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Margaret Elizabeth Maupin, b. 11 May 1842, Jersey Co. IL, d. Feb 1936, buried in Denver, CO; m. 21 Apr 1866 in Alton Co. IL to Joseph Ogle Moore, b. 19 Apr 1831 in Illinois; d. 26 Sep 1890 in Denver, CO. 7 children: a. Lela May Moore, b. 1867, d. 1871. John Henry Moore, b. 1869, d. 1869. b. Charles Allyn Moore, b.16 May 1871; d. Dec 1934; c. m. Cora Lee Lyle. d. Frank F. Moore, b. 10 Jul 1874-unmarried. e. Della U. Moore, b. 13 Jun 1877; m. Victor R. Lambdin. f. Grace L. Moore, b. 22 Oct 1880, d. 1902; m. John Katen brink. g. Warren Joseph Moore, b. 21 Apr 1884 in Denver, CO; d. 10 Apr 1974, in Denver; m. 30 Jan 1908, to Emma Bertha Schwartz, b. 19 Apr 1885, d. May 1970, in Denver, CO. Their 4 children all born in Minneapolis, MN--Donald J., Kenneth W., Margaret E. and Athn Robert Moore who was b. 4 Sep 1912, d. 22 Jun 1977; m. 1 Feb 1941 to _Fiore_nce_'Y.l_9joria Strand, b. 15 Jan 1921. Their children all born in Minneapolis, MN. 1. Thomas Allyn Moore, b. 13 May 1943; m. 1 Apr 1970, to Sandra Leigh Wright, b. 16 Feb 1948. Their children: a. Kathryn Elizabeth Moore, b. 31 Aug 1977. b. Jennifer Elenora Moore, b. 11 Dec 1979. Diane Penelope Moore, b. 24 Feb 1983. c. 2. James W. Moore, b. 28 Jun 1944. Barbara L. Moore, b. 6 Nov 1945; m. 17 Jun 3. 1966, to Gary L. Lofgren. 4. Robert J. Moore, b. 1 Apr 1950; m. 10 Oct 1975, to Carol Carlson. Isaac Maupin, 2nd child of James Henry & Mary Whisman Maupin, b. 6 Mar 1844, d. 1894; m. 22 Jan 1879, to Mary A. Lichlin. William A. Maupin, b. Oct 1846, d. 10 Aug 1847. his mother died after his birth.
James Henry Maupin, m. 2nd 10 Jun 1847, to Penelope Brown, b. 6 Jan 1831, d. 4 Apr 1891. Their children. a. James Henry Maupin, Jr. b. 14 Jul 1850, in Jersey Co. IL d. 7 Jan 1931, in California. b. Clara M. Maupin, b. 31 May 1854, in Jersey Co. IL; d. 14 Feb 1921; m. James Murphy. They had 2 children, Edward Lester and May. When Clara divorced James Murphy, the two children were adopted by her father, James Henry Maupin and
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their name changed legally from Murphy to Maupin. 1. Edward Lester Maupin; m. 28 Nov 1906 to Elsa Mary Bland. Edward d. 16 Jul 1964, Elsa, d. 28 Aug 1972. They had 8 children, 2 daughters and 6 sons: Elsa, Mildred, William, Art, Edward, Raymond, Carl and Leland H. who was b. 2 Feb 1914, in Madison Co. IL; m. 2 Feb 1940, to Katherine Miller. Their 3 children are: David Maupin, m. Nancy; Robert and Allan Maupin. George Houts Maupin, 3rd child of James Henry & Penelope Maupin, b. 4 Aug 1856, d. 2 Oct 1900; m. 26 Jun 1878, to Dollie 0. Moore. Edward L. Maupin, b. 16 May 1861; d. 3 Feb 1936.
This concludes the known history of descendants from Jesse and Susanna Dent Maupin, son of Jesse and Lucy Jones Maupin.
******************** THE MAUPIN ORPHAN STORY BY PHYLLIS J. BAUER My second great-grandmother was Mary Ann (Maupin) Lynn. Her son Francis M. Lynn was my great-grandfather, and it was he who passed on the story that his mother's father drowned as the result of being hit by an Indian arrow and falling off the flat boat, as the family was moving "west". At that period of time, 1820 or so, "West" was generally Missouri or Illinois. The remaining family continued "west" with the others in the group that was making the trip. I believe they went to Missouri, as this is where other Maupin family members were living. The story of the death of Mary Ann Maupin's father was remembered and passed on to her son Frank, but the names of her parents were never passed on. One would guess that since she probably knew them only as "Mother and Father," that perhaps she did not know the names of her parents. Or perhaps she mentioned it briefly, but it was not noted. The mother of the four Maupin children probably died after their arrival in Missouri. The three oldest children, George, about 13 years of age, Mary Ann about the age of 11 years and Elizabeth about 9 years old, either lived with the same foster family or were living with families near one another, as they
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