Effie Jarvis Webb Madson was born 11 jun 1892 in St. George, Utah, the youngest daughter of William Badcock Webb and Amelia Jarvis Webb. After the death of her parents, she moved to Logan, Utah to attend Utah State Agricultural College. She worked her way through school and graduated with honors in the spring of 1914, majoring in Home Economics. Upon graduation, she taught school in Paris, Idaho and Tooele, Utah.

She came to Brigham City to be the Box Elder Home Demonstration Agent. Her work took her throughout the entire county where she taught women all phases to cooking and sewing. She was the first woman to own and operate her own car--a Model T Ford. She had many exciting experiences in her car while traveling around the muddy dirt roads of the day, and crossing a water covered bridge just minutes before it collapsed.

Effie met Staley Johnson Madson on a blind date. After a short courtship, they were married in the Logan Temple January 26, 1921.

Stanley was engaged in farming, and Effie continued to work until several months prior to the birth of their first child, Stanley Webb 15 march 1923. Stanley and Effie worked together on the farm and delivering milk. they had one of the first electric milking machines in the county.

Their second child, Ramona was born 7 june, 1933. This was a difficult year for Effie. Farmers suffered finiancially during the depression, and she had been in bed for the entire nine months of her pregnancy.

Effie continued to help Stanley with the farm work, care for her family, and Stanley's mother, who was now living with them. She taught Primary, Sunday School, and Relief Society. The telephone rang constanly as friends and strangers called for information of all kinds. Her children often called her the "walking encyclopedia".

Effie had a partial stroke affecting her eyes the summer of 1956. Her recovery was almost complete, but her eyesight never allowed her to drive anymore, much to her despair. Her health restricted her activities somewhat, but life was still full of meaning. She died after a brief illness February 8, 1962, of pulmonary embolism.

From notes in the PAF (genealogy) file by Pearl Jarvis Augustus.