Silvia Geiger

F, (4 May 1800 - 29 April 1866)
FatherJohn Randolph Geiger (15 Feb 1773 - 18 Jan 1836)
MotherElizabeth Murff (11 Jul 1778 - 10 Sep 1855)
Birth*4 May 1800 Silvia was born at Orangeburg District, South Carolina, on 4 May 1800. 
Marriage*March 1817 She married Joseph Richard Culpepper at Lexington District, South Carolina, in March 1817 at age 16.1 
Married NameMarch 1817  As of March 1817, her married name was Culpepper. 
(free wh female 16-26) 1820 Census7 August 1820 Silvia was probably a free white female, age 16 and under 26, in Joseph Culpepper of Abbeville District, SC's household, on the 1820 Census at Abbeville District, South Carolina. Unaccounted for is 1 male 26-45 and 1 female 26-45..2 
(free wh female 20-30) 1830 Census1 June 1830 Silvia was probably a free white female, age 20 and under 30, in Joseph Richard Culpepper's household, on the 1830 Census at Pike Co., Georgia. Unaccounted for is 1 Male 20-30..3 
(free wh female 30-40) 1840 Census1 June 1840 Silvia was probably a free white female, age 30 and under 40, in Joseph Richard Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Pike Co., Georgia.4 
(Household member) 1850 Census1 June 1850 Aurelia and Silvia listed as a household member living with Joseph Richard Culpepper on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Pike Co., Georgia.5 
(household member) 1860 Census1 June 1860 Silvia, Harriet, Caswell, Emma, Harmon and Saloma listed as a household member living with Joseph Richard Culpepper in the 1860 Census at Pike Co., Georgia.6 
1860 Slave Census*1 June 1860 Joseph and Silvia was listed as a slave owner on the 1860 Census at Pike Co., Georgia, and owned Jospeh owned 1 slave and Silvia owned 2 others in this county..7 
1860 Slave Census*1 June 1860 Silvia was listed as a slave owner on the 1860 Census at Jasper Co., Georgia, and owned Silvia owned 4 slaves in this county..8 
Death*29 April 1866 She died at Pike Co., Georgia, on 29 April 1866 at age 65. 

Family

Joseph Richard Culpepper (circa 1795 - 17 December 1876)
Children
ChartsJoseph Culpepper of SC Descendants
Geiger Ancestry
Last Edited3 June 2007

Citations

  1. Barbara R. Langdon, compiler, Edgefield Co., SC Marriages, 1769-1880: Implied in Edgefiled Probate RecordsLangdon, 1990, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book 975.737 V2L.
    Joseph R. Culpepper and ___ Geiger, Lived 1838 (Box 16, Pack 561, Frames 057).
  2. 1820 Federal Census, United States.
    Unknown Townships, Abbeville District, SC
    Joseph Culpepper, page 3, 1 M16-26, 1 M26-45, 1 M45+, 2 F0-10, 1 F16-26, 1 F26-45, 1 F45+, 24 slaves.
  3. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 113, Unk Twp, Pike Co., GA
    Joseph R. Culpepper, 1 M20-30, 1 M30-40, 1 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 3 F10-15, 1 F20-30.
  4. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 120, District 581, Pike Co., GA
    Joseph R. Culpepper, 1 M40-50, 1 M60-70, 1 F5-10, 1 F10-15, 1 F15-20, 1 F30-40.
  5. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 204B, District 68, Pike Co., GA
    Joseph R. Culpepper, 54, M, Laborer, SC
    Silviah Culpepper, 50, F, SC
    A. S. C. Culpepper, 19, F, GA.
  6. Page 1, Zebulon PO, Pike Co., GA (ID: 31567)
    Joseph R. Culpepper, 65, M, SC
    Sylviah Culpepper, 60, F, $1000/$2982, SC
    Harriet C. Rucker, 37, F, Domestic, -/$60, SC (sister of Joseph)
    Francis C. Rucker, 13, M, GA
    Harmon A. Rucker, 11, M, GA
    Eudora E. Rucker, 9, F, GA
    Saloma R. Rucker, 3, F, GA.
  7. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Slave Schedule, Pike Co., GA
    Joseph R. Culpepper owned 1 slave: 50M
    Sylviah Culpepper owned 2 slaves: 6F, 3F.
  8. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Slave Schedule, Jasper Co., GA
    Sylva Culpepper, owned 4 slaves: 35F, 5F, 4F, 1F
    (She was not found in the regular census schedule in Jasper Co.).

Sarah Ann Culpepper

F, (21 November 1817 - 29 March 1858)
FatherJoseph Richard Culpepper (c 1795 - 17 Dec 1876)
MotherSilvia Geiger (4 May 1800 - 29 Apr 1866)
Birth*21 November 1817 Sarah was born at Abbeville District, South Carolina, on 21 November 1817.1 
(Grantee) Deed25 May 1818 She was granted a deed by Joseph Culpepper of Abbeville District, SC and Ann Theiler on 25 May 1818 at Abbeville District, South Carolina,

State of South Carolina Abbeville District This indenture made this twenty fifth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Between Joseph Culpepper and Ann Culpepper (formerly Geiger) of the District and State aforesaid of the one part and Joseph Richard Culpepper of the same place of the other part

Witnesseth, That the said Joseph and Ann for and in consideration of the natural love and affection which they have and bear towards the aforesaid Joseph Richard Culpepper the son of said Joseph and also for the further consideration of Ten dollars to them paid by the said Joseph Richard Culpepper; have given granted aliened and transferd and by these presents do give grant alien and transfer to the said Joseph Richard Culpepper all and Singular the Lands Tenements negroes goods and chattels now owned by and in the possession of said Joseph and Ann his wife,

to wit, a Tract of Land lying in Abbeville District aforesaid whereon the said Joseph now lives containing three hundred and eighty acres more or less; also sundry Negroe Slaves of different ages and Sexes; also, all the Stock of every kind , Household furniture and plantation tools; and also, the future increase of those Negroes aforementioned which are now computed to the number of twenty two or three all of which negroes goods and Chattels are particularly specified in a schedule thereof hereto annexd, as part of this deed; as also, whatever Lands goods and Chattels and negroes the Said Joseph may hereafter acquire and die possessed of agreeably to the provisoes and reservations herein after expressed. To have and to hold all and singular the Lands negroes goods and chattels abovementioned, with all the rights members and appurtenances to the Said Joseph Richard Culpepper his heirs and assigns forever --

Preserving Nevertheless to the Said Joseph Culpepper and Ann his wife during their lives or the life of the survivor of them the free and undisturbed possession use and enjoyment of all and Singular the Lands negroes goods and chattels abovementioned also reserving the right of Discharging all liens debts and demands which the said Joseph may now be liable to.

It is also further agreed on and understood, between the parties to these presents that a certain little negro girl by the name of Cynthia of the number of the above mentioned negroes is now to be hereby given by the said Joseph and Ann his wife, and received and held, by the said Joseph Richard Culpepper in Trust for and for the use of his little daughter Sarah Ann Culpepper and to her heirs forever and in case the said Sarah Ann should die under the age of twenty one years and without issue of her body then and in that case the said Girl Cynthia is to be held in the same manner for the said Joseph Richard's next oldest daughter.

In Testimony of the foregoing we the Said Joseph and Ann have jointly and severally put our hands and affixed our Seals the day and date above-mentioned.

Joseph Culpepper (seal)
Ann (her mark) Culpepper (seal)

Witnesses: Jefferson L. Edwards [sic], William Y. Glover

South Carolina Abbeville District -- Personally appeared Jefferson L. Edmonds [sic] who on his oath saith that he saw Joseph Culpepper and Ann his wife sign and execute the within Instrument of writing for the purposes therein mentioned and that William Y. Glover together with himself signed his name as a witness to the proper execution thereof. Sworn to the 22nd Sept 1818 before Charles Callayson, J. P.

Schedule of all and Singular the Lands negroes goods and chattels within and contained in the deed to which this is annexed; To Wit, Old Ben & wife Silvia, Cyrus, Joe, Nat, Ben (the younger); Tressy, Doncilla, Agga, Dilea, Anson, Nathan, Tallerand, Nalso, Tom, Will, Betty, Cynthia, & Mary. Horses, cows, hogs, sheep, articles of Household and Kitchen Furniture, consisting of Beds, Tables, etc etc.2 
(free wh female 0-10) 1820 Census7 August 1820 Sarah and Mendelia was probably a free white female, under the age of 10, in Joseph Culpepper of Abbeville District, SC's household, on the 1820 Census at Abbeville District, South Carolina. Unaccounted for is 1 male 26-45 and 1 female 26-45..3 
(free wh female 10-15) 1830 Census1 June 1830 Sarah, Mendelia and Malvina was probably a free white female, age 10 and under 15, in Joseph Richard Culpepper's household, on the 1830 Census at Pike Co., Georgia. Unaccounted for is 1 Male 20-30..4 
Marriage License7 December 1839 Sarah applied for a marriage license to wed Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper at Pike Co., Georgia, on 7 December 1839. 
Marriage*12 December 1839 She married Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper at Pike Co., Georgia, on 12 December 1839 at age 22.5,6 
(Household member) 1850 Census1 June 1850 Clarissa, Martha, Sarah, Sylviah, Joseph and Sarah listed as a household member living with Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Pike Co., Georgia.7 
Death*29 March 1858 She died at Pike Co., Georgia, on 29 March 1858 at age 40.8 
Burial*after 29 March 1858 Her body was interred after 29 March 1858 at Pike Co., Georgia. 
Biography* Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper recorded his wife's birth in his Bible: _________________________Sarah Ann Culpepper _________________________his wife was born on the _______________________________________ 1817
      When he recorded Sarah's death, he added that she died "age 40 years." The 0 was then written over by 5 and finally the 45 was crossed out and 41 was written above it and "27 da" was written on the line below as if he was starting to calculate her exact age at death realized that he was not sure of Sarah's date of birth. As written, it would seem to indicate a date of birth of 2 Mar 1817. In the 1850 census, in which the census taker was Joseph Richard Culpepper, Sarah Ann Culpepper's father, Sarah's age was given as 32 which would indicate a birth in the last half of 1817 or the first half of 1818. Sarah's parents were still living in Pike Co., GA when Sarah died and Rev. Lewis P. Culpepper must have gotten Sarah's date of birth from them because the following excerpt is from a death notice that was published in the 13 May 1858 issue of the Southern Christian Advocate and was excerpted by Brent H. Holcomb in Vol. I of Marriage and Death Notices from the Southern Christian Advocate: Mrs. Sarah A. Culpepper, wife of Rev. L. P. Culpepper, and daughter of Joseph R. and Sylvia Culpepper, was born in South Carolina, Nov. 21st, 1817, and died in Pike Co., Ga., March 29th, 1858....
      Sarah is noted as one of two females under 10 years of age in the 1820 census of Abbeville District, SC. Since this is where her father was raised and where he was still living, it is believed to have been Sarah's place of birth. By 1830, Sarah's father had moved his family to Pike Co., GA where Sarah was noted as one of three females 10-15 year old in the household of her father.
      Rev. Lewis P. Culpepper recorded his marriage to Sarah in his Bible: _________________________Lewis P. Culpepper _________________________was married to _________________________Sarah Ann Culpepper _________________________on the 12th of Dec 1839
      The following are Pike Co., GA records (p. 209?): _________________________Georgia Pike County To any Judge, Justice of the Inferior Court Justice of the Peace or minister of the Gospel, you are hereby authorized to Join Lewis P. Culpeper to Sarah Ann Culpeper in the holy state of matrimony according to the constitution and laws of this State: and for so doing this shall be your sufficient license. Given under my hand and Seal this 7th day of December 1839. _________________________H. G. Johnson C.C. _________________________Georgia Pike County I certify that Lewis P Culpeper and Sarah Ann Culpeper were duly Joined in matrimony by me this 12tth day of December 1839. _________________________Josiah E. Nunally J P
      Finally, Rev. Lewis P. Culpepper recorded Sarah's death: _________________________Sarah Ann Culpepper _________________________My beloved wife departed _________________________this Life March the _________________________29th 1858 age [40, 45 then] 41 years _________________________27 da
      Sarah would have been 40 years 4 months and 8 days old at her death. Mrs. G. R. (Margaret Culpepper) Trimble, the youngest daughter of Lewis P. Culpepper and his second wife, wrote about Sarah in a 17 Dec 1949 letter to Sarah's great-granddaughter, Mary Erom Griffin: "Father said they [Lewis and Sarah] were fourth cousins." Joseph Richard Culpepper, the oldest son of Rev. Lewis P. Culpepper and his first wife, Sarah, wrote circa 1910-1915 to a cousin, Rev. George B. Culpepper, saying that he "wrote to Father [Lewis Peek Culpepper] asking him to give me all the information he could relative to his father, grandfather, etc.... He [Lewis Peek Culpepper] says there were three brothers, John, Ben and Joseph. John was my great grandfather as was Joseph, also, on my mother's side...." If this information is correct and Lewis Peek's grandfather, John, was the brother of Sarah Ann Culpepper's grandfather, Joseph, then Lewis and Sarah were in fact second cousins.
      A granddaughter, Lena Amsler, wrote in a 17 Sep 1978 letter of Sarah Ann Culpepper's death: I heard my mother [Martha Jane Culpepper] comment that she [Sarah Ann Culpepper] must have died of appendicitis. She [Martha] said they called what she [Sarah] had cramp colic. 

Family

Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper (25 August 1816 - 4 June 1915)
Children
ChartsJoseph Culpepper of SC Descendants
John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited27 February 2008

Citations

  1. Pike Co. Cemetery Records, Unpublished.
    Vol 1 p 505 13 May 1858 issue; POB based on father's census.
  2. SC Miscellaneous Records, Columbia Series; (n.p.: n.pub.), Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 22,668.
    Volume D, p. 57-58.
  3. 1820 Federal Census, United States.
    Unknown Townships, Abbeville District, SC
    Joseph Culpepper, page 3, 1 M16-26, 1 M26-45, 1 M45+, 2 F0-10, 1 F16-26, 1 F26-45, 1 F45+, 24 slaves.
  4. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 113, Unk Twp, Pike Co., GA
    Joseph R. Culpepper, 1 M20-30, 1 M30-40, 1 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 3 F10-15, 1 F20-30.
  5. , Lewis Peek Culpepper Bible.
  6. Ancestry.com, compiler, Georgia Marriages to 1850, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1997.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/2085a.htm
    Lewis P. Culpepper and Sarah Ann Culpepper on 12 Dec 1839 in Pike Co., GA.
  7. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 125, District 68, Pike Co., GA
    Lewis P. Culpepper, 33, M, Mill Wright, $400, SC
    Sarah A. Culpepper, 32, F, SC
    Joseph R. Culpepper, 9, M, GA
    Silviah A. Culpepper, 8, F, GA
    Sarah E. Culpepper, 6, F, GA
    Martha J. Culpepper, 4, F, GA
    Clarissy E. Culpepper, 2, F, GA
    Robert A. Vaughn, 6, M, GA
    Nancy Nabors, 76, F, SC.
  8. Pike Co. Cemetery Records, Unpublished.
    Vol 1 p 505 13 May 1858 issue.

Margarette R. Joyce Bateman

F, (24 June 1833 - 29 December 1896)
FatherSimon Bateman (s 1803 - b 1842)
MotherCharlotte Brunson (s 1805 - )
Birth*24 June 1833 Margarette was born at Georgia on 24 June 1833. 
Employment* Margarette's occupation: midwife. 
1850 Census*1850 She was enumerated in the US Census of 1850 - Free at Pike Co., Georgia. 
Marriage*2 December 1858 She married Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper at Georgia on 2 December 1858 at age 25.1 
Married Name2 December 1858  As of 2 December 1858, her married name was Culpepper.1 
Census19 September 1860 She was listed as a resident in the census report at Wesobulga, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 19 September 1860.2 
(household member) 1870 Census1 June 1870 Margarette, Martha, Francis, Thomas, William, Mary and Elmira listed as a household member living with Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper on the 1870 Census at Opelika, Lee Co., Alabama.3 
Death*29 December 1896 She died at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 29 December 1896 at age 63. 
Burial*say 31 December 1896 Her body was interred say 31 December 1896 at State Line Cemetery, Chambers Co., Alabama.4
Tombstone
Biography* Census: 1880, in Clay Co, AL. [Beat 10 ED 38-15 Margaret 47 GA NC NC in hh of Louis Culpepper]
      Lewis Peek Culpepper recorded his second wife's name and date of birth in his Bible: "Margret B. Born June 24, 1833." Her name and date of birth and death were recorded on p. 153 of A Survey of Cemeteries in Chambers County, Alabama from her tombstone in the State Line Congregational Christian Church Cemetery (Township 24 N, Range 28 E) as: "Margarette R. Culpepper June 14, 1833/Jan. 29 1896." Presumably this information also came from Lewis P. Culpepper. A granddaughter, Mrs. J. H. (Margaret Phillips) Dodd wrote in a 12 April 1979 letter: From what I remember being told by my mother, grandmother's name was Margaret Joyce and aunt Maggie [Mrs. G. R. (Maggie Culpepper) Trimble] was Margaret Joyce for her mother and I became Margaret Joyce for aunt Maggie.
      Lewis P. Culpepper also recorded his second marriage in his Bible: "Lewis P. Culpepper... Married the Second time to Margrett R. Bateman Dec the 2nd 1858." Mrs. S. B. (Mary Exa Culpepper) Crossman wrote in a 24 Sep 1978 letter: Hattie [Culpepper Smith] did tell me that grandmother [Margaret Bateman Culpepper] was such a good housekeeper that every time they visited her, she (Hattie) was scared to death she would do something wrong.
      Mrs. J. H. (Margaret Phillips) Dodd wrote in a 21 Aug 1978 letter: Mother [Mrs. J. H. (Julia Culpepper) Phillips] said grandmother [Mrs. L. P. (Margarette Bateman) Culpepper] was a midwife. She [Margarette] told mother [Julia] that Aunt Polly [a sister of Margarette Bateman?] (that's all she [Julia] knew about Aunt Polly) taught her [Margarette] how to deliver babies and to gather herbs from the woods to make medicine. Mother remembers going with her [Margarette] to gather herbs.
      Mrs. Dodd continued in a 8 Oct 78 letter: I don't remember mother [Mrs. J. H. (Julia Culpepper) Phillips] talking about grandmother [Mrs. L. P. (Margarette Bateman) Culpepper] treating any of the children with herbal medicines, however I'm sure she did when they were sick. She [Julia] talked mostly about grandmother having her own horse and visiting sick people. She said that sometimes grandmother [Mrs. L. P. (Margarette Bateman) Culpepper] would spend several days with a person who was ill.
      Lewis Peek also recorded his wife's death: "Margarett R. Culpepper my Dear Wife departed this Life January the 29th 1896 Pece to thy afflicted Boddy age 62 years 7 months and 13 days." A Survey of Cemeteries in Chambers County, Alabama p. 153 lists the name from the tombstone in the State Line Congregational Christian Church Cemetery (Township 24 N, Range 28 E) as "Margrette R. Culpepper." Lena Amsler wrote in a 17 Sep 1978 letter: She [Lena's mother, Martha Culpepper] seems to have been fond of her stepmother [Margaret Bateman Culpepper]. I was only a kid but I was impressed when a black bordered letter came announcing her death and seeing my mother cry about it. 

Family

Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper (25 August 1816 - 4 June 1915)
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited14 May 2012

Citations

  1. , Lewis Peek Culpepper Bible.
  2. P 811 (Margaret J., 26, in hh of Lewis Culpepper.
  3. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Opelika, Lee Co., Alabama; Lines 37-40 & 1-4, Pages 250A-B (22 Jun 1870)
    L P Culpepper, 53, M, Wh, Mill Wright, SC
    M Culpepper, 36, F, Wh, Keeping house, GA
    M J Culpepper, 33, F, Wh, Keeping house, GA
    F D Culpepper, 11, M, Wh, GA
    T J Culpepper, 9, M, Wh, AL
    W W Culpepper, 6, M, Wh, AL
    M E Culpepper, 6, F, Wh, AL
    A Culpepper, 4, F, Wh, AL.
  4. Margaret Parker Milford, A Survey of Cemeteries in Chambers County, Alabama, Valley, AL: Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society, 1983.
    p 153.

Joseph Richard Culpepper

M, (15 September 1840 - 15 December 1920)
FatherRev. Lewis Peek Culpepper (25 Aug 1816 - 4 Jun 1915)
MotherSarah Ann Culpepper (21 Nov 1817 - 29 Mar 1858)
DNA* To help confirm Joseph Richard Culpepper's descent from Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, we are seeking a male Culpepper descendant of Joseph's to participate in our free DNA testing project. For more information, go to: http://gen.culpepper.com/dna. 
Birth*15 September 1840 Joseph was born at Pike Co., Georgia, on 15 September 1840. 
(Household member) 1850 Census1 June 1850 Clarissa, Martha, Sarah, Sylviah, Joseph and Sarah listed as a household member living with Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Pike Co., Georgia.1 
Census*19 September 1860 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Wesobulga, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 19 September 1860. 
Marriage*11 June 1861 He married Sarah Melvina Dean at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 11 June 1861 at age 20. 
Civil War*between 1862 and 1865 He served in the War Between the States between 1862 and 1865

     2nd Corporal, Co H, 31st AL Infantry.2 
Employment* Joseph's occupation: millwright. 
1870 Census*1 June 1870 Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Loachapoka, Lee Co., Alabama.3 
1880 Census*1 June 1880 Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Opelika, Lee Co., Alabama.4 
Photographedsay 1890 He was photographed say 1890 at Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia.
Joseph Richard Culpepper
(Son) Photographedcirca 1895 He appeared as a son in a family photograph circa 1895.5
Joseph Richard & Lewis Peek Culpepper
(Father) 1900 Census1 June 1900 Joseph was listed as a father in Joseph W. Edward Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia.6 
(Son) Photographedcirca 1905 He appeared as a son in a family photograph circa 1905
Left to right: Charles Augustus Culpepper Jr., Charles Augustus Culpepper, Joseph Richard Culpepper, and Lewis Peek Culpepper.
Four Generations in the Lewis P. Culpepper family
(Father) 1910 Census15 April 1910 Joseph was listed as a father in Charles T. S. Augustus Culpepper's household on the 1910 Census at Americus, Sumter Co., Georgia.7 
Photographed*say 1915 He was photographed say 1915 at Saint Petersburg, Pinellas Co., Florida,
while visiting his niece, Dora Griffin Dean.8
(Father) 1920 Census1 January 1920 Joseph was listed as a father in Charles T. S. Augustus Culpepper's household on the 1920 Census at Americus, Sumter Co., Georgia.9 
Death*15 December 1920 He died at Americus, Sumter Co., Georgia, on 15 December 1920 at age 80.10 
Burial*16 December 1920 His body was interred on 16 December 1920 at Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia. 
Biography* Alabama State Census:1866 in Tallapoosa Co., AL (J. R. Culpepper 1m-20+ w/1m<10 1f-20+ 1f<10).

1414 [414 in 1900 Macon City Directory] (Joseph R. Culpepper 1840 GA carpenter in hh of son Joseph W. E. Culpepper).\ Census: 1910 Sumter Co., GA. \ED 111-3 (Joseph R. Culpepper 69 GA in hh of son Charles A. Culpepper).\ Census: 1920 1422 Lee, Americus, Sumter Co, GA [Joseph R. Culpepper father GA 79 in hh of Charles A. Culpepper]
Joseph Richard Culpepper was recorded living with his parents in the 1850 census of Pike Co., GA and in the 1860 census of Randolph Co., AL where he was to marry Sarah Dean in 1861. When the Civil War began, the newly married Joseph Richard Culpepper joined the Confederate Army and served as a 2nd Corporal in Company H of the 31st Alabama Infantry. He was captured at Vicksburg, when that city fell to the Union Army on July 4, 1863. The Siege of Vicksburg and the time spent as a Prisoner of War had a profound effect on his health. His father, Lewis P. Culpepper, mentioned Joseph in an 1898 letter to Mrs. B. F. (Georgia Culpepper) Burke, a niece, in Texas: My oldest son Joe is 58 years old, never used tobacco..., and [his] nerves is completely ruined. But his helth was harmed in the [Civil] War, he Lookes nearly as old as I do [82 years old].
      After the war, Joseph Richard Culpepper was noted living in Tallapoosa Co., AL with his family in an 1866 Alabama State Census. Four years later he was noted with his wife, son and daughter, and sister, Silviah Ann Culpepper, in the 1870 census of the Loachapoka P.O. district of Lee Co., AL. His occupation was listed as "millwright," a profession which he apparently learned from his father. He was still in living in Lee Co., AL at the time of the 1880 census.
      Based on census information, all of Joseph's children were born in Alabama, but at some point Joseph and his family moved back to Georgia where they were living in Macon in the 1890's. Mrs. F. D. (Betty Lee Collins) Hale preserved several entries from the Macon City Directory. In 1890/91 Joseph R. Culpepper was listed as a "Carpenter, CRR" living at "390 Clinton E. M." His son, Charles, was listed as a laborer living at the same address. In the 1895/96 directory, Joseph R. Culpepper was listed as a carpenter living at 512 Clinton Road. His son, Joseph W. Culpepper, was listed as a Carpenter living at 530 Clinton Road. Finally, in the 1900 directory, Joseph R. Culpepper was listed as a "Carpenter, Con. St. Riv." living at 414 Clinton. There was a second listing for "J. R. Culpepper" as "foreman, Macon Con. St. Ry" living at "414 Clinton, E. M." Joseph R. Culpepper was noted in the 1900 census of Clinton, Macon, Bibb Co., GA. He was listed as a carpenter and was living with his son, Joseph W. E. Culpepper. By 1901 or so, Joseph was living in Americus, GA probably with or near his daughter, Mrs. G. H. (Tallulah Culpepper) Rittenberry. And he was noted in the 1910 census of Sumter Co., GA living with his son, Charles A. Culpepper. It was probably shortly before this that the wonderful picture of four generations of Culpeppers was taken showing Lewis P. Culpepper, Joseph R. Culpepper, Charles A. Culpepper, Sr., and Charles A. Culpepper, Jr. In Georgia, Joseph Richard Culpepper is said to have worked for the railroads painting ornate Victorian railroad cabooses. A niece, Mrs. J. H. (Margaret Phillips) Dodd, wrote in a 6 Sep 1979 letter: Uncle Joe was such a kind and loving person and his eyes and lips always seemed to be smiling.... I think it was aunt Maggie [Mrs. G. R. (Margaret Culpepper) Trimble] who told me that he often chartered a street car and took the children from the orphanage to the park on a Sunday P.M. for a picnic.
      Mrs. J. H. (Margaret Phillips) Dodd wrote in a 26 Jul 1978 letter: I remember twice when uncle Joe visited us on the farm. He was busy all the time writing letters, poems and acrostics. We went to aunt Mira's once to a family reunion and uncle Joe was there. He gave a talk using pictures to illustrate his points. He did his drawings on window shades and had a frame to hang them on. I was too young to remember the talk, but was much fascinated with the pictures. He had so many and I was so eager to see him hang the shade on the frame and unroll it.
      Mrs. Dodd continued in a 9 Oct 1978 letter: I don't think I mentioned to you that Uncle Joe was ambidextrous. He had arthritis very bad in his right hand so he started learning to write with his left hand. He wrote so well with his left hand, I never could tell the difference. I remember when I would see him writing with his left hand, I would try writing with my left hand and all I had was a big mess.
      Mrs. Charles (Margaret Whatley) Lee wrote 14 Mar 1979 that she had visited with Mrs. (Ola Mae Whatley) Todd who spoke of "Uncle Joe": She certainly did brag on Uncle Joe. She said he was such a good Sunday School teacher with children, said he used to have lots of pictures he would show and said they had never seen anything like that....
      Joseph's father and mother were both Culpeppers and so Joseph, or "Uncle Joe" as he was affectionately known (although, according to his half-brother, Thomas Jefferson Culpepper, he preferred to be called Joseph), became interested in the Culpepper family and ancestry. Before his father's death, Joseph tried to record any family history that his father remembered. In addition, as Joseph traveled visiting relatives, he tried to record information about the various descendants of his grandfather which would otherwise have been lost. Those notes served as the starting point for this current history of the family.
      Sometime before 1915, Joseph wrote his cousin, Rev. George B. Culpepper, about the family history passed to him by his father, Lewis P. Culpepper: Rev. George B. Culpepper Fort Valley, Georgia Dear Cousin, I wrote to Father asking him to give me all the information he could relative to his father, grandfather, etc. He knows nothing farther back than his grandfather who was John instead of Charles Marion [see Appendix A for one version of the purported history of the family that was circulating at the beginning of the century].... He says there were three brothers, John, Ben and Joseph. John was my great grandfather as was Joseph, also, on my mother's side. Ben died without heirs [no will has been found for Ben but the will of his wife, Joyce, although not specifying their exact relationship, appears to list her children and step-children Ben's presumed children]. John William [it is not clear whether Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper had specified that his father's name was John William Culpepper or if Joseph used the William from the purported history as a way of clarifying references to his grandfather and great-grandfather] was my father's father and your father's grandfather. He married a Gillespie (instead of Laura May Jones as stated [in the version of the purported history that Joseph Richard was reviewing]...) and her mother was a Peek. In your grandfather's name, it is spelled Peeke [in the purported history], but Peek is correct for that is my father's middle name [actually spelling had not stabilized at the time and references can be found to Peek, Peeke, Peake, etc.] and I can remember it called Peek as far back as I can recollect anything. Grandfather moved from Virginia to Congaree, South Carolina and then to Edgefield [, SC] and from Edgefield to Monroe County, Georgia, and later to Meriwether County, Georgia, and to Randolph County, Alabama, where he died in 1855, when I was 15 years old [actually according to John Culpepper's 1850 census record, his place of birth was South Carolina and he was listed in the 1800 census in Lexington District, SC and in the 1810 census in Richland District, SC. Again it is not known if the reference to Virginia was a piece of telescoped family history or if Joseph Richard was attempting to reconcile the purported history with what his father had told him]. I went with my father on a visit to him [John Culpepper] when I was 12 years old... [The purported history] says he died in 1834 in Georgia six years before I was born. There were 10 children--8 boys and 2 girls [actually 11 since one baby boy died as an infant]. Frank, the oldest, went to Texas when I was quite small [1851]; died at ripe old age of 99 years, 9 months, 21 days. There were 285 of his family at his funeral out of 315. Quite a number of great great grandchildren. He had 18 children to start with. Uncle John [Jefferson Culpepper], I think, lived to be 86 [87 based on Bible record], your grandfather [Daniel Peek Culpepper] died at 31 [25 based on Bible record], as also Uncle Joel [44 at death] and Uncle Jeff [this must be James I. J. Culpepper who died at age 40 since John Jefferson's death was noted above] not far from that age. Uncle [George] Washington died in his 93rd year [correct]. Uncle William [Henry died in] his 96th year [95th actually]. Elizabeth Dean died at about 75 [71 actually]. My father [Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper] was born in Edgefield, South Carolina and lived there until he was 7 years old. I remember hearing him state that before I was grown. My mother's father [Joseph Richard Culpepper] lived in Abbeville and the two families visited... what I have stated is absolutely correct as far back as my two great grandfathers. They [who? Is this an attempt to reconcile what he had learned from his father with the purported history?] claim there were two Lord Culpeppers and traced their lineage back to one of them. Anyway we are worthily descended, and you and I should endeavor to maintain the reputation of the family. With best wishes I remain your cousin. ___________________________Joseph Richard Culpepper
      Although his educational opportunities were limited, Joseph wrote with a fine artistic script, and loved to write colorful acrostics for his nieces and nephews, using their names as the subjects of the acrostics. Many have survived and are kept as keepsakes of "Uncle Joe." According to Mrs. Robert Joseph Culpepper, in a June 1977 letter, "in the First Methodist Church Pastor's Study is a framed copy of the first Board of Stewards which he [Joseph Richard Culpepper] did with his famous scroll work, beautiful." The following is a poem was written by Joseph Richard Culpepper: Divided I know the dream is over I know you cannot be In all the time to come the same That you have been to me. The color still is in the cheek The lustre in the eye, But ah! eve two have parted hands - Good-bye Not that I love you less For oh! my heart is sore Not that the lips that breathed your waived(? can't read), Are less fond than of you, But the unrelenting feet of time Have traveled on so fast! And soul from soul has grown away At last I think I just stood still For I had found my all But your rich life swept ever on Beyond my weak recall! And even although the voice rings sweet And clear the dear eyes shine I know no part of all thy wealth Is mine. What bridge can sad love build Across this gulf of change, Who needs must work with broken heart And fancies new and strange, Alas, it is too late The light fades down the sky, The hand slips slowly each from each Good-bye.
      Joseph Richard Culpepper's obituary appeared in the Times Recorder, Americus, GA, December 16, 1920: Children Lay Autumn Leaves On Bier of Man Who Loved Them An old man who loved children more than anything else in this world, died in Americus yesterday. Today the children he loved so well were present at his funeral at his invitation, conveyed through a friend to whom he entrusted it a few days before his death, and upon his bier they placed simple autumn leaves, just as he wished it--autumn leaves symbolic of the well rounded out and beautiful life that had yielded at last to the chills of the nightfall of life. That old man was Joseph R. Culpepper; the children were members of the public schools of the city, nearly all of whom knew him well. His death occurred at the home of his son, Charles A. Culpepper, on South Lee street, at 8:15 o'clock last night, ending an illness of three months, during most of which time he had been confined constantly to the house. He had been feeble for a considerably longer period, however. He was 80 years of age. I have asked you to come so that I might talk over with you some arrangements for my funeral, for I will not live but a short time, he told Mr. Furlow in substance. I want the superintendents of the various Sunday schools to be my pallbearers, and I want the children of the Sunday schools, whom I have loved so much and for whom I have worked so long, to attend my funeral and to pass by my coffin, and, in their own simple way, remember the old man to whom they meant so much. I do not want any flowers, but I would like them to lay autumn leaves on my casket as they pass by. If I could but know and realize it as I lay there with upturned lifeless face and as they were trudging by and looking down at me, I would be so happy. Mr. Furlow futilely tried to turn the subject, but promised his wishes would be carried out. After his message had been completed, the aged man calmly took up the discussion of business matters with members of his family, preparing for the end he knew was approaching. This morning Superintendent Mathis announced in a brief talk to each of the grades in the public schools the story Mr. Furlow had told him and the children touched by the devotion of their friend, flocked to the funeral this afternoon, in charge of Mrs. Annie Poole Walker, one of the teachers. At the church they found beautiful red-tinted oak leaves, freshly brought from the forest by Mr. Furlow, and at the proper time they filed silently and reverently past the coffin and, laying them, one by one over its top, fulfilled the wish strongest in Mr. Culpepper's heart as life departed. Mr. Culpepper had been a resident in Americus for 19 years.... His wife, who before her marriage was Miss Sarah Dean..., died 27 years ago, and the body will be taken Friday to Macon where it will be interred beside her in Rose Hill Cemetery.... Mr. Culpepper had been active all of his life in church work, being especially interested during many years in Sunday school work. He gave hand-illustrated talks to Sunday school children in all this section of Georgia, his activities in this department being interdenominational. He was especially beloved among the children of the Americus Sunday schools.... The funeral exercises were largely attended by Americus friends of Mr. Culpepper, many coming from surrounding towns where he was so well known and beloved. 

Family

Sarah Melvina Dean (23 May 1839 - 1893)
Children
ChartsJoseph Culpepper of SC Descendants
John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants (#1)
John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants (#2)
Last Edited14 May 2012

Citations

  1. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 125, District 68, Pike Co., GA
    Lewis P. Culpepper, 33, M, Mill Wright, $400, SC
    Sarah A. Culpepper, 32, F, SC
    Joseph R. Culpepper, 9, M, GA
    Silviah A. Culpepper, 8, F, GA
    Sarah E. Culpepper, 6, F, GA
    Martha J. Culpepper, 4, F, GA
    Clarissy E. Culpepper, 2, F, GA
    Robert A. Vaughn, 6, M, GA
    Nancy Nabors, 76, F, SC.
  2. Captured at Vicksburg, MS, July 4, 1863.
  3. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Loachapoka, Lee Co., Alabama; Lines 17-21, Page 321A (20 Jul 1870)
    J Culpeper, 29, M, Wh, Millwright, GA
    S Culpeper, 30, F, Wh, Keeping house, GA
    J Culpeper, 7, M, Wh, AL
    T Culpeper, 5, F, Wh, AL
    S Culpeper, 28, F, Wh, Keeping house, GA.
  4. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Opelika, Page 47A, Lee Co., AL
    Joseph R. Culpepper, Self, M, M, W, 39, Carpenter, GA/GA/GA
    S. M. Culpepper, Wife, F, M, W, 41, GA/---/GA
    J. W. E. Culpepper, Son, M, S, W, 17, AL/GA/GA
    E. T. Culpepper, Dau, F, S, W, 15, AL/GA/GA
    C. T. S. A. Culpepper, Son, M, S, W, 8, AL/GA/GA.
  5. Lewis W. Griffin Jr. (#47), e-mail address.
    photo original given to Lew Griffin by Joseph Albertus Griffin.
  6. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 14, Page 320B (9), Family 261, Macon. Bibb Co., GA
    Joseph W. E. Culpepper, Head, M, Feb 1863, 37, Md 18 yrs, AL/GA/GA, Cabinet maker
    Mary E. Culpepper, Wife, F, Nov 1861, 38, Md 18 yrs, ch 1/1, GA/GA/GA
    Eva L. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Feb 1891, 9, Sng, GA/GA/GA
    Joseph R. Culpepper, Father, M, Jan 1840, 60, Wid, GA/VA/VA, Carpenter.
  7. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 111, Page 3B, Family 56, Gen.com Img 182, 6 Lee Street, Americus, Sumter Co., GA
    Charles A. Culpepper, Head, M, 38, md1-9 yrs, AL/GA/GA, RR Engineer
    Minnie G. Culpepper, Wife, F, 35, md1-9 yrs, ch 3/3, GA/GA/AL
    Charles A. Culpepper, Jr., Son, M, 7, S, GA/AL/GA
    Sarah M. Culpepper, Dau, F, 4, S, GA/AL/GA
    Robert Culpepper, Son, M, 2, S, GA/AL/GA
    Joseph R. Culpepper, Father, M, 69, wd, GA/US/US, CSA Vet
    Loulie B. Green, Sister-in-law, F, 30, S, GA/GA/GA, Jewelry saleswoman.
  8. Ellaree Dean Speer records, Ellaree Dean Speer to Lew Griffin, 1977-1994.
  9. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 105, Page 3B, Family 56, Gen.com Img 182, 1422 Lee Street, Americus, Sumter Co., GA
    Charles A. Culpepper, Head, M, 47, md, AL/GA/GA, RR Engineer
    Minnie Culpepper, Wife, F, 44, md, GA/GA/AL
    Charles A. Culpepper, Son, M, 17, S, GA/AL/GA
    Robert Culpepper, Son, M, 12, S, GA/AL/GA
    Louise Culpepper, Dau, F, 9, S, GA/AL/GA
    Joseph R. Culpepper, Father, M, 79, wd, GA/SC/SC
    Eva Culpepper, Niece, F, 28, S, GA/AL/GA.
  10. 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
    Joseph R. Culpepper, d. 15 Dec 1920 in Sumter Co., GA.

Sarah Melvina Dean

F, (23 May 1839 - 1893)
FatherJohn Wesley Dean (16 Feb 1805 - 5 Jul 1879)
MotherMary Elizabeth Culpepper (31 Jul 1811 - 30 May 1883)
Name Variation She was also known as Sallie.1 
Birth*23 May 1839 Sarah was born at Talbot Co., Georgia, on 23 May 1839. 
Residence*1840 Sarah resided at Talbot Co., Georgia, in 1840.2 
Census*1850 She was listed as a resident in the census report at Randolph Co., Alabama, in 1850. 
Census24 September 1860 She was listed as a resident in the census report at Wesobulga, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 24 September 1860. 
Marriage*11 June 1861 She married Joseph Richard Culpepper at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 11 June 1861 at age 22. 
Married Name11 June 1861  As of 11 June 1861, her married name was Culpepper. 
(household member) 1870 Census1 June 1870 Sarah, Joseph, Emma and Sylviah listed as a household member living with Joseph Richard Culpepper on the 1870 Census at Loachapoka, Lee Co., Alabama.3 
(Wife) 1880 Census1 June 1880 Sarah was listed as Joseph Richard Culpepper's wife on the 1880 Census at Opelika, Lee Co., Alabama.4 
Death*1893 She died at Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia, in 1893. 
Burial*1893 Her body was interred in 1893 at Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia.1 
Biography* Alabama State Census: 1866 Tallapoosa Co., AL (1f in hh of J. R. Culpepper) \ Census: 1880 Lee Co., AL. \ED 89-55 (S. M. 41 GA in hh of Jos. R. Culpepper)\
      Sarah was known as "Sallie." 

Family

Joseph Richard Culpepper (15 September 1840 - 15 December 1920)
Children
ChartsJoseph Culpepper of SC Descendants
John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants (#1)
John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants (#2)
Last Edited14 May 2012

Citations

  1. Cemetery records of Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb Co., GA
    Cabiness Ridge Section, Lot 17, Block 2 (Dates not provided):
    + J. W. E. Culpepper
    + Nettie Shivers Culpepper
    + Sallie M. Dean Culpepper.
  2. P 234 (1f <5 in hh of John W. Deam [Dean]).
  3. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Loachapoka, Lee Co., Alabama; Lines 17-21, Page 321A (20 Jul 1870)
    J Culpeper, 29, M, Wh, Millwright, GA
    S Culpeper, 30, F, Wh, Keeping house, GA
    J Culpeper, 7, M, Wh, AL
    T Culpeper, 5, F, Wh, AL
    S Culpeper, 28, F, Wh, Keeping house, GA.
  4. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Opelika, Page 47A, Lee Co., AL
    Joseph R. Culpepper, Self, M, M, W, 39, Carpenter, GA/GA/GA
    S. M. Culpepper, Wife, F, M, W, 41, GA/---/GA
    J. W. E. Culpepper, Son, M, S, W, 17, AL/GA/GA
    E. T. Culpepper, Dau, F, S, W, 15, AL/GA/GA
    C. T. S. A. Culpepper, Son, M, S, W, 8, AL/GA/GA.

Sylviah Ann Culpepper

F, (18 May 1842 - 22 October 1932)
FatherRev. Lewis Peek Culpepper (25 Aug 1816 - 4 Jun 1915)
MotherSarah Ann Culpepper (21 Nov 1817 - 29 Mar 1858)
Name Variation She was also known as Anna.1 
Birth*18 May 1842 Sylviah was born at Pike Co., Georgia, on 18 May 1842. 
Employment* Sylviah's occupation: housekeeper. 
(Household member) 1850 Census1 June 1850 Clarissa, Martha, Sarah, Sylviah, Joseph and Sarah listed as a household member living with Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at Pike Co., Georgia.2 
Census19 September 1860 She was listed as a resident in the census report at Wesobulga, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 19 September 1860. 
(household member) 1870 Census1 June 1870 Sarah, Joseph, Emma and Sylviah listed as a household member living with Joseph Richard Culpepper on the 1870 Census at Loachapoka, Lee Co., Alabama.3 
(Sister-in-law) 1900 Census1 June 1900 Sylviah was listed as a sister-in-law in Samuel Amsler's household on the 1900 Census at McGregor, McLennan Co., Texas.1 
(Sister-in-law) 1910 Census15 April 1910 Sylviah was listed as a sister-in-law in Samuel Amsler's family on the 1910 Census at McGregor, McLennan Co., Texas.4 
(Sister-in-law) 1920 Census1 January 1920 Sylviah was listed as a sister-in-law in Samuel Amsler's household on the 1920 Census at McGregor, McLennan Co., Texas.5 
Photographed*say 1930 She was photographed say 1930 at McGregor, McLennan Co., Texas,
Left to right: Samuel Amsler, Sylvira Ann Culpepper, Martha Jane (Culpepper) Amsler.
Culpepper sisters
(Sister-in-law) 1930 Census1 April 1930 Sylviah was listed as a sister-in-law in Samuel Amsler's household on the 1930 Census at McGregor, McLennan Co., Texas.6 
Death*22 October 1932 She died at McGregor, McLennan Co., Texas, on 22 October 1932 at age 90.7 
Burial*23 October 1932 Her body was interred on 23 October 1932 at McGregor City Cemetery, McGregor, McLennan Co., Texas.8 
Biography*  Lewis P. Culpepper recorded his daughter's birth in his Bible: "Sylviah Ann Culpepper was born May the 18th 1842." Presumably she was named after her grandmother, Silvia Geiger. In the 1850 census, her name is given as "Silviah." But in the 1860 census her name was recorded as "Silvira A." In the 1900 census, she was listed as "Ann Culpepper" (May 1842 GA) and was living in the household of her brother-in-law, Sam Amler, in McLennan Co., TX. Her niece, Lena Amsler, wrote in a 29 Jun 1978 letter: Our Aunt Ann came to live with us when I was about six years old and took over the kitchen and cooking.... I can't remember that Auntie's name was Silvia - I never saw the name spelled but I heard it as Silvira - She always signed her name S. A. Culpepper - Looking back on her life, it must have been very dull & drab - I think she had no interest in anything but her church work - She was the permanent treasurer of the Women's Society. Everybody called her Miss Ann....
      Lena Amsler added in a 17 Sep 1978 letter that "Aunt Ann sang Alto in the Methodist church...." The death certificate (McGregor, McLennan Co, TX 43594 Registrar's No. 34) lists her name as "Sylvira Ann." She was listed as having been a housekeeper for 70 years. She continued to work until she was 86 years old. Dr. J. B. Brown listed the cause of death as "old age." Sylviah was 90 years 5 months and 3 days old when she died at the home of her sister, Mattie Amsler, in McGregor, TX. The name on the death certificate was "Sylvira Ann." She never married. 
ChartsJoseph Culpepper of SC Descendants
John Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited14 May 2012

Citations

  1. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 87, Sheet 4B, Pg 168A, Pct 5, Gen, com Img 8, McGregor, McLennan Co., TX
    Samuel Amsler, Head, M, Oct-1840, md-21 yrs, TX Switz Switz, Lumberman
    Martha J. (Culpepper) Amsler, Wife, F, Jul-1846, 53, md-21 yrs, Ch 4/4, GA SC SC
    Samuel H. Amsler, Son, M, Oct-1879, 20, S, TX TX GA, Bkkppr
    Walter Amsler, Son, M, Mar-1881, 18, S, TX TX GA
    Cleaveland Amsler, Son, M, Aug-1884, 15, S, TX TX GA
    Lena Amsler, Daughter, F, May-1886, 14, S, TX TX GA
    Anna Culpepper, Sister-in-Law, F, May-1842, 58, S, GA SC SC.
  2. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 125, District 68, Pike Co., GA
    Lewis P. Culpepper, 33, M, Mill Wright, $400, SC
    Sarah A. Culpepper, 32, F, SC
    Joseph R. Culpepper, 9, M, GA
    Silviah A. Culpepper, 8, F, GA
    Sarah E. Culpepper, 6, F, GA
    Martha J. Culpepper, 4, F, GA
    Clarissy E. Culpepper, 2, F, GA
    Robert A. Vaughn, 6, M, GA
    Nancy Nabors, 76, F, SC.
  3. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Loachapoka, Lee Co., Alabama; Lines 17-21, Page 321A (20 Jul 1870)
    J Culpeper, 29, M, Wh, Millwright, GA
    S Culpeper, 30, F, Wh, Keeping house, GA
    J Culpeper, 7, M, Wh, AL
    T Culpeper, 5, F, Wh, AL
    S Culpeper, 28, F, Wh, Keeping house, GA.
  4. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 104, Sheet 6A, Pg 96A, Gen.com Img11, Mc Gregor, McLennan Co., TX
    S. Amsler, Head, M, 69, M1, md-32, Tx Switz Switz, Merchant-Hdware
    Martha Jane Amsler, Wife, F, 63, M1, md-32, ch 4/4, GA SC SC
    Cleve Amsler, Son, M, 25, S, TX TX GA, Bkppr-Oil Mill
    Lena Amsler, Daughter, F, 23, S, TX TX GA, Teacher-PubSch
    Ann Culpepper, Sister-in-Law, F, 67, S, GA SC SC.
  5. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 142, Sheet 7B, Pct 5, 502 Sixth StreetMcGregor, McLennan Co., TX
    Owns=Y, Farm=Y
    Sam Amsler, Head, M, 79, M, TX Switzerland Switzerland
    Martha J. Amsler, Wife, F, 73, S, GA SC SC
    Lena Amsler, Dau, F, 33, S, TX TX GA, School Teacher
    Ann Culpepper, Sister-in-Law, F, 77, S, GA SC SC.
  6. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 49, Sheet 13A, Pg 53, Pct. 5, McGregor, McLennan Co., TX
    Own=$7000, Radio=N, Farm=N, Military=N
    Sam Amsler, Head, M, 88, M, md@37, TX Switzerland Switzerland, Retired
    Lena Amsler, Dau, F, 43, S, TX TX GA, Teacher-Pub School
    S. A. Culpepper, Sister-in-Law, F, 87, S, GA GA GA.
  7. 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
    Sylvira Ann Culpepper, McLennan Co., Oct 22 1932, 43594.
  8. Tombstone.
    McGregor City Cemetery, McLennan Co., TX
    Ann Culpepper, age 90, died 1932.