Joplin Family History & Genealogy

William Joplin of Australia was born in 1820, and died at age 54 years old in 1874.

Mary Joplin of Geelong, St Marys Geelong Parish County Australia was born in 1822, and died at age 28 years old in 1850 in Geelong.

William Joplin of Australia was born in 1829, and died at age 45 years old in 1874.

Jane Joplin of Glong Hsp Australia was born in 1833, and died at age 52 years old in 1885 in Glong Hsp.

Jane Joplin of Australia was born in 1835, and died at age 29 years old in 1864.

Thirza Joplin of Australia was born in 1845, and died at age 24 years old in 1869.

William Joplin of Magpie Australia was born in 1857 in Magpie. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Joplin.

Aron Joplin of Marysborough Australia was born in 1858 in Marysborough. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Aron Joplin.

John Joplin of Ballarat Australia was born in 1863 in Ballarat. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Joplin.

John Richard Joplin of Sebastopol Australia was born in 1866 in Sebastopol. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Richard Joplin.

Legacy Scott Joplin and his fellow ragtime composers rejuvenated American popular music, fostering an appreciation for African-American music among European-Americans by creating exhilarating and liberating dance tunes. "Its syncopation and rhythmic drive gave it a vitality and freshness attractive to young urban audiences indifferent to Victorian proprieties ... Joplin's ragtime expressed the intensity and energy of a modern urban America." Joshua Rifkin, a leading Joplin recording artist, wrote, "A pervasive sense of lyricism infuses his work, and even at his most high-spirited, he cannot repress a hint of melancholy or adversity ... He had little in common with the fast and flashy school of ragtime that grew up after him." Joplin historian Bill Ryerson adds that, "In the hands of authentic practitioners like Joplin, ragtime was a disciplined form capable of astonishing variety and subtlety ... Joplin did for the rag what Chopin did for the mazurka. His style ranged from tones of torment to stunning serenades that incorporated the bolero and the tango." Biographer Susan Curtis wrote that Joplin's music had helped to "revolutionize American music and culture" by removing Victorian restraint. Composer and actor Max Morath found it striking that the vast majority of Joplin's work did not enjoy the popularity of the "Maple Leaf Rag", because while the compositions were of increasing lyrical beauty and delicate syncopation they remained obscure and unheralded during his life. Joplin apparently realized that his music was ahead of its time: As music historian Ian Whitcomb mentions that Joplin, "...opined that "Maple Leaf Rag" would make him 'King of Ragtime Composers' but he also knew that he would not be a pop hero in his own lifetime. 'When I'm dead twenty-five years, people are going to recognize me,' he told a friend." Just over thirty years later he was recognized, and later historian Rudi Blesh wrote a large book about ragtime, which he dedicated to the memory of Joplin. Joplin set the standard for ragtime compositions and played a key role in the development of ragtime music. And as a pioneer composer and performer, he helped pave the way for young black artists to reach American audiences of all races. After his death, jazz historian Floyd Levin noted: "Those few who realized his greatness bowed their heads in sorrow. This was the passing of the king of all ragtime writers, the man who gave America a genuine native music."

Mandy Joplin of Broken Bow, McCurtain County, OK was born on August 3, 1870, and died at age 104 years old on August 15, 1974.