The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Scott Joplin
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
| Ancestry of Scott Joplin | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Joplin, b. ... [near Linden], East Texas, ... [shortly before Jan. 1868], d. Manhattan State Hospital, New York, N. Y., 1 April 1917, bur. St. Michael's Cemetery, Astoria, Queens, N. Y. |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
Giles/Jiles Joplin,
b. ... , N. C., ... [ca. 1842],
d. ... [living 1880]
m. |
| 3 | Florence Givins, b. ... , Ky., ... Jan. 1839, d. ... [living 1900] |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
... Joplin,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 5 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 6 |
... Givins,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 7 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
1910 New York, New York Co., Manhattan, ED 152, sheet 7B, line 77
128 W 29th St, establishment of Edmund Duvall, Hotel Manager:
Joplin Scott Lodger M Mul 40 W TX NC KY Musician ....
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1900 Missouri, Pettus Co., Sedalia, ED 111, sheet 7A, line 8
Home of Susan Hawkin
Joplin Scott Lodger B M Oct 1872 27 S TX NC KY Musician
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1900 Arkansas, Miller Co., Texarkana, ED 121, sheet 1B, line 78
Joplin Florence H B F Jan 1839 61 D 14 6 KY GA GA Servant
Osil D B F Oct 1873 26 S TX KY NC Servant
Myrtle D B F Feb 1882 18 S AR KY NC Servant
(three roomers)
The birth locations do not make sense, but that is what is on the schedule.
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1880 Texas, River Co, Texarkana, ED 2, Page 29, line 24
Joplin Giles B M 38 Common Laborer NC NC NC
Florence B F 39 W Wash + Iron KY KY KY
Monroe B M 19 S Porter in Store TX NC KY
Scott B M 12 S Going to School TX do do
Robt B M 11 S do do TX do do
Rose B F 10 D Measles TX do do
William B M 4 S Measles TX do do
John B M 3/12 S Measles TX do do
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1870 Texas, Davis Co., Precinct No. 1, Linden PO, page 14, line 35
Joplin Jiles 28 M B Work out farm ---- ----- NC
Florence 29 F B KY
Morris 7 M B TX
Scott 2 M B TX
Robert 1 M B TX
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