Rice G Maupin

Brief Life History of Rice G

When Rice G Maupin was born on 1 November 1818, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Dabney Maupin, was 24 and his mother, Mary Shifflet, was 21. He married Amanda M. Lakey on 30 December 1867, in Howard, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Boons Lick Township, Howard, Missouri, United States in 1870 and Howard, Missouri, United States in 1875. In 1870, at the age of 51, his occupation is listed as farmer in Howard, Missouri, United States. He died on 10 April 1875, in Missouri, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Boons Lick Township, Howard, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rice G Maupin
1818–1875
Amanda M. Lakey
1849–1886
Marriage: 30 December 1867
Ida L Maupin
1868–1955
Joel B Maupin
1869–
Zadock Maupin
1872–

Sources (11)

  • Rice Maupin, "United States, Census, 1860"
  • Rice Maupin, in record of Ida Laura Grady, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Rice G Maupin & Amanda M Lakey, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

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World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1819 · First Commercial Oil Well Opens

In 1819, in McCreary County, Kentucky along Cumberland River was the site of the first commercial oil well.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

French: topographic name from Old French mal, mau ‘bad’ + pin ‘pine (tree)’. Compare Moppin .

History: This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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