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Harriet Ella McClure was born August 6, 1877, in White County, Arkansas. She was the daughter of William Holliway McClure and Nancy Elizabeth Cargile. Some of her descendants say she was born at Des Arc, in Prairie County, Arkansas.
The 1880 White County, Arkansas census, Marion Township, lists Harriet as two years old.
We believe both of Harriet's parents died prior to 1900. The 1900 Conway County, Arkansas census, Welbourn Township, shows Harriet living with the Moses Davidson family. The census lists her as 19, born August 1880, in Arkansas, adopted. Also living with the family was John Maupin, 25, born November 1877, in Arkansas. We do not know why she was listed as adopted on the census.
Harriet married (first) John Wesley Maupin, Jr. on December 22, 1900, at Morrilton, in Conway County, Arkansas. The marriage is recorded in Marriage Book L, page 222.
John Maupin, Jr. was born November 1876, in Faulkner County, Arkansas. He was the son of John Wesley Maupin, Sr. (b. 1836, TN) and Lida Louisa Ann Cooper (b. 1842, TN; d. 1888, Perry Co, AR).
John Maupin, Jr. died at Toad Suck Ferry, near Bigelow, in Perry County, Arkansas on December 22, 1902. John's son was born on February 22, 1903, just two months to the day after John's death.
Harriet married (second) Oliver Curtis Powell on September 16, 1903, in Perry County, Arkansas. Curtis Powell was born December 6, 1882, in Arkansas, according to information on his World War I Registration Card.
The 1910 Cleburne County, Arkansas census, Morgan Township, Town of Edgemont, shows Curtis O. Powell, head of household, 28, married 6 years, a laborer in a sawmill; Harriet, wife, 29, married 6 years, had given birth to 3 children, 2 children still living; Wesley M., son, 6 and Pearl, daughter, 1 ½ years old. Harriet's brother, Dode McClure was living in the Town of Edgemont at the same time and also working at the sawmill.
The 1920 Conway County, Arkansas census, Higgins Township, shows Curtis Powell, head of household, 37, farmer; Harriet, wife, 38; Wesley, son, 17; Robert, son, 14 and Beulah, daughter, 2 years old. The family was living on the Perry Road.
The 1930 Lonoke County, Arkansas census, Isbell Township, shows Oliver C. Powell, head, 47, married at age 20, a farmer who rented; Harriet, wife, 47, married at age 20 and Bulah W., daughter, 11 years old.
Harriet McClure Maupin Powell died May 4, 1939, on Petit Jean Mountain, in Conway County, Arkansas. She is buried in the Ada Valley Cemetery, at the foot of Petit Jean Mountain.
Child of John Maupin, Jr. and Harriet McClure
1. John Wesley Maupin, III, b. Feb 22, 1903, at Ledwedge, near Bigelow, Perry Co, AR; m. (1st) Girtha Jewel Johnson on Nov 28, 1928, Conway Co, AR. Girtha, b. June 29, 1910, Searcy Co, AR, was the dau. of Frank Main Johnson and Caldonia Edith Fox. John Wesley and Girtha lived most of their married life in Conway Co. They moved to Tucker, Jefferson Co, AR in 1942. The couple soon divorced and John Wesley moved to CA. Girtha remained in Tucker, AR, where she m. (2nd) Harvey Rorie in 1946. Harvey murdered Girtha and set the house on fire, killing two of her children in the fire. He was executed at Tucker. After his move to CA, John Wesley m. (2nd) Norma Jean Krammer. They div. and he m. (3rd) Margie Cox Hunt. John d. June 2, 1977, in Placer Co, CA and is bur. in Roseville Cem, Placer Co. Nine children (by Girtha): (1) Virgil Fay Maupin, (2) Donnie Ray Maupin, (3) John Curtis Maupin, (4) Edward Francis Maupin, (5) Bobby Lee Maupin, (6) Frankie Louis Maupin, (7) Louis Franklin Maupin, (8) Joyce Dean Maupin and (9) Troy Gene Maupin
Children of Curtis Powell and Harriet McClure
2. Pearl Powell, b. abt 1908, AR (She is 1 ½ years old on the 1910 census.); probably d. bet 1910-1920, AR (She does not appear on the 1920 census.)
3. Robert Powell, b. aft 1910, AR (Robert was listed as 14 on the 1920 census, which would mean he was b. abt 1906. Since he wasn't on the 1910 census, we can only assume his age is incorrect on the 1920 census. He does not appear on the 1930 census with his family.)
4. Bulah W. Powell, b. abt 1918, AR (She is listed as 2 years old on the 1920 census and as 11 on the 1930 census.)