Alice Lenora Haralson

F, (24 May 1878 - 25 February 1902)
FatherJames Fletcher Haralson (23 Jul 1848 - 16 Jan 1891)
MotherSarah Jane Culpepper (17 Jan 1844 - 24 Jul 1925)
Birth*24 May 1878 Alice was born at Gadsden, Etowah Co., Alabama, on 24 May 1878. 
(Daughter) 1880 Census1880 Ella, Fanetta, Sarah, Alice and Clara was listed as a daughter in James Fletcher Haralson's household on the 1880 Census at DeKalb Co., Alabama. 31 m-ED59 sht 14 ln 35 twp 7 range 6. 
(Daughter) 1900 Census7 June 1900 Alice was listed as a daughter in Sarah Jane Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Big Bottom Precinct, Lewis Co., Washington. 56 f-ED 125 sheet 3. 
Death*25 February 1902 She died at Lewis Co., Washington, on 25 February 1902 at age 23. 
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited4 August 1999

Jonathan Asbury Haralson

M, (17 July 1880 - 22 December 1950)
FatherJames Fletcher Haralson (23 Jul 1848 - 16 Jan 1891)
MotherSarah Jane Culpepper (17 Jan 1844 - 24 Jul 1925)
Birth*17 July 1880 Jonathan was born at DeKalb Co., Alabama, on 17 July 1880. 
1900 Census*7 June 1900 Jonathan was listed as a son in Sarah Jane Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Big Bottom Precinct, Lewis Co., Washington. 56 f-ED 125 sheet 3. 
Marriage* He married Rebecca Coleman at Washington. 
Death*22 December 1950 He died at Glenoma, Lewis Co., Washington, on 22 December 1950 at age 70. 
Biography* Jonathan was born in Alabama; but, when he was five and one-half years old, his parents moved the family west, to the Territory of Washington. He was ten years old when his father died. Jonathan's mother and oldest brother got the family settled on their land in the Big Bottom of the upper Cowlitz River in Lewis Co., WA. The first schoolhouse in the valley was built of hand-hewn cedar logs on the Job William "Joe" Moorcroft place near Mountain View and this is where Jonathan and his older sisters, Clara and Alice, went to school with Clifford, Charles, Albert, Addie and Ora Blankenship and Walter, Leona, and Leila Young and George Charles, Bird Walter and Florence Stevenson. The group was taught by Miss Zona Dodge. 1 Jonathan survived the 'Great Flood of '96' on the Cowlitz River and went on to settle down and raise a family in Washington. He died in 1950 at the age of 70. 

Family

Rebecca Coleman (say 1882 - )
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited26 January 2000

Citations

  1. Walker Allison Tompkins, "The Big Bottom (Lewis County) 1833-1933," 1933

Rebecca Coleman

F, (say 1882 - )
Birth*say 1882 Rebecca was born say 1882. 
Marriage* She married Jonathan Asbury Haralson at Washington. 
Married Name Her married name was Haralson. 

Family

Jonathan Asbury Haralson (17 July 1880 - 22 December 1950)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited16 January 2000

Ralph Everett Moorcroft

M, (14 April 1894 - January 1985)
FatherJob William Moorcroft (12 Apr 1860 - 14 Sep 1953)
MotherClara LeBertha Haralson (27 Feb 1876 - 25 Feb 1964)
Birth*14 April 1894 Ralph was born at Randle, Lewis Co., Washington, on 14 April 1894. 
Marriage*27 December 1918 He married Rhoda Marcum at Chehalis, Lewis Co., Washington, on 27 December 1918 at age 24. 
Death*January 1985 He died at Packwood, Lewis Co., Washington, in January 1985 at age 90.1 
Biography* Ralph Everett Moorcroft was the son of Job William "Joe" and Clara LeBertha (Haralson) Moorcroft. He was born in the Big Bottom Valley of the Cowlitz River in the state of Washington. His mother wrote:2

On April 14th, 1894 - our son, Ralph was born.... In the spring of 1895, when Ralph was a year old, we took him with us to plant our garden. He played around while we did our garden-work. That night he became very sick - had cramps, and cried and screamed. We did everything we could think of; but could find no relief. Also, there was no doctor nearer than Chehalis, which was 70 miles away. Finally, near morning, he went to sleep. When I changed his diaper in the morning, it was filled with pure-black dirt. While we were busy with our gardening - he had eaten 'his peck of dirt'. That summer when I wanted fresh vegetables for the day -- I would tie a cord around his ankle and the other end to the dining room table-leg - so that he would be safe while I was gone, and of course - I would go as fast as I could run.

Ralph's young life continued to be eventful. His mother wrote about the "Great Flood of '96" on the Cowlitz River:3

The fall months of 1896 had been so beautiful and October was sunny and warm.... The days went, and by October 21st we had the most of the fall work well in hand; but the apples were yet to pick, and on the 21st Joseph, my husband, and our small son, Ralph, began picking the apples....

On November 15th the Chinook winds from the West began a soft 'zephyr-like' breeze--so warm the snow began melting fast. In the evening just before darkness fell, our neighbor that lived one-half mile from us, near the river, came and said "you folks must hurry and get out of here as the river is rising fast." We had a young team of horses and a colt. Joe went to the barn--saddled one of the horses, opened the barn door, and turned the other horses and the cattle loose. Our saddled horse was young and very nervous, so my husband held him while I climbed on and tied the sack of clothes behind the saddle. He handed me our three weeks old baby girl to hold in my arms--put our young son on his neck and held him by one foot so that he would not fall off.... It was almost dark now and the water was coming down through the fields and rising so fast that by the time we were to the road it was above my husband's ankles. When we got to the neighbors farm, Joe pulled at the big farm gate to open it. The water was now up to his knees and the current was very strong. During the process of pulling on the gate, he had to let loose of our son's foot--our son fell backward into the swift water. My husband had to move fast to grab him before he was washed away....

Ralph's mother wrote of another incident which happened a year later:4

In a few days we started on our journey to Chehalis to pick up my new [sewing] machine and several other supplies we needed. My mother and young son were with my husband and myself. My husband was the only one outside on the wagon seat. The rest of us rode inside our covered wagon. We spent one day in town to purchase and load our supplies and the Montgomery Ward sewing machine, which was in a crate 12 inches higher than our wagon box. Among our groceries and other supplies was a cross-cut saw which my husband had stood on edge in the wagon.

The next morning we started for home. It was early November, and the fall rains had set in. We had been traveling with our horses and wagon for most of a week, and were within six miles of home, with the heavy rains and darkness surrounding us, when suddenly the outside edge of the road broke off and the wagon turned completely over. My husband was thrown clear of the wagon. The rest of us were not so fortunate. We were underneath the overturned wagon--but surely, God must have been looking over us. That wonderful sewing machine crate was just the right height to hold the wagon-bed up enough so that I could slip out on my stomach. My husband and I scraped away enough dirt with our hands to pull out my mother and son. They were in grave danger of being suffocated, for the groceries and the cross-cut saw were slipping down on them, shutting out their air....

Ralph managed to survive his inauspicious beginnings and, in 1918, he married Rhoda Marcum and they settled down to raise a family in Randle, WA. Ralph died in 1985 at the age of 90. 

Family

Rhoda Marcum (12 August 1898 - December 1980)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited25 January 2000

Citations

  1. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  2. Mrs. "Joe" (Clara Haralson) Moorcroft, "Clara Haralson and Joseph Moorcroft: Our 'Start' when we got Married" typed sheet, July 1961
  3. Mrs. J. (Clara Haralson) Moorcroft, "The "Great Flood of '96" on the Cowlitz River in Eastern Lewis Co., State of Washington," typed sheet
  4. Mrs. J. (Clara Haralson) Moorcroft, "Washington State Pioneer Tells How Wards Sewing Machine Saved Three Lives in 1897," For-Ward , February 1960, p. 7

Rhoda Marcum

F, (12 August 1898 - December 1980)
Birth*12 August 1898 Rhoda was born at Dingess, Mingo Co., West Virginia, on 12 August 1898. 
Marriage*27 December 1918 She married Ralph Everett Moorcroft at Chehalis, Lewis Co., Washington, on 27 December 1918 at age 20. 
Married Name27 December 1918  As of 27 December 1918, her married name was Moorcroft. 
Death*December 1980 She died at Puyallup, Pierce Co., Washington, in December 1980 at age 82.1 

Family

Ralph Everett Moorcroft (14 April 1894 - January 1985)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited16 January 2000

Citations

  1. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm

Ruby Moorcroft

F, (21 October 1896 - 9 February 1992)
FatherJob William Moorcroft (12 Apr 1860 - 14 Sep 1953)
MotherClara LeBertha Haralson (27 Feb 1876 - 25 Feb 1964)
Birth*21 October 1896 Ruby was born at Randle, Lewis Co., Washington, on 21 October 1896. 
Marriage*18 December 1920 She married Walter Randle at Washington on 18 December 1920 at age 24. 
Married Name18 December 1920  As of 18 December 1920, her married name was Randle. 
Death*9 February 1992 She died at Beaumont, Riverside Co., California, on 9 February 1992 at age 95. 

Family

Walter Randle (3 June 1897 - September 1983)
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited26 January 2000

Walter Randle

M, (3 June 1897 - September 1983)
Birth*3 June 1897 Walter was born on 3 June 1897. 
Marriage*18 December 1920 He married Ruby Moorcroft at Washington on 18 December 1920 at age 23. 
Death*September 1983 He died at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, in September 1983 at age 86. 

Family

Ruby Moorcroft (21 October 1896 - 9 February 1992)
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited26 January 2000

William E. Haralson

M, (1916 - 11 September 1927)
FatherJonathan Asbury Haralson (17 Jul 1880 - 22 Dec 1950)
MotherRebecca Coleman (s 1882 - )
Birth*1916 William was born at Washington in 1916. 
Death*11 September 1927 He died at Washington on 11 September 1927. 
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited26 January 2000

Wesley Dewitt Haralson

M, (13 April 1918 - 1 October 1991)
FatherJonathan Asbury Haralson (17 Jul 1880 - 22 Dec 1950)
MotherRebecca Coleman (s 1882 - )
Birth*13 April 1918 Wesley was born at Glenoma, Lewis Co., Washington, on 13 April 1918. 
Residence*1963 Wesley resided at Glenoma, Lewis Co., Washington, in 1963. 
Death*1 October 1991 He died on 1 October 1991 at age 73.1 
Burial*say 4 October 1991 His body was interred say 4 October 1991 at Silver Creek Cemetery, Randle, Lewis Co., Washington.2 
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited21 June 2014

Citations

  1. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  2. Find a Grave (online database)
    http://www.findagrave.com
    Find A Grave Memorial# 49568009.

Douglas Haralson

M, (1920 - 27 August 1929)
FatherJonathan Asbury Haralson (17 Jul 1880 - 22 Dec 1950)
MotherRebecca Coleman (s 1882 - )
Birth*1920 Douglas was born at Washington in 1920. 
Death*27 August 1929 He died at Washington on 27 August 1929. 
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited26 January 2000

Alice Josephine Perry

F, (3 December 1867 - 28 February 1941)
FatherJohn Wesley Perry (8 Apr 1848 - 10 Oct 1911)
MotherMartha Louisa Dickinson Culpepper (12 Sep 1846 - 18 Apr 1928)
Birth*3 December 1867 Alice was born at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 3 December 1867. 
(Daughter) 1880 Census14 June 1880 Alice and Ella was listed as a daughter in John Wesley Perry's household on the 1880 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 31 m-Vol 20 ED 112 26 Beat 9. 
Marriage* She married Thomas Jacob Rampy at Alabama. 
Married Name Her married name was Rampy. 
Death*28 February 1941 She died at Clarendon, Donley Co., Texas, on 28 February 1941 at age 73. 
Burial* Her body was interred at Citizen's Cemetery, Clarendon, Donley Co., Texas. 
Biography* Alice was the daughter of John Wesley and Martha Louisa Dickinson (Culpepper) Perry. She was born and raised in Randolph Co., AL probably to the west of Louina and what is now known as Wadley. This is where Alice was noted with her parents in the 1880 census records. The family is believed to have remained in Randolph Co., AL until the mid-1880's.

When Alice was approximately seventeen years old, she married Jake Rampy. Unfortunately, the 1890 census records were burned so it is not known if Alice and Jake accompanied the John Wesley Perry family to DeKalb Co., AL. Alice and Jake did move their family to Texas, first to Hunt Co., TX then to Taylor Co., TX and finally to Clarendon, Donley Co., TX where they were noted in 1920 census records. This is where Alice died in 1941 at the age of 73. 

Family

Thomas Jacob Rampy (1 February 1866 - 3 May 1938)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited21 October 2001

Thomas Jacob Rampy

M, (1 February 1866 - 3 May 1938)
Name Variation He was also known as Jake. 
Birth*1 February 1866 Thomas was born at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 1 February 1866. 
Marriage* He married Alice Josephine Perry at Alabama. 
Death*3 May 1938 He died at Clarendon, Donley Co., Texas, on 3 May 1938 at age 72. 
Burial*circa 5 May 1938 His body was interred circa 5 May 1938 at Citizen's Cemetery, Clarendon, Donley Co., Texas. 
Biography*  (an unknown value.) 

Family

Alice Josephine Perry (3 December 1867 - 28 February 1941)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited8 October 2003

James Henry Perry

M, (23 December 1870 - 3 December 1919)
FatherJohn Wesley Perry (8 Apr 1848 - 10 Oct 1911)
MotherMartha Louisa Dickinson Culpepper (12 Sep 1846 - 18 Apr 1928)
Birth*23 December 1870 James was born at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 23 December 1870.1 
(Son) 1880 Census14 June 1880 Malcolm, James, Louis and Willard was listed as a son in John Wesley Perry's household on the 1880 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 31 m-Vol 20 ED 112 26 Beat 9. 
Marriage*27 December 1897 He married Carrie Etta Dean at Hunt Co., Texas, on 27 December 1897 at age 27.2 
Death*3 December 1919 He died at Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas, on 3 December 1919 at age 48. 
Burial* His body was interred at Dunn City Cemetery, Dunn, Scurry Co., Texas.3 
Biography* James Henry Perry was the son of John Wesley and Martha Louisa Dickinson (Culpepper) Perry. He was born and raised in Randolph Co., AL probably to the west of Louina and what is now known as Wadley. This is where he was noted with his parents in the 1880 census records. The family is believed to have remained in Randolph Co., AL until the mid-1880's. Unfortunately, the 1890 census records were burned so it is not known if James accompanied his parents to DeKalb Co., AL.

At some point, James did move to Hunt Co., Texas and, in 1897, he married Carrie Etta Dean and they settled down to raise their family in Texas. In the early 1900's they moved their young family from Hunt Co., TX to Scurry Co., TX.4

In an article about his death 5 it was noted that James was in the process of moving from Clarendon, Donley Co., TX to Snyder, Scurry Co., TX when he was killed by a freight train in Amarillo, TX. The train that James was on had apparently stopped in a train yard to let a freight train pass and James had gone to the office to find out how long the train would remain in the yard. He was killed as he returned to his train.6 He was 48 years old. 

Family

Carrie Etta Dean (25 June 1881 - 27 December 1962)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited21 October 2001

Citations

  1. Descendants of Martha Lee Culpepper, Chloe-Marion (Schmidt) Perry (Mrs. Gerald David Perry), e-mail: e-mail address, to Lew Griffin, 1997.
    p. 2.
  2. Descendants of Martha Lee Culpepper, Chloe-Marion (Schmidt) Perry (Mrs. Gerald David Perry), e-mail: e-mail address, to Lew Griffin, 1997.
    p. 2: Hunt Co, TX records Book I p 349 (Ft Worth Public Library).
  3. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
  4. Palmer W. Perry letter 6 Nov 1978
  5. "Man Killed in Santa Fe Yards Wednesday" Amarillo Daily News (Potter Co., TX) 4 Dec 1919, p. 3
  6. "Man Killed in Santa Fe Yards Wednesday" Amarillo Daily News (Potter Co., TX)

Carrie Etta Dean

F, (25 June 1881 - 27 December 1962)
FatherJames Elbert Dean (24 Feb 1856 - 1915)
MotherKittie Pauline Vincent (s 1857 - )
Birth*25 June 1881 Carrie was born on 25 June 1881.1 
Marriage*27 December 1897 She married James Henry Perry at Hunt Co., Texas, on 27 December 1897 at age 16.2 
Married Name27 December 1897  As of 27 December 1897, her married name was Perry. 
Death*27 December 1962 She died at Sweetwater, Nolan Co., Texas, on 27 December 1962 at age 81.3 
Burial*28 December 1962 Her body was interred on 28 December 1962 at Sweetwater, Nolan Co., Texas.3 

Family

James Henry Perry (23 December 1870 - 3 December 1919)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited25 October 2001

Citations

  1. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    22 Jul 1981.
  2. Descendants of Martha Lee Culpepper, Chloe-Marion (Schmidt) Perry (Mrs. Gerald David Perry), e-mail: e-mail address, to Lew Griffin, 1997.
    p. 2: Hunt Co, TX records Book I p 349 (Ft Worth Public Library).
  3. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    1 Jan 1981 p. 6.

Louis Marcus Spillman Perry

M, (2 February 1872 - 6 June 1950)
FatherJohn Wesley Perry (8 Apr 1848 - 10 Oct 1911)
MotherMartha Louisa Dickinson Culpepper (12 Sep 1846 - 18 Apr 1928)
Birth*2 February 1872 Louis was born at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 2 February 1872. 
(Son) 1880 Census14 June 1880 Malcolm, James, Louis and Willard was listed as a son in John Wesley Perry's household on the 1880 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 31 m-Vol 20 ED 112 26 Beat 9. 
Marriage*5 January 1896 He married Ada Brown Caroline Flippin at Hunt Co., Texas, on 5 January 1896 at age 23. 
Death*6 June 1950 He died at Brownfield, Terry Co., Texas, on 6 June 1950 at age 78. 
Burial* His body was interred at Memorial Cemetery, Brownfield, Terry Co., Texas. 
Biography* Louis Marcus Spillman Perry was the son of John Wesley and Martha Louisa Dickinson (Culpepper) Perry. He was born and raised in Randolph Co., AL probably to the west of Louina and what is now known as Wadley. This is where he was noted with his parents in the 1880 census records. The family is believed to have remained in Randolph Co., AL until the mid-1880's.

Louis is presumed to have accompanied his parents to Collinsville, DeKalb Co., AL where Palmer W. Perry noted 1 that "their sons used 'Bucks Pocket' for hunting and fishing." There is a Bucks Pocket State Park across the DeKalb County line in Jackson Co., AL next to Guntersville Lake. A granddaughter, Mrs. B. A. (Irma Brazelton) Higgins visited the park and wrote:2

It is a lovely tiny cup in the bend of a mountain. It is a pocket all right. A spring bubbles out of the mountain & is a lovely camping area for vacationers (run by the State of Ala. parks I believe).... It is a beautiful drive thru the park and descending into the pocket.

Around 1892, Louis and his younger brother, W. E. Perry, set out for Texas.3 The brothers apparently decided to stop in Hunt Co., TX and their parents followed them there a year later.

Louis met and married Ada Flippin in Hunt Co., TX but, based on the birth locations of their children, they appear to have moved their young family to Taylor Co., TX by the early 1900's. The family also appears to have lived in Eskota, Fisher Co., TX for several years before moving back to Taylor Co., TX.

Finally, in the early 1920's, the family moved again, this time to Brownfield, Terry Co., TX. A daughter, Mrs. A. T. (Kathleen Perry) Pickett, wrote:4

Louis Perry, and his wife Ada and their five youngest children arrived in Brownfield, Terry County, Texas in a Model T Ford car, from Tye, Taylor County, Texas, on the day before Christmas Eve, 1924. Their household goods had arrived by truck the day before, but the house that they were to move into was still occupied. Their things were piled up at the wagon yard just west of the railroad depot. They had to stay with their married son Burney and his family, who had already moved to Brownfield, until they could find a house.

The sandstorms never seemed to let up that winter and spring. Their son Burney had been in Brownfield for several months drilling water wells for new settlers. They camped in a tent and traded drilling for lots and lumber to build Burney's house and he had already moved his family to Brownfield. Within about two months Louis, with the help of Burney and another son David and a carpenter or two, had a house built for his family to move into.

The neighbors across the road had a water well and shared their water with the Perry's until they could drill themselves a well. A hand pump was installed and water was pumped by hand, for the house, cow, and chickens as well as to water a garden and flowers in the yard, until a windmill was put up a year or so later. Finally an overhead tank was built and water was piped into the house. No more "totin' " water.

Meals were cooked on an coal oil cook stove and in the winter the house was heated by a little "bachelor" heater, using corncobs and coal. Kerosene lamps furnished light at night. In winter the family would sit around the heater at night and listen to stories of things that happened back in Alabama where Louis grew up and about Tennessee where Ada was raised. Their families, the Perrys and Flippins, moved to Texas about the same time and settled in Hunt County, where they later met and were married.

Summer evenings found the family out on the front porch where it was cooler (there were no fans or air conditioning in those days) singing old time religious songs that the elder Perrys remembered from earlier days.

In about 1930 the house was wired for electricity, then about 1933 Natural gas was piped in and used for cooking and heating. There were no School busses, so the children walked clear across town, about a mile, to school in the old red brick building built in 1917 that was torn down in the early 1970's....

Mrs. Gerald D. (Chloe-Marion Schmidt) Perry wrote:5

Louis M. Perry was an active Republican and served as Chairman of the Republican Party of Terry County for many years. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge.

Louis was a Blacksmith, Farmer and Merchant. He was not a tall man but was very strong. He could pick up two, one hundred pound sacks of grain by one 'ear' of each sack, from a Railroad Car, and pull the sacks over his shoulders and carry them on his back.

Mrs. A. T. (Kathleen Perry) Pickett, wrote:4

Louis and son Burney were busy drilling water wells for people who were settling up the country. Later Burney's sons, Dick, Floyd and Gerald joined their father and grandfather in the drilling business. In the early 1940's Louis retired from active drilling, but continued to 'get the jobs' and do the collecting for the jobs when they were finished. The "boys" went into the Armed Services during and shortly after WWII, and after the war, Dick and Floyd continued the drilling and water pump installation business until the early 1960's.

Louis and Ada decided they wanted to farm again, so they bought a small farm North of Brownfield. They built a small house, adequate for their needs, and had the boys drill them a well and install a windmill. The first year they raised and sold watermelons. The next year they decided to try grain sorghum and cotton. Louis was out hoeing some young cotton when he had a stroke and died....

He was 78 years old. 

Family

Ada Brown Caroline Flippin (7 November 1880 - 15 April 1969)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited21 October 2001

Citations

  1. letter 6 Nov 1978
  2. letter 18 Jul 1984
  3. Briley G. Perry letter 5 Jul 1978
  4. notes included in Mrs. Gerald D. (Chloe-Marion Schmidt) Perry "Descendants of Martha Lee Culpepper" printout May 4, 1997
  5. ("Descendants of Martha Lee Culpepper" printout May 4, 1997

Ada Brown Caroline Flippin

F, (7 November 1880 - 15 April 1969)
Birth*7 November 1880 Ada was born at Milam Co., Texas, on 7 November 1880. 
Marriage*5 January 1896 She married Louis Marcus Spillman Perry at Hunt Co., Texas, on 5 January 1896 at age 15. 
Married Name5 January 1896  As of 5 January 1896, her married name was Perry. 
Death*15 April 1969 She died at Brownfield, Terry Co., Texas, on 15 April 1969 at age 88. 
Burial* Her body was interred at Memorial Cemetery, Brownfield, Terry Co., Texas. 
Biography* Marriage note: The marriage was recorded in the L. M. Perry family Bible: L. M. Perry and Ada B. Flippin were married January 5th 1896 by the Revd L. A. Clifton at Countyline Church Hunt County Texas. A daughter, Mrs. A. T. (Kathleen Perry) Pickett, wrote:(notes included in Mrs. Gerald D. (Chloe-Marion Schmidt) Perry "Descendants of Martha Lee Culpepper" printout May 4, 1997) Ada Brown Caroline Flippin came to Hunt County, Texas, with her parents, at the age of 13, from Gibson County, Tennessee, near Trezevant.... Louis and Ada met and married in the County Line Church in Hunt County on January 5, 1896. Based on the birth locations of their children, Louis and Ada appear to have moved their young family to Taylor Co., TX by the early 1900's and then moved to Eskota, Fisher Co., TX and back to Taylor Co., TX before moving in the early 1920's to Brownfield, Terry Co., TX. Mrs. A. T. (Kathleen Perry) Pickett wrote:(notes included in Mrs. Gerald D. (Chloe-Marion Schmidt) Perry "Descendants of Martha Lee Culpepper" printout May 4, 1997) Ada loved to piece quilts and quilt them by hand. She gave most of them to her children, grandchildren and friends. Once in awhile she would sell one. She made Lye Soap to do her own laundry and would give some to her neighbors. She made the soap outdoors in a big black iron pot with a fire built under and would stand and stir the mixture of Lye and grease until it thickened, which took almost all day. She would let it cool and set until it hardened, then cut it up in large chunks. Ada was a Presbyterian(Mrs. A. T. (Kathleen Perry) Pickett letter 4 Jan 1979) and Mrs. A. T. (Kathleen Perry) Pickett noted:(notes included in Mrs. Gerald D. (Chloe-Marion Schmidt) Perry "Descendants of Martha Lee Culpepper" printout May 4, 1997) [The Perry family] attended Sunday School and Church every Sunday morning at the little white Presbyterian Church which stood on the corner of Broadway and South Third Street. In the summer when the weeds got bad in the church yard, the families would go in the late afternoon on a set day, take their hoes, rakes and picnic lunches to clean off the church grounds and have an old time picnic. In later years one of the Women's Circles of the Presbyterian Church was named The Ada Perry Circle in her honor. In the Fall when the frost and freeze killed all the green leaves and the cotton fields were really white with cotton, Ada saw that all the family was out in the field, on Saturdays and school holidays. with their cotton sacks on, pulling cotton. Sometimes she would keep the children out of school a few days, every now and then, so they could pull enough cotton to help buy their winter school clothes.... Louis had worked with his son, Burney, drilling water wells but in the late 1940's, Louis and Ada decided that they wanted to farm again and bought a farm north of Brownfield.(Mrs. A. T. (Kathleen Perry) Pickett notes included in Mrs. Gerald D. (Chloe-Marion Schmidt) Perry "Descendants of Martha Lee Culpepper" printout May 4, 1997) After Louis died, Mrs. A. T. (Kathleen Perry) Pickett, wrote:(notes included in Mrs. Gerald D. (Chloe-Marion Schmidt) Perry "Descendants of Martha Lee Culpepper" printout May 4, 1997) Ada stayed on the farm and saw the crop made and harvested, then decided to move her house into town, near the old home house and rent out the farm. Since she had never learned to drive a car, she thought it best that she move back close to her daughter, Kathleen Pickett, and also close enough for her to walk to town if she needed to. During the harvest season, after all her children were gone and starting families of their own, Ada would go to the cotton fields with friends and neighbors to help with the cotton harvest. She could out-pull almost anybody in the field and she pulled cotton every harvest until she was 85 years old. She loved it! She enjoyed working and being independent. She felt better when she was working and her health was good until she couldn't see well enough and had to stay inside most of the time. She had mini-strokes but was able to stay in her own home except for about 6 weeks that she spent in a nursing home. She was able to return to her home, until she had a severe stroke and lived about two and one-half weeks. She was 88 years old when her Maker called her home. =============================== Mrs. Gerald D. (Chloe-Marion Schmidt) Perry wrote (letter 1998) that Ada Brown Caroline Flippin came to Hunt Co., Texas, with her parents, at the age of 13, from Gibson County, Tennessee, near Trezevant. According to Mrs. A. T. (Kathleen Perry) Pickett, (letter 4 Jan 1979) Ada was a Presbyterian. Ada met her future husband in Texas and their marriage was recorded in the L. M. Perry family Bible: L. M. Perry and Ada B. Flippin were married January 5th 1896 by the Revd L. A. Clifton at Countyline Church Hunt County Texas. 

Family

Louis Marcus Spillman Perry (2 February 1872 - 6 June 1950)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited6 August 2000

Willard Erastus Perry

M, (17 March 1874 - 7 April 1946)
FatherJohn Wesley Perry (8 Apr 1848 - 10 Oct 1911)
MotherMartha Louisa Dickinson Culpepper (12 Sep 1846 - 18 Apr 1928)
Birth*17 March 1874 Willard was born at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 17 March 1874.1 
(Son) 1880 Census14 June 1880 Malcolm, James, Louis and Willard was listed as a son in John Wesley Perry's household on the 1880 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 31 m-Vol 20 ED 112 26 Beat 9. 
Marriage*17 December 1896 He married Estella Cox at Farmersville, Collin Co., Texas, on 17 December 1896 at age 22.2 
Death*7 April 1946 He died at Plainview, Hale Co., Texas, on 7 April 1946 at age 72.2 
Biography* Willard Erastus Perry was the son of John Wesley and Martha Louisa Dickinson (Culpepper) Perry. He was born and spent his early childhood in Randolph Co., AL probably to the west of Louina and what is now known as Wadley. This is where he was noted with his parents in the 1880 census records. The family is believed to have remained in Randolph Co., AL until the mid-1880's. Willard is presumed to have accompanied his parents to Collinsville, DeKalb Co., AL.

Around 1892, Willard and his older brother, L. M. Perry, set out for Texas.3 The brothers appear to have decided to stop in Hunt Co., TX and their parents followed them there a year later. In 1896, Willard married Estella Cox and they settled down to raise their family in Merit, Hunt Co., TX. Willard died in 1946 in Plainview, TX. He was 72 years old. 

Family

Estella Cox (16 May 1878 - 15 October 1970)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited21 October 2001

Citations

  1. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    4 Jan 81 but Briley Perry ltr 5 Jul 78 'in vicinity of Birmingham.
  2. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    4 Jan 1981 p. 12.4.
  3. Briley G. Perry letter 5 Jul 1978

Estella Cox

F, (16 May 1878 - 15 October 1970)
Name Variation She was also known as Stella. 
Birth*16 May 1878 Estella was born at Merit, Hunt Co., Texas, on 16 May 1878. 
Marriage*17 December 1896 She married Willard Erastus Perry at Farmersville, Collin Co., Texas, on 17 December 1896 at age 18.1 
Married Name17 December 1896  As of 17 December 1896, her married name was Perry. 
Death*15 October 1970 She died at Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas, on 15 October 1970 at age 92. 

Family

Willard Erastus Perry (17 March 1874 - 7 April 1946)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited10 September 2003

Citations

  1. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    4 Jan 1981 p. 12.4.

Dr. Malcolm Oliver Perry

M, (30 January 1876 - 27 May 1951)
FatherJohn Wesley Perry (8 Apr 1848 - 10 Oct 1911)
MotherMartha Louisa Dickinson Culpepper (12 Sep 1846 - 18 Apr 1928)
Name Variation He was also known as Mack. 
Birth*30 January 1876 Malcolm was born at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 30 January 1876.1 
1880 Census*14 June 1880 Malcolm, James, Louis and Willard was listed as a son in John Wesley Perry's household on the 1880 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 31 m-Vol 20 ED 112 26 Beat 9. 
(Son) 1900 Census Malcolm was listed as a son in John Wesley Perry's household on the 1900 Census at Hunt Co., Texas. 51 m-ED 127 sheet 15 line 34 precinct. 
Employment* Malcolm's occupation: physician at Allen, Collin Co., Texas. 
Marriage*30 August 1905 He married Mary Belle Cannon at Texas on 30 August 1905 at age 29.2 
Death*27 May 1951 He died at Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, on 27 May 1951 at age 75. 
Burial*29 May 1951 His body was interred on 29 May 1951 at Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas. 
Biography* Dr. Malcolm Oliver Perry was the son of John Wesley and Martha Louisa Dickinson (Culpepper) Perry. He was born and spent his early childhood in Randolph Co., AL probably to the west of Louina and what is now known as Wadley. This is where he was noted with his parents in the 1880 census records.

The family is believed to have remained in Randolph Co., AL until the mid-1880's when Malcolm O. Perry would have accompanied his parents to Collinsville, DeKalb Co., AL. The family tradition is that, when the family was there, the brothers went hunting and fishing at "Bucks Pocket."3 There is a Bucks Pocket State Park across the DeKalb County line in Jackson Co., AL next to Guntersville Lake.

When he was 17 year old,4 Malcolm O. Perry again moved with his parents, this time to Hunt Co., TX where he was noted in the 1900 census records. He attended Westminster College in Collin Co., TX and received his medical training at Fort Worth University and Tulane University in New Orleans, LA.4

Dr. Perry set up practice in the Parker community in Collin Co., TX but later moved to Allen. In 1905, he married Mary Belle Cannon and they settled down to raise their family in Allen, Collin Co., TX.

In 1947, Dr. Perry lost his wife of 41 years. In the late 1940's, the citizens of Allen gave a birthday party for Dr. Perry at the Allen gym to honor his years of service to the community.4

Mrs. Leo (Minnie B. Perry) Haney wrote:5

Dad, Dr. M. O. Perry... was a wonderful, dedicated, great man loved by all who knew him. He was the last "country" Dr. in Allen, Collin Co., Texas and practiced there for 52 years.... When Dad died... the church (Methodist) would not begin to hold the people - they came from far and wide - It took more than 2 hours for his friends to pass by the 'bier.' It was a great loss to the poor, needy & sick as he served all regardless of their circumstances....

Dr. Perry was a member of the Phi Chi medical fraternity and was a Mason.4 He was 75 years old when he died. 

Family

Mary Belle Cannon (11 June 1880 - 1 March 1947)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited1 October 2003

Citations

  1. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    4 Jan 1981 p. 12.5; POB obituary.
  2. Descendants of Martha Lee Culpepper, Chloe-Marion (Schmidt) Perry (Mrs. Gerald David Perry), e-mail: e-mail address, to Lew Griffin, 1997.
    p. 6.
  3. Palmer W. Perry letter 6 Nov 1978
  4. obituary, unknown Collin Co., TX source
  5. letter 20 Mar 1979

Mary Belle Cannon

F, (11 June 1880 - 1 March 1947)
Birth*11 June 1880 Mary was born at Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas, on 11 June 1880. 
Marriage*30 August 1905 She married Dr. Malcolm Oliver Perry at Texas on 30 August 1905 at age 25.1 
Married Name30 August 1905  As of 30 August 1905, her married name was Perry. 
Death*1 March 1947 She died at Texas on 1 March 1947 at age 66. 
Biography* The Cannon family settled in the Fort Worth, TX area when it was just a fort and there is a Cannon street in Fort Worth now.2 

Family

Dr. Malcolm Oliver Perry (30 January 1876 - 27 May 1951)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited9 July 1999

Citations

  1. Descendants of Martha Lee Culpepper, Chloe-Marion (Schmidt) Perry (Mrs. Gerald David Perry), e-mail: e-mail address, to Lew Griffin, 1997.
    p. 6.
  2. Mrs. Leo (Minnie B. Perry) Haney letter 20 Jan 1979

Ella E. Perry

F, (4 March 1878 - 6 February 1953)
FatherJohn Wesley Perry (8 Apr 1848 - 10 Oct 1911)
MotherMartha Louisa Dickinson Culpepper (12 Sep 1846 - 18 Apr 1928)
Birth*4 March 1878 Ella was born at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 4 March 1878.1 
(Daughter) 1880 Census14 June 1880 Alice and Ella was listed as a daughter in John Wesley Perry's household on the 1880 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 31 m-Vol 20 ED 112 26 Beat 9. 
Marriage* She married Luther M. Martin at Texas.2 
Married Name Her married name was Martin. 
(Wife) 1920 Census1920 Ella was listed as Luther M. Martin's wife on the 1920 Census at Nolan Co., Texas. 50 m-ED 183 sheet line 18. 
Death*6 February 1953 She died at Sweetwater, Nolan Co., Texas, on 6 February 1953 at age 74.1 
Burial* Her body was interred at Trent City Cemetery, Trent, Taylor Co., Texas.1 
Biography* Ella E. Perry was the daughter of John Wesley and Martha Louisa Dickinson (Culpepper) Perry. She was born in Randolph Co., AL probably to the west of Louina and what is now known as Wadley. This is where she was noted with her parents in the 1880 census records.

The family is believed to have remained in Randolph Co., AL until the mid-1880's when Ella would have accompanied her parents to Collinsville, DeKalb Co., AL. Around 1893, Ella would have moved again with her parents, this time to Hunt Co., TX.

Ella married Luther Martin and based on the birth locations of the children, they appear to have lived in Taylor Co., TX and eventually settled down about six miles east of Sweetwater, Nolan Co., TX.3 This is where Ella died in 1953 at the age of 74. 

Family

Luther M. Martin (18 November 1869 - 4 October 1966)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited21 October 2001

Citations

  1. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    4 Jan 1981.
  2. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
  3. Palmer W. Perry letter 6 Nov 1978

Luther M. Martin

M, (18 November 1869 - 4 October 1966)
Birth*18 November 1869 Luther was born at Alabama on 18 November 1869.1 
Marriage* He married Ella E. Perry at Texas.2 
1920 Census*1920 Luther was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Nolan Co., Texas. 50 m-ED 183 sheet line 18. 
Death*4 October 1966 He died at Sweetwater, Nolan Co., Texas, on 4 October 1966 at age 96.3 
Burial* His body was interred at Trent City Cemetery, Trent, Taylor Co., Texas.3 

Family

Ella E. Perry (4 March 1878 - 6 February 1953)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited20 January 2000

Citations

  1. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    POB based on 1920 census.
  2. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
  3. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    4 Jan 1981.

Wiley Thomas Perry

M, (30 June 1880 - 1 December 1941)
FatherJohn Wesley Perry (8 Apr 1848 - 10 Oct 1911)
MotherMartha Louisa Dickinson Culpepper (12 Sep 1846 - 18 Apr 1928)
Birth*30 June 1880 Wiley was born at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 30 June 1880.1 
Marriage*say 1898 He married Florence Edna Holloway at Texas say 1898. 
Death*1 December 1941 He died at Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas, on 1 December 1941 at age 61.2 
Burial* His body was interred at Clarendon, Donley Co., Texas.2 
Biography* Wiley Thomas Perry was the son of John Wesley and Martha Louisa Dickinson (Culpepper) Perry. He was born in Louina Beat 9 which is apparently to the west of what is now Wadley, AL. He was born too late to be noted with the family in the 1880 census records. The family is believed to have remained in Randolph Co., AL until the mid-1880's when Wiley Thomas would have accompanied his parents to Collinsville, DeKalb Co., AL. Around 1893, Wiley Thomas would have moved again with his parents, this time to Hunt Co., TX.

Wiley Thomas Perry met and married Florence Edna Holloway and they settled down to raise their family in Merit, Hunt Co., TX. Wiley Thomas died in 1941 in Amarillo, TX at the age of 61. 

Family

Florence Edna Holloway (1881 - 28 April 1952)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited26 December 2015

Citations

  1. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    4 Jan 1981 p. 12.7; POB based on census location of parents.
  2. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    4 Jan 1981 p. 12.7.

Florence Edna Holloway

F, (1881 - 28 April 1952)
Birth*1881 Florence was born at Merit, Hunt Co., Texas, in 1881.1,2 
Marriage*say 1898 She married Wiley Thomas Perry at Texas say 1898. 
Married Namesay 1898  As of say 1898, her married name was Perry. 
Death*28 April 1952 She died at Merit, Hunt Co., Texas, on 28 April 1952.3 
Burial*say 1 May 1952 Her body was interred say 1 May 1952 at Merit Cemetery, Merit, Hunt Co., Texas.2 

Family

Wiley Thomas Perry (30 June 1880 - 1 December 1941)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited26 December 2015

Citations

  1. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    4 Jan 1981 p. 12.7 'Oct 1.'
  2. Find a Grave (online database)
    http://www.findagrave.com
    Find A Grave Memorial# 63867778.
  3. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    4 Jan 1981 p. 12.7.

Parker Perry

M, (circa 1882 - 1893)
FatherJohn Wesley Perry (8 Apr 1848 - 10 Oct 1911)
MotherMartha Louisa Dickinson Culpepper (12 Sep 1846 - 18 Apr 1928)
Birth*circa 1882 Parker was born at Randolph Co., Alabama, circa 1882. 
Death*1893 He died at Merit, Hunt Co., Texas, in 1893. 
Burial* His body was interred at Hopewell Cemetery, Hunt Co., Texas. 
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited13 December 2002

Sara Martha Elizabeth Rampy

F, (5 February 1886 - 16 December 1956)
FatherThomas Jacob Rampy (1 Feb 1866 - 3 May 1938)
MotherAlice Josephine Perry (3 Dec 1867 - 28 Feb 1941)
Name Variation She was also known as Sallie. 
Birth*5 February 1886 Sara was born at Alabama on 5 February 1886. 
Marriage* She married Walter Clay Gregg at Potosi, Taylor Co., Texas. 
Married Name Her married name was Gregg. 
(Wife) 1920 Census1 January 1920 Sara was listed as Walter Clay Gregg's wife on the 1920 Census.1 
Death*16 December 1956 She died at Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas, on 16 December 1956 at age 70.2 
Burial*say 18 December 1956 Her body was interred say 18 December 1956 at Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas.2 

Family

Walter Clay Gregg (circa 1882 - circa 1935)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited13 December 2010

Citations

  1. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    Justice Precinct 4, Collingsworth, Texas; Roll: T625_1783; Page: 5B; Enumeration
    District: 34; Image: 1089.

    Household Members: Name Age
    Walter C Gregg 37
    Sallie M Gregg 31
    Edward C Gregg 13
    Lillian O Gregg 10
    Willa J Gregg 7
    Thomas ? Gregg 6
    Emma Jene Gregg 2 11/12.
  2. E-mail written Aug 2010 to Lew Griffin from Sally (Gregg) Hudson, e-mail address.
  3. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    Precinct 3, Armstrong, Texas; Roll: 2289; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 49.0.

    Household Members: Name Age
    Walter C Gregg 47
    Sallie M Gregg 43
    Willie J Gregg 18
    Imogene Gregg 13
    Troy T Gregg 16
    Elta L Gregg 10
    Justine M Gregg 7.

Walter Clay Gregg

M, (circa 1882 - circa 1935)
Birth*circa 1882 Walter was born at Texas circa 1882. 
Marriage* He married Sara Martha Elizabeth Rampy at Potosi, Taylor Co., Texas. 
1920 Census*1 January 1920 Walter was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census.1 
1930 Census*1 April 1930 Walter was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census.2 
Death*circa 1935 He died at Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas, circa 1935. 

Family

Sara Martha Elizabeth Rampy (5 February 1886 - 16 December 1956)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited13 December 2010

Citations

  1. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    Justice Precinct 4, Collingsworth, Texas; Roll: T625_1783; Page: 5B; Enumeration
    District: 34; Image: 1089.

    Household Members: Name Age
    Walter C Gregg 37
    Sallie M Gregg 31
    Edward C Gregg 13
    Lillian O Gregg 10
    Willa J Gregg 7
    Thomas ? Gregg 6
    Emma Jene Gregg 2 11/12.
  2. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    Precinct 3, Armstrong, Texas; Roll: 2289; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 49.0.

    Household Members: Name Age
    Walter C Gregg 47
    Sallie M Gregg 43
    Willie J Gregg 18
    Imogene Gregg 13
    Troy T Gregg 16
    Elta L Gregg 10
    Justine M Gregg 7.