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Martha Jane Culpepper

Female, #32258, (31 July 1846 - 26 March 1926)

FatherRev. Lewis Peek Culpepper b. 25 Aug 1816, d. 4 Jun 1915
MotherSarah Ann Culpepper b. 21 Nov 1817, d. 29 Mar 1858
Martha Jane Culpepper|b. 31 Jul 1846\nd. 26 Mar 1926|p2017.htm#i32258|Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper|b. 25 Aug 1816\nd. 4 Jun 1915|p2005.htm#i32077|Sarah Ann Culpepper|b. 21 Nov 1817\nd. 29 Mar 1858|p2016.htm#i32247|John Culpepper of Randolph Co., AL|b. 1 Oct 1772\nd. 13 May 1855|p1973.htm#i31566|Nancy Gillespie|b. circa 1778\nd. 25 Jul 1848|p1974.htm#i31584|Joseph R. Culpepper|b. circa 1795\nd. 17 Dec 1876|p1973.htm#i31567|Silvia Geiger|b. 4 May 1800\nd. 29 Apr 1866|p2016.htm#i32241|

Name Variation  Martha Jane Culpepper was also known as Mattie. 
Birth*31 Jul 1846 Martha was born at Pike Co., Georgia, on 31 Jul 1846. 
Employment* Martha's occupation: clothing maker. 
 She was the daughter of Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper and Sarah Ann Culpepper. 
(household member) 1850 Census1 Jun 1850 Martha listed as a household member living with Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Pike Co., Georgia.1 
Census19 Sep 1860 She was listed as a resident in the census report at Wesobulga, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 19 Sep 1860. 
Census22 Jun 1870 She was listed as a resident in the census report at Opelika, Lee Co., Alabama, on 22 Jun 1870. 
Photographed*say 1875 She was photographed say 1875.2
Martha Jane (Culpepper) Amsler
Marriage*4 Jun 1878 She married Samuel Amsler on 4 Jun 1878.3
Samuel & Mattie (Culpepper) Amsler
Samuel & Mattie (Culpepper) Amler, earlier
Married Name4 Jun 1878  As of 4 Jun 1878, her married name was Amsler. 
(wife) 1900 Census1 Jun 1900 Martha was listed as Samuel Amsler's wife on the 1900 Census at McGregor, McLennan Co., Texas.4 
(wife) 1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Martha was listed as Samuel Amsler's wife on the 1910 Census at McGregor, McLennan Co., Texas.5 
(wife) 1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Martha was listed as Samuel Amsler's wife on the 1920 Census at McGregor, McLennan Co., Texas.6 
Death*26 Mar 1926 She died at McGregor, McLennan Co., Texas, on 26 Mar 1926. 
Burial*circa 28 Mar 1926 Her body was interred circa 28 Mar 1926 at McGregor City Cemetery, McGregor, McLennan Co., Texas. 
Biography* Martha Jane Culpepper was known as "Mattie." Her daughter, Lena Amsler wrote of her in a 29 Jun 1978 letter: My mother came to Texas with a family named Crews or Cruze - maybe another spelling - photographers - She visited her uncle Frank [Francis G. Culpepper?] and found a congenial cousin, Georgia, who married somebody named Guthrie. My mother made both men's and women's clothes. I was told by Mamie Welhauser Guittard... that my uncle John Amsler fell in love with her but died with TB before he could marry her and requested my father to take care of her, which he very promptly did. 

Family

Samuel Amsler b. 7 Oct 1841, d. 4 Mar 1934
Marriage*4 Jun 1878 She married Samuel Amsler on 4 Jun 1878.3
Samuel & Mattie (Culpepper) Amsler
Samuel & Mattie (Culpepper) Amler, earlier
Children

Last Edited 21 Mar 2004

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. Ellaree Dean Speer records, Ellaree Dean Speer to Lew Griffin, 1977-1994.
    orignal in the possession of Lew Griffin.
  3. Ellaree Dean Speer records, Ellaree Dean Speer to Lew Griffin, 1977-1994.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.

Samuel Amsler

Male, #32261, (7 October 1841 - 4 March 1934)

FatherKarl Konrad Amsler b. 28 Nov 1808, d. 2 May 1874
MotherAnna Maria Leuenberger b. s 1813
Samuel Amsler|b. 7 Oct 1841\nd. 4 Mar 1934|p2017.htm#i32261|Karl Konrad Amsler|b. 28 Nov 1808\nd. 2 May 1874|p1369.htm#i21904|Anna Maria Leuenberger|b. say 1813|p1370.htm#i21905|||||||||||||

Birth*7 Oct 1841 Samuel was born at Cat Spring, Austin Co., Texas, on 7 Oct 1841. 
 He was the son of Karl Konrad Amsler and Anna Maria Leuenberger. 
Civil War*between 1861 and 1865 He served in the War Between the States between 1861 and 1865
(Samuel served in Co. G, Green's Cavalry Brigade and was the last surviving member of the Brigade.). 
Marriage*4 Jun 1878 He married Martha Jane Culpepper on 4 Jun 1878.1
Samuel & Mattie (Culpepper) Amsler
Samuel & Mattie (Culpepper) Amler, earlier
Photographed*say 1880 He was photographed say 1880 at McGregor, McLennan Co., Texas.1
1900 Census*1 Jun 1900 Samuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at McGregor, McLennan Co., Texas.2 
1910 Census*15 Apr 1910 Samuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at McGregor, McLennan Co., Texas.3 
1920 Census*1 Jan 1920 Samuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at McGregor, McLennan Co., Texas.4 
1930 Census*1 Apr 1930 Samuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at McGregor, McLennan Co., Texas.5 
Death*4 Mar 1934 He died at McGregor, McLennan Co., Texas, on 4 Mar 1934.6 
Burial*circa 6 Mar 1934 His body was interred circa 6 Mar 1934 at McGregor City Cemetery, McGregor, McLennan Co., Texas. 
Biography* According to notes by Lena Amsler, Cat Spring, where Samuel Amsler was born, is 12 miles southwest of Bellville, TX. The town got its name from a bobcat that was killed there. Lena Amsler wrote in a 19 Jun 1978 letter that her father had a saw mill in Plantersville, Montgomery Co., TX: He came here when the Santa Fe and Cotton Belt railroad crossed on a bare plain. Sam and Mama had malaria in the piney woods and Papa thought the prairie would cure malaria.
      In a 25 Jul 1978 letter, Lena noted that brother Sam had gone to work "for the lumber business which my father had established in the first year of the town's existence. In a 4 Nov 1974 article about a grandson, Sam Houston Amsler, Jr., on p. 6A of the Waco Tribune-Herald Mrs. S. H. (Margaret Harris) Amsler mentioned that "his [Samuel Amsler's] grandfather was one of the town's founding fathers."
      Lena Amsler wrote in a 25 Jul 1978 letter that her brother: [Sam] went to work in the bank in which my father was one of the original stockholders. The vault of the bank had been blown up by the son of its President, another original stockholder. My father then became President - a position he held until his death.
      In a 17 Sep 1978 letter Lena Amsler wrote: Neither my mother or father was musical although my father owned a violin which his father brought him from Switzerland.
      Mrs. Travis (Jacqueline Lorenz) McClinton recorded the following from the McGregor City Cemetery of Sam Amsler in a 29 Aug 1988 letter: S. Amsler 1841-1934 (Am/Lg)

MR. SAMUEL AMSLER, age 92, died Sunday, March 4, 1934, in McGregor. Mr. Amsler, who was of Swiss origin, was born October 7, 1841, in Cat Springs, Texas, on the Old Spanish Trail. He was the son of Carl Amsler and Mary Lowenberger, both born in Switzerland. He was associated with his father in the lumber business in Montgomery County, Texas, before enlisting in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Mr. Amsler was a member of Co. G, Green's Cavalry Brigade and was the last surviving member of the Brigade. When lots were sold here in 1882, and the town of McGregor laid out, Mr. Amsler was present and bought several lots. The next year he moved his family here and estabished a lumber yard which still stands. He organized the First National Bank of which he was President for 38 years, organized the local water system, and was instrumental in construction of the McGregor compress and oil mill. His children who survive are: Miss Lena Amsler, Walter Amsler, Sam Amsler, and A. C. Amsler. His wife, Martha Jane Culpepper preceded him several years (1846-1926). Burial was in McGregor Cemetery by

Amsler Funeral Home.McGregor Mirror: Mar 9 (1-6) 1934.

 

Family

Martha Jane Culpepper b. 31 Jul 1846, d. 26 Mar 1926
Marriage*4 Jun 1878 He married Martha Jane Culpepper on 4 Jun 1878.1
Samuel & Mattie (Culpepper) Amsler
Samuel & Mattie (Culpepper) Amler, earlier
Children

Last Edited 18 Oct 2008

Citations

  1. Ellaree Dean Speer records, Ellaree Dean Speer to Lew Griffin, 1977-1994.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Monyene Stearns and Pat Fehler, Deaths in Central Texas 1925-1934.
    p. 126.

Mary Emily Culpepper

Female, #32265, (18 August 1864 - 20 July 1943)

FatherRev. Lewis Peek Culpepper b. 25 Aug 1816, d. 4 Jun 1915
MotherMargarette R. Joyce Bateman b. 24 Jun 1833, d. 29 Dec 1896
Mary Emily Culpepper|b. 18 Aug 1864\nd. 20 Jul 1943|p2017.htm#i32265|Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper|b. 25 Aug 1816\nd. 4 Jun 1915|p2005.htm#i32077|Margarette R. Joyce Bateman|b. 24 Jun 1833\nd. 29 Dec 1896|p2016.htm#i32249|John Culpepper of Randolph Co., AL|b. 1 Oct 1772\nd. 13 May 1855|p1973.htm#i31566|Nancy Gillespie|b. circa 1778\nd. 25 Jul 1848|p1974.htm#i31584|||||||

Birth*18 Aug 1864 Mary was born at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 18 Aug 1864. 
 She was the daughter of Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper and Margarette R. Joyce Bateman. 
Census*22 Jun 1870 Mary was in the on 22 Jun 1870 census at Opelika, Lee Co., Alabama. 
Census1880 She was listed as a resident in the census report at Clay Co., Alabama, in 1880. 
Marriage*9 Dec 1886 She married William Henry Rutland at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 9 Dec 1886. 
Married Name9 Dec 1886  As of 9 Dec 1886, her married name was Rutland. 
Photographed*circa 1897 She and William Henry Rutland and family were photographed circa 1897 at Chambers Co., Alabama,
Left to Right: Alsie Deural Rutland (in father's lap), William Henry Rutland, William Harold Rutland, Ernest Clarence Rutland, Mary Emily Culpepper (Mrs. W. H. Rutland).
William H. Rutland family
Census1900 She was listed as a resident in the census report at Hickory Flat, Chambers Co., Alabama, in 1900. 
Death*20 Jul 1943 She died at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 20 Jul 1943. 
Burial* Her body was interred at State Line Cemetery, Chambers Co., Alabama. 
Biography* Census: 1910 Hickory Flat, Chambers Co, AL. \Pct 1 ED 14 Sheet 4 #81 (Mary E. 45 AL GA GA m1/23 3 children/3 living in hh of Wm. H. Rutland).\
      Mary was known as "Mollie." Her father recorded the birth of the twins: "William Washington & Mary E was born Aug the 18th 1864." A great-granddaughter, Mrs. R. E. (Connie Rutland) Ausec, in a 5 Sep 1978 letter recorded Mary's name as "Mary Emily" and also noted her nicknames as "Mollie" and "Granny Rutland." A granddaughter, Mrs. A. W. (Irene Rutland) Traylor, recorded the name as "Mollie Elizabeth" in a 21 Mar 1979 letter. Mrs. R. E. (Connie Rutland) Ausec continued in the 5 Sep 1978 letter, with information about the twins: when William Washington Culpepper died, "his medical books were sent back" and "Mollie got one of them and became the Doctor for the community." Mary E. was noted as "Mollie" with her husband, Wm. H. Rutland, and her children in the 1900 census of Hickory Flat, Chambers Co, AL.
      Mrs. Melvin (Essie Bryant) Moore wrote in a 17 Jun 1979 letter: Grannie Mira [Mrs. R. R. (Elmira Culpepper) Rutland] used to spend time in the summers with Aunt Mollie. They would can berries, fruits, and vegetables and do lots of fishing. They had a great time together.
      A niece, Mrs. J. H. (Margaret Phillips) Dodd noted in a 12 Apr 1979 letter: "I can remember aunt Mollie well.... She did like to fish and she said she took a pistol with her." Mrs. J. W. (Lena Whatley) DeVaughn wrote 2 Jan 1979: Aunt Mollie Rutland carried her pistol with her wherever she went. Was a good shooter. Never missed what she shot at. Wasn't afraid of anything....
      Mrs. Charles (Margaret Whatley) Lee wrote, 26 Nov 1978, that she met Mrs. Harvey Boone at the church next to where Rev. Lewis P. Culpepper is buried. Mrs. Boone knew Mrs. W. H. ("Mollie" Culpepper) Rutland and: She said she used to go fishing with Mollie. She said Mollie was a small person, a little tad, said she wasn't afraid of a thing, said she carried a pistol in her pocket most of the time, said she could hit anything she wanted to with that pistol. Mrs. Boone said Mollie couldn't stand her father-in-law and didn't want to be buried near his, grave, but she was. Mollie & [Mrs. R. R.(] Mira [Culpepper) Rutland] married brothers and were all buried there [State Line Cemetery, Chambers Co., AL]. Mira and her husband didn't have any engraving on their stones....
      Although Mollie is supposed to be buried in State Line Congregational Christian Church Cemetery with her parents, no stone was recorded in the 1990 edition of A Survey of Cemeteries in Chambers County, Alabama.  

Family

William Henry Rutland b. 11 Dec 1858, d. 31 Jul 1920
Marriage*9 Dec 1886 She married William Henry Rutland at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 9 Dec 1886. 
Children

Last Edited 5 Sep 2004

William Henry Rutland

Male, #32266, (11 December 1858 - 31 July 1920)

FatherWilliam Henry Rutland b. 30 Nov 1832, d. 27 Jul 1897
MotherMarion Haseltine Freeman b. 10 Feb 1837, d. 9 Jul 1914
William Henry Rutland|b. 11 Dec 1858\nd. 31 Jul 1920|p2017.htm#i32266|William Henry Rutland|b. 30 Nov 1832\nd. 27 Jul 1897|p2018.htm#i32274|Marion Haseltine Freeman|b. 10 Feb 1837\nd. 9 Jul 1914|p2018.htm#i32275|James Rutland|b. 13 Sep 1806\nd. 10 Jul 1892|p3095.htm#i49512|Susan W. Bonner|b. 21 Aug 1813\nd. 30 Nov 1887|p3095.htm#i49513|||||||

Birth*11 Dec 1858 William was born at Alabama on 11 Dec 1858. 
 He was the son of William Henry Rutland and Marion Haseltine Freeman. 
Marriage*9 Dec 1886 He married Mary Emily Culpepper at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 9 Dec 1886. 
Photographedcirca 1897 He and Mary Emily Culpepper and family were photographed circa 1897 at Chambers Co., Alabama,
Left to Right: Alsie Deural Rutland (in father's lap), William Henry Rutland, William Harold Rutland, Ernest Clarence Rutland, Mary Emily Culpepper (Mrs. W. H. Rutland).
William H. Rutland family
Census*1900 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Hickory Flat, Chambers Co., Alabama, in 1900. 
Census1910 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Hickory Flat, Chambers Co., Alabama, in 1910. 
Death*31 Jul 1920 He died at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 31 Jul 1920. 
Biography* Mrs. R. E. (Connie Rutland) Ausec, in a 5 Sep 1978 letter, recorded her great grandfather's name as William Henry Rutland and noted that he was known as "Bill." She then recorded her grandfather's name as "William Harold Rutland." A granddaughter, Mrs. Irene Rutland Traylor, in a 21 Mar 1979 letter recorded her grandfather's name as "William Harold Rutland." She also gave "William Harold Rutland" as the name of the oldest son, her uncle. 

Family

Mary Emily Culpepper b. 18 Aug 1864, d. 20 Jul 1943
Marriage*9 Dec 1886 He married Mary Emily Culpepper at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 9 Dec 1886. 
Children

Last Edited 12 Apr 2008

Elmira Culpepper

Female, #32267, (12 October 1866 - 10 November 1949)

FatherRev. Lewis Peek Culpepper b. 25 Aug 1816, d. 4 Jun 1915
MotherMargarette R. Joyce Bateman b. 24 Jun 1833, d. 29 Dec 1896
Elmira Culpepper|b. 12 Oct 1866\nd. 10 Nov 1949|p2017.htm#i32267|Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper|b. 25 Aug 1816\nd. 4 Jun 1915|p2005.htm#i32077|Margarette R. Joyce Bateman|b. 24 Jun 1833\nd. 29 Dec 1896|p2016.htm#i32249|John Culpepper of Randolph Co., AL|b. 1 Oct 1772\nd. 13 May 1855|p1973.htm#i31566|Nancy Gillespie|b. circa 1778\nd. 25 Jul 1848|p1974.htm#i31584|||||||

Birth*12 Oct 1866 Elmira was born at Tallapoosa Co., Alabama, on 12 Oct 1866. 
 She was the daughter of Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper and Margarette R. Joyce Bateman. 
Census*22 Jun 1870 Elmira was in the on 22 Jun 1870 census at Opelika, Lee Co., Alabama. 
Census1880 She was listed as a resident in the census report at Clay Co., Alabama, in 1880. 
Marriage*7 Apr 1887 She married Richard Reddick Rutland at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 7 Apr 1887.1 
Married Name7 Apr 1887  As of 7 Apr 1887, her married name was Rutland. 
Census1900 She was listed as a resident in the census report at Chambers Co., Alabama, in 1900. 
Death*10 Nov 1949 She died at LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia, on 10 Nov 1949. 
Burial* Her body was interred at State Line Cemetery, Chambers Co., Alabama. 
Biography*  Lewis P. Culpepper recorded his daughter's birth in his Bible: "Elmira was born Oct the 12th 1866." She was known as "Mira." The 1910 census (ED 14, Sheet 6, Pct 1, #117) of Hickory Flat, Chambers Co., AL records the information that Elmira was 44 years old and she and R. R. Rutland had been married for 23 years and she had had 6 children, three of whom were still living in 1910. Only five of these children have been accounted for at this time. Elmira's father, Lewis P. Culpepper, was also staying with the family. The following is from a 17 Jun 1979 letter from Mrs. Melvin (Essie Bryant) Moore, Mira's granddaughter: Grannie lived with my mother [Mrs. E. L. (Dennie Rutland) Bryant] and father [Earnest Bryant] from the time they were married until her death. She spent her life doing things for us. I never knew her to go any place other than to Aunt Mollie's and to her son's and daughter's homes except to the movies. My father worked at a theater for a time and we were invited by the owner to come as often as we wanted to. Grannie enjoyed going very much. She was an excellent seamstress and cook. She took pleasure in putting finishing touches on our clothes and making our favorite dishes. I suppose that she knew how to do just about everything around a home. I remember that she would build a fine chicken coop, make soap, repair the sewing machine, and fix the clock. She was totally unselfish. I shall never forget one thing that she did for me. During the depression, I outgrew my winter coat. I had a good distance to walk to school and this particular winter was very severe. With no hesitation, she got her coat out and began to work. She cut her coat up and made one to fit me! Grannie was very unpretentious. From the time I first remember her until her death (about 26 years) she never changed the way she dressed. All of her dresses were made very plain with long sleeves and reached to her ankles. She always wore an apron when she was at home. She wore a very plain black hat a few times, but usually she wore a bonnet. When Grannie returned from a visit to Aunt Mollie's [Mira's sister, Mary E. Culpepper Rutland] or to her daughter Hassie's, my sister and I had great fun unpacking her bag. She always had little surprises for both of us tucked in among her clothes. I wish that you could have known her. She was a great lady.
      There is no record of Elmira's burial in State Line Cemetery in the 1990 edition of A Survey of Cemeteries in Chamber's County, Alabama. Mrs. Charles (Margaret Whatley) Lee wrote 26 Nov 1978 that Mira and her husband, R. R. Rutland didn't have any engraving on their stones. 

Family

Richard Reddick Rutland b. Sep 1860, d. 13 Jan 1918
Marriage*7 Apr 1887 She married Richard Reddick Rutland at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 7 Apr 1887.1 
Children

Last Edited 9 Jul 1999

Citations

  1. Marriage Records 1861-1890 of Chambers County Alabama Vol II Genealogical Society of East AL, Inc., 1974.
    p 320 Marriage Book 8 p 414a 'Ricks Rutland' & 'Elvira Culpepper.'

Richard Reddick Rutland

Male, #32268, (September 1860 - 13 January 1918)

FatherWilliam Henry Rutland b. 30 Nov 1832, d. 27 Jul 1897
MotherMarion Haseltine Freeman b. 10 Feb 1837, d. 9 Jul 1914
Richard Reddick Rutland|b. Sep 1860\nd. 13 Jan 1918|p2017.htm#i32268|William Henry Rutland|b. 30 Nov 1832\nd. 27 Jul 1897|p2018.htm#i32274|Marion Haseltine Freeman|b. 10 Feb 1837\nd. 9 Jul 1914|p2018.htm#i32275|James Rutland|b. 13 Sep 1806\nd. 10 Jul 1892|p3095.htm#i49512|Susan W. Bonner|b. 21 Aug 1813\nd. 30 Nov 1887|p3095.htm#i49513|||||||

Birth*Sep 1860 Richard was born at Standing Rock, Chambers Co., Alabama, in Sep 1860. 
Employment* Richard's occupation: farmer. 
 He was the son of William Henry Rutland and Marion Haseltine Freeman. 
Marriage*7 Apr 1887 He married Elmira Culpepper at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 7 Apr 1887.1 
Census*1900 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Chambers Co., Alabama, in 1900. 
Census1910 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Hickory Flat, Chambers Co., Alabama, in 1910. 
Death*13 Jan 1918 He died at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 13 Jan 1918. 
Burial* His body was interred at State Line Cemetery, Chambers Co., Alabama. 
Biography* A granddaughter, Mrs. E. M. (Essie Bryant) Moore, noted the name as Redrick in a 19 Jul 1979 listing. 

Family

Elmira Culpepper b. 12 Oct 1866, d. 10 Nov 1949
Marriage*7 Apr 1887 He married Elmira Culpepper at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 7 Apr 1887.1 
Children

Last Edited 29 Sep 2001

Citations

  1. Marriage Records 1861-1890 of Chambers County Alabama Vol II Genealogical Society of East AL, Inc., 1974.
    p 320 Marriage Book 8 p 414a 'Ricks Rutland' & 'Elvira Culpepper.'

Julia Matilda Culpepper

Female, #32269, (26 December 1871 - 26 July 1962)

FatherRev. Lewis Peek Culpepper b. 25 Aug 1816, d. 4 Jun 1915
MotherMargarette R. Joyce Bateman b. 24 Jun 1833, d. 29 Dec 1896
Julia Matilda Culpepper|b. 26 Dec 1871\nd. 26 Jul 1962|p2017.htm#i32269|Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper|b. 25 Aug 1816\nd. 4 Jun 1915|p2005.htm#i32077|Margarette R. Joyce Bateman|b. 24 Jun 1833\nd. 29 Dec 1896|p2016.htm#i32249|John Culpepper of Randolph Co., AL|b. 1 Oct 1772\nd. 13 May 1855|p1973.htm#i31566|Nancy Gillespie|b. circa 1778\nd. 25 Jul 1848|p1974.htm#i31584|||||||

Birth*26 Dec 1871 Julia was born at Lee Co., Alabama, on 26 Dec 1871. 
 She was the daughter of Rev. Lewis Peek Culpepper and Margarette R. Joyce Bateman. 
Census*1880 Julia was in the in 1880 census at Clay Co., Alabama. 
Marriage*4 Sep 1892 She married John Henry Phillips at Lee Co., Alabama, on 4 Sep 1892. 
Married Name4 Sep 1892  As of 4 Sep 1892, her married name was Phillips. 
Census1900 She was listed as a resident in the census report at Bacon Level, Randolph Co., Alabama, in 1900. 
Death*26 Jul 1962 She died at Lake Wales, Polk Co., Florida, on 26 Jul 1962. 
Burial* Her body was interred at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery, Randolph Co., Alabama. 
Biography* Lewis P. Culpepper recorded Julia's birth in his Bible: "Julia M. was born Dec the 26th 1871." Mrs. J. H. (Margaret Dodd) Phillips wrote in a 26 Jul 1978 letter: My mother's middle name was Matilda. I am not sure she was born in Lee county. She spoke of Clay county often and I suppose I got it in my mind that she was born in Clay county.
      James Burie Clegg wrote 23 Aug 1979 that he had met with J. Hugh Dodd whose wife, Margaret Phillips, is the daughter of Julia Culpepper Phillips, and reported that "Julia was born in Randolph County, Alabama, so Mr. Dodd says." However, Julia was recorded in Clay County in the 1880 census, which is the first after her birth.
      Mrs. Charles (Margaret Whatley) Lee wrote 4 Jan 1979: I saw Julie when I was a child.... I remember Julie as being a little tall, very graceful and dignified looking and dressed nice. She had dark hair, pulled on top of her head. Most women in those days wore their hair like that....
      Mrs. J. H. (Margaret Dodd) Phillips wrote in a 21 Aug 1978 letter: My mother and father were the most dedicated and unselfish people I will ever know. Their lives were devoted to making a happy home for us and doing good deeds for friends and neighbors who were in need. When mother was young, she must have read every book she could lay hands on. She must have memorized half of Edgar Allen Poe's poems. When we were small and she was mending, sewing or ironing she would tell us stories or recite poems to us. Once she said when J. T. was just learning to talk, she finished a story and J.T. said "Mama, talk some more." At times she would make up a story and, if one of us had misbehaved, she would weave that into the story and the guilty party would always say "Now you're talking about me aren't you?".... Mother sang to us also and she had a lovely alto voice.
      In a 9 Oct 1978 letter, Mrs. J. H. (Margaret Phillips) Dodd continued: The only herb mother used was sassafras. She said it was a good spring tonic. When we were on the farm, some of us kids would go up on the hill where the sassafras was so plentiful and dig up some roots. She would wash them and then boil them. It made a delicious tea by adding a little sugar. I have bought roots several times at the grocery stores and made tea but it isn't good. It doesn't have a good taste like the roots from those red clay hills in Ala.
      Mrs. Charles (Margaret Whatley) Lee wrote 26 Nov 1978: Mrs. [Harvey] Boone told us that Julie Phillips and her husband were buried just north of Standing Rock in a community called "Bacon Level...." 

Family

John Henry Phillips b. 15 Oct 1869, d. 4 Dec 1921
Marriage*4 Sep 1892 She married John Henry Phillips at Lee Co., Alabama, on 4 Sep 1892. 
Children

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John Henry Phillips

Male, #32270, (15 October 1869 - 4 December 1921)

Birth*15 Oct 1869 John was born at Georgia on 15 Oct 1869. 
Marriage*4 Sep 1892 He married Julia Matilda Culpepper at Lee Co., Alabama, on 4 Sep 1892. 
Census*1900 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Bacon Level, Randolph Co., Alabama, in 1900. 
Death*4 Dec 1921 He died at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 4 Dec 1921. 
Burial* His body was interred at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery, Randolph Co., Alabama. 
Biography* Mrs. J. H. (Margaret Phillips) Dodd wrote in a 26 Jul 1978 letter: My father owned a 123 acre farm in the little village of Bacon Level and we were all born on the farm.
Mrs. Dodd continued in a 21 Aug 1978 letter: When my father was working around the house, I followed him like a shadow. The other kids said I was his pet. I think it was because I was the youngest daughter, the runt in the family.... Father had a sister Mollie who lived about 10 miles from us. During the summer sometime and during the Christmas holidays, he would take me and we would visit Aunt Mollie and Uncle Jim for a couple of days. What I enjoyed most was our singing together. He had a beautiful tenor voice and we sang church hymns just about all the way.... For years, all the preachers at the church were big fat men. They usually stayed Saturday night with us and we loved all of them because they gave us so much attention. Preacher Brannen once was asking us what we would like to be when we grew up. Lewis always wanted to be a banker, the others a policeman or fireman, and I wanted to be a school teacher. Finally he asked J. T. what he would like to be and he said, "Well, I'm not sure but if I can get fat enough I might be a preacher." He thought that was the only qualification for a preacher. 

Family

Julia Matilda Culpepper b. 26 Dec 1871, d. 26 Jul 1962
Marriage*4 Sep 1892 He married Julia Matilda Culpepper at Lee Co., Alabama, on 4 Sep 1892. 
Children

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