One thing that I learned at the Reunion was that three Maupin boys (from a Maupin-Dabney line)named John Rice Maupin, James Maupin, and Thompson Maupin rode with Quantrell's Raiders during the border wars, which I think was about 5 years before the war of northern aggression. After the war they rode with Jesse & Frank James. The Maupin boys were friends with the Younger brothers, who might have been counsins to Jesse & Frank. A direct descendant of John Rice Maupin, Robert Dean Maupin, was at the reunion. He's about 40 years old, very good looking and portrays John Rice Maupin in re-enactments. He lives in Lexington, MO now where these Maupin brothers are revered. Rob has a beard and looks very much like what you'd think those Maupins must have looked like in the mid-1800s. That was really interesting. Love to all my Maupin Cousins, Denise Maupin Watson
I am also a direct descendant of John Rice Maupin and Helen Eastman. We have this story in our family lore. My grandfather, Bertram Maupin Leecraft, used to talk about his grandfather's role in the Civil War and his role in the development of Colbert, OK and that area. I have a photo of John Rice Maupin but I don't think I can post it here. If you are interested in it, let me know. Pat > One thing that I learned at the Reunion was that three Maupin boys (from > a Maupin-Dabney line)named John Rice Maupin, James Maupin, and Thompson > Maupin rode with Quantrell's Raiders during the border wars, which I > think was about 5 years before the war of northern aggression. After the > war they rode with Jesse & Frank James. The Maupin boys were friends > with the Younger brothers, who might have been counsins to Jesse & > Frank. > > A direct descendant of John Rice Maupin, Robert Dean Maupin, was at the > reunion. He's about 40 years old, very good looking and portrays John > Rice Maupin in re-enactments. He lives in Lexington, MO now where these > Maupin brothers are revered. Rob has a beard and looks very much like > what you'd think those Maupins must have looked like in the mid-1800s. > That was really interesting. > > Love to all my Maupin Cousins, Denise Maupin Watson