sentences:  Some historians have the date of settlement as 1836 and mention that Madison settled with his immediate family, including his son-in-law Voranus Emory Moore.Madison served as the town's first postmaster and storekeeper, and entries of sales from his store have been found from as early as May 12, 1843.Madison built a log cabin on the spot where a hotel was kept by H. N. Perkins and Luke Nichols until the 1860s.