Sarah Jones1

F, (say 1766 - before 1850)
Birth*say 1766 She was born say 1766.1 
Marriage*circa 1785 She married Isaac McElroy at Wilkes Co., Georgia, circa 1785.1 
Married Namecirca 1785  As of circa 1785, her married name was McElroy.1 
(free wh female 26-45) 1800 Census4 August 1800 Sarah was probably a free white female, age 26 and under 45, in Isaac McElroy's household on the 1800 Census at Oglethorpe Co., Georgia.2 
Land Lottery*3 February 1804 She had a fortunate draw in the land lottery on 3 February 1804 at Oglethorpe Co., Georgia,
American Revolution Service.3 
Death*before 1850 She died before 1850.1 

Family

Isaac McElroy (1763 - May 1850)
Last Edited2 September 2002

Citations

  1. RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Barber/Brasel Family: by Joyce Barber. <e-mail address>
  2. Florrie Carter Smith, History of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, Washington, GA: Wilkes Pub. Co., 1972, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8175 H2s supp..
    Page 256, "1800 Census from Misc Records Book in office of Clerk of Superior Court"
    Captain McCarley's District, Oglethorpe Co., GA
    Isaac McElroy, 1 M0-10, 1 M26-45, 2 F0-10, 1 F10-16, 1 F26-45, 3 slaves.
  3. Martha Lou Houston, Land Lottery List of Oglethorpe Co. GA, 1804 and Hancock Co., GA, 1806, Columbus, GA 1928.
    page 6, line 295.

Henry McElroy1

M, (1764 - )
FatherWilliam McElroy1 (23 Dec 1717 - a 1803)
MotherGhaskey Snickers1 (c 1720 - )
Birth*1764 He was born in 1764.1 
(Deed Witness) Deed1 March 1803 He witnessed a deed grant by William McElroy and with Richard Hartsfield as an adjacent landowner and with John A. McElroy as a previous landowner on 1 March 1803 (William McElroy to Gabriel Jones, both of Oglethorpe Co., for $400, on Grove Creek in said co., 100 acres… adj. Richard Hartsfield, Enoch Embry, Zachariah Lawrence & John McElroy, is part of 400 acres surveyed & granted to John McElroy. /s/ William McElroy. Wit: Enoch Embree, Wiley Sims, Henry McElroy. Proved by Enoch Embree & Henry McElroy, 30 Jul 1803, John Hardaman, J.P. Recorded 27 Aug 1806. (Oglethorpe Co., GA, Deed Book E, p. 76.)2) 
Land Lottery*3 February 1804 He had a fortunate draw in the land lottery on 3 February 1804 at Oglethorpe Co., Georgia,
American Revolution service.3 
Deed*11 September 1805 He was an adjacent landowner in the deed granted on 11 September 1805

Abraham Hill & Elizabeth, his wife, to Theophilus Hill, all of Oglethorpe Co., for $500, in said co. on Long Creek, 296 acres, including 200 acre tract orig. granted to Abraham Hill, 17 Aug. 1785, in Wilkes Co. when surveyed, now Oglethorpe Co., adj. S. by Long Creek, E. by Henry McLeroy, W. by Hill, all other sides by vacant when surveyed. Also, part of a 700 acre tract on N. side of Long Creek orig. granted to Jonathan Ragan, 18 June 1784, in Wilkes Co. when surveyed, now Oglethorpe Co. (signed) Abrm. Hill, Elizabeth Hill. Wit: James Jordan, Thomas Hill, Henry Hill. Oglethorpe Co.: proved by James Jordan, 2 July 1810, S. A. Hopkins, J. P. Recorded 6 July 1810. (Oglethorpe Co., Ga. Deed Book F, 1809 - 1810, p. 147.)4 
Biography* Crippled and had no children.1 
Last Edited2 September 2002

Citations

  1. RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Barber/Brasel Family: by Joyce Barber. <e-mail address>
  2. Michael Martin Farmer, Oglethorpe Co., GA Deed Books A-E, 1794-1809, Farmer.
  3. Martha Lou Houston, Land Lottery List of Oglethorpe Co. GA, 1804 and Hancock Co., GA, 1806, Columbus, GA 1928.
    page 7, line 492.
  4. Michael Martin Farmer, Oglethorpe Co., GA Deed Books F-J, 1809-1820, Farmer.
    page 28.

Lucy Arthur1

F, (say 1770 - before 1814)
Birth*say 1770 She was born say 1770. 
Marriage*circa 1790 She married James McElroy, son of William McElroy and Ghaskey Snickers, circa 1790.1
 
Married Namecirca 1790  As of circa 1790, her married name was McElroy.1 
Deed*10 February 1792 She granted a deed to Wiley Henry Sims, witnessed by Reuben McElroy and William McElroy on 10 February 1792 at Wilkes Co., Georgia,

James McElroy & Lucey, his wife, to Wiley (Willie) Simms, all of Wilkes Co., for £200, 2 acres on Golden Grove Creek in said co., adj. vacant on all sides when surveyed, granted to James McElroy, 24 Feb 1785. /s/ James Muckleroy, Lucey Muckleroy. Wit: Charles Muckleroy, William (x) Muckleroy. Proved by Charles McElroy & Reubin McElroy, 24 Mar 1796, before John Luckie, J.P. (Oglethorpe Co., GA, Deed Book B, p. 62.)2 
Death*before 1814 She died before 1814.1 

Family

James McElroy (1761 - 4 October 1841)
Last Edited1 September 2002

Citations

  1. RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Barber/Brasel Family: by Joyce Barber. <e-mail address>
  2. Michael Martin Farmer, Oglethorpe Co., GA Deed Books A-E, 1794-1809, Farmer.

John D. Culpepper1

M, (26 February 1932 - June 1977)
FatherJohn Emerson Culpepper1 (16 Oct 1910 - 2 Dec 1986)
MotherMamie Sue Burger1 (22 Oct 1910 - 28 Nov 1969)
Birth*26 February 1932 He was born on 26 February 1932 at Athens, McMinn Co., Tennessee.1 
Death*June 1977 He died at Richmond, Ray Co., Missouri, in June 1977 at age 45.2 
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited24 August 2002

Citations

  1. Teresa Neal Cox Culpepper, e-mail address, interviewed by Warren Culpepper, 24 Aug 2002.
  2. 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

Donovan Culpepper Sr.1,2

M, (19 February 1940 - 2 August 1990)
FatherJohn Emerson Culpepper1 (16 Oct 1910 - 2 Dec 1986)
MotherMamie Sue Burger1 (22 Oct 1910 - 28 Nov 1969)
Birth*19 February 1940 He was born on 19 February 1940 at Athens, McMinn Co., Tennessee.1,3,4 
SSN*1953 His Social Security Number was issued in 1953 in Tennessee.4 
Military service*between 1957 and 1959 US Air Force.3 
Marriage*circa 1958 He married Lillian Sanchez circa 1958.5 
Death*2 August 1990 He died at Harris Co., Texas, on 2 August 1990 at age 50.4,3,2 
Burial*6 August 1990 His body was interred on 6 August 1990 at Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris Co., Texas.3 

Family

Lillian Sanchez (12 January 1931 - 29 June 2005)
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited14 November 2005

Citations

  1. Teresa Neal Cox Culpepper, e-mail address, interviewed by Warren Culpepper, 24 Aug 2002.
  2. 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
    Donovan Culpepper, Sr. died 2 Aug 1990 in Harris Co., Texas.
  3. National Cemetery Administration, compiler, US Veterans Gravesites, 1775-2006, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2006.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8750
    Donovan Culpepper Sr., 19 Feb 1940 - 2 Aug 1990, Served 19 Feb 1957 to 20 Aug 1959 as AB in the US Air Force, Interred 6 Aug 1990 in Houston National Cemetery, Section J, Site 1047.
  4. 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
  5. Texas Department of State Health Services, compiler, Texas Birth Index, 1903 - 1997, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8781&ti=0
    John Donovan Culpepper, Male, born __ 1959 in Cameron Co., Texas, child of Donovan Culpepper and Lillian Sanchez.

Doyle Travis Culpepper1

M, (5 November 1944 - 16 November 1984)
FatherJohn Emerson Culpepper1 (16 Oct 1910 - 2 Dec 1986)
MotherMamie Sue Burger1 (22 Oct 1910 - 28 Nov 1969)
Birth*5 November 1944 He was born on 5 November 1944 at Athens, McMinn Co., Tennessee.1,2 
Military service*between 1977 and 1983 Specialist First Class in the US Army.2 
Marriage*14 November 1981 He married Teresa Neal Cox at Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, on 14 November 1981 at age 37. Doyle and Teresa did not marry until 15 years after the birth of their son, Rodney Eugene Cox.1 
Death*16 November 1984 He died at Conley, Clayton Co., Georgia, on 16 November 1984 at age 40.1,3,2 
Burial*19 November 1984 His body was interred on 19 November 1984 at Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., Tennessee.2 

Family

Teresa Neal Cox (circa 1948 - 30 January 2016)
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited25 August 2006

Citations

  1. Teresa Neal Cox Culpepper, e-mail address, interviewed by Warren Culpepper, 24 Aug 2002.
  2. National Cemetery Administration, compiler, US Veterans Gravesites, 1775-2006, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2006.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8750
    Doyle Travis Culpepper, 5 Nov 1944 - 16 Nov 1984, Served 12 May 1977 to 11 Nov 1983 as Specialist First Class in the US Army, Interred 19 Nov 1984 in Chattanooga National Cemetery, Section WWW, Site 387.
  3. 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
    Doyle T. Culpepper, d. 16 Nov 1984 at 40 years in Clayton Co., GA; Res. in Clayton Co., GA.

Teresa Neal Cox1

F, (circa 1948 - 30 January 2016)
Birth*circa 1948 She was born circa 1948. 
Marriage*14 November 1981 She married Doyle Travis Culpepper at Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, on 14 November 1981. Doyle and Teresa did not marry until 15 years after the birth of their son, Rodney Eugene Cox.1 
Married Name14 November 1981  As of 14 November 1981, her married name was Culpepper.1 
Death*30 January 2016 She died on 30 January 2016. 
Obituary3 February 2016 Jonesboro, GA

Age 69 .Services Fri. 2/5/16- 2pm. Chattanooga National Cemetery. Austin & Bell White House. 
Obituary*21 April 2016 Jonesboro, GA

Teresa Cox Culpepper passed January 30, 2016, at the age of 69. She is preceded in death by her husband, daughter, parents, and siblings. She is survived by her 3 sons and daughter and their spouses, 12 grandchildren, 3 great-grandsons, her sister-in-law, and several nieces and nephews.

Her family will be having a celebration of life at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 23rd.2 

Family

Doyle Travis Culpepper (5 November 1944 - 16 November 1984)
ChartsBenjamin Culpepper of SC Female Descendants
Last Edited25 April 2016

Citations

  1. Teresa Neal Cox Culpepper, e-mail address, interviewed by Warren Culpepper, 24 Aug 2002.
  2. Obituary of Teresa Culpepper, published in Knoxville News Sentinel on Apr. 21, 2016.

Roger Ezell1

M, (8 July 1959 - 19 February 2005)
Birth*8 July 1959 He was born on 8 July 1959 at Griffin, Spalding Co., Georgia.2 
Death*19 February 2005 He died on 19 February 2005 at age 45.2 
Last Edited14 March 2006

Citations

  1. Teresa Neal Cox Culpepper, e-mail address, interviewed by Warren Culpepper, 24 Aug 2002.
  2. E-mail from Bradford Travis Ezell (#45912), e-mail address.

Wiley Jefferson Sterling1

M, (1 July 1796 - 7 November 1851)
FatherCharles Sterling of Georgia (s 1766 - )
Birth*1 July 1796 He was born on 1 July 1796.1 
Biography* From "Histories of LaGrange and Troup County, GA, Vol. I & III":
     Two brothers came to Troup Co. by way of Jasper, Gwinnett, Irwin, and Upson Counties, Ga. There name is often spelled Stirling, but mostly Sterling.
          1. Wiley J. Sterling, b. 7-1-1796 S.C. d. 11-7-1851 Troup Co. He married 1-28-1819 Jasper Co., Ga. Betheny Bonner, b. 12-20-1802 Ga. d. 6-27-1881 Troup Co. He was among the promoter- pioneers who pushed the quick settlement and refinement of the Western frontier of Georgia. He promoted the town of Vernon in Troup Co. on the Chattahoochee River, setting up the town, establishing a church and school, obtaining charters, and seeking to have it the county seat of Troup Co. He built a ferry there also, and today the only reminders of the town of Vernon are things like Vernon Road (originally Vernon Ferry Road) which led to Vernon from LaGrange. Wiley J. and Bethena B. Sterling had at least 9 children (names omitted here as some are believed to be in error).
          2. Willis B. Sterling, b. 1800 Ga. Married 8-3-1831 Troup Co. to Mary, widow of Benjamin Baker.2 
Marriage*28 January 1819 He married Bethena Bonner at Jasper Co., Georgia, on 28 January 1819 at age 22.2 
Relocation*1826 He relocated in 1826 at Troup Co., Georgia, from Pike Co., Georgia. 
1830 Census*1 June 1830 Wiley was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census at Troup Co., Georgia. 1M0-4, 1M5-9, 1M10-14, 1M20-29, 1M20-39, 2F5-9, 1 F20-29, 2Mslv 10-23, 2MSlv24-35, 1MSlv36-54, 2FS;v0-9, 2FSlv10-23, 1FSlv24-35.3 
1840 Census*1 June 1840 Wiley was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census on 1 June 1840 at Troup Co., Georgia.4 
1850 Census*1 June 1850 Wiley was listed as the head of a family (Wiley J. Sterling, 54, M, W, Planter, $25,000, SC) on the 1850 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.5 
Death*7 November 1851 He died at LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia, on 7 November 1851 at age 55.1 
Burial*after 7 November 1851 His body was interred after 7 November 1851 at Hillview Cemetery, LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.6 

Family

Bethena Bonner (20 December 1802 - 27 June 1881)
Children
Last Edited23 May 2009

Citations

  1. Dorothy McClendon / Lillie Lambert / Danny Knight, Family, Church, and Community Cemeteries of Troup Co., GA, LaGrange, GA: Family Tree, 1990, Repository: Georgia Department of Archives & History in Atlanta.
    Hillview Cemetery.
  2. Forrest Clark Johnson III, editor, A History of LaGrange, Georgia, 1828-1900, Vols. I & III, LaGrange, Georgia: Family Tree, 1980, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8463 H2j v. 1,3.
    p. 489.
  3. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Capt. Todaway's Township, Troup Co., GA, from Ancestry.com image 3 of 4.
  4. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Dist 656, Troup Co., GA, page 339, Ancestry.com image 2 of 6.
  5. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 135, Lines 33-39, 656th District, Troup Co., GA
    Wiley J. Sterling, 54, M, Planter, RE=$25,000, SC
    Bethena Sterling, 48, F, GA
    Georgia Sterling, 17, F, GA
    Missouri L. Sterling, 13, F, GA
    John R. Sterling, 11, M, GA
    Henry C. Sterling, 5, M, GA
    John C. Sterling, 3, M, GA.
  6. Forrest Clark Johnson III, Memories in Marble, Hill View and Hill View Annex Cemeteries, LaGrange GA, Author, 1993.
    page 91, Lot 523.
  7. RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Susanna Stringfellow Jakubik. <e-mail address>
  8. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    656th District, Troup Co., GA, Page 2, Ancestry.com image.

Bethena Bonner1

F, (20 December 1802 - 27 June 1881)
FatherWhitmal Bonner2 (c 1775 - 1821)
MotherAlice Selman2 (1779 - 28 Jul 1836)
Name Variation She was also known as Berthena.3 
Birth*20 December 1802 She was born on 20 December 1802.1 
Married Name1819  As of 1819, her married name was Sterling. 
Marriage*28 January 1819 She married Wiley Jefferson Sterling at Jasper Co., Georgia, on 28 January 1819 at age 16.4 
(Family Member) Relocation1826 She was an accompanying familiy member in the relocation of Wiley Jefferson Sterling in 1826 at Troup Co., Georgia, from Pike Co., Georgia. 
(free wh female 20-30) 1830 Census1 June 1830 Bethena was probably a free white female, age 20 and under 30, in Wiley Jefferson Sterling's household, on the 1830 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.5 
(free wh female 30-40) 1840 Census1 June 1840 Bethena was probably a free white female, age 30 and under 40, in Wiley Jefferson Sterling's household, on the 1840 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.6 
(Household member) 1850 Census1 June 1850 Bethena, Mary, Missouri, John, Henry and John was listed as a household member (Bethiane Sterling, 48, F, W, GA) living with Wiley Jefferson Sterling on the 1850 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.7 
1860 Census*1 June 1860 Bethena was listed as the head of a family (Bethena Sterling, 57, F, W, Farmer, R=$7,000, P=$18,000, GA) on the 1860 Census at East Vernon, Troup Co., Georgia.8 
(household member) 1870 Census1 June 1870 H. and Bethena was listed as a household member (B. Sterling, 67, F, W, Keeping house, AL) living with John Randolph Sterling on the 1870 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.9 
1880 Census*1 June 1880 Bethena was listed as the head of a family (Bethenia Stirling, HH, F, Wd, Wh, 78, GA, GA, GA) on the 1880 Census at East Vernon, Troup Co., Georgia.10 
Death*27 June 1881 She died at LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia, on 27 June 1881 at age 78.1 
Burial*after 27 June 1881 Her body was interred after 27 June 1881 at Hillview Cemetery, LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.11 

Family

Wiley Jefferson Sterling (1 July 1796 - 7 November 1851)
Children
Last Edited8 August 2004

Citations

  1. Dorothy McClendon / Lillie Lambert / Danny Knight, Family, Church, and Community Cemeteries of Troup Co., GA, LaGrange, GA: Family Tree, 1990, Repository: Georgia Department of Archives & History in Atlanta.
    Hillview Cemetery.
  2. RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Family of H. R. Darden. Contact: Amy Estelle. <e-mail address>
  3. E-mail written 1999, 2004 to Warren Culpepper from Karen Jackson Goudelock, Shalimar, FL, e-mail address.
    Berthena is the spelling on her tombstone.
  4. Forrest Clark Johnson III, editor, A History of LaGrange, Georgia, 1828-1900, Vols. I & III, LaGrange, Georgia: Family Tree, 1980, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8463 H2j v. 1,3.
    p. 489.
  5. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Capt. Todaway's Township, Troup Co., GA, from Ancestry.com image 3 of 4.
  6. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Dist 656, Troup Co., GA, page 339, Ancestry.com image 2 of 6.
  7. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 135, Lines 33-39, 656th District, Troup Co., GA
    Wiley J. Sterling, 54, M, Planter, RE=$25,000, SC
    Bethena Sterling, 48, F, GA
    Georgia Sterling, 17, F, GA
    Missouri L. Sterling, 13, F, GA
    John R. Sterling, 11, M, GA
    Henry C. Sterling, 5, M, GA
    John C. Sterling, 3, M, GA.
  8. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 234, Lines 8-10, East Vernon, Troup Co., GA
    Bethena Sterling, 57, F, Farmer, RE=$7,500, PE=$18,000, GA
    J. B. Powell, 11, M, GA
    E. Powell, 15, F, GA
    (The Powell chlidren may be orphaned grandchildren).
  9. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 154, Lines 15-17, (No township listed), Troup Co., GA
    J. R. Sterling, 31, M, Farmer, RE=$125,000, PE=$5,000, GA
    H. C. Sterling, 25, F, Keeping house (sic), GA
    B. Sterling, 67, F, Keeping house, AL.
  10. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    East Vernon, Troup Co., GA, Page 678A, LDS CD and verified on Ancestry.com image 71 0f 78.
  11. Forrest Clark Johnson III, Memories in Marble, Hill View and Hill View Annex Cemeteries, LaGrange GA, Author, 1993.
    page 91, Lot 523.
  12. RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Susanna Stringfellow Jakubik. <e-mail address>
  13. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    656th District, Troup Co., GA, Page 2, Ancestry.com image.