Andrew Jackson Bankson1

M, (18 June 1840 - 1 March 1896)
FatherJames Nicholas Bankson (10 Jun 1794 - 2 Feb 1847)
MotherMargaret Swann (29 Jul 1802 - 22 Aug 1897)
Birth*18 June 1840 Andrew was born at Cherokee Co., Alabama, on 18 June 1840. 
Marriage*13 October 1868 He married Melissa Emiline Culpepper on 13 October 1868 at age 28. 
Death*1 March 1896 He died at Cherokee Co., Alabama, on 1 March 1896 at age 55. 
Burial* His body was interred at Unity Missionary Baptist Cemetery, Round Mountain, Cherokee Co., Alabama

Family

Melissa Emiline Culpepper (25 May 1843 - 1 March 1896)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited25 October 2001

Citations

  1. E-mail written 2001 to Lew Griffin from Martha Lyle, e-mail address.

Amanda A. Culpepper

F, (circa 1847 - )
FatherJohn Tyler Culpepper of Cherokee Co., AL (1810 - bt 1870 - 1880)
MotherMartha Melvina Baker (c 1813 - a 1880)
Birth*circa 1847 Amanda was born at Cherokee Co., Alabama, circa 1847. 
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited14 April 1999

Indiana Alabama Culpepper1

F, (20 March 1849 - 25 May 1925)
FatherJohn Tyler Culpepper of Cherokee Co., AL (1810 - bt 1870 - 1880)
MotherMartha Melvina Baker (c 1813 - a 1880)
Birth*20 March 1849 Indiana was born at Cherokee Co., Alabama, on 20 March 1849. 
Marriage*circa 1870 She married Lorenzo Dow Lewis at Alabama circa 1870. 
Married Namecirca 1870  As of circa 1870, her married name was Lewis. 
Photographed*say 1920 She was photographed say 1920
Indiana Alabama (Culpepper) Lewis with daughter-in-law Era (Riggins) Lewis.2
Indiana Alabama (Culpepper) Lewis
Death*25 May 1925 She died at Homewood, Jefferson Co., Alabama, on 25 May 1925 at age 76.3 

Family

Lorenzo Dow Lewis (11 July 1847 - 10 August 1923)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited13 June 2012

Citations

  1. RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Winch/Proffitt Genealogy Database.
  2. E-mail written 1983-2011 to Lew Griffin from Mary Genevieve Taylor Harris (#48715), Dallas, TX, e-mail address.
  3. State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics / Record Services Division, compiler, Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2011.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2453
    Bamma Culpepper Lewis died May 1925 in Jefferson Co., Alabama.

Lorenzo Dow Lewis1

M, (11 July 1847 - 10 August 1923)
FatherChristopher Anderson Lewis (30 Jul 1812 - 21 Apr 1888)
MotherAnnie Webb (12 Nov 1814 - 15 Jul 1896)
Birth*11 July 1847 Lorenzo was born at Gaylesville, Cherokee Co., Alabama, on 11 July 1847. 
Marriage*circa 1870 He married Indiana Alabama Culpepper at Alabama circa 1870. 
Death*10 August 1923 He died at Homewood, Jefferson Co., Alabama, on 10 August 1923 at age 76. 

Family

Indiana Alabama Culpepper (20 March 1849 - 25 May 1925)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited12 June 2012

Citations

  1. RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Winch/Proffitt Genealogy Database.
  2. E-mail written 1983-2011 to Lew Griffin from Mary Genevieve Taylor Harris (#48715), Dallas, TX, e-mail address.

Virginia Ann Culpepper1

F, (1850 - 1927)
FatherJohn Tyler Culpepper of Cherokee Co., AL (1810 - bt 1870 - 1880)
MotherMartha Melvina Baker (c 1813 - a 1880)
Birth*1850 Virginia was born at Cherokee Co., Alabama, in 1850. 
Marriage*circa 1877 She married Lawrence Decatur Chisenhall at Cherokee Co., Alabama, circa 1877. 
Married Namecirca 1877  As of circa 1877, her married name was Chisenhall. 
Photographedcirca 1889 She was photographed circa 1889 at Johnson Co., Texas.1
Virginia (Culpepper) Chisenhall
Photographedcirca 1889 She was photographed circa 1889 at Johnson Co., Texas.1
Lawrence & Virginia (Culpepper) Chisenhall family
Photographed*say 1915 She was photographed say 1915
Lawrence D. Chisenhall and wife Virginia Ann (Culpepper) Chisenhall, and James N. Webb and wife Sarah Louisa (Culpepper) Webb.1
Death*1927 She died at Burleson, Johnson Co., Texas, in 1927. 

Family

Lawrence Decatur Chisenhall (April 1856 - 8 December 1921)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited30 April 2007

Citations

  1. E-mail written 1983-2011 to Lew Griffin from Mary Genevieve Taylor Harris (#48715), Dallas, TX, e-mail address.

Lawrence Decatur Chisenhall1

M, (April 1856 - 8 December 1921)
FatherWilliam Delaney Chisenhall (c 1829 - 1864)
MotherSarah Reed (8 Nov 1836 - 13 Jul 1924)
Birth*April 1856 Lawrence was born at Cherokee Co., Alabama, in April 1856. 
Marriage*circa 1877 He married Virginia Ann Culpepper at Cherokee Co., Alabama, circa 1877. 
(Husband) Photographedcirca 1889 He appeared as a husband in a family photograph circa 1889 at Johnson Co., Texas.1
Lawrence & Virginia (Culpepper) Chisenhall family
Photographed*say 1900 He was photographed say 1900.1
Lawrence D. Chisenhall
(Husband) Photographedsay 1915 He appeared as a husband in a family photograph say 1915
Lawrence D. Chisenhall and wife Virginia Ann (Culpepper) Chisenhall, and James N. Webb and wife Sarah Louisa (Culpepper) Webb.1
Death*8 December 1921 He died at Harris Sanitarium, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas, on 8 December 1921 at age 65.1 
Burial*say 10 December 1921 His body was interred say 10 December 1921 at Burleson Cemetery, Burleson, Johnson Co., Texas.1 
Biography* Lawrence Decatur Chisenhall (1856-1921), one of five children of William Delaney Chisenhall and Sallie Reed of Alabama, and Virginia Ann Culpepper (1855-1927), one of 17 children of John Tyler Culpepper and Melvina Baker from Virginia, later Alabama, were married in Alabama in the middle 1870's, and as bride and groom traveled by train to Dallas, Texas. They were met there by friends, and went by horse and wagon to Marystown, Texas which was a township about seven miles south of Burleson. There they settled on 40 acres with a mule and began farming. Along with farming, Lawrence Chisenhall later built and operated a cotton gin in Marystown. There were ten children born from this union: Grace, Walter Delaney, Martin Brown, Marble Gertrude, Tollie Myrtle, Vera Mae, Sallie Lee, Willie Josephine, Lawrence Fletcher, and Mary Adlai (Cricket was her nickname, and the name she was always known by). The Chisenhalls were busy people. The family moved to Burleson in 1900 where the six younger children attended Burleson School. They bought a 230 acre farm about two miles south of Burleson which remains in the family. Part of this land was sold to the City of Burleson for a park which bears the Chisenhall name. The Chisenhalls also purchased land and built a home around 1901 at the corner of Bransom and Renfro Streets. That home was lived in for two separate periods of several years each by two of the grandsons, Winston Francis Taylor and his family, and Jack Chisenhall Taylor and his family. In 1964 it was moved to make room for the Burleson Post Office, and still is being lived in at 225 South Warren. In the early 1900's Lawrence Chisenhall founded a flour mill in Burleson, and called it Powder Puff Flour. This does seem an appropriate name since seven of their ten children were girls! Listed below are the ten Chisenhall children and those that they married: Grace married George Durham from Marystown; Walter D. married Mattie from Baird, TX; Martin B. married Edna Gordon from Burleson; Mable married James J. Walker from the Burleson-Everman area; Tollie married Charles Calhoun Taylor from Burleson; Vera married Claude W. Norton from Fort Worth; Sallie died at a young age; Willie married J. Grover Hackney from Burleson; Fletcher married Neltz Coleman from Ardmore, OK; "Cricket" married John D. Watkins from Tacoma, WA. At this writing, 1980, Willie Chisenhall Hackney is living and healthy in her 91st year, as well as John D. Watkins, "Cricket's" husband, who is in his 88th year. Shirley Taylor Miles. 

Family

Virginia Ann Culpepper (1850 - 1927)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited30 April 2007

Citations

  1. E-mail written 1983-2011 to Lew Griffin from Mary Genevieve Taylor Harris (#48715), Dallas, TX, e-mail address.

Sarah Louisa Culpepper1

F, (May 1852 - 2 January 1929)
FatherJohn Tyler Culpepper of Cherokee Co., AL (1810 - bt 1870 - 1880)
MotherMartha Melvina Baker (c 1813 - a 1880)
Name Variation She was also known as Sallie.2 
Birth*May 1852 Sarah was born at Cherokee Co., Alabama, in May 1852.3 
Photographed*circa 1870 She was photographed circa 1870 at Cherokee Co., Alabama.4
Sarah Louisa Culpepper
Married Name12 September 1874  As of 12 September 1874, her married name was Webb.2 
Marriage*12 September 1874 She married James Nicholas Webb at Cherokee Co., Alabama, on 12 September 1874 at age 22.2 
(Wife) 1880 Census1 June 1880 Sarah was listed as an unknown person 's wife on the 1880 Census at Cherokee Co., Alabama.5 
(Sister) Photographedsay 1915 She appeared as a sister in a family photograph say 1915
Lawrence D. Chisenhall and wife Virginia Ann (Culpepper) Chisenhall, and James N. Webb and wife Sarah Louisa (Culpepper) Webb.3
Death*2 January 1929 She died at Jamestown, Cherokee Co., Alabama, on 2 January 1929 at age 76.6 

Family

James Nicholas Webb (25 November 1850 - January 1929)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited26 June 2011

Citations

  1. RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Randy Winch. <e-mail address>
  2. William T. & Patricia Martin, compiler, The Gadsden Times, 1867-1885 (4 volumes), Miami, Florida: W.T. Martin, 1996-2003, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.167 B38m v1-v4.
    Miss Sallie Culpepper and Mr. James N. Webb, "Married at the residence of the bride's mother, near Davis X Roads, Cherokee County, on Sunday night, 12 Sep 1874, by Wm. Henderson, Esq.", Published 8 Oct 1874, Vol. 2, page 411.
  3. E-mail written 1983-2011 to Lew Griffin from Mary Genevieve Taylor Harris (#48715), Dallas, TX, e-mail address.
  4. E-mail written 1983-2011 to Lew Griffin from Mary Genevieve Taylor Harris (#48715), Dallas, TX, e-mail address.
    courtesy of Pam Jolly.
  5. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Cherokee, Alabama; Roll T9_6; Family History Film: 1254006; Page: 291.1000; Enumeration District: 20.
  6. E-mail written 1983-2011 to Lew Griffin from Mary Genevieve Taylor Harris (#48715), Dallas, TX, e-mail address.
    from death certificate.
  7. E-mail written 1983-2011 to Lew Griffin from Mary Genevieve Taylor Harris (#48715), Dallas, TX, e-mail address.
    from 1900 census.

James Nicholas Webb1,2

M, (25 November 1850 - January 1929)
FatherJohn Webb (31 Mar 1823 - 28 Jan 1899)
MotherSusan L. Bankston (1 Jan 1827 - 3 Feb 1899)
Birth*25 November 1850 James was born on 25 November 1850. 
Marriage*12 September 1874 He married Sarah Louisa Culpepper at Cherokee Co., Alabama, on 12 September 1874 at age 23.3 
Marriage He married Mary McCall
1880 Census*1 June 1880 He was enumerated in the US Census of 1880 at Cherokee Co., Alabama.4 
(Brother-in-law) Photographedsay 1915 He appeared as a brother-in-law in a family photograph say 1915
Lawrence D. Chisenhall and wife Virginia Ann (Culpepper) Chisenhall, and James N. Webb and wife Sarah Louisa (Culpepper) Webb.1
Death*January 1929 He died in January 1929 at age 78. 

Family

Sarah Louisa Culpepper (May 1852 - 2 January 1929)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited26 June 2011

Citations

  1. E-mail written 1983-2011 to Lew Griffin from Mary Genevieve Taylor Harris (#48715), Dallas, TX, e-mail address.
  2. RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Randy Winch. <e-mail address>
  3. William T. & Patricia Martin, compiler, The Gadsden Times, 1867-1885 (4 volumes), Miami, Florida: W.T. Martin, 1996-2003, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.167 B38m v1-v4.
    Miss Sallie Culpepper and Mr. James N. Webb, "Married at the residence of the bride's mother, near Davis X Roads, Cherokee County, on Sunday night, 12 Sep 1874, by Wm. Henderson, Esq.", Published 8 Oct 1874, Vol. 2, page 411.
  4. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Cherokee, Alabama; Roll T9_6; Family History Film: 1254006; Page: 291.1000; Enumeration District: 20.
  5. E-mail written 1983-2011 to Lew Griffin from Mary Genevieve Taylor Harris (#48715), Dallas, TX, e-mail address.
    from 1900 census.

John A. Walter Culpepper

M, (April 1853 - 16 August 1908)
FatherJohn Tyler Culpepper of Cherokee Co., AL (1810 - bt 1870 - 1880)
MotherMartha Melvina Baker (c 1813 - a 1880)
DNA* To help confirm John A. Walter Culpepper's descent from Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, we are seeking a male Culpepper descendant of John's to participate in our free DNA testing project. For more information, go to: http://gen.culpepper.com/dna
Name Variation He was also known as Mack. 
Birth*April 1853 John was born at Cherokee Co., Alabama, in April 1853. 
1880 Census* John was listed as a son in Martha Melvina Baker's household on the 1880 Census at Cherokee Co., Alabama.1 
Marriage*25 March 1886 He married Victoria Conaway on 25 March 1886 at age 32. 
Census*1900 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Cherokee Co., Alabama, in 1900. 
Death*16 August 1908 He died at Cherokee Co., Alabama, on 16 August 1908 at age 55
from Gennie Harris: I have a copy of his death certificate.2 
Burial*say 18 August 1908 His body was interred say 18 August 1908 at Pleasant Hill Methodist Cemetery, Cherokee Co., Alabama.2 

Family

Victoria Conaway (say 1860 - before 1901)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited18 April 2008

Citations

  1. FHL Film 1254006, National Archives Film T9-0006, Township 8, Page 286B.
  2. E-mail written 1983-2011 to Lew Griffin from Mary Genevieve Taylor Harris (#48715), Dallas, TX, e-mail address.

Rev. Josiah B. Culpepper

M, (June 1855 - 1925)
FatherJohn Tyler Culpepper of Cherokee Co., AL (1810 - bt 1870 - 1880)
MotherMartha Melvina Baker (c 1813 - a 1880)
DNA* To help confirm Rev. Josiah B. Culpepper's descent from Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, we are seeking a male Culpepper descendant of Josiah's to participate in our free DNA testing project. For more information, go to: http://gen.culpepper.com/dna
Birth*June 1855 Josiah was born at Cherokee Co., Alabama, in June 1855. 
Marriage*3 January 1877 He married Margaret Reese at DeKalb Co., Alabama, on 3 January 1877 at age 21.1 
Census1880 He was listed as a resident in the census report at DeKalb Co., Alabama, in 1880. 
Marriage*circa 1891 He married Alice (?) circa 1891.2 
1900 Census*1 June 1900 Josiah was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Huntsville, Madison Co., Alabama.2 
1910 Census* Josiah was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Jackson Co., Alabama.3 
Death*1925 He died at Cherokee Co., Alabama, in 1925
This date seems doubtful. His wife Alice appears to have remarried about ten years earlier. 
Burial* His body was interred at Pleasant Hill Methodist Cemetery, Cherokee Co., Alabama. From Gennie Harris: I have a picture of his marker. His stone was put there by the church members..4 
Biography* Josiah was a Methodist minister. 

Family 1

Margaret Reese (circa 1858 - )
Children

Family 2

Alice (?) (March 1876 - )
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited18 April 2008

Citations

  1. Jordan R. Dodd, compiler, Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1999.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192
  2. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 98, Sheet 11B, Lines 78-87, Huntsville, Madison Co., Alabama (8 Jun 1900)
    Josiah Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, Jun 1855, 44, md-9yrs, AL/TN/GA, House Carpenter
    Alice Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, Mar 1876, 24, md-9yrs, ch 3/3, AL/AL/AL
    Beulah Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, Mar 1880, 20, sng, AL/AL/AL, Weaver/Cotton Mill
    Ora Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, Mar 1882, 18, sng, AL/AL/AL, Weaver/Cotton Mill
    Charles Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Apr 1884, 16, sng, AL/AL/AL, Weaver/Cotton Mill
    Ruth Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, Aug 1886, 13, sng, AL/AL/AL, Spinner/Cotton Mill
    Erskine Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Jan 1888, 12, sng, AL/AL/AL, At school
    Earnest Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Nov 1895, 4, sng, AL/AL/AL, At school
    Ben Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Nov 1897, 2, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Florence Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, Aug 1899, 8/12, sng, AL/AL/AL.
  3. ED 21, sheet 16.
  4. E-mail written 1983-2011 to Lew Griffin from Mary Genevieve Taylor Harris (#48715), Dallas, TX, e-mail address.

Margaret Reese

F, (circa 1858 - )
Birth*circa 1858 Margaret was born circa 1858. 
Marriage*3 January 1877 She married Rev. Josiah B. Culpepper at DeKalb Co., Alabama, on 3 January 1877.1 
Married Name3 January 1877  As of 3 January 1877, her married name was Culpepper. 

Family

Rev. Josiah B. Culpepper (June 1855 - 1925)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited20 October 2000

Citations

  1. Jordan R. Dodd, compiler, Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1999.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192

Eliza Clementine Culpepper1

F, (24 July 1858 - 6 November 1898)
FatherJohn Tyler Culpepper of Cherokee Co., AL (1810 - bt 1870 - 1880)
MotherMartha Melvina Baker (c 1813 - a 1880)
Name Variation She was also known as Elizabeth Clementine.2 
Birth*24 July 1858 Eliza was born at Broomtown, Cherokee Co., Alabama, on 24 July 1858. 
Married Namecirca 1878  As of circa 1878, her married name was Davenport.3 
Marriage*circa 1878 She married Joseph B. Davenport at Faulkner Co., Arkansas, circa 1878.3 
Marriage*25 December 1884 She married James Harrison Patton Jr. at Faulkner Co., Arkansas, on 25 December 1884 at age 26. 
Married Name25 December 1884  As of 25 December 1884, her married name was Patton. 
Photographedsay 1885 She was photographed say 1885 at Wooster, Faulkner Co., Arkansas.4
Clemmie (Culpepper) Patton
Photographed*circa 1890 She was photographed circa 1890 at Wooster, Faulkner Co., Arkansas.4
Death*6 November 1898 She died at Wooster, Faulkner Co., Arkansas, on 6 November 1898 at age 40. 
Burial*say 8 November 1898 Her body was interred say 8 November 1898 at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Faulkner Co., Arkansas.3 

Family 1

Joseph B. Davenport (25 October 1854 - 14 December 1881)
Children

Family 2

James Harrison Patton Jr. (29 April 1856 - 4 October 1925)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited26 July 2006

Citations

  1. E-mail written 1983-2011 to Lew Griffin from Mary Genevieve Taylor Harris (#48715), Dallas, TX, e-mail address.
  2. LDS Pedigree Resource File.
    CD 10.
  3. E-mail written 1983-2011 to Lew Griffin from Mary Genevieve Taylor Harris (#48715), Dallas, TX, e-mail address.
    from Pam Jolly.
  4. E-mail written 1983-2011 to Lew Griffin from Mary Genevieve Taylor Harris (#48715), Dallas, TX, e-mail address.
    courtesy of Pam Jolly.

Frances Elizabeth Culpepper

F, (circa 1812 - 17 April 1855)
FatherBenjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS (c 1790 - 27 Jan 1860)
MotherMary Mason (c 1792 - 18 Jun 1858)
Birth*circa 1812 Frances was born at South Carolina circa 1812. 
(free wh female 15-20) 1830 Census1 June 1830 Frances was probably a free white female, age 15 and under 20, in Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS's household, on the 1830 Census at Lawrence Co., Mississippi.1 
Marriage*8 October 1832 She married Joseph P. Simmons at Lawrence Co., Mississippi, on 8 October 1832.2 
Married Name8 October 1832  As of 8 October 1832, her married name was Simmons. 
(Household member) 1850 Census1 June 1850 Frances, Benajmin, Charity, James, Mary, Susanna and Joseph listed as a household member living with Joseph P. Simmons on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Attala Co., Mississippi.3 
Death*17 April 1855 She died at Attala Co., Mississippi, on 17 April 1855. 

Family

Joseph P. Simmons (circa 1811 - )
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited26 March 2014

Citations

  1. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 50, Ancestry.com images 9-10, Unknown Township, Lawrence Co., MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M5-10, 1 M40-50, 2 F0-5, 2 F10-15, 1 F15-20, 1 F20-30, 1 slave.
  2. Hunting For Bears, compiler, Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2004.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7842
    Frances Elizabeth Culpepper and Joe Simmons married 8 Oct 1832 in Lawrence Co., MS.
  3. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Year: 1850; Census Place: Township 15 R 5 E, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: M432_368; Page: 117B; Image: 289.

    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    Joseph Simmons     38
    Frances E Simmons     37
    Benj F Simmons     17
    Charity Simmons     15
    James Simmons     13
    Mary A Simmons     11
    Susania Simmons     9
    Cintha Simmons     3
    Joseph P Simmons     2.

Joseph P. Simmons

M, (circa 1811 - )
Birth*circa 1811 Joseph was born at Tennessee circa 1811. 
Marriage*8 October 1832 He married Frances Elizabeth Culpepper at Lawrence Co., Mississippi, on 8 October 1832.1 
1850 Census*1 June 1850 Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Attala Co., Mississippi.2 

Family

Frances Elizabeth Culpepper (circa 1812 - 17 April 1855)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited26 March 2014

Citations

  1. Hunting For Bears, compiler, Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2004.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7842
    Frances Elizabeth Culpepper and Joe Simmons married 8 Oct 1832 in Lawrence Co., MS.
  2. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Year: 1850; Census Place: Township 15 R 5 E, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: M432_368; Page: 117B; Image: 289.

    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    Joseph Simmons     38
    Frances E Simmons     37
    Benj F Simmons     17
    Charity Simmons     15
    James Simmons     13
    Mary A Simmons     11
    Susania Simmons     9
    Cintha Simmons     3
    Joseph P Simmons     2.

Susannah Culpepper

F, (circa 1815 - 15 April 1875)
FatherBenjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS (c 1790 - 27 Jan 1860)
MotherMary Mason (c 1792 - 18 Jun 1858)
Birth*circa 1815 Susannah was born at South Carolina circa 1815. 
(free wh female 10-15) 1830 Census1 June 1830 Mary and Susannah was probably a free white female, age 10 and under 15, in Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS's household, on the 1830 Census at Lawrence Co., Mississippi.1 
Marriage*6 February 1837 She married Arnold Branton at Lawrence Co., Mississippi, on 6 February 1837.2 
Married Name6 February 1837  As of 6 February 1837, her married name was Branton. 
Death*15 April 1875 She died at Homer, Angelina Co., Texas, on 15 April 1875. 
Biography* The following is from Beth Hillis of Magnolia TX (22 Jun 1996): Susannah married Arnold Branton, a son of Maturin Branton of Whiteville, Columbus Co. NC. Arnold left NC with an older brother, Ephraim Branton and his wife, Susannah Tatum, after the 1830 census, arriving in MS around 1834. An older brother, Reddick Branton, had left NC several years earlier and settled in MS. Arnold apparantly met and married Susannah Culpepper there in February of 1837 - they sold some land in July of 1838, then apparantly continued on their westward journey. Some of the Branton boys settled in Dale Co. AL with their families, but Reddick, Arnold and Ephraim continued west. Reddick died after 1840 and before 1850 in Lawrence Co. MS. Arnold and Ephraim were in Liberty, Ouichita Co. AR by 1845 as indicated by tax records. Ephraim stayed in Liberty, Ouichita Co. AR. where he died in 1857. Arnold and Susannah settled in Homer, Angelina Co., TX around 1850. Records indicated that they lived there until at least, 1870. I have not found any records of either of them after the 1870 census, nor have I found a grave site for either one of them. The family bible states that Susannah C. Branton died in 1875 - no mention of her husband, Arnold. Arnold served as a Judge and also Postmaster for the town of Homer, TX for many years, as well as being a farmer. His brother, Reddick, who lived in Lawrence Co. MS, was also a judge as I found many documents that had been recorded in that county with his name affixed thereon as the Judge. All records I have found on the Brantons in NC indicated that they were all very active in the local politics and matters in the court. They left a nice paper trail in NC. 

Family

Arnold Branton (circa 1812 - after 1861)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited21 April 2008

Citations

  1. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 50, Ancestry.com images 9-10, Unknown Township, Lawrence Co., MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M5-10, 1 M40-50, 2 F0-5, 2 F10-15, 1 F15-20, 1 F20-30, 1 slave.
  2. Hunting For Bears, compiler, Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2004.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7842
    Susannah Culpepper and Arnold Branton married 6 Feb 1837 in Lawrence Co., MS.

Arnold Branton

M, (circa 1812 - after 1861)
Birth*circa 1812 Arnold was born circa 1812. 
Marriage*6 February 1837 He married Susannah Culpepper at Lawrence Co., Mississippi, on 6 February 1837.1 
Death*after 1861 He died at Texas after 1861. 

Family

Susannah Culpepper (circa 1815 - 15 April 1875)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited21 April 2008

Citations

  1. Hunting For Bears, compiler, Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2004.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7842
    Susannah Culpepper and Arnold Branton married 6 Feb 1837 in Lawrence Co., MS.

Mary Ann Culpepper

F, (23 October 1818 - 27 February 1881)
FatherBenjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS (c 1790 - 27 Jan 1860)
MotherMary Mason (c 1792 - 18 Jun 1858)
Birth*23 October 1818 Mary was born at South Carolina on 23 October 1818.1 
(free wh female 10-15) 1830 Census1 June 1830 Mary and Susannah was probably a free white female, age 10 and under 15, in Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS's household, on the 1830 Census at Lawrence Co., Mississippi.2 
Marriage*circa 1837 She married Meredith Ellington at Mississippi circa 1837. 
Married Namecirca 1837  As of circa 1837, her married name was Ellington. 
(free wh female 20-30) 1840 Census1 June 1840 Mary was probably a free white female, age 20 and under 30, in Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Lawrence Co., Mississippi.3 
Death*27 February 1881 She died at Lincoln Co., Arkansas, on 27 February 1881 at age 62.1 
Burial*circa 28 February 1881 Her body was interred circa 28 February 1881 at Palmyra Cemetery, Palmyra, Lincoln Co., Arkansas.1 
Biography* John Calvin COLLINS (s/o Zachriah, s/o William) was born August 06, 1852, and died October 07, 1920. He married (1) Lena WOODARD. He married (2) Maud ?. He married (3) Nancy Adeline ELLINGTON September 11, 1871, daughter of Meredith ELLINGTON and Mary CULPEPPER. Nancy was born January 04, 1854 in Palmyra, Arkansas, and died December 22, 1919 in Palmyra, Arkansas.4 

Family

Meredith Ellington (12 April 1819 - 4 January 1902)
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited4 September 2013

Citations

  1. Find a Grave (online database)
    http://www.findagrave.com
    Palmyra Cemetery, Star City, Lincoln County, Arkansas
    + Mary Ann Culpepper Ellington, Oct. 25, 1818 - Feb. 27, 1881.
  2. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 50, Ancestry.com images 9-10, Unknown Township, Lawrence Co., MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M5-10, 1 M40-50, 2 F0-5, 2 F10-15, 1 F15-20, 1 F20-30, 1 slave.
  3. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 74, Ancestry.com images 17-18, Unknown Township, Lawrence Co., MS
    B. Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 2 M15-20, 1 M50-60, 1 F5-10, 2 F10-15, 1 F20-30, 1 F40-50, 0 slaves.
  4. e-mail address, 25 May 2002.

Meredith Ellington1

M, (12 April 1819 - 4 January 1902)
FatherLeonard Ellington (c 1775 - 1836)
MotherMary Susan Boyd (c 1773 - c 1849)
Birth*12 April 1819 Meredith was born at Hall Co., Georgia, on 12 April 1819.2,3 
Marriage*circa 1837 He married Mary Ann Culpepper at Mississippi circa 1837. 
(free wh male 15-20) 1840 Census1 June 1840 Benjamin and Meredith was probably a free white male, age 15 and under 20, in Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Lawrence Co., Mississippi.4 
Census1850 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Attala Co., Mississippi, in 1850. 
Census1860 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Drew Co., Arkansas, in 1860. 
Census*1870 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Drew Co., Arkansas, in 1870. 
Death*4 January 1902 He died at Lincoln Co., Arkansas, on 4 January 1902 at age 82.3 
Burial*circa 5 January 1902 His body was interred circa 5 January 1902 at Palmyra Cemetery, Palmyra, Lincoln Co., Arkansas.3 
Biography* John Calvin COLLINS (s/o Zachriah, s/o William) was born August 06, 1852, and died October 07, 1920. He married (1) Lena WOODARD. He married (2) Maud ?. He married (3) Nancy Adeline ELLINGTON September 11, 1871, daughter of Meredith ELLINGTON and Mary CULPEPPER. Nancy was born January 04, 1854 in Palmyra, Arkansas, and died December 22, 1919 in Palmyra, Arkansas.5 

Family

Mary Ann Culpepper (23 October 1818 - 27 February 1881)
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited4 September 2013

Citations

  1. Vivian Peacock, compiler, e-mail address, Vivian Peacock (vivpea) Genealogy, Rootsweb: WorldConnect (online family tree).
    vivpea.
  2. E-mail written 2 Sep 2013 to Warren Culpepper from Sharon Stone (desc/o #5873), e-mail address.
    He can be accounted for in Hall Co., GA in the numbers on his father's census records in 1820 and 1830. His father died in 1836, and Meredith, along with him mother, joined his older brothers who had made the move to Attala County, Mississippi.
  3. Find a Grave (online database)
    http://www.findagrave.com
    Palmyra Cemetery, Star City, Lincoln County, Arkansas
    + Meredith Ellington, Apr. 12, 1819 - Jan. 4, 1902.
  4. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 74, Ancestry.com images 17-18, Unknown Township, Lawrence Co., MS
    B. Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 2 M15-20, 1 M50-60, 1 F5-10, 2 F10-15, 1 F20-30, 1 F40-50, 0 slaves.
  5. e-mail address, 25 May 2002.

Joseph Richard Culpepper

M, (5 March 1818 - circa 1868)
FatherBenjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS (c 1790 - 27 Jan 1860)
MotherMary Mason (c 1792 - 18 Jun 1858)
DNA* Joseph has been proven by DNA and genealogical research to be a descendant of Benjamin Culpepper of Edgefield District, SC, who is a grandson of Joseph Culpepper and 2-great-grandson of Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, VA. 
Birth*5 March 1818 Joseph was born at South Carolina on 5 March 1818. 
(free wh male 05-10) 1830 Census1 June 1830 Joseph was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10, in Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS's household, on the 1830 Census at Lawrence Co., Mississippi.1 
1840 Census*1 June 1840 Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Carroll Co., Mississippi.
(Joseph is presumed to be the M20-30 in the HH. Also enumerated but otherwise unidentified are: 1 M0-5, 1 M15-20, 1 M40-50).2 
Census*1841 A census listed Joseph as head of household at Carroll Co., Mississippi, in 1841.3 
Census1845 A census listed Joseph as head of household at Carroll Co., Mississippi, in 1845.3 
1850 Census*1 June 1850 Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.4 
Marriage*circa 1855 He married Mary Woods at Mississippi circa 1855.5 
1860 Census*1 June 1860 Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Attala Co., Mississippi.5 
Death*circa 1868 He died at Attala Co., Mississippi, circa 1868. 

Family

Mary Woods (1822 - before 1880)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited18 April 2008

Citations

  1. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 50, Ancestry.com images 9-10, Unknown Township, Lawrence Co., MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M5-10, 1 M40-50, 2 F0-5, 2 F10-15, 1 F15-20, 1 F20-30, 1 slave.
  2. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 44, Ancestry.com images 31-32, Unknown Township, Carroll Co., MS
    Joseph Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M15-20, 1 M20-30, 1 M40-50, 1 F20-30, 0 slaves.
  3. 1841 & 1845 State Census, Mississippi, Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3556
  4. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 31-B, Unk Twp, Natchitoches Parish, LA
    Richard Culpepper, 30, M, Laborer, MS
    C. Adams, 34, M, Laborer, Germany.
  5. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 101, Family 669, Lines 1-4, Attala, Township 13 Range 8, Mississippi
    Joseph R. Culpepper, 39, M, Farming, RE=$300, PE= $300, SC
    Mary Culpepper, 35, F, GA
    Wm B. Culpepper, 2, M, MS
    Mary M. Culpepper, 7/12,  F, MS.
  6. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 56, Family 428, Lines 9-14, Beat 5, Attala, MS
    Mary Culpepper, 48, F, Wh, Widow, RE=$100, PE=$200, MS (#5876)
    Burton Culpepper, 12, M, Wh, MS
    Margaret Culpepper, 10, F, Wh, MS
    Joseph Culpepper, 7, M, Wh, MS
    Elbert, Culpepper, 4, M, Wh, MS
    Nancy Culpepper, 3, F, Wh, MS.

Mary Woods

F, (1822 - before 1880)
Birth*1822 Mary was born in 1822. 
(free wh female 20-30) 1840 Census1 June 1840 Mary was probably a free white female, age 20 and under 30, in Joseph Richard Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Carroll Co., Mississippi.
(Joseph is presumed to be the M20-30 in the HH. Also enumerated but otherwise unidentified are: 1 M0-5, 1 M15-20, 1 M40-50).1 
Marriage*circa 1855 She married Joseph Richard Culpepper at Mississippi circa 1855.2 
Married Namecirca 1855  As of circa 1855, her married name was Culpepper.2 
(household member) 1860 Census1 June 1860 Mary, William and Mary listed as a household member living with Joseph Richard Culpepper in the 1860 Census at Attala Co., Mississippi.2 
1870 Census*1 June 1870 Mary was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Attala Co., Mississippi.3 
Death*before 1880 She died at Attala Co., Mississippi, before 1880. 

Family

Joseph Richard Culpepper (5 March 1818 - circa 1868)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited6 March 2008

Citations

  1. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 44, Ancestry.com images 31-32, Unknown Township, Carroll Co., MS
    Joseph Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M15-20, 1 M20-30, 1 M40-50, 1 F20-30, 0 slaves.
  2. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 101, Family 669, Lines 1-4, Attala, Township 13 Range 8, Mississippi
    Joseph R. Culpepper, 39, M, Farming, RE=$300, PE= $300, SC
    Mary Culpepper, 35, F, GA
    Wm B. Culpepper, 2, M, MS
    Mary M. Culpepper, 7/12,  F, MS.
  3. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 56, Family 428, Lines 9-14, Beat 5, Attala, MS
    Mary Culpepper, 48, F, Wh, Widow, RE=$100, PE=$200, MS (#5876)
    Burton Culpepper, 12, M, Wh, MS
    Margaret Culpepper, 10, F, Wh, MS
    Joseph Culpepper, 7, M, Wh, MS
    Elbert, Culpepper, 4, M, Wh, MS
    Nancy Culpepper, 3, F, Wh, MS.

Benjamin R. Culpepper1

M, (12 September 1824 - 19 December 1897)
FatherBenjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS1 (c 1790 - 27 Jan 1860)
MotherMary Mason1 (c 1792 - 18 Jun 1858)
DNA* To help confirm Benjamin R. Culpepper's descent from Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, we are seeking a male Culpepper descendant of Benjamin's to participate in our free DNA testing project. For more information, go to: http://gen.culpepper.com/dna
Birth*12 September 1824 Benjamin was born at Mississippi on 12 September 1824.2 
(free wh male 00-05) 1830 Census1 June 1830 Benjamin was probably a free white male, age under 5, in Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS's houshold, on the 1830 Census at Lawrence Co., Mississippi.3 
(free wh male 15-20) 1840 Census1 June 1840 Benjamin and Meredith was probably a free white male, age 15 and under 20, in Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Lawrence Co., Mississippi.4 
(Household member) 1850 Census1 June 1850 Mary, Cynthia, Margaret, Nancy, William and Benjamin listed as a household member living with Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Attala Co., Mississippi.1 
1850 Slave Census*1 June 1850 Benjamin was listed as a slave owner on the 1850 Census at Attala Co., Mississippi, and owned 1 Black male, age 56.5 
Marriage*circa 1852 He married Elizabeth Caldwell at Mississippi circa 1852.6 
Miscellaneous*April 1854 The following court decisions could apply to either Benjamin (born c 1790) or his son, Benjamin R. (born 1824):
Apr 1854. Decisions of Attala Circuit Court. State vs. Benjamin Culpepper:
1. Exhibiting deadly weapon… Recognizance forfeited against principal & surety.
2. Assault & Battery… All continued and recognizance of Culpepper forfeited.7 
1860 Census*1 June 1860 Benjamin was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Attala Co., Mississippi.6 
Civil War*between 1862 and 1865 He served in the War Between the States between 1862 and 1865

     Private, Co. G, 30th Regiment of MS Vols. 
1870 Census*1 June 1870 He was enumerated in the US Census of 1870 at Attala Co., Mississippi.8 
1880 Census*1 June 1880 Benjamin was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Attala Co., Mississippi.9 
Death*19 December 1897 He died at Attala Co., Mississippi, on 19 December 1897 at age 73. 
Burial*circa 20 December 1897 His body was interred circa 20 December 1897 at Jerusalem Cemetery, Attala Co., Mississippi.2 

Family

Elizabeth Caldwell (circa 1832 - )
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited27 August 2011

Citations

  1. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 5, Family 274, Lines 23-30, Township 14 R 5 E, Attala Co., MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, 60, M, Farmer, RE=$430, SC
    Mary Culpepper, 57, F, SC
    Centha (Cintha) Culpepper, 23, F, MS
    Margaret Culpepper, 21, F, MS
    Nancy Culpepper, 18, F, MS
    William Culpepper, 14, F, MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, 26, M, Farmer, MS
    John Simmons, 23, M, Farmer, MS.
  2. Marymaganos McCool Fenwick, compiler, Attala County, Mississippi CemeteriesFenwick, 1988?, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book 976.2644 V3a.
    Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery, Attala Co., MS. Located in the southeastern part of the county.
    + B. R. Culpepper, 12 Sep 1824 - 19 Dec 1897.
  3. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 50, Ancestry.com images 9-10, Unknown Township, Lawrence Co., MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M5-10, 1 M40-50, 2 F0-5, 2 F10-15, 1 F15-20, 1 F20-30, 1 slave.
  4. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 74, Ancestry.com images 17-18, Unknown Township, Lawrence Co., MS
    B. Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 2 M15-20, 1 M50-60, 1 F5-10, 2 F10-15, 1 F20-30, 1 F40-50, 0 slaves.
  5. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Township 15, Range 6, Attala Co., MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, owned 1 Black male, age 56.
  6. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 103, Family 688, Lines 13-18, Attala, Township 13 Range 8, Mississippi
    Benjamin Culpepper, 37, M, Farming, RE=$0, PE=$50, SC
    Elizabeth Culpepper, 30, F, SC
    Wm T. Culpepper, 7, M, MS
    Richard M. Culpepper, 6, M, MS
    Mary E. Culpepper, 4, F, MS
    Babe Culpepper, 2/12, M, MS.
  7. Southern Sun Newspaper.
  8. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 55-56, Family 426, Lines 38-40, Lines 1-5, Beat 5, Attala, MS
    B. R. Culpepper, 45, M, Wh, Farmer, RE=$300, PE=$200, MS
    Elizabeth Culpepper, 37, F, Wh, Keeping House, AL
    Mason Culpepper, 14, M, Wh, MS
    M. E. Culpepper, 12, F, Wh, MS
    Jackson Culpepper, 10, M, Wh, MS
    Ben F. Culpepper, 8, M, Wh, MS
    George Culpepper, 4, M, Wh, MS
    Daniel Culpepper, 1, M, Wh, MS.
  9. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 178C, District 19, Attala Co., MS
    Ben R. Culpepper, Self, M, Md, Wh, 55, Farmer, MS/SC/SC (#5877)
    Elizabeth Culpepper, Wife, F, Md, Wh, 48, Keeping House, AL/GA/GA
    Richard Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 24, Laborer, MS/MS/AL
    Alvin J. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 20, Laborer, MS/MS/AL
    George M. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 13, Laborer, MS/MS/AL
    Henry D. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 11, N/A, MS/MS/AL
    Susan E. Culpepper, Dau, F, Sng, Wh, 9, N/A, MS/MS/AL
    Elizabeth J. Hughes, Other, F, Sng, Wh, 33, House Keeper-Servant, MS/MS/AL
    Joseph Culpepper, Nephew, M, Sng, Wh, 17, Laborer, MS/MS/MS (#5929)
    Harrison Lawrence, Other, M, Md, Wh, 52, Farmer, MS/NC/GA
    Margret N. Lawrence, Other, F, Md, Wh, 51, Keeping House, MS/SC/SC
    Benjamin F. Lawrence, Other, M, Sng, Wh, 20, Laborer, MS/MS/MS
    Emily M. Lawrence, Other, F, Sng, Wh, 17, At Home, MS/MS/MS
    William H. Lawrence, Other, M, Sng, Wh, 13, N/A, MS/MS/MS
    Milton H. Lawrence, Other, M, Sng, Wh, 7, N/A, MS/MS/MS.

Elizabeth Caldwell1

F, (circa 1832 - )
FatherWilliam Thomas Caldwell (c 1801 - )
MotherEllen Burgess Hughes (s 1812 - )
Birth*circa 1832 She was born circa 1832 at South Carolina
Birthcirca 1832 Elizabeth was born at Alabama circa 1832. 
Marriage*circa 1852 She married Benjamin R. Culpepper at Mississippi circa 1852.2 
Married Namecirca 1852  As of circa 1852, her married name was Culpepper.2 
(household member) 1860 Census1 June 1860 Elizabeth, William, Richard, Mary and Alvin listed as a household member living with Benjamin R. Culpepper in the 1860 Census at Attala Co., Mississippi.2 
(household member) 1870 Census1 June 1870 Elizabeth, Richard, Mary, Alvin, Bert, George and Henry listed as a household member on the 1870 Census at Attala Co., Mississippi.3 
(Wife) 1880 Census1 June 1880 Elizabeth was listed as Benjamin R. Culpepper's wife on the 1880 Census at Attala Co., Mississippi.4 
Death* She died at Attala Co., Mississippi

Family

Benjamin R. Culpepper (12 September 1824 - 19 December 1897)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited6 March 2008

Citations

  1. E-mail written Nov 1999 to Hughes List at Rootsweb (e-mail address) from C.L.C., e-mail address.
  2. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 103, Family 688, Lines 13-18, Attala, Township 13 Range 8, Mississippi
    Benjamin Culpepper, 37, M, Farming, RE=$0, PE=$50, SC
    Elizabeth Culpepper, 30, F, SC
    Wm T. Culpepper, 7, M, MS
    Richard M. Culpepper, 6, M, MS
    Mary E. Culpepper, 4, F, MS
    Babe Culpepper, 2/12, M, MS.
  3. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 55-56, Family 426, Lines 38-40, Lines 1-5, Beat 5, Attala, MS
    B. R. Culpepper, 45, M, Wh, Farmer, RE=$300, PE=$200, MS
    Elizabeth Culpepper, 37, F, Wh, Keeping House, AL
    Mason Culpepper, 14, M, Wh, MS
    M. E. Culpepper, 12, F, Wh, MS
    Jackson Culpepper, 10, M, Wh, MS
    Ben F. Culpepper, 8, M, Wh, MS
    George Culpepper, 4, M, Wh, MS
    Daniel Culpepper, 1, M, Wh, MS.
  4. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 178C, District 19, Attala Co., MS
    Ben R. Culpepper, Self, M, Md, Wh, 55, Farmer, MS/SC/SC (#5877)
    Elizabeth Culpepper, Wife, F, Md, Wh, 48, Keeping House, AL/GA/GA
    Richard Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 24, Laborer, MS/MS/AL
    Alvin J. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 20, Laborer, MS/MS/AL
    George M. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 13, Laborer, MS/MS/AL
    Henry D. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 11, N/A, MS/MS/AL
    Susan E. Culpepper, Dau, F, Sng, Wh, 9, N/A, MS/MS/AL
    Elizabeth J. Hughes, Other, F, Sng, Wh, 33, House Keeper-Servant, MS/MS/AL
    Joseph Culpepper, Nephew, M, Sng, Wh, 17, Laborer, MS/MS/MS (#5929)
    Harrison Lawrence, Other, M, Md, Wh, 52, Farmer, MS/NC/GA
    Margret N. Lawrence, Other, F, Md, Wh, 51, Keeping House, MS/SC/SC
    Benjamin F. Lawrence, Other, M, Sng, Wh, 20, Laborer, MS/MS/MS
    Emily M. Lawrence, Other, F, Sng, Wh, 17, At Home, MS/MS/MS
    William H. Lawrence, Other, M, Sng, Wh, 13, N/A, MS/MS/MS
    Milton H. Lawrence, Other, M, Sng, Wh, 7, N/A, MS/MS/MS.

Cynthia Culpepper

F, (2 May 1827 - 22 November 1885)
FatherBenjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS1 (c 1790 - 27 Jan 1860)
MotherMary Mason1 (c 1792 - 18 Jun 1858)
Birth*2 May 1827 Cynthia was born at Lawrence Co., Mississippi, on 2 May 1827. 
(free wh female 00-05) 1830 Census1 June 1830 Margaret and Cynthia was probably a free white female, under age 5, in Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS's household, on the 1830 Census at Lawrence Co., Mississippi.2 
(free wh female 10-15) 1840 Census1 June 1840 Margaret and Cynthia was probably a free white female, age 10 and under 15, in Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Lawrence Co., Mississippi.3 
(Household member) 1850 Census1 June 1850 Mary, Cynthia, Margaret, Nancy, William and Benjamin listed as a household member living with Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Attala Co., Mississippi.1 
Marriage*circa 1855 She married Henry Bailey Oliver at Mississippi circa 1855. 
Married Namecirca 1855  As of circa 1855, her married name was Oliver. 
Death*22 November 1885 She died at Attala Co., Mississippi, on 22 November 1885 at age 58. 

Family

Henry Bailey Oliver (24 March 1823 - 20 April 1906)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited3 March 2008

Citations

  1. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 5, Family 274, Lines 23-30, Township 14 R 5 E, Attala Co., MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, 60, M, Farmer, RE=$430, SC
    Mary Culpepper, 57, F, SC
    Centha (Cintha) Culpepper, 23, F, MS
    Margaret Culpepper, 21, F, MS
    Nancy Culpepper, 18, F, MS
    William Culpepper, 14, F, MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, 26, M, Farmer, MS
    John Simmons, 23, M, Farmer, MS.
  2. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 50, Ancestry.com images 9-10, Unknown Township, Lawrence Co., MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M5-10, 1 M40-50, 2 F0-5, 2 F10-15, 1 F15-20, 1 F20-30, 1 slave.
  3. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 74, Ancestry.com images 17-18, Unknown Township, Lawrence Co., MS
    B. Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 2 M15-20, 1 M50-60, 1 F5-10, 2 F10-15, 1 F20-30, 1 F40-50, 0 slaves.
  4. E-mail written 2004 from Peggy June Gresham, e-mail address.

Henry Bailey Oliver

M, (24 March 1823 - 20 April 1906)
Name Variation He was also known as Bailey Oliver. 
Birth*24 March 1823 Henry was born at North Carolina on 24 March 1823. 
Marriage*circa 1855 He married Cynthia Culpepper at Mississippi circa 1855. 
Death*20 April 1906 He died at Attala Co., Mississippi, on 20 April 1906 at age 83. 
Burial*say 22 April 1906 His body was interred say 22 April 1906 at Jerusalem Cemetery, Attala Co., Mississippi
Biography* From Peggy Gresham, March 2004:
"My great grandfather, Bailey Oliver married Syntha Susie Culpepper, daughter of Benjamin R. Culpepper and Mary Mason. Bailey Oliver was married in Washington Cty. NC to Elizabeth Furlough/Furlaugh and had a son Alexander Bailey Oliver and a daughter Mary Jane Oliver (my great grandmother). Bailey's first wife died and he migrated to Mississippi where he married Syntha Susie Culpepper and had 3 sons, William Nathan, Henry Daniel, and James W. Oliver (James died at the age of 3). After Syntha's death in 1885, Bailey married Mary Elizabeth Sartin Stephens and they had one daughter Daisy Viola Oliver.

The R in Benjamin, Syntha Susie, and the Henry Bailey Oliver were given to me by family. However, in all of my researching I have only found Benjamin Culpepper (with no middle initial), Syntha S. and Bailey Oliver .... Syntha S. tombstone only gives Syntha S. wife of B. Oliver. His tombstone only gives Bailey Oliver. I did not find Benjamin Culpepper's tombstone but have been told that he is buried in Jerusaleum Cemetery also.

As for marriage license for Bailey's three wives, I have not been able to find them. The courhouses in NC burned and I have found no record nor have I found any records in Mississippi. At the Attala courthouse they told me many of their records had burned also.

I do have notes and letters from many of the Olivers to Mary Jane. I know that my grandmother, Mary Jane Oliver Sparkman was rasied by her grandparents in NC until about 1868 when Bailey went back to NC to get her and her brother, Alexander Bailey Oliver. They were in the 1870 census of Attala County (Mary Jane was on the 1860 census with her grandparents, Joseph and Arphia/Arphy Furlough/Furlaugh. Her brother Alexander Bailey was in Nathan Oliver's household (Bailey's brother)."1
 

Family

Cynthia Culpepper (2 May 1827 - 22 November 1885)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited3 April 2004

Citations

  1. E-mail written 2004 from Peggy June Gresham, e-mail address.

Margaret N. Culpepper1

F, (22 June 1829 - 23 May 1889)
FatherBenjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS1 (c 1790 - 27 Jan 1860)
MotherMary Mason1 (c 1792 - 18 Jun 1858)
Birth*22 June 1829 Margaret was born at Lawrence Co., Mississippi, on 22 June 1829. 
(free wh female 00-05) 1830 Census1 June 1830 Margaret and Cynthia was probably a free white female, under age 5, in Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS's household, on the 1830 Census at Lawrence Co., Mississippi.2 
(free wh female 10-15) 1840 Census1 June 1840 Margaret and Cynthia was probably a free white female, age 10 and under 15, in Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Lawrence Co., Mississippi.3 
(Household member) 1850 Census1 June 1850 Mary, Cynthia, Margaret, Nancy, William and Benjamin listed as a household member living with Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Attala Co., Mississippi.1 
Marriage*circa 1851 She married Harrison Lawrence at Mississippi circa 1851. 
Married Namecirca 1851  As of circa 1851, her married name was Lawrence. 
(other) 1880 Census1 June 1880 Margaret, Harrison and Milton was listed with a relationship of "other" in Benjamin R. Culpepper's household on the 1880 Census at Attala Co., Mississippi.4 
Death*23 May 1889 She died at Attala Co., Mississippi, on 23 May 1889 at age 59. 

Family

Harrison Lawrence (5 April 1827 - 30 April 1898)
Child
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited27 August 2011

Citations

  1. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 5, Family 274, Lines 23-30, Township 14 R 5 E, Attala Co., MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, 60, M, Farmer, RE=$430, SC
    Mary Culpepper, 57, F, SC
    Centha (Cintha) Culpepper, 23, F, MS
    Margaret Culpepper, 21, F, MS
    Nancy Culpepper, 18, F, MS
    William Culpepper, 14, F, MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, 26, M, Farmer, MS
    John Simmons, 23, M, Farmer, MS.
  2. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 50, Ancestry.com images 9-10, Unknown Township, Lawrence Co., MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M5-10, 1 M40-50, 2 F0-5, 2 F10-15, 1 F15-20, 1 F20-30, 1 slave.
  3. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 74, Ancestry.com images 17-18, Unknown Township, Lawrence Co., MS
    B. Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 2 M15-20, 1 M50-60, 1 F5-10, 2 F10-15, 1 F20-30, 1 F40-50, 0 slaves.
  4. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 178C, District 19, Attala Co., MS
    Ben R. Culpepper, Self, M, Md, Wh, 55, Farmer, MS/SC/SC (#5877)
    Elizabeth Culpepper, Wife, F, Md, Wh, 48, Keeping House, AL/GA/GA
    Richard Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 24, Laborer, MS/MS/AL
    Alvin J. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 20, Laborer, MS/MS/AL
    George M. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 13, Laborer, MS/MS/AL
    Henry D. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 11, N/A, MS/MS/AL
    Susan E. Culpepper, Dau, F, Sng, Wh, 9, N/A, MS/MS/AL
    Elizabeth J. Hughes, Other, F, Sng, Wh, 33, House Keeper-Servant, MS/MS/AL
    Joseph Culpepper, Nephew, M, Sng, Wh, 17, Laborer, MS/MS/MS (#5929)
    Harrison Lawrence, Other, M, Md, Wh, 52, Farmer, MS/NC/GA
    Margret N. Lawrence, Other, F, Md, Wh, 51, Keeping House, MS/SC/SC
    Benjamin F. Lawrence, Other, M, Sng, Wh, 20, Laborer, MS/MS/MS
    Emily M. Lawrence, Other, F, Sng, Wh, 17, At Home, MS/MS/MS
    William H. Lawrence, Other, M, Sng, Wh, 13, N/A, MS/MS/MS
    Milton H. Lawrence, Other, M, Sng, Wh, 7, N/A, MS/MS/MS.
  5. E-mail written 25 Aug 2011 to Warren Culpepper from Terry Lawrence Culpepper (#58329), e-mail address.

Harrison Lawrence

M, (5 April 1827 - 30 April 1898)
Birth*5 April 1827 Harrison was born at Mississippi on 5 April 1827. 
Marriage*circa 1851 He married Margaret N. Culpepper at Mississippi circa 1851. 
(other) 1880 Census1 June 1880 Margaret, Harrison and Milton was listed with a relationship of "other" in Benjamin R. Culpepper's household on the 1880 Census at Attala Co., Mississippi.1 
Death*30 April 1898 He died at Attala Co., Mississippi, on 30 April 1898 at age 71. 

Family

Margaret N. Culpepper (22 June 1829 - 23 May 1889)
Child
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited27 August 2011

Citations

  1. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 178C, District 19, Attala Co., MS
    Ben R. Culpepper, Self, M, Md, Wh, 55, Farmer, MS/SC/SC (#5877)
    Elizabeth Culpepper, Wife, F, Md, Wh, 48, Keeping House, AL/GA/GA
    Richard Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 24, Laborer, MS/MS/AL
    Alvin J. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 20, Laborer, MS/MS/AL
    George M. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 13, Laborer, MS/MS/AL
    Henry D. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 11, N/A, MS/MS/AL
    Susan E. Culpepper, Dau, F, Sng, Wh, 9, N/A, MS/MS/AL
    Elizabeth J. Hughes, Other, F, Sng, Wh, 33, House Keeper-Servant, MS/MS/AL
    Joseph Culpepper, Nephew, M, Sng, Wh, 17, Laborer, MS/MS/MS (#5929)
    Harrison Lawrence, Other, M, Md, Wh, 52, Farmer, MS/NC/GA
    Margret N. Lawrence, Other, F, Md, Wh, 51, Keeping House, MS/SC/SC
    Benjamin F. Lawrence, Other, M, Sng, Wh, 20, Laborer, MS/MS/MS
    Emily M. Lawrence, Other, F, Sng, Wh, 17, At Home, MS/MS/MS
    William H. Lawrence, Other, M, Sng, Wh, 13, N/A, MS/MS/MS
    Milton H. Lawrence, Other, M, Sng, Wh, 7, N/A, MS/MS/MS.
  2. E-mail written 25 Aug 2011 to Warren Culpepper from Terry Lawrence Culpepper (#58329), e-mail address.

Nancy Culpepper1,2

F, (21 August 1832 - 16 July 1900)
FatherBenjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS2 (c 1790 - 27 Jan 1860)
MotherMary Mason2 (c 1792 - 18 Jun 1858)
Birth*21 August 1832 Nancy was born at Lawrence Co., Mississippi, on 21 August 1832. 
(free wh female 05-10) 1840 Census1 June 1840 Nancy was probably a free white female, age 5 and under 10, in Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Lawrence Co., Mississippi.3 
(Household member) 1850 Census1 June 1850 Mary, Cynthia, Margaret, Nancy, William and Benjamin listed as a household member living with Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Attala Co., Mississippi.2 
Marriage*circa 1852 She married Jesse Simmons at Mississippi circa 1852. Children of NANCY CULPEPPER and JESSE SIMMONS were:
MARY SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1851, Mississippi
SIDNEY SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1854, Mississippi17; d. Bef. 1860.
FRANCES E. SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1856, Mississippi
WILLIAM E. SIMMONS, b. December 1858.
ELIAS BENJAMIN SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1859, Mississippi. 
Married Namecirca 1852  As of circa 1852, her married name was Simmons. 
(Wife) 1880 Census Nancy was listed as Jesse Simmons's wife on the 1880 Census at Attala Co., Mississippi.4 
Death*16 July 1900 She died at Bell Co., Texas, on 16 July 1900 at age 67. 

Family

Jesse Simmons (circa 1826 - )
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited6 March 2008

Citations

  1. E-mail written Mar 2001 to Simmons List at Rootsweb (e-mail address) from Michele Varian, e-mail address.
  2. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 5, Family 274, Lines 23-30, Township 14 R 5 E, Attala Co., MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, 60, M, Farmer, RE=$430, SC
    Mary Culpepper, 57, F, SC
    Centha (Cintha) Culpepper, 23, F, MS
    Margaret Culpepper, 21, F, MS
    Nancy Culpepper, 18, F, MS
    William Culpepper, 14, F, MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, 26, M, Farmer, MS
    John Simmons, 23, M, Farmer, MS.
  3. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 74, Ancestry.com images 17-18, Unknown Township, Lawrence Co., MS
    B. Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 2 M15-20, 1 M50-60, 1 F5-10, 2 F10-15, 1 F20-30, 1 F40-50, 0 slaves.
  4. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 178D, District 19, Attala Co., MS
    Jesse Simmons, Self, M, Md, Wh, 54, Farmer, MS/NC/NC
    Nancy (Culpepper) Simmons, Wife, F, Md, Wh, 46, Keeping House, MS/SC/SC
    Mary S. Simmons, Dau, F, Sng, Wh, 26, At Home, MS/MS/MS
    Elias B. Simmons, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 21, Laborer, MS/MS/MS
    Margret A. Simmons, Dau, F, Sng, Wh, 18, At Home, MS/MS/MS
    Alice Simmons, Dau, F, Sng, Wh, 15, At Home, MS/MS/MS
    Josephine Simmons, Dau, F, Sng, Wh, 12, At Home, MS/MS/MS
    Nancy Simmons, Dau, F, Sng, Wh, 11, N/A, MS/MS/MS
    Emily Simmons, Other, F, Sng, Wh, 6, N/A, MS/MS/MS
    E. Culpepper, Nephew, M, Sng, Wh, 12, N/A, MS/SC/AL.

Jesse Simmons1

M, (circa 1826 - )
FatherElias Simmons (c 1798 - 1867)
MotherSedah Mills (s 1800 - b 1840)
Birth*circa 1826 Jesse was born at Mississippi circa 1826. 
Marriage*circa 1852 He married Nancy Culpepper at Mississippi circa 1852. Children of NANCY CULPEPPER and JESSE SIMMONS were:
MARY SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1851, Mississippi
SIDNEY SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1854, Mississippi17; d. Bef. 1860.
FRANCES E. SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1856, Mississippi
WILLIAM E. SIMMONS, b. December 1858.
ELIAS BENJAMIN SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1859, Mississippi. 
1880 Census* Jesse was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Attala Co., Mississippi.2 

Family

Nancy Culpepper (21 August 1832 - 16 July 1900)
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited6 March 2008

Citations

  1. E-mail written Mar 2001 to Simmons List at Rootsweb (e-mail address) from Michele Varian, e-mail address.
  2. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 178D, District 19, Attala Co., MS
    Jesse Simmons, Self, M, Md, Wh, 54, Farmer, MS/NC/NC
    Nancy (Culpepper) Simmons, Wife, F, Md, Wh, 46, Keeping House, MS/SC/SC
    Mary S. Simmons, Dau, F, Sng, Wh, 26, At Home, MS/MS/MS
    Elias B. Simmons, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 21, Laborer, MS/MS/MS
    Margret A. Simmons, Dau, F, Sng, Wh, 18, At Home, MS/MS/MS
    Alice Simmons, Dau, F, Sng, Wh, 15, At Home, MS/MS/MS
    Josephine Simmons, Dau, F, Sng, Wh, 12, At Home, MS/MS/MS
    Nancy Simmons, Dau, F, Sng, Wh, 11, N/A, MS/MS/MS
    Emily Simmons, Other, F, Sng, Wh, 6, N/A, MS/MS/MS
    E. Culpepper, Nephew, M, Sng, Wh, 12, N/A, MS/SC/AL.

William M. Culpepper1

M, (10 April 1836 - 20 November 1917)
FatherBenjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS1 (c 1790 - 27 Jan 1860)
MotherMary Mason1 (c 1792 - 18 Jun 1858)
Birth*10 April 1836 William was born at Lawrence Co., Mississippi, on 10 April 1836.2 
(free wh male 00-05) 1840 Census1 June 1840 William was probably a free white male, under 5 years old, in Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Lawrence Co., Mississippi.3 
(Household member) 1850 Census1 June 1850 Mary, Cynthia, Margaret, Nancy, William and Benjamin listed as a household member living with Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Attala Co., Mississippi.1 
1860 Census*1 June 1860 He was enumerated in the US Census of 1860 at Attala Co., Mississippi.4 
Civil War*between 1861 and 1865 He served in the War Between the States between 1861 and 1865

     Co. D, and later in Co I, 13th MS Infantry (Minute Men of Attala). Wounded at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863.5

 
1870 Census*1 June 1870 William was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Attala Co., Mississippi.6 
1880 Census*1 June 1880 William was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Attala Co., Mississippi.7 
Marriage*24 December 1890 He married Elizabeth J. Hughes at Mississippi on 24 December 1890 at age 54. 
1900 Census*1 June 1900 William was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Center, Attala Co., Mississippi.8 
Death*20 November 1917 He died at Attala Co., Mississippi, on 20 November 1917 at age 81. 
Burial*circa 22 November 1917 His body was interred circa 22 November 1917 at Jerusalem Cemetery, Attala Co., Mississippi.2 
Biography* The country surrounding Nile, in Southeast Attala, is quite new and fresh, when compared with many other portions of the county. In traveling through this community, the observer will notice the absence of old, worn-out broomsedge fields, but instead thereof, a freshness which give the country the appearance of very recent settlement; for there are large quantities of splendid farming lands in this section, still covered with virgin forest, only awaiting the woodsman's axe to convert them to splendid farms.
     Very few of the settlers of fifty years ago in the community are now living. John L. Atkinson, BaileyOliver, William Culpepper, and Thomas J. Hanna are some of the old settlers still here. Of these, William Culpepper is one of the few survivors of that gallant company of "Minute Men," which constituted the first company that left Attala in 1861 for the Confederate war. Mr. Culpepper fought through the entire war, in the Army of Virginia, and bears evidence of his service in the shape of wounds received in battle. He lives a quiet unostentatious life, on his little farm commanding the love and respect to the surrounding community for 'Uncle Bill" as he is familiarly known, is a welcome visitor everywhere in the neighborhood, and even the little children are always glad to see and welcome him, in their midst.

Nov. 10, 1896.5,9 

Family

Elizabeth J. Hughes (20 June 1844 - 18 June 1926)
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited18 October 2008

Citations

  1. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 5, Family 274, Lines 23-30, Township 14 R 5 E, Attala Co., MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, 60, M, Farmer, RE=$430, SC
    Mary Culpepper, 57, F, SC
    Centha (Cintha) Culpepper, 23, F, MS
    Margaret Culpepper, 21, F, MS
    Nancy Culpepper, 18, F, MS
    William Culpepper, 14, F, MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, 26, M, Farmer, MS
    John Simmons, 23, M, Farmer, MS.
  2. Marymaganos McCool Fenwick, compiler, Attala County, Mississippi CemeteriesFenwick, 1988?, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book 976.2644 V3a.
    Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery, Attala Co., MS. Located in the southeastern part of the county.
    + W. M. Culpepper, 10 Apr 1836 - 20 Nov 1917
    + Elizabeth Culpepper, 20 Jun 1844 - 18 Jun 1926.
  3. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 74, Ancestry.com images 17-18, Unknown Township, Lawrence Co., MS
    B. Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 2 M15-20, 1 M50-60, 1 F5-10, 2 F10-15, 1 F20-30, 1 F40-50, 0 slaves.
  4. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 100, Family 668, Line 39, Attala, Township 13, Range 8, Mississippi
    Wm M. Culpper, 24, M, Laborer on Farm, RE=$0, PE=$150, MS.
  5. E-mail written Nov 2003 to Attala Co. MS List at Rootsweb (e-mail address) from Eddie Mickel, e-mail address.
  6. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 67, Family?, Lines 37, Beat 5, Attala, MS
    W. Culpepper, 34, M, Wh, Farmer, RE=$0, PE=$0, MS.
  7. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 195A, Centre, Attala Co., MS
    William Culpepper, Self, M, Sng, Wh, 44, Farmer, MS/SC/SC.
  8. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 12, Page 3B, Family 50, Center, Attala County, MS
    William R. Culpepper, Head, Wh, M, Apr 1836, 64, Md-10 yrs, MS/SC/SC, Farmer
    Elizabeth J. Culpepper, Wife, Wh, F, Jun 1844, 55, Md-10 yrs, ch 0/0, MS/AL/AL.
  9. History of Kosciusko and Attala County.

Elizabeth J. Hughes

F, (20 June 1844 - 18 June 1926)
Birth*20 June 1844 Elizabeth was born at Mississippi on 20 June 1844.1 
Marriage*24 December 1890 She married William M. Culpepper at Mississippi on 24 December 1890 at age 46. 
Married Name24 December 1890  As of 24 December 1890, her married name was Culpepper. 
(Wife) 1900 Census1 June 1900 Elizabeth was listed as William M. Culpepper's wife on the 1900 Census at Center, Attala Co., Mississippi.2 
Death*18 June 1926 She died at Attala Co., Mississippi, on 18 June 1926 at age 81.1 
Burial*circa 20 June 1926 Her body was interred circa 20 June 1926 at Jerusalem Cemetery, Attala Co., Mississippi.1 

Family

William M. Culpepper (10 April 1836 - 20 November 1917)
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited22 March 2008

Citations

  1. Marymaganos McCool Fenwick, compiler, Attala County, Mississippi CemeteriesFenwick, 1988?, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book 976.2644 V3a.
    Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery, Attala Co., MS. Located in the southeastern part of the county.
    + W. M. Culpepper, 10 Apr 1836 - 20 Nov 1917
    + Elizabeth Culpepper, 20 Jun 1844 - 18 Jun 1926.
  2. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 12, Page 3B, Family 50, Center, Attala County, MS
    William R. Culpepper, Head, Wh, M, Apr 1836, 64, Md-10 yrs, MS/SC/SC, Farmer
    Elizabeth J. Culpepper, Wife, Wh, F, Jun 1844, 55, Md-10 yrs, ch 0/0, MS/AL/AL.

Benjamin Franklin Culpepper1

M, (22 May 1835 - 25 March 1917)
FatherJoseph Marion Culpepper (11 Apr 1811 - 24 Mar 1878)
MotherSarah Caroline Ward (16 Dec 1818 - a 1880)
Extinct Surname?* The family branch headed by Benjamin Franklin Culpepper is believed to have no living male descendants with the Culpepper surname. If you know otherwise, please contact Lew Griffin using the link at the bottom of this page. 
Birth*22 May 1835 Benjamin was born at Henry Co., Alabama, on 22 May 1835.2 
(Household member) 1850 Census1 June 1850 Sarah, Benjamin, Micajah, Andrew, Mary, Nancy, Thomas, Lucinda and Sarah listed as a household member living with Joseph Marion Culpepper on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Henry Co., Alabama.
(Also in Joseph's household in 1850 was a second Andrew Culpepper, age six (born in 1844) who has not been identified. Joseph's own son Andrew was also in the household, and was age eleven.
     In addition, the Slave Schedule showed Joseph owned on 40-year-old Black male.)3 
Land Grant/Patent*1 November 1858 Land was granted to Benjamin Franklin Culpepper on 1 November 1858 at Henry Co., Alabama.4 
(household member) 1860 Census1 June 1860 Nancy and Benjamin listed as a household member in the 1860 Census at Abbeville, Henry Co., Alabama.5 
Civil War*between 1861 and 1865 He served in the War Between the States between 1861 and 1865

     CULPEPPER, Benjamin F. / Pvt, Co. K / Enlisted, 1 Nov 61 / wounded, The Wilderness, 2nd Cold Harbor
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Soldier's Application for a Pension
Application Number 23050 Filed Aug 30, 1913 County of Upshur
B.F. Culpepper states his age as 78, born in Henry County, Alabama, resided in Texas 34 years. Resided in Upshur County 34 Years. Post Office Gilmer, Texas. Occupation-farming. Witnesses declare his Military Records. There is not one from the state. Main Witness 'J.L. Smith" declares before County Judge W.H. Mc Clelland, Upshur County, Texas.
     I personally know that B F Culpepper was a Confederate soldier and that he served in Company "K" of the 15th Alabama Regiment (Infantry). I saw him in the service for almost four years. I was a member of Company "H" of the same Regiment-the 15th Alabama and saw B F Culpepper almost daily. I know that he made a good and faithful soldier and that he never did desert his command or abandon his post during the War. I know he served till the surrender and was surrendered with General Lee's Army at Appomattox Court House in Va. on the 9th day of April 1865. Another Witness 'J.W. Allen' states he has known him since 1861. He states that B.F. Culpepper enlisted 1861 Company K 15th Ala. Regiment, Henry C., Ala. Service about, 4 years & 6 months./ His was signed before A.T. Winkle J P and Exofficio Notary Public Franklin County, Tex. 3 September 1913.
Certificate of State and County Assessor: Under the Act of the Thirty-third Legislature, approved April 7, 1913, is charged on the tax rolls of said county and homestead of the value of Eight Hundred Dollars, and of other property, real or personal, or both of the value of Eight Hundred Eighty five Dollars. Signed by; M.C. Bell, State and County Assessor.6,7 
Marriage*6 July 1865 He married Isabelle Frances Waterman at Dale Co., Alabama, on 6 July 1865 at age 30. 
1870 Census*1 June 1870 Benjamin was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Abbeville, Henry Co., Alabama.8 
Photographed*say 1875 He was photographed say 1875 at Henry Co., Alabama.9
Land Grant/Patent1 June 1875 Land was granted to Benjamin Franklin Culpepper on 1 June 1875 at Henry Co., Alabama.10 
1880 Census*1 June 1880 Benjamin was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Upshur Co., Texas.11 
1900 Census*1 June 1900 Benjamin was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Upshur Co., Texas.12 
1910 Census*15 April 1910 Benjamin was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Diana, Upshur Co., Texas.13 
Death*25 March 1917 He died at Upshur Co., Texas, on 25 March 1917 at age 81.2 
Burial*circa 27 March 1917 His body was interred circa 27 March 1917 at Walnut Creek Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas.2 

Family

Isabelle Frances Waterman (7 August 1844 - 12 December 1924)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited2 April 2010

Citations

  1. Dick Culpepper Records, Warren H. 'Dick' Culpepper, Provo, UT, to Lew Griffin.
  2. Tombstone.
    Walnut Creek Cemetery, Upshur Co., TX
    Benjamin F. Culpepper, 22 May 1835 – 25 Mar 1917 (ID: 5887)
    Isabel F. Culpepper, 7 Aug 1844 – 12 Dec 1924.

  3. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Pages 433B/Line 42 & Page 434A/Lines 1-10, Southern District, Henry Co., AL
    Joseph Culpepper, 39, M, Farmer, $3000, SC
    Sarah Culpepper, 33, F, SC
    Benjamin Culpepper, 15, M, Farmer, AL
    Micajah Culpepper, 13, M, AL
    Andrew Culpepper, 11, M, AL
    Mary A. Culpepper, 9, F, AL
    Nancy C. Culpepper, 7, F, AL
    Thos. J. Culpepper, 5, M, AL
    Lucinda E. Culpepper, 3, F, AL
    Sarah A. Culpepper, 1, F, AL
    Andrew Culpepper, 6, M, AL, Idiotic
    ---------------------------------------------------
    1850 Slave Schedule, Page 814, Henry Co., AL
    Joseph Culpepper owned one 40-year-old Black male.
  4. General Land Office Records, compiler, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records, Online, Bureau of Land Management.
    http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/
    Benjamin Culpepper, Signed 1 Nov 1858, 120 acres in (a) NENE Sec 25, Twp 5-N, Rng 28-E, (b) SWSW Sec 19, Twp 5-N, Rng 29-E, and (c) NWNW Sec 30, Twp 5-N, Rng 29-E; all in St. Stephens Meridian, Henry Co., AL.
  5. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 155, Lines 10-14, Abbeville, Henry Co., AL
    William Ward, 40, M, Farmer, RE=$1500, PE=$815, SC
    Nancy Ward, 27, F, AL
    John W. Ward, 7, M, AL
    Nancy W. Ward, 1, F, AL
    Benjamin F. Culpepper, 24, M, Farmer, AL.
  6. Submitted by Chip Culpepper in July 2002 from the Regimental Muster Roll from a website dedicated to the 15th AL Infantry CSA http://www.mindspring.com/~redeagle/15AVC/muster.html. The primary source cited by the 15th AL website is William C. Oates, The War Between the Union and the Confederacy, pg 27.
  7. E-mail written 1996-2007 to Lew Griffin & Warren Culpepper from Patsy Gay Culpepper Roberts (#6442), e-mail address.
  8. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 25, Lines 24-27, 12th Precinct, Abbeville P.O., Henry Co., AL
    B. F. Culpepper, 30, M, Wh, Farmer, RE=$160, PE=$100, AL
    Isabela Culpepper, 25, F, Wh, AL
    Lara Culpepper, 5, F, Wh, AL
    Jimmie Culpepper, 2, M, Wh, AL.
  9. E-mail written 2002 to Lew Griffin from Betty Oliver.
  10. General Land Office Records, compiler, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records, Online, Bureau of Land Management.
    http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/
    Benjamin F. Culpepper, Signed 1 Jun 1875, 160 acres in Parts H, J, K and L of Sec 31, Twp 9-N, Rng 29-E, St. Stephens Meridian, Henry Co., AL.
  11. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 118, Sheet 13, Pg 512A, Pct 8 (25 Jun 1880), Upshur Co., TX
    Ben F. Culpepper, M, 45, Head, M, AL SC AL, Farmer
    Isabella F. Culpepper, F, 35, Wife, M, AL illeg GA
    Laura Culpepper, F, 14, Dau, S, AL AL AL
    Eugenia Culpepper, F, 11, Dau, S, AL AL AL
    Caladinia Culpepper, F, 5, Dau, S, AL AL AL
    Sarah E. Culpepper, F, 2, Dau, S, AL AL AL
    Benjamin F. Culpepper, M, 6/12 (Nov), Son, S, TX AL AL
    Thos Brown, M, 21, Servant, S, White, NC NC NC, Laborer on farm.
  12. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 123, Sheet 1B, Pg 157A, Pct 8, Gen.com Img 2, Upshur Co., TX
    Benj. F. Culpepper, Head, M, May-1835, 65, md-36 yrs, AL AL AL
    Isabella Culpepper, Wife, F, Aug-1844, 55, md-36 yrs, Ch 8/6, AL AL AL
    Benj. F. Culpepper, Jr., Son, M, Nov-1879, 20, S, AL AL AL
    Mamie C. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Oct-1882, 17, S, TX AL AL.
  13. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 102, Sheet 4A, Pg 191A, Pct 8, Gen.com Img 3, Diana, Upshur Co., TX
    Ben F. Culpepper, Head, M, 74, M1, md-44, AL SC AL, Farm Laborer
    Isabelle F. Culpepper, Wife, F, 65, M1, md-44, ch 8/5, AL VA GA.

Micajah Culpepper1,2

M, (22 October 1837 - 6 July 1903)
FatherJoseph Marion Culpepper (11 Apr 1811 - 24 Mar 1878)
MotherSarah Caroline Ward (16 Dec 1818 - a 1880)
DNA* To help confirm Micajah Culpepper's descent from Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, we are seeking a male Culpepper descendant of Micajah's to participate in our free DNA testing project. For more information, go to: http://gen.culpepper.com/dna
Name Variation He was also known as Cage. 
Birth*22 October 1837 Micajah was born at Henry Co., Alabama, on 22 October 1837.3 
(Household member) 1850 Census1 June 1850 Sarah, Benjamin, Micajah, Andrew, Mary, Nancy, Thomas, Lucinda and Sarah listed as a household member living with Joseph Marion Culpepper on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Henry Co., Alabama.
(Also in Joseph's household in 1850 was a second Andrew Culpepper, age six (born in 1844) who has not been identified. Joseph's own son Andrew was also in the household, and was age eleven.
     In addition, the Slave Schedule showed Joseph owned on 40-year-old Black male.)4 
Marriage*15 January 1860 He married Nicey Armstrong at Henry Co., Alabama, on 15 January 1860 at age 22.5 
1860 Census*1 June 1860 Micajah was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Lawrenceville, Henry Co., Alabama.6 
Civil War*between 1861 and 1865 He served in the War Between the States between 1861 and 1865

     Co. G, 39th Alabama Infantry. 
1880 Census*1 June 1880 Micajah was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Hardwickburg, Henry Co., Alabama.7 
Photographed*say 1900 He was photographed say 1900 at Henry Co., Alabama.8
Micajah & Nicey (Armstrong) Culpepper
1900 Census*1 June 1900 Micajah was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Hardwickburg, Henry Co., Alabama.9 
Death*6 July 1903 He died at Henry Co., Alabama, on 6 July 1903 at age 65.3 
Burial*circa 8 July 1903 His body was interred circa 8 July 1903 at Old Union Cemetery, Henry Co., Alabama.3 

Family

Nicey Armstrong (20 April 1840 - 22 February 1918)
Children
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited18 October 2008

Citations

  1. Dick Culpepper Records, Warren H. 'Dick' Culpepper, Provo, UT, to Lew Griffin.
  2. E-mail written 1999, 2000 to Lew Griffin from Patricia Long, Dothan, AL, e-mail address.
  3. Mrs. Marvin Scott, compiler, Tomb Inscriptions and Cemetery Notices, Climax, GA: E. H. Hayes, 1958, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.131 V3sm.
    Old Union Cemetery, Henry Co., AL
    + Micajah Culpepper, 22 Oct 1837 - 6 Jul 1903
    + Nicey Culpepper, 20 Apr 1840 - 22 Feb 1918.
  4. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Pages 433B/Line 42 & Page 434A/Lines 1-10, Southern District, Henry Co., AL
    Joseph Culpepper, 39, M, Farmer, $3000, SC
    Sarah Culpepper, 33, F, SC
    Benjamin Culpepper, 15, M, Farmer, AL
    Micajah Culpepper, 13, M, AL
    Andrew Culpepper, 11, M, AL
    Mary A. Culpepper, 9, F, AL
    Nancy C. Culpepper, 7, F, AL
    Thos. J. Culpepper, 5, M, AL
    Lucinda E. Culpepper, 3, F, AL
    Sarah A. Culpepper, 1, F, AL
    Andrew Culpepper, 6, M, AL, Idiotic
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    1850 Slave Schedule, Page 814, Henry Co., AL
    Joseph Culpepper owned one 40-year-old Black male.
  5. Helon H. Cutter, compiler, Henry County, Alabama Records, Volume II, 1821-1901 Marriage Records, Tallahassee, FL: Rose Printing Co., 1992, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.131 X2c v.2.
    Micajah Culpepper married Nicey Armstrong on 15 Jan 1860 in Henry Co., Alabama, Book 1821-1868, page 340.
  6. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 133, Lines 6-7, Lawrenceville, Henry Co., AL
    Micajah Culpepper, 22, M, Farmer, PE=$150, AL
    Nicy Culpepper, 18, F, Farmer, AL.
  7. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 82, Page 606B, Hardwicks, Henry Co., AL
    M. Culpepper, Self, M, md, Wh, 43, Farming, AL/SC/SC
    Nicey Culpepper, Wife, F, md, Wh, 38, Keeps House, AL/SC/SC
    Davis Culpepper, Son, M, sng, Wh, 19, Farm Labor, AL/AL/AL
    Joseph M. Culpepper, Son, M, sng, Wh, 17, Farm Labor, AL/AL/AL
    Thomas Culpepper, Son, M, sng, Wh, 15, Farm Labor, AL/AL/AL
    Isaac W. Culpepper, Son, M, sng, Wh, 10, Farm Labor, AL/AL/AL
    John Culpepper, Son, M, sng, Wh, 8, AL/AL/AL
    Caneis Culpepper, Dau, F, sng, Wh, 6, AL/AL/AL
    Clifford Culpepper, Dau, F, sng, Wh, 4, AL/AL/AL
    Robert L. Culpepper, Son, M, sng, Wh, 2, AL/AL/AL
    Lucy Culpepper, Dau, F, sng, Wh, 6M, AL/AL/AL.
  8. E-mail written 2004-2007 to Lew Griffin & Warren Culpepper from Shannon Leigh Smith Adcock (#50273), Haw River, NC, e-mail address.
  9. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 88, Page 13A, Lines 28-31, Hardwicksburg, Henry Co., AL
    Micajah Culpepper, Head, Wh, M, Oct 1836, 63, md-40yrs, AL/SC/AL
    Nicy Culpepper, Wife, Wh, F, May 1839, 61, md-40yrs, ch 12/10, AL/SC/AL
    Robert L. Culpepper, Son, Wh, M, Sep 1877, 22, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Ella E. Culpepper, Daughter, Wh, F, Aug 1883, 16, sng, AL/AL/AL.
  10. Gayle & Ron Thomas, compiler, e-mail address, Survey of Old Union Cemetery in Henry County, Alabama
    , May 2001.
    https://sites.rootsweb.com/~alhenry/Cem/union_old.htm