William Major Maupin (abt. 1863 - abt. 1948)

Born about 31 Aug 1863 in Taylorville, Christian County Illinois, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Charlotte Clifford (Armstead) Maupin — married 13 Oct 1894 in Fremont, Dodge, NE

Descendants

Died about 8 Jun 1948 at about age 84 in Lincoln, Lancaster County Nebraska, USA

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Biography

William Maupin is Notable.

William Maupin is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.

This profile is part of the Maupin Name Study.

Will M. Maupin is best known as a journalist and "newspaper man" in Nebraska.^[1]

Will was born in 1863, but whether in Missouri or Illinois is the subject of some debate. (See the Research Notes.) He was the son of Rev. William Taylor Maupin (1832-1911) and Sarah Ann Miller (1831-1893).

The 1870 Census^[2] shows him at age 6 in the home of his parents in Harristown Township, Macon County, Illinois.

The 1880 Census^[3] shows him at age 16 in the home of his parents in the town of Oregon, Holt County, Missouri.

William married first to Jennie Hammond on 12 Sep 1887 in Kearney County, Nebraska.^[4] Their children:

1. Louis Blaine Maupin (1888–1970)
2. Sarah Louise Maupin (abt.1890-1892)

Unfortunately, Sarah died when she was only two and her mother died the next year.

William Maupin was 31 years old, when he married his second wife, Charlotte "Lotte" Clifford Armstead, on 13 Oct 1894 in Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska.^[5] Their children:

1. William Armstead Maupin (1894–Deceased)
2. Lorena E Maupin (1898–1966)
3. Dorothy Katherine Maupin (1901–1976)
4. Richard Metcalfe Maupin (1906–1966)
5. Margret B Maupin (1908–Deceased)
6. Charlotte May (Maupin) Kharas (1910-1992)
7. Jack Robins Maupin (1915-1973)
8. Dan Wittmer Maupin (1917-1992)

The 1900 Census^[6] shows him at age 37 with his wife and two children in Omaha City Ward 6, Douglas County, Nebraska.

The 1910 Census^[7] shows him at age 46 with his wife and six children in Lincoln Ward 6, Lancaster County, Nebraska. This census states that his wife has born 6 children with 5 still living.

The 1920 Census^[8] shows him at age 56 with his wife and six children in Gering, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska.

The 1930 Census^[9] shows him at age 66 with his wife and four children in Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska.

The 1940 Census^[10] shows him at age 75 with his wife, two daughters, a son in law and two grandchildren in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska.

He died in 1948 and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.^[11]

His career as a "newspaper man" is nicely explained in a Nebraska State Historical Society article; Nebraska Newspaperman Will M Maupin.^[12]

Research Notes

Regarding his place of birth:
Every single census cited here, except 1940, shows his birth place to be Illinois. The 1940 Census shows Missouri.^[10]

The notes section of the article Nebraska Newspaperman Will M Maupin states that

"At least three of Maupin's obituaries state that he was born in Illinois... Maupin, in two of his earliest autobiographical sketches, stated that his mother left Missouri for Illinois shortly before his birth... However, after 1900 he consistently listed his birthplace as Calloway County, Missouri, and in the Hastings Democrat (February 13, 1930, 4:3) stated that his father "came home on furlough shortly after I was born and moved mother, my sister, and myself to Macon County (Illinois)." Most of his newspaper obituaries and the majority of pertinent primary and secondary sources list his birthplace as Callaway County, Missouri."^[12]

Also agreeing with the Missouri birth location is a speech given by his daughter Charlotte (Maupin) Kharas.^[13] (Text available here.)

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia page for Will M. Maupin, accessed 21 Apr 2021.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HW-3WV : 2 January 2021), William Maupin in entry for Wm P Maupin, 1870.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6X4-Q9D : 19 February 2021), Willian Maupin in household of Wm Maupin, Oregon, Holt, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 29, sheet 137B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,690.
4. ↑ "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5Z6-NZB : 18 January 2020), W.m. Maupin, 12 Sep 1887; citing Marriage, Kearney, Nebraska, United States, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 1,954,350.
5. ↑ "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZP-PZGP : 28 November 2018), Wm M Maupin and Lottie Armstead, 13 Oct 1894; citing Marriage, Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 2,079,551.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3YT-6NV : accessed 21 April 2021), Will M Maupin, Precinct 11 Omaha city Ward 6, Douglas, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 70, sheet 8B, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,924.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML4L-5MQ : accessed 21 April 2021), Will M Maupin, Lincoln Ward 6, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 79, sheet 6A, family 150, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 850; FHL microfilm 1,374,863.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2M-3B7 : 2 February 2021), Will M Maupin, 1920.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQVG-TXQ : accessed 21 April 2021), Will M Maupin, Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 27B, line 65, family 768, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1265; FHL microfilm 2,341,000.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9MZ-6VX : 6 January 2021), Will M Maupin, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 55-53, sheet 2A, line 8, family 21, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2254.
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #63800595 page for William Major “Will” Maupin (31 Aug 1863–8 Jun 1948), citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA; accessed 21 April 2021; Maintained by BJ Rosenberg (contributor 47182589).
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Patricia Gaster, “Nebraska Newspaperman Will M Maupin,” Nebraska History 69 (1988): 184-192.
13. ↑ Will Major Maupin biographical speech given by daughter Charlotte Maupin Kharas

• FamilySearch profile for William Major Maupin (1863–1948), accessed 21 Apr 2021.

• Maupin, Socrates, Eugene Maupin, and Dorothy Maupin Shaffett. The Story of Gabriel and Marie Maupin: Huguenot Refugees to Virginia In 1700. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1994, page 364.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Will M. Maupin
• Wikidata: Item Q27927807, en:Wikipedia