
Michael Larry
He was born 10 September 1953 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. He was never married. He died 26 June 1991 in Houston, Texas at the age of 38 with complications from Type 1 diabetes. He had a Bachelors degree from the University of Houston. He worked for Continental Airlines for 13 years.
Patrick Kerry
He was born 5 June 1955 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. He married Susan Elizabeth Maineri on 13 November 1993 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.
Gary and Pat Madden, his sons and Lanielle, his wife took Preston's ashes over to Matagorda Island and spread them on the Island at the Lighthouse where he loved to be as a kid. Gary had to secure permission to be able to let us take his ashes there and spread them there, since it’s a Federal preserve now.
Preston would tell the kids when he was young he would take every chance to spend time at the lighthouse, the lighthouse keeper was related somehow.