Padgett was born in 1879 in Barry, Illinois and moved to Quincy, Illinois in 1894 where he began an apprenticeship at a blacksmith shop owned by John Reagan.
Padgett was born in 1879 in Barry, Illinois. Padgett was moved to Quincy, Illinois in 1894. He began an apprenticeship at a blacksmith shop. This blacksmith shop was owned by John Reagan.