I recently talked to a person who is descended from Vernon Mauppin and Lorene Woods of Wynne, Arkansas. This couple would have been born around 1910-1915. The "family lore" has it that these Mauppins came to Arkansas directly from Germany, but I find that hard to believe. I suggested that they might be Huguenots who fled France to Germany and then emigrated to the U.S. One can easily see that "Mauppin" is not a German name.... Does anybody on the list have any Maupins in Arkansas? I know I need to go and check the 1910 or 1920 census, but I am having trouble walking due to tearing my Achilles tendon, and I have to put that trek off for awhile. Strangely enough, this ancestor is the oldest one that the Mauppin I talked to knows anything about! I found myself saying "What, you can't even get back to the 1800's?" but, I guess some people just aren't interested in finding out about their ancestors. thanks for any help Pat celtic@ticnet.com