Culpepper Family Tree (complete version)

Catherine E. Albright

F, (29 November 1856 - 26 October 1876)

Father

Jacob Albright (c 1825 - )

Mother

Nancy (?) (c 1828 - )

Birth*

29 November 1856

Catherine was born on 29 November 1856.¹

Marriage*

16 December 1875

She married George Green Culpepper at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 16 December 1875 at age 19.²

Married Name

16 December 1875

As of 16 December 1875, her married name was Culpepper.²

Death*

26 October 1876

She died at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 26 October 1876 at age 19.^3,4

Burial*

circa 27 October 1876

Her body was interred circa 27 October 1876 at Allen-Lee Cemetery, Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia.^5,4

Biography*

Catherine's name appears to read "A. Allbright" on the marriage record but she is listed as "C. E. Culpepper, wife of G. G." according to the Allen-Lee Cemetery records (p. 49 History of Allen-Lee Memorial United Methodist Church by Mrs. A. (Eleanor Culpepper) Willingham). The following death notice recorded on p. 362 of Death and Obituary Notices from the Southern Christian Advocate 1867-1878 by Brent H. Holcomb published 1993 by SCMAR Columbia, South Carolina appeared in the 16-26 Dec 1876 issue of Southern Christian Advocate: Mrs. E. C. Culpepper, wife of George G. Culpepper, was born November 29, 1856; was married December 16, 1875; died in Meriwether county, Ga., November 26, 1876.

Family

George Green Culpepper (1 July 1852 - 16 March 1928)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

6 September 2004

Citations

Brent H. Holcomb, Death & Obituary Notices Southern Christian Advocate 1867-78, Columbia, SC: SCMAR, 1993.
p 362 16-26 Dec 1876 issue.
Jordan Dodd, compiler, Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/gamarr/main.htm
George G. Culpepper and C. E. Allbright on 16 Dec 1875 in Meriwether Co., GA.
Brent H. Holcomb, Death & Obituary Notices Southern Christian Advocate 1867-78, Columbia, SC: SCMAR, 1993.
p 362 16-26 Dec 1876 issue has 'November 26, 1876.'
Priscilla Turner, compiler, Meriwether Co., GA Cemeteries, Spartanburg, SC: , 1993, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book: 975.8455 V39.
Allen-Lee Memorial United Methodist Church Cemetery, near Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., GA
+ C. E. Culpepper, w/o G. G. Culpepper, 26 Oct 1876.
Eleanor Herring Culpepper, History of Allen-Lee Memorial Methodist Church, LaGrange, GA: Family Tree, 1987.
p 49.

Miranda Waggoner¹

F, (31 August 1851 - 27 April 1888)

Father

James D. Waggoner (6 Dec 1829 - 5 Jan 1901)

Mother

S. Elizabeth Sewell (29 Aug 1829 - 1912)

Birth*

31 August 1851

Miranda was born on 31 August 1851.¹

Marriage*

21 November 1877

She married George Green Culpepper at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 21 November 1877 at age 26.

Married Name

21 November 1877

As of 21 November 1877, her married name was Culpepper.

(Wife) 1880 Census

1 June 1880

Miranda was listed as George Green Culpepper's wife on the 1880 Census at Meriwether Co., Georgia.²

Death*

27 April 1888

She died at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 27 April 1888 at age 36.¹

Burial*

circa 29 April 1888

Her body was interred circa 29 April 1888 at Allen-Lee Cemetery, Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia.^3,1

Family

George Green Culpepper (1 July 1852 - 16 March 1928)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

7 September 2004

Citations

Priscilla Turner, compiler, Meriwether Co., GA Cemeteries, Spartanburg, SC: , 1993, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book: 975.8455 V39.
Allen-Lee Memorial United Methodist Church Cemetery, near Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., GA
+ Miranda Waggoner Culpepper, 31 Aug 1851 – 27 Apr 1888.
1880 Federal Census, United States.
ED81, Page 205C (38), Family 31, District 809, Meriwether Co., GA
George Culpepper, Self, M, Md, 28, Farming, GA/SC/GA
Miranda Culpepper, Wife, F, Md, 28, Keeping House, GA/GA/GA
Ben Hopson, Other, M, S, 22, Laborer, GA/GA/GA
George Culpepper, Other, M, S, 12, Laborer, GA/GA/GA.
Eleanor Herring Culpepper, History of Allen-Lee Memorial Methodist Church, LaGrange, GA: Family Tree, 1987.
p 50.

Hattie Grace Herring¹

F, (2 June 1865 - 28 February 1946)

Father

James Stokes Herring (23 Jan 1830 - 13 Mar 1921)

Mother

Louise Day Ellis (11 Jan 1838 - 23 Aug 1917)

Birth*

2 June 1865

Hattie was born at Georgia on 2 June 1865.¹

Marriage*

22 December 1891

She married George Green Culpepper at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 22 December 1891 at age 26.^2,3

Married Name

22 December 1891

As of 22 December 1891, her married name was Culpepper.³

Photographed*

circa 1900

She was photographed circa 1900 at Meriwether Co., Georgia.⁴

George Green Culpepper home

(Wife) 1900 Census

1 June 1900

Hattie was listed as George Green Culpepper's wife on the 1900 Census at Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia.²

(Wife) 1910 Census

15 April 1910

Hattie was listed as George Green Culpepper's wife on the 1910 Census at Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia.⁵

(Wife) 1920 Census

1 January 1920

Hattie was listed as George Green Culpepper's wife on the 1920 Census at Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia.⁶

1930 Census*

1 April 1930

Hattie was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia.⁷

Residence*

February 1946

Hattie resided at Hogansville, Troup Co., Georgia, in February 1946.⁸

Death*

28 February 1946

She died at Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 28 February 1946 at age 80.^1,8

Burial*

circa 2 March 1946

Her body was interred circa 2 March 1946 at Allen-Lee Cemetery, Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia.¹

Biography*

The following obituary is not dated and from an unknown source: Death of Mrs. G. G. Culpepper After an illness of two months at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. W. Johnson in Hogansville, Mrs. Grace Herring Culpepper, widow of the late G. G. Culpepper, died on Friday February 28th in her 81st year [accurate if death occurred in 1947 but tombstone lists her death 28 Feb 1946, a Thursday]. Lone Oak's oldest citizen she was greatly beloved. Surviving her are her daughter, Mrs. G. W. Johnson of Hogansville; three grandchildren, Nancy Grace, Rosalind and Warren Johnson, Jr; three sisters, Mrs. S. W. Wallace of Griffin; Mrs. M. H. Walker and Mrs. Homer L. Culpepper of Lone Oak; one brother, Mr. A. S. Herring of Greenville. She was a life-long member of the Methodist church and active in church and Sunday School work. Funeral services, conducted by the Rev. Lee Allgood of the First Methodist church of Hogansville, assisted by the Rev. Ashton Smith of the First Baptist church of Hogansville, were held at Allen-Lee Memorial Church at Lone Oak on Friday afternoon, with burial in the family lot in the church cemetery. A lover of humanity, a devoted wife and mother, a true friend and citizen, she will be greatly missed. The lovely floral offerings bore mute testimony of love and esteem in which she was held. The flower-laden casket was borne to its last resting place by eight of her devoted nephews, Dr. R. O. Lee of LaGrange; Messrs. A. M. Willingham of Dalton; A. D. Herring of Greenville; W. P., Charlie, Roswell Lee, and S. F. Prickett of Lone Oak, and E. L. Prickett of Birmingham.

Family

George Green Culpepper (1 July 1852 - 16 March 1928)

Child

Florence Virginia Culpepper+ (8 May 1907 - 5 August 1967)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

30 July 2006

Citations

Priscilla Turner, compiler, Meriwether Co., GA Cemeteries, Spartanburg, SC: , 1993, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book: 975.8455 V39.
Allen-Lee Memorial United Methodist Church Cemetery, near Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., GA
+ Hattie Grace Herring Culpepper, 2 Jun 1865 – 29 Feb 1946 (sic).
1900 Federal Census, United States.
ED 51, Page 330B (23), Family 446, Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., GA
George G. Culpepper, Head, M, Jul 1852, 47, md 9 yrs, GA/GA/GA, Landlord
Grace Culpepper, Wife, F, Jun 1866, 34, md 9 yrs, ch 0/0, GA/GA/GA
James S. Herring, Father-in-law, M, Jan 1831, 69, md 42 yrs, GA/GA/GA
Louise D. Herring, Mother-in-law, F, Jan 1838, 62, md 42 yrs, ch 8/7, GA/CT/CT.
Meriwether County Court of the Ordinary, Meriwether Co., GA Marriages, 1886-1902, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1963, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Film # 327,665.
G. G. Culpepper and Miss G. H. Herring on 22 Dec 1891 in Meriwether Co., GA, Book F-439.
Correspondence from Rosalind (Johnson) Edmondson to Lew Griffin, circa 1997.
1910 Federal Census, United States.
ED 89, Page 1A, Lines 1-4, Greenville Rd, Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., GA
George Culpepper, Head, M, 37, md3-18 yrs, GA/SC/GA, Farmer
Grace Culpepper, Wife, F, --, md1, ch 1/1, GA/GA/GA
Florence Culpepper, Daughter, F, 2, Sng, GA/GA/GA
Margaret Herring, Sister-in-law, F, 37, Sng, GA/GA/GA.
1920 Federal Census, United States.
ED 93, Page 2A, Lines 19-21, Luthersville Rd, Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., GA
George G. Culpepper, Head, M, 57, md, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
Grace H. Culpepper, Wife, F, 54, md, GA/GA/GA
Florence Culpepper, Daughter, F, 13, sng, GA/GA/GA.
1930 Federal Census, United States.
ED 24, Page 1B, Niceville Road, Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., GA
Owns Home, Radio=N, Farm=Y
Grace Culpepper, Head, F, 63, M, Wid, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
Florence Culpepper, Dau, F, 22, S, GA/GA/GA, Public School Teacher.
Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm
Grace H. Culpepper, d. 28 Feb 1946 at 81 years in Meriwether Co., GA; Res. in Troup Co., GA.

Elias Daniel Culpepper

M, (31 January 1832 - 8 May 1914)

Father

Rev. William Henry Culpepper (17 Oct 1813 - 22 Mar 1909)

Mother

Sarah Leslie (15 Feb 1808 - 22 Jan 1849)

DNA*

To help confirm Elias Daniel Culpepper's descent from Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, we are seeking a male Culpepper descendant of Elias's to participate in our free DNA testing project. For more information, go to: http://gen.culpepper.com/dna.

Birth*

31 January 1832

Elias was born at Upson Co., Georgia, on 31 January 1832.

(free wh male 05-10) 1840 Census

1 June 1840

Francis and Elias was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10,in Rev. William Henry Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Meriwether Co., Georgia.¹

Marriage*

2 November 1854

He married Nancy Clegg at Jefferson Co., Arkansas, on 2 November 1854 at age 22.²

Employment*

Elias's occupation: farmer at Arkansas.

1860 Census*

1860

Elias was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Darysaw, Jefferson Co., Arkansas.

Civil War*

between 1862 and 1863

He served in the War Between the States between 1862 and 1863

Enlisted on March 10, 1862 in Pine Bluff, AR as a private in Company H, Govans Arkansas Troops, 2nd Regiment of the Arkansas Infantry. A month later, he fought at the Battle of Shiloh where he was wounded by minie ball in his left shoulder. His arm was paralyzed, and he became terribly ill. Furloughed home, he had to walk back, taking him six months to do so. In March of 1863, he was discharged from the service.

1870 Census*

1870

Elias was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Derasaw Township, Grant Co., Arkansas.

1880 Census*

1880

Elias was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Grant Co., Arkansas. 48 m-ED100-27.

Photographed*

circa March 1887

He was photographed circa March 1887
Picture is thought to have been taken around March or April 1887. Names and family data were provided directly by Helen Elizabeth Hall Clifton (daughter of Julia Virginia Rebecca Culpepper) to her niece Helen Clarece Jarrell Cory (daughter of Nancy Alice Hall Jarrell) with corrections to the names of the three infants by Ken Cory.

Contributed to Culpepper Connections by Ken Cory, son of Helen Clarece Jarrell Cory.

Back Row, L to R: Joseph Andrew Baxter, Francis Louis Elias, Mr. Robinson: husband of Martha Emily Catherine, Malcolm Leslie Luther, John William Clegg, Elias Daniel's wife Nancy, and James Henry Fitz.

Seated, L to R: unrelated boy, in front of the boy: Isaac Thomas Jefferson, next to the boy: Martha Emily Catherine Robinson, seated on her lap: her daughter Lillie Belle Robinson, beside Lillie Belle: Baxter's wife Johnnie, beside her: Emily's daugher Nancy Culpepper Williams, in front of Nancy: George Benjamin Bascom, beside Nancy: Elias Daniel who is holding her, beside Elias: Julia Virginia Rebecca, beside her Sarah Elizabeth Ann Williams, holding Janet Elizabeth Williams.³

1910 Census*

1910

Elias was listed as a father in Malcolm Leslie Luther Culpepper's household on the 1910 Census at Jefferson Co., Arkansas. 41 m-ED 32 110 314.

Death*

8 May 1914

He died at Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas, on 8 May 1914 at age 82.⁴

Burial*

circa 10 May 1914

His body was interred circa 10 May 1914 at Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas, at Bellwood Cemetery.

Biography*

Elias Daniel Culpepper was the oldest son of William Henry and Sarah (Leslie) Culpepper. Since his parents were married in Upson Co., GA and later children are known to have been born in Upson Co., GA, this is where Elias Daniel is believed to have been born. His parents probably moved the family to Meriwether Co., GA when Elias Daniel was about four years old. There he was noted in the 1840 census as one of two males 5-10 years of age in his father's household.

Elias Daniel Culpepper was about seventeen years old when his father again moved the family, this time to Alabama. But once there, Elias Daniel apparently decided that it was time to strike out on his own and joined a wagon train headed to Arkansas. The family of his future wife was apparently in the same wagon train ⁵ and, in 1854, he married Nancy Clegg in Jefferson Co., AR.

They settled down to farm and raise their family near Pine Bluff, AR and, in 1860, they were noted with four children in the Darysaw P. O. Distirct of Jefferson Co., AR. On current maps, Darysaw appears to be to the west of Pine Bluff near the border between Jefferson County and Grant County but on the Grant County side of the line. It is also to the southeast of Junet, Grant Co., AR where the Clegg's lived. The family was apparently living in an area which was taken into Grant Co., AR which was organized in 1869.⁶

Elias Daniel Culpepper was 29 years old when the Civil War began. Capos Conley "Chip" Culpepper, II, a great-great-grandson of William Henry and Sarah (Leslie) Culpepper obtained copies of Elias Daniel's war records from the National Archives. They show that "E. D. Culpepper" enlisted in the Confederate Army on March 10, 1862 in Pine Bluff, AR. He served as a private in Company H Govans Arkansas Troops, 2nd Regiment of the Arkansas Infantry. Less than a month after enlisting, Elias Daniel Culpepper was fighting with the Confederate forces at the Battle of Shiloh. Shiloh is near the Tennessee River northwest of Nashville, TN. On 6 Apr 1862, Confederate forces under Gen. Albert Sydney Johnston attacked the Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant.⁷ Gen. Johnston was mortally wounded the first day of the battle. The battle continued a second day and, after waiting for reinforcements from Gen. Earl Van Dorn which never came, Gen. Beauregard, who had ordered the firing on Fort Sumter in 1861 which began the Civil War, pulled the troops back to Corinth, MS. The Confederates had suffered 10,694 casualties and Gen. Grant 13,047.⁸

Elias Daniel Culpepper was one of the wounded and he was furloughed home. Mrs. J. F. (Corinne Williams) Hilton wrote of her grandfather:

He was shot the first day, April 6, 1862, got a minie ball in his left shoulder - then had to walk home. Took him about 6 months, his arm was paralyzed, he was terribly ill.

In March of 1863, Elias Daniel Culpepper was discharged from the service. After the war, in the 1870 census, Elias Daniel Culpepper was noted with his wife and children living in "Derasaw," Grant Co., AR, presumably Darysaw, and this appears to be where they remained. Unfortunately, Elias Daniel and Nancy (Clegg) Culpepper have not been located in the 1900 Arkansas census index. They would have been 68 years old.

In 1904, Elias Daniel Culpepper lost his wife of 50 years. A 78 year old Elias Daniel Culpepper is next noted the 1910 census of Jefferson Co., AR living in the household of his son, Malcolm Leslie Luther Culpepper. Elias Daniel apparently traveled a little after this. Mrs. J. M. (Iva Culpepper) Cline noted him in a letter ⁹ about her father, Thomas Jefferson Culpepper, a son of Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper:

Back in about 1913 when we first came to Amarillo, one of Dad's cousins came through here and spent the night with us. Dad called him cousin Elias. He and Dad stayed up late and talked about old times and laughed until tears came in their eyes. I remember I stayed up and listened to them. He was jolly and laughed most of the time. He seemed older than Dad, and [said] that his wife had passed away recently. I think of him often.

Elias Daniel Culpepper died in 1914, at the age of 82.

Family

Nancy Clegg (30 July 1832 - 2 November 1904)

Children

John William Clegg Culpepper (3 August 1855 - 1 May 1927)
Sarah Elizabeth Ann Culpepper+ (1 August 1856 - 14 March 1940)
James Henry Fitz Culpepper (16 February 1858 - 10 October 1892)
Joseph Andrew Baxter Culpepper+ (18 September 1859 - 1936)
Martha Emily Catherine Culpepper+ (26 January 1861 - 21 January 1932)
Francis Louis Elias Culpepper+ (1 October 1862 - 6 December 1939)
Isaac Thomas Jefferson Culpepper (20 July 1867 - 19 October 1893)
Malcolm Leslie Luther Culpepper (8 March 1869 - 8 November 1944)
George Benjamin Bascom Culpepper+ (18 August 1870 - 23 June 1958)
Julia Virginia Rebecca Culpepper+ (12 February 1874 - 1 January 1946)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

2 April 2010

Citations

1840 Federal Census, United States.
Page 123, Unk Twp, Meriwether Co., GA
William H. Culpepper, 2 M0-5, 2 M5-10, 1 M20-30, 1 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 1 F30-40.
Book A, p. 188.
E-mail written 2002-2004 to Lew Griffin from Dr. Kenneth D. Cory, San Jose, CA, e-mail address.
William Harold Broughton, The Cleggs of Old Chatham: the ancestry, family, descendants of Thomas A. Clegg and Bridget Polk, their kin, and events of history, Clegg Family Association, 1977.
p 228.
Mrs. J. F. (Corinne Williams) Hilton, "Elias Daniel Culpepper" typed sheet
Rhonda S. Norris, A Genealogist's Guide to Arkansas Research Russellville, AR: Arkansas Genealogical Research, 1994
Sol Holt, The Dictionary of American History (New York: MacFadden-Bartell Corp., 1964, c1963) p. 324
James Trager, The People's Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record of Human Events from Prehistory to the Present (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1992) p. 487
27 Sep 1978

Nancy Clegg

F, (30 July 1832 - 2 November 1904)

Father

John Polk Clegg (14 Oct 1792 - 30 Aug 1854)

Mother

Martha Shurd Boone (25 Jan 1801 - 9 Aug 1864)

Birth*

30 July 1832

Nancy was born at Coweta Co., Georgia, on 30 July 1832.¹

Marriage*

2 November 1854

She married Elias Daniel Culpepper at Jefferson Co., Arkansas, on 2 November 1854 at age 22.²

Married Name

2 November 1854

As of 2 November 1854, her married name was Culpepper.

(household member) 1860 Census

1860

Sarah, Nancy, John, James and Joseph was listed as a household member living with Elias Daniel Culpepper in the 1860 Census at Darysaw, Jefferson Co., Arkansas.

(household member) 1870 Census

1870

Sarah, Nancy, John, James, Isaac, Joseph, Martha, Malcolm and Francis listed as a household member living with Elias Daniel Culpepper on the 1870 Census at Derasaw Township, Grant Co., Arkansas. 38 m-210 hh 33.

(Wife) 1880 Census

1880

Nancy was listed as Elias Daniel Culpepper's wife on the 1880 Census at Grant Co., Arkansas. 48 m-ED100-27.

Photographed*

circa March 1887

She was photographed circa March 1887
Picture is thought to have been taken around March or April 1887. Names and family data were provided directly by Helen Elizabeth Hall Clifton (daughter of Julia Virginia Rebecca Culpepper) to her niece Helen Clarece Jarrell Cory (daughter of Nancy Alice Hall Jarrell) with corrections to the names of the three infants by Ken Cory.

Contributed to Culpepper Connections by Ken Cory, son of Helen Clarece Jarrell Cory.

Back Row, L to R: Joseph Andrew Baxter, Francis Louis Elias, Mr. Robinson: husband of Martha Emily Catherine, Malcolm Leslie Luther, John William Clegg, Elias Daniel's wife Nancy, and James Henry Fitz.

Seated, L to R: unrelated boy, in front of the boy: Isaac Thomas Jefferson, next to the boy: Martha Emily Catherine Robinson, seated on her lap: her daughter Lillie Belle Robinson, beside Lillie Belle: Baxter's wife Johnnie, beside her: Emily's daugher Nancy Culpepper Williams, in front of Nancy: George Benjamin Bascom, beside Nancy: Elias Daniel who is holding her, beside Elias: Julia Virginia Rebecca, beside her Sarah Elizabeth Ann Williams, holding Janet Elizabeth Williams.³

Death*

2 November 1904

She died at Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas, on 2 November 1904 at age 72.¹

Burial*

Her body was interred at Bellwood Cemetery, Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas.¹

Biography*

Nancy was born in Georgia and, when she was 16 years old, her parents moved the family by wagon train to Arkansas. After her father died in 1854, Nancy married Elias Daniel Culpepper who had come west on the same wagon train. Nancy's mother, Martha, lived with them for the rest of her life. The family tradition is that Nancy gave each of her children three names because she only had one.⁴

Family

Elias Daniel Culpepper (31 January 1832 - 8 May 1914)

Children

John William Clegg Culpepper (3 August 1855 - 1 May 1927)
Sarah Elizabeth Ann Culpepper+ (1 August 1856 - 14 March 1940)
James Henry Fitz Culpepper (16 February 1858 - 10 October 1892)
Joseph Andrew Baxter Culpepper+ (18 September 1859 - 1936)
Martha Emily Catherine Culpepper+ (26 January 1861 - 21 January 1932)
Francis Louis Elias Culpepper+ (1 October 1862 - 6 December 1939)
Isaac Thomas Jefferson Culpepper (20 July 1867 - 19 October 1893)
Malcolm Leslie Luther Culpepper (8 March 1869 - 8 November 1944)
George Benjamin Bascom Culpepper+ (18 August 1870 - 23 June 1958)
Julia Virginia Rebecca Culpepper+ (12 February 1874 - 1 January 1946)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

14 February 2007

Citations

William Harold Broughton, The Cleggs of Old Chatham: the ancestry, family, descendants of Thomas A. Clegg and Bridget Polk, their kin, and events of history, Clegg Family Association, 1977.
p 228.
Book A, p. 188.
E-mail written 2002-2004 to Lew Griffin from Dr. Kenneth D. Cory, San Jose, CA, e-mail address.
W. Harold Broughton, The Cleggs of Old Chatham: The Ancestry - Family - Descendants of Thomas A. Clegg & Bridget Polk Their Kin & Events of Interest p. 228

Mary Bathsheba Culpepper

F, (17 March 1833 - 22 June 1914)

Father

Rev. William Henry Culpepper (17 Oct 1813 - 22 Mar 1909)

Mother

Sarah Leslie (15 Feb 1808 - 22 Jan 1849)

Birth*

17 March 1833

Mary was born at Upson Co., Georgia, on 17 March 1833.

(free wh female 05-10) 1840 Census

1 June 1840

Mary was probably a free white female, age 5 and under 10, in Rev. William Henry Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Meriwether Co., Georgia.¹

1850 Census*

1850

Mary listed as a household member living with Joseph John Francis Dean on the 1850 Census in 1850 at Randolph Co., Alabama.
(26 m-Beat 11 p. 385 hh 162).

Marriage*

23 November 1850

She married Joseph John Francis Dean at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 23 November 1850 at age 17.

Married Name

23 November 1850

As of 23 November 1850, her married name was Dean.

1860 Census*

24 September 1860

Mary, Sylvia, Sarah, Louis and William listed as a household member living with Joseph John Francis Dean in the 1860 Census at Wesobulga, Randolph Co., Alabama. 33 m-p. 826.

1870 Census*

7 July 1870

Mary, Sylvia, John, Mary, Louis, William, Sarah and Emily listed as a household member living with Joseph John Francis Dean on the 1870 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 44 m-Township 22.

1900 Census*

1900

Mary was listed as Joseph John Francis Dean's wife on the 1900 Census at Dutton, Jackson Co., Alabama. ED 45 p. 1 hh 12.

1910 Census*

1910

Mary was listed as a mother-in-law in Asbury Olin Wright's household on the 1910 Census at Jackson Co., Alabama. 52 m-ED 30 sheet 2.

Death*

22 June 1914

She died at Jackson Co., Alabama, on 22 June 1914 at age 81.

Burial*

Her body was interred at Dean's Chapel Cemetery, Jackson Co., Alabama.

Biography*

Mary Bathsheba was a daughter of William Henry and Sarah (Leslie) Culpepper. She was born in Upson Co., GA but, when she was about three years old, her parents moved the family to Meriwether Co., GA where she was noted in 1840 census records as a female 5-10 years of age in the household of her father. The family moved again when Mary Bathsheba was 15 years old, this time to Alabama. Within months, Mary Bathsheba's mother died.

When Mary Bathsheba was 17 years old, she married, Joseph John Francis Dean and the young couple was noted in 1850 census records in Randolph Co., AL. The couple is next noted with their five children in the 1860 census records of Wesobulga P. O. District in Randolph Co., AL. This was probably near Wesobulga Creek which appears to be northwest of Wadley, AL on what is now the border between Clay and Randolph Co., AL although it would have been in Randolph Co., AL in 1860. Their lives were interrupted by the Civil War and, after the War, the family is noted in the Louina P. O. District (now Wadley, AL) in the 1870 census.

Mary Bathsheba bore eleven children between 1852 and 1878 and she made a lasting impression on at least one of her older sons. Mrs. Ted (Estelle German) Canter reported ² that her grandfather, Fletcher Dean, had told her that Mary Bathsheba (Culpepper) Dean "threw a butcher knife at him and cut a deep gash in his head, because he refused to pick black berries for a pie...." Mary Bathsheba's husband is next noted in 1873 in Wesobulga Masonic records so the family apparently remained in the area near the borders of what are now Clay and Randolph Co., AL until at least then. However, the family has not been located in 1880 census records so it might have been around this time that the family moved to Sand Mountain in Jackson Co., AL to an area just across the county line from Henegar, DeKalb Co., AL. The community became known as Dean's Chapel and was apparently near the little town of Dutton, Jackson Co., AL since Mary and her husband were noted living in "Duttons Beat" in Jackson Co., AL in the 1900 census.

Mary Bathsheba (Culpepper) Dean lost her husband of 54 years in 1905. She is next noted in 1910 census records of Jackson Co, AL living in the household of her son-in-law, Olin Wright. She was recorded as having had eleven children, eight of whom were living in 1910. Mary Bathsheba (Culpepper) Dean died in 1914 at the age of 81 and was buried at Dean's Chapel.

Family

Joseph John Francis Dean (25 April 1828 - 8 October 1905)

Children

Louis Jefferson Dean+ (22 August 1852 - 21 January 1922)
Sylvia J. Dean (1854 - 1902)
William Fletcher Dean+ (14 June 1855 - 2 January 1940)
Sarah Isabel Dean+ (August 1858 - )
John Dean (May 1860 - )
Emily E. Dean+ (4 June 1862 - 6 December 1951)
Mary Melvina Dean+ (18 February 1866 - 5 April 1941)
Nancy Ann Dean+ (March 1868 - before 1910)
Elias Washington Dean+ (31 July 1870 - September 1940)
Azodis B. Dean+ (3 December 1872 - 15 December 1918)
Susan Frances Dean (21 August 1878 - 8 October 1925)

Charts

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

Last Edited

19 January 2001

Citations

1840 Federal Census, United States.
Page 123, Unk Twp, Meriwether Co., GA
William H. Culpepper, 2 M0-5, 2 M5-10, 1 M20-30, 1 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 1 F30-40.
per Mary Lillian (Butler) Pierce letter 19 Mar 1980

Joseph John Francis Dean

M, (25 April 1828 - 8 October 1905)

Father

John Wesley Dean (16 Feb 1805 - 5 Jul 1879)

Mother

Mary Elizabeth Culpepper (31 Jul 1811 - 30 May 1883)

Name Variation

He was also known as Frank.

Birth*

25 April 1828

Joseph was born at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 25 April 1828.

(free wh male 00-05) 1830 Census

1 June 1830

Joseph was probably a free white male, age under 5, in John Wesley Dean's houshold, on the 1830 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 25 m-p. 201.¹

1840 Census*

Joseph was probably a free white male, age 10 and under 15, in John Wesley Dean's household, on the 1840 Census at Talbot Co., Georgia.
(p. 234).²

Employment*

Joseph's occupation: farmer at Alabama.

1850 Census*

1850

Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census in 1850 at Randolph Co., Alabama.
(26 m-Beat 11 p. 385 hh 162).

Marriage*

23 November 1850

He married Mary Bathsheba Culpepper at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 23 November 1850 at age 22.

1860 Census*

24 September 1860

Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Wesobulga, Randolph Co., Alabama. 33 m-p. 826.

1870 Census*

7 July 1870

Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 44 m-Township 22.

1900 Census*

1900

Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Dutton, Jackson Co., Alabama. ED 45 p. 1 hh 12.

Death*

8 October 1905

He died at Jackson Co., Alabama, on 8 October 1905 at age 77.

Burial*

His body was interred at Dean's Chapel Cemetery, Jackson Co., Alabama.

Biography*

Joseph John Francis Dean was the son of John Wesley and Mary Elizabeth (Culpepper) Dean. He appears to have been called John Francis Dean or John J. F. Dean. Since his parents were married in Monroe Co., GA and this is where John J. F. Dean was noted as a male under five years of age in the household of his parents in the 1830 census records, this is probably where John J. F. Dean was born. However, by 1832, John J. F. Dean's parents had moved the family to Talbot Co., GA since his father was noted in 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery records ³ as being from "Mizell's" District in Talbot Co, GA. John J. F. Dean was also noted in 1840 census records of Talbot Co., GA as a male 10-15 years of age in the household of his father so this is where he was raised. However, based on the birth states recorded in census records of John J. F. Dean's younger brothers and sisters, sometime after 1840 and before 1843, his parents apparently moved the family to Alabama.

At the age of 22, John J. F. Dean married Mary Bathsheba Culpepper in Randolph Co., AL and this is where they settled down to farm and raise a family. November 11, 1851, "John F. Dean" purchased a 39.86 acre lot ⁴ to the west of Louina and present day Wadley, AL and a short distance west of the William Henry Culpepper and John J. Culpepper land but just to the east of what is now the Pleasant Hill Church. In 1860 census records, the family is noted in the Wesobulga P. O. District of Randolph Co., AL. This post office was not noted in Randolph Co., in the 1887 - 1888 Alabama State Gazetter & Business Directory. Wesobulga Creek, which is northwest of present day Wadley, AL on the border between Randolph Co., AL and what is now Clay Co., AL, can be noted on current maps. It was to the south of this that "John F. Dean" purchased 80.27 acres of land on August 1, 1860. ⁵ But after the Civil War, in 1870 census records, the family is noted back in Township 22 in the Louina P. O. District now Wadley, AL. However, July 19, 1873, J. F. Dean is noted in Masonic records as affiliated with Weathers Lodge #390 of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Weosobulga, AL.⁶

The family has not been located in 1880 census records. It is possible that it was around this time that John J. F. Dean moved his family to Sand Mountain near the border between Jackson and DeKalb Co., AL. The area where they settled became known as Dean's Chapel community because John J. F. Dean donated land where a church and school were built.⁷ The community is in Jackson Co., AL on Sand Mountain and across the county line from Sylvania and Henegar which are in DeKalb Co., AL. The community is apparently near the little town of Dutton, Jackson Co., AL since the family was noted living in "Duttons Beat" in Jackson Co., AL in the 1900 census.

John J. F. Dean died in 1905 at the age of 77. Brother Eugene Smith, Sr. of Section Lodge #565 of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons in Jackson County, AL officiated at his funeral.⁶ He is buried at Dean's Chapel and Mrs. D. D. (Aubie Mae Dean) Dean wrote:⁸

"The annual decoration up there is always the fourth Sunday in May."

Wayne Dean wrote ⁹ to Mary Lillian (Butler) Pierce of another cemetery in the area which seems to be related to the Dean family:

There is an old, small, unmarked cemetery between Sylvania and Henegar, on the right side of the road, up on a bank where some of the Dean members are buried but most of the markers are not legible. Later ones are at Dean's Chapel.

Family

Mary Bathsheba Culpepper (17 March 1833 - 22 June 1914)

Children

Louis Jefferson Dean+ (22 August 1852 - 21 January 1922)
Sylvia J. Dean (1854 - 1902)
William Fletcher Dean+ (14 June 1855 - 2 January 1940)
Sarah Isabel Dean+ (August 1858 - )
John Dean (May 1860 - )
Emily E. Dean+ (4 June 1862 - 6 December 1951)
Mary Melvina Dean+ (18 February 1866 - 5 April 1941)
Nancy Ann Dean+ (March 1868 - before 1910)
Elias Washington Dean+ (31 July 1870 - September 1940)
Azodis B. Dean+ (3 December 1872 - 15 December 1918)
Susan Frances Dean (21 August 1878 - 8 October 1925)

Charts

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

Last Edited

8 July 2003

Citations

P. 201
John W. Dean m 20-30 w/1 m <5 1f 15-20
Joseph John Francis Dean 1m <5.
P 234
John W Deam 30-40w/1m<5 1m5-10 1m10-15 1f<5 1f15-20 1f20-30 1f40-
Joseph John Francis Dean 1m 10-15.
James F. Smith, The [1832] Cherokee Land Lottery: Containing a Numerical List of the Names of the Fortunate Drawers in Said Lottery with an Engraved Map of Each District, (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1838) p. 195 # 109
Alabama Land Records: Lebanon Land Office: township 22S, range 10E, SWSW part, section 3
Alabama Land Records: Centre Land Office: Vol 66 Document 22407 Township 21S, Range 9E, NWSE part, Section 26
Joseph Richard Culpepper notes
C. T. Dean letter 18 Nov 1978
letter 14 Jan 1979
etter 5 May 1980

Francis Marion Culpepper

M, (7 March 1834 - 25 July 1862)

Father

Rev. William Henry Culpepper (17 Oct 1813 - 22 Mar 1909)

Mother

Sarah Leslie (15 Feb 1808 - 22 Jan 1849)

Extinct Surname?*

The family branch headed by Francis Marion 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*

7 March 1834

Francis was born at Upson Co., Georgia, on 7 March 1834.

(free wh male 05-10) 1840 Census

1 June 1840

Francis and Elias was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10,in Rev. William Henry Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Meriwether Co., Georgia.¹

Marriage*

18 December 1855

He married Elizabeth Emory B. Haralson at Troup Co., Georgia, on 18 December 1855 at age 21.²

1860 Census*

1860

Francis was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Almond, Randolph Co., Alabama. 26 m-p. 838 hh 1481.

Civil War*

between 1861 and 1862

He served in the War Between the States between 1861 and 1862

Private, Co B, 37th AL.

Death*

25 July 1862

He died at Columbus, Lowndes Co., Mississippi, on 25 July 1862 at age 28.

Biography*

Francis Marion Culpepper was the third child and second son of William Henry and Sarah (Leslie) Culpepper. According to his Civil War service record, he was born in Upson Co., GA. He was presumably named for Francis Marion, the South Carolina "Swamp Fox" of Revolutionary War fame. But fairly soon after the birth of a younger brother, John Malcolm Culpepper, in 1835, Francis Marion's parents apparently moved the family to Meriwether Co., GA where Francis Marion's father, William Henry Culpepper, appears in land records in 1838. This is where Francis Marion would have been raised and, in fact, where he was noted as one of two males 5 to 10 years of age in his father's household in 1840 census records.

In 1848, when Francis Marion was 14 years old, he moved with his parents and grandparents to Alabama. Less than a year later, his mother died. A 16 year old "Francis M. Culpepper" was noted living with his father in the 1850 census of Randolph Co., AL. It is interesting to note that Francis Marion, like his father, returned to Georgia to marry. Unless he had moved out on his own after the 1850 census and was working in Troup Co., GA, he must have met his future bride through friends or church connections. Since Elizabeth Haralson's father was a minister, it is also possible that she was traveling with him when she met Francis Marion Culpepper. In any event, they married in Troup Co., GA in 1855 and returned to Randolph Co., AL to live. In the 1860 census, the couple is noted with a two year old daughter in the Almond P. O. District west northwest of Louina (now Wadley) in Randolph Co., AL.

Francis Marion Culpepper was 27 years old when the Civil War began and he, along with his brothers, joined the Confederate Army. Capos Conley "Chip" Culpepper, II, a great-great-grandson, of William Henry and Sarah (Leslie) Culpepper, obtained copies of Francis Marion's war records from the National Archives. According to "Form No 58," the "Certificate to be given a soldier at the time of his Discharge," "Francis M. Culpepper" was described as 5 feet 8 inches tall with a fair complexion, gray eyes and light hair. His occupation was listed as: farmer. On April 28, 1862, he was enlisted by Capt. J. T. Hamner at Camp Johnson, AL to serve for three years or for the duration of the war. Francis Marion served as a private in Company B of the 37th Infantry Regiment of Alabama Volunteers under Lieut. John O. Davis. May 13, 1862, the regiment was mustered into Confederate service at Auburn, AL under Col. James F. Dowdell.³ Francis Marion Culpepper never saw battle. He died at Columbus, MS less than two months later on July 25, 1862. He had earned $11 a month for two months and 28 days service for a total of $32.26. In addition, he was owed a $50 bounty and $7.65 which was the remainder of a $25.00 clothing allowance for a total of $89.91.⁴
.
Also from Chip:
His death is noted by a fellow member of Company B, Private Benjamin Milam, in a letter written in July 1862 from the regiment's encampment near Columbus MS back home to his sweetheart, a "Miss Francis," below:

"Kind Miss, I now take the opportunity on seating myself to drop you a few lines to let you know how I am getting along. I am well at this time an (sic) hoping these lines come to find you all wellŠ I will tell you something of the helth (sic) of the company. This company s got 75 on the sick list but we hav (sic) not lost but one an (sic) that was F.M Culpper (sic). He dide (sic) July the 25thŠ"

SOURCE: Excerpt from letter of Private Benjamin Milam courtesy of Golden, Gerald T., MD, FACS; "Friends of the 37th Alabama Infantry" Newsletter; 24 Nov 1987 Vol. II No III, pg 6

From his entry dated June 19, 1862 ‹ Lieutenant Thomas Jefferson Carlisle (Company D), a diarist, who after the war became the editor of the Weekly Enterprise of Enterprise, Alabama, wrote:

"...The duties upon the regiment are very heavy, having not only to guard our own camps, but have to guard the town of Columbus. The government has a great deal of valuable property here. Several thousand sick and wounded soldiers from every State in the Confederacy are here. This place is headquarters for sick of East Louisiana and Mississippi Department of the army. Average deaths among the soldiers here runs from twenty to thirty daily. "Death is reaping the harvest of his millions" now in the armies, both by disease and the carnage of battle. Intelligence of the recent success of our arms in Virginia inspires the hearts of the Southern soldiery with hope and courage. Nothing definite has been received from the war department in regard to the recent battles which have just been fought both in Virginia and Tennessee. We are now iniated into the rules of the most rigid military discipline.

We arrived at this place with about seven hundred men able for duty and now (Thursday, June 19th, 1862) we had about two hundred on dress parade this evening, the balance of the regiment being sick..."

SOURCE: Weekly Enterprise, Thursday, July 24, 1902.⁵

Family

Elizabeth Emory B. Haralson (25 May 1835 - 3 November 1871)

Children

Sarah J. Culpepper (circa 1858 - before 1863)
Charles Capers Culpepper+ (26 October 1860 - 27 June 1927)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

18 October 2008

Citations

1840 Federal Census, United States.
Page 123, Unk Twp, Meriwether Co., GA
William H. Culpepper, 2 M0-5, 2 M5-10, 1 M20-30, 1 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 1 F30-40.
Jordan Dodd, compiler, Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/gamarr/main.htm
Francis M. Culpepper and Elizabeth Haralson on 18 Dec 1855 in Troup Co., GA.
Stewart Sifakis, Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Alabama (New York: Facts on File) p. 106
entry for "Francis M. Culpepper" from a "Register of Claims of deceased Officers and Soldiers from Alabama which were filed for settlement in the Office of the Confederate States Auditor for the War Department National Archives" from the Confederate Archives, Chapter 10, File No. 30, p. 29 obtained from the National Archives by Capos Conley "Chip" Culpepper, II
E-mail written 1998-2011 to Culpepper Connections from Capos Conley 'Chip' Culpepper II (#23339), Little Rock, AR, e-mail address.

Elizabeth Emory B. Haralson

F, (25 May 1835 - 3 November 1871)

Father

Herndon Haralson (25 Dec 1796 - 25 Oct 1868)

Mother

Elizabeth Summers Patterson (1794 - 21 Aug 1868)

Birth*

25 May 1835

Elizabeth was born at Troup Co., Georgia, on 25 May 1835.

Marriage*

18 December 1855

She married Francis Marion Culpepper at Troup Co., Georgia, on 18 December 1855 at age 20.¹

Married Name

18 December 1855

As of 18 December 1855, her married name was Culpepper.

(household member) 1860 Census

1860

Elizabeth and Sarah listed as a household member living with Francis Marion Culpepper in the 1860 Census at Almond, Randolph Co., Alabama. 26 m-p. 838 hh 1481.

Employment*

Elizabeth's occupation: teacher at Chambers Co., Alabama.

1870 Census*

23 August 1870

Elizabeth was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Chambers Co., Alabama. 33 f-Beat 13 p. 203 hh 14.

Death*

3 November 1871

She died at Alabama on 3 November 1871 at age 36.

Burial*

Her body was interred at Frederick & Davis Family Cemetery, Chambers Co., Alabama.²

Biography*

Elizabeth was 27 years old when she lost her husband in the Civil War. She apparently lost her daughter, Sarah, during this same time period. Elizabeth was left to raise her infant son alone. Nearly a year after her husband's death, Elizabeth went before acting Justice of the Peace, William Brewer, in Tallapoosa Co., AL to request payment of the money due her husband for his service.³ Yet another year passed and apparently no payment was received. Capos Conley "Chip" Culpepper, II obtained a copy ⁴ of the following letter which Elizabeth wrote:

State of Alabama
Tallapoosa County

August 4th 1863

To Hon Wm H. S. Taylor
2nd Auditor
Richmd Va

Dear Sir

I send enclosed herein another claim for My Deceased Husband due from the Confederate States for Services He as a Soldier in said Confederate Services as you will see by examining said papers. I made out my claim in the fall or winter of last year and sent them to Hon. B. H. Hill Senator from Georgia my Particular Friend & Acquaintance then in Rich[mon]d Who on his return home informed me that he left my claim in your office with a promise that it would be attended to in its turn which was not done as he informed me in a letter dated 31st March last and requested me to make out another claim & forward it to you & that you would send me a draft promptly on Some Bank in Montgomery or on Some one authorized to pay me. His letter of 31st March last was sent to Dadeville some 25 Miles from my Office Daviston. Mr. Hill states he had forgotten my address or office & it lay there for a long time but having rec'd it late this Summer I have failed to write & send you the necessary Vouchers On the Subject of my claims to his my husband till the present day he has never rec'd but $17.35¢ in clothing not having rec'd his Bounty for enlisting 50$ nor his Computation Transportation wages or for any other dues which the law entitled him to. I hope therefore you will do me the Justice as I have no doubt you will and send it to me in a Draft enclosed in a letter Directed to Daviston Post Offices Tallapoosa County Ala. Your compliance will very much oblige a disconsolate Widow with one Child by my Beloved Dec'd Husband.

__________Yours Respectfullly
_______________/s/_Elizabeth E. B. Culpeper

My Husband's name was Francis M. Culpepper of Capt Hamner's Company B 37th Regmt Ala Vols Comanded by Col Jas. F. Dowdell as you will see by my claim.

Yet another year passed before, finally, on October 11, 1864, a check was drawn payable in the amount of $89.91 to "Elizabeth E. B. Culpepper Widow."⁵

After the War, a 33 year old "Liza" Culpepper was noted as a teacher in the 1870 census of Chambers Co., AL. Her nine year old son, "Charley," was living with her. She had real estate valued at $800. Elizabeth died a year later at the age of 36. She was buried in the Frederick and Davis Family Cemetery which located off of the Huguley to Cusseta Road in the West 1/2 of Section 8, Township 21, Range 28 in Chambers Co., AL. ⁶ Elizabeth's brother, Kinchen L. Haralson, was married to Mary Davis and at least two of their infant children are buried in the same cemetery. Kinchen and "Molly" raised Elizabeth's orphan son, Charles.

Family

Francis Marion Culpepper (7 March 1834 - 25 July 1862)

Children

Sarah J. Culpepper (circa 1858 - before 1863)
Charles Capers Culpepper+ (26 October 1860 - 27 June 1927)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

14 February 2007

Citations

Jordan Dodd, compiler, Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/gamarr/main.htm
Francis M. Culpepper and Elizabeth Haralson on 18 Dec 1855 in Troup Co., GA.
Margaret Parker Milford, A Survey of Cemeteries in Chambers County, Alabama, Valley, AL: Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society, 1983.
p 238 'Wife of F. M. Culpepper; 36 yrs., 5 mos., 8 days.'
record obtained by Capos Conley "Chip" Culpepper, II from Francis M. Culpepper's Civil War file in the National Archives
from Francis M. Culpepper's Civil War file in the National Archives
copy from Confederate Archives, Chapter 10, File No. 30, page 29 obtained by Capos Conley "Chip" Culpepper, II from Francis M. Culpepper's Civil War file in the National Archives
A Survey of Cemeteries in Chambers County, Alabama edited by Margaret Parker Milford and Eleanor Davis Scott, Chattahooche Valley Historical Society, Inc., Publication No. 14 (Huguley, AL: Genealogical Roving Press, 1983) p. 237

John Malcolm Culpepper

M, (13 November 1835 - 10 January 1927)

Father

Rev. William Henry Culpepper (17 Oct 1813 - 22 Mar 1909)

Mother

Sarah Leslie (15 Feb 1808 - 22 Jan 1849)

DNA*

John 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*

13 November 1835

John was born at Upson Co., Georgia, on 13 November 1835.

(free wh male 00-05) 1840 Census

1 June 1840

John and William was probably a free white male, under 5 years old, in Rev. William Henry Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Meriwether Co., Georgia.¹

Employment*

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

Marriage*

25 December 1856

He married Sarah Ann Elizabeth Stephens at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 25 December 1856 at age 21.

1860 Census*

1860

John was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Almond, Randolph Co., Alabama. 24 m-p. 838 hh 1480.

Civil War*

between 1862 and 1865

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

Private, Co B, 37th AL Infantry.

1870 Census*

1870

John was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 35 m-p. 572 hh 18.

1880 Census*

1880

John was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Randolph Co., Alabama. 46 m-Beat 8 ED 111-19.

Photographed

say 1890

He was photographed say 1890 at Hopkins Co., Texas.²

John Malcolm Culpepper

Photographed

November 1891

He was photographed in November 1891 at Hopkins Co., Texas,
Seated next to John Malcolm and wife Sarah A. E. Stephens is their son Daniel and his first wife Dora (Hardison) Stephens Culpepper. She was a widow of a man named Stephens and some relation to Sarah's family before she married Daniel. She is holding Addie Culpepper who married a Hayden. Immediately behind her on the left are siblings, Mattie Culpepper Minter and Luther Culpepper. The young lady on the right is a Miss Hardison, Daniel's sister-in-law. Lavyn says Mattie wanted Capus to marry this lady but he had other ideas. Source: Tommie Smith.³

John Malcolm Culpepper family, 1891

1900 Census*

1 June 1900

John was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Hopkins Co., Texas.⁴

(Brother-in-law) Photographed

23 November 1905

He appeared as a brother-in-law in a family photograph on 23 November 1905 at Randolph Co., Alabama, at age 53
Presumed to be Thanksgiving Day, 1905:

Left to right, back row: Coral Lee Carlisle, Mary Emma Carlisle, Artimisha (Motley) Carlisle, Paul Richard Carlisle, being held by his father Washington Homer Carlisle. The seven children on the right side of the photo all belong to Washington Homer.

Middle row, left to right: Mattie (Carlisle) Noel, Boyce Winston Noel, held by his father Walter Winston Noel, Sarah Ann Elizabeth (Stephens) Culpepper (wife of John Malcolm Culpepper), Emily Miriam (Culpepper) Carlisle (wife of B. Y. Carlisle), Miriam Carlisle, Yarbrough Hopkins Carlisle, Hoyt Lorraine Carlisle, Wayne McKinley Carlisle, John D. Carlisle;

Front row, left to right: Richard Henry Carlisle, John Malcolm Culpepper, Broxon Yarbrough Carlisle, William Olin Carlisle.⁵

Broxon Yarbrough Carlisle family

(Father) 1910 Census

15 April 1910

John was listed as a father in Robert Henry Luther Culpepper's household on the 1910 Census at Hopkins Co., Texas.⁶

(Grandfather) Photographed

say 1912

Mary Glanton Culpepper was photographed say 1912 at Hopkins Co., Texas.²

Rev. James W. & Mary Glanton (Culpepper) McKinney with John Malcolm Culpepper

Photographed

say 1920

He was photographed say 1920 at Hopkins Co., Texas,
Capos Conley Culpepper, John Malcolm Culpepper, and Robert Henry Luther Culpepper.²

Capos, John Malcolm, and Luther Culpepper

Photographed

say 1920

He was photographed say 1920.²

John Malcolm & William Jehew Culpepper

(farm hand) 1920 Census

1 January 1920

John was listed as a farm hand working in Robert Henry Luther Culpepper's household on the 1920 Census at Hopkins Co., Texas. 50 m-ED 69/11/10.⁷

Photographed

say 1923

He was photographed say 1923 at Hopkins Co., Texas,
From Tommie Smith:
I grew up in a farming community with a best friend named Gretta Combs. As fortune would
have it she and her husband Wayne live a short distance from us now. Last night we visited
them for dinner and she presented me a picture that Lavyn Wright Sisco had given her. She
made me a copy.

The attached picture is one of Thomas Jackson Combs on the left and John Malcolm Culpepper
on the Right. These two were close friends and also were featured in the picture of six
men in Hopkins County who had served in the Cival War I sent you earlier. This picture
should have been made in the 1920 era. Lavyn Sisco needs the original credit for the gift.
....
My best, Tommie
8 Aug 2004.²

Thomas Jackson Combs & John Malcolm Culpepper

Photographed*

20 February 1923

He was photographed on 20 February 1923 at Hopkins Co., Texas, at age 87
Civil War veterans, neighbors and friends in Pine Forest, Hopkins Co., TX.
Front Row: Thomas Jackson Combs, Dick Crump, Dave Turrentine.
Back Row: Newt Patrick, John Malcolm Culpepper (son of William Henry), Marion Dodd (father-in-law to Jim Culpepper who married May Dodd.)²

Civil War Vets from Pine Forest TX area

Death*

10 January 1927

He died at Pine Forest, Hopkins Co., Texas, on 10 January 1927 at age 91.⁸

Burial*

11 January 1927

His body was interred on 11 January 1927 at Pine Forest Cemetery, Pine Forest, Hopkins Co., Texas.⁹

Biography*

John Malcolm Culpepper, who was known in his later years as "Uncle Johnnie," was the fourth child and third son of William Henry and Sarah (Leslie) Culpepper. There is some question about where he was born. Mrs. D. W. (Lavyn Wright) Sisco, a great-granddaughter of John Malcolm and Sarah Ann Elizabeth (Stephens) Culpepper, obtained information ¹⁰ from Masonic records, presumably based on information provided by John Malcolm, which indicated that he was born in Crawford Co., GA. This does not correspond with any known locations of John Malcolm's parents during this period. However, Culpepper uncles, Joel and James, were recorded with their families in the 1830 census in Crawford Co., GA and James I./J. Culpepper is known to have been on the move to Alabama in the mid-1830's so it is possible that William Henry Culpepper crossed back to Crawford Co., GA with his family for some reason near the time of John Malcolm Culpepper's birth. The other location suggested for the birthplace of John Malcolm Culpepper is Upson Co., GA. This is based on a reference to "Upton [sic] County, Ga." as his place of birth in an obituary.¹¹ Unfortunately, no place of birth has been found in John Malcolm Culpepper's Civil War records and, in a newspaper article apparently written by him, ¹² he lists his place of birth only as "Georgia."

In any event, within a short time of John Malcolm's birth, his parents and grandparents moved to Meriwether Co., GA and this is where John Malcolm was noted as one of two males 0-5 years of age in his father's household in the 1840 census. When John Malcolm was 12 years old, his parents again moved the family, this time to Alabama. Within months, John Malcolm Culpepper's mother died. John Malcolm is next noted living with his widowed father in the 1850 census of Randolph Co., AL. Mrs. D. W. (Lavyn Wright) Sisco wrote:

John Malcolm Culpepper attended school in Alabama. He didn't have much formal education, yet he could read well and write. He was also good in handling business matters.

In 1856, John Malcolm married Sarah Ann Elizabeth Stephens and they settled down to raise their family in Randolph Co., AL and this is where they were noted in the Almond P. O. District, west northwest of Louina (now Wadley) in 1860 census records.

John Malcolm was 25 years old when the Civil War began and he, along his brothers, joined the Confederate Army. Mrs. D. W. (Lavyn Wright) Sisco, in her biographical sketch ¹³ of him, wrote:

John enlisted in Company B. 37th Infantry at Davidson [Daviston?] in Tallapoosa County April 1862, his captain was L. P. Hauclin. John Culpepper did not desert the service but was a faithful soldier throughout the war. Sometimes the soldiers rode horseback but most of their travel was by foot. When the soldiers were marching within a short distance of their family, they were given opportunity to visit with them for only a short time.

May 13, 1862, the regiment was mustered into Confederate service at Auburn, AL under Col. James F. Dowdell.¹⁴ John Malcolm served under Lieutenant Colonel Alexander "Alec" A. Greene.¹² The regiment engaged in several battles in the fall of 1862 and in the spring of 1863: Iuka on September 19, 1862, Corinth on October 3-4, 1862, Chickasaw Bayou on December 27-29, 1862, Yazoo Pass Expedition on February 3-10, 1863, Port Gibson on May 1, 1863, Champion Hill on May 16, 1863, and finally, the Siege of Vicksburg which ended in July of 1863.¹⁵

At the time of the Civil War, Vicksburg was a city of about 4,500 situated on a 200 foot bluff overlooking a loop in the main channel of the Mississippi River.¹⁶ A flood in 1876 caused the main channel of the river to shift to the south of the city.¹⁷ Vicksburg was called the "Linchpin of the Confederacy" not only because it protected the rail connection from Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana to the rest of the Confederate states, but also because a Confederate artillery battery was set up on the bluff to prevent Union troops and supplies from being moved between Memphis and New Orleans.¹⁷ President Lincoln recognized that taking Vicksburg was key to bringing the war to an end and Ulysses S. Grant was charged with the task. John Malcolm Culpepper was with the forces that tried to prevent him from taking the city.¹⁷ Grant tried frontal and oblique assaults on the city and on areas near the city, all of which ended in failure, some disastrous. Finally, Grant determined to take the city from the east and he marched 45,000 men along the western side of the Mississippi to about 60 miles south of Vicksburg, where Adm. David Porter had assembled boats which he had managed to get past the artillery at Vicksburg and the Union troops were ferried across the Mississippi.¹⁷ Beginning on May 1, 1863, with the Battle of Port Gibson, Grant fought a series of battles to split the Confederate forces under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton and cut Vicksburg's supply and reinforcement lines. In order to secure the rail line running east from Vicksburg to the state capital at Jackson, MS, Grant fought the Battle of Jackson on May 14, 1863 and he captured the city.¹⁷ Grant then turned west and began marching on Vicksburg, engaging Pemberton's troops at the Battle of Champion Hill on May 16, 1863 and at the Battle of the Big Black River Bridge on May 17, 1863.¹⁸

After securing his supply and reinforcement lines, Grant turned his attention to Vicksburg. On May 19, after an unsuccessful attempt to take the city by force, Grant laid siege to the city.¹⁷ With reinforcements, Grant's forces numbered approximately 77,000 men, the bulk of which were used to pin in approximately 30,000 Confederate troops under Pemberton.¹⁷ The remainder of the Union forces were used as a rear guard in case of an attack by Johnston.¹⁷ The Union forces then began bombarding the city. With their supply lines cut, the Confederate troops were put on half-rations of a half pound of corn bread and a quarter pound of meat per day.¹⁷ Conditions eventually became more desperate and, on July 4, 1863, Pemberton surrendered. Capos Conley "Chip" Culpepper, II a great-grandson of John Malcolm and Sarah Ann Elizabeth (Stephens) Culpepper, wrote about the surrender at Vicksburg:¹⁹

The Confederate General John Pemberton's major concern when he surrendered on July 4th, was that the 31,000-plus soldiers in his command be paroled rather than shipped north to Union prison camps. They were in a severely weakened state from the long siege (48 [47] days) and would certainly all die under the poor conditions in prison. The Federal commander, General Ulysses S. Grant, believing the Confederates were weary of the war and would willingly go home if released, agreed to the paroles. He was wrong. He was later criticized for allowing so many Confederates to walk away freely.

However, by taking control of the Mississippi River, Grant was successful in cutting Confederate supply lines.²⁰ John Malcolm's company reorganized at Demopolis, AL and, in November of 1863, the Regiment was declared "exchanged."¹² On November 23-25, 1863, the Regiment fought under General Braxton Bragg against Ulysses S. Grant in the Battle of Chattanooga in Tennessee.¹⁵ John Malcolm recalled that, during this battle, he was assigned to the detail that was charged with dragging a cannon up Lookout Mountain.¹² The cannon was still on display when he revisited the battleground many years later.¹² Mrs. D. W. (Lavyn Wright) Sisco wrote:¹³

Grandchildren recall the stories that John would tell of the war days. One of the battles in which he fought was the "Battle above the Clouds" on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. Grandpa Culpepper often told of the tense moments around the campfire when the enemy was camped nearby. In the stillness of the evening the teasing Yankees would yell to the hungry Confederates, "Come over, Johnny Reb and get a cup of coffeeee."

John Malcolm also remembered leaving two dead comrades behind on the battlefield on Missionary Ridge as the brigade retreated.¹² From May to September, 1864, the Regiment took part in the Atlanta Campaign ¹⁵ in which Gen. William T. Sherman marched from Chattanooga, TN to Atlanta, GA and, after bombarding and capturing Atlanta, he marched to Savannah, destroying everything in his path.²¹ The Regiment fought at Rocky Face Ridge May 5-11, 1864; at Resaca May 14-15, 1864 and at New Hope Church May 25-June 4, 1864.¹⁵ For five weeks, Sherman besieged the Confederate troops under General John Bell Hood, including the Alabama 37th Infantry Regiment, and finally defeated them on July 22, 1864.²² Less than a week later, on July 28, 1864, the same troops fought again at Ezra Church (the second Battle of Atlanta) and again General Hood's troops were defeated.²² There were 10,000 Confederate casualties during the two battles.²²

In November 1864, leaving Atlanta in ruins, Sherman, with 60, 000 troops, cut a mile wide path to the sea.²² The remnants of the 42nd and 54th Infantry Regiments were consolidated with the 37th Infantry Regiment to form the Alabama 37th Infantry Regiment Consolidated and these troops then took part in the Carolinas Campaign from February until April 26, 1865 when, under General Joseph E. Johnston, they surrendered at Durham Station, Orange Co., NC.²³ Mrs. D. W. (Lavyn Wright) Sisco wrote ¹³ that after the War:

John returned home to his wife and children to find his farm devastated, his barn empty, and his money worthless.

John remained in Alabama approximately fifteen years, then traveled with his family with a wagon train to Grant County, Arkansas, settling in the Brushville Community. John's youngest son, Capos Conley Culpepper, recalled being about six or seven when this move took place and he recalled crossing the Mississippi in a flatboat.²⁴ This would seem to indicate that the family moved in the mid-1880's. Brushville has not been located but there is a Brush Creek Community near the western border of Grant Co., AR. Also, John Malcolm's son, William Jehu Culpepper, moved to the Hurricane Creek area of Grant Co., AR around 1890. This creek run north to south through eastern Grant Co., AR. Perhaps Brushville was near this creek.

In any event, in 1892,¹¹ John Malcolm with his wife, son Luther and the two youngest children, went by train to Saltillo, Hopkins Co., TX.²⁵ John Malcolm and Sarah Ann Elizabeth then settled down in the Pine Forest Community which is southeast of Weaver (which is about 10 miles east of Sulphur Springs) near the Franklin County line. They joined the Pine Forest Methodist Church. Mrs. D. W. (Lavyn Wright) Sisco also wrote that John Malcolm attended "the Do-Sol-La singings." Lavyn explained: ²⁶

I have learned more about Do - Sol - La singing since I wrote about it in the 1970's. In the old church hymnals, the notes are/were shaped rather than reading notes written on lines and spaces. An experienced musician can convert shape notes to lines and space notes easily. The music is read in the same key. Early singers didn't always have the old pump organ to accompany their singing so by hearing the note, the melody could be learned. To learn the song, the leader would voice the shape note correctly. (Kinda like Julie Andrews sang one song in the Sound of Music.) John [M.] Culpepper could voice Do and from there go on to other to other notes -- Do Ra Me Fe Sol La Te Do -- the eight note scale.

In 1902, John Malcolm joined Saltillo Masonic Lodge No. 631.²⁷ The records show that he entered the lodge on a demit but there is no indication of the name or location of the lodge that John Malcolm had been affiliated with previously. John Malcolm remained a member the Saltillo Lodge for the rest of his life.²⁷

In 1906, John Malcolm lost his wife of nearly 50 years. He is next noted in 1910 census records living with his son, Luther. He visited with family, attended Confederate reunions and was known as a peacemaker in the community.¹¹ John Malcolm's family would regularly hold reunions on his birthday.¹¹ Finally, in the Fall of 1926, John Malcolm fell ill. On January 10, 1927, John Malcolm Culpepper died at the home of his grandson, Thomas Jefferson Culpepper, he died at the age of 91.¹¹ Mrs. D. W. (Lavyn Wright) Sisco wrote:

J. M. C. always encouraged his grandchildren to get all the education possible. Several granddaughters attended East Texas State Teachers College (E. T. S. University) and became school teachers. Approximately 25 great grandchildren have received college degrees--just recently James Leslie Culpepper received his Ph.D.

Reunion*

30 April 2000

A reunion of the descendants of John Malcolm Culpepper has been held, but not annually. Last reported to Culpepper Connections! as held on 30 Apr 2000 at the Pine Forest Cemetery, Pine Forest Community, Hopkins Co. , TX. For more information, contact Lavyn Sisco or Tommie Smith.^28,2

News Article*

27 May 2004

Culpepper memorial dedicated in Pine Forest
THE NEWS-TELEGRAM
Sulphur Springs, Texas
Weekend, May 27-28, 2000
Page 3B

The dedication of a Confederate Veteran’s memorial marker at the grave of John M. Culpepper was held in Pine Forest in Hopkins county on Sunday, April 30. 250 family members and friends were in attendance.

The posting of the flags was performed by members of the Texas Division Color Guard Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV).

Lavyn Wright Sisco, great-grand-daughter, welcomed guests. The invocation was given by Eric Martin, Chaplain with the SCV Motorcycle Riders Association.

Brief remarks of greeting were made by great-grandchildren, Hanna Simpson, Harry Hogue and James Edward Young. Martha Young, great-granddaughter-in-law, read a poem,

The youngest great-grandson, Capos Conley "Chip" Culpepper, gave biographical information about the three years John M. Culpepper spent in the service of the 37th Alabama Regiment of Volunteer Infantry. "Today is April 30, 2000. 138 years and 2 days ago, April 28, 1862 John Malcolm Culpepper, then age 26, enlisted in the Confederate Army. Every male member of his family served in the Civil War at some time. Two of his brothers and two cousins served with him in Company b of the 37th Alabama." The 37th Alabama eventually contained 1,275 men. The 37th had many skirmishes, but Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge and Atlanta were the most notable.

John Culpepper and his two cousins survived the 48-day Siege at Vicksburg. They were paroled and were sent home. After a few weeks, the men were ordered to report back to duty. Within a few days, the 37th Alabama took position on Lookout Mountain overlooking Chattanooga, Tenn., where they were engaged in the battle in and above the clouds.

"Today is April 30, 2000. 135 years and four days ago, on April 26, 1865, General Joseph E. Johnson formally surrendered his once mighty army to General William T. Sherman at Durham Station, North Carolina … Out of the 1,275 men who once served, only about 75 officers and men were left in the regiment in the end. John M. Culpepper was one of them."

The ceremony included the unveiling of the marker by grandchildren, Conley Culpepper and Mattie Bradford Young.

Charles Buchannan Harris, Chapter 2531 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), oversaw the placement of SCV and UDC wreaths on the grave. Presentation of the family wreath was by great-great-great-grandsons, Justin Sisco and Scott Gonzales. Smaller versions of "Stars and Bars" and the confederate battle flag were placed on the graves by Daniel Feike, great-great-great-grandson and Hunter Culpepper, great-great-great-great-grandson. Individual long stemmed roses were placed on the stone by members of the Society of Descendants of the Immortal 600 Wreath, led by members of the Texas Division Color Guard, SVC.

Roll call of Honor was given by the Color Honor Guard to John M. Culpepper and the other 22 confederate Veterans buried in Pine Forest Cemetery. Flags ere also placed on the grave of each Confederate veteran.

Mrs. Marilyn bolding and Mr. Arian Williams, members of the UDC and SCV, sang "Dixie," and Honor Guard gave a three-round volley from their muzzle-loading rifles. Mr. Williams closed the ceremony as he blew "taps" for the fallen John M. Culpepper.²⁹

Family

Sarah Ann Elizabeth Stephens (22 October 1839 - 21 July 1906)

Children

William Jehew Culpepper+ (15 October 1857 - 12 August 1929)
Reuben F. Culpepper (15 July 1861 - 16 July 1861)
John Francis Culpepper+ (2 November 1863 - 5 December 1906)
Daniel Elias Leslie Culpepper+ (2 August 1867 - 30 January 1936)
Robert Henry Luther Culpepper+ (24 April 1869 - 10 February 1921)
Sarah Ann R. Culpepper+ (22 August 1871 - 17 September 1957)
Nancy Gillespie Culpepper+ (3 September 1873 - 19 May 1932)
Melvina Miriam Culpepper+ (24 January 1876 - 25 December 1958)
Capos Conley Culpepper+ (6 April 1879 - 11 April 1959)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

18 April 2012

Citations

1840 Federal Census, United States.
Page 123, Unk Twp, Meriwether Co., GA
William H. Culpepper, 2 M0-5, 2 M5-10, 1 M20-30, 1 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 1 F30-40.
E-mail written numerous messages over 30+ years to Lew Griffin from Tommie Sue Reeves Smith (#23162), 942 Clarice, Grand Prairie, TX 75051, e-mail address.
E-mail written numerous messages over 30+ years to Lew Griffin from Tommie Sue Reeves Smith (#23162), 942 Clarice, Grand Prairie, TX 75051, e-mail address.
as provided by Lavyn Sisco.
1900 Federal Census, United States.
ED 50, Sheet 8A, Pg 100A-101, Pct 2, Gen.com Img 14, Hopkins Co., TX
Jno. Culpepper, Head, M, Nov-1835, 64, md-43 yrs, GA SC GA, Farmer
S. E. Culpepper, Wife, F, Oct-1839, 60, md-43 yrs, Ch 9/8, MS GA MS
Capos Culpepper, Son, M, Apr-1879, 21, S, AL GA MS, Farm Laborer.
Correspondence from Dwight L. Carlisle to Lew Griffin.
1910 Federal Census, United States.
ED 59, Sheet 11B, Pg 213B, Pct 2, Gen.com Img 22, Hopkins Co., TX
Luther Culpepper, Head, M, 31, M1, md-15 yrs, AL GA GA, Farmer
Anna Culpepper, Wife, F, 36, M1, md-15 yrs, ch 7/5, MO KY MO
Mattie Culpepper, Daughter, F, 14, S, TX AL MO
Thomas Culpepper, Son, M, 8, S, TX AL MO
Guy Culpepper, Son, M, 6, S, TX AL MO
Eunice Culpepper, Daughter, F, 4, S, TX AL MO
Fred Culpepper, Son, M, 2, S, TX AL MO
John Culpepper, Father, M, 75, wid, GA GA GA, Farmer.
1920 Federal Census, United States.
ED 69, Sheet 15B, Pg 218, Pct 2 , ? Pickton? & Pineforrest Rd., Hopkins Co., TX
Own=Y, Farm=Y
R. H. Luther Culpepper, Head M, 50, M, AL GA GA, Farmer
Annie E. Culpepper, Wife, F, 46, M, MO VA MO
Thomas Culpepper, Son, M, 18, S, TX AL MO, Farm Laborer
Guy Culpepper, Son, M, 16, S, TX AL MO, Farm Laborer
Eunice Culpepper, Dau, F, 13, S, TX AL MO
Fred Culpepper, Son, M, 11, S, TX AL MO
Irma Culpepper, Dau, F, 7, S, TX AL MO
John Culpepper, Son, M, 5, S, TX AL MO
May or Mary Culpepper, Dau, F, 2 2/12, S, TX AL MO
John 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 Culpepper, Hopkins Co., Jan 10 1927, 2255.
National Cemetery Administration, compiler, US Veterans Gravesites, 1775-2006, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2006.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8750
Pine Forest Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins Co., TX 75482
+ John Malcolm Culpepper, CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY, 13 Nov 1834 - 10 Jan 1927.
from S. O. Loving, Secretary of Saltillo (Texas) Masonic Lodge #631
"Beautiful Tribute Paid to Uncle John Culpepper" unknown source, presumably a Hopkins Co., TX paper, circa 12 Jan 1927
"Pioneers and Veterans," unknown source, possibly a Saltillo, Hopkins Co., TX paper, circa 1912-14?
"John Malcolm Culpepper" typed sheet
Stewart Sifakis, Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Alabama (New York: Facts on File) p.106
Stewart Sifakis, Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Alabama (New York: Facts on File) p.107
Richard Nilsen, "Vicksburg: Hard-won battle side on Mississippi River turned Civil War tide" Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ) pp. T1-2
Richard Nilsen, "Vicksburg: Hard-won battle side on Mississippi River turned Civil War tide" Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ) pp. T1-2
Richard Nilsen, "Vicksburg: Hard- won battle side on Mississippi River turned Civil War tide" Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ) pp. T1-2
"Culpeppers in the Civil War" section of A Collections of Culpeppers printed manuscript, July 1993
James Trager, The People's Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record of Human Events from Prehistory to the Present (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1992) p. 490
Sol Holt, The Dictionary of American History (New York: MacFadden-Bartell Corp., 1964, c1963) p. 44
James Trager, The People's Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record of Human Events from Prehistory to the Present (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1992) p. 495
Stewart Sifakis, Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Alabama (New York: Facts on File) pp.106-107
Capos Conley "Chip" Culpepper, II, A Collection of Culpeppers (Little Rock, AR: self published, 1993, biographical information at the end of the book
Mrs. D. W. (Lavyn Wright) Sisco, "John Malcolm Culpepper," typed sheet and letter 15 Apr 1994
letter 15 Apr 1994
Mrs. D. W. (Lavyn Wright) Sisco information from S. O. Loving, Secretary of Saltillo (Texas) Masonic Lodge No. 631
E-mail written 1979 - 2012 to Lew Griffin from Lavyn Elaine (Wright) Sisco (ID:23046), 1411 Cherrywood, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482, e-mail address.
E-mail written 1998-2011 to Culpepper Connections from Capos Conley 'Chip' Culpepper II (#23339), Little Rock, AR, e-mail address.

Sarah Ann Elizabeth Stephens

F, (22 October 1839 - 21 July 1906)

Birth*

22 October 1839

Sarah was born at Mississippi on 22 October 1839.

Marriage*

25 December 1856

She married John Malcolm Culpepper at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 25 December 1856 at age 17.

Married Name

25 December 1856

As of 25 December 1856, her married name was Culpepper.

(household member) 1860 Census

1860

William and Sarah listed as a household member living with John Malcolm Culpepper in the 1860 Census at Almond, Randolph Co., Alabama. 24 m-p. 838 hh 1480.

(household member) 1870 Census

1870

William, Sarah, John, Daniel and Robert listed as a household member living with John Malcolm Culpepper on the 1870 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 35 m-p. 572 hh 18.

(Wife) 1880 Census

1880

Sarah was listed as John Malcolm Culpepper's wife on the 1880 Census at Randolph Co., Alabama. 46 m-Beat 8 ED 111-19.

Photographed

November 1891

She was photographed in November 1891 at Hopkins Co., Texas, at age 52.¹

Sarah Ann Elizabeth (Stephens) Culpepper

(Wife) 1900 Census

1 June 1900

Sarah was listed as John Malcolm Culpepper's wife on the 1900 Census at Hopkins Co., Texas.²

Photographed*

23 November 1905

She was photographed on 23 November 1905 at Randolph Co., Alabama, at age 66.³

Sarah A. E. (Stephens) Culpepper (center)

(Sister-in-law) Photographed

23 November 1905

She appeared as a sister-in-law in a family photograph on 23 November 1905 at Randolph Co., Alabama, at age 53
Presumed to be Thanksgiving Day, 1905:

Left to right, back row: Coral Lee Carlisle, Mary Emma Carlisle, Artimisha (Motley) Carlisle, Paul Richard Carlisle, being held by his father Washington Homer Carlisle. The seven children on the right side of the photo all belong to Washington Homer.

Middle row, left to right: Mattie (Carlisle) Noel, Boyce Winston Noel, held by his father Walter Winston Noel, Sarah Ann Elizabeth (Stephens) Culpepper (wife of John Malcolm Culpepper), Emily Miriam (Culpepper) Carlisle (wife of B. Y. Carlisle), Miriam Carlisle, Yarbrough Hopkins Carlisle, Hoyt Lorraine Carlisle, Wayne McKinley Carlisle, John D. Carlisle;

Front row, left to right: Richard Henry Carlisle, John Malcolm Culpepper, Broxon Yarbrough Carlisle, William Olin Carlisle.³

Broxon Yarbrough Carlisle family

Death*

21 July 1906

She died at Hopkins Co., Texas, on 21 July 1906 at age 66.

Burial*

circa 22 July 1906

Her body was interred circa 22 July 1906 at Pine Forest Cemetery, Pine Forest, Hopkins Co., Texas.

Biography*

In the 1880 census, Sarah Ann Elizabeth was listed as having been born in Mississippi and she reported that her parents had been born in Georgia. Mrs. D. W. (Lavyn Wright) Sisco wrote⁴that Melvina Miriam "Mattie" (Culpepper) Minter reported that her mother, Sarah, was an orphan and that her maiden name was Stephens. There was a 15 year old Sarah Stephens born in Georgia in the household of "James Dowdle" in the 16 Oct 1850 census of Chambers Co., AL (p. 292 19th Dist.) This appears to be the family of James (1778 VA/1855) and Caroline (1807 GA/1856) Dowdell who are buried in the Dowdell Family Cemetery in Oakbowery, AL.⁵ But it is not known if this was Sarah Ann Elizabeth Stephens. Lavyn continued:⁴

There were several families of Stephens in Pine Forest who were all related. They had arrived from Randolph County Alabama as early as 1860. Another family came from Heard County Georgia which joins Randolph County on the east. These Stephens were: Alfred Olen Stephens, 1813-1872, arrived in 1860. Alsa Stephens born in 1806, lived in Randolph County, Alabama, near the Flat Rocks.... Solomon Stephens born 1810, Ga. lived on Cedar Creek in Heard County. Lo-Ammi Stephens "Lum", born 1839 moved from Randolph County Alabama.... Sarah Stephens, an orphan, was a second cousin to Lo-ammi Stephens and a second cousin to John S. Stephens who was also a second cousin to Lo-Ammi Stephens. John S. Stephens was the son of Alfred Olen Stephens and Lo-ammi Stephens was the son of Alsa Stephens. I have decided that these three cousins all descend from Stephen Stephens of Georgia who married Mary Brown. I still don't know who the parents of Sarah Ann Elizabeth Stephens are however.

Family

John Malcolm Culpepper (13 November 1835 - 10 January 1927)

Children

William Jehew Culpepper+ (15 October 1857 - 12 August 1929)
Reuben F. Culpepper (15 July 1861 - 16 July 1861)
John Francis Culpepper+ (2 November 1863 - 5 December 1906)
Daniel Elias Leslie Culpepper+ (2 August 1867 - 30 January 1936)
Robert Henry Luther Culpepper+ (24 April 1869 - 10 February 1921)
Sarah Ann R. Culpepper+ (22 August 1871 - 17 September 1957)
Nancy Gillespie Culpepper+ (3 September 1873 - 19 May 1932)
Melvina Miriam Culpepper+ (24 January 1876 - 25 December 1958)
Capos Conley Culpepper+ (6 April 1879 - 11 April 1959)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

20 May 2005

Citations

E-mail written numerous messages over 30+ years to Lew Griffin from Tommie Sue Reeves Smith (#23162), 942 Clarice, Grand Prairie, TX 75051, e-mail address.
as provided by Lavyn Sisco.
1900 Federal Census, United States.
ED 50, Sheet 8A, Pg 100A-101, Pct 2, Gen.com Img 14, Hopkins Co., TX
Jno. Culpepper, Head, M, Nov-1835, 64, md-43 yrs, GA SC GA, Farmer
S. E. Culpepper, Wife, F, Oct-1839, 60, md-43 yrs, Ch 9/8, MS GA MS
Capos Culpepper, Son, M, Apr-1879, 21, S, AL GA MS, Farm Laborer.
Correspondence from Dwight L. Carlisle to Lew Griffin.
letter 15 Apr 1994
A Survey of Cemeteries in Chambers County, Alabama Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society, Inc. Publication No. 14 - vol. II (Huguley, AL: Genealogical Roving Press, 1990) p. 236

Ann Malvina Culpepper

F, (28 April 1837 - 9 April 1894)

Father

Rev. William Henry Culpepper (17 Oct 1813 - 22 Mar 1909)

Mother

Sarah Leslie (15 Feb 1808 - 22 Jan 1849)

Birth*

28 April 1837

Ann was born at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 28 April 1837.

(free wh female 00-05) 1840 Census

1 June 1840

Ann was probably a free white female, under five years old, in Rev. William Henry Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Meriwether Co., Georgia.¹

Marriage*

18 November 1855

She married John James Elliott at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 18 November 1855 at age 18.

Married Name

18 November 1855

As of 18 November 1855, her married name was Elliott.

1860 Census*

1860

Ann and Missouri listed as a household member living with John James Elliott in the 1860 Census at Randolph Co., Alabama. 27 m-Township 22 p. 835 hh 1467.

Employment*

Ann's occupation: housekeeper at Randolph Co., Alabama.

1870 Census*

1870

Ann was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 33 f-p. 572 hh 20.

1880 Census*

1880

Ann was listed as a daughter in Rev. William Henry Culpepper's household on the 1880 Census at Flat Rock, Randolph Co., Alabama. 66 m-Beat 8.

Death*

9 April 1894

She died at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 9 April 1894 at age 56.

Biography*

Ann Malvina was the fifth child and second daughter of William Henry and Sarah (Leslie) Culpepper. Based on land records, Ann Malvina's father is known to have been in Meriwether Co., GA by 1838 and this is where she is presumed to have been born and where she was first noted as a female 0-5 years old in the household of her father in the 1840 census.

When Ann was eleven years old, her parents moved the family to Alabama. Within months, Ann's mother died. In the 1850 census of Randolph Co., AL, Ann was noted living with her widowed father, William Henry Culpepper.

In 1855, Ann Malvina married John James Elliott. They settled down to raise a family in Randolph Co., AL and this is where the couple was noted with their infant daughter, Missouri, in the 1860 census. After the death of her husband in 1863, the 25 year old Ann Melvina did not remarry but raised her children alone. The widowed Ann is noted living alone with her children in the 1870 census of Randolph Co., AL.

After her children married or moved out on their own, Ann Malvina is next noted in the 1880 census of Randolph Co., AL, in the household of her father, William Henry Culpepper, and his second wife, Catherine. Ann Malvina died in 1894 at the age of 56.

Family

John James Elliott (3 October 1832 - 11 April 1863)

Children

Emily Elizabeth Elliott ? (2 May 1857 - 11 May 1898)
Missouri Annah Elliott+ (23 April 1859 - 12 January 1947)
Lewis Benjamin Elliott+ (17 October 1861 - 13 June 1934)

Charts

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

Last Edited

20 October 2001

Citations

1840 Federal Census, United States.
Page 123, Unk Twp, Meriwether Co., GA
William H. Culpepper, 2 M0-5, 2 M5-10, 1 M20-30, 1 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 1 F30-40.

John James Elliott

M, (3 October 1832 - 11 April 1863)

Father

William Elliott (c 1789 - c 1839)

Mother

Sarah O. Culpepper (5 Feb 1802 - 2 Dec 1901)

Birth*

3 October 1832

John was born at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 3 October 1832.

1840 Census*

John was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10,in Sarah O. Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama.
(p. 156).

1850 Census*

John listed as a household member living with Sarah O. Culpepper on the 1850 Census at Meriwether Co., Georgia.
(49 f-59th Div p. 323 hh 246).

Employment*

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

Marriage*

18 November 1855

He married Ann Malvina Culpepper at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 18 November 1855 at age 23.

1860 Census*

1860

John was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Randolph Co., Alabama. 27 m-Township 22 p. 835 hh 1467.

Civil War*

between 1861 and 11 April 1863

He served in the War Between the States between 1861 and 11 April 1863.

Death*

11 April 1863

He died on 11 April 1863 at age 30.

Biography*

John James Elliott was the son of William and Sarah O. (Culpepper) Elliott. He is presumed to have been born in Monroe Co., GA where his father was noted in the 1830 census records and in 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery records. John James Elliott's father apparently died when John was a child and John was noted as a male age 5-10 years old living with mother in the 1840 census of Monroe Co., GA.

Sometime before the 1848 marriage of his older sister, Martha, John James Elliott's mother, Sarah, moved the family to Meriwether Co., GA. This is where the teenager, John James Elliott, emerges in the 1850 census records in his mother's household. In the early 1850's, possibly before the death of her father, John Culpepper, Sarah (Culpepper) Elliott moved the family again, this time to Randolph Co., AL. There, John James Elliott married Ann Malvina Culpepper in 1855 and he is next noted as a farmer in the 1860 census of Randolph Co., AL.

John James Elliott was 28 years old when the Civil War began. Based on his death date in 1863, he is presumed to have died in the Civil War but no record of his service has yet been found. John James Elliott was 30 years old at the time of his death.

Family

Ann Malvina Culpepper (28 April 1837 - 9 April 1894)

Children

Emily Elizabeth Elliott ? (2 May 1857 - 11 May 1898)
Missouri Annah Elliott+ (23 April 1859 - 12 January 1947)
Lewis Benjamin Elliott+ (17 October 1861 - 13 June 1934)

Charts

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

Last Edited

18 October 2008

William Araspes Culpepper

M, (10 October 1839 - 8 July 1912)

Father

Rev. William Henry Culpepper (17 Oct 1813 - 22 Mar 1909)

Mother

Sarah Leslie (15 Feb 1808 - 22 Jan 1849)

DNA*

To help confirm William Araspes Culpepper's descent from Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, we are seeking a male Culpepper descendant of William's to participate in our free DNA testing project. For more information, go to: http://gen.culpepper.com/dna.

Birth*

10 October 1839

William was born at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 10 October 1839.

(free wh male 00-05) 1840 Census

1 June 1840

John and William was probably a free white male, under 5 years old, in Rev. William Henry Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Meriwether Co., Georgia.¹

Marriage*

10 October 1860

He married Zillah Ann Caroline Barron at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 10 October 1860 at age 21.

Civil War*

between 1862 and 1865

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

Culpepper, William Araspes, Private, Company B
Age at Enlistment: 23 (28). Enlisted 28 Apr 1862 at Camp Johnson (near Daviston AL) by Captain Hamner in Captain L.P. Hamner’s Company of Volunteers (later Company B) for "Three Years or The War"; Appears on Muster Roll of Company B of 37th AL CSA on 13 May 1862 at Auburn AL; WIA/POW at Iuka MS and exchanged; Served as nurse in General Hospital at Lauderdale Springs MS from 19 Sep - 22 Oct 1862 and paid $8.25 for extra duty; Hospitalized 28 Apr 1863 in General Hospital for March and April, and remained in the care of the Hospital - then in a private home until Dec 1863; Hospitalized at Greenville AL and appears in Army Argus and Crisis, Mobile AL (Weekly Hospital Report) dated 26 Nov 1864 with notation "Transferred since last report to Montgomery, from Greenville, Ala, Hospital"; Hospitalized and Discharged in 1865 at Lauderdale MS; Alabama Confederate Pension No. 21326 recorded at Randolph Co AL application of Zilla A Culpepper, widow, witnessed by W.A.C. Busbee and T.E. Stone (no record of either man with 37th AL found); Witnessed the Confederate Pension application of Mrs. A.G. Dunson, widow of James M. Dunson (Co B); Brother of John M and Francis M Culpepper (both Co B); 1st Cousin to brothers Robert J and William W Culpepper (both Co B); Born 10 Oct 1839, married Zilla Ann Barron 10 Oct 1860 at Randolph Co AL; Died 8 July 1912 at Wadley, Randolph Co AL and buried there.²

1870 Census*

1870

William was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 30 m-p. 573, hh 22.

Employment*

William's occupation: HISTORY OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA, AS WRITTEN BY GEN. B.F. WEATHERS (written circa 1900). This entire document is located at .

The excerpt follows:
"...In 1874 [Gen. B. F.] Weathers was appointed postmaster. Capt. Thompson, of Stroud, rode the mail from West Point, Ga., to Wedowee. Bill Culpepper rode the mail from Louina to Franklin, Ga. ..." at Randolph Co., Alabama.

Photographed*

circa 1875

He was photographed circa 1875 at Randolph Co., Alabama,
Back Row, L to R: Zilla Barron Culpepper holding Charles E. , and Mary A. Eliza; Front Row, L to R: Adella Zilla in lap of William A., Sarah Elizabeth, and James Francis.

This photo was sent to Lew Griffin in 1980 by Manola Culpepper Logan (Mrs. Thomas G. Logan) of Detroit, MI. She was a descendant of Elias Daniel Culpepper, and suggested that this photo was of his family. However, if one looks at the children, and their ages and sexes, this cannot possibly be the Elias Daniel Culpepper family. But the photo is a perfect match for the family of Elias D.'s brother, William A. Culpepper. So I'm posting the photo here. Further information on this photo will be appreciated.

William Araspes Culpepper family

1880 Census*

1880

William was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Randolph Co., Alabama. 40 m-ED 111-4.

1900 Census*

1900

William was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Randolph Co., Alabama. 60 m-.

Death*

8 July 1912

He died at Wadley, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 8 July 1912 at age 72.

Burial*

circa 10 July 1912

His body was interred circa 10 July 1912 at Wadley, Randolph Co., Alabama.

Biography*

William Araspes was the sixth child and fourth son of William Henry and Sarah (Leslie) Culpepper. He was noted as an infant in his father's house in the 1840 Meriwether Co., GA census and this is where he is presumed to have been born. William's middle name is a puzzle. There is no other record of it except in the Bible record but the Bible record is very clear. No other name has been found like it. It is presumably a phonetic spelling of a name which William Henry or Sarah (Leslie) Culpepper knew. It has been suggested that the name might be Erasmus with the m heard as a p. The name Erasmus is known to have been used for three generations in the line of Erasmus Culpeper, son of Benjamin Culpeper, the ferryman, of North Carolina. This was the Erasmus that inherited the land that Joseph and Benjamin Culpeper, sons of Robert Culpepper, son of Henry Culpepper, Sr., settled on Fishing Creek in North Carolina (see appendix C). William was eight years old when his parents moved the family to Alabama. A few months later, William's mother died. William was noted living with his widowed father in 1850 census records of Randolph Co., AL and with his father and stepmother 1860 census records of Randolph Co., AL.

William A. Culpepper married on his 21st birthday and six months later the Civil War began. William A. Culpepper joined the Confederate Army and he served as a private in Company B of the 37th Alabama Infantry Regiment. Capos Conley "Chip" Culpepper, II, a great- great-grandson of William Henry and Sarah (Leslie) Culpepper, obtained copies of William A. Culpepper's Civil War records from the National Archives. Unfortunately, William's cousin, William W. Culpepper, served in the same outfit and their records have been filed together. According to a record from the file, William was enlisted on April 28, 1862 at Auburn, AL by Capt. Hamner. May 13, 1862, the regiment was mustered into Confederate service at Auburn, AL under Col. James F. Dowdell.³ On September 19, 1862, the regiment engaged in battle at Iuka, MS.⁴ A record in William A. Culpepper's file shows that from September 19, 1862 through October 22, 1862, he served "as Nurse" at the General Hospital at Lauderdale Springs, MS. He received $8.25 for the service. The regiment then took part in the battles of Chickasaw Bayou on December 27-29, 1862 and the Yazoo Pass Expedition on February 3-10, 1863.⁴ William A. Culpepper is next noted back at the Lauderdale Springs, MS General Hospital, but this time as a patient during March and April, 1863. The Regiment then fought at Port Gibson on May 1, 1863, Champion Hill on May 16, 1863, and, for a month and a half, was bombarded and under siege by Ulysses S. Grant at Vicksburg.⁴ The men were starved out of Vicksburg in July of 1863 and paroled. The company reorganized at Demopolis, AL and, in November of 1863, the Regiment was declared "exchanged."⁵ On November 23-25, 1863, the Regiment fought under General Braxton Bragg against Ulysses S. Grant in the Battle of Chattanooga in Tennessee.⁴ From May to September, 1864, the Regiment took part in the Atlanta Campaign ⁴in which it took part in the effort to block Gen. William T. Sherman as he marched from Chattanooga, TN to Atlanta, GA and, after bombarding and capturing Atlanta, he marched to Savannah, destroying everything in his path.⁶ The Regiment fought at Rocky Face Ridge May 5-11, 1864; at Resaca May 14-15, 1864 and at New Hope Church May 25-June 4, ⁴ For five weeks, Sherman besieged the Confederate troops under General John Bell Hood, including the Alabama 37th Infantry Regiment, and finally defeated them on July 22, 1864.⁷ Less than a week later, on July 28, 1864, the same troops fought again at Ezra Church (the second Battle of Atlanta) and again General Hood's troops were defeated.⁷ There were 10,000 Confederate casualties during the two battles.⁷ In November 1864, leaving Atlanta in ruins, Sherman, with 60, 000 troops, cut a mile wide path to the sea.⁷ The remnants of the 42nd and 54th Infantry Regiments were consolidated with the 37th Infantry Regiment to form the Alabama 37th Infantry Regiment Consolidated and these troops then took part in the Carolinas Campaign from February until April 26, 1865 when, under General Joseph E. Johnston, they surrendered at Durham Station, Orange Co., NC.⁸

After the War, William A. Culpepper returned to his wife and young family and he settled down to farm in the Louina P. O. District which is now in the Wadley, AL area. This is where he was noted in the 1870 census records. In the 1880 census, a 55 year old "Mary E. Pearson" born in Georgia was listed as a sister-in-law in the household, presumably an older sister of Zillah. Mrs. D. W. (Lavyn Wright) Sisco wrote:⁹

William A. and Zillah Barron Culpepper were living in Hopkins County [TX] for a period of time and lived near Billy [William Jehu] Culpepper. When they returned to Alabama, all of their children accompanied them.

William Jehu Culpepper moved to Texas in the early 1890's. William A. Culpepper and his family presumably moved to Texas after that but they returned by 1900 since William and his wife are recorded in the 1900 census of Randolph Co., AL with a boarder, "Marton L. Dean." Possibly this was Martin Luther Dean, the grandson of William's sister, Mrs. J. J. F. (Mary B. Culpepper) Dean. William A. Culpepper has not been located in the 1910 census. He died two years later, in 1912, at the age of 72.

Family

Zillah Ann Caroline Barron (30 October 1839 - 13 November 1927)

Children

Mary A. Eliza Culpepper+ (2 September 1862 - 1 February 1903)
John William Culpepper (December 1864 - 1947)
James Francis Gillespie Culpepper+ (3 May 1867 - 13 November 1950)
Sarah Elizabeth Culpepper+ (17 April 1869 - 9 January 1945)
Adella Zilla Culpepper (16 September 1871 - 26 February 1947)
Charles Erastus Culpepper+ (December 1874 - after 1940)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

2 April 2010

Citations

1840 Federal Census, United States.
Page 123, Unk Twp, Meriwether Co., GA
William H. Culpepper, 2 M0-5, 2 M5-10, 1 M20-30, 1 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 1 F30-40.
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 Araspes Culpepper submitted to Culpepper Connections by Linda Cushing (#174) who received it from Carole Watson.
Stewart Sifakis, Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Alabama (New York: Facts on File) p.106
Stewart Sifakis, Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Alabama (New York: Facts on File) p.107
from an article about William A. Culpepper's brother, John Malcolm Culpepper, "Pioneers and Veterans," unknown source, possibly a Saltillo, Hopkins Co., TX paper, circa 1912-14?
Sol Holt, The Dictionary of American History (New York: MacFadden-Bartell Corp., 1964, c1963) p. 44
James Trager, The People's Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record of Human Events from Prehistory to the Present (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1992) p. 495
Stewart Sifakis, Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Alabama (New York: Facts on File) p.106-107
letter 15 Apr 1994

Zillah Ann Caroline Barron

F, (30 October 1839 - 13 November 1927)

Father

Samuel Barron (23 Nov 1794 - 27 Feb 1847)

Mother

Elizabeth Pearson (30 Jan 1802 - 11 Mar 1860)

Birth*

30 October 1839

Zillah was born at Georgia on 30 October 1839.

Marriage*

10 October 1860

She married William Araspes Culpepper at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 10 October 1860 at age 20.

Married Name

10 October 1860

As of 10 October 1860, her married name was Culpepper.

(household member) 1870 Census

1870

Mary, Zillah, John, James and Sarah listed as a household member living with William Araspes Culpepper on the 1870 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 30 m-p. 573, hh 22.

Photographed*

circa 1875

She was photographed circa 1875 at Randolph Co., Alabama,
Back Row, L to R: Zilla Barron Culpepper holding Charles E. , and Mary A. Eliza; Front Row, L to R: Adella Zilla in lap of William A., Sarah Elizabeth, and James Francis.

This photo was sent to Lew Griffin in 1980 by Manola Culpepper Logan (Mrs. Thomas G. Logan) of Detroit, MI. She was a descendant of Elias Daniel Culpepper, and suggested that this photo was of his family. However, if one looks at the children, and their ages and sexes, this cannot possibly be the Elias Daniel Culpepper family. But the photo is a perfect match for the family of Elias D.'s brother, William A. Culpepper. So I'm posting the photo here. Further information on this photo will be appreciated.

William Araspes Culpepper family

(Wife) 1880 Census

1880

Zillah was listed as William Araspes Culpepper's wife on the 1880 Census at Randolph Co., Alabama. 40 m-ED 111-4.

Death*

13 November 1927

She died at Wadley, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 13 November 1927 at age 88.

Burial*

Her body was interred at Wadley City Cemetery, Wadley, Randolph Co., Alabama.

Biography*

E. Hurley Pearson, Jr. wrote ¹ that "the Barron family was very prominent in the life of this area." Matthew M. Barron was one of the founders and the editor of the newspaper, the Louina Eagle² but it is not known what relation, if any, he was to Zillah or her father.

Family

William Araspes Culpepper (10 October 1839 - 8 July 1912)

Children

Mary A. Eliza Culpepper+ (2 September 1862 - 1 February 1903)
John William Culpepper (December 1864 - 1947)
James Francis Gillespie Culpepper+ (3 May 1867 - 13 November 1950)
Sarah Elizabeth Culpepper+ (17 April 1869 - 9 January 1945)
Adella Zilla Culpepper (16 September 1871 - 26 February 1947)
Charles Erastus Culpepper+ (December 1874 - after 1940)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

9 October 1999

Citations

letter 12 Mar 1979
Eugenia Elizabeth Smith A History of Randolph County: A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Candidacy for the Degree of Master of Science, Department of History (Auburn, AL: Alabama Polytechnic Institute, 1838) p. 34

Emily Miriam Culpepper

F, (9 March 1841 - 16 April 1937)

Father

Rev. William Henry Culpepper (17 Oct 1813 - 22 Mar 1909)

Mother

Sarah Leslie (15 Feb 1808 - 22 Jan 1849)

Name Variation

She was also known as Emma.

Birth*

9 March 1841

Emily was born at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 9 March 1841.

Marriage*

circa 1866

She married John G. Culpepper at Randolph Co., Alabama, circa 1866.

Marriage*

circa 1868

She married Broxon Yarbrough Carlisle at Randolph Co., Alabama, circa 1868.

Married Name

circa 1868

As of circa 1868, her married name was Carlisle.

1870 Census*

5 July 1870

Emily, Leonora and Washington listed as a household member living with Broxon Yarbrough Carlisle on the 1870 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 19 m-573.

1880 Census*

2 June 1880

Emily was listed as Broxon Yarbrough Carlisle's wife on the 1880 Census at Flat Rock, Randolph Co., Alabama. 29 m-Beat 8 p 315 hh 27.

1900 Census*

1900

Emily was listed as Broxon Yarbrough Carlisle's wife on the 1900 Census at Flat Rock, Randolph Co., Alabama. 48 m-pct 8, sheet 58, hh 6.

(Wife) Photographed

23 November 1905

She appeared as a wife in a family photograph on 23 November 1905 at Randolph Co., Alabama, at age 53
Presumed to be Thanksgiving Day, 1905:

Left to right, back row: Coral Lee Carlisle, Mary Emma Carlisle, Artimisha (Motley) Carlisle, Paul Richard Carlisle, being held by his father Washington Homer Carlisle. The seven children on the right side of the photo all belong to Washington Homer.

Middle row, left to right: Mattie (Carlisle) Noel, Boyce Winston Noel, held by his father Walter Winston Noel, Sarah Ann Elizabeth (Stephens) Culpepper (wife of John Malcolm Culpepper), Emily Miriam (Culpepper) Carlisle (wife of B. Y. Carlisle), Miriam Carlisle, Yarbrough Hopkins Carlisle, Hoyt Lorraine Carlisle, Wayne McKinley Carlisle, John D. Carlisle;

Front row, left to right: Richard Henry Carlisle, John Malcolm Culpepper, Broxon Yarbrough Carlisle, William Olin Carlisle.¹

Broxon Yarbrough Carlisle family

1910 Census*

1910

Emily was listed as Broxon Yarbrough Carlisle's wife on the 1910 Census at Wadley, Randolph Co., Alabama. ED 148 sheet 4.

1920 Census*

1920

Emily was listed as Broxon Yarbrough Carlisle's wife on the 1920 Census at Wadley, Randolph Co., Alabama. 68 m-Coolege Street.

Death*

16 April 1937

She died at Roanoke, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 16 April 1937 at age 96
chronic Inte(?) nefritis.

Burial*

17 April 1937

Her body was interred on 17 April 1937 at Wadley, Randolph Co., Alabama.

Biography*

Emily Miriam was the seventh child and third daughter of William Henry and Sarah (Leslie) Culpepper. Since Emily's parents were noted in the 1840 census of Meriwether Co., GA and are not known to have moved to Alabama until 1848, Emily is presumed to have been born in Meriwether Co., GA. When Emily was seven years old, her parents moved the family to Alabama. Within months, Emily's mother died. Emily is next noted in the household of her widowed father in the 1850 census of Randolph Co., AL and in the household of her father and his second wife in the 1860 census of Almond P. O. District of Randolph Co., AL.

After the Civil War, Emily apparently married for the first time. Her first child was listed as a step-daughter in the household of Emily's second husband, B. Y. Carlisle. There is a family tradition that Emily's first husband was named John Culpepper. There is speculation that this was John Culpepper, the son of James I./J. Culpepper, who was noted living with his mother in Coosa Co., AL in the 1850 census and who was noted as a head-of-household in Harris Co., GA in the 1860 census with his mother living with him. He is not known to have died during the Civil War and he has not been located in 1870 census records so he is believed to have died before then. Emily next married B. Y. Carlisle and they settled down in Randolph Co., AL to raise their family. The remainder of Emily's children are by her second marriage.
Emily was 83 years old when she lost her second husband of over 50 years. She died in 1937 at the age of 96. She was living on West Point Street in Roanoke, AL.

Family 1

John G. Culpepper (circa 1834 - circa 1867)

Child

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

Family 2

Broxon Yarbrough Carlisle (23 December 1851 - 7 April 1924)

Children

Washington Homer Carlisle+ (29 November 1869 - 21 August 1935)
Florence Beatrice Carlisle+ (6 October 1872 - 12 November 1952)
Sarah Carlisle+ (6 July 1874 - 2 December 1959)
Martha A. M. Carlisle+ (11 February 1876 - 30 June 1965)
James William Carlisle+ (9 October 1879 - 5 November 1968)
Mary Emma Carlisle+ (1 August 1882 - 22 March 1945)
Coral Lee Carlisle+ (22 August 1885 - July 1983)

Charts

Francis Carlisle Descendants
John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants (#1)
John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants (#2)
John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants (#3)

Last Edited

21 September 2004

Citations

Correspondence from Dwight L. Carlisle to Lew Griffin.

Broxon Yarbrough Carlisle

M, (23 December 1851 - 7 April 1924)

Father

James M. Carlisle (2 Aug 1824 - c 1864)

Mother

Martha F. Elliott (Sep 1828 - 10 Nov 1916)

Birth*

23 December 1851

Broxon was born at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 23 December 1851.

1860 Census*

1860

Broxon listed as a household member living with James M. Carlisle in the 1860 Census at Oak Ridge, Meriwether Co., Georgia. 411.

Employment*

Broxon's occupation: farmer at Randolph Co., Alabama.

Marriage*

circa 1868

He married Emily Miriam Culpepper at Randolph Co., Alabama, circa 1868.

1870 Census*

5 July 1870

Broxon was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 19 m-573.

1880 Census*

2 June 1880

Broxon was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Flat Rock, Randolph Co., Alabama. 29 m-Beat 8 p 315 hh 27.

1900 Census*

1900

Broxon was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Flat Rock, Randolph Co., Alabama. 48 m-pct 8, sheet 58, hh 6.

Photographed*

23 November 1905

An unknown person appeared as the head of the family in a photograph on 23 November 1905 at Randolph Co., Alabama, at age 53
Presumed to be Thanksgiving Day, 1905:

Left to right, back row: Coral Lee Carlisle, Mary Emma Carlisle, Artimisha (Motley) Carlisle, Paul Richard Carlisle, being held by his father Washington Homer Carlisle. The seven children on the right side of the photo all belong to Washington Homer.

Middle row, left to right: Mattie (Carlisle) Noel, Boyce Winston Noel, held by his father Walter Winston Noel, Sarah Ann Elizabeth (Stephens) Culpepper (wife of John Malcolm Culpepper), Emily Miriam (Culpepper) Carlisle (wife of B. Y. Carlisle), Miriam Carlisle, Yarbrough Hopkins Carlisle, Hoyt Lorraine Carlisle, Wayne McKinley Carlisle, John D. Carlisle;

Front row, left to right: Richard Henry Carlisle, John Malcolm Culpepper, Broxon Yarbrough Carlisle, William Olin Carlisle.¹

Broxon Yarbrough Carlisle family

1910 Census*

1910

Broxon was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Wadley, Randolph Co., Alabama. ED 148 sheet 4.

1920 Census*

1920

Broxon was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Wadley, Randolph Co., Alabama. 68 m-Coolege Street.

Death*

7 April 1924

He died at Alexander City, Tallapoosa Co., Alabama, on 7 April 1924 at age 72.

Burial*

His body was interred at Wadley, Randolph Co., Alabama.

Biography*

B. Y. Carlisle was born and raised in Meriwether Co., GA. He was nine years old when the Civil War began. His father was last seen heading off to War and never returned.

It is not known if the family moved to Randolph Co, AL before or after the War but this is where he married Emily Miriam Culpepper after the War. They settled down to farm and raise their family in Flat Rock, AL. Flat Rock was apparently near Almond, to the west northwest of what is now the town of Wadley, AL. Harold G. Carlisle, a grandnephew of B.Y. Carlisle, wrote:²

My father and son and I made a trip to Alabama in 1972 to try and locate some of the Carlisle's. We visited in Wadley and found Uncle Yarbrough's grave. Also we talked with some people who described an old house west of Wadley, way back in the woods, the old Carlisle place.

This is probably the place that L. Hoyt Kirk, a grandnephew of Mrs. B. Y. (Emily Miriam Culpepper) Yarbrough, remembered visiting circa 1912 or 1913 when he was five or six years old: ³

When I was a small boy, my father and mother visited uncle Yarbrough and Aunt Emily one Sunday in Wadley, Ala. and Uncle Yarbrough had a very large Billy Goat with long horns and I rode the big goat and held on by his long horns. Uncle Yarbrough had a good sense of humor.

A granddaughter, Mrs. G. E. (Katheryn Coker) Bryant, wrote ⁴ about memories her mother, Mrs. A. (Coral Lee Carlisle) Coker, had of the Carlisle family:

She thinks that all of her father's (Yarbrough's) brothers moved to Killeen, TX and then scattered to other places in Texas.

B. Y. Carlisle died in Alexander City, AL in 1924 at the age of 72. Mrs. M. (Eunice Clegg) Stephens wrote:⁵

Mr. B. Y. Carlisle and wife, Miriam Emily Culpepper, are buried in the Wadley, AL Cemetery. This cemetery is well kept by the Wadley Baptist, Methodist, and Christian Churches, and relatives and friends. It was for many years known as the "Elliott Cemetery."

Family

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

Children

Washington Homer Carlisle+ (29 November 1869 - 21 August 1935)
Florence Beatrice Carlisle+ (6 October 1872 - 12 November 1952)
Sarah Carlisle+ (6 July 1874 - 2 December 1959)
Martha A. M. Carlisle+ (11 February 1876 - 30 June 1965)
James William Carlisle+ (9 October 1879 - 5 November 1968)
Mary Emma Carlisle+ (1 August 1882 - 22 March 1945)
Coral Lee Carlisle+ (22 August 1885 - July 1983)

Charts

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

Last Edited

5 September 2004

Citations

Correspondence from Dwight L. Carlisle to Lew Griffin.
letter 25 Nov 1978
letter 14 Sep 1992
letter 20 Sep 1978
letter 26 Jan 1979

Martha F. Elliott

F, (September 1828 - 10 November 1916)

Father

William Elliott (c 1789 - c 1839)

Mother

Sarah O. Culpepper (5 Feb 1802 - 2 Dec 1901)

Birth*

September 1828

Martha was born at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama, in September 1828.

Census*

1830

She was in the in 1830 census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama.

Marriage*

23 December 1848

She married James M. Carlisle at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 23 December 1848 at age 20.

Married Name

23 December 1848

As of 23 December 1848, her married name was Carlisle.

Census

1850

She was listed as a resident in the census report at Meriwether Co., Georgia, in 1850.

Death*

10 November 1916

She died at Moody, McLennan Co., Texas, on 10 November 1916 at age 88.

Burial*

Her body was interred at Buckhorn Cemetery, Moody, McLennan Co., Texas.

Biography*

Martha was first noted as one of three females under 5 years old in the household of "William Elliot" in the 1830 census of Monroe Co., GA and this is where Martha is presumed to have been born since an older sister, Elizabeth, is known to have been born in Monroe Co., GA. Unfortunately, the three sisters were not noted in their mother's household in the 1840 Monroe Co., GA census. Perhaps one of the girls died young and Martha and her sister, Elizabeth, were in Meriwether Co., GA visiting their grandparents.
      Martha had apparently moved with her mother and brothers and sisters to Meriwether Co., GA by 1848 since Martha was married there in Dec 1848 to J. M. Carlisle. Martha was noted in the 1850 Meriwether Co., GA census with her husband and infant son. A 30 year old "Martha Carlisle" born in Georgia was noted (411) in the 1860 census of Oak Ridge P. O. district, Meriwether Co., GA with her husband and young family. Sometime before 1870, probably soon after she learned of her husband's death in the Civil War, Martha moved her family to Randolph Co., AL where Martha's mother, Sarah, was living. In the 1870 census, a 45 year old "Martha Carlisle," born in Georgia, was listed (p. 572, family #10) in the Louina P.O. district, (now Wadley), Randolph Co, AL with her younger children. Although some of her children have been identified in the 1880 census records of Randolph and Tallapoosa Co., AL, Martha has not yet been located. But since her younger children married in Tallapoosa Co., AL, Martha is presumed to have moved there, perhaps with her oldest son, William.
      Sometime before 1900, Martha had moved to Texas, probably with the family of her son, Jeremiah Beauregard Carlisle. In the 1900 census Martha was listed (ED 33, p. 14) as living in Bell Co., TX in the household of her son, Jeremiah Beauregard. She was listed as having been born Sep 1828 in Georgia. Harold G. Carlisle wrote, 25 Nov 1978, that "my father [Herbert Raymond Carlisle] knew his grandmother [Mrs. J. M. (Martha Elliott)] Carlisle, who had been an Elliott before marrying." Harold G. Carlisle added, 11 Dec 1978: Dad [Herbert Raymond Carlisle] said his grandmother Carlisle [Martha F. Elliott] lived in their home quite a bit. He said she was a real fine Christian woman. She was very strict in her Sabbath observance. Dad said she seemed somewhat partial to him. She would say, "Herbert, come over here, I've got some coffee fixed."
      Stephen Carlisle, a great grandson of Jeremiah Beauregard Carlisle, wrote, 18 May 1979, that "the reason no one has a picture of James Carlisle's wife [Martha] is because it was destroyed in a fire that burned down the house that J. B. Carlisle lived in at Killeen, Texas...."

Family

James M. Carlisle (2 August 1824 - circa 1864)

Children

William A. W. Carlisle+ (circa 1849 - after 1918)
Broxon Yarbrough Carlisle+ (23 December 1851 - 7 April 1924)
James Beglar Carlisle+ (27 March 1853 - 10 November 1927)
Richard Samuel Henry Carlisle+ (February 1854 - 27 May 1943)
Sarah Ezilla Carlisle+ (8 November 1856 - 12 May 1934)
John Francis Carlisle (circa 1859 - )
Jeremiah Beauregard Carlisle+ (7 March 1861 - 22 August 1935)
Robert A. Carlisle+ (14 January 1864 - 17 February 1953)

Charts

Francis Carlisle Descendants
John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

20 October 2001

James M. Carlisle

M, (2 August 1824 - circa 1864)

Father

Francis Carlile (15 Nov 1786 - 29 Jul 1855)

Mother

Mary Elizabeth Grant (30 Mar 1792 - 18 Jun 1846)

Birth*

2 August 1824

James was born at Abbeville District, South Carolina, on 2 August 1824.

Employment*

James's occupation: farmer at Meriwether Co., Georgia.

Marriage*

23 December 1848

He married Martha F. Elliott at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 23 December 1848 at age 24.

1850 Census*

1850

James was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census in 1850 at Meriwether Co., Georgia.
(27 m-Div 59 p 323 hh 247).

1860 Census*

1860

James was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Oak Ridge, Meriwether Co., Georgia. 411.

Civil War*

between 1861 and 1864

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

Death*

circa 1864

He died circa 1864.

Biography*

William L. Carlisle, on a 6 Jan 1978 Ancestor Chart, noted that James died of typhoid fever during the Civil War. Stephen Carlisle, 18 May 1979, wrote "I can confirm that he did die in the Civil War because my grandfather [Herbert Raymond] Carlisle told me that his grandmother [Mrs. J. M. (Martha Elliott)] Carlisle told him that the last time she saw her husband was when he walked out the front gate (to their house) to enter the Civil War."

Family

Martha F. Elliott (September 1828 - 10 November 1916)

Children

William A. W. Carlisle+ (circa 1849 - after 1918)
Broxon Yarbrough Carlisle+ (23 December 1851 - 7 April 1924)
James Beglar Carlisle+ (27 March 1853 - 10 November 1927)
Richard Samuel Henry Carlisle+ (February 1854 - 27 May 1943)
Sarah Ezilla Carlisle+ (8 November 1856 - 12 May 1934)
John Francis Carlisle (circa 1859 - )
Jeremiah Beauregard Carlisle+ (7 March 1861 - 22 August 1935)
Robert A. Carlisle+ (14 January 1864 - 17 February 1953)

Charts

Francis Carlisle Descendants
John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

18 October 2008

Lewis Washington Culpepper

M, (27 June 1842 - 20 December 1861)

Father

Rev. William Henry Culpepper (17 Oct 1813 - 22 Mar 1909)

Mother

Sarah Leslie (15 Feb 1808 - 22 Jan 1849)

Birth*

27 June 1842

Lewis was born at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 27 June 1842.

1850 Census*

1850

Lewis was listed as a household member living with John Culpepper of Randolph Co., AL on the 1850 Census at Randolph Co., Alabama.¹

Civil War*

1861

He served in the War Between the States in 1861.

Death*

20 December 1861

He died at Evansport, Prince William Co., Virginia, on 20 December 1861 at age 19.

Biography*

Lewis Washington Culpepper was probably born in Meriwether Co., GA since that is where his parents were noted in 1840 census records. When he was about six years old, his parents and grandparents moved the family to Alabama and, within months, his mother died there. In 1850, an eight year old Lewis emerges in census records, living with his grandfather, John Culpepper, in Randolph Co., AL. In the 1860 census, still in Randolph Co., AL, Lewis was noted living with his father, William Henry Culpepper, and with his step-mother.

Lewis Washington Culpepper was eighteen years old when the Civil War began and, according to records in his service file, he joined the Confederate forces on August 1, 1861.² He served as a private in Capt. Alfred C. Wood's Company K which was part of the 14th Infantry Regiment of Alabama Volunteers.

The regiment had been organized at Auburn, AL on 19 Jul 1861 and it became part of the Confederate Army on 7 Aug 1861.³ In September of 1861, the regiment was assigned to Walker's Brigade and, in November of 1861, the regiment was assigned to the Potomac District in the Department of Northern Virginia.³ After the victory at First Manassas, a.k.a. the Battle of Bull Run, the Confederate Army tried to establish a defensive line from nearby Centreville along the Occoquan River to the Potomac River. The Confederates began the construction of batteries at Evansport in Prince William Co., VA, Freestone Point, Shipping Point, and Cockpit Point to close the Potomac River to shipping and isolate Washington. Capos Conley "Chip" Culpepper, II, a great-great-grandson of William Henry and Sarah (Leslie) Culpepper, wrote: ⁴

A secret gun installation had been put in place by the Confederates at Evansport during the Fall of 1861. It overlooked the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. and was successful in limiting Federal use of the river. The installation had been built quietly, hidden by a cedar grove which was cleared in one night once the guns and barricades were made ready which allowed the artillery gunners an unobstructed view of targets on and along the river.

According to a record in his service file from a Register of Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Confederate States who were killed in battle, or who died of wounds or disease,⁵ Lewis Washington Culpepper died at Evansport, VA 20 Dec 1861. He was 19 years old. No cause of death was noted. The regiment had not yet taken part in any battles but, in January of 1862, the regiment was sent to Richmond, VA to recover from a camp disease.³ It seems likely that Lewis Washington Culpepper died during the disease outbreak.

Chip Culpepper found a book by Mary Alice Wills called The Confederate Blockade of Washington, D.C., 1861-1862 (Parsons, WV: McClain Printing Co., [1975]) which details the events around Evansport and the author noted the prevalence of dysentery, pneumonia and measles during the winter of 1861. Chip wrote ⁶ that according to the book, the 14th Alabama "was almost completely disabled by the measles."

On 14 Feb 1862, William Henry Culpepper applied to the Adjutant and Inspector General's Office in Richmond, VA for his son's back pay, swearing that his son had neither wife nor child. The amount found due was $29.33 for service from "30 Sept. 1861 to Dec. 20, 2 mos. 20 days at $11."⁷

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

18 October 2008

Citations

Census: 1850 in Randolph Co., AL. p 386
John Culpepper 78 SC $5000 real estate
Lewis 8 in hh of grandfather John Culpepper.
Muster Roll record
Stewart Sifakis, Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Alabama (New York: Facts On File, 1992) p. 74
"Culpeppers in the Civil War" an appendix to A Collection of Culpeppers manuscript, July 1993
The following note appears on the record: "This register appears to have been compiled in the Adjutant and Inspector General's Office from returns furnished by Hospitals and by Regimental and Company Officers." Confederate Archives, Chap. 10, File No. 2, page 49
e-mail message 25 Apr 1994
service file record: Treasury Certificate No. 1003

Sarah Jane Culpepper

F, (17 January 1844 - 24 July 1925)

Father

Rev. William Henry Culpepper (17 Oct 1813 - 22 Mar 1909)

Mother

Sarah Leslie (15 Feb 1808 - 22 Jan 1849)

Name Variation

She was also known as Sallie.

Birth*

17 January 1844

Sarah was born at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 17 January 1844.

Marriage*

20 September 1866

She married James Fletcher Haralson at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 20 September 1866 at age 22.

Married Name

20 September 1866

As of 20 September 1866, her married name was Haralson.

1870 Census*

25 August 1870

Sarah, Ella and William listed as a household member living with James Fletcher Haralson on the 1870 Census at Miller Valley PO, Clay Co., Alabama. 26 m-p. 268 hh 164.

1880 Census*

1880

Sarah was listed as James Fletcher Haralson's wife on the 1880 Census at DeKalb Co., Alabama. 31 m-ED59 sht 14 ln 35 twp 7 range 6.

1900 Census*

7 June 1900

Sarah was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Big Bottom Precinct, Lewis Co., Washington. 56 f-ED 125 sheet 3.

Death*

24 July 1925

She died at Randle, Lewis Co., Washington, on 24 July 1925 at age 81.

Biography*

Sallie was the daughter of William Henry and Sarah (Leslie) Culpepper. Based on locations from census and land records for her father and a Bible record for a younger sister, Sallie, was born in Meriwether Co., GA. When she was four years old, her parents moved the family to Alabama. Within days of Sallie's fifth birthday, her mother died. Sallie was noted with her widowed father in the 1850 census of Randolph Co., AL and she was noted with her father and his second wife, Catherine, in the 1860 census of Randolph Co., AL.

After the Civil War, Sallie married James Fletcher Haralson and they settled down to raise their family in Alabama. Nearly twenty years later, James and Sallie decided to move west with their six surviving children.¹ Although originally starting out for Oregon, the family ended up in Washington. James F. Haralson claimed land on the Island in the Cowlitz River in Big Bottom in the Cora Post Office District near Vance (present day Randle) in Lewis Co., WA, and he had ten acres cleared and a split cedar house built.¹ In the meantime, the family remained in Chehalis, WA where James set up a shingle bolt business. When his lungs were damaged by La Grippe in the winter of 1889, he sold all but one team of oxen and managed to get his family moved to the Island before he died in January of 1891.¹

The day after her husband died, Sallie turned 47. She and her six children planted the land.¹ Less than a year later, Sallie's oldest daughter, Ella Mondorah Haralson, died. A year and a half later, another daughter, Sarah Leslie Haralson died.² Sallie was a Methodist and the Rev. William J. Rule, a young Methodist circuit rider, noted the strength that she found in her faith even when he was overwhelmed by the tragedies that the family had suffered.² When Rev. Rule visited the Haralson's in January of 1894, he described the house as being in a valley in the tall timber surrounded by foothills and close to Mount Ranier.² Since he did not mention the Island, one wonders if a second house had been built by this time. Within three months of Rev. Rule's visit, Sallie lost her oldest son, William Elias Haralson, to tuberculosis. This loss was followed by the "Great Flood of '96" on the Cowlitz River which wiped out many homes in the valley, devastated crops and killed six people as well as countless livestock.³

Sallie was noted in the 1900 census of the Big Bottom Precinct as a "farmer" and her youngest daughter and son were living with her. She owned the farm free of mortgage. In 1902, Sallie lost her youngest daughter. Sallie remained active in the community, she was a charter member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Randle, WA which was first organized in her home.⁴ Sallie died in 1925 at the age of 81.

Family

James Fletcher Haralson (23 July 1848 - 16 January 1891)

Children

Ella Mondorah Haralson (31 October 1867 - 2 December 1891)
William Elias Haralson (17 January 1870 - 21 April 1894)
Fanetta Missouri Haralson (31 January 1872 - circa 1883)
Sarah Leslie Haralson (7 May 1873 - 18 May 1893)
Clara LeBertha Haralson+ (27 February 1876 - 25 February 1964)
Alice Lenora Haralson (24 May 1878 - 25 February 1902)
Jonathan Asbury Haralson+ (17 July 1880 - 22 December 1950)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

1 October 2003

Citations

Mrs. J. (Clara Haralson) Moorcroft, "The Pioneering Experiences of James Fletcher Haralson and his wife - Sarah Jane Culpepper," three typed sheets, 27 Feb 1960
Rev. William J. Rule, Riding the Upper Cowlitz Circuit, 1893 -- 1896
Walker Allison Tompkins, "The Big Bottom (Lewis County) 1833-1933," 1933
"In Memorium" a resolution from the minutes of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Randle, WA upon the death of Mrs. James (Sarah Culpepper) Haralson

James Fletcher Haralson

M, (23 July 1848 - 16 January 1891)

Father

Jonathan A. Haralson (22 Sep 1822 - 30 Jul 1854)

Mother

Fynetta Elizabeth Rowden Rison (1826 - 1891)

Birth*

23 July 1848

James was born at Georgia on 23 July 1848.

Marriage*

20 September 1866

He married Sarah Jane Culpepper at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 20 September 1866 at age 18.

1870 Census*

25 August 1870

James was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Miller Valley PO, Clay Co., Alabama. 26 m-p. 268 hh 164.

1880 Census*

1880

James was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at DeKalb Co., Alabama. 31 m-ED59 sht 14 ln 35 twp 7 range 6.

Death*

16 January 1891

He died at Vance, Lewis Co., Washington, on 16 January 1891 at age 42.

Biography*

James Fletcher Haralson married Sarah Jane Culpepper after the Civil War. They settled down to raise their family in Alabama. The couple was noted in the 1870 census of Clay Co., AL ¹ and in the 1880 census of DeKalb Co., AL.

In 1886, James decided to head west to Oregon. James and Sallie and their six surviving children, aged five to eighteen, started out on March 21, 1886, when the apple and peach orchards were blossoming and the corn was six inches high.² When they arrived in San Francisco, they learned that the next ship leaving port was going to Tacoma, WA, and they decided to go to Washington instead of to Oregon. The family had encountered no Indians on their journey until they reached the Puget Sound where they saw Indians in dugouts and canoes paddling out to the ships to sell fish.² The family camped in Tacoma for a week until their freight caught up with them and then they went on to Chehalis, WA, arriving on April 24, 1886 in the middle of a snow storm.²

James Fletcher Haralson apparently decided to settle his family in the Big Bottom area of Washington. Big Bottom covers a 30 mile stretch of the upper Cowlitz River from the Clear Fork branch of the river to Tumwater Falls.³ James Longmire and William Packwood were trying to find a low pass to connect the Puget Sound with the Oregon Trail when three Nisqually guides led them to the area in 1854.³ A pass was not found and it was 30 more years before white men started to settle in the area. William Joerk/York, a German merchant, followed a trail from the upper Sacramento River area of California into Big Bottom in 1882 and he found that the Cowlitz tribe that had lived there when Longmire and Packwood had explored the area had been wiped out by smallpox.³ York returned the following year to settle in Big Bottom and he was soon followed by others, including, in 1885, Louisa Siler who came with her brother, Rufus T. Siler and was the first white woman to settle in Big Bottom.³ James F. Haralson decided that he wanted to settle on the "Island" in the Big Bottom and he arranged to have ten acres of land cleared and a split cedar house built on the land.² However, James did not move his family onto the land immediately. He went into the shingle bolt business using six yoke of oxen to haul sleds of cedar shingle bolts along a skid road made of logs to the river.² There, the shingle bolts were dumped into the river and held behind a boom until as many as 1,000 cords of wood had been accumulated. A crew working on the banks and in canoes then floated the wood down river to a mill which had purchased them for processing.²

Washington became a state on 11 Nov 1889. James F. Harralson's business was doing well until the winter of 1889, when he suffered from "La Grippe" which had been brought to the United States from Europe.² This was influenza which was often followed by pneumonia or tuberculous. James F. Haralson never recovered. He sold all but one team of oxen, a couple of young Holsteins named Buck and Coley and, in the fall of 1890, the family traveled by road to the Cowlitz River. For three weeks, James F. Haralson's oldest son, William, used the team of oxen to pack the household goods to the Island.² Finally, the family started out on foot to the Island, except for James who was too weak and had to ride the pony, Beaver.² The family finally arrived at the house on October 11, 1890 after walking for four days and then using a canoe to cross a slough to the Island.² It was pouring rain. James F. Haralson died three months later. He was 42 years old.

Family

Sarah Jane Culpepper (17 January 1844 - 24 July 1925)

Children

Ella Mondorah Haralson (31 October 1867 - 2 December 1891)
William Elias Haralson (17 January 1870 - 21 April 1894)
Fanetta Missouri Haralson (31 January 1872 - circa 1883)
Sarah Leslie Haralson (7 May 1873 - 18 May 1893)
Clara LeBertha Haralson+ (27 February 1876 - 25 February 1964)
Alice Lenora Haralson (24 May 1878 - 25 February 1902)
Jonathan Asbury Haralson+ (17 July 1880 - 22 December 1950)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

6 December 2003

Citations

No Miller Valley has been identified, could this be Mellow Valley?
Mrs. J. (Clara Haralson) Moorcroft, "The Pioneering Experiences of James Fletcher Haralson and his wife - Sarah Jane Culpepper," three typed sheets, 27 Feb 1960
Walker Allison Tompkins, "The Big Bottom (Lewis County) 1833-1933," 1933

John Wesley Perry

M, (8 April 1848 - 10 October 1911)

Father

James Rodger Perry (Jan 1822 - 17 Jun 1897)

Mother

Easter Perry (16 Mar 1811 - 19 Jun 1887)

Birth*

8 April 1848

John was born at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 8 April 1848.

Marriage*

circa 1866

He married Martha Louisa Dickinson Culpepper at Randolph Co., Alabama, circa 1866.

1880 Census*

14 June 1880

John was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 31 m-Vol 20 ED 112 26 Beat 9.

Photographed*

say 1895

He was photographed say 1895 at Randolph Co., Alabama.

John Wesley & Mattie (Culpepper) Kirk

Employment*

John's occupation: blacksmith at Texas.

1900 Census*

John was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Hunt Co., Texas. 51 m-ED 127 sheet 15 line 34 precinct.

1910 Census*

1910

John was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas. 61 m-ED 268 sheet 96.

Death*

10 October 1911

He died at Potosi, Taylor Co., Texas, on 10 October 1911 at age 63.

Burial*

His body was interred at Potosi, Taylor Co., Texas.

Biography*

John Wesley Perry's father was a Methodist minister. A grandson of John Wesley Perry, Palmer W. Perry, wrote:¹

John was a blacksmith, carpenter, and somewhat of a wainwright and was quite a disciplinarian. He tried to keep a really tight line on his children.

Palmer continued:²

John and Mattie Perry were married and first lived near [what is now the town of] Wadley, AL.... From there they moved to near Collinsville [DeKalb Co.], AL. Their sons used "Bucks Pocket" for hunting and fishing. I think the pocket is now under water from the T. V. A.³

Palmer added:¹

I don't remember much talk of the years when the Perrys were in Collinsville, AL, except for talk of the rough and hard times they had, such as having to fertilize each fill of corn, as they planted and having to saw lumber and make all the caskets.... I don't recall hearing if he [John Wesley Perry] pastored any churches while in the Collinsville area. I suppose he did though as they had a "religious" family quartet, and they sang around the country and made quite a few records. I believe nearly all of them were singers. I can remember grandmother waking me in the middle of the night singing religious songs in her sleep.

The family has not been located in the 1870 census records but is believed to have been living to the west of Louina, now Wadley in Randolph Co., AL where John Wesley Perry and Mattie Culpepper were married and where they were noted with their family in 1880 census records. It is thought that they stayed in Randolph Co., AL until at least the mid-1880's. Unfortunately, the 1890 census records burned so it is difficult to place the family in DeKalb Co., AL. Another grandson, Briley G. Perry, wrote ⁴ that when his father, W. E. Perry, was about 18 (circa 1892) he went to Hopewell, TX ⁵ with his brother, L. M. Perry. They were followed a year later by their parents, John Wesley and Mattie (Culpepper) Perry. In fact, John and Martha with one of their children, Malcolm O. Perry, have been noted in 1900 census records of precinct 3 of Hunt Co., TX. Briley added:⁴

They later moved to Merit, Texas where John Wesley Perry owned and operated a black smith shop [and] from Merit [they moved] to Potosi, Texas 14 miles south of Abilene, Texas....

Mrs. A. T. (Kathleen Perry) Pickett wrote:⁶

My mother said many times that grandfather Perry was one of the finest men she ever knew. He was a blacksmith and preached some and taught singing schools. All of the Perry family were good singers. The brothers and sisters made a phonograph record singing "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" and I can remember hearing it played on an old phonograph at our aunt Carrie's one time when we were visiting there when I was 6 or 7 yrs. old.⁷ It was getting scratchy but was still beautiful....

Perry Garner, a great grandson of John Wesley Perry, wrote:⁸

On my way out [to the Perry reunion] I stopped to visit Ruby Wiltrout and she took me over to see the old John Wesley homeplace that is still standing. It is scheduled to be torn down any day now so I was fortunate to arrive in time to get some photos.... I also got a visit of the old Methodist Church that is still there but remodeled inside. I see now that we are still perhaps correct on the fact that John W. may have preached because they had 2 churches back in his day, a North and a South Methodist with one believing in slavery and the other not. In fact the Church that is there now has some of the furniture out of the other one.

Palmer W. Perry, wrote:²

[John Wesley Perry] was in the church pulpit when he suffered the stroke from which he died....

Family

Martha Louisa Dickinson Culpepper (12 September 1846 - 18 April 1928)

Children

Alice Josephine Perry+ (3 December 1867 - 28 February 1941)
James Henry Perry+ (23 December 1870 - 3 December 1919)
Louis Marcus Spillman Perry+ (2 February 1872 - 6 June 1950)
Willard Erastus Perry+ (17 March 1874 - 7 April 1946)
Dr. Malcolm Oliver Perry+ (30 January 1876 - 27 May 1951)
Ella E. Perry+ (4 March 1878 - 6 February 1953)
Wiley Thomas Perry+ (30 June 1880 - 1 December 1941)
Parker Perry (circa 1882 - 1893)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

25 May 2015

Citations

letter 3 Sep 1978
letter 6 Nov 1978
Tennessee Valley Authority-there is a Buck's Pocket State Park in DeKalb Co., AL near Guntersville Lake
letter 5 Jul 1978
There is a question about the location of Hopewell, TX. There is a Hopewell, TX in Houston Co., TX but Palmer W. Perry's letters seem to indicate that Hopewell was a church and school in the vicinity of Merit, Hunt Co., TX. There is a Hopewell cemetery on the western side of Hunt Co., TX
letter 4 Jan 1979
circa 1925
letter 17 Jun 1980

Florela Caroline Culpepper

F, (22 January 1849 - 18 August 1929)

Father

Rev. William Henry Culpepper (17 Oct 1813 - 22 Mar 1909)

Mother

Sarah Leslie (15 Feb 1808 - 22 Jan 1849)

Birth*

22 January 1849

Florela was born at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 22 January 1849.

Marriage*

27 November 1865

She married John Wesley Kirk at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 27 November 1865 at age 16.

Married Name

27 November 1865

As of 27 November 1865, her married name was Kirk.

1870 Census*

5 July 1870

Florela, Ella and Emily listed as a household member living with John Wesley Kirk on the 1870 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 22 m-581 hh 145.

1880 Census*

2 June 1880

Florela was listed as John Wesley Kirk's wife on the 1880 Census at Randolph Co., Alabama. 34 m-Beat 8 p 315 hh 34.

1900 Census*

1900

Florela was listed as John Wesley Kirk's wife on the 1900 Census at Flat Rock, Randolph Co., Alabama. 54 m-Pct 8 p. 58 hh 8.

(Wife) Photographed

circa 1906

She appeared as a wife in a family photograph circa 1906 at Randolph Co., Alabama,
from Carlos F. Robertson:
Left to Right: Lilly Kathern Kirk (oldest daughter of Daniel P Kirk), Iva D. Kirk (my mother), Emma (Brown) Kirk (D. P. Kirk's 1st wife), Leon Kirk (oldest son of D.P. Kirk), Florela (Culpepper) Kirk, Daniel P. Kirk, John W. Kirk, last two unknown.

The attached picture was found in, my mother, Iva D. Kirk’s collection. On the back it was labeled as follows:

Grand Daddy Kirk

John Wesley. Kirk

Frollia C. Kirk (Grand Mother)

Dan P. Kirk

Eulas Kirk

George Kirk

Lula Kirk

Kate Kirk

Leon Kirk

Iva D. Kirk

1901 (I know this date is wrong, as my mother (Iva) was not born until 1905??)¹

John Wesley Kirk family

Photographed*

say 1910

She appeared as a wife in a family photograph say 1910 at Randolph Co., Alabama.²

John Wesley & Florela C. (Culpepper) Kirk

1910 Census*

1910

Florela was listed as John Wesley Kirk's wife on the 1910 Census at Randolph Co., Alabama. 65 m-ED 149 sheet 1B.

Death*

18 August 1929

She died at Wadley, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 18 August 1929 at age 80.

Burial*

Her body was interred at Wadley, Randolph Co., Alabama.

Biography*

Florela Caroline was the eleventh and last child and sixth daughter of William Henry and Sarah (Leslie) Culpepper. She was born in Alabama, presumably in Randolph Co., AL where her father was noted in land records. Florela's mother died the day Florela was born. Florela is next noted in the household of her widowed father in the 1850 census of Randolph Co., AL and in the household of her father and his second wife, Catherine, in the 1860 census of Almond P. O. District of Randolph Co., AL.

After the Civil War, Florela married John Wesley Kirk, and they settled down to raise their family in Randolph Co., AL. Florela gave birth to 11 children. Six survived to adulthood. L. Hoyt Kirk wrote:³

I remember my Grandfather and Grandmother very well, as we lived not too far from them until I was 16 years of age and I visited them many times after we moved some distance from them. My grandmother, like many of her ancestors, was very emotional with her religion and every time she went to her church at Almond she would get happy and shout all over that church. Two grandsons, older than I, [and I] would visit our Grandparents in the Summertime during the church revival. The windows would all be open for air, and when Grandmother got happy and started to shouting, she would start for us grandsons and we would jump out the window to get away from her. When we spent the night with her and Grandfather, he would go to bed early, but when Grandmother went to bed she would reach for her Bible and say, "Let's read a few verses of the Bible" and then she would say, "Now let Is get on our knees and have prayer. It has been so long, I don't remember what she prayed for, but she read her Bible and said her prayers every night. My Grandfather would sometimes get ill or cross with my Grandmother and would fuss at her and look out of the corner of his eye and wink and grin where Grandmother couldn't see his grin. He didn't mean a word he said to her with his fussin, and Grandmother would listen to a few words and look at him and smile and say, "Now John."

Florela died in 1929 at the age of 80.

Reunion

Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 11:00 PM
Subject: Kirk Reunion

Lew I hope you are in touch with Douglas by now.

As to the Daniel Kirk reunion I have pictures starting in 1954 and up to 2011. The 1954 group picture has all eleven brothers and sisters that reached adulthood. Also a second picture

includes all of their families to that point. We had earlier reunions but I would have to search further. There is no one in Ashland of the original family so for the last two years we have met in

a Hotel in Oxford, Al. It is open to all but few show up, since it is not in Ashland. As soon as the plans are set for 2012, I'll let you know.

I can remember attending the John W Kirk family Reunion for a few years as a child, and I believe the Dan Kirk reunion just picked where that one left off.

The John W family Picnic met at an area called The Bald Rock. It was in an area of an out-croping hard hard rock with a creek flowing thru it. and plenty of room for many families.

There were other folks gathered there as well.

Douglas told me the property was sold and the new owner closed it to the public. That was years ago. Too bad!

Cheers for now.

John.⁴

Family

John Wesley Kirk (18 November 1844 - 17 July 1930)

Children

Emily Catherine Kirk+ (8 July 1867 - )
Ella Tallulah Kirk (23 April 1869 - 1939)
James William Kirk+ (4 May 1871 - May 1964)
John Thomas Kirk+ (6 July 1873 - 22 August 1912)
Infant Son Kirk (7 January 1876 - 9 January 1876)
Infant Son Kirk (7 January 1876 - 25 March 1876)
Daniel Patterson Kirk+ (7 June 1877 - 21 July 1960)
Morgan Wesley Kirk (25 February 1880 - 17 October 1894)
Henry Freeman Kirk+ (16 May 1883 - 21 June 1969)
Sarah Dakota Kirk (17 January 1886 - )
Millard Jackson Kirk (20 February 1889 - 3 February 1892)
Newell Powell Kirk (27 January 1891 - 27 January 1891)
Ulus Parker Kirk+ (29 June 1891 - 20 November 1962)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

31 July 2011

Citations

E-mail written July 2006 to Lew Griffin from Carlos F. Robertson, Carrollton, Georgia, e-mail address.
Correspondence from Leonard Hoyt Kirk to Lew Griffin.
letter 28 Sep 1992
E-mail written Sep 2009 - Jul 2011 to Lew Griffin from John Paul Kirk, e-mail address.

John Wesley Kirk

M, (18 November 1844 - 17 July 1930)

Father

James Patrick Kirk (1810 - 17 Oct 1894)

Mother

Emily Turrentine (1818 - a 1880)

Birth*

18 November 1844

John was born at Georgia on 18 November 1844.

Civil War*

between 1861 and 1865

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

Marriage*

27 November 1865

He married Florela Caroline Culpepper at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 27 November 1865 at age 21.

1870 Census*

5 July 1870

John was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 22 m-581 hh 145.

1880 Census*

2 June 1880

John was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Randolph Co., Alabama. 34 m-Beat 8 p 315 hh 34.

1900 Census*

1900

John was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Flat Rock, Randolph Co., Alabama. 54 m-Pct 8 p. 58 hh 8.

Photographed*

circa 1906

He was photographed circa 1906 at Randolph Co., Alabama,
from Carlos F. Robertson:
Left to Right: Lilly Kathern Kirk (oldest daughter of Daniel P Kirk), Iva D. Kirk (my mother), Emma (Brown) Kirk (D. P. Kirk's 1st wife), Leon Kirk (oldest son of D.P. Kirk), Florela (Culpepper) Kirk, Daniel P. Kirk, John W. Kirk, last two unknown.

The attached picture was found in, my mother, Iva D. Kirk’s collection. On the back it was labeled as follows:

Grand Daddy Kirk

John Wesley. Kirk

Frollia C. Kirk (Grand Mother)

Dan P. Kirk

Eulas Kirk

George Kirk

Lula Kirk

Kate Kirk

Leon Kirk

Iva D. Kirk

1901 (I know this date is wrong, as my mother (Iva) was not born until 1905??)¹

John Wesley Kirk family

Photographed*

say 1910

He appeared as a husband in a family photograph say 1910 at Randolph Co., Alabama.²

John Wesley & Florela C. (Culpepper) Kirk

1910 Census*

1910

John was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Randolph Co., Alabama. 65 m-ED 149 sheet 1B.

Death*

17 July 1930

He died at Wadley, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 17 July 1930 at age 85.

Burial*

His body was interred at Wadley, Randolph Co., Alabama.

Biography*

L. Hoyt Kirk wrote ³ that his grandfather, John Wesley Kirk, had "bright blue eyes" like J. W. Kirk's father, James Patrick Kirk. John Wesley Kirk would have been approximately 16 years old when the Civil War began. L. Hoyt Kirk wrote:⁴

My Grandfather fought in the Civil War four years. I asked him one time if he ever shot a man during the war and he said, "I don't know and I don't want to know. I shot at them, but in those days we used black powder and it made so much smoke that we would have to wait until the smoke cleared away and by that time another man may have stepped up to his place. Grandfather never discussed much about the war. He did tell me about the soldiers picking up the corn that the horses wasted when they were fed and washing the grains of corn and making hominy, and about the farmers butchering their hogs and hiding the meat in hollow trees in the woods but the Yankee soldiers would find it and take everything they found. Grandmother told me some days it would be real smokey and they would say, "The soldiers are fighting close today, it is so smokey." They fought all over Alabama, Horse Shoe Bend on the Tallapoosa River and the Railway Freight Depot in Scottsboro, the oldest brick building in Scottsboro, built before the Civil War and today there are signs where the Freight Depot was damaged by gun fire during the Civil War.

After the War, John Wesley Kirk married Florela Culpepper. L. Hoyt Kirk wrote:⁵

John Wesley Kirk... reared his family on the farm on what is known locally as Cotton Ridge which is about four miles west of [what is now the town of] Wadley in Randolph County, Alabama. About 1912, all of my grandfather's children lived within a ten mile radius of where they grew up. All of his sons were farmers and all of his daughters married farmers.... Farming is an honorable occupation, but it is not a profitable occupation, or was not back in those days on small farms by mule in Randolph, Clay, Chambers, and Tallapoosa counties. And today with all the mechanical equipment and large acreage farming, most farmers are in debt.... But they [Kirk's] were honorable citizens, church goers, honest, paid their debts, their word was their bond. If a Kirk had two dollars and you needed one, he would give you one.... For several years, my father and I would cut firewood for grandfather and haul it to him in the winter months. One cold windy day we carried grandfather a load of wood. When we unloaded the wood, grandfather came out with his overcoat on and got on the wagon to go home with us. He sat on the back of the wagon bed with his feet hanging off and Dad said, "John, you are not going to sit back there. Come up here on this spring seat." When we got home, my Dad stopped the mules in front of the wagon shelter and grandfather said, "Turn around, turn around." When Dad turned the mules around, he turned too short and the front wheel caught the side of the wagon bed and raised it up and out went grandfather, head first on the tongue of the wagon between the mules. Dad reached down and caught him by the seat of the pants and pulled him back up on the spring seat and said, "Did it hurt you, John?" Grandfather said, "Yes, by grassis, you know it hurt me." He got mad and would not say a word. He went on to the house. Dad and I put up the mules and went in to eat lunch and sat down to the dinner table and Dad said, "Ask the blessing John, and make it short, I am hungry." That tickled my grandfather and started him laughing. He couldn't be mad any longer....

John Wesley Kirk was a Mason.

Reunion*

Family

Florela Caroline Culpepper (22 January 1849 - 18 August 1929)

Children

Emily Catherine Kirk+ (8 July 1867 - )
Ella Tallulah Kirk (23 April 1869 - 1939)
James William Kirk+ (4 May 1871 - May 1964)
John Thomas Kirk+ (6 July 1873 - 22 August 1912)
Infant Son Kirk (7 January 1876 - 9 January 1876)
Infant Son Kirk (7 January 1876 - 25 March 1876)
Daniel Patterson Kirk+ (7 June 1877 - 21 July 1960)
Morgan Wesley Kirk (25 February 1880 - 17 October 1894)
Henry Freeman Kirk+ (16 May 1883 - 21 June 1969)
Sarah Dakota Kirk (17 January 1886 - )
Millard Jackson Kirk (20 February 1889 - 3 February 1892)
Newell Powell Kirk (27 January 1891 - 27 January 1891)
Ulus Parker Kirk+ (29 June 1891 - 20 November 1962)

Charts

John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants

Last Edited

31 July 2011

Citations

E-mail written July 2006 to Lew Griffin from Carlos F. Robertson, Carrollton, Georgia, e-mail address.
Correspondence from Leonard Hoyt Kirk to Lew Griffin.
letter 14 Sep 1992
letter 28 Sep 1992
letter 15 Oct 1992
E-mail written Sep 2009 - Jul 2011 to Lew Griffin from John Paul Kirk, e-mail address.

James Rodger Perry

M, (January 1822 - 17 June 1897)

Father

Hugh Perry Jr. (1798 - )

Mother

Sarah Cooksey (1805 - 1887)

Birth*

January 1822

James was born at Pendleton District, South Carolina, in January 1822.¹

Marriage*

circa 1843

He married Easter Perry circa 1843.

Employment*

James's occupation: Methodist min..

Census*

1880

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

Death*

17 June 1897

He died at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 17 June 1897 at age 75.²

Burial*

His body was interred at Almond United Methodist Cemetery, Wadley, Randolph Co., Alabama.

Biography*

"James R. Perry was in Pendelton S.C. - 1823" was recorded in the "GRAND-PARENTS" section of the Bible of a grandson, L. M. Perry. This does not say that J. R. Perry was BORN in SC in 1823. The record which follows records that "Grand Mother (Ester Perry) was born in Pendelton S.C. in 1813." This would seem to suggest that the family did not know when and where James R. Perry had been born but did know that he was in South Carolina at least by 1823. The following is from L. M. Perry family Bible under "IMPORTANT INCIDENTS About Ancestry, Birth, Education, Early History, etc., etc.": James R. Perry was a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church thirty six years and was a travelling preacher six years.

Family

Easter Perry (16 March 1811 - 19 June 1887)

Children

Margaret Francis Perry (1 August 1844 - 1 June 1904)
John Wesley Perry+ (8 April 1848 - 10 October 1911)
Wiley Whitfield Perry+ (26 February 1851 - 1920)

Last Edited

23 February 2002

Citations

William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
13 Apr 1981 p. 48.
William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
15 Feb 1981 p. 24.

Easter Perry

F, (16 March 1811 - 19 June 1887)

Birth*

16 March 1811

Easter was born at Pendleton District, South Carolina, on 16 March 1811.¹

Marriage

27 November 1829

She married Campbell Powell on 27 November 1829 at age 18.

Married Name

27 November 1829

As of 27 November 1829, her married name was Powell.

Marriage*

circa 1843

She married James Rodger Perry circa 1843.

Census*

1880

She was listed as a resident in the census report at Almond, Clay Co., Alabama, in 1880.

Death*

19 June 1887

She died at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 19 June 1887 at age 76.²

Burial*

Her body was interred at Almond United Methodist Cemetery, Wadley, Randolph Co., Alabama.

Family 1

Campbell Powell (18 April 1791 - 23 January 1840)

Family 2

James Rodger Perry (January 1822 - 17 June 1897)

Children

Margaret Francis Perry (1 August 1844 - 1 June 1904)
John Wesley Perry+ (8 April 1848 - 10 October 1911)
Wiley Whitfield Perry+ (26 February 1851 - 1920)

Last Edited

15 March 2000

Citations

William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
5 Feb 1981 p. 24.
William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
15 Feb 1981 p. 24.

Jonathan A. Haralson

M, (22 September 1822 - 30 July 1854)

Father

Herndon Haralson (25 Dec 1796 - 25 Oct 1868)

Mother

Elizabeth Summers Patterson (1794 - 21 Aug 1868)

Birth*

22 September 1822

Jonathan was born at Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland, on 22 September 1822.¹

Marriage*

9 June 1842

He married Fynetta Elizabeth Rowden Rison on 9 June 1842 at age 19.¹

Death*

30 July 1854

He died at Troup Co., Georgia, on 30 July 1854 at age 31.¹

Burial*

His body was interred at West Point City Cemetery, West Point, Troup Co., Georgia.¹

Family

Fynetta Elizabeth Rowden Rison (1826 - 1891)

Child

James Fletcher Haralson+ (23 July 1848 - 16 January 1891)

Last Edited

9 July 1999

Citations

Danny Keith Haralson, Haralson- Harrelson Family History and Lineage, Mesa, AZ: Cox Printing, 1999, 1999.
p. 158.

Fynetta Elizabeth Rowden Rison

F, (1826 - 1891)

Birth*

1826

Fynetta was born in 1826.¹

Marriage*

9 June 1842

She married Jonathan A. Haralson on 9 June 1842.¹

Married Name

9 June 1842

As of 9 June 1842, her married name was Haralson.

Death*

1891

She died at Troup Co., Georgia, in 1891.¹

Burial*

Her body was interred at West Point City Cemetery, West Point, Troup Co., Georgia.¹

Family

Jonathan A. Haralson (22 September 1822 - 30 July 1854)

Child

James Fletcher Haralson+ (23 July 1848 - 16 January 1891)

Last Edited

9 July 1999

Citations

Danny Keith Haralson, Haralson- Harrelson Family History and Lineage, Mesa, AZ: Cox Printing, 1999, 1999.
p. 158.