Culpepper Family Tree (complete version)

Mary Ann Elizabeth Culpepper

F, (circa 1820 - )

Mother

Catherine Bell (c 1797 - c 1865)

Birth*

circa 1820

Mary was born at Edgefield District, South Carolina, circa 1820.

(free wh female 10-15) 1830 Census

1 June 1830

Mary was probably a free white female, age 10 and under 15, in John Jefferson Culpepper's household, on the 1830 Census at Upson Co., Georgia. Unaccounted for is 1 Male 5-10..¹

(free wh female 15-20) 1840 Census

1 June 1840

Mary was probably a free white female, age 15 and under 20, in John Jefferson Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Chambers Co., Alabama.²

Marriage*

12 December 1841

She married Robert L. Johnson at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 12 December 1841.

Married Name

12 December 1841

As of 12 December 1841, her married name was Johnson.

Census

1850

She was listed as a resident in the census report at Chambers Co., Alabama, in 1850.

Death*

She died at Alabama.

Biography*

According to the 1850 census, Mary Ann Elizabeth Culpepper was born in South Carolina. Her parents, John Jefferson and Catherine (Bell) Culpepper, have not been located in the 1820 census but were probably living in Edgefield District, SC near Barbary Bell, Catherine (Bell) Culpepper's widowed mother. Presumably, in 1823 or 1824, Mary Ann Elizabeth would have moved to Georgia with her parents where her father is noted in Monroe Co., GA taking part in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery. He is next noted in an 1829 deed living, presumably with his family, in Upson Co., GA. Mary Ann Elizabeth is first noted as a 10-15 year old female in the household of her parents in the 1830 census of Upson Co., GA. Mary Ann Elizabeth's father was still listed in Upson Co., GA when he took part in the 1832 Gold Lottery and since Mary Ann Elizabeth's younger brothers were born in Georgia according to census records, the family probably remained in Upson Co., GA until at least 1835. Some time after this, possibly in 1835 or 1836 when the Francis G. and James Culpepper families moved to Alabama, or in 1837 after the marriage of Mary Ann Elizabeth's older brother, John Jefferson Culpepper moved his family to Chambers Co., AL. One female, 15-20 years of age was noted in the John J. Culpepper household in the 1840 Chambers Co., AL census, presumably Mary Ann Elizabeth.
12 Dec 1841, "Mary Ann E. Culpepper" married "Robert L. Johnson" in Chambers Co., AL and "John J. Culpepper" signed the certificate. In the 1850 Chambers Co., AL census, the farm of Robert Johnson, Mary Ann Elizabeth's husband was located between the land of her father, John J. Culpepper, and the land of her younger brother, Robert J. Culpepper. Although she was listed as "Mary Ann E. Culpepper" in the marriage record, she was listed as "Elizabeth" in the 1850 census record. A 40 year old James Johnson born in South Carolina was also living with Robert and Elizabeth. Perhaps he was Robert's older brother. A 16 year old Marion Weldon and a 12 year old George Weldon, both born in Georgia, were also in the household and have not been identified. Unfortunately, the family has not been located in 1860 census records of Chambers Co. or Randolph Co., AL and no more is known about Mary Ann Elizabeth.

Family

Robert L. Johnson (circa 1819 - )

Last Edited

16 September 2009

Citations

1830 Federal Census, United States.
Page 110, Unk Twp, Upson Co., GA
John J. Culpepper, 1 M5-10, 1 M10-15, 1 M30-40, 1 F10-15, 1 F30-40.
1840 Federal Census, United States.
Page ??, Lew Griffin Transcription, Chambers Co., AL.
John J. Culpepper, 2 M5-10, 1 M40-50, 1 F15-20, 1 F40-50.

Robert L. Johnson

M, (circa 1819 - )

Birth*

circa 1819

Robert was born at South Carolina circa 1819.

Marriage*

12 December 1841

He married Mary Ann Elizabeth Culpepper at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 12 December 1841.

Census*

1850

A census listed Robert as head of household at Chambers Co., Alabama, in 1850.

Death*

He died at Alabama.

Family

Mary Ann Elizabeth Culpepper (circa 1820 - )

Last Edited

16 September 2009

Robert Jefferson Culpepper

M, (2 July 1830 - 10 December 1919)

Father

John Jefferson Culpepper (4 Nov 1797 - 4 May 1885)

Mother

Catherine Bell (c 1797 - c 1865)

DNA*

Robert has been proven by DNA and genealogical research to be a descendant of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC, who is a son of Robert Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, the son of Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, VA.

Name Variation

He was also known as Jeff.

Birth*

2 July 1830

Robert was born at Upson Co., Georgia, on 2 July 1830.¹

(free wh male 05-10) 1840 Census

1 June 1840

William and Robert was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10,in John Jefferson Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Chambers Co., Alabama.²

Marriage*

19 December 1848

He married Lorraine Cardwell at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 19 December 1848 at age 18.³

Census

1850

He was listed as a resident in the census report at Chambers Co., Alabama, in 1850.

Census

1860

He was listed as a resident in the census report at Almond, Randolph Co., Alabama, in 1860.

Civil War*

between 1862 and 1864

He served in the War Between the States between 1862 and 1864

Culpepper, Robert Jefferson ("Jeff"), Private, Company B & C, Age at Enlistment: 32 (28)
Enlisted 15 March 1862 by Captain Hamner at Daviston AL in Captain L.P. Hamner’s Company of Volunteers (later Co B); Appears on Muster Roll of Co B of 37th AL CSA on 13 May 1862 at Auburn AL (with age incorrectly shown as 28); Signed his parole in the field at Vicksburg MS on 9 July 1863 as a Private of Company B of the 37th AL Infantry CSA; Served extra duty at Dalton GA winter encampment as a Teamster for Co B in Jan - Feb 1864; Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of Consolidated 37th AL CSA Company B; Made a Personal Statement to Census, Tax Assessor of Marshall County AL in 1907 stating enlistement as 15 April 1862 and Address (1907) Albertville AL; Alabama Confederate Pension No. 4554 recorded at Marshall County AL, pension application witnessed by W.J. Ponder and Wm Bishop (both Co B); Witnessed the Confederate Pension application of his brother William Washington Culpepper along with W.J. Ponder; Brother to William W Culpepper (Co B); 1st Cousin to brothers John M, Francis M, and William A Culpepper (all of Co B); Born 2 July 1830; Died 10 Dec 1919; Buried in Corinth Cemetery at Joppa, Cullman County AL, marker is designated with a "Southern Cross of Honor" also described as "... a war emblem by his tomb shaped like a 3 or 4 leaf clover, made of iron or steel. He had a pocket watch with a chain & watch fob looked like the iron emblem at his grave...^1,4"

Census*

1866

A census listed Robert as head of household at Tallapoosa Co., Alabama, in 1866.⁵

1880 Census*

Robert was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Wesobulga, Clay Co., Alabama.⁶

Tax roll*

1889

He registered to pay taxes at Marshall Co., Alabama, in 1889.⁷

Land Grant/Patent*

18 February 1898

Land was granted to Robert Jefferson Culpepper on 18 February 1898 at Cullman Co., Alabama.⁸

1900 Census*

1 June 1900

Robert was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.⁹

(Father) Photographed

say 1910

He appeared as the father in a family photograph say 1910 at Joppa, Cullman Co., Alabama,
Back row, left to right: James E. Albright holding son Roy, William Lee Culpepper, Grover Milton Culpepper, Carl Winston Culpepper, & Effin Arelia Culpepper;
Front row, left to right: Hattie Louraine (Culpepper) Albright holding Lola Albright, Georgia Beatrice (Rowe) Culpepper holding (probably) William Lonnie Culpepper, Robert Jefferson Culpepper, William Henry Culpepper, Mary Elizabeth (Powell) Culpepper, and Alverene Culpepper.^10,11

William Henry Culpepper family

(Father) 1910 Census

15 April 1910

Robert was listed as a father in John James Culpepper's household on the 1910 Census at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.¹²

Photographed*

say 1918

He was photographed say 1918 at Joppa, Cullman Co., Alabama,
Photo provided by Mary Lillian Culpepper Pierce.

Robert Jefferson Culpepper

Death*

10 December 1919

He died at Joppa, Cullman Co., Alabama, on 10 December 1919 at age 89.¹

Burial*

circa 12 December 1919

His body was interred circa 12 December 1919 at Corinth East Baptist Church Cemetery, Joppa, Cullman Co., Alabama.¹

Robert J. & Louraney Culpepper tombstone

Biography*

Census: 1870 Louina P. O. District (now Wadley), Randolph Co., AL. \p. 572 #2 (R. J. Culpepper 40 GA).\ Census: 1880 Beat 4, Wesobulga District, Clay Co., AL. \ED 34-1 (R. J. Culpepper 49 GA SC SC).\ Census: 1900 Albertville, Marshall Co., AL. \ED 83-12 (Robert J. Culpepper Jul 1828 [1830?] GA).\ Census: 1910 Marshall Co., AL. \ED 96-22 (Robert J. Culpepper 79 SC in hh of son John J. Culpepper).\
      Robert Jefferson Culpepper was known to his great-grandchildren as "Great Grandpa Jeff" or "ole e Pa." His parents were recorded in the 1830 census of Upson Co., GA and this is where Robert is presumed to have been born. The 1900 Soundex for Alabama shows Robert J. Culpepper in Albertville, Marshall Co, AL with a birth date of July 1828 but since he was not noted in the 1830 census this can probably be discounted. By 1840, Robert had moved with his parents to Chambers Co., AL where he was noted as one of two males 5 to 10 years of age in the household of John J. Culpepper. Robert emerges in Chambers Co., AL marriage records in 1848 and by 1850 was listed with his wife in the 1850 Chambers Co., AL census living next door to his sister and near his parents.
      Robert J. and Louraney (Cardwell) Culpepper hosted the wedding of his younger brother, William Washington Culpepper, and her younger sister, Ferby Cardwell, at their home 23 Dec 1855. Their father, John Jefferson Culpepper, was the second bondsman. At some point after this, Robert J. Culpepper apparently moved his family to Randolph Co., AL. He is noted in land records purchasing 39.86 ½ acres in the SE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of section 3 in Township 22 Range 10 of Randolph Co., AL. Unfortunately, the date is illegible. The land appears to be just north of the 159.46 acres of land which Robert's father, John J. Culpepper, obtained 22 Aug 1850. Robert and his brother, William, and their parents were noted living next to each other in the 1860 census of Almond P. O. District, Randolph Co., AL.
     When the Civil War began, Robert enlisted in the Confederate Army. Capos Conley "Chip" Culpepper, II obtained the following records from the National Archives: Culpepper, Robert J. Co. B/C. 37 Alabama Infantry. _____(Confederate) Private_/_Private _____CARD NUMBERS 1_____44662957 2_______254194 3_______294918 Number of medical cards herein Number of personal papers herein 1 Book Mark: See Also: --------------------------- (Confederate) C __________37__________Ala Robert J. Culpepper Pvt _ Capt. Hamner's Company, Alabama __________ Volunteers* Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for Mch 15, 186 2 Enlisted: When Mch 15, 186 2 Where Daviston, Ala By whom Period 3 years or the war Last paid: By whom To what time__________, 186_. Present or absent Not stated Remarks: *This company subsequently became Company B, 37th Regiment Alabama Infantry. Book Mark: _____/s/_ (?)nell ____________________Copyist ------------------------------ Culpepper, Robert J. Pvt., Co. B._____37, Reg't Ala. _____(Confederate) 1 Inclosures. Pris. of War Record 1 ------------------------------ VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, JULY 9th A.D. 1863 TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, KNOW YE THAT I, Robert J. Culpepper private of Co. B Reg't 37th Ala Vols. C.S.A. being a Prisoner of War in the hands of the United States Forces, in virtue of the capitulation of the City of Vicksburg and its garrison, by Lieut. Gen John C. Pemberton, C.S.A., Commanding on the 4th day of July, 1863, do in pursuance of the terms of said capitulation, give this my solemn parole under oath----- That I will not take up arms again against the United States nor serve in any military, police, constabulary force in any Fort, Garrison or field work, held by the Confederate States of America against the United States of America, nor as guard of any prisons, depots or stores, nor discharge any duties usually performed by Officers or soldiers against the United States of America until duly exchanged by the proper Authorities. ____________________/s/_ Robert J Culpepper Sworn to and subscribed before me at Vicksburg, Miss., this 9th day of July, 1863. _____/s/ Wm P. Davis 23rd Reg't Indiana Vol. ____________________Lt. Col AND PAROLING OFFICER. --------------------------- (CONFEDERATE) R. J. Culpepper Co., B 37 Ala (Inf) Appears on a __________ROLL of non-commissioned officers and privates employed on extra duty at Dalton, Ga during month of Jan 186 4 By whose order employed Nature of service Teamster TERM OF SERVICE: From Jan. 1, 186_. To Jan 31, 186_. Remarks: Driving (?)(?) wagons Roll No. _____ WOOTTON [Stamped] Copyist --------------------------- (CONFEDERATE) R. J. Culpeper Co. B 37 Ala. Appears on a __________ROLL of non-commissioned officers and privates employed on extra duty at Dalton Ga during month of Feb., 186 4 By whose order employed Nature of service Teamsters TERM OF SERVICE: From Feb 1., 186_. To Feb 29, 186_. Remarks: Roll No. _____WOOTTON [Stamped] Copyist
      After the war, Robert returned home and he was noted with his wife and children in the 1870 census of the Louina P. O. District (now Wadley), Randolph Co., AL. His brother, William Washington Culpepper, was still living next door and his parents were also living nearby, all apparently on the same land that they were on before the war. By 1880, Robert had apparently moved his family to Clay Co., AL R. J. Culpepper was noted with his wife and younger children in Wesobulga District, Clay Co., AL in 1880 census records.
      According to an article from the Guntersville Advertiser 10 Oct 1916, Robert J. Culpepper and his wife had moved to the Sand Mountain area of Marshall Co., AL 28 years previously. This would have been approximately 1888. A son, John James Culpepper, located his family in what is known today as Albertville, Marshall Co., GA. Other members of the extended family settled across the county line in Joppa, Cullman Co., AL. Unfortunately, the 1890 U. S. census burned and so it is not possible to see exactly how everyone was situated at the time. What is known is that, according to her obituary, Mrs. R. J. (Louraney Cardwell) Culpepper died in Joppa, Cullman Co., AL in 1894. After the death of his wife, Robert apparently split his time at the residences of his children. Robert J. Culpepper was noted in Albertville, Marshall Co, AL in the 1900 census. He was listed as having been born Jul 1828 although, since he was not noted in the 1830 census and was listed in later census records as being age 19, 30, 40 and 49, the 1828 reference can be discounted. Robert Jefferson Culpepper's daughter, Arkansas (Culpepper) Williams, and her two young sons, "Larkis" and "Charlie," were living with him. In 1910, Robert was still living in Marshall Co., AL was noted in the Marshall Co., AL census living with his son, John J. Culpepper. A great-granddaughter, Mary Lillian Butler Pierce, wrote, 19 Jan 1979: He carved & made fancy furniture, beautiful beds among other things. He had a collection of old guns.... He had a hobby of keeping a diary, of the weather and happenings of the day.... My Grandpa Jack [John James Culpepper] & family along with ole e Pa & family all moved here to Sand Mt. from Randolph or Clay [the family was in Clay Co., AL in the 1880 census] in covered wagons in 1883.... Ole e Pa Jeff... walked lots of miles almost every day, even in his 80's.... One more thing about ole e Pa Jeff, he carved and made spinning wheels to spin yarn then weave it into yarn for cloth in those days."
      Mary Lillian Butler Pierce added in s 23 Apr 1993 letter that "Robert Jefferson Culpepper carved and made furniture in his younger days - beautiful pieces - and each piece painted black." 20 Jan 1979, Mary Lillian wrote that her great-grandfather had lived with her grandparents in the same house that she is living in now: Lola Martin said ole e Pa Jeff's room was upstairs, steps are steep here and only heat he had up there & light was a lantern. Scratches are still on the wall up there where he would strike a match to light the kerosene lantern. Was a stacked chimney in the middle of the house, heat from it helped keep the walls of that little room warm. Said he never had a cold or was sick in winter.
      Mary Lillian Butler Pierce added in a 23 Apr 1993 letter: Lola Martin was right stairs were steep, and still are. Scratches are still on the wall. I painted or painted part of that little room up stairs a few yrs ago, and it's hard to find the scratches now.
      According to a great-granddaughter, Mary Lillian Butler Pierce, Robert Jefferson Culpepper received a monthly pension of $15.00 from the State of Alabama for his Civil War service. In a 3 Sep 1994 phone conversation, Mary Lillian noted that her great-grandfather would buy a gallon of "white whiskey" with 15 cents from his Confederate Pension money and add a teaspoon of it to his breakfast coffee "instead of cream" to make "Lace Coffee." The following is from the 10 Oct 1916 issue of the Guntersville Advertiser published in Guntersville, Marshall Co, AL: R.J. Culpepper is 86 years old and enjoys good health for a man of his age. He has lived on Sand mountain 28 years [arriving circa 1888]. Uncle Jeff as he is familiarly called, has 8 living children, 53 grandchildren, 98 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren, which is, we believe, getting pretty close to the record in this county.
      Robert Jefferson Culpepper died three years later, apparently while visiting his grandson, Charlie J. Williams, across the county line in Joppa, Cullman Co., AL. Two days later, Charlie wrote his half-brother, Larcus Culpepper who, according to Mary Lillian, was living in Texas: larcus I am Very Sorry But he had to go Some time and I guess now was as good time as eny they beried him at Corinth [south of Joppa, Cullman Co., AL] and then they taking up granma and moved here [her] up there and Beried her Beside him.... he was awfull Bad and he died that night about twelve oclock.....
      Mary Lillian added in a 18 Jan 1979 letter: Great Grandpa Jeff has a war emblem by his tomb shaped like a 3 or 4 leaf clover, made of iron or steel. He had a pocket watch with a chain & watch fob looked like the iron emblem at his grave. My grandfather [John James Culpepper] kept it, long as he lived.... Uncle Frank Culpepper [Francis Marion Culpepper] got it soon as my Grandfather died. I don't know who got it when Uncle Frank died.... Great Grandpa Jeff... got a war pension of $15.00 per mo. from Gov. [the State of Alabama].

Family

Lorraine Cardwell (8 June 1833 - 2 January 1894)

Children

John James Culpepper+ (4 December 1850 - 28 September 1938)
Mary Alice Elizabeth Culpepper+ (17 January 1852 - 13 June 1930)
Edna Isabella Culpepper+ (4 November 1854 - 24 December 1890)
Melissa Catherine Culpepper+ (4 April 1858 - 1 November 1939)
Susan Pauline Culpepper (25 October 1860 - 10 December 1943)
William Henry Culpepper+ (22 May 1864 - 19 July 1924)
Melvina Amanda Culpepper+ (21 November 1866 - 23 October 1956)
Francis Marion Culpepper+ (25 August 1869 - 6 May 1951)
Arkansas B. Culpepper+ (January 1874 - )
Leelzer Vada Culpepper+ (14 December 1877 - 14 May 1959)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

13 February 2010

Citations

Anna Cochran Gregath, compiler, Cullman County Churches and Cemeteries, Cullman, Alabama: Cullman County Commission, 198_, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.173 K2c.
Vol 2, pages 15-16:
Corinth East Baptist Church Cemetery, Cullman Co., Alabama. From I-65, Exit 312, proceed east on AL-157 to AL-69. Turn right on AL-69 and proceed north for 21 miles to AL-67. Continue on AL-69 for one more mile and Corinth Church will be on the right (South)
+ R. J. Culpepper, 2 Jul 1830 - 10 Dec 1919, CSA 1861-1865
+ Lourainey Culpepper, 8 Jun 1833 - 2 Jan 1894.
1840 Federal Census, United States.
Page ??, Lew Griffin Transcription, Chambers Co., AL.
John J. Culpepper, 2 M5-10, 1 M40-50, 1 F15-20, 1 F40-50.
Marriage Records 1833-1861 of Chambers County, Alabama Vol I, Genealogical Society of East Alabama, Inc., 1974.
p 70 by Wm F Grady J. P.
E-mail written 2004 - 2008 to Lew Griffin from Carole Watson Burton (#50015), 109 Chadwick Drive, Charleston, SC 29407-7425, e-mail address.
Service record of Robert Jefferson Culpepper submitted to Culpepper Connections by Linda Cushing (#174) who received it from Carole Watson.
1866 Alabama State Census, Tallapoosa Co., AL:
R. J. Culpepper, 1M20+, 1M10-19, 1M0-9, 1F20+, 2F10-19, 2F0-9.
FHL Film 1254007, National Archives Film T9-0007, Wesobulga, Page 39A.
Margene Hemrick Black, compiler, 1889-1895 Reconstructed Census of Marshall County, Alabama, Guntersville, Alabama: Past and Present Publications, 199_?, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book 976.194 X2bm.
Tax Assessors Records of 1889 (page 4): J. J. Culpeppe, R. J. Culpepper, W. H. Culpepper.
General Land Office Records, compiler, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records, Online, Bureau of Land Management.
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/
Robert J. Culpepper, AL4230__.371, Authority Date: 20 May 1862; Signature Date: 18 Feb 1898, Huntsville Land Office, 40 acres. NWNE part of Sec 8, Township 9-S, Range 1-E. Huntsville Meridian; Cullman Co., Alabama.
1900 Federal Census, United States.
ED 83, Sheet 12A, Lines 25-28, Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama (12 Jun 1900)
Robert Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, Jul 1828, 71, wid, GA/--/--, Farmer
Arkansas B. Williams, Dau, F, Wh, Jan 1876, 24, md-2yrs, ch 2/2, AL/GA/AL
Larkes C. Williams, Grandson, M, Wh, Jun 1892, 7, sng, AL/--/AL
Charlie J. Williams, Grandson, M, Wh, Jul 1887, 2, sng, AL/--/AL.
E-mail written Feb 2010 to Lew Griffin from William M. Garrison, e-mail address.
Correspondence from Billy Wendell Dunn, Arab, AL, to Lew Griffin, say 1978.
1910 Federal Census, United States.
ED 96, Sheet 22B, Lines 66-69, Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama (10 May 1910)
John J. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 59, md1-39yrs, AL/SC/SC, Farmer
Nancy J. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 60, md1-39yrs, ch 3/3, AL/NC/NC
Effin L. Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 29, sng, AL/AL/AL
Robert J. Culpepper, Father, M, Wh, 79, wid, SC/SC/SC.

Lorraine Cardwell

F, (8 June 1833 - 2 January 1894)

Father

James Cardwell (c 1806 - 1884)

Mother

Malissa H. Bohannon (c 1815 - c 1860)

Name Variation

She was also known as Lourainey.¹

Birth*

8 June 1833

Lorraine was born at Georgia on 8 June 1833.¹

Marriage*

19 December 1848

She married Robert Jefferson Culpepper at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 19 December 1848 at age 15.²

Married Name

19 December 1848

As of 19 December 1848, her married name was Culpepper.

Residence*

1850

Lorraine resided at Chambers Co., Alabama, in 1850.³

Census*

1860

She was listed as a resident in the census report at Almond, Randolph Co., Alabama, in 1860.

(Free Female 21+) Census

1866

Lorraine was probably a free white female, age 21 or more, in an unknown person 's household in the D Census at Tallapoosa Co., Alabama.⁴

Census

1870

She was listed as a resident in the census report at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama, in 1870.

Burial*

circa 3 January 1884

Her body was interred circa 3 January 1884 at Corinth East Baptist Church Cemetery, Joppa, Cullman Co., Alabama.¹

Death*

2 January 1894

She died at Joppa, Cullman Co., Alabama, on 2 January 1894 at age 60.¹

Biography*

Census: 1880 Wesobulga Beat 4, Clay Co., AL. \ED 34-1 (Lurana 45 GA in hh of R. J. Culpepper).\
Although the obituary clearly gives her date of birth and death and calculates her age at death, marriage and census records indicate that she was probably born before 1834, probably in 1832. If Louraney had been born in 1834, she would have been 14 years old when she married, not impossible for the times, but unlikely since no parent gave permission for the marriage based on the marriage record. Also, two years later, in the 1850 census, Louraney was listed as being 18 years old which would suggest a birth year of 1832. In the 1860 census, she age was listed as being 27 years of age, which, depending on when the census was taken, could still support an 1832 date of birth or an 1833 date of birth. In the 1870 census, her age was given as 39, which would suggest an 1830 or 1831 year of birth. Finally, in the 1880 census, Louraney's age was given as 45. This would suggest a date of birth of 1834 or 1835. Louraney was probably born in 1832.
Although Louraney had been born in Georgia, by 1848 she had moved, presumably with her parents, to Chambers Co., AL since this is where she married. She is found in the 1850 census of Chambers Co., AL with her husband. By 1860, Robert Jefferson and Louraney had moved their family to Randolph Co., AL where they remained until after the 1870 census. By the 1880 census the family had moved on to Clay Co., AL where "Lurana" was recorded with her husband, R. J. Culpepper, and younger children in Wesobulga Beat 4. According to Mary Lillian Butler Pierce, Louraney and Robert Jefferson moved with their son, John James Culpepper, to the Sand Mountain area of Marshall Co., AL. Some of the extended family settled across the county line in Joppa, Cullman Co., AL. Since the 1890 U. S. census burned we do not know exactly where everyone was situated at this point but according to her obituary, Louraney died in 1894 while living with or visiting children and grandchildren who were living in Joppa, Cullman Co., AL. The following obituary preserved by great-granddaughter, Mrs. J. E. (Ann White) Hicks, is from an unknown source: CULPEPPER -- Miss Louraney Cardwell was born June the 8th 1834 [1832? based on presumed age at marriage and census records] and was married to R. J. Culpepper Dec. the 19th 1848, and died at her home, near Joppa, Cullman County, Ala. Jan. the 2nd 1894, aged 59 [61?] years, 6 months and 25 days. Mrs. Culpepper joined the Methodist Church South in 1872, and from that time on, she lived an humble, christian life. She dearly loved her church, and was untiring in her efforts to promote the cause of Christ. Mrs. Culpepper was the mother of eleven children, two have preceded her to the Heavenly Land, while nine are left to mourn their loss, but their loss is her eternal gain, for she has gone where sorrow, pain, sickness and death are felt and feared no more. Her life was an exemplary one, she was a loving wife, a kind and gentle mother. She will be sadly missed at home, at church and in the nieghborhood, she was loved by all who knew her. The writer has known her for several years and to know her was to love her. We tender our heart-felt sympathy to the bereaved family. A. S. A. Meaders
Only ten of the eleven of the eleven children have been accounted for. Possibly one child died at birth or died young and between census years. Finally, Louraney's daughter, "Plyna Smith" (Mrs. L. W. (Pauline Culpepper) Smith), was listed in an article about a 1935 John James Culpepper family reunion with "aunt Fanny Busby" (Mrs. H. B. (Nancy Ann Frances Elizabeth Alice Culpepper) Busby) of Albertville. This was a daughter of William Washington and Ferby (Cardwell) Culpepper.

Family

Robert Jefferson Culpepper (2 July 1830 - 10 December 1919)

Children

John James Culpepper+ (4 December 1850 - 28 September 1938)
Mary Alice Elizabeth Culpepper+ (17 January 1852 - 13 June 1930)
Edna Isabella Culpepper+ (4 November 1854 - 24 December 1890)
Melissa Catherine Culpepper+ (4 April 1858 - 1 November 1939)
Susan Pauline Culpepper (25 October 1860 - 10 December 1943)
William Henry Culpepper+ (22 May 1864 - 19 July 1924)
Melvina Amanda Culpepper+ (21 November 1866 - 23 October 1956)
Francis Marion Culpepper+ (25 August 1869 - 6 May 1951)
Arkansas B. Culpepper+ (January 1874 - )
Leelzer Vada Culpepper+ (14 December 1877 - 14 May 1959)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

9 March 2007

Citations

Anna Cochran Gregath, compiler, Cullman County Churches and Cemeteries, Cullman, Alabama: Cullman County Commission, 198_, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.173 K2c.
Vol 2, pages 15-16:
Corinth East Baptist Church Cemetery, Cullman Co., Alabama. From I-65, Exit 312, proceed east on AL-157 to AL-69. Turn right on AL-69 and proceed north for 21 miles to AL-67. Continue on AL-69 for one more mile and Corinth Church will be on the right (South)
+ R. J. Culpepper, 2 Jul 1830 - 10 Dec 1919, CSA 1861-1865
+ Lourainey Culpepper, 8 Jun 1833 - 2 Jan 1894.
Marriage Records 1833-1861 of Chambers County, Alabama Vol I, Genealogical Society of East Alabama, Inc., 1974.
p 70 by Wm F Grady J. P.
P 413 No. 437 (Lurena 18 GA in hh of Robert Culpepper).
1866 Alabama State Census, Tallapoosa Co., AL:
R. J. Culpepper, 1M20+, 1M10-19, 1M0-9, 1F20+, 2F10-19, 2F0-9.

William Washington Culpepper

M, (14 August 1834 - 2 March 1918)

Father

John Jefferson Culpepper (4 Nov 1797 - 4 May 1885)

Mother

Catherine Bell (c 1797 - c 1865)

DNA*

William has been proven by DNA and genealogical research to be a descendant of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC, who is a son of Robert Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, the son of Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, VA.

Birth*

14 August 1834

William was born at Upson Co., Georgia, on 14 August 1834.¹

(free wh male 05-10) 1840 Census

1 June 1840

William and Robert was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10,in John Jefferson Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Chambers Co., Alabama.²

(Household member) 1850 Census

1 June 1850

Catherine and William listed as a household member living with John Jefferson Culpepper on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Chambers Co., Alabama.³

Marriage*

13 March 1853

He married Peggy Nichols at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 13 March 1853 at age 18.

Marriage*

23 December 1855

He married Pheraby Cardwell at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 23 December 1855 at age 21.

Census

1860

He was listed as a resident in the census report at Randolph Co., Alabama, in 1860.

Civil War*

between 1862 and 1864

He served in the War Between the States between 1862 and 1864

Culpepper, William Washington, Private, Company B
Age at Enlistment: 26 (28), Enlisted May 1862 at Camp Johnson (near Daviston) AL by Captain Hamner in Captain L.P. Hamner’s Company of Volunteers (later Co B); Appears on Muster Roll of Co B of 37th AL CSA dated 13 May 1862 at Auburn AL - his 28th birthday; "First entered service" 14 June 1862 at Auburn AL (according to 1907 census of Confederate soldiers); Signed his parole in the field at Vicksburg MS on 9 July 1863 as a Private of Co B of the 37th AL Infantry CSA; Discharged at Washington GA at close of war; Made a Personal Statement to the Census Tax Assessor of Marshall County AL in 1907; Alabama Confederate Pension No. 16218 recorded at Marshall County AL and application witnessed by R.J. Culpepper and W.J. Ponder (both Co B); Brother of Robert J Culpepper (Co B); 1st Cousin to brothers John M, Francis M, and William A Culpepper (all Co B); Born 13 May 1834 at Upson County GA; Post-war resided at Albertville, AL in 1907; Died 2 March 1918; Buried at Mount Vernon Cemetery, Albertville, Marshall Co AL.^1,4

Residence*

1870

William resided at Marianna, Jackson Co., Florida, in 1870.⁵

1880 Census*

1 June 1880

William was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Flat Rock, Randolph Co., Alabama.⁶

Tax roll*

between 1890 and 1893

He registered to pay taxes at Marshall Co., Alabama, between 1890 and 1893.⁷

(Father) 1900 Census

1 June 1900

William was listed as a father in Louis Alford Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Bell Co., Texas.⁸

Photographed

1907

He was photographed in 1907 at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama,
Left to right -- front row: Johnny Hudson Culpepper, Jessie Leroy Culpepper, Thomas Eugene Moore, Malcolm Monroe Moore, Ashton Clemont Lowry, Ollin Ollene Lowry, William Cary Lowry, Ethyl Gibson, Cora Lee Lowry;
middle row: Louis Alford Culpepper holding Lydia Grace Culpepper, Robert Benjamin F. Culpepper holding Velma Mae Moore, James Jefferson Moore holding Gladys Feraby Moore, Pheraby (Caldwell) Culpepper, William Washington Culpepper, Leon Gibson, & Mr. Prater (sharecropper);
back row: Anna Lita Jane (Johnson) Culpepper, Ellen Arline (Culpepper) Lowry holding Sunshine Lowry, Malinda Rebecca (Culpepper) Moore holding William Jackson Moore, Sarah Minnie L. (Culpepper) Gibson holding Malon Clifford Gibson, Mary Louisa Katherine (Culpepper) Phillips, Nancy Ann Frances Elizabeth Alice (Culpepper) Busby, Mrs. Prater;
standing behind William Washington Culpepper: on left, Etta Vesta (Culpepper) Morgan, on right, probably Eva Electres Lowry;
standing in doorway of house: unknown.⁹

William Washington Culpepper family

Photographed

1907

He was photographed in 1907 at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.⁹

William Washington Culpepper

Photographed*

say 1910

He was photographed say 1910 at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.^10,11

William Washington Culpepper

1910 Census*

15 April 1910

William was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.¹²

Death*

2 March 1918

He died at Marshall Co., Alabama, on 2 March 1918 at age 83
Alabama death index shows death occured in February 1918.^13,1

Burial*

circa 4 March 1918

His body was interred circa 4 March 1918 at Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.¹

Biography*

Census: 1870 Louina P. O. district (now Wadley), Randolph Co., AL. \p. 572 #4 (W. W. Culpepper 35 GA).\ Census: 1880 Randolph Co., AL. \ED 111-2 Wm. W. Culpepper 45 GA SC SC).\
     A son, Louis Alford Culpepper, wrote to his grandson, R. A. Morgan 11 Oct 1942, that "My father William Washington Culpepper was born near Fredonia [Chambers Co.], Alabama." Unfortunately, in census records, William Washington listed his own place of birth as Georgia although his parents probably moved to Alabama when William Washington Culpepper was still an infant. William Washington's father, John Jefferson Culpepper, was recorded with his family in the 1830 census of Upson Co., GA and he was still in Upson County when he drew a lot in the 1832 Gold Lottery of Georgia and this is probably where William Washington was born. However, at some point after William's birth, possibly in 1835 or 1836 when John Jefferson Culpepper's brothers, Francis G. and James Culpepper, moved their families or in 1837 when, William's older brother, John J. Culpepper, married, William's father moved his family to Chambers Co., AL. This is where William was noted as one of two males age 5 to 10 in the household of John J. Culpepper in the 1840 census.
     William emerges in census records living with his parents in the 1850 census of Chambers Co., AL. His sister, Elizabeth, and brother, Robert, were living next door. Shortly after this, William married in Chambers Co, AL. Apparently, however, his first wife died because in Dec 1855, William married a second time to the younger sister of his brother, Robert's, wife. William's father was the second bondsman. However, shortly after this, William and his second wife and his son by his first marriage moved to Randolph Co., AL where the first child of William's second marriage was born in 1857. William W. Culpepper was recorded in the Almond P. O. district near Louina (now Wadley) in the 1860 census of Randolph Co., AL. William's son by his first marriage, John, was recorded living next door with William's parents.
     When the Civil War began, William Washington Culpepper enlisted in the Confederate Army. Capos Conley "Chip" Culpepper, II obtained the following records from the National Archives: Culpepper, William W. Co. B, 37 Alabama Infantry. _____(Confederate) Private_/_Private _____CARD NUMBERS 1_____44285073 2_________4503 3_______254195 4_____51887370 5_____51966861 Number of medical cards herein Number of personal papers herein 1 Book Mark: See Also: --------------------------- (CONFEDERATE) C____________37____________Ala Wm W Culpepper Co B 37 Regt. Ala. Appears on a __________List of patients in private families from__________Hospital at List dated: Not dated 186_. Remarks: *Location of hospital not identified Book mark: _____/s/_ C. Kline, ____________________Copyist ------------------------------ Culpepper, William W. Pvt., Co. B._____37, Reg't Ala. _____(Confederate) 1 Inclosures. Pris. of War Record 1 ------------------------------ Confederate C __________37__________Ala W. W. Culpepper Pvt. Co B 37 Ala Appears on a __________List of Prisoners of War captured and paroled by the U. S. forces in the battles of Iuka, Sept. 19; of Corinth on the 3d and 4th, and of Hatchie on the 5th and 6th of October, 1862. List dated Corinth, Miss., Oct. 13, 1862 Paroled Not Stated Remarks: --------------------------- _____(CONFEDERATE) C__________37__________Ala W. W. Culpepper Prvt. Co B 37 Ala Appears on a __________List of paroled Confederate Prisoners, wounded and nurses, delivered at Iuka, Miss. to Surgeon J. B. Bond, C. S. Army on account of his government; captured at the Battle of Corinth, October 3d and 4th, 1862. List dated Oct. 19, 1862. Paroled Not dated Remarks: _____/s/_ J W Ware (?) ____________________Copyist --------------------------- C __________37__________Ala. Wm. W. Culpepper Privt. Co. B, 37 Reg't Alabama Infantry Appears on a _____Roll of Prisoners of War paroled at Vicksburg, Miss, according to the terms of capitulation entered into by the com- manding Generals of the United States and Confederate forces July 4, 1863. Roll dated Vicksburg, Miss., July 9, 1863 Paroled at Vicksburg, Miss, July 9, 1863. Where captured Vicksburg Miss. When captured July 4, 186 3. Remarks: ____/s/_ J. Vorkoeper _____________________Copyist --------------------------- VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, JULY 9th A.D. 1863 TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, KNOW YE THAT I, William W. Culpepper private Co. B of Reg't 37th Ala Vols. C.S.A. being a Prisoner of War in the hands of the United States Forces, in virtue of the capitulation of the City of Vicksburg and its garrison, by Lieut. Gen John C. Pemberton, C.S.A., Commanding on the 4th day of July, 1863, do in pursuance of the terms of said capitulation, give this my solemn parole under oath----- That I will not take up arms again against the United States nor serve in any military, police, constabulary force in any Fort, Garrison or field work, held by the Confederate States of America against the United States of America, nor as guard of any prisons, depots or stores, nor discharge any duties usually performed by Officers or soldiers against the United States of America until duly exchanged by the proper Authorities. ____________________/s/_ William W Culpepper Sworn to and subscribed before me at Vicksburg, Miss., this 9th day of July, 1863. _____/s/_ Wm P. Davis 23rd Reg't Indiana Vol. ____________________Lt. Col AND PAROLING OFFICER. ----------------------------- _____(CONFEDERATE) C__________37__________Ala W. W. Culpepper Pvt. Co B 37 Ala Appears on a __________List of Confederate Paroled Prisoners who have re- ported at Jackson, Miss, for exchange. List forwarded to Col. Robt. Ould, Ag't for Ex- change at Richmond, Va. by N. G. Watts, Maj., C.S.A., and Agt. at Vicksburg, Miss. List dated: Not dated Remarks: Book mark: _____/s/_ L. Herrera ____________________Copyist
     After the war, William Washington Culpepper appears to have returned to the same land where he was living in 1860 and he was noted in the 1870 census of Louina P. O. district (now Wadley), Randolph Co., AL with his second wife and their children. William's son, John, was still living next door with William's father, John Jefferson Culpepper. William's brother, Robert, was his other neighbor. According to p. 112 of Historical Records of Randolph County, Alabama 1832-1900 compiled by Marilyn Davis Barefield from the 12 Feb 1875 edition of the Randolph Enterprise "W. W. Culpepper" of Beat 8, Township 21, Range 10 was to have his land sold to the highest bidder on 1 Mar 1875 to pay his taxes. This land appears to have been north of the land where William was noted in census records. And William remained in Randolph Co., AL after this since he was recorded there with his wife and younger children. In 1950, a granddaughter of William Washington Culpepper, Mrs. M. A. (Inez Culpepper) Champion, is known to have sold land south of Wadley, Randolph Co., AL which is known to have been granted to or purchased by "William Culpepper" in 1850 but this is presumed to have been William Henry Culpepper since William Washington Culpepper would have been too young. But it is not known if this was the land that William Washington was living on when he left for Marshall Co., AL.
     According a 1916 Guntersville Advertiser article, in 1890, William and his wife moved to the Sand Mountain area of Marshall Co., AL near where William's brother, Robert, had already settled. Although the article indicates that William and Ferby remained there the rest of their lives, they are not found there in the 1900 census and were apparently off visiting their son, Louis Alford Culpepper, in Bell Co., TX when the census was taken. By 1910, William and Ferby were back in Alabama where they were noted in Marshall Co., AL census records.
     The following is from the 10 Oct 1916 issue of the Guntersville Advertiser published in Guntersville, Marshall Co., AL: Uncle William, who is 83 years of age, has lived on Sand mountain for 26 years, having moved there from Randolph county in 1890. During his residence in this county he has lived continuously on one farm on Slab creek near the Mt. Vernon settlement. Uncle William has been a Mason for over 50 years, having joined that order before the civil war. He enjoys good health with the exception of a nervous trouble which impedes his speech. Uncle William probably owns the oldest mule in the county. He has a mule that is 39 years old and he has owned it all its life.

Family 1

Peggy Nichols (circa 1836 - circa 1854)

Child

John Jefferson Culpepper II+ (13 June 1854 - 9 August 1934)

Family 2

Pheraby Cardwell (11 August 1834 - 18 November 1911)

Children

Nancy Ann Frances Elizabeth Alice Culpepper (14 February 1857 - 1 April 1939)
Mary Louisa Katherine Culpepper+ (10 August 1858 - 16 December 1934)
William Joseph R. Culpepper+ (29 August 1860 - 19 July 1891)
James Daniel Culpepper (18 December 1861 - circa 1864)
Robert Benjamin F. Culpepper+ (20 November 1864 - 22 September 1946)
Thomas Wilson Culpepper+ (28 September 1866 - 6 June 1913)
Malinda Rebecca Culpepper+ (19 July 1868 - 21 September 1933)
Sarah Minnie L. Culpepper+ (29 November 1870 - )
Columbus Lafayette Culpepper (23 January 1873 - before 1880)
Louis Alford Culpepper+ (26 March 1874 - 30 January 1962)
Ellen Arline Culpepper+ (8 July 1877 - 21 April 1950)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

10 April 2017

Citations

USGenWeb Archives.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm
Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church, Marshall Co., AL
+ W. W. Culpepper, 14 Aug 1834 - 2 Mar 1918, Pvt Co B 37 Ala Inf CSA
+ Aunt Fereby Culpepper, 11 Aug 1834 - 18 Nov 1911.
1840 Federal Census, United States.
Page ??, Lew Griffin Transcription, Chambers Co., AL.
John J. Culpepper, 2 M5-10, 1 M40-50, 1 F15-20, 1 F40-50.
1850 Federal Census, United States.
District 19 and A Half, Chambers Co., Alabama; Roll M432_2; Page 413B; Image 825.
John Culpepper, 53, M, Farmer, RE=$500, SC
Catherine Culpepper, 53, F, SC
William Culpeppert, 15, M, GA.
E-mail written 2004 - 2008 to Lew Griffin from Carole Watson Burton (#50015), 109 Chadwick Drive, Charleston, SC 29407-7425, e-mail address.
Service record of William Washington Culpepper submitted to Culpepper Connections by Linda Cushing (#174) who received it from Carole Watson.
USGenWeb Archives.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm
Masons, Jackson County, FL, 1866-1870
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/fl/jackson/xmisc/masons.txt
Washington Culpepper, Secretary, Harmony Lodge #3 in Marianna, 1870.
1880 Federal Census, United States.
Flat Rock, Page 314B, Randolph Co., AL
William W. Culpepper, Self, M, M, W, 45, GA, Farmer, Fa: SC, Mo: SC
Ferriba Culpepper, Wife, F, M, W, 45, GA, Keeps House, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
Mary L. C. Culpepper, Dau, F, S, W, 21, AL, At Home, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
Joseph R. Culpepper, Son, M, S, W, 19, AL, Works On Farm, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
Benjamin R. Culpepper, Son, M, S, W, 15, AL, Works On Farm, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
Malinda R. Culpepper, Dau, F, S, W, 11, AL, At School, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
Willson T. Culpepper, Son, M, S, W, 13, AL, Works On Farm, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
Minnie S. Culpepper, Dau, F, S, W, 9, AL, ---, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
Alfred L. Culpepper, Son, M, S, W, 6, AL, ---, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
Ellen A. Culpepper, Dau, F, S, W, 2, AL, ---, Fa: GA, Mo: GA.
Margene Hemrick Black, compiler, 1889-1895 Reconstructed Census of Marshall County, Alabama, Guntersville, Alabama: Past and Present Publications, 199_?, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book 976.194 X2bm.
Tax Assessors Records of 1890-93 (page 18): W. W. Culpepper.
1900 Federal Census, United States.
ED 15, Sheet 14A, Pg 27, Pct 1, Gen.com Img 27, Bell Co., TX
Alphy Culpepper, Head, M, Mar-1873, 26, md-7 yrs, AL AL AL, Farmer
Annie E. Culpepper, Wife, F, Mar-1878, 22, md-7 yrs, ch 4/4, AL MS AL
William B. Culpepper, Son, M, Sep-1894, 5, S, TX AL AL
Jason A. Culpepper, Son, M, Nov-1895, 4, S, TX AL AL
Etta V. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Nov-1896, 3, S, TX AL AL
Jessie L. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Jan-1900, 5/12, TX AL AL
William Culpepper, Father, M, UN-UN, 74, md-UN, AL UN UN
Ferby Culpepper, Mother, F, UN-UN, md-UN, Ch-illeg, AL UN UN.
Correspondence from Billy Wendell Dunn, Arab, AL, to Lew Griffin, say 1978.
Correspondence from Billy Wendell Dunn, Arab, AL, to Lew Griffin, say 1978.
widow Marina may have original -- Billy sent me a a paper copy in the 1970's.
Greg Culpepper <e-mail address> supplied a good copy of the original.
1910 Federal Census, United States.
ED 97, Sheet 8B, Lines 69-70, Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama (25 Apr 1910)
W. William Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 75, md2-54yrs, GA/SC/SC, Farmer
Pherby Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 75, md2-54yrs, GA/GA/GA.
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
Wm. Washington Culpepper died Feb 1918 in Marshall Co., Alabama.

Peggy Nichols

F, (circa 1836 - circa 1854)

Father

Thomas Jefferson Nichols (c 1814 - )

Mother

Lavina Owens (c 1812 - )

Birth*

circa 1836

Peggy was born circa 1836.

Marriage*

13 March 1853

She married William Washington Culpepper at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 13 March 1853.

Married Name

13 March 1853

As of 13 March 1853, her married name was Culpepper.

Death*

circa 1854

She died at Alabama circa 1854.

Family

William Washington Culpepper (14 August 1834 - 2 March 1918)

Child

John Jefferson Culpepper II+ (13 June 1854 - 9 August 1934)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

26 June 2004

Pheraby Cardwell

F, (11 August 1834 - 18 November 1911)

Father

John Franklin Cardwell (c 1798 - 1 Sep 1877)

Mother

Pheraby Gosdin (c 1795 - )

Name Variation

She was also known as Ferby.

Birth*

11 August 1834

Pheraby was born at Georgia on 11 August 1834.¹

Marriage*

23 December 1855

She married William Washington Culpepper at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 23 December 1855 at age 21.

Married Name

23 December 1855

As of 23 December 1855, her married name was Culpepper.

Census*

1860

She was in the in 1860 census at Almond, Randolph Co., Alabama.

Census

1870

She was listed as a resident in the census report at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama, in 1870.

(Wife) 1880 Census

1 June 1880

Pheraby was listed as William Washington Culpepper's wife on the 1880 Census at Flat Rock, Randolph Co., Alabama.²

(Mother) 1900 Census

1 June 1900

Pheraby was listed as a mother in Louis Alford Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Bell Co., Texas.³

(Wife) Photographed

1907

She appeared as a wife in a family photograph in 1907 at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama,
Left to right -- front row: Johnny Hudson Culpepper, Jessie Leroy Culpepper, Thomas Eugene Moore, Malcolm Monroe Moore, Ashton Clemont Lowry, Ollin Ollene Lowry, William Cary Lowry, Ethyl Gibson, Cora Lee Lowry;
middle row: Louis Alford Culpepper holding Lydia Grace Culpepper, Robert Benjamin F. Culpepper holding Velma Mae Moore, James Jefferson Moore holding Gladys Feraby Moore, Pheraby (Caldwell) Culpepper, William Washington Culpepper, Leon Gibson, & Mr. Prater (sharecropper);
back row: Anna Lita Jane (Johnson) Culpepper, Ellen Arline (Culpepper) Lowry holding Sunshine Lowry, Malinda Rebecca (Culpepper) Moore holding William Jackson Moore, Sarah Minnie L. (Culpepper) Gibson holding Malon Clifford Gibson, Mary Louisa Katherine (Culpepper) Phillips, Nancy Ann Frances Elizabeth Alice (Culpepper) Busby, Mrs. Prater;
standing behind William Washington Culpepper: on left, Etta Vesta (Culpepper) Morgan, on right, probably Eva Electres Lowry;
standing in doorway of house: unknown.⁴

William Washington Culpepper family

Photographed*

1907

She was photographed in 1907 at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.⁴

Pheraby (Cardwell) Culpepper

(Wife) 1910 Census

15 April 1910

Pheraby was listed as William Washington Culpepper's wife on the 1910 Census at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.⁵

Death*

18 November 1911

She died at Marshall Co., Alabama, on 18 November 1911 at age 77.^6,1

Burial*

circa 20 November 1911

Her body was interred circa 20 November 1911 at Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.¹

Biography*

The name was given as "Feraba" "Feriba" and "Ferriba" in census records; as "Pheraby" in the marriage record, and "Jerba" in the death record. Louis Alford Culpepper gave his mother's name as "Ferby." The name is a corruption of "Phoebe." Ferby's relationship to Louraney Cardwell, wife of Robert J. Culpepper is unknown. Although census records indicate that she was born in Georgia, by 1855, Ferby had moved, presumably with her parents, to Chambers Co., AL where she married, William Washington Culpepper. Shortly after this, Ferby moved with her husband to Randolph Co., AL where she was noted in 1860, 1870 and 1880 census records. In 1890, Ferby and her husband followed Robert Jefferson and Louraney (Cardwell) Culpepper to the Sand Mountain area of Marshall Co., AL settling on a farm on Slab Creek near the Mt. Vernon settlement. In a 26 Jul 1979 letter, Mary Lillian Butler Pierce wrote that "Uncle Bill and Aunt Fereby Culpepper only lived about 2 1/2 miles from grandpa and grandma Culpepper [John James Culpepper and Nancy Jane Willoughby]." Although Sand Mountain remained their home base for the remainder of their lives, apparently Ferby and her husband took time to visit their children since a 74 year old "Feaby" was listed with her husband in the 1900 census of Bell Co., TX living with their son, Louis Alford Culpepper. In fact Ferby would have been 65 or 66 years old depending on when the census was taken. A 75 year old "Phereby" was recorded with her husband in the 1910 census of Marshall Co., AL, and this is where she died and was buried in 1911.

Family

William Washington Culpepper (14 August 1834 - 2 March 1918)

Children

Nancy Ann Frances Elizabeth Alice Culpepper (14 February 1857 - 1 April 1939)
Mary Louisa Katherine Culpepper+ (10 August 1858 - 16 December 1934)
William Joseph R. Culpepper+ (29 August 1860 - 19 July 1891)
James Daniel Culpepper (18 December 1861 - circa 1864)
Robert Benjamin F. Culpepper+ (20 November 1864 - 22 September 1946)
Thomas Wilson Culpepper+ (28 September 1866 - 6 June 1913)
Malinda Rebecca Culpepper+ (19 July 1868 - 21 September 1933)
Sarah Minnie L. Culpepper+ (29 November 1870 - )
Columbus Lafayette Culpepper (23 January 1873 - before 1880)
Louis Alford Culpepper+ (26 March 1874 - 30 January 1962)
Ellen Arline Culpepper+ (8 July 1877 - 21 April 1950)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

8 March 2010

Citations

USGenWeb Archives.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm
Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church, Marshall Co., AL
+ W. W. Culpepper, 14 Aug 1834 - 2 Mar 1918, Pvt Co B 37 Ala Inf CSA
+ Aunt Fereby Culpepper, 11 Aug 1834 - 18 Nov 1911.
1880 Federal Census, United States.
Flat Rock, Page 314B, Randolph Co., AL
William W. Culpepper, Self, M, M, W, 45, GA, Farmer, Fa: SC, Mo: SC
Ferriba Culpepper, Wife, F, M, W, 45, GA, Keeps House, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
Mary L. C. Culpepper, Dau, F, S, W, 21, AL, At Home, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
Joseph R. Culpepper, Son, M, S, W, 19, AL, Works On Farm, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
Benjamin R. Culpepper, Son, M, S, W, 15, AL, Works On Farm, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
Malinda R. Culpepper, Dau, F, S, W, 11, AL, At School, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
Willson T. Culpepper, Son, M, S, W, 13, AL, Works On Farm, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
Minnie S. Culpepper, Dau, F, S, W, 9, AL, ---, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
Alfred L. Culpepper, Son, M, S, W, 6, AL, ---, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
Ellen A. Culpepper, Dau, F, S, W, 2, AL, ---, Fa: GA, Mo: GA.
1900 Federal Census, United States.
ED 15, Sheet 14A, Pg 27, Pct 1, Gen.com Img 27, Bell Co., TX
Alphy Culpepper, Head, M, Mar-1873, 26, md-7 yrs, AL AL AL, Farmer
Annie E. Culpepper, Wife, F, Mar-1878, 22, md-7 yrs, ch 4/4, AL MS AL
William B. Culpepper, Son, M, Sep-1894, 5, S, TX AL AL
Jason A. Culpepper, Son, M, Nov-1895, 4, S, TX AL AL
Etta V. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Nov-1896, 3, S, TX AL AL
Jessie L. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Jan-1900, 5/12, TX AL AL
William Culpepper, Father, M, UN-UN, 74, md-UN, AL UN UN
Ferby Culpepper, Mother, F, UN-UN, md-UN, Ch-illeg, AL UN UN.
Correspondence from Billy Wendell Dunn, Arab, AL, to Lew Griffin, say 1978.
1910 Federal Census, United States.
ED 97, Sheet 8B, Lines 69-70, Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama (25 Apr 1910)
W. William Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 75, md2-54yrs, GA/SC/SC, Farmer
Pherby Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 75, md2-54yrs, GA/GA/GA.
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
Jerba Culpeper (2-p) (Mrs.) died 18 Nov 1911 in Marshall Co., Alabama.

Nancy Caroline Culpepper

F, (18 January 1820 - 23 November 1886)

Father

Daniel Peek Culpepper (23 Apr 1800 - 25 Oct 1825)

Mother

Mary Ann Corley (c 1800 - 12 Jun 1851)

Birth*

18 January 1820

Nancy was born at Edgefield District, South Carolina, on 18 January 1820.

(free wh female 0-10) 1820 Census

7 August 1820

Nancy was probably a free white female, under the age of 10, in Daniel Peek Culpepper's household, on the 1820 Census at Edgefield District, South Carolina.¹

(free wh female 10-15) 1830 Census

1 June 1830

Nancy was probably a free white female, age 10 and under 15, in Mary Ann Corley's household, on the 1830 Census at Monroe Co., Georgia. Unaccounted for is a Male 30-40..²

(Fortunate Drawer) Land Lottery

1832

She had a fortunate draw in the land lottery in 1832 at Talbot Co., Georgia,
lot 975/19/3 in what became Paulding Co., GA.³

Married Name

2 December 1836

As of 2 December 1836, her married name was Cooper.

Marriage*

2 December 1836

She married David George Cooper Jr. at Upson Co., Georgia, on 2 December 1836 at age 16.⁴

(Household member) 1850 Census

1 June 1850

John, Emma, Mary, Thomas, Daniel, Nancy and Mary listed as a household member living with David George Cooper Jr. on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Talbot Co., Georgia.⁵

Census

1870

She was listed as a resident in the census report at Colquitt Co., Georgia, in 1870.

Death*

23 November 1886

She died at Colquitt Co., Georgia, on 23 November 1886 at age 66.

Burial*

circa 24 November 1886

Her body was interred circa 24 November 1886 at Wesley Chapel Methodist Cemetery, near, Berlin, Colquitt Co., Georgia.⁶

Biography*

Census: 1880 Colquitt Co., GA. \GMD 1020 14-21 (Nancy C. 60 SC SC SC in hh of David Cooper).\
In the 1850 census, Nancy Caroline was listed as "Caroline." in the 1870 and 1880 census records she was listed as "Nancy" or "Nancy C." She was listed as "Nancy C. Cooper" on her tombstone. She was probably named Nancy after her grandmother, Nancy Culpepper, and she might have been named Caroline for her place of birth. She was noted as a female 0-10 years of age with her parents in the 1820 census of Edgefield District, SC. In "ONE FAMILY - CULPEPPER" written 8 Oct 1942 by Rev. George Bright Culpepper, he noted that "Caroline" was five years old when her father died and that "she married a man named Cooper, who moved to Colquitt County, Georgia about the year 1857." In the 1830 census of Monroe Co., GA, although Nancy Caroline was not yet married, she was not listed in the household of her widowed mother, Mary. Perhaps she was overlooked by the census taker or perhaps she was visiting relatives at the time of the census. By 1850 census, Nancy Caroline's mother was recorded living with her now married daughter in the household of David G. Cooper in Talbot Co., GA census records. The Cooper family apparently moved on to Colquitt Co., GA and was noted there in census records in 1870 and 1880.

Reunion*

8 July 2006

The families of David George Cooper, Jr. held their reunion in Moultrie, GA at the Western Sizzler on Saturday, 9 July 2005. Visiting and renewing friendship began with a prayer followed by dinner and continued discussions of past activities and new business, electing Shirley Harrell as Secretary, Janice Tucker as Treasurer, and William C. Peters as President. The next reunion was set for Moultrie, GA, at the Western Sizzler on Saturday, 8 July 2006. For more information, contact Ken Cooper at e-mail address.⁷

Family

David George Cooper Jr. (23 August 1818 - 22 February 1886)

Children

Daniel Scaife Cooper+ (3 March 1840 - 6 August 1892)
Thomas Jefferson Cooper (28 February 1842 - 28 January 1906)
Mary Elizabeth Cooper+ (31 December 1844 - 1924)
Emma Cooper+ (14 August 1846 - 19 April 1918)
John Francis Cooper+ (16 May 1849 - )
William Theophilus T. Cooper+ (30 September 1851 - 18 August 1927)
Susan Cooper (1852 - )
Martha Adelia Cooper⁸ (28 March 1854 - )
Wealtha Anna Cooper+ (12 June 1856 - 24 February 1948)
Nancy Cooper (circa 1860 - )
Lula Alice Virginia Cooper+ (14 January 1862 - 19 November 1938)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

26 December 2007

Citations

Unknown Townships, Edgefield District, SC
Daniel Culpepper, page 127, 1 M16-26, 1 F0-10, 1 F16-26, 0 slaves
Drury Culpepper, page 120, 2 M0-10, 1 M10-16, 1 M26-45, 2 F0-10, 1 F10-16, 1 F26-45, 1 slave
Joicy Culpepper, page 83, 1 M45+, 1F16-26, 1 F45+, 7 slaves.
1830 Federal Census, United States.
Page 194, Unk Twp, Monroe Co., GA
Mary Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1M5-10, 1 M30-40, 1 F10-15, 1 F20-30.
Rev. S. Emmett Lucas Jr., The 1832 Gold Lottery of Georgia, Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1988, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8 R2lb.
Daniel P. Culpepper's Orphans, Sealeys District, Talbot Co., GA, drew lot 975/19/3 in what became Paulding Co., GA, 1832.
Ancestry.com, compiler, Georgia Marriages to 1850, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1997.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/2085a.htm
Nancy C. Culpepper and David Cooper on 2 Dec 1836 in Upson Co., GA.
1850 Federal Census, United States.
Page 314, 15th District, Talbot Co., GA
David G. Cooper, 33, M, Farmer, GA
Caroline (Culpepper) Cooper, 30, F, GA
Daniel Cooper, 12, M, GA
Thomas Cooper, 10, M, GA
Elizabeth Cooper, 8, F, GA
Emila Cooper, 5, F, GA
Frances Cooper, 1, F, GA
Mary Culpepper, 50, F, GA.
Cemetery Census,"Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery," Warner Robins GA; F.D. & Lee Collins Hale, reader.
No 95.
E-mail written 2002-2005 to Lew Griffin from Ken Cooper, e-mail address.
E-mail from Cleveland, TN Jackie Brown.

David George Cooper Jr.

M, (23 August 1818 - 22 February 1886)

Father

David George Cooper (c 1790 - May 1818)

Mother

Elizabeth Owens (c 1795 - a 1860)

Birth*

23 August 1818

David was born at Georgia on 23 August 1818.

Marriage*

2 December 1836

He married Nancy Caroline Culpepper at Upson Co., Georgia, on 2 December 1836 at age 18.¹

1850 Census*

1 June 1850

David was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Talbot Co., Georgia.²

Census

1870

He was listed as a resident in the census report at Colquitt Co., Georgia, in 1870.

Census

1880

He was listed as a resident in the census report at Colquitt Co., Georgia, in 1880.

Death*

22 February 1886

He died at Colquitt Co., Georgia, on 22 February 1886 at age 67.³

Burial*

His body was interred at Wesley Chapel Methodist Cemetery, near, Berlin, Colquitt Co., Georgia.⁴

Biography*

In 1882, "David G. Cooper" was received by certificate by R. B. Bryan according to The Church Register of the Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, South Colquitt County, Georgia by Lee Collins Hale, Nov 1978. He remained a member until his death which was listed in the church register as 3 Feb 1886 although 22 Feb 1886 is the date of death which appears on the tombstone.

Reunion*

8 July 2006

Family

Nancy Caroline Culpepper (18 January 1820 - 23 November 1886)

Children

Daniel Scaife Cooper+ (3 March 1840 - 6 August 1892)
Thomas Jefferson Cooper (28 February 1842 - 28 January 1906)
Mary Elizabeth Cooper+ (31 December 1844 - 1924)
Emma Cooper+ (14 August 1846 - 19 April 1918)
John Francis Cooper+ (16 May 1849 - )
William Theophilus T. Cooper+ (30 September 1851 - 18 August 1927)
Susan Cooper (1852 - )
Martha Adelia Cooper⁶ (28 March 1854 - )
Wealtha Anna Cooper+ (12 June 1856 - 24 February 1948)
Nancy Cooper (circa 1860 - )
Lula Alice Virginia Cooper+ (14 January 1862 - 19 November 1938)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

26 December 2007

Citations

Ancestry.com, compiler, Georgia Marriages to 1850, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1997.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/2085a.htm
Nancy C. Culpepper and David Cooper on 2 Dec 1836 in Upson Co., GA.
1850 Federal Census, United States.
Page 314, 15th District, Talbot Co., GA
David G. Cooper, 33, M, Farmer, GA
Caroline (Culpepper) Cooper, 30, F, GA
Daniel Cooper, 12, M, GA
Thomas Cooper, 10, M, GA
Elizabeth Cooper, 8, F, GA
Emila Cooper, 5, F, GA
Frances Cooper, 1, F, GA
Mary Culpepper, 50, F, GA.
Register of Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, Betty Lee Collins Hale to Lew Griffin, Nov 1978.
has 3 Feb 1886.
Cemetery Census,"Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery," Warner Robins GA; F.D. & Lee Collins Hale, reader.
No 94.
E-mail written 2002-2005 to Lew Griffin from Ken Cooper, e-mail address.
E-mail from Cleveland, TN Jackie Brown.

James Marion Culpepper M.D.

M, (1 February 1823 - 11 February 1898)

Father

Daniel Peek Culpepper (23 Apr 1800 - 25 Oct 1825)

Mother

Mary Ann Corley (c 1800 - 12 Jun 1851)

Birth*

1 February 1823

James was born at Milledgeville, Baldwin Co., Georgia, on 1 February 1823.

(free wh male 05-10) 1830 Census

1 June 1830

James was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10, in Mary Ann Corley's household, on the 1830 Census at Monroe Co., Georgia. Unaccounted for is a Male 30-40..¹

(Fortunate Drawer) Land Lottery

1832

He had a fortunate draw in the land lottery in 1832 at Talbot Co., Georgia,
lot 975/19/3 in what became Paulding Co., GA.²

(free wh male 15-20) 1840 Census

1 June 1840

James was probably a free white male, age 15 and under 20, in Mary Ann Corley's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Upson Co., Georgia.³

Marriage*

28 July 1844

He married Lucinda Brooks O'Daniel at Talbot Co., Georgia, on 28 July 1844 at age 21.^4,5

1850 Census*

1 June 1850

James was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Talbot Co., Georgia.⁶

Relocation*

15 January 1852

Taylor County was formed 15 Jan 1852 from Macon, Marion and Talbot Counties. The James Culpepper family was apparently in that part of Talbot that became Taylor.

Photographed*

say 1855

He was photographed say 1855 at Taylor Co., Georgia.

James Marion Culpepper

1860 Census*

1 June 1860

James was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Taylor Co., Georgia.⁷

1870 Census*

1 June 1870

James was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Macon Co., Georgia.⁸

1880 Census*

1 June 1880

James was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Macon Co., Georgia.⁹

Biography*

28 July 1894

Golden Wedding Anniversary
Dr. and Mrs. J.M. Culpepper celebrated their golden wedding at their home one mile south of town on Saturday the 28th inst., with a most excellent dinner. There were present besides the immediate family and a few special friends, Rev. J.B. Culpepper and family and Mr. Lafayette Culpepper and daughter, of Macon. The doctor is now about 76 years of age and for 50 years he has walked in love and affection with his companion. The doctor never appeared, considering his age, in better spirits and we hope that he will live many years longer. We return thanks to the doctor for an invitation to attend but on account of sickness were unable to do so.¹⁰

Death*

11 February 1898

He died at Butler, Taylor Co., Georgia, on 11 February 1898 at age 75.

Biography*

According to Rev. John Butler Culpepper, a son, when James Marion Culpepper joined "FREE-MASONARY" in the the Autumn of 1847, he was described as 5 ft. 7 in. tall, weighing 118 lbs, dark complected with blue eyes, the left arm shorter than the right and the right eye slightly smaller than the left.

Rev. John Butler Culpepper also wrote the following account of his father's life: James Marion Culpepper was born February the 1st 1823, in Baldwin County Georgia, in his father's home on the "three mile hill," which afforded a magnificent view of the country for miles, and also a fine view of the capital, located then at Milledgeville.

The star of ill luck must have been shining at the time of his birth, for his whole life was a fight against odds. When a baby a fall from his nurse's arms dislocated his left shoulder which gave him permanently a short arm. His father died before he was three years of age, but not until he had lost the lovely home and handsome property.

John William, the grandfather, offered them a home, which his mother took for a while. They were given to understand that they could live there so long as desired. John William said he would be to his daughter-in-law a father and the children should be the same as his own, only they would not inherit any property, as their father received all that would come to them. He however promised that the three children would be given a good education and enough that they need not want.

After four years in this home, things not being pleasant and being offered a home by her brother, who was a widower, she accepted over the protest of her father-in-law, who told her "if you go, taking the children with you, you nor they can ever come back under my roof. He kept his word.

A year later this brother married again and was unable to keep them longer. Thus at the early age of eight years there was thrown upon James Marion the burden of earning a living for his mother, older sister and a baby brother.

God never made a more resolute boy. He hired out to work when he had to tip-toe to reach a man's plow-handles. This was the beginning of a life of toil for others, which ceased only with age and infirmity. While a mere lad he became noted as a farmer and was the youngest over-seer in Georgia entrusted with large plantations.

He was converted while still a boy, united with the Methodist Episcopal Church that later in the South became the M. E. Church South. He lived a true Christian life in spite of the pains of poverty, the ravages of disease, the shock of misfortunes (for he made and lost three), the dogs of war, destructive moves, change of profession and flight of years.

Early in his married life he read medicine, took medical lectures in Atlanta, Georgia [p. 228 of History of Peach County specifies that he "graduated from the Atlanta Medical School"] and then became a country-practitioner and pursued the "healing art" among a very poor and needy people up to within a few months of his death.

James Marion tended the wounded during the War between the States and in the closing hours of the War he slipped home. He came at night only to be challenged by a voice: "Now you stop right thar Sir." It was the colored man he had left to watch after the family. He was still on guard.

James Marion was eminent for his day, was widely read for his time and opportunities. His strong points were--perpetual industry, fidelity to a promise, love of his church, faithfulness to his vows as a "Master Mason." His weak points were--an over fondness for fine horses, prejudice against Calvinism, homesteaders and bankrupt refugees. To sum up his life one need but to say he was a Christian gentleman of the true Southern type. Died at his home in Butler, Georgia February the 11th 1898. [End]

J. M. Culpepper was noted as a physician with his wife and six children, in Oglethorpe, Gatlins District, Macon Co., GA in the 1870 census. He had real estate valued as $1,100 and personal property valued at $1,000. James Culpepper was recorded with his wife and son Josephus in the 1880 census of Macon Co., GA. Younger children such as Nancy Caroline and George Bright Culpepper have not been located in this census and a 43 year old "Amacy Culpepper" born in Georgia was listed in the household with three children between the ages of 8 and 16 that have not been identified. Perhaps the younger children of James Marion Culpepper were off visiting relatives while this family visited with their parents.

Obituary in the Butler Herald, Taylor County GA, 15 Feb 1898

Dr. J. M. Culpepper died at his home south of Butler at 10 o'clock on Friday 11th inst. He had been a sufferer from a complication of diseases for a long while and his death therefore was no surprise, but amid all his pain and suffering he was as patient and enduring as mortal man could be. He joined the Methodist church about 15 years ago. He had lived to the ripe old age of seventy-five years and eleven days. For nearly forty years he practiced medicine in Macon and Taylor Counties and was very successful even in the most difficult cases. His practice was extensive and greatly relieved the sufferings of his fellow-man, who reverences his memory and lament his death. He leaves a devoted companion, a large family of children
among them Revs. John Butler and George B. Lafayett and Joseph Culpepper; Mrs H.H. Hill, Mrs H.C. Brewton and Miss Carrie Culpepper, besides many friends who mourn their loss. His remains were interred in the cemetery in Butler at noon on Saturday, the funeral services being conducted by his pastor, Rev. J.T. Ainsworth

Taylor County, GA Court of Ordinary Minutes for 1860-1861

ORDINARY COURT JULY TERM 1860
Present Joseph J. Huff, Ordinary

Marion County Dec Term 1856. Present Daniel Worsham, Ordinary Presiding.
James M. CULPEPPER petitions for letters of Guardianship for the persons and property of Susan F, John B. and Augustus L Culpepper, minors of said James M. Culpepper.
Issued by his giving bond $600 with Ptolemy Jernigan Security. David Worsham,
Ordinary

pg 105

Marion County
Whereas Susan F, John Bond and Augustus L. Culpepper, minors, possessed in their own right considerable estate, for more ample maintenance and education of said minors, I do commit the Guardianship to you, James M. Culpepper to render at the
first term of each year an account.

page 106
Statement of account of doings of James M. Culpepper Guardian for Susan F, and Augustus for the year 1856 to date Feb 14, 1857.

To cash received from the Estate of PENELOPE PEDDY, dec'd $282.50
Deceased disbursement $10.00
Amount due Wards $272.50

Received upon the oath of their Guardian, James M. Culpepper, Feb 14, 1857

Vo 1 Received of James M. Culpepper $4.25 for cost for passing order, taking bond and granting letters of Guardianship. David Worsham (Ordinary - Marion County)

Vo 2 Received of James M. Culpepper $5.00 to be handed to A.G. Perryman which he says is in payment of services rendered in the estate of Penelopy PEDDY. Dec 9, 1856 (Marion Bethune)

Statement from Feb 14 1857 - Aug 8, 1858
Vo 1 To paying M.A. Molsby $377 (for Susan F)

To paying this guardian (for John B) $532

57 days Tuition for Susan F $3.42
87 days Tuition for John B $5.22
1 Arithmetic .10 1 reader .25
Received by M.A. Molsby

Statement from Aug 2, 1858 - July 7, 1859
Payment to Clerk's Office for filing vouchers and returns

James Marion Culpepper is listed as a state senator elected from Taylor Co., GA in "They Tarried in Taylor(A Georgia County)" by Essie Jones Childs page 12.

On page 281 of the same book is Dr. James M. Culpepper with the following information.

Dr. James M. b. 1823 in Baldwin Co., practiced medicine in Butler, Old Lanier & again in Butler where he died 1898. His son Rev. Geo. Bright, 1866-1948, m. Lilla Shepherd. He went to LeVert College in Talbotton, taught school 1884 in Butler, later taught at Meth. Orphanage in Macon under Rev. J.V., his elder bro; G.B., Jr., 1889-1972, m. Mary Adams. G.B., III is a Sup. Court Judge in Macon, Ga.

Family

Lucinda Brooks O'Daniel (18 September 1825 - 31 January 1910)

Children

Susan Fitzpatrick Culpepper+ (29 July 1846 - 24 January 1932)
John Butler Culpepper D.Div.+ (1 August 1849 - 19 January 1937)
Mary Rebecca Culpepper (7 September 1851 - 2 October 1854)
Augustus LaFayette Culpepper+ (27 March 1854 - 15 August 1935)
Josephus Rush Culpepper (14 March 1857 - 10 March 1912)
Martha Jane Culpepper+ (30 September 1859 - 16 May 1903)
Nancy Caroline Culpepper (6 September 1861 - 1 May 1940)
Rev. George Bright Culpepper+ (29 March 1866 - 12 October 1948)

Charts

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Last Edited

10 February 2011

Citations

1830 Federal Census, United States.
Page 194, Unk Twp, Monroe Co., GA
Mary Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1M5-10, 1 M30-40, 1 F10-15, 1 F20-30.
Rev. S. Emmett Lucas Jr., The 1832 Gold Lottery of Georgia, Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1988, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8 R2lb.
Daniel P. Culpepper's Orphans, Sealeys District, Talbot Co., GA, drew lot 975/19/3 in what became Paulding Co., GA, 1832.
1840 Federal Census, United States.
Page 34, District 589, Upson Co., GA
Mary Culpepper, 1 M5-10, 1 M15-20, 1 F30-40.
George Bright Culpepper, One Family - Culpepper, James Marion Culpepper family, 25 page, typed manuscript, unpub., 8 Oct 1942.
p 2 had 29 Jul 1844 and JB Culpepper packet had 28 Jul 1846.
Ancestry.com, compiler, Georgia Marriages to 1850, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1997.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/2085a.htm
James Culpepper and Lucinda C. Daniel on 28 Jul 1844 in Talbot Co., GA.
1850 Federal Census, United States.
Pages 262A-B, 16th District, Talbot Co., GA
James M. Culpepper, 26, M, Farmer, GA
Lucinda Culpepper, 20, F, GA
Susan Culpepper, 4, F, GA
John Culpepper, 1, M, GA.
1860 Federal Census, United States.
Page 846, Family 124, 743rd Militia District, Taylor Co., GA
James M. Culpepper, 37, M, Physician, $900/$150, GA
Lucinda D. Culpepper, 32, F, GA
Susan F. Culpepper, 15, F, GA
John B. Culpepper, 12, M, GA
Augustus L. Culpepper, 7, M, GA
Joseph R. Culpepper, 3, M, GA
Martha J. Culpepper, 8/12, F, GA.
1870 Federal Census, United States.
Page 535B, Family 1198, Oglethorpe PO, Macon Co., GA
J. M. Culpepper, 46, M, Physician, $1100/$1000, GA
Lucinda Culpepper, 42, F, GA
John B. Culpepper, 21, M, GA
Augustus L. Culpepper, 16, M, GA
Josephus R. Culpepper, 12, M, GA
Martha J. Culpepper, 11, F, GA
Nancy C. Culpepper, 8, F, GA
George B, Culpepper, 4, M, GA
Frances Rodgers, 15, F, GA.
1880 Federal Census, United States.
ED 40, Pages 643A-644A (11,13), Family 105, District 757, Macon Co., GA
James Culpepper, Self, M, Md, 57, Physician, GA/SC/SC (ID: 32364)
Lucinda Culpepper, Wife, F, Md, 54, Keeping House, GA/GA/GA
Josephus Culpepper, Son, M, S, 22, --- , GA/GA/GA
Martha Culpepper, Dau, F, S, 20, --- , GA/GA/GA
Nancy Culpepper, Dau, F, S, 18, --- , GA/GA/GA
George Culpepper, Son, M, S, 14, Farm Laborer, GA/GA/GA
[The actual census images on microfilm, and as reproduced on the Web, have a spurious page inserted between the first three names in this family (at the bottom of Page 643A and the last three names (at the top of Page 644A). The error can be seen by inspecting the Family Number.].
The Taylor County News and Butler Herald, Butler, Taylor Co., GA.
(No web site)
Golden Anniversary Announcement, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Culpepper, Tuesday, July 31, 1894, Page Three.

Lucinda Brooks O'Daniel

F, (18 September 1825 - 31 January 1910)

Father

Wilson O'Daniel (c 1795 - )

Mother

Rebecca King (c 1798 - )

Name Variation

She was also known as Lucy.

Birth*

18 September 1825

Lucinda was born at Georgia on 18 September 1825.¹

Marriage*

28 July 1844

She married James Marion Culpepper M.D. at Talbot Co., Georgia, on 28 July 1844 at age 18.^2,3

Married Name

28 July 1844

As of 28 July 1844, her married name was Culpepper.

(Household member) 1850 Census

1 June 1850

John, Susan and Lucinda listed as a household member living with James Marion Culpepper M.D. on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Talbot Co., Georgia.⁴

(Witness) Relocation

15 January 1852

Taylor County was formed 15 Jan 1852 from Macon, Marion and Talbot Counties. The James Culpepper family was apparently in that part of Talbot that became Taylor.

(household member) 1860 Census

1 June 1860

Lucinda, Susan, John, Augustus, Josephus and Martha listed as a household member living with James Marion Culpepper M.D. in the 1860 Census at Taylor Co., Georgia.⁵

(household member) 1870 Census

1 June 1870

Lucinda, John, Augustus, Josephus, Martha, Nancy and George listed as a household member living with James Marion Culpepper M.D. on the 1870 Census at Macon Co., Georgia.⁶

(Wife) 1880 Census

1 June 1880

Lucinda was listed as James Marion Culpepper M.D.'s wife on the 1880 Census at Macon Co., Georgia.⁷

Biography*

28 July 1894

1900 Census*

1 June 1900

Lucinda was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Butler, Taylor Co., Georgia.⁹

Death*

31 January 1910

She died at Fort Valley, Houston Co., Georgia, on 31 January 1910 at age 84.¹

Burial*

circa 2 February 1910

Her body was interred circa 2 February 1910 at Oaklawn Cemetery, Fort Valley, Peach Co., Georgia.¹

Biography*

Mrs. John (Dorothy Culpepper) Wingfield preserved a 25 page typed manuscript "ONE FAMILY - CULPEPPER" written by her grandfather, Rev. George Bright Culpepper, who noted: My father, James Marion Culpepper, married Lucinda Brooks O'Daniel on Sunday morning, July 29, 1844, in Talbot County, Georgia. They rode the same horse to campmeeting that morning, where my mother heard the first Methodist sermon she had ever heard. She was converted under that sermon, on her wedding day. My father was 21 and my mother was 18. The maiden name of my grandmother on my father's side was Coxley [Corley?]; and on my mother's King. The blood of the Pierces on my father's side and the blood of the Gordons and Kings on my mother's side flows in my veins and in the veins of my children and grandchildren. My father and mother became the parents of four sons and four daughters. These and their children and grandchildren will make up the balance of this writing.
The following excerpt is from p. 228 of the History of Peach County: Lucinda Brooks [was] the daughter of Wilson and Rebecca (King) O'Daniel and a cousin of General John B. Gordon. Rebecca was the daughter of Captain Charles King, a member of the Provincial Congress for South Carolina in 1775, and his wife, Charity Pennington. Charity's father was Captain Isaac Pennington of Pennsylvania and Virginia and the son of the emigrant, Edward Pennington (1667-1711). Edward, who founded a family in Pennsylvania, was the grandson of Sir Isaac Pennington, Lord Mayor of London in 1642-1644.
Lucinda was noted with her husband, James Culpepper, in Macon Co., GA in the 1880 census. A widowed "Lucy Culpepper" was recorded with her children, Joe and Carrie, in the 1900 census of Butler, Taylor Co., GA.

Family

James Marion Culpepper M.D. (1 February 1823 - 11 February 1898)

Children

Susan Fitzpatrick Culpepper+ (29 July 1846 - 24 January 1932)
John Butler Culpepper D.Div.+ (1 August 1849 - 19 January 1937)
Mary Rebecca Culpepper (7 September 1851 - 2 October 1854)
Augustus LaFayette Culpepper+ (27 March 1854 - 15 August 1935)
Josephus Rush Culpepper (14 March 1857 - 10 March 1912)
Martha Jane Culpepper+ (30 September 1859 - 16 May 1903)
Nancy Caroline Culpepper (6 September 1861 - 1 May 1940)
Rev. George Bright Culpepper+ (29 March 1866 - 12 October 1948)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

28 May 2004

Citations

Oak Lawn Cemetery Records, Fort Valley, Peach Co., GA.
Lucinda O'Daniel Culpepper, Wife of Dr. J. M. Culpepper, 18 Sep 1825 - 31 Jan 1910.
George Bright Culpepper, One Family - Culpepper, James Marion Culpepper family, 25 page, typed manuscript, unpub., 8 Oct 1942.
p 2 had 29 Jul 1844 and JB Culpepper packet had 28 Jul 1846.
Ancestry.com, compiler, Georgia Marriages to 1850, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1997.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/2085a.htm
James Culpepper and Lucinda C. Daniel on 28 Jul 1844 in Talbot Co., GA.
1850 Federal Census, United States.
Pages 262A-B, 16th District, Talbot Co., GA
James M. Culpepper, 26, M, Farmer, GA
Lucinda Culpepper, 20, F, GA
Susan Culpepper, 4, F, GA
John Culpepper, 1, M, GA.
1860 Federal Census, United States.
Page 846, Family 124, 743rd Militia District, Taylor Co., GA
James M. Culpepper, 37, M, Physician, $900/$150, GA
Lucinda D. Culpepper, 32, F, GA
Susan F. Culpepper, 15, F, GA
John B. Culpepper, 12, M, GA
Augustus L. Culpepper, 7, M, GA
Joseph R. Culpepper, 3, M, GA
Martha J. Culpepper, 8/12, F, GA.
1870 Federal Census, United States.
Page 535B, Family 1198, Oglethorpe PO, Macon Co., GA
J. M. Culpepper, 46, M, Physician, $1100/$1000, GA
Lucinda Culpepper, 42, F, GA
John B. Culpepper, 21, M, GA
Augustus L. Culpepper, 16, M, GA
Josephus R. Culpepper, 12, M, GA
Martha J. Culpepper, 11, F, GA
Nancy C. Culpepper, 8, F, GA
George B, Culpepper, 4, M, GA
Frances Rodgers, 15, F, GA.
1880 Federal Census, United States.
ED 40, Pages 643A-644A (11,13), Family 105, District 757, Macon Co., GA
James Culpepper, Self, M, Md, 57, Physician, GA/SC/SC (ID: 32364)
Lucinda Culpepper, Wife, F, Md, 54, Keeping House, GA/GA/GA
Josephus Culpepper, Son, M, S, 22, --- , GA/GA/GA
Martha Culpepper, Dau, F, S, 20, --- , GA/GA/GA
Nancy Culpepper, Dau, F, S, 18, --- , GA/GA/GA
George Culpepper, Son, M, S, 14, Farm Laborer, GA/GA/GA
[The actual census images on microfilm, and as reproduced on the Web, have a spurious page inserted between the first three names in this family (at the bottom of Page 643A and the last three names (at the top of Page 644A). The error can be seen by inspecting the Family Number.].
The Taylor County News and Butler Herald, Butler, Taylor Co., GA.
(No web site)
Golden Anniversary Announcement, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Culpepper, Tuesday, July 31, 1894, Page Three.
1900 Federal Census, United States.
ED 72, Page 133A (6), Family 83, Butler, Taylor Co., GA
Lucy Culpepper, Head, F, Sep 1826, 73, Wid, ch 7/6, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
Joe Culpepper, Son, M, Mar 1857, 43, Sng, GA/GA/GA, Farm Laborer
Carrie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Sep 1861, 38, Sng, GA/GA/GA.

Wilson O'Daniel

M, (circa 1795 - )

Birth*

circa 1795

Wilson was born circa 1795.

Marriage*

circa 1818

He married Rebecca King circa 1818.

Family

Rebecca King (circa 1798 - )

Child

Lucinda Brooks O'Daniel+ (18 September 1825 - 31 January 1910)

Last Edited

5 September 2005

Rebecca King

F, (circa 1798 - )

Birth*

circa 1798

Rebecca was born circa 1798.

Marriage*

circa 1818

She married Wilson O'Daniel circa 1818.

Married Name

circa 1818

As of circa 1818, her married name was O'Daniel.

Family

Wilson O'Daniel (circa 1795 - )

Child

Lucinda Brooks O'Daniel+ (18 September 1825 - 31 January 1910)

Last Edited

5 September 2005

John Francis Culpepper

M, (29 August 1825 - 26 December 1916)

Father

Daniel Peek Culpepper (23 Apr 1800 - 25 Oct 1825)

Mother

Mary Ann Corley (c 1800 - 12 Jun 1851)

Extinct Surname?*

The family branch headed by John Francis 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*

29 August 1825

John was born at Baldwin Co., Georgia, on 29 August 1825.

Employment*

John's occupation: farmer.

(free wh male 00-05) 1830 Census

1 June 1830

John was probably a free white male, age under 5, in Mary Ann Corley's houshold, on the 1830 Census at Monroe Co., Georgia. Unaccounted for is a Male 30-40..¹

(Fortunate Drawer) Land Lottery

1832

He had a fortunate draw in the land lottery in 1832 at Talbot Co., Georgia,
lot 975/19/3 in what became Paulding Co., GA.²

(free wh male 05-10) 1840 Census

1 June 1840

John was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10,in Mary Ann Corley's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Upson Co., Georgia.³

Marriage*

circa 1852

He married Elizabeth Garrett ? circa 1852.

Marriage*

3 November 1858

He married Lucy N. Caldwell at Cass Co., Texas, on 3 November 1858 at age 33.⁴

Deed*

23 November 1858

He was granted a deed on 23 November 1858 at Cass Co., Texas.⁵

1860 Census*

1 June 1860

John was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Cass Co., Texas.⁶

Civil War*

between 1862 and 1865

He served in the War Between the States between 1862 and 1865

Company G, Morgan's Regiment, Texas Cavalry.⁷

1880 Census*

1 June 1880

John was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Johnson Co., Texas.⁸

1900 Census*

1 June 1900

John was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Cleburne, Johnson Co., Texas.⁹

(Father) 1910 Census

15 April 1910

John was listed as a father in Luther Lockett's household on the 1910 Census at Johnson Co., Texas.¹⁰

Death*

26 December 1916

He died at Cleburne, Johnson Co., Texas, on 26 December 1916 at age 91.¹¹

Burial*

27 December 1916

His body was interred on 27 December 1916 at Price's Chapel Cemetery, 5 mi. E of, Cleburne, Johnson Co., Texas.

Biography*

John Francis would only have been a couple of months old when his father died. He was apparently listed with his mother, Mary (Corley) Culpepper, in the 1830 and 1840 census records but in 1850, his mother was living with her daughter Caroline and Caroline's husband, David G. Cooper. John F. Culpepper was not listed in the household and an 1850 census record for him has not been found.
      Rev. George Bright Culpepper wrote in "ONE FAMILY - CULPEPPER" a 25 page typed manuscript completed 8 Oct 1942: My uncle, John Francis Culpepper, was twice married but left no children. His wifes were sisters. He died in Cleburn, Texas, after 1900.
      John Francis had apparently moved to Texas by 1853, when he was mentioned in a letter written by his grandfather, John Culpepper, as having "gone West." John Francis has not been found on the 1860 [there was a "J. F. Culpper" in Cass Co., TX in 1860] or 1870 census, but served in Company G, Morgan's Regiment, Texas Cavalry, during the Civil War. According to his Confederate pension application, he moved to Cleburne, Johnson County about 1873. He inherited the Culpepper trait of longevity, living to be 91 years of age.
      The following is the Confederate Pension Application of J.F. Culpepper, Comptroller's File No. [B] 2298 approved 4 Oct 1899 by Wm. J. Swain, Pension Clerk and which was obtained by Betty Lee Collins Hale: ________________________FORM No. 1. APPLICATION of Indigent Soldier or Sailor of the late Confederacy for pension under tbe Act of May 12, 1899. THE STATE OF TEXAS,_ COUNTY OF Johnson ___
To the Honorable County Judge of Johnson County, Texas.
      Your petitioner, J. F. Culpepper respectfully represents that he is a resident citizen of Johnson County, in the State of Texas, and that he makes this application for the purpose of obtaining a pension under thc act passed by the Twenty-sixth Legislature of the State of Texas, and approved May 12, A. D. 1899, the same being an act entitled "An act to carry into effect the amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas, providing that aid may be granted to disabled and dependent Confederate soldiers, sailors, and their widows under certain conditions, and to make an appropriation therefor," and I do solemnly swear that the answers I have given to the following questions are true. NOTE--Applicant must make answer to all of the following questions, and such answers must be written out plainly in ink. Q. What is your name? Answer J. F. Culpepper Q. What is your age? Answer 74 Q. In what County do you reside? Answer Johnson Q. How long have you resided in said County and what is your post office address? Answer 26 years Cleborne Q. Have you applied for a pension under the Confederate Pension Law heretofore, and been rejected? If so state when and where. Answer No Q. What is your occupation if able to engage in one? Answer Farming Q. What is your physical condition? Answer very feeble Q. If your physical condition is such that you are unable by your own labor to earn a support, state what caused such disability. Answer old age Q. State in what company and regiment you enlisted in the Confederate army, and the time of your service? Answer Co G Morgans Batallion 1862 to 1865 Q. If you served in the Confederate navy state when and where, and the time of your service. Answer __________ Q. State whether or not you have received any pension or veteran donation land certificate under any previous law, and if you answer in the the affirmative state what pension or veteran donation land certificate you have received. Answer No Q. What real and personal property do you now own, and what is the present value of such property? Give list of such property and value. Answer 2 horses of the value of $40.00, Buggy $10.00 - 2 cows $30.00 - 8 head of hogs $10.00, house hold & kitchen furniture worth $50.00 Q. What property, and what was the value thereof have you sold or conveyed within two years prior to the date of this application? Answer No Q. What income, if any, do you receive? Answer None Q. Are you in indigent circumstances; that is, are you in actual want, and destitute of property and means of subsistence? Answer I am Q. Are you unable by your labor to earn a support? Answer I am unable Q. Have you transferred to others any property of value of any kind for the purpose of becoming a beneficiary under this law? Answer No Q. Did you ever desert the Confederacy? Answer No Q. Have you been continuously since the first day of January, 1880, a bona fide resident citizen of this State? Answer Yes
      Wherefore your petitioner prays that his application for pension be approved and that such other proceedings be had in the premises as are required by law. _____(Signature of Applicant) /s/ J._F._Culpepper Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11 day of July A. D. 1899 ________________/s/ W._D._McKay _____[SEAL]_____County Judge Johnson County, Texas ________________AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES. (Note--There must be at least two credible witnesses.) THE STATE OF TEXAS,_ COUNTY OF Johnson ___ _____ Before me, W. D. McKay County Judge of Johnson County, State of Texas, on this day personally appeared B. F. Hill & J. C. Shetter who are personally known to me to be credible citizens, who being by me duly sworn on oath, state that they personally know that the said J. F. Culpepper the above named applicant for a pension, and that they personally know that the said J. F. Culpepper enlisted in the service of the Confederacy, and performed the duties of a soldier (or sailor) as claimed by him in the above and foregoing application, and that they further know that he, the said applicant, is unable to support himself by labor of any sort. _____(Signature of Witness) /s/ B. F. Hill _____(Signature of Witness) /s/ J. C. Shetter _____(Signature of Witness) _____(Signature of Witness) Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11 day July A. D. 1899 ________________/s/ W. D. McKay _____[SEAL]_____County Judge Johnson County, Texas. ______________AFFIDAVIT OF PHYSICIAN THE STATE OF TEXAS,_ COUNTY OF Johnson ________Before me W. D. McKay County Judge of Johnson County, State of Texas, on this day personally appeared Dr. L. L. Harris , who is a reputable practicing physician of this County, who being by me duly sworn on oath, states that he has carefully and thoroughly examined J. F. Culpepper applicant for a pension, and finds him laboring under the following disabilities which render him unable to labor at any work or calling sufficient to earn a support for himself: Left-leg broken 4 or 5 inches above ankle, causing lamness. Hydrocele of left testicle _____(Signature of Physician) /s/ L L Harris Sworn to and subscribed before me this 14 day of July A. D. 1899 ___________/s/ W._D._McKay _____[SEAL]_County Judge Johnson County, State of Texas ______________CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY JUDGE. THE STATE OF TEXAS,_ COUNTY OF Johnson ________I, W. D. McKay County Judge of Johnson County, State of Texas, do hereby certify that on the 14 day of July A. D. 1899 , before me came on to be heard the application of J. F. Culpepper for application under the Confederate Pension Law of this State, approved May 12, 1899; that the answers of said applicant to the questions propounded were made under oath as the same appear in writing in the foregoing application; that the affidavits of the witnesses who are credible citizens were made before me as the same hereinbefore appear, and that the foregoing affidavit of Doctor L. L. Harris who is a reputable practicing physician of this County, was made before me. I also certify that the said applicant J. F. Culpepper , is not an inmate of the Texas Confederate Home, nor otherwise disqualified under the provision of Section 12, of the Confederate Pension Law. I further certify that after considering all the proceedings had before me relative to the said application for a pension by the said J. F. Culpepper I find the said applicant is lawfully entitled to the pension provided by the Confederate Pension Law of this State, and I hereby approve said application. Witness by my hand and seal of office at Cleburne Tx this 14 .day of July A. D. 1899 ____________/s/ W._D._McKay _____[SEAL]_County Judge County, State of Texas. _______________CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THE STATE OF TEXAS,_ COUNTY OF Johnson _______We, the undersigned members of the Commissioners Court of Johnson County, Texas, hereby certify that the foregoing application of J. F. Culpepper for a pension,together with the proof in support thereof, was duly submitted by Hon. W. D. McKay County Judge of this Johnson County, to the Commissioners Court of this Johnson County, at a regular term thereof on the 14 day of Aug A. D. 1899 and after careful consideration of the same we hereby approve said application. Witness our hands and seal of office at Cleburne Texas this 14 day of Aug A. D. 1899 ______________________________/s/ J. H. Friun ______________________________/s/ A. Dickie (Signatures of Commissioners) /s/ T. F. Broxson(?) _____[SEAL]___________________/s/ N. F. Watts
.
Butler Herald Vol. 18, No. 17, 20 March 1894
.
"John F. Culpepper, who has been visiting his brother, Dr. J. M. Culpepper, leaves for his home in TX."
.
      Rev. George Bright Culpepper in "ONE FAMILY - CULPEPPER" written 8 Oct 1942 noted: My uncle, John Francis Culpepper, was twice married but left no children. His wives were sisters. He died in Cleburn[e, Johnson Co.], Texas, after 1900.
      John F. Culpepper was listed in the 1900 census of Johnson Co., TX. His adopted son, Luther Lockett, (Nov 1883 TX) was living with him. In the 1910 census of Johnson, Co., TX, Luther L. Culpepper, was listed as the head-of-household and John F. Culpepper was noted living with his adopted son. Betty Lee Collins Hale copied the following obituary from Cleburne Daily Enterprise for Thursday, 28 Dec 1916: John F. Culpepper Dies Here Yesterday The death of John F. Culpepper, a beloved and aged Johnson County pioneer occured at Price's Chapel yesterday morning at 11:45 o'clock. The funeral was held this afternonn at 2 o'clock Rev. Mr. Nelms conducting the service at Price's Chapel. "Uncle Johnnie," as he was lovingly called by his numerous friends, is not survived by any children of his own, but by Luther Lockett, an adopted son whom he greatly beloved and to whom this loss will be a very sad one. The Enterprise extends sympathy to the bereaved son, to whom the aged pioneer, who had reached his 91st birthday represented one of his dearest earthly ties.
      The Cleburne Morning Review for Thursday 28 Dec 1916 provided the same information adding that John Francis Culpepper had lived in the community for 40 years and that "Mrs. Culpepper" had died 25 years ago.
      Betty Lee Collins Hale obtained Death Certificate #28415 which gave the cause of death as "Cerysipelas of left arm - duration: 8 days."

Family 1

Elizabeth Garrett ? (circa 1830 - )

Family 2

Lucy N. Caldwell (11 November 1843 - 5 November 1891)

Family 3

Child

Luther Lockett (November 1883 - )

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

18 October 2008

Citations

1830 Federal Census, United States.
Page 194, Unk Twp, Monroe Co., GA
Mary Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1M5-10, 1 M30-40, 1 F10-15, 1 F20-30.
Rev. S. Emmett Lucas Jr., The 1832 Gold Lottery of Georgia, Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1988, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8 R2lb.
Daniel P. Culpepper's Orphans, Sealeys District, Talbot Co., GA, drew lot 975/19/3 in what became Paulding Co., GA, 1832.
1840 Federal Census, United States.
Page 34, District 589, Upson Co., GA
Mary Culpepper, 1 M5-10, 1 M15-20, 1 F30-40.
Book 2, Page 181.
Texas General Land Office, compiler, Texas Land Title Abstracts: Abstracts of all original Texas Land Titles comprising Grants and Locations, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5112
Grantee: John F. Culpepper; Patentee: John F. Culpepper; 23 Nov 1858; 320 acres; Cass Co., TX.
1860 Federal Census, United States.
Page 398B, Family 428, Beat 5, Courtland PO, Cass Co., TX
J. F. Culpepper, 45, M, Farmer, RE=$160, PE=$350, GA (ID: 32368)
L. Culpepper, 17, M [sic], AL.
Linda Mearse, compiler, Confederate Indigent Families Index, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/cif/index.html
J. F. Culpeper, Davis Co., TX.
1880 Federal Census, United States.
ED 80, Sheet 8, Pg 232D, Pct 1, Johnson Co., TX
John F. Culpepper, Head, M, 54, M, GA SC SC, Farmer
Lucy N. Culpepper, Wife, F, 35, M, AL n/a GA
Mary Sager, Servant, F, 26, S, Black, M, TX n/a n/a
Silla Sager, F, 5, S, Mulatto, TX n/a TX
Buck Sager, M, 2, S, Mulatto, TX n/a TX
George Spradling, Boarder, M, 25, S, MO GA TN, Boring Wells
David Steele, Boarder, M, 28, S, Ireland Ire Ire, Well Borer.
1900 Federal Census, United States.
ED 54, Sheet 20A, Pg 50, Pct 1, Gen.com Img 99, Cleburne, Johnson Co., TX
John F. Culpepper, Head, M, Aug-1825, 74, WD, GA SC SC, Farmer
Luther L. Culpepper, Son, M, Nov-1883, 16, S, TX GA AL, Farm Laborer.
1910 Federal Census, United States.
ED 41, Sheet 23A, Pg 30A, Pct 1, Gen.com Img 59, Johnson Co., TX
Luther L. Culpepper, Head, M, 26, S, TX GA TX, Farmer
John F. Culpepper, Father, M, 84, wid, GA SC SC.
Texas Department of Health, compiler, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2006.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4876
John Francis Culpepper, Johnson Co., Dec 26 1916, 28415.

Elizabeth Garrett ?

F, (circa 1830 - )

Birth*

circa 1830

Elizabeth was born circa 1830.

Marriage*

circa 1852

She married John Francis Culpepper circa 1852.

Married Name

circa 1852

As of circa 1852, her married name was Culpepper ?.

Family

John Francis Culpepper (29 August 1825 - 26 December 1916)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

9 July 1999

Lucy N. Caldwell

F, (11 November 1843 - 5 November 1891)

Birth*

11 November 1843

Lucy was born at Alabama on 11 November 1843.

Marriage*

3 November 1858

She married John Francis Culpepper at Cass Co., Texas, on 3 November 1858 at age 14.¹

Married Name

3 November 1858

As of 3 November 1858, her married name was Culpepper.¹

(household member) 1860 Census

1 June 1860

Lucy listed as a household member living with John Francis Culpepper in the 1860 Census at Cass Co., Texas.²

(Wife) 1880 Census

1 June 1880

Lucy was listed as John Francis Culpepper's wife on the 1880 Census at Johnson Co., Texas.³

Death*

5 November 1891

She died at Johnson Co., Texas, on 5 November 1891 at age 47.

Burial*

circa 6 November 1891

Her body was interred circa 6 November 1891 at Price's Chapel Cemetery, 5 mi. E of, Cleburne, Johnson Co., Texas.

Family

John Francis Culpepper (29 August 1825 - 26 December 1916)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

19 January 2004

Citations

Book 2, Page 181.
1860 Federal Census, United States.
Page 398B, Family 428, Beat 5, Courtland PO, Cass Co., TX
J. F. Culpepper, 45, M, Farmer, RE=$160, PE=$350, GA (ID: 32368)
L. Culpepper, 17, M [sic], AL.
1880 Federal Census, United States.
ED 80, Sheet 8, Pg 232D, Pct 1, Johnson Co., TX
John F. Culpepper, Head, M, 54, M, GA SC SC, Farmer
Lucy N. Culpepper, Wife, F, 35, M, AL n/a GA
Mary Sager, Servant, F, 26, S, Black, M, TX n/a n/a
Silla Sager, F, 5, S, Mulatto, TX n/a TX
Buck Sager, M, 2, S, Mulatto, TX n/a TX
George Spradling, Boarder, M, 25, S, MO GA TN, Boring Wells
David Steele, Boarder, M, 28, S, Ireland Ire Ire, Well Borer.

John G. Culpepper¹

M, (circa 1834 - circa 1867)

Father

James I. J. Culpepper (3 Jun 1806 - 15 Oct 1846)

Mother

Martha Byne Blackstone (28 Sep 1814 - 23 Dec 1899)

Extinct Surname?*

The family branch headed by John G. 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*

circa 1834

John was born at Crawford Co., Georgia, circa 1834.

(Household member) 1850 Census

23 October 1850

George, John, Nathan, Martha and Virginia listed as a household member living with Martha Byne Blackstone on the 1850 Census on 23 October 1850 at Coosa District, Coosa Co., Alabama.²

Employment

John's occupation: farmer at Coosa Co., Alabama.

Marriage*

6 October 1852

He married Rhody Ann Hannon at Coosa Co., Alabama, on 6 October 1852.¹

Employment*

John's occupation: factory worker at Harris Co., Georgia.

1860 Census*

25 July 1860

John was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Mountain Hill, Harris Co., Georgia.³

Civil War*

between 1862 and 1865

He served in the War Between the States between 1862 and 1865

John G. served in both Company A and Company C, Third Georgia Cavalry. He enlisted April 10, 1862 in Columbus, GA.

Marriage*

circa 1866

He married Emily Miriam Culpepper at Randolph Co., Alabama, circa 1866.

Death*

circa 1867

He died at Randolph Co., Alabama, circa 1867.

(5) Research note

2012

He is referenced in a research note for John F. Culpepper of Muscogee Co., GA.⁴

Family 1

Rhody Ann Hannon (say 1835 - between 1857 and 1860)

Child

Martha Culpepper (circa 1857 - )

Family 2

Emily Miriam Culpepper (9 March 1841 - 16 April 1937)

Child

Leonora Leslie Culpepper+ (13 December 1867 - 3 July 1956)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants (#1)
John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants (#2)

Last Edited

21 April 2015

Citations

Family Adventures, compiler, Early Alabama Marriages (36 vols.), Shreveport, Louisiana: J & W Ent., 1991, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.1 V2e.
John G. Culpepper married Rhody Ann Hannon on 6 Oct 1852 in Coosa Co., Alabama, Book B-223.
1850 Federal Census, United States.
Page 63, Lines 1-6, Coosa District, Coosa Co., AL
Martha Culpepper, 35, F, GA
John Culpepper, 16, M, Farmer, GA
George W. Culpepper, 14, M, AL
Nathan Culpepper, 11, M, AL
Martha Culpepper, 8, F AL
Vianna Culpepper, 2, F, AL.
1860 Federal Census, United States.
Page 594, Family 626, Mountain Hill PO, Harris Co., GA
John Culpepper, 28, M, Operator in Factory, $-/$50, GA
Martha Culpepper, 40, F, GA
Virginia Culpepper, 12, F, GA
Martha Culpepper, 3, F, GA.
Warren L. Culpepper (#1942), Former publisher of Culpepper Connections, e-mail address.

George Washington Culpepper

M, (circa 1836 - 19 September 1863)

Father

James I. J. Culpepper (3 Jun 1806 - 15 Oct 1846)

Mother

Martha Byne Blackstone (28 Sep 1814 - 23 Dec 1899)

Extinct Surname?*

The family branch headed by George Washington 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*

circa 1836

George was born at Chambers Co., Alabama, circa 1836.¹

(Household member) 1850 Census

23 October 1850

George, John, Nathan, Martha and Virginia listed as a household member living with Martha Byne Blackstone on the 1850 Census on 23 October 1850 at Coosa District, Coosa Co., Alabama.²

Marriage*

10 January 1859

He married Mary Ann Elizabeth Martin at Harris Co., Georgia, on 10 January 1859.³

1860 Census*

1 June 1860

George was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Harris Co., Georgia.⁴

Civil War*

between 1861 and 1864

He served in the War Between the States between 1861 and 1864

George W. Culpepper, Muscogee Co, GA, Enlisted on 12 Jul 1861 as a Private and mustered into Co. F, GA 3rd Battalion, Transferred on 6 May 1863 into Co. B, GA 37th Infantry. Killed on 19 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, GA.⁵

Death*

19 September 1863

He died at Chickamauga, Walker Co., Georgia, on 19 September 1863.⁵

Biography*

"George W. Culpepper" apparently originally joined Company F of the 3rd Battalion of the Georgia Infantry with his younger brother, Nathan F. Culpepper. According to a record in Nathan's file, there appears to have been a problem with a leave that they took and they are both next found serving in Company B of the 37th GA Infantry. There is also a record for a "William Culpepper" serving in the same Company. Could this be another record for George W. Culpepper? The following is a record of George W. Culpepper's Civil War service: _________________________Form No. 4 Certificate to be given a Soldier at the time of his Discharge I Certify, That the within named George W. Culpepper a Private Thirty Seventh Regiment of Georgia Volunteers , born in Chambers County in the State of Alabama , aged 27 years, 5 feet 9 inches high, Fair complexion, Black eyes, Dark hair, and by profession a farmer , was enlisted by Capt J. J. Bradford , at Columbia, GA, on the 12th day of July , eighteen hundred and sixty one , to serve for _________ years, and is now entitled to a discharge by reason of Killed at the battle of Chickamauga Sept 20 1863
      The said Geo W Culpepper was last paid by Paymaster Catp J. L. Panchen to include the 28th day of February , eighteen hundred and sixty Three , and has pay due from that time to the present date. 21st Sept 1863 the date of his death
      There is due to him Seventy Three 33/.. $73.33 dollars retained pay. Wages due
      There is due to him Fifty Four 30/.. $54.30 dollars, on account of clothing not drawn in kind.
      He is indebted to the Confederate States ____________ dollars, on account of extra clothing, &c.
      He is indebted to ____________, laundress, at ____________ dollars.
      The contract price of the ration at ____________ is ____________ cents.
      Given in duplicate at Dalton ga. , this 16th day of December , 186 3 ____________________ John Schmitt 2nd Lieut _________________________ Commanding Company. "B" 37 Ga Reg
      After the death of George W. Culpepper, his mother, Martha Blackstone Culpepper petitioned for his back pay which would suggest that his wife had died previously: State of Georgia _____On this 29th day of March Muscoge County________1863 personally appeared before me the _____ess, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County _____________ who after hearing duly sworn according to law deposes and says that she is the Mother of George W. Culpepper deceased who was a private soldier in Captain J. J. Bradford's Company - Company (B.) of the Thirty Seventh Regiment of Georgia Volunteers commanded by Col. ____________ in service of the Confederate States in the present war with the United States; that the said George W. Culpepper entered the service at Columbia Ga. in Muscogee County and state of Georgia on or about the 12th day of July Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-one to serve for ____________ years and was killed at Chickamauga on the 20th day of September 1863 that said George W. Culpepper was born in Chambers County in the State of Alabama aged 27 years that deponent makes this deposition for the purpose of obtaining from the Government of the Confederate States whatever may have been due the said George Culpepper at the time of his death for pay bounty or other allowances for his services as private as aforesaid. Sworn and subscribed before me___ /s/ R. W. Milford J.P. this March 29th 1864_____ /s/ Martha B. Culpepper And on the same day and year aforesaid also appeared before me a Justice of the Peace as aforesaid George W. Gordon who is well known to me and whom I hereby certify to be a person of veracity and credibility who having been by me duly sworn says on oath that he is well acquainted with Martha B. Culpepper the Claimant and also knew for 7 years George W. Culpepper the deceased soldier herein mentioned and that the statement made under oath by said Martha Culpepper, the Claimant as to her relationship to the said deceased soldier is correct in every particular to the best of deponents knowledge and belief and that the said deponent is wholly disinterested Sworn to and submitted before ___ /s/ G W Gordon J P me this March 28 1864_________ /s/ R. W. Milford J. P. State of Georgia ___I hereby Certify that R.W. Muscogee County_____Milford Gentleman before whom _____________________the aforegoing affidavit of Martha B. Culpepper and George W. Gordon appear to have been made and whwere genuine signature is ______ted thereto was at the time of making and signing the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid duly Commpaired(?) and sworn and it all where official acts as such full faith and ______ and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice thereout ____________________In testimony where I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Superior Court of Muscogee County this April 4th Anno Domini Eighteen Hundred and Sixty Four _________________________/s/ F M Brooks____ Clerk _____________________________Superior Court ____________________Columbia Ga April 4th 1864 W. H. L. Taylor ____________________Please send your letter in relpy to this, and sent the arrears that are due G W Culpepper to Martha B. Culpepper, Care George W. Gordon, Mulberry Grove Harris County Georgia. _________________________Yours truly ______________________________ /s/ J. J. Abercrombie (?) ___________________________________Atty Ga.

(4) Research note

2012

He is referenced in a research note for John F. Culpepper of Muscogee Co., GA.⁶

Family

Mary Ann Elizabeth Martin (circa 1832 - 15 June 1910)

Children

Katie Mary Culpepper+ (October 1859 - )
Georgia A. Culpepper (circa 1862 - before 1900)
John G. Culpepper+ (circa 1864 - )

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

11 March 2012

Citations

DOB based on 1950 census, POB based on pension application.
1850 Federal Census, United States.
Page 63, Lines 1-6, Coosa District, Coosa Co., AL
Martha Culpepper, 35, F, GA
John Culpepper, 16, M, Farmer, GA
George W. Culpepper, 14, M, AL
Nathan Culpepper, 11, M, AL
Martha Culpepper, 8, F AL
Vianna Culpepper, 2, F, AL.
Jordan Dodd, compiler, Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/gamarr/main.htm
George W. Culpepper and Elizabeth Martin on 10 Jan 1859 in Harris Co., GA.
1860 Federal Census, United States.
Page 594, Family 628, Mountain Hill PO, Harris Co., GA
Geo. W. Culpepper, 25, M, Operator in Factory, $-/$50, GA
Mary Culpepper, 20, F, GA
Infant Culpepper, 7/12, F, GA
Ann McClung, 25, F, GA
Jackson McClung, 2, M, GA.
Lillian Henderson (transcription by Fred Gleaton), compiler, Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865, Americus, GA: Lake Blackshear Regional Libray, 1964.
Warren L. Culpepper (#1942), Former publisher of Culpepper Connections, e-mail address.

Nathan F. Culpepper

M, (circa 1839 - 7 December 1864)

Father

James I. J. Culpepper (3 Jun 1806 - 15 Oct 1846)

Mother

Martha Byne Blackstone (28 Sep 1814 - 23 Dec 1899)

Extinct Surname?*

The family branch headed by Nathan F. 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*

circa 1839

Nathan was born at Chambers Co., Alabama, circa 1839.

(Household member) 1850 Census

23 October 1850

George, John, Nathan, Martha and Virginia listed as a household member living with Martha Byne Blackstone on the 1850 Census on 23 October 1850 at Coosa District, Coosa Co., Alabama.¹

Marriage*

21 April 1858

He married Sarah Tabitha Herren at Harris Co., Georgia, on 21 April 1858.²

1860 Census*

1 June 1860

Nathan was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Harris Co., Georgia.³

Civil War*

between 1862 and 1864

An unknown person served in the military between 1862 and 1864, and was a in Private in Co B, 37th Georgia Infantry.

Employment*

Nathan's occupation: factory operator.

Death*

7 December 1864

He died at Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee, on 7 December 1864.

Biography*

The 1860 census of Harris Co., GA appears to show Martha (Blackstone) Culpepper and three of her sons clustered together. Unfortunately, what appear to be errors by the census taker make it difficult to sort out. The head of household for family 627 (1186 Dist, P.O. Mountain Hill, p. 90) is shown as a 22 year old male, born in Georgia, who is an "operator in factory" with $50 in personal property. Unfortunately, the name of the "male" is Martin Culpepper. The other members of the household are Tabitha Culpepper--an 18 year female born in Georgia, and a 4 month old infant girl. This would suggest that it was the household of Nathan F. Culpepper and his wife, Sarah Tabitha Herren. Possibly Nathan and his wife were living in the house of Martha (Blackstone) Culpepper who was recorded living next door in the house of his brother, John Culpepper.
Nathan F. Culpepper enlisted with Lt. Blanchard as a Private, Company F, 3 Batt'n Georgia Infantry on March 20 1862 at Columbus, Ga for the period of the War. On May 3rd 1863, Nathan and his brother George W. Culpepper received a pass to be absent and when they hadn't returned by 4:00 p.m. the next day, Nathan's commanding officer wrote to Headquarters that they were missing: ____________________Hd Qtrs Co F 3rd Ga Batt Near Shelbyville Tenn ______________________________________________May 4th 1863 Brig Genl W. B. Bates _____2nd Brigade _____McCow__ Division _________________________Genl ______________________________ On yesterday Privates George and Nathan Culpepper received a pass to be absent until four oclock and have not yet returned the presumption is that they have deserted as they sold their Knapsacks before leaving and taken all of their clothes with them they did not take their arms or ammunition. Below find descriptive list of each also their place of residence ______________________________I am very Respt ______________________________Jesse J. Bradford Capt ___________________________________Co "F" 3rd Ga Batt
Nathan was described as 24 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, with light hair and blue eyes. He was born in Chambers Co., AL and was a farmer who enlisted March 20, 1862 with Lt. Blanchard for the period of the war. Post Office for his place of residence was Mulberry Grove, Harris Co., GA. This situation was apparently resolved but the remaining service records for Nathan and George show them in Co "B" of the 37th Regiment of the Georgia Infantry. According to the Civil War pension application of his widow, Sarah, the couple married 10 Apr 1857. However, according to Harris Co., GA records, they applied for a license 21 Apr 1858 but there is no record of the actual marriage. Also there appear to be two dates for Nathan's death. He was supposed to have been killed 30 Nov 1864 in the Battle of Franklin, TN but another record shows that he was actually wounded at the Battle of Franklin and died 7 Dec 1864.

(6) Research note

2012

He is referenced in a research note for John F. Culpepper of Muscogee Co., GA.⁴

Family

Sarah Tabitha Herren (circa 1842 - )

Children

(?) Culpepper³ (circa January 1860 - )
John Washington Culpepper+ (5 February 1861 - 12 March 1938)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

14 May 2012

Citations

1850 Federal Census, United States.
Page 63, Lines 1-6, Coosa District, Coosa Co., AL
Martha Culpepper, 35, F, GA
John Culpepper, 16, M, Farmer, GA
George W. Culpepper, 14, M, AL
Nathan Culpepper, 11, M, AL
Martha Culpepper, 8, F AL
Vianna Culpepper, 2, F, AL.
Jordan Dodd, compiler, Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/gamarr/main.htm
Nathan F. Culpepper and Sarah T. Herren on 21 Apr 1858 in Harris Co., GA.
1860 Federal Census, United States.
Page 594, Family 627, Mountain Hill PO, Harris Co., GA
Martin Culpepper, 22, M, Operator in Factory, $-/$50, GA
Tabitha Culpepper, 18, F, GA
Infant Culpepper, 4/12, F, GA.
Warren L. Culpepper (#1942), Former publisher of Culpepper Connections, e-mail address.

Sarah Tabitha Herren

F, (circa 1842 - )

Birth*

circa 1842

Sarah was born at Georgia circa 1842.

Marriage

21 April 1858

She married Nathan F. Culpepper at Harris Co., Georgia, on 21 April 1858.¹

Married Name

21 April 1858

As of 21 April 1858, her married name was Culpepper.¹

(household member) 1860 Census

1 June 1860

Sarah and (?) listed as a household member living with Nathan F. Culpepper in the 1860 Census at Harris Co., Georgia.²

1880 Census*

1 June 1880

Sarah was listed as a sister-in-law in Jack Herren 's household on the 1880 Census at Wacoochee Valley, Lee Co., Alabama.³

Family 1

Nathan F. Culpepper (circa 1839 - 7 December 1864)

Children

(?) Culpepper² (circa January 1860 - )
John Washington Culpepper+ (5 February 1861 - 12 March 1938)

Family 2

Child

Minnie Culpepper³ (circa 1872 - )

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

1 May 2015

Citations

Jordan Dodd, compiler, Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/gamarr/main.htm
Nathan F. Culpepper and Sarah T. Herren on 21 Apr 1858 in Harris Co., GA.
1860 Federal Census, United States.
Page 594, Family 627, Mountain Hill PO, Harris Co., GA
Martin Culpepper, 22, M, Operator in Factory, $-/$50, GA
Tabitha Culpepper, 18, F, GA
Infant Culpepper, 4/12, F, GA.
1880 Federal Census, United States.
Wacoochee Valley, Page 263B, Lee Co., AL
Jack Heren, Self, M, W, W, 48, Works On Farm, GA/NC/GA
Nettie Heren, Sister, F, S, Wh, 30, Works On Farm, AL/NC/GA
Sallie Culpepper, SisterL, F, Wid, Wh, 35, Keeps House, AL/NC/GA
Wash Culpepper, Nephew, M, Sng, Wh, 17, Works On Farm, AL/AL/AL
Minnie Culpepper, Niece, F, Sng, Wh, 7, AL/AL/AL.

Martha Custis Culpepper¹

F, (17 July 1841 - 16 March 1941)

Father

James I. J. Culpepper (3 Jun 1806 - 15 Oct 1846)

Mother

Martha Byne Blackstone (28 Sep 1814 - 23 Dec 1899)

Birth*

17 July 1841

Martha was born at Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Alabama, on 17 July 1841.

(Household member) 1850 Census

23 October 1850

George, John, Nathan, Martha and Virginia listed as a household member living with Martha Byne Blackstone on the 1850 Census on 23 October 1850 at Coosa District, Coosa Co., Alabama.²

Residence*

23 October 1850

Martha resided at Coosa Co., Alabama, on 23 October 1850.³

Marriage*

14 December 1856

She married James Lafayette Turley at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 14 December 1856 at age 15.

Married Name

14 December 1856

As of 14 December 1856, her married name was Turley.

Census*

1870

She was listed as a resident in the census report at Harris Co., Georgia, in 1870.

Marriage

say 1879

She married Hardin Watkins at Georgia say 1879.

Married Name

say 1879

As of say 1879, her married name was Watkins.

1880 Census*

Martha was listed as Hardin Watkins's wife on the 1880 Census at Harris Co., Georgia.⁴

Marriage*

25 December 1883

She married John Crawford Murphy at Greene Co., Arkansas, on 25 December 1883 at age 42.

Married Name

25 December 1883

As of 25 December 1883, her married name was Murphy.

1920 Census*

1 January 1920

Martha was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Paragould, Greene Co., Arkansas.⁵

(Mother) 1930 Census

1 April 1930

Martha was listed as a mother in Carolyn Miranda Turley's household on the 1930 Census at Paragould, Greene Co., Arkansas.⁶

Death*

16 March 1941

She died at Winfield, Titus Co., Texas, on 16 March 1941 at age 99.

Burial*

say 19 March 1941

Her body was interred say 19 March 1941 at Crockett Cemetery, Paragould, Greene Co., Arkansas.

Family 1

James Lafayette Turley (circa 1833 - 25 January 1862)

Children

Bethley Jane Turley+ (22 August 1856 - 19 December 1960)
Carolyn Miranda Turley+ (December 1862 - )

Family 2

Children

Laura Turley (say 1868 - )
Harriet C. Turley+ (circa 1868 - after 15 April 1910)

Family 3

John Crawford Murphy (5 January 1840 - 21 February 1914)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

17 April 2004

Citations

E-mail written 2000-2009 to Lew Griffin from Brenda Elizabeth Glass Banks (Mrs. Charles Lewis Banks).
1850 Federal Census, United States.
Page 63, Lines 1-6, Coosa District, Coosa Co., AL
Martha Culpepper, 35, F, GA
John Culpepper, 16, M, Farmer, GA
George W. Culpepper, 14, M, AL
Nathan Culpepper, 11, M, AL
Martha Culpepper, 8, F AL
Vianna Culpepper, 2, F, AL.
P 63 family 862 (Martha 8 AL in hh of Martha Culpepper).
Lower 19th, Harris, Georgia, FHL Film 1254151 National Archives Film T9-0151 Page 552B
.
     Relation     Sex     Marr     Race     Age     Birthplace
.
Hardin WATKINS     Self     M     M     W     38     GA Occ:     Farmer     Fa: NC     Mo: GA
.
Martha WATKINS     Wife     F     M     W     38     AL Occ:     Keeping House     Fa: GA     Mo: GA
.
Hattie TRULY     SDau     F     S     W     11     GA Fa: GA     Mo: AL.
1920 Federal Census, United States.
Roll 65 Book 2, Page 124b.
1930 Federal Census, United States.
Census Place: Paragould, Greene, Arkansas; Roll: T626_76; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 0188.

James Lafayette Turley

M, (circa 1833 - 25 January 1862)

Birth*

circa 1833

James was born at Georgia circa 1833.

Marriage*

14 December 1856

He married Martha Custis Culpepper at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 14 December 1856.

1860 Census*

26 September 1860

James was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Fredonia, Chambers Co., Alabama.¹

Civil War*

between 19 July 1861 and 25 January 1862

He served in the War Between the States between 19 July 1861 and 25 January 1862

Lafayette enlisted in the 13th Alabama Infantry at Mongomery, AL, July 19, 1861, and died of illness in a Confederate hospital at Williamsburg, VA, on or about the January 25, 1862. His widow, Martha C. Turley, filed a claim 10 Oct 1864.

Death*

25 January 1862

He died at Williamsburg (city), Virginia, on 25 January 1862.

Family

Martha Custis Culpepper (17 July 1841 - 16 March 1941)

Children

Bethley Jane Turley+ (22 August 1856 - 19 December 1960)
Carolyn Miranda Turley+ (December 1862 - )

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

18 October 2008

Citations

P. 876, family 1110. "Lafayette cannot read or write."

Nancy Catherine Culpepper

F, (January 1831 - )

Father

James I. J. Culpepper (3 Jun 1806 - 15 Oct 1846)

Mother

Martha Byne Blackstone (28 Sep 1814 - 23 Dec 1899)

Birth*

January 1831

Nancy was born at Crawford Co., Georgia, in January 1831.

Marriage*

28 June 1848

She married Charles W. Thornton at Tallapoosa Co., Alabama, on 28 June 1848 at age 17.

Married Name

28 June 1848

As of 28 June 1848, her married name was Thornton.

(Household member) 1850 Census

1 June 1850

Nancy and James listed as a household member living with Charles W. Thornton on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Tallapoosa Co., Alabama.¹

Family

Charles W. Thornton (circa 1825 - 25 November 1881)

Children

James Geoffrey Thornton+ (December 1849 - 17 May 1929)
John Thornton (circa 1852 - )
Milton Thornton (circa 1855 - )
Louisa Catherine Thornton+ (11 September 1863 - 2 February 1948)
George W. Thornton+ (circa 1867 - August 1945)
Martha Juliann Thornton+ (December 1869 - )
William Jackson Thornton+ (2 July 1875 - 28 October 1960)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

20 October 2001

Citations

1850 Federal Census, United States.
Township 23, Tallapoosa, Alabama
Page: 95
Roll: M432_15.

Charles W. Thornton

M, (circa 1825 - 25 November 1881)

Father

James Thornton¹ (c 1787 - a 1850)

Mother

Elizabeth Burns¹ (s 1794 - a 1850)

Birth*

circa 1825

Charles was born circa 1825.

Marriage*

28 June 1848

He married Nancy Catherine Culpepper at Tallapoosa Co., Alabama, on 28 June 1848.

1850 Census*

1 June 1850

Charles was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Tallapoosa Co., Alabama.²

Census*

1860

He was listed as a resident in the census report at Tallapoosa Co., Alabama, in 1860.

Civil War*

between 1861 and 1865

He served in the War Between the States between 1861 and 1865

Charles served in Company C, 31st ALA. Infantry during the Civil War. He was Captured 15 June 1864 at Big Shanty, GA, and sent to a military prison in Louisville, KY. On 22 June 1864 he was sent to Rock Island, IL, and was released 20 June 1865. Upon release he signed his oath of alliegence to the U.S. with a "mark." His military record states that he was a resident of Tallapoosa County, AL, that his complexion and hair were dark, his eyes blue, and his height 5 feet, 7+ inches. He was aged 39 according to the report.

Census

1880

He was listed as a resident in the census report at Elmore Co., Alabama, in 1880.

Death*

25 November 1881

He died at Elmore Co., Alabama, on 25 November 1881.³

Family

Nancy Catherine Culpepper (January 1831 - )

Children

James Geoffrey Thornton+ (December 1849 - 17 May 1929)
John Thornton (circa 1852 - )
Milton Thornton (circa 1855 - )
Louisa Catherine Thornton+ (11 September 1863 - 2 February 1948)
George W. Thornton+ (circa 1867 - August 1945)
Martha Juliann Thornton+ (December 1869 - )
William Jackson Thornton+ (2 July 1875 - 28 October 1960)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

6 June 2015

Citations

Lewis W. Griffin Jr. (#47), e-mail address.
1850 Federal Census, United States.
Township 23, Tallapoosa, Alabama
Page: 95
Roll: M432_15.
From his wife Nancy's aplication for a Confederate pension from the state of Alabama. She was "Mrs. N. C. Thornton" and her husband was "C. W. Thornton."

(?) Culvis

M, (circa 1830 - )

Birth*

circa 1830

(?) was born circa 1830.

Marriage*

He married Virginia Culpepper.

Family

Virginia Culpepper (circa 1847 - )

Last Edited

20 November 2002

Josephine Culpepper

F, (circa 1833 - )

Father

James I. J. Culpepper (3 Jun 1806 - 15 Oct 1846)

Mother

Martha Byne Blackstone (28 Sep 1814 - 23 Dec 1899)

Birth*

circa 1833

Josephine was born at Crawford Co., Georgia, circa 1833.

Marriage*

circa 1849

She married (?) Hester circa 1849.

Married Name

circa 1849

As of circa 1849, her married name was Hester.

Biography*

Like Vinie, Josephine was on Joseph Richard Culpepper's list as a daughter of Martha. She is supposed to have married a Hester but no record of her has been found.

Family

(?) Hester (circa 1830 - )

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

9 July 1999

(?) Hester

M, (circa 1830 - )

Birth*

circa 1830

(?) was born circa 1830.

Marriage*

circa 1849

He married Josephine Culpepper circa 1849.

Family

Josephine Culpepper (circa 1833 - )

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

20 November 2002

Daniel F. Culpepper

M, (5 December 1825 - 3 December 1900)

Father

Francis Gillespie Culpepper (31 Jan 1804 - 21 Oct 1903)

Mother

Eglintine Langley (6 Apr 1810 - 3 Apr 1878)

Extinct Surname?*

The family branch headed by Daniel F. 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*

5 December 1825

Daniel was born at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 5 December 1825.

Employment*

Daniel's occupation: stockman.

(free wh male 00-05) 1830 Census

1 June 1830

William, John and Daniel was probably a free white male, age under 5, in Francis Gillespie Culpepper's houshold, on the 1830 Census at Talbot Co., Georgia. The enumerator recorded 3 Females 0-5 and no Male children. We believe this was an error and should have been recorded as 3 Males 0-5..¹

(free wh male 10-15) 1840 Census

1 June 1840

William, John and Daniel was probably a free white male, age 10 and under 15, in Francis Gillespie Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Chambers Co., Alabama.²

1850 Census*

1 June 1850

Daniel listed as a household member on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Marshall Co., Mississippi.
(In HH of Mary K. Hardin).³

Marriage*

16 August 1855

He married Mary Ann Guthrie at Lavaca Co., Texas, on 16 August 1855 at age 29.⁴

1860 Census*

1 June 1860

Daniel was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Lavaca Co., Texas.⁵

Civil War*

between 1862 and 1865

He served in the War Between the States between 1862 and 1865.

(household member) 1870 Census

1 June 1870

Eglintine, Shadrach, Amanda, Georgia, Daniel, Martha and Mary listed as a household member living with Francis Gillespie Culpepper on the 1870 Census at Lavaca Co., Texas.⁶

Marriage*

18 September 1872

He married Zilpha L. Reeder at Lavaca Co., Texas, on 18 September 1872 at age 46.⁷

1880 Census*

1 June 1880

Daniel was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Lavaca Co., Texas.⁸

1900 Census*

1 June 1900

Daniel was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Old Sweet Home, Lavaca Co., Texas.⁹

Death*

3 December 1900

He died at Hondo, Medina Co., Texas, on 3 December 1900 at age 74.

Probate*

4 March 1901

Probate action was taken on Daniel's estate on 4 March 1901 at Medina Co., Texas.

Biography*

Daniel's birth was recorded in the "BIBLE FAMILY RECORD OF FRANCIS G. & EGLINTINE CULPEPPER": ___Daniel F. Culpepper__ Born december 5 1825
     Francis G. Culpepper's older brother, Daniel Peek Culpepper, had died 25 Oct 1825, only a couple of months before Daniel F. Culpepper was born. Presumably Daniel was named for his uncle. Since Daniel's parents married in Monroe Co., GA in Jan 1825, this is believed to have been Daniel's place of birth. No confirmation has been found for Daniel's middle name. A grandchild was named "Daniel Fey Burgin" and it has been suggested that "Fey" was Daniel's middle name. However, Mrs. C. M. (Pat Burgin) Lee wrote 2 Nov 1994 letter that according to Daniel Fey Burgin's sister, Marie, "her brother, Fey, was named after a photographer friend of the family." Obviously the photographer wasn't around in 1825 when Daniel F. Culpepper was born.
     Daniel's father, Francis G. Culpepper, has not been found in Georgia land records and so it is not known at what point Daniel's parents moved the family to Talbot Co., GA where they are found in 1830 census records. In Daniel's first appearance in census records he was unfortunately listed as one of three females 0-10 years of age in the household of Francis G. Culpepper. A microfilm copy of the census record was double checked and the head of household was clearly listed as "Francis G Culpepper" and his three young sons were definitely listed in the female column. Daniel's father moved his family to Chambers Co., AL in 1834 The family was still in Chambers Co., AL in 1840 when Daniel and his two younger brothers were correctly noted in census records as 3 males 10-15 years of age in the household of Francis Culpepper. The family moved to Mississippi in 1846. No marriage record has been found for Daniel in Chambers Co., AL and it is assumed that he moved to Mississippi with his parents.
     Daniel was not listed with his parents in the 1850 Lafayette Co., MS census. It is not known at what point Daniel moved to Texas. Mrs. C. M. (Pat Burgin) Lee wrote 2 Nov 1994 that "according to the Culpepper Heritage Society history, Daniel & Thomas in 1848 went to Texas before the rest of the family." They have not been found in 1850 Texas census records. There was a 23 year old "Daniel Culpepper" born in South Carolina that was listed (p. 368) as a farmer in the Marshall Co., MS census in the household of Mary K. Hardin. A 22 "Thos. J. Culpepper" was also listed nearby (p. 369) in Marshall Co., MS in the household of Robert I. Greer. Thomas was also listed as having been born in South Carolina. Since Marshall Co., MS shares a border with Lafayette Co., MS and the two were apparently living on nearby farms, it seems likely that these were Francis G. Culpepper's oldest sons out on their own before setting out to Texas. Daniel was listed with a Georgia place of birth in the 1860 and 1900 census records of Lavaca Co., TX and with an Alabama place of birth in the 1870 Lavaca Co., TX census. Since Francis G. Culpepper moved his family to Texas in 1851, presumably both Daniel and Thomas would have been in Texas by then. In 1853, Daniel's grandfather, John Culpepper, wrote to Francis G. Culpepper, "I thought Daniel was gone." It is not clear what this refers to, perhaps Daniel had contemplated moving on from Lavaca Co., TX and then changed his mind.
     Daniel is next noted in the marriage records of Lavaca Co., TX in 1855 and at this point he apparently settled down to stay. Daniel continued to live in Lavaca County, Texas until after the 1900 census when he moved to Devine in Medina County, Texas where he died. In the 1860 Hallettsville, Lavaca Co., TX census, Daniel Culpeper and his wife, Mary, and their daughter, Martha were listed twice. In records of family #245, living next door to his father, Francis, Daniel was listed with real estate valued at $1,200 and personal property valued at $1,000. In the listing for family #644, Daniel was listed as having $600 in real estate and $1,000 in personal property. Possibly Daniel owned both pieces of land and the census taker, possibly getting information from neighbors, didn't realize that the family was being recorded twice. Or, since census takers were paid by the head, perhaps some creative record keeping was done.
     Daniel served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. On p. 54 of On The Headwaters of the Lavaca and the Navidad, Paul C. Boethel listed "D. F. Culpepper, private" on the: Muster roll of Frederick J. Malone's Company, organized at Sweet Home, August 6, 1861. Enlistment for state service for twelve months. Note on roll: "No arms of an improved style."
     Daniel's brother, J. T. J. Culpepper, was listed as a "1st sergeant" on the same roster. On p. 55, Judge Boethel noted: As military units for service in the Confederate army were recruited, the personnel of Searcy's and Malone's companies were sorely depleted and eventually the units were disbanded to be superceded by other state service units. On January 25, 1863, the Lavaca County unit, [was] designated as Company C, 24th Regiment, Texas State Troops....
     "D. F. Culpepper, Private" age 37, born Georgia, with a "Sweet Home" TX post office was listed in this reorganized company.
     Daniel's first wife apparently died just before or during the Civil War and his daughters appear to have been taken in by his parents. After the war, Daniel F. Culpepper was listed with his daughters, Mattie and Mary A., in his father's household in the 1870 census of Lavaca Co., TX. He was listed as a stock raiser. Daniel Culpepper was listed as a farmer with his second wife, "Zilpha," and a young family in the 1880 census of Lavaca Co., TX. Also listed in the household was "Joseph Holloway" an 18 year old step-son born in Alabama. Presumably this was the son of Zilpha by her first marriage. Joseph listed his father as having been born in Georgia and his mother in Alabama. Also listed was an unidentified 21 year old "Gibson Grant" who was recorded as having been born at "sea." Daniel Culpepper remained in Lavaca Co., TX and was noted as a farmer in the 1900 Lavaca Co., TX census. He had been married 27 years to his second wife "Zelphia." Daughters "Sinthia" and "Winnie" were noted living with them. John H. Henderson born Jun 1848 in Maryland was also listed in the household and has not been identified. Mrs. Travis (Jacqueline Lorenz) McClinton located the following Lavaca Co., TX deed (Book 40 p. 574-575), in which (D. F. Culpepper deeded land to the children of his brother, J. T. J. Culpepper: The State of Texas___Know all men by these presents:__That County of Lavaca_____I D. F. Culpepper, of Lavaca County Texas for and in consideration of the sum of Fifty ($50) Dollars, cash to me in hand paid (receipt whereof is here acknowledged) by Frank Culpepper, Johnnie Culpepper, Joseph W. Culpepper, Eliza Richardson, Cynthia Ann Walker, Wm Culpepper, Robert Lee Culpepper, Noah Culpepper, James Culpepper, and Hattie Key, have granted, bargained, sold and conveyed, unto the said Frank Culpepper of Kerr County Texas, Johnnie Culpepper, Joseph W. Culpepper and Eliza Richardson of Lavaca County Texas Cynthia Ann Walker of Kerr County Texas, William Culpepper and Robert Lee Culpepper of Ban Diera [Bendera?] County Texas, Noah Culpepper, Jos. Culpepper, Kate Conner and Hattie Key of Lavaca County Texas, the following described property viz: Being a certain tract of land lying and being situated in Lavaca County State of Texas, a part of the E. Tribble Leaque, and being about twelve miles West of the town of Hallettsville Texas, the same being described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at the S. W. end cnr(?) of what is known as the Moss of Beumeth(?) Survey. Thence N. 105 yards(?) to a stake in McMurray's E. bdy. line. Thence S. 25E 245 yards(?) to the S. E. cnr. of the Mt. Olive Church Survey. Thence with the Hallettsville Shiner Road S. 67E. 130 yards(?) to a stake. Thence N. 9 and 1/2 E. 520 yards(?) to the place of Beginning containing 20 acres less a certain tract of four and one half (4 1/2) acres of land used for the purpose of Burying the dead known as the Mt. Olive Cemetery. To have and to hold to these and their heirs forever. In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name this 11 day of October, A.D. 1900. _____________________/s/ D. F. Culpepper The State of Texas_ County of Lavaca_____Before me F. G. Patton a Notary Public in and for said county and State on this day personally appeared, D. F. Culpepper, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this 15th day of October, A.D. 1900. _____[seal]__________/s/ F. G. Patton N. P. _________________________Lavaca County Texas, Filed for Record Aug. 1, 1903 at 4 P.M._____Jno Buchanan C.C.L.C. Recorded Aug. 11, 1903 at 2 P.M.___________Jno Buchanan C.C.L.C. ____________________________________________By ? J Buchanan Dj
      Mrs. R. M. (Anne Culpepper) Hunt wrote 2 Oct 1978: There were four brothers & large families living in Lavaca Co. from my earliest recollection until about 1900. Uncle Daniel sold out there & went West near Devine Tex. & died there shortly after....
     Daniel's Will was included in a Medina Co., TX Deed (Book 42 pp. 16-19): The State of Texas___Be it remembered that on Monday the 4th day of County of Medina_____March, the same being the first Monday in the month of March 1901, there was begun and holden at the Court House thereof in the town of Hondo, a regular term of the Hon County Court for Probate Business, present the Hon. H. E. Haass, Co. Judge, August Kemph, County Clerk, Fritz Freriche, Sheriff, when the following among other proceedings was had to wit: Estate of D. F. Culpepper___In County Court Medina County, Texas __No_520_____Deceased_________________March Term 1901 On this 6th day of March 1904, came on to be heard the application of J. W. Holloway for the probate of the last will and testament of D. F. Culpepper, deceased. And it appearing to the Court that due notice had been given of said application in the manner and for the length of time required by law. And from the evidence it appearing to the Court that the Testator at the time he executed the will was at least twenty-one years of age, that he was of sound mind and that he is now dead and that said will was executed by the Testator with the formalities and solemnities and under the circumstances required by law to make it a valid will, and that said Testator was at the time of his death a resident citizen of Medina County Texas. And that he had never revoked said will it is therefore considered by the Court and so ordered, adjudged and decreed that said will be admitted to probate as the last will and testament of D. F. Culpepper deceased and the Clerk is hereby ordered to record said will together with the application for its probate and the testimony of the witnesses introduced for the purpose of establishing said will. And it appearing from said will that J. W. Holloway was named as Executor of said will without bond. And that the Testator provided that no action be taken in this Courf further than the probate of said will and the filing of an inventory, appraisement and list of claims of said estate. It is therefore ordered by the Court that C. B. Leinweber and H. P. Taylor and Joe Ney, resident citizens of Medina County Texas, be and are hereby appointed as appraisers of said estate. It is further ordered that letters testamentary issue to the said J. W. Holloway as Executor of said will upon his taking the oath required by law. And that upon the return of an inventory appraisement and list of claims of said estate and the payments of the Costs of Court, this estate be dropped from the docket. Last Will and Testament of D. F. Culpepper The State of Texas___Know all men by these presented that I D. F. County of Lavaca_____Culpepper of the County of Lavaca and State of Texas, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all wills by me at anytime heretofore made. First,- I direct that all of my just debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my personal estate if sufficient and if insufficient then I direct that the same be paid out of my real estate. Second,- I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Z. L. Culpepper, all of my estate, real and personal, and all rents and profits therefrom and all interest thereon for and during her natural life. Third,- After all my just debts and funeral expenses are fully paid as above directed, and after the death of my said wife Z. L. Culpepper, I direct that my executor pay to my daughter, Mattie Nichols the sum of One Dollar (1.00) and to each of the four minor children of my deceased daughter, Mary Ann Thames, the sum of One Dollar ($1.00). Fourth,- After satisfying all of the above bequests and paying my debts and funeral expenses, I give and bequeath all of the remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed unto my three daughters, Tiny Culpepper, Cynthia Culpepper and Winnie Culpepper, share and share alike. In this my Last Will and Testament I do include all of my estate that I now own, as well as all of the estate that I may anytime hereafter acquire, whether the same be acquired by purchase, devise or descent and shall include all rights and chores(?) in action, whether the same be due at the date of my death or to thereafter become due. Fifth,- I do hereby make, constitute and appoint J. W. Halloway of the County of De Witt, in the State of Texas, my sole executor of this my Last Will and Testament, and I do expressly direct that he be not required to give bond as such executor. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this the 18th day of August A.D. 1898 in the presence of H. B. Leonard, W. L. Martin and M. G. Ranney who attest the same at my request. _____________________/s/ D. F. Culpepper The above and foregoing was now here subscribed by D. F. Culpepper, testator in our presence, and we at his request and in his presence sign our names hereto as attesting witnesses, the day and year first above written. _____________________/s/ H. B. Leonard _____________________/s/ W. L. Martin _____________________/s/ M. G. Ranney The State of Texas___I, August Kempf, Clerk of the County Court in County of Medina_____and for said County and State, do hereby Certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the Last Will and Testament of D. F. Culpepper, Deceased and the order of Court thereon admitting same to record, as same appears of record in my office in Book "C" No 9 on pages 222 to 226, Probate Minutes, Medina County, Texas. Given under my hand and the seal of my office at Hondo Texas this 21st day of January 1904. _____[seal]__________/s/ Aug Kempf _________________________Clerk County Court, Medina Co. Texas Filed for Record Jany 29, 1904 at 2 P.M. - Jno Buchanan C.C.L.S. Recorded_________Feby 3, 1904 at 11 AM - Jno Buchanan C.C.L.S. ___________________________________________By J. Ballard Deputy The State of Texas___Know all men by these Presents that we Zilphia County of Lavaca_____L. Culpepper, Tiny Burgin joined by my husband, J. D. Burgin, Cynthia J. Burgin joined by my husband Jim Burgin, and Winnie B. Burgin, wife of W. H. Burgin, surviving wife and children of D. F. Culpepper, of the County of Medina, State Texas for and in consideration of the sum of One Hundred Dollars paid and secured to be paid by Richard Hill as follows:- $5.00 cash to us in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged and the further consideration of two promissory notes executed by the said Richard Hill on April 29th, 1902 and delivered to us. 1st note for the sum of $45.00 due Jany 1st, 1903. 2nd Note for the sum of $50.00 due Jany 1st 1904, each of said notes bearing 8% interest, per annum from their dates.- have granted, sold and conveyed, and by these presents do grant, sell and convey unto the said Richard Hill of the County of Lavaca and State of Texas, all that certain piece, parcel or tract of land lying and being situated in Lavaca County Texas and being Lot No 10 of the subdivision of a survey of 320 acres off of the A. Key Rendall survey, assignee of P. Mattern, orgiginal Grantee and further described by metes and bounds, as follows towit:- Beginning at the S.W. corner of the said 320 acre survey: then N.45 W. 509 yrs(?) to the N.W. corner of said survey: thence N.45 E. 202 yrs(?) to the W. corner of Lot No 9: thence S 45 E 559 yrs(?) to corner: thence S 85 W. 20 yrs(?) to the place of beginning, containing 20 acres of land. To Have and to Hold the above described premises together with all and singular, the rights and appurtenances thereto in anywise belonging unto the said Richard Hill his heirs and assigns forever. And we do hereby bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators to warrant and forever defend, all and singular the said premises unto the said Richard Hill, his heirs and assigns aquaint every person whomsoever lawfully or to claim the same or any part thereof. But it is expressly agreed and stipulated that the Vendors Lien is retained against the above described property, premises and improvements, until the above described notes and all interest thereon are fully paid according to their face and tenor(?), effect and reading when this deed shall become absolute. Witness our hands this 9th day of January A.D. 1904 _____/s/ Jim Burgin_______________/s/ Zilpha L. Culpepper _____/s/ Cynthia J. Burgin________/s/ Tiny Burgin _____/s/ W. H. Burgin_____________/s/ J. D. Burgin _____/s/ Winnie B. Burgin The State of Texas___Before me A. M. Lamm, A Justice of the County of Medina_____Peace and Ex-Officio Notary Public in and for Medina County Texas, on this day personally appeared Zilpha L. Culpepper, a feme sole J. D. Burgin, Jim Burgin and W. H. Burgin, all of whom are known to me to be persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the sam for the purposes and consideration therin expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this 11th day of January AD 1904 _____[seal]__________/s/ A. M. Lamm _________________________J.P. & Ex officio Notary Public in & for _________________________Medina County Texas The State of Texas___Before me A.M. Lamm a Justice of the Peace County of Medina_____& Ex-officio Notary Public in and for Medina County Texas, on this day personally appeared Tiny Burgin, wife of J. D. Burgin, Cynthia J. Burgin, wife of Jim Burgin and Winnie B. Burgin, wife of W. H. Burgin, all of whom are known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and having the same by me fully explained to them, they the said Tiny Burgin, Cynthia J. Burgin & Winnie B. Burgin acknowledged such instrument to be their act and deed and declared that they had willingly signed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed and that they did not wish to retract it. Given under my hand and seal of office this 11th day of January AD 1904 _____[seal]__________/s/ A M Lamm a JP & Ex-officio _________________________Notary Public in & for Medina County Texas.

Family 1

Mary Ann Guthrie (1839 - 1862)

Children

William Richard Culpepper (19 September 1856 - 1857)
Martha Culpepper+ (14 February 1858 - )
James M. Culpepper (11 May 1859 - 1861)
A. Culpepper (1861 - 1864)
Mary Ann Culpepper+ (13 March 1862 - 20 August 1892)

Family 2

Zilpha L. Reeder (18 March 1839 - 21 May 1904)

Children

Eglentine Culpepper+ (circa 1873 - 8 August 1909)
Blanche Culpepper+ (19 March 1874 - 26 August 1892)
Margaret Culpepper (1875 - 1878)
Cynthia Jane Culpepper+ (15 August 1877 - 27 December 1964)
Ira Culpepper (27 August 1879 - 24 March 1893)
Ida Gertrude Culpepper (19 January 1881 - 12 March 1893)
Winnie Bell Culpepper+ (23 November 1882 - 28 September 1948)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

18 October 2008

Citations

1830 Federal Census, United States.
Page 339, Duprees Twp, Talbot Co., GA
Francis G. Culpepper, 1 M20-30, 3 F0-5 (sic), 1 F20-30.
1840 Federal Census, United States.
Page 179, Ancestry.com images 21-22, Unknown Township, Chambers Co., AL
Francis Culpepper, 2 M0-5, 2 M5-10, 3 M10-15, 1 M30-40, 2 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 1 F30-40, 0 slaves.
1850 Federal Census, United States.
Page 52, Family 368, Lines 14-17, Southern Division, Marshall Co., MS (#36180)
Mary K. Hardin, 53, F, RE=$2100, KY
Thos C. Hardin, 20, M, Farmer, KY
Rachel F. Hardin, 18, F, KY
Daniel Culpepper, 23, M, Farmer, SC.
Texas Department of State Health Services, compiler, Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8795
Lavaca Co., TX: Daniel Culpepper and Mary Ann Guthrie, 16 Aug 1855, Book I, p. 155.
1860 Federal Census, United States.
Enumerated twice in 1860 census at Hallettsville PO, Lavaca Co., TX
Sheet 35, Pg 200B (19 Jun 1860) (Anc.com img# 36)
Daniel Culpepper, 35, M, GA, RE=$1200, PE=$1000, Farmer (ID: 32383)
Mary Culpepper, 25, F, KY
Martha Culpepper, 3, F, TX
Sheet 95-96, Pg 230A-B, (19 Jul 1860) (Anc.com img# 95-96)
Daniel Culpepper, 34, M, GA, RE=$600, PE=$1000, Farmer
Mary Culpepper, 18, F, GA
Martha Culpepper, 2, F, TX.
1870 Federal Census, United States.
Sheet/Pg 134, Pg 473 (15 Jul 1870), Lavaca Co., TX
Frank Culpepper, 66, M, SC, RE=$1500, PE=$1500, Farmer
Egletine Culpepper, 60, F, SC
Shadrick D. Culpepper, 36, M, GA
Amanda Culpepper, 28, F, AL
Georgia Culpepper, 19, F, MS
Mattie Culpepper, 11, F, TX
Nancy A. Culpepper, 9, F, TX
Daniel F. Culpepper, 45, M, AL, Stock-Raiser
John Holly, 22, M, MO, Works on Farm.
Texas Department of State Health Services, compiler, Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8795
Lavaca Co., TX: Daniel F. Culpepper and Mrs. Zilpha L. Holloway, 18 Sep 1872, Book II, p. 158.
1880 Federal Census, United States.
ED 79, Sheet 28, Pg 421B, Pct 3, Lavaca Co., TX
Daniel Culpepper, M, 54, Head, M, Farmer, GA SC SC
Zilpha Culpepper, F, 41, Wife, M, AL NC NC
Tina Culpepper, F, 7, Dau, S, TX GA AL
Blanche Culpepper, F, 6, Dau, S, TX GA AL
Cintha J. Culpepper, F, 2, Dau, S, TX GA AL
Ira G. Culpepper, M, 10/12 (Aug), S, TX GA AL
Joseph Holloway, M, 18, S-Son, S, Farmer, AL GA AL
Gibson Grant, M, 21, n/a, S, Farmer, AL NC NC.
1900 Federal Census, United States.
ED 87, Sheet 2B, Pg 116A, Pct 3, Gen.com Img 4, Old Sweet Home, Lavaca Co., TX
Daniel Culpepper, Head, M, Dec-1825, 74, md-27 yrs, GA SC SC, Farmer
Ziffhia Culpepper, Wife, F, Mar-1839, 61, md-27 yrs, Ch 7/3, AL NC NC
Sinthia Culpepper, Daughter, F, Aug-1877, 22, S, TX GA AL
Winnie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Nov-1882, 17, S, TX GA AL
John H. Henderson, Vister, M, Jun-1847, 51, md-15, MD MD MD, Farmer.

Mary Ann Guthrie

F, (1839 - 1862)

Father

Orin Guthrie (28 Oct 1804 - 9 Oct 1854)

Mother

Eliza Jane Davis (1815 - 1892)

Birth*

1839

Mary was born at Kentucky in 1839.

Marriage*

16 August 1855

She married Daniel F. Culpepper at Lavaca Co., Texas, on 16 August 1855.¹

Married Name

16 August 1855

As of 16 August 1855, her married name was Culpepper.

(household member) 1860 Census

1 June 1860

Mary and Martha listed as a household member living with Daniel F. Culpepper in the 1860 Census at Lavaca Co., Texas.²

Death*

1862

She died at Lavaca Co., Texas, in 1862.

Burial*

1862

Her body was interred in 1862 at Mount Olive Cemetery, Lavaca Co., Texas.³

Biography*

From Mt. Olive Cemetery, Lavaca Co., TX: _________________________Mary Ann Culpepper _________________________1839 - 1861
      It has been difficult to establish how many children of Mary Ann had before her death. Unfortunately the census records can not be relied on to sort out the problem. Two girls can be establised as probable children of Mary Ann based on census records. Martha was listed with her parents in the 1860 census and Mary Ann was listed with Martha and her father in the 1870 census living in the Francis G. Culpepper household. Culpepper Heritage Association records (based on records collected by Dr. Charles L. Culpepper, Sr.) list two additional children of Daniel during the time period when Mary Ann would have been alive: William R. Culpepper (19 Sep 1856-1857) and James M. Culpepper (11 May 1859-1861). According to p. 52 of Lavaca Co., TX - Cemetery Records Vol. I by Sammy Tise, the following graves are found together in the Mt. Olive Cemetery: CULPEPPER, W. R.________1857_____1867 CULPEPPER, J. N.________1860_____1861_____Could be 1867 CULPEPPER, Mary Ann_____1839_____1861 CULPEPPER, A.___________1861_____1864 CULPEPPER, Maggie_______1875_____1878
      Mary Ann Culpepper was Mary Ann Guthrie, Daniel F. Culpepper's first wife and Maggie was Daniel F. Culpepper's daughter by his second wife. The close proximity of the other three graves to Mary Ann's and the dates of the children's births would suggest that they were in fact her children. Since full dates were not given on the tombstones, it is possible that the stones were placed later and dates were based on memory and it appears that the stones have weathered and some of the dates are difficult to read. However, based on the Culpepper Heritage Association records, the infant James M. Culpepper should have shown up in the Daniel F. Culpepper household in the 1860 census. As noted, although the family was listed twice in the 1860 census, James was not listed. But the fact that the family was listed TWICE suggests that the census record is flawed. Could the three graves have been for children of another Culpepper brother? Vashti (Harbour) Culpepper, the wife of Daniel's brother, William R. Culpepper, is believed to have died by Nov 1856 since she was not mentioned in the estate papers of her father. But if she was the mother of W. R. Culpepper it would seem natural that her child would have been found near her and she has not been found in this cemetery. Also, if Daniel's brother, William R. Culpepper, was the father of the child then the name on the tombstone should have indicated that this was the grave of W. R. Culpepper, JR. Since William did not remarry until 1861, He was presumably not the father of the other children. Daniel's brother, James L. Culpepper, did not marry until Dec 1856 and so presumably was not the father of W. R. Culpepper. James' first wife had apparently died by 1860 since he remarried Jan 1860. If James M. Culpepper was a child of James L. Culpepper it seems likely that the child would have been buried near his mother and Eliza Jane (Harbour) Culpepper's grave has not been found in the Mt. Olive Cemetery. Also James and his second wife, Margaret, were noted in the 1860 census and no children were listed in the household. Descendants have preserved the birth records of the children of James and Margaret and "A. Culpepper" was not listed as one of their children. This brings us back to the graves of the three children by Mary Ann (Guthrie) Culpepper. Although there is no positive evidence that they were Mary Ann's children the dates of birth and the proximity of the graves suggest that they were.
      Since Mary Ann (Guthrie) Culpepper's youngest child, Mary Ann, was not supposed to have been born until March of 1862, either the death date of the mother or the date of the birth of the child is in error. Since the stones appear to have been added at at later date and based on memory, the birth date of her youngest child is probably a more reliable indicator of when Mary Ann may have died.

Family

Daniel F. Culpepper (5 December 1825 - 3 December 1900)

Children

William Richard Culpepper (19 September 1856 - 1857)
Martha Culpepper+ (14 February 1858 - )
James M. Culpepper (11 May 1859 - 1861)
A. Culpepper (1861 - 1864)
Mary Ann Culpepper+ (13 March 1862 - 20 August 1892)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

15 September 2005

Citations

Texas Department of State Health Services, compiler, Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8795
Lavaca Co., TX: Daniel Culpepper and Mary Ann Guthrie, 16 Aug 1855, Book I, p. 155.
1860 Federal Census, United States.
Enumerated twice in 1860 census at Hallettsville PO, Lavaca Co., TX
Sheet 35, Pg 200B (19 Jun 1860) (Anc.com img# 36)
Daniel Culpepper, 35, M, GA, RE=$1200, PE=$1000, Farmer (ID: 32383)
Mary Culpepper, 25, F, KY
Martha Culpepper, 3, F, TX
Sheet 95-96, Pg 230A-B, (19 Jul 1860) (Anc.com img# 95-96)
Daniel Culpepper, 34, M, GA, RE=$600, PE=$1000, Farmer
Mary Culpepper, 18, F, GA
Martha Culpepper, 2, F, TX.
Sammy Tise, Lavaca Co., TX - Cemetery Records, Hallettsville, TX: Sammy Tise.
Vol I p 52.