Biographical Sketch of Edward B. Maupin, Jefferson County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Edward B. Maupin, farmer and stock raiser, was born two and a half
miles north of High Ridge in 1845.  He is the second of a family of
four children born to John W. and Ann (Byrnes) Maupin.  The former 
was born in Albemarle County, Va., October 30, 1817, and when about
nine years of age moved with his father, Charles Wesley Maupin, to
St. Louis County, where the latter settled and where he remained 
until 1834, when he removed to Jefferson County, locating six miles
northeast of Hillsboro.  Here he died in 1842.  He was of French 
origin, and a native of Albermarle County, Va.  John W. received 
very meager educational advantages, not having attended school more
than nine days altogether.  He learned to read and write by the
light of the old time fireplace, and became familiar with all ordi-
nary arithmetical problems.  He was married in 1843, and settled 
near High Ridge, but removed to St. Louis County and from there to
Jefferson County in 1860.  From the beginning of the war his 
sympathies were with the South, and he took an active part in re-
cruiting and piloting men to the South.  On the night of the 27th
of July, 1862, he was captured with several others, and taken to
Alton, Ill., where he was held prisoner for about nine months.  He
was then exchanged, and joined the Confederate army at Vicksburg,
where he surrendered with the army.  He was soon after exchanged and
went to Richmond, Va., where he was consigned to the Western Depart-
ment, and served during the remainder of the war under Gen. Price,
with whom he surrendered.  He did not return home until August, 1866,
and died on the 26th of the same month of cholera.  He had been a
man of considerable means, but through the ravages of war was left
almost penniless.  He was a liberal supporter of all public enter-
prises, and was a man esteemed by all.  The mother was born in 
Meramec Township, and died in 1853.  She was a member of the Baptist
Church.  Edward B. remained with his father until the breaking out
of the late war, when he began for himself as a farm hand.  This he
continued until 1866, when he married Miss Ann, daughter of Isaac T.
and Margaret Smith.  Mr. Smith was formerly of Indiana, but when a
boy came to St. Louis County, where he was married, and where he has
since resided, engaged in farming.  Eleven children were the result
of Mr. Maupin's marriage, nine of whom are now living: Octavia, Lucy,
Ella (deceased), Emma, Clay (deceased), Janetta, John T., Winifred,
James S., Grover C. and Lillie G.  The first three years after marr-
iage Mr. Maupin resided on the old home farm, after which he removed
to Eureka, and here rented land for five years.  In 1874 he removed 
to the James Brown farm, at the mouth of Big River, on the Meramec
River, which he rented for nine years.  He then purchased his present
farm, which consists of 307 acres of as good land as is to be found
in the county.  It is a part of one of the old Spanish surveys.  He
was instrumental in establishing a good public school in his district
although the school is four miles from his house.  He is active in 
every public enterprise.  Politically a Democrat, he cast his first
presidential vote for Greeley, in 1872.  He is a member of the 
A. O. U. W. and a liberal supporter of the church, and of all charit-
able institutions.

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