Obituary Dr. John Randolph McFadden Contributed by Jean Caddel   Dr. McFadden served in the Confederate Army as a surgeon and held the rank of Brigadier General. His wife stayed with relatives in Arkansas during the War and his eldest child, Mary Hill McFadden, was born while he was away. After the War ended, he brought his wife and child to Milford, Texas where he practiced and was known and loved by several generations of citizens in that community. Other children, all born in Milford, were Paul W., ( lived in Austin, Texas and was mayor for several terms); Dr. J. R. McFadden, Jr. ( practiced medicine in Milford); J. A. McFadden (lived in Yoakum, Texas); Sam G. McFadden (lived Milford); Ike Mcfadden (in lumber business in Dallas) and Susie McFadden (married Nelson Phillips, later chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court). Dr. McFadden was a devout Presbyterian and was an Elder in that church in Milford for many years. All five of his sons became Elders in the churches in which they were members. When he first came to Texas, the doctor stopped at the small community of Dallas and considered settling there, but since there was no Presbyterian church, he moved on to Milford.   Copyright © 1999-2016, Ellis County TXGenWeb. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified: Thursday, 01-Jul-2021 13:20:51 MDT