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Descendants of Robert Joplin

22. Mark M.³ Joplin, Jr (Mark², Robert¹) was born Abt. 1804 in Wake COUNTY, N.C, and died Abt. 1850 in Montieau, County, MO. He married Malone Lucy Maxwell November 21, 1818 in Wilson County TN. She was born 1804 in N.C..

Notes for Mark M. Joplin, Jr:
1820 Census, WILSON COUNTY TENN Most of 1830 census is missing \\

Mark Joplin Jr. - 6 males under 10; 1 10 -16 ; 1, 26 -45
1 felmale under 10; 1, 16 -26 1, 26-45

Mark Joplin. Jr. was the son of Mark,Sr . of Wake Co., N.C. and brother of Rev Harris G. Joplin of Joplin ,Mo. fame.

Mark. Sr. is in the 1790 and 1800 censuses of Wake Co., N.C. His will is recorded previously in this section.

1850- Census Cole County,MO

Mark and his family were liveing at Cole County Missouri ,

Children of Mark Joplin and Malone Maxwell are:

+	92	i.		John H⁴ Joplin, born 1825 in TN.
	93	ii.		Robert Joplin, born 1823.

24. Rev Harris G.³ Joplin (Mark², Robert¹) was born Abt. 1810 in North Carolina Wake County, and died Abt. 1853 in Green County Missouri. He married (1) Holly Duke Sims January 23, 1834 in Greene County Missouri, daughter of Briggs Sims and Francis Duke. She was born Bet. 1796 - 1818 in Bedford Co.. Tenn, and died 1842 in Green Co.. Mo. He married (2) Mary Frances Whipple August 8, 1844 in Barry County Mo. She was born 1814 in N.C.. He married (3) Amanda M. Beall August 5, 1851 in Benton County Missouri, daughter of Edward Beall and Malinda Huffman.

Notes for Rev Harris G. Joplin:
Annals OF METHODLISM IN MISSOURI, E.W. Stephens Publisher and Bibder, 1893, by W.S. Woodard, 435p.

pp.103-105

Harris G. Joplin was a class-mate of N. R. Bewly, he also having entered the Tennessee Conference in 1829. He was transferred to the Missouri Conference in 1831, and stationed on the Hot Springs circuit in Arkansas; 1832 Creek Indians; 1833, Greene circuit; 1834, Washington; 1835 and 1836, Greene circuit again. He located in 1837, having married Miss Simms, and settled on a small stream near the Indian Nation, which took its name from him, and transfered it name to what is now one of the largest cities in Southwest Missouri. He re-entered the Conference in 1845 and traveled Naeosho circuit two years. The next year he was among the Indians again, but his fourth and fifth years were spent on Springfield circuit formerly Greene in 1848 and 1849. His appointment in 1850 was Osceola. In 1851 he located again and died th next year.\\\

Mr Joplin was not regarded a first-class preacher, but by all was esteemed the best exhorter in the country. In those days it was the custom to have a sermon by one man and that followed with an exhortation by another. Especially was this the rule at the two days' quarterly and camp mettings. Brother Joplin was almost invariably reserved for the exhortation.

Thousands of persons, allmost spell bound, have listened to his ringing appeals, and many hundreds have been influenced by his captivating eloquence to forsake the ways of sin,to ground the arms of their rebelion against the Lord of Host and bow at the foot of the Cross,yeild to the sceptre of the Prince of Peace and take upon them the obligations of a holy life. many in the morning of eternity will rejoice that they ever heard him plead with them so pathetically to be reconciled to God.

Brother Joplin was not only a powerful exhorter, but he was also a diligent and faithful worker. He went into the regions beyond! As new settlements were formed he hunted them up, and if there were Methodists among the newcomers he organized them into a society. He was on the Greene circuit when my parents moved to Polk county in 1836. He took us into the circuit and organized a class in my grandfather`s house.

The data furnished by the old Journal, though imperfect, justifies the belief that he did as much to give Methodism the firm foundation it has in Southwest Missouri as any other man, if not more. Had some slow, plodding preacher been here at the time he was, possibly other denominations would have outstripped us in numbers and influence, and the Methodist church would not have been, as it now is, the leading denomination of the land.

Much depends on a good start in anything.The man who starts on a joureny at 6 o`clock is hard to overtake by one who starts at 8. This difficulty is increased when equipments of first are as good or better than the second, and he consumes the forage along the way. The Methodist church has made some woeful blunders by sending the wrong men to new countries. The picked men of the church should lead the van.be in the front, and on the frontier. This order, however.has often been reversed. Inefficient raw recruits have sent to "spy out the land,"While the trained and brave soldiers have been "left with the stuff." The pioneers of Methodism in Southwest Missouri, however were trueand faithful soldiers. Most of them were workmen that need not be ashamed. Brother Joplin did not only go into "the region beyond," but he attended to all duties, both great and small, of a Methodist preacher. He was the first traveling preacher whom i can remember. He was a small man and quite lame; had dark skin, with black eyes and hair. Literally, he had many ups and downs in the world,and was not altogether exempt therefrom figuratively. He lived but a short time after his last location. To me,one of the saddest things in this world is for a preacher, who has devoted the prime of his life to his "loved employ," to be forced by inexorable necessity, when age draws apace, to locate and die out of the regular work.

Brother Joplin died away from home among strangers. In the delirium of his last hours he preached and exhorted, believing he was in the midst of a revival.

Servant of God, well done!

Rest from thy loved employ;

The battle fought, the victory won,

Enter thy Master`s joy.

Source: Greene County
Missouri Taxs roll - 1834 Harris G. Joplin (2) Horses V: 140.00 Greene County Taxs Roll 1843 H.G. Jopland 1 Horses $10.00 Cattle 1 $ 8.00 Greene County Taxs Roll 1851 - 1856 Harris G. Joplin 2 Horses 50.00 1 Cattle 5.00 V: 55.\\\\\\\\

SOURCES : JOPLIN, HARRIS G. AQUIRED LAND 40 Acres - Sale Cash ENT) Fayetteville, Ark Owener DB ) Aug 20, 1838.\\

Jan 26,1841 Newton County , MO Harris To Samuel Powers - Bill of Sale -personal property & live stock... for sum of 634.00 ( p. 76-77)

SOURCE MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW. LAWRENCE COUNTY.
Organized Feb. 25, 1845. Named in honor of Captain JAMES LAWRENCE of the "Chesapeake, " in the war of 1812, who, when wounded and dying cried: " Don't give up the ship !"
Mount Vernon county seat of Lawrence county was selected by Larkin Newton, of Newton ; Elijah Gray, of Greene; and Samuel Melugan of Jasper, commissioners. In May 1845, the county court appointed H. G. JOPLIN, vice Melugan.

Harris G. Joplin was at 1845 Barry County, Missouri was at Jay's Creek Campground SOURCES : Barry County V # 17

Found in the Oza'kin, vol. v , no. I Lawrence County Notebook Compiled by Fred G. Mieswinkel 512 Seneker, Mt. Vernon, MO 65712 that he had son by 3rd wife Amanda Beall Edward B. Joplin, born 1852 and died: 1857- January - 20th Benton County, MO. of Scarlatina
Source: The , death was take out of Obituarie and Death notice for year of 1856 Missouri

Source: Joplin and Jopling By Eason
The Rev. Harris Joplin has a great nephew in Dallas, Texas. who name is Harris Joplin Jr. 2361 Pine Bluff Drive, Dallas Texas 75228. Rev . Joplin was supose to have died near Springfield Mo., in 1853. sure about this Their is a lot of storys about Harris, but as you can see some are wrong and their is proof. The book about Joplin, Missouri has some error's in it story. Harris G. Joplin was born in Tennessee as it states. But Wake County, N.C. \\\

SOURCE - Submitter for V# 4 Tree WFT 1021 CD # 4 Carolyn D Frank, P.O. Box 189, Morrison Ok 73061

History of the Sims family is in the Libary at Green Co, Mo.
The History of Thomas Duke family is In WFT CD# 4
The History of Zachariah Martin in the WFT CD# 4

1871: Joplin Missouri took it name from JOPLIN Creek that was named for Rev. Joplin who died in 1853 or 54 unknow where.

SOURCE - Methodist ministry ---- 1829 Harris JOSSLIN is admitted in Tennessee and serves at Sandy in the Forked Deer District. This is in western Tennessee. In 1830, his name became Harris G. Jostin, and he serves at Clark's River, and again in the Forked Deer District. In 1831, his name becames Harris G. Joplin, he is ordained a deacon in the church, and he transfers to the Missouri Conference.

1850 Census Green, County, MO.

The ( Gilliam ) name could be the middle name for the ( G ) in Harris name, it a family name. And the Harris is a family name and more then likey it right.

Notes for Holly Duke Sims:
The History of the Sims family is in the libary at Green County Mo:

The History of Thomas Duke family is in the W.F.T., CD #

The History of Zachariah Martin is the W.F.T. C.D. #

Carolyn D Frank P.O. Box 189, Morrison, Ok 73061 Submitter for Volume 4, tree 1021 WFT

Children of Harris Joplin and Holly Sims are:

+	94	i.	Rev David Clark⁴ Joplin, born December 12, 1834 in Arkansas; died March 23, 1899 in Murphysboro III.
	95	ii.	Emery J Joplin, born 1836.
+	96	iii.	Wilbur (Fletcher? ) Joplin, born July 15, 1839 in Missouri; died Aft. 1920 in Union Cemetery Scott City, Mo miles south.\
+	97	iv.	Mary Frances Joplin, born December 5, 1842 in Greene Co: Mo.; died September 25, 1921 in Lincoln Mo.

Children of Harris Joplin and Mary Whipple are:

John F⁴ Joplin, born 1845 in Benton County, MO ?; died January 15, 1927 in Henry Co,MO. He married Nancy M. Miller January 27, 1870 in Benton County, MO.

Notes for John F Joplin:
John F Joplin could be Fletcher Joplin I see no other way it could be. And his hafe brother Wilber Joplin is Wilber.

JOHN F. and his wife Nancy M,( Nannie M. ) Joplin are buried at ENGLEWOOD CEMETERY AKA Clinton City Cemetry T41,R26,S12- Clinton Township. 400 S Vansant Road Henry Co,MO

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Margerette N Joplin, born 1846; died in St. Mary Cemetery, Montrose.

Child of Harris Joplin and Amanda Beall is:

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Edward B⁴ Joplin, born 1852 in Benton County, Missouri; died January 20, 1857 in Benton County, Missouri.

Notes for Edward B Joplin:
Jasper County Journal for 1983, states Edward B. Joplin, infant of the late Rev. H. G. Joplin and Amanda Joplin died 20 Jan 1857, in Benton County, Missouri at the age of five years. Edward was a only child of Harris and Amanda Joplin

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