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Descendants of Robert Joplin

276. Martha Ann⁶ Joplin (John Henry⁵, George William⁴, Mark M³, Mark², Robert¹) was born March 7, 1880 in Jamestown Moniteau , Missouri, and died April 24, 1969 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri. She married John Robert Owen,Jr October 7, 1901 in Higginsville Missouri, son of John Owen and Zelpha Peacher. He was born April 30, 1868 in Lexington Lafayette, Missouri, and died August 27, 1946 in Lexington Lafayette, Missouri.

Notes for Martha Ann Joplin:

SOURCE: Childern of John and Martha Owen

Occupation: Framer and Judge of, the Easter District

Residence: Hodge, Missouri

Relig : Presbytain

Children of Martha Joplin and John Owen are:

	444	i.	Bessie "Bearie" Jean⁷ Owen, born July 30, 1902 in Missouri; died December 27, 1915 in Missouri.
+	445	ii.	William Thomas Owen, born July 3, 1904 in Missouri; died July 9, 1998 in OHIO (Cremation).
	446	iii.	Zelpha Lorena Owen, born August 5, 1907. She married Delmar Lee Cross; born May 20, 1913 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri.
+	447	iv.	Nellie Irene Owen, born July 13, 1909 in Missouri; died Abt. 1989 in Coopersvile, Michigan.
	448	v.	Elizabeth Hardwood Owen, born May 31, 1911 in Missouri; died Abt. 1991 in Missouri. She married (1) Clifton Strain. She married (2) Claude Odell February 28, 1939 in Richmond Missouri.

Notes for Elizabeth Hardwood Owen:
This was in a new paper clipping that her sister had. Odell and Owen . Judge and Mrs J.R. Owen annouce the marriage of their daughter Elizabeth to Claude Odell of Richmond ,MO 2-28- Mr Odell is connected with the Henderson Contruction , Mexico Missouri where the newlywed will make their home. Lorena allso had her mom and dad marriage.

+	449	vi.	Alice P eachee Owen, born March 13, 1913 in Missouri; died in Trenton, Missouri.
	450	vii.	Zellah Ruth Owen, born April 5, 1915 in Missouri; died December 1915 in Missouri.
+	451	viii.	Robert Oldham Owen, born June 6, 1916 in Missouri.
+	452	ix.	John Emmett Owen, born July 13, 1918 in Hodge, Missouri; died May 1, 1998 in Barstow, CA.
+	453	x.	Martha Katherine Owen, born March 7, 1921 in Lexington Lafaytte Missouri.

277. James Edward⁶ Joplin (John Henry⁵, George William⁴, Mark M³, Mark², Robert¹) was born January 5, 1883 in Jamestown Moniteau, Missouri, and died March 16, 1957 in Kansas City, KS Maple Hill Cemtery K.C.Ks. He married Addiebelle Dora Marcum January 20, 1905 in Kansas City Missouri Jackson. She was born April 16, 1889 in Blackwater Missouri, and died December 25, 1947 in 719 Dougles Kansas City Kansas.\\

Notes for James Edward Joplin:
1900- Was in Booneville, Reform School for Boys, Copper County, Mo
His Mom and brother and sister were at Pettis County, Mo
1929, Lived at 1898 South 5th Kansas City, Kansas
1930, Lived at 719 Douglas Kansas City, Kansas
1942, Lived at 717 Douglas Kansas City, Kansas

Notes for Addiebelle Dora Marcum:
Herman said his mom came from blackwell missouri. Addie and Rosie are sister as is Elmer is their brother. They all married sister and brothers.

Children of James Joplin and Addiebelle Marcum are:

454

James Edward⁷ Joplin, Jr, born 1907 in Kannsas City,Missouri; died August 28, 1967 in Kansas City,Kansas Maple Hill Cemtery ²⁶.

Notes for James Edward Joplin, Jr:
1930, Edward , Herman , Laura all lived at 715 Douglas Kansas City, Ks

Edward was in the army and lost a lung. Edward was never married

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Laura Bella Joplin, born Abt. 1910 in Kansas City,Kansas; died Unknown in 2200 N 85th White Church Cemtery K.C.KS.

Notes for Laura Bella Joplin:
Laura is buried at the White Church Cemetery Kansas City, Ks. She had water on the brain and was a very large woman. I was told that she live to be in her early 20's, I, do not no this for sure was told this by brother Roy Joplin.

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Herchel H. Joplin, born February 1, 1911 in Clay County Missouri; died November 3, 1999 in Riverside, Platte CO MO.

Notes for Herchel H. Joplin:
Herman was quite a drinker he and his horse would go out for the happy hour, and they both would sleep it of in the feild below his house. Where they live on Douglas street in Kansas City, Kansas. Herman like to ice skate on Turkey Creek in his early years. I was about 10 years old. After the death of Herman brother, Lawrence the city, of Kansas City, Kansas had to have the houses that Herman and Lawrence father and mother and Aunt Laura which was next door, tore them down, they had lights, only no running water or in door bathroom. they would get there water from the creek. and later got water from Lawrence house. Can recall Lawrence haveing water brought down the hill to his house. That water meter was the only water to that street. This place was like liveing in the hills of the Ozarks. The road was not paved, city thought it was. I, do not think it matter to them. Herman is in a "Nurseing Home" Kansas City, MO He was there before Lawrence died, he had many storys, but I had trouble understanding some of them. Herman never married he live with Aunt Dollie Lancaster after Uncle Frank pass - a - way up untill she died. \\

1920 - Father and mother were living Kansas City, Kansas Columbus addition, I belive this is at 7th street and Shawnee Road up off 7th street and Southwest Blvd. Emmett his brother family were close by on line - 53 as they were line - 48 in 1900 Census of Kansas City, Kansas.

+	457	iv.		Lawrence Lee Joplin, born May 6, 1923 in Kansas City,WY Kansas; died May 12, 1994 in Kansas City, (WY) Kansas.\\
+	458	v.		Rose Ann Joplin, born August 25, 1927 in Kansas City, Kansas Wyandotte County; died May 6, 1993 in Homeland County Riverside, California.

279. want to be Rev. Robert F⁶ Joplin (John Henry⁵, George William⁴, Mark M³, Mark², Robert¹) was born September 28, 1889 in Knobnoster Johnson Missouri, and died January 7, 1972 in Kansas City,Jackson Missouri. He married (1) Flossie Burch Abt. 1914 in Kansas City Missouri. She died in Kansas City, Ks. He married (2) Maude Forggle October 1924 in Kansas City,Jackson Missouri ²⁷. He married (3) Susie Ann Inmon April 4, 1928 in Lawrence Douglas Kansas, daughter of Thomas Inmon and Mary Davis. She was born March 20, 1905 in Charolett Marshall Tennessee, and died August 26, 1972 in Kansas City Jackson Missouri.\\\\\\\\\\\\

Notes for want to be Rev. Robert F Joplin:
1929 - Lived - Kansas City, Kansas 822 Douglas
1930, Lived - Kansas City, Kansas 1818 South 5th
1942, Lived - Kansas City, Kansas 1735 South 21St
1945, Lived - Kansas City, Kansas 1209 Fedral
1962, Lived - Kansas City, Kansas 3700 Cambridge
1966, Lived - Kansas City, Kansas 6th Metropolitan

Dad and Mom were liveing on Metropolitan when they started getting sick and could no long take care of each other. Dad had Cancer and Mom ( Alzheimer ) she was not able to cook and to take care of her daily chores, Johnny my brother was liveing with them part of the time.
By 1971, thing had got worse ) Dad and Mom could no longer take care of each other, Dad was the one who would not give up, until he could no longer walk. He had bone cancer for years. ) Mom would try to cook it was not safe for her to even light the stove\\

Roy and Dottie was cleaning their house and doing the wash, going to the store, A lot of this I did not no, I would have help more but I was sick that whole year. Iam sure their will be a place for Roy and Dottie in heaven for what they did for Mom and Dad.

Oct, of 1971 Glenda and Annie were looking for a, nurseing home for them, Dad need 24 hour Medical care and Mom she need daily liveing care she would run off from the nurseing home. It just broke your heart to see her not no you. Annie live in Texas we all live here, there was no way you could stay up all night and watch them. We all had school age childern.

When they clean out their house I got some old photo, in a little case of my grandmother, Inmon Mother and Father and a sister, There were some of Dad and his hafe - brother Frank Lancaster and a small boy named Dewy unknow to me who he was You find them in the front of book.\\\

When shaving took a brave man

I recall in the late 40s and 50s watching my dad, shaving with a straight razor. It was a bit like surgery, with all the instruments laid out for the awe-inspiring operation. There was the shaving mug with its mold of soap in the bottom, a bristle shaving brush with a black handle and, of course, the razor, also with a black handle, and that gleaming, hardend, steel blade.
Before beginning the procedure, he"d whet the razor to increase its sharpness by running the blade back and forth over a leather strop. An old rag was placed nearby to wipe the soap and whiskers from the blade --- and to staunch the flow of blood when he cut himself. There was an art to shaving with this kind of razor
The blade and handle had to be held in a " V " at a 45 degree angle. With a bold, downward stroke, whiskers disappeared from my dad's face. Under his chin and around his, nose, he was especially careful, moving the razor in short choppy strokes. It was always a breathtaking experience, watching that lethal weapon move up and down his face.
No matter how practiced he was -- or any person who used a straight razor -- there was sure to be a slice to some tender skin, causing blood to drip or run. Many men used a styptic pencil to stop the flow. But my dad simply compressed a rag against the slice until the bleeding ceased.
Mr. Gillette is probably to blame for creating the shaving softies of today. He perfected a safety razor that only infrequently nicked the face. Shaving became easier and easier with the advent of Tefloncoated blades, platinum edges and double edges, multiple heads and ajustable surfaces, and the electric razor. The day of the bona - fide he- man is gone

1924- Buck said that she was a dancer on river boat on the missouri river.
Buck said she had a brother in Lansing Ks . I think this was in dad wild, days.

Now I no why dad would never let us play cards, he would just say we could not play, and get mad as hell. I don't think he new we would find all this out.

SOURCE: Kansas City, Kansas New Paper

ROBERT F. JOPLIN, 83, died last night at a nursing home at 2211 Charlotte. He was born in Knob Noster, Mo., and had lived in Kansas City, Kansas 45 years. Mr. Joplin was a self - employed laborer. He leaves his wife, Mrs Susie Ann Joplin, 3400 Campbell; five sons Robert Leroy Joplin, 5411 Klamm. Roy Lee Joplin 1706 39th AV, Charles W. Joplin, 5200 Alma, and Robert E. Joplin 3715 Ohio, all of Kansas City, Ks. and John L. Joplin of Atchison, Ks; a stepson Pat Smith, Topeka; three daughters, Mrs Betty Jean Schler, 1624 39th and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Carr, 4406 Cambridge both of Kansas City, Ks, and Mrs. Anna Mae Miller, Aransas, Tex.; 23 grandchildern, and 10 great - grandchildern. Services will be at 10.30 a.m. Saturday at the Reising Chapel; burial in Highland Park Cemetery. Freinds may call at the chapel from 7 to 9 o'clock tonight.

Notes for Flossie Burch:
Elmer Marcum was married to dad sister Laura before he married Flossie. And Elmer is Addie - Rosie - Enda brother ,And he is Jane Joplin Lawernce Joplin wife uncle. What a tell we weave so how all this go!\\

Notes for Susie Ann Inmon:
Remember When We had It So Poor :

When I was a child in the early 1950s, every day of the week had a special purpose at our house. Monday was wash day. Mom would separate piles for sheets, towels, underware, jeans on the floor. Then she filled the tub of the wringer washer with buckets of hot water. That she had heated on the wood stove in the basement room, next to the washer. And she would cut up the soap up that she had made, some times we had store bought soap, and bleach. Mom started the electric agitatot. Mom made the soap out of lard rendered from the fat of a butchered hog. She added lye and cooked it by her special recipe, then poured it into a flat pan. When it cooled, she cut it into square bars. The soap didn't smell very good, but it was used mostly for washing clothes. This " jelly soap " would dissolve better in the washing machine. Mom allway's had bright white sheets on the line.

First she would wash the sheets, Then she cranked the wringer and fed them through. times we got to help The sheets went next into cold rinse water in the right-hand tub of galvanized double sink. she had this big stick she use to push the sheets and other clothes in the water She ran them through the wringer again before rerinsig them in the other tub to the left.\\\

Mom washed everything in the same water, starting with whites and ending with dark colors. If she found a stubborn stain, she boiled it away in a large pot on the stove. The clothesline out back served as our dryer. I actually enjoyed hanging laundry on sunny days when the sweet smell of soap filled the air. mom would let us help In the winter, clothes had to freeze dry, and hanging them was a painful chore. If Mondays were rainy, she hung clothes in the basement, where drying took forever. And they were stif. Her job was tougher then I thought. Mom allways managed the daily needs of her family.\\

Monday evenings Mom sprinkled water on the clean, dry clothes that need ironing, rolled the damp pieces into cylinders and stored them overnight in the cold basement Tuesday was ironing day. Mom created steam by applying her hot flat iron to the damp clothes. Eventually she owened a modern steam iron. she got from the Jewell Tea Man \

Mom also relied on peddlers, delivery men and farmers who called at the door with fresh eggs and Vegies. From brooms , to brushes, exotic flavorings and notions without stepping past the screen door. Then there were the much - loved trucks of the Manor Baking Co. The little yellow vehicles rolled through the neighborhood filling it with the irresistible aroma of fresh baked goods.

She allways done the mending and replaced the missing buttons, using ones from her button box collection. She stitched up simple tears; she would patched the knees of worn jeans. She darn the sock with holes. Mom never threw away a good piece of material, and she was an expert at altering and at making a new garment from old fabric.
She made rag rugs of old cotton materials and comforters out of wool scraps.
Mom, made quilt patches on treadle sewing machine, "for Quilts " she got a new singer that work better it was electric, mom allways embroider pillow case, she made her own sheets.

Sometime during the week Mom would make bread for the week. We come in from school we would get a slice of bread with butter on it.
She was a great cook breads and homemade desserts and those biscut . " I was about 13 teen and Mom left me in charge to watch her biscuts and they were burn a little MOM nevere let watch them again " Mom allways made soup in the winter, Bill my husband said that salt pork she cooked was something no one he ever new could cook it like her. Mom said she would stand on a box at five years old and washs dish and cook.

Mom mother was working in the cotton fields and would take her little brother Willie with her. Mom came from the south and she new what work was. We have it so easy as to what she had it. My childhood passed in an orderly procession in Kansas City, Kansas. If we were not helping to pick berries for the jellys Mom made we were playing in the woods and playing in the stream up was very hot and to cool off by Aunt Laura while Mom and Aunt Laura pick the berries. They paid little attention to us.\\\

We didn't buy much food in tin cans. Mom and Grandma Heigal " her mother " and Aunt Laura would come over after the hard work of picking berrys and vegies
They sat on the front porch in the summertime and prepared vegetables for dinner, the noonday meal, and talked their talk. While they shelled black - eyed peas or cut up okra or peedled potatoes . I lounged about with my ears open, eager to hear their stories. Sometimes I was given the task of churning butter as I sat near them on the porch. I can recall the Oleo from the store we would mix the little balls to make it yellow Why is a look back so much more comforting than trying to look to the future?\\

From her headquarters, Mom herded my brother and sisters and me to the grade school, Whitmore movies, Vox church, the drugstore Grantys for cherry Cokes and the five-and-dime Hansen . Sometimes we caught the bus Downtown to Kansas City, Kansas where we bought perfect-fitting shoes. Dad would sometime take us to Zef where he got are shoes he had no tast I no now he was trying to make them last us ,as they did not have to much money. Mom would make are dress for school. At the end of the school year we would allways go to Grantys drug store for ice cream, Mr Granty all ways gave the school childern a treat on the last day of school. We bought are school supplies there. We allways had fun in the summer when school was out for the summer.\\\\\\\\\\

We stayed close to our Rosedale, in Kansas City, Kansas neighborhood when I was growing up in the early 1950s. We didn't pay much attention to homes. They were pretty much alike: Playing was our real world. My brother , Johnny made scooters by fastening hafe a skate to the front of a 2 - by - 4 board and the other hafe to the back. Then he nailed a crate on front, with a piece of wood across that for handlebars. Marbles were a must, with the boys. They had sling shots to kept away any bad dogs. \\

We sailed rocks off the top of road, the dump with its adjacent creek below and Turkey Creek was between the railroad tracks made for good exploring within sight of I - 35 today . My brothers Charlie and Johnny and are friends and I spent many days playing in and on this meandering stream where ever they went I would tag along.\\\\

We had a lots of fun then. Only vaguely aware of getting hurt. What we were aware of was that our neighborhood was a wonderful place, where people lived in harmony. I know Turkey Creek is still there. Most of the wooded areas have given way to I - 35. I don't know if the water is cleaner or more polluted. I do know we had an awful lot of fun on Turkey Creek. We never really swam in Turkey Creek, but we did do a lot of wading. The high wooded bluffs and meadows along this stream were great for playing.

Winter were colder, then they are now. When I was in school we would walk to and from school, I allways play in the snow, and would come home with my hand, balled inside wet, woolen mittens and jammed into the mended pockets of a coat that other little girls had worn to start school. My stocking were almost as wet as my cracked leather oxford. It takes time to walk around puddles. I lowered my head against the icy pellets and hurried toward home I scrambled up the walk and burst through the door. A nose tickling medley --- carrots, onions, potatoes, bayleaf--- wafted from the back of the cook-stove. I wasn't yet aware that mom's trips to the basement room for the products of last summer's garden were about to come to an end.

Crackling hedge stumps blazed in the heat stove. Mom hug my wet coat on the straight- back chair nearby. I rested my mittens side-by-side on the bottom rung, turned my shoes bottom-side-up near the heater, then nestled my icy toes into dry stocking, wating for me on the chair seat .
The security inside our house-- the wet woolens and leather drying, the good vegetable soup-- contrasted with the needle-pricks of rain and sleet outside, tapping at the windows. Is one of the family heirlooms bequeathed to me. And we have it so ruff. I, tell you their is no way I could do all this.

We made or got are toys from outdated catalogs, we cut out paper dolls from them, and if they weren't too full of holes, what was left would be used in the outhouse. We would read the funny papers" collected from Sunday editions of the city paper. Sometimes they even included a few comic books. We kid's handled and read these over and over until they were well - worn.
Each of us kids had very little toys, we made are own personal stuff.
There was no comparison to the number and value of the toys childern own today. And yet , I still call my childhood the good old days.

SOURCE: Kansas City, Ks NEWS PAPER
Mrs. Susie A. Joplin, 67, Kansas City, Mo, and formerly of Kansas City, Kansa died Saturday at a Kansas City, Mo., hospital.
Born in Tennessee, she lived in the Kansas City, area for 50 years. Surviving are five sons, Patrick Smith, Topeka; Roy Joplin, 1706 39th Ave.; Charles Joplin 5200 Alma.; Robert Joplin 3715 Ohio, John Joplin, Atchison; on stepson Robert Joplin, 5411 Klamm; three daughters, Mrs. Betty Schler, 1624 W. 39th; Mrs. Mary Carr, 4406 Cambridge, and Mrs. Anna Miller, Aranas Tex.; two brothers, George Inman and John Inman, both of Almar, Ark.; and 23 grandchildern and 10 great grandchildern. Service are pending at Reising Funeral Home.

Marriage Notes for Robert Joplin and Susie Inmon:
Dad worked for Tobin Construction CO, and help build Waydotte County Lake in Kansas City,Ks. Dad and his bothers work on the lake this is where on of the brother, Emmett who lost part of his hearing after a blast. We were liveing in argentine, at 1735 south 21th street at this time where I, was born . We moved from their to 1209 Federal Kansas City, Ks Ann and Bob where born . I, was four years old mom and dad bought the house they my have save from job at tobins to get it. \\\\\\

Dad and his brothers went in to hauling trash for a living. They say their were not any money in this, Deffenbaugh Disposal Service must have look at him, now Dad would get some nice thing we would no get all new thing to wear, Only what mom would make or what dad got. Dad customer's new dad had kid's. My DAD and MOM had little money to spend on us I, on the other hand, was upset and did not understand. But I like to think that this made me strong, and I, do understand to day. I have made the necessary adjustments, with my life and family.\\

I, think dad could have told me a lot about this Joplin, family if I would have stay around . But I was to young and busy, I did not have the time, for that stuff I, allways kind of had the picture, that he wanted to give me what Iam looking for now. If only I, could have had the time, I, no now how he must have felt. Like I, did not care, I, guess he getting his time after all. I, would give all I, have for him, to say I, told you so. I, try to tell my childern now some do have the time, and other are to busy. But I, did talk to some, who are older then me, who don't care at all. They don't want to no about the past. But they do, try to help out.

Although slighly annoyed, that this arduous process took nearly one hour, the effort appeared worth it. Instead of, being blown out, of shape came out intact. And they were acually glad on the outside than in the middle of not understanding were they came from. Some ask me for a copy, when finished. Not only does this work but, Imagine ! asking me to come by the next time I was close by, Texas. You wouldn't belive the number of people who tell me to call, so-and-so. All in all, I have seem to be spending only a little extra time and have a lot more to show for it. Not only does this work, but the fun of listening to an inverted hailstorm of information about the Joplin, who didn't want to talk. Some told me story's they had long since forgotten. But knowing how to beginning is just as hard as asking, I was uncertain how to start. Some told me about thing's dad could not have told me. \\

Children of Robert Joplin and Flossie Burch are:

+	459	i.		Robert Leroy⁷ Joplin, SR, born May 26, 1914 in Kansas City Jackson Missouri; died July 20, 1980 in Kansas City Jackson Missouri.\\\\
	460	ii.		Floyd Joplin, born November 11, 1916 in Kansas City Kansas; died June 13, 1917 in Kansas City Kansas.

Children of Robert Joplin and Susie Inmon are:

+	461	i.	Roy Lee⁷ Joplin, born September 10, 1928 in Kansas City ,Wy Kansas.\\
+	462	ii.	Betty Jean Joplin, born September 3, 1932 in Kansas City, Kansas.
+	463	iii.	Charles William Joplin, born February 26, 1935 in Kansas City,WY Kansas; died May 19, 1998 in Kansas City, Ks at home at 5200 Alma.\\
+	464	iv.	John Louis Joplin, born February 25, 1937 in Kansas City,Kansas; died October 19, 1997 in Kansas City, Missouri BLK # 24 Roe # 11 G # 2 Maple Hill Cem. K.C. Ks.
+	465	v.	Mary Elizabeth Joplin, born February 7, 1941 in Kansas City,Wyandotte Kansas.\\
+	466	vi.	Anna May Joplin, born March 23, 1945 in Kansas City WY Kansas.\\
+	467	vii.	Robert Eugene Joplin, born September 12, 1946 in Kansas City,Kansas.

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