Born in Jackson township, Montgomery county, Ohio and descended from the Wysong family of Ludwig and Maria (Hammer) Wysong that immigrated to Pennsylvania in the early 1700s.

Father Oty (Othea) Wysong and mother (1st wife of Oty) Catharine Coolman. Oty's second wife was Catherine's sister Malinda.

Madison and Oty both worked as stone masons and brick layers, the most frequently found family occupation.

Madison married Marie/Mary Philomena/Philimina Perrin on 22 January 1861 in or near Belleville, Illinois. They had their firstborn: Oliver Francis Wysong in nearby French Village and may have married there. Madison and Mary later lived in St. Louis, Mo.

Known children:
Oliver Francis Wysong 1861 - 1942
Mary Wysong Hendrick 1863 - 1935
Emma Wysong Lewis 1864 - 1933
George William Wysong 1867 - 1922
Louis/Lewis Wysong 1869 - 1875
Charles E. Wysong 1877 - 1943
possibly one child of unknown name and dob

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Madison Wisong [Madison Wysong]
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1850: Jackson, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Household Members:
Othea Wisong 42
Malinda Wisong 22
Oliver [Clay] Wisong 19
Aaron [Dalrymple] Wisong17
Lavina Wisong 14
Madison Wisong 12
Cassandra Wisong 11
Amanda Wisong 9
Susanna Wisong 9
Joseph Wisong 5
Isabella Wisong 3
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1860 United States Federal Census
Home in 1860: Township 1 Range 8, St Clair, Illinois
Post Office: Belleville - Dwelling Number: 1833
Household Members
Lewis Horn 38
Mary Horn 36
Lewis Horn 11
William Horn 9
Edward Horn 7
Andrew Horn 4
George Horn 9/12
Sophia Berkhousen 12
Philomen Perine 17 [ in household of Lewis and Mary Horn]
-Age: 17 - Birth Year: abt 1843 - Birth Place: Illinois
[various lodgers . . . and then]
Mathew Mysong {Madison Wysong] 22 - Occupation: Brick layer - Birth Place: Ohio
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Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920
Name: Madison K Wysing
Marriage Date: 22 Jan 1861
Marriage Place: St Clair, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name: Phillimina Perrin
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: M K Wyson
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1870: St Louis Ward 9, St Louis, Missouri
Occupation: Bricklayer
Household Members:
M K Wyson 33
Mary Wyson 26
Oliver Wyson 9
Mary Wyson 7
Emma Wyson 6
Geo Wyson 3
Lewis Wyson 1
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1900 United States Federal Census
Home in 1900: St Louis Ward 1, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri
Street: Lexington Avenue - House Number: 4214
Household Members:
Oliver Wysong 38
Isabelle Wysong 33
Nellie E Wysong 13
Oliver M Wysong 10
Emma F Wysong 7
David A Wysong 4
Madison K Wysong 63 (father) - Born: Jul 1837 Birthplace: Ohio
- Occupation: Bricklayer - Marital Status: Widowed -
- Father's Birthplace: Virginia - Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
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Missouri, U.S., Death Records, 1850-1931
Name: Madison K Wysong
Age: 71
Birth Date: 1837
Death Date: 18 Feb 1908
Death Place: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
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Madison's dad, stepmom and siblings in early census records:
1860 United States Federal Census
Home in 1860: Canton, Fulton, Illinois
Household Members:
Otty Wysong 54
Malinda Wysong 33
Amanda Wysong 17 [no further record]
Susanna Wysong 16 [may have m. Jeremiah Burket 1839-1898 in Preble co. OH, 20Apr1862]
Joseph Wysong 14
Isabelle Wysong 13 [no further record]
Augusta Wysong 9
George [Carroll] Wysong 5
Charles Wysong 3
Emma Wysong 4/12 [4mos]
George Coleman 27 [brother-in-law?]
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1870 United States Federal Census
Home in 1870: Canton Ward 2, Fulton, Illinois
Household Members:
Malinda Wysong 45 [widowed 1868]
Gusta Wysong 18 [no further record]
George [Carroll] Wysong 15 [m.Marcy Elvira Pierce; resided Wash. state]
Charles [T.] Wysong 13 [m. Olive Virginia "Jenny/Ginny" Armstrong; resided Canton, Ill.]
Emma [D.] Wysong 10 [m. Chas. L. Johnson; res. Missouri]