Born in Cabell, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Allen A. Mcginnis
and Eliza (Holderby) McGinnis
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Love Maupin
— married
about 1845 [location unknown]
Mother of
Henry Bascomb Maupin
Died
at age 63
in Guyandotte, Cabell, West Virginia, United States
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Biography
America was born in 1825. She was the daughter of Allen Mcginnis and Eliza Holderby.
She married William L. Maupin about 1845. Their children:
- Margaret Eliza Maupin (1847–Deceased)
- Robert Wirt Maupin (1849–1917)
- Allen T Maupin (1850–Deceased)
- Henry Bascomb Maupin (1854–1933)
- William Leonidas Maupin (1855–1912)
- Sarah A. Maupin (1857–Deceased)
- Ira John Maupin (1858–1930)
The 1850 Census[1] shows her at age 25 with her husband and two children in Cabell County, Virginia.
The 1860 Census[2] shows her at age 34 with six children in the household of her parents in Cabell County, Virginia. Her husband is not present, and even though marital status is not specified on this census, it appears that she is a widow.
The 1870 Census[3] shows her at age 44 with three children in Guyandotte, Cabell County, West Virginia.
The 1880 Census shows her at age
She died in 1889, [4] and is buried at the Spring Hill Cemetery in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88R-BW4 : 23 December 2020), America Maupin in household of William L Maupin, Cabell, Carroll, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41X-L8X : 18 February 2021), America Maupin in entry for A A Mc Ginnis, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHQ-B4Q : 29 May 2021), America Maupin, 1870.
- ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMDN-K4H : 9 March 2018), A. W. Maupin, 16 May 1889; citing Guyandotte, Cabell, West Virginia, County Records, v 1 p 72, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 559,881.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #62972305 page for America McGinnis Maupin (9 Aug 1825–16 May 1889), citing Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA; accessed 7 September 2021; Maintained by Nat Woo (contributor 48195282).
- FamilySearch profile for America McGinnis (1825–1889), accessed 7 Sep 2021.
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