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Robert Jefferson Culpepper

Male, #32357, (2 July 1830 - 10 December 1919)

FatherJohn Jefferson Culpepper b. 4 Nov 1797, d. 4 May 1885
MotherCatherine Bell b. c 1797, d. c 1865
Robert Jefferson Culpepper|b. 2 Jul 1830\nd. 10 Dec 1919|p2023.htm#i32357|John Jefferson Culpepper|b. 4 Nov 1797\nd. 4 May 1885|p2004.htm#i32054|Catherine Bell|b. circa 1797\nd. circa 1865|p2004.htm#i32055|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|||||||

DNA* He has been proven by DNA and genealogical research to be a descendant of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC, who is a grandson of Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, VA. 
Name Variation  Robert Jefferson Culpepper was also known as Jeff. 
Birth*2 Jul 1830 Robert was born at Upson Co., Georgia, on 2 Jul 1830.1 
 He was the son of John Jefferson Culpepper and Catherine Bell. 
(free wh male 05-10) 1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Robert was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10,in John Jefferson Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Chambers Co., Alabama.2 
Marriage*19 Dec 1848 He married Lorraine Cardwell at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 19 Dec 1848.3 
Census1850 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Chambers Co., Alabama, in 1850. 
Census1860 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Almond, Randolph Co., Alabama, in 1860. 
Civil War*between 1862 and 1864 He served in the War Between the States between 1862 and 1864
(Culpepper, Robert Jefferson ("Jeff"), Private, Company B & C, Age at Enlistment: 32 (28)
Enlisted 15 March 1862 by Captain Hamner at Daviston AL in Captain L.P. Hamner’s Company of Volunteers (later Co B); Appears on Muster Roll of Co B of 37th AL CSA on 13 May 1862 at Auburn AL (with age incorrectly shown as 28); Signed his parole in the field at Vicksburg MS on 9 July 1863 as a Private of Company B of the 37th AL Infantry CSA; Served extra duty at Dalton GA winter encampment as a Teamster for Co B in Jan - Feb 1864; Paroled at Greensboro NC 1 May 1865 as part of Consolidated 37th AL CSA Company B; Made a Personal Statement to Census, Tax Assessor of Marshall County AL in 1907 stating enlistement as 15 April 1862 and Address (1907) Albertville AL; Alabama Confederate Pension No. 4554 recorded at Marshall County AL, pension application witnessed by W.J. Ponder and Wm Bishop (both Co B); Witnessed the Confederate Pension application of his brother William Washington Culpepper along with W.J. Ponder; Brother to William W Culpepper (Co B); 1st Cousin to brothers John M, Francis M, and William A Culpepper (all of Co B); Born 2 July 1830; Died 10 Dec 1919; Buried in Corinth Cemetery at Joppa, Cullman County AL, marker is designated with a "Southern Cross of Honor" also described as "... a war emblem by his tomb shaped like a 3 or 4 leaf clover, made of iron or steel. He had a pocket watch with a chain & watch fob looked like the iron emblem at his grave...").1,4 
Census*1866 A census listed Robert as head of household at Tallapoosa Co., Alabama, in 1866.5 
1880 Census* Robert was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Wesobulga, Clay Co., Alabama.6 
Tax roll*1889 He registered to pay taxes at Marshall Co., Alabama, in 1889.7 
Land Grant/Patent*18 Feb 1898 He was granted land on 18 Feb 1898 at Cullman Co., Alabama.8 
1900 Census*1 Jun 1900 Robert was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.9 
Photographed*say 1918 He was photographed say 1918 at Joppa, Cullman Co., Alabama,
Photo provided by Mary Lillian Culpepper Pierce.
Robert Jefferson Culpepper
Death*10 Dec 1919 He died at Joppa, Cullman Co., Alabama, on 10 Dec 1919.1 
Burial*circa 12 Dec 1919 His body was interred circa 12 Dec 1919 at Corinth East Baptist Church Cemetery, Joppa, Cullman Co., Alabama.1
Robert J. & Louraney Culpepper tombstone
Biography* Census: 1870 Louina P. O. District (now Wadley), Randolph Co., AL. \p. 572 #2 (R. J. Culpepper 40 GA).\ Census: 1880 Beat 4, Wesobulga District, Clay Co., AL. \ED 34-1 (R. J. Culpepper 49 GA SC SC).\ Census: 1900 Albertville, Marshall Co., AL. \ED 83-12 (Robert J. Culpepper Jul 1828 [1830?] GA).\ Census: 1910 Marshall Co., AL. \ED 96-22 (Robert J. Culpepper 79 SC in hh of son John J. Culpepper).\
      Robert Jefferson Culpepper was known to his great-grandchildren as "Great Grandpa Jeff" or "ole e Pa." His parents were recorded in the 1830 census of Upson Co., GA and this is where Robert is presumed to have been born. The 1900 Soundex for Alabama shows Robert J. Culpepper in Albertville, Marshall Co, AL with a birth date of July 1828 but since he was not noted in the 1830 census this can probably be discounted. By 1840, Robert had moved with his parents to Chambers Co., AL where he was noted as one of two males 5 to 10 years of age in the household of John J. Culpepper. Robert emerges in Chambers Co., AL marriage records in 1848 and by 1850 was listed with his wife in the 1850 Chambers Co., AL census living next door to his sister and near his parents.
      Robert J. and Louraney (Cardwell) Culpepper hosted the wedding of his younger brother, William Washington Culpepper, and her younger sister, Ferby Cardwell, at their home 23 Dec 1855. Their father, John Jefferson Culpepper, was the second bondsman. At some point after this, Robert J. Culpepper apparently moved his family to Randolph Co., AL. He is noted in land records purchasing 39.86 ½ acres in the SE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of section 3 in Township 22 Range 10 of Randolph Co., AL. Unfortunately, the date is illegible. The land appears to be just north of the 159.46 acres of land which Robert's father, John J. Culpepper, obtained 22 Aug 1850. Robert and his brother, William, and their parents were noted living next to each other in the 1860 census of Almond P. O. District, Randolph Co., AL.
     When the Civil War began, Robert enlisted in the Confederate Army. Capos Conley "Chip" Culpepper, II obtained the following records from the National Archives: Culpepper, Robert J. Co. B/C. 37 Alabama Infantry. _____(Confederate) Private_/_Private _____CARD NUMBERS 1_____44662957 2_______254194 3_______294918 Number of medical cards herein Number of personal papers herein 1 Book Mark: See Also: --------------------------- (Confederate) C __________37__________Ala Robert J. Culpepper Pvt _ Capt. Hamner's Company, Alabama __________ Volunteers* Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for Mch 15, 186 2 Enlisted: When Mch 15, 186 2 Where Daviston, Ala By whom Period 3 years or the war Last paid: By whom To what time__________, 186_. Present or absent Not stated Remarks: *This company subsequently became Company B, 37th Regiment Alabama Infantry. Book Mark: _____/s/_ (?)nell ____________________Copyist ------------------------------ Culpepper, Robert J. Pvt., Co. B._____37, Reg't Ala. _____(Confederate) 1 Inclosures. Pris. of War Record 1 ------------------------------ VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, JULY 9th A.D. 1863 TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, KNOW YE THAT I, Robert J. Culpepper private of Co. B Reg't 37th Ala Vols. C.S.A. being a Prisoner of War in the hands of the United States Forces, in virtue of the capitulation of the City of Vicksburg and its garrison, by Lieut. Gen John C. Pemberton, C.S.A., Commanding on the 4th day of July, 1863, do in pursuance of the terms of said capitulation, give this my solemn parole under oath----- That I will not take up arms again against the United States nor serve in any military, police, constabulary force in any Fort, Garrison or field work, held by the Confederate States of America against the United States of America, nor as guard of any prisons, depots or stores, nor discharge any duties usually performed by Officers or soldiers against the United States of America until duly exchanged by the proper Authorities. ____________________/s/_ Robert J Culpepper Sworn to and subscribed before me at Vicksburg, Miss., this 9th day of July, 1863. _____/s/ Wm P. Davis 23rd Reg't Indiana Vol. ____________________Lt. Col AND PAROLING OFFICER. --------------------------- (CONFEDERATE) R. J. Culpepper Co., B 37 Ala (Inf) Appears on a __________ROLL of non-commissioned officers and privates employed on extra duty at Dalton, Ga during month of Jan 186 4 By whose order employed Nature of service Teamster TERM OF SERVICE: From Jan. 1, 186_. To Jan 31, 186_. Remarks: Driving (?)(?) wagons Roll No. _____ WOOTTON [Stamped] Copyist --------------------------- (CONFEDERATE) R. J. Culpeper Co. B 37 Ala. Appears on a __________ROLL of non-commissioned officers and privates employed on extra duty at Dalton Ga during month of Feb., 186 4 By whose order employed Nature of service Teamsters TERM OF SERVICE: From Feb 1., 186_. To Feb 29, 186_. Remarks: Roll No. _____WOOTTON [Stamped] Copyist
      After the war, Robert returned home and he was noted with his wife and children in the 1870 census of the Louina P. O. District (now Wadley), Randolph Co., AL. His brother, William Washington Culpepper, was still living next door and his parents were also living nearby, all apparently on the same land that they were on before the war. By 1880, Robert had apparently moved his family to Clay Co., AL R. J. Culpepper was noted with his wife and younger children in Wesobulga District, Clay Co., AL in 1880 census records.
      According to an article from the Guntersville Advertiser 10 Oct 1916, Robert J. Culpepper and his wife had moved to the Sand Mountain area of Marshall Co., AL 28 years previously. This would have been approximately 1888. A son, John James Culpepper, located his family in what is known today as Albertville, Marshall Co., GA. Other members of the extended family settled across the county line in Joppa, Cullman Co., AL. Unfortunately, the 1890 U. S. census burned and so it is not possible to see exactly how everyone was situated at the time. What is known is that, according to her obituary, Mrs. R. J. (Louraney Cardwell) Culpepper died in Joppa, Cullman Co., AL in 1894. After the death of his wife, Robert apparently split his time at the residences of his children. Robert J. Culpepper was noted in Albertville, Marshall Co, AL in the 1900 census. He was listed as having been born Jul 1828 although, since he was not noted in the 1830 census and was listed in later census records as being age 19, 30, 40 and 49, the 1828 reference can be discounted. Robert Jefferson Culpepper's daughter, Arkansas (Culpepper) Williams, and her two young sons, "Larkis" and "Charlie," were living with him. In 1910, Robert was still living in Marshall Co., AL was noted in the Marshall Co., AL census living with his son, John J. Culpepper. A great-granddaughter, Mary Lillian Butler Pierce, wrote, 19 Jan 1979: He carved & made fancy furniture, beautiful beds among other things. He had a collection of old guns.... He had a hobby of keeping a diary, of the weather and happenings of the day.... My Grandpa Jack [John James Culpepper] & family along with ole e Pa & family all moved here to Sand Mt. from Randolph or Clay [the family was in Clay Co., AL in the 1880 census] in covered wagons in 1883.... Ole e Pa Jeff... walked lots of miles almost every day, even in his 80's.... One more thing about ole e Pa Jeff, he carved and made spinning wheels to spin yarn then weave it into yarn for cloth in those days."
      Mary Lillian Butler Pierce added in s 23 Apr 1993 letter that "Robert Jefferson Culpepper carved and made furniture in his younger days - beautiful pieces - and each piece painted black." 20 Jan 1979, Mary Lillian wrote that her great-grandfather had lived with her grandparents in the same house that she is living in now: Lola Martin said ole e Pa Jeff's room was upstairs, steps are steep here and only heat he had up there & light was a lantern. Scratches are still on the wall up there where he would strike a match to light the kerosene lantern. Was a stacked chimney in the middle of the house, heat from it helped keep the walls of that little room warm. Said he never had a cold or was sick in winter.
      Mary Lillian Butler Pierce added in a 23 Apr 1993 letter: Lola Martin was right stairs were steep, and still are. Scratches are still on the wall. I painted or painted part of that little room up stairs a few yrs ago, and it's hard to find the scratches now.
      According to a great-granddaughter, Mary Lillian Butler Pierce, Robert Jefferson Culpepper received a monthly pension of $15.00 from the State of Alabama for his Civil War service. In a 3 Sep 1994 phone conversation, Mary Lillian noted that her great-grandfather would buy a gallon of "white whiskey" with 15 cents from his Confederate Pension money and add a teaspoon of it to his breakfast coffee "instead of cream" to make "Lace Coffee." The following is from the 10 Oct 1916 issue of the Guntersville Advertiser published in Guntersville, Marshall Co, AL: R.J. Culpepper is 86 years old and enjoys good health for a man of his age. He has lived on Sand mountain 28 years [arriving circa 1888]. Uncle Jeff as he is familiarly called, has 8 living children, 53 grandchildren, 98 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren, which is, we believe, getting pretty close to the record in this county.
      Robert Jefferson Culpepper died three years later, apparently while visiting his grandson, Charlie J. Williams, across the county line in Joppa, Cullman Co., AL. Two days later, Charlie wrote his half-brother, Larcus Culpepper who, according to Mary Lillian, was living in Texas: larcus I am Very Sorry But he had to go Some time and I guess now was as good time as eny they beried him at Corinth [south of Joppa, Cullman Co., AL] and then they taking up granma and moved here [her] up there and Beried her Beside him.... he was awfull Bad and he died that night about twelve oclock.....
      Mary Lillian added in a 18 Jan 1979 letter: Great Grandpa Jeff has a war emblem by his tomb shaped like a 3 or 4 leaf clover, made of iron or steel. He had a pocket watch with a chain & watch fob looked like the iron emblem at his grave. My grandfather [John James Culpepper] kept it, long as he lived.... Uncle Frank Culpepper [Francis Marion Culpepper] got it soon as my Grandfather died. I don't know who got it when Uncle Frank died.... Great Grandpa Jeff... got a war pension of $15.00 per mo. from Gov. [the State of Alabama]. 

Family

Lorraine Cardwell b. 8 Jun 1833, d. 2 Jan 1894
Marriage*19 Dec 1848 He married Lorraine Cardwell at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 19 Dec 1848.3 
Children

Last Edited 10 Jan 2009

Citations

  1. Anna Cochran Gregath, compiler, Cullman County Churches and Cemeteries, Cullman, Alabama: Cullman County Commission, 198_, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.173 K2c.
    Vol 2, pages 15-16:
    Corinth East Baptist Church Cemetery, Cullman Co., Alabama. From I-65, Exit 312, proceed east on AL-157 to AL-69. Turn right on AL-69 and proceed north for 21 miles to AL-67. Continue on AL-69 for one more mile and Corinth Church will be on the right (South)
    + R. J. Culpepper, 2 Jul 1830 - 10 Dec 1919, CSA 1861-1865
    + Lourainey Culpepper, 8 Jun 1833 - 2 Jan 1894.
  2. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page ??, Lew Griffin Transcription, Chambers Co., AL.
    John J. Culpepper, 2 M5-10, 1 M40-50, 1 F15-20, 1 F40-50.
  3. Marriage Records 1833-1861 of Chambers County, Alabama Vol I Genealogical Society of East Alabama, Inc., 1974.
    p 70 by Wm F Grady J. P.
  4. E-mail from Carole Watson Burton (#50015), e-mail address, 109 Chadwick Drive, Charleston, SC 29407-7425 to Lew Griffin, 2004 - 2008.
    Service record of Robert Jefferson Culpepper submitted to Culpepper Connections by Linda Cushing (#174) who received it from Carole Watson.
  5. 1866 Alabama State Census, Tallapoosa Co., AL:
    R. J. Culpepper, 1M20+, 1M10-19, 1M0-9, 1F20+, 2F10-19, 2F0-9.
  6. FHL Film 1254007, National Archives Film T9-0007, Wesobulga, Page 39A.
  7. Margene Hemrick Black, compiler, 1889-1895 Reconstructed Census of Marshall County, Alabama, Guntersville, Alabama: Past and Present Publications, 199_?, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book 976.194 X2bm.
    Tax Assessors Records of 1889 (page 4): J. J. Culpeppe, R. J. Culpepper, W. H. Culpepper.
  8. General Land Office Records, compiler, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records, Online, Bureau of Land Management.
    http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/
    Robert J. Culpepper, AL4230__.371, Authority Date: 20 May 1862; Signature Date: 18 Feb 1898, Huntsville Land Office, 40 acres. NWNE part of Sec 8, Township 9-S, Range 1-E. Huntsville Meridian; Cullman Co., Alabama.
  9. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 83, Sheet 12A, Lines 25-28, Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama (12 Jun 1900)
    Robert Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, Jul 1828, 71, wid, GA/--/--, Farmer
    Arkansas B. Williams, Dau, F, Wh, Jan 1876, 24, md-2yrs, ch 2/2, AL/GA/AL
    Larkes C. Williams, Grandson, M, Wh, Jun 1892, 7, sng, AL/--/AL
    Charlie J. Williams, Grandson, M, Wh, Jul 1887, 2, sng, AL/--/AL.

Lorraine Cardwell

Female, #32358, (8 June 1833 - 2 January 1894)

FatherJames Cardwell b. c 1806, d. 1884
MotherMalissa H. Bohannon b. c 1815, d. c 1860
Lorraine Cardwell|b. 8 Jun 1833\nd. 2 Jan 1894|p2023.htm#i32358|James Cardwell|b. circa 1806\nd. 1884|p1717.htm#i27466|Malissa H. Bohannon|b. circa 1815\nd. circa 1860|p1717.htm#i27467|(?) Cardwell|b. say 1776|p1781.htm#i28482||||||||||

Name Variation  Lorraine Cardwell was also known as Lourainey.1 
Birth*8 Jun 1833 Lorraine was born at Georgia on 8 Jun 1833.1 
 She was the daughter of James Cardwell and Malissa H. Bohannon. 
Marriage*19 Dec 1848 She married Robert Jefferson Culpepper at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 19 Dec 1848.2 
Married Name19 Dec 1848  As of 19 Dec 1848, her married name was Culpepper. 
Residence*1850 Lorraine resided at Chambers Co., Alabama, in 1850.3 
Census*1860 She was listed as a resident in the census report at Almond, Randolph Co., Alabama, in 1860. 
(Free Female 21+) Census1866 Lorraine was probably a free white female, age 21 or more, in an unknown person 's household in the D Census at Tallapoosa Co., Alabama.4 
Census1870 She was listed as a resident in the census report at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama, in 1870. 
Burial*circa 3 Jan 1884 Her body was interred circa 3 Jan 1884 at Corinth East Baptist Church Cemetery, Joppa, Cullman Co., Alabama.1 
Death*2 Jan 1894 She died at Joppa, Cullman Co., Alabama, on 2 Jan 1894.1 
Biography* Census: 1880 Wesobulga Beat 4, Clay Co., AL. \ED 34-1 (Lurana 45 GA in hh of R. J. Culpepper).\
Although the obituary clearly gives her date of birth and death and calculates her age at death, marriage and census records indicate that she was probably born before 1834, probably in 1832. If Louraney had been born in 1834, she would have been 14 years old when she married, not impossible for the times, but unlikely since no parent gave permission for the marriage based on the marriage record. Also, two years later, in the 1850 census, Louraney was listed as being 18 years old which would suggest a birth year of 1832. In the 1860 census, she age was listed as being 27 years of age, which, depending on when the census was taken, could still support an 1832 date of birth or an 1833 date of birth. In the 1870 census, her age was given as 39, which would suggest an 1830 or 1831 year of birth. Finally, in the 1880 census, Louraney's age was given as 45. This would suggest a date of birth of 1834 or 1835. Louraney was probably born in 1832.
      Although Louraney had been born in Georgia, by 1848 she had moved, presumably with her parents, to Chambers Co., AL since this is where she married. She is found in the 1850 census of Chambers Co., AL with her husband. By 1860, Robert Jefferson and Louraney had moved their family to Randolph Co., AL where they remained until after the 1870 census. By the 1880 census the family had moved on to Clay Co., AL where "Lurana" was recorded with her husband, R. J. Culpepper, and younger children in Wesobulga Beat 4. According to Mary Lillian Butler Pierce, Louraney and Robert Jefferson moved with their son, John James Culpepper, to the Sand Mountain area of Marshall Co., AL. Some of the extended family settled across the county line in Joppa, Cullman Co., AL. Since the 1890 U. S. census burned we do not know exactly where everyone was situated at this point but according to her obituary, Louraney died in 1894 while living with or visiting children and grandchildren who were living in Joppa, Cullman Co., AL. The following obituary preserved by great-granddaughter, Mrs. J. E. (Ann White) Hicks, is from an unknown source: CULPEPPER -- Miss Louraney Cardwell was born June the 8th 1834 [1832? based on presumed age at marriage and census records] and was married to R. J. Culpepper Dec. the 19th 1848, and died at her home, near Joppa, Cullman County, Ala. Jan. the 2nd 1894, aged 59 [61?] years, 6 months and 25 days. Mrs. Culpepper joined the Methodist Church South in 1872, and from that time on, she lived an humble, christian life. She dearly loved her church, and was untiring in her efforts to promote the cause of Christ. Mrs. Culpepper was the mother of eleven children, two have preceded her to the Heavenly Land, while nine are left to mourn their loss, but their loss is her eternal gain, for she has gone where sorrow, pain, sickness and death are felt and feared no more. Her life was an exemplary one, she was a loving wife, a kind and gentle mother. She will be sadly missed at home, at church and in the nieghborhood, she was loved by all who knew her. The writer has known her for several years and to know her was to love her. We tender our heart-felt sympathy to the bereaved family. A. S. A. Meaders
      Only ten of the eleven of the eleven children have been accounted for. Possibly one child died at birth or died young and between census years. Finally, Louraney's daughter, "Plyna Smith" (Mrs. L. W. (Pauline Culpepper) Smith), was listed in an article about a 1935 John James Culpepper family reunion with "aunt Fanny Busby" (Mrs. H. B. (Nancy Ann Frances Elizabeth Alice Culpepper) Busby) of Albertville. This was a daughter of William Washington and Ferby (Cardwell) Culpepper. 

Family

Robert Jefferson Culpepper b. 2 Jul 1830, d. 10 Dec 1919
Marriage*19 Dec 1848 She married Robert Jefferson Culpepper at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 19 Dec 1848.2 
Children

Last Edited 9 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. Anna Cochran Gregath, compiler, Cullman County Churches and Cemeteries, Cullman, Alabama: Cullman County Commission, 198_, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.173 K2c.
    Vol 2, pages 15-16:
    Corinth East Baptist Church Cemetery, Cullman Co., Alabama. From I-65, Exit 312, proceed east on AL-157 to AL-69. Turn right on AL-69 and proceed north for 21 miles to AL-67. Continue on AL-69 for one more mile and Corinth Church will be on the right (South)
    + R. J. Culpepper, 2 Jul 1830 - 10 Dec 1919, CSA 1861-1865
    + Lourainey Culpepper, 8 Jun 1833 - 2 Jan 1894.
  2. Marriage Records 1833-1861 of Chambers County, Alabama Vol I Genealogical Society of East Alabama, Inc., 1974.
    p 70 by Wm F Grady J. P.
  3. P 413 No. 437 (Lurena 18 GA in hh of Robert Culpepper).
  4. 1866 Alabama State Census, Tallapoosa Co., AL:
    R. J. Culpepper, 1M20+, 1M10-19, 1M0-9, 1F20+, 2F10-19, 2F0-9.

William Washington Culpepper

Male, #32359, (14 August 1834 - 2 March 1918)

FatherJohn Jefferson Culpepper b. 4 Nov 1797, d. 4 May 1885
MotherCatherine Bell b. c 1797, d. c 1865
William Washington Culpepper|b. 14 Aug 1834\nd. 2 Mar 1918|p2023.htm#i32359|John Jefferson Culpepper|b. 4 Nov 1797\nd. 4 May 1885|p2004.htm#i32054|Catherine Bell|b. circa 1797\nd. circa 1865|p2004.htm#i32055|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|||||||

DNA* He has been proven by DNA and genealogical research to be a descendant of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC, who is a grandson of Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, VA. 
Birth*14 Aug 1834 William was born at Upson Co., Georgia, on 14 Aug 1834.1 
 He was the son of John Jefferson Culpepper and Catherine Bell. 
(free wh male 05-10) 1840 Census1 Jun 1840 William was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10,in John Jefferson Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Chambers Co., Alabama.2 
Census1850 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Chambers Co., Alabama, in 1850. 
Marriage*23 Dec 1855 He married Pheraby Cardwell at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 23 Dec 1855. 
Census1860 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Randolph Co., Alabama, in 1860. 
Civil War*between 1862 and 1864 He served in the War Between the States between 1862 and 1864
(Culpepper, William Washington, Private, Company B
Age at Enlistment: 26 (28), Enlisted May 1862 at Camp Johnson (near Daviston) AL by Captain Hamner in Captain L.P. Hamner’s Company of Volunteers (later Co B); Appears on Muster Roll of Co B of 37th AL CSA dated 13 May 1862 at Auburn AL - his 28th birthday; "First entered service" 14 June 1862 at Auburn AL (according to 1907 census of Confederate soldiers); Signed his parole in the field at Vicksburg MS on 9 July 1863 as a Private of Co B of the 37th AL Infantry CSA; Discharged at Washington GA at close of war; Made a Personal Statement to the Census Tax Assessor of Marshall County AL in 1907; Alabama Confederate Pension No. 16218 recorded at Marshall County AL and application witnessed by R.J. Culpepper and W.J. Ponder (both Co B); Brother of Robert J Culpepper (Co B); 1st Cousin to brothers John M, Francis M, and William A Culpepper (all Co B); Born 13 May 1834 at Upson County GA; Post-war resided at Albertville, AL in 1907; Died 2 March 1918; Buried at Mount Vernon Cemetery, Albertville, Marshall Co AL.).1,3 
Residence*1870 William resided at Marianna, Jackson Co., Florida, in 1870.4 
Tax roll*between 1890 and 1893 He registered to pay taxes at Marshall Co., Alabama, between 1890 and 1893.5 
Photographed1907 He was photographed in 1907 at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama,
Left to right -- front row: Johnny Hudson Culpepper, Jessie Leroy Culpepper, Thomas Eugene Moore, Malcolm Monroe Moore, Ashton Clemont Lowry, Ollin Ollene Lowry, William Cary Lowry, Ethyl Gibson, Cora Lee Lowry;
middle row: Louis Alford Culpepper holding Lydia Grace Culpepper, Robert Benjamin F. Culpepper holding Velma Mae Moore, James Jefferson Moore holding Gladys Feraby Moore, Pheraby (Caldwell) Culpepper, William Washington Culpepper, Leon Gibson, & Mr. Prater (sharecropper);
back row: Anna Lita Jane (Johnson) Culpepper, Ellen Arline (Culpepper) Lowry holding Sunshine Lowry, Malinda Rebecca (Culpepper) Moore holding William Jackson Moore, Sarah Minnie L. (Culpepper) Gibson holding Malon Clifford Gibson, Mary Louisa Katherine (Culpepper) Phillips, Nancy Ann Frances Elizabeth Alice (Culpepper) Busby, Mrs. Prater;
standing behind William Washington Culpepper: on left, Etta Vesta (Culpepper) Morgan, on right, probably Eva Electres Lowry;
standing in doorway of house: unknown.6
William Washington Culpepper family
Photographed1907 He was photographed in 1907 at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.6
William Washington Culpepper
Photographed*say 1910 He was photographed say 1910 at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.7
William Washington Culpepper
1910 Census*15 Apr 1910 William was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.8 
Death*2 Mar 1918 He died at Marshall Co., Alabama, on 2 Mar 1918. Alabama death index shows death occured in February 1918.9,1 
Burial*circa 4 Mar 1918 His body was interred circa 4 Mar 1918 at Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.1 
Biography* Census: 1870 Louina P. O. district (now Wadley), Randolph Co., AL. \p. 572 #4 (W. W. Culpepper 35 GA).\ Census: 1880 Randolph Co., AL. \ED 111-2 Wm. W. Culpepper 45 GA SC SC).\
     A son, Louis Alford Culpepper, wrote to his grandson, R. A. Morgan 11 Oct 1942, that "My father William Washington Culpepper was born near Fredonia [Chambers Co.], Alabama." Unfortunately, in census records, William Washington listed his own place of birth as Georgia although his parents probably moved to Alabama when William Washington Culpepper was still an infant. William Washington's father, John Jefferson Culpepper, was recorded with his family in the 1830 census of Upson Co., GA and he was still in Upson County when he drew a lot in the 1832 Gold Lottery of Georgia and this is probably where William Washington was born. However, at some point after William's birth, possibly in 1835 or 1836 when John Jefferson Culpepper's brothers, Francis G. and James Culpepper, moved their families or in 1837 when, William's older brother, John J. Culpepper, married, William's father moved his family to Chambers Co., AL. This is where William was noted as one of two males age 5 to 10 in the household of John J. Culpepper in the 1840 census.
     William emerges in census records living with his parents in the 1850 census of Chambers Co., AL. His sister, Elizabeth, and brother, Robert, were living next door. Shortly after this, William married in Chambers Co, AL. Apparently, however, his first wife died because in Dec 1855, William married a second time to the younger sister of his brother, Robert's, wife. William's father was the second bondsman. However, shortly after this, William and his second wife and his son by his first marriage moved to Randolph Co., AL where the first child of William's second marriage was born in 1857. William W. Culpepper was recorded in the Almond P. O. district near Louina (now Wadley) in the 1860 census of Randolph Co., AL. William's son by his first marriage, John, was recorded living next door with William's parents.
     When the Civil War began, William Washington Culpepper enlisted in the Confederate Army. Capos Conley "Chip" Culpepper, II obtained the following records from the National Archives: Culpepper, William W. Co. B, 37 Alabama Infantry. _____(Confederate) Private_/_Private _____CARD NUMBERS 1_____44285073 2_________4503 3_______254195 4_____51887370 5_____51966861 Number of medical cards herein Number of personal papers herein 1 Book Mark: See Also: --------------------------- (CONFEDERATE) C____________37____________Ala Wm W Culpepper Co B 37 Regt. Ala. Appears on a __________List of patients in private families from__________Hospital at List dated: Not dated 186_. Remarks: *Location of hospital not identified Book mark: _____/s/_ C. Kline, ____________________Copyist ------------------------------ Culpepper, William W. Pvt., Co. B._____37, Reg't Ala. _____(Confederate) 1 Inclosures. Pris. of War Record 1 ------------------------------ Confederate C __________37__________Ala W. W. Culpepper Pvt. Co B 37 Ala Appears on a __________List of Prisoners of War captured and paroled by the U. S. forces in the battles of Iuka, Sept. 19; of Corinth on the 3d and 4th, and of Hatchie on the 5th and 6th of October, 1862. List dated Corinth, Miss., Oct. 13, 1862 Paroled Not Stated Remarks: --------------------------- _____(CONFEDERATE) C__________37__________Ala W. W. Culpepper Prvt. Co B 37 Ala Appears on a __________List of paroled Confederate Prisoners, wounded and nurses, delivered at Iuka, Miss. to Surgeon J. B. Bond, C. S. Army on account of his government; captured at the Battle of Corinth, October 3d and 4th, 1862. List dated Oct. 19, 1862. Paroled Not dated Remarks: _____/s/_ J W Ware (?) ____________________Copyist --------------------------- C __________37__________Ala. Wm. W. Culpepper Privt. Co. B, 37 Reg't Alabama Infantry Appears on a _____Roll of Prisoners of War paroled at Vicksburg, Miss, according to the terms of capitulation entered into by the com- manding Generals of the United States and Confederate forces July 4, 1863. Roll dated Vicksburg, Miss., July 9, 1863 Paroled at Vicksburg, Miss, July 9, 1863. Where captured Vicksburg Miss. When captured July 4, 186 3. Remarks: ____/s/_ J. Vorkoeper _____________________Copyist --------------------------- VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, JULY 9th A.D. 1863 TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, KNOW YE THAT I, William W. Culpepper private Co. B of Reg't 37th Ala Vols. C.S.A. being a Prisoner of War in the hands of the United States Forces, in virtue of the capitulation of the City of Vicksburg and its garrison, by Lieut. Gen John C. Pemberton, C.S.A., Commanding on the 4th day of July, 1863, do in pursuance of the terms of said capitulation, give this my solemn parole under oath----- That I will not take up arms again against the United States nor serve in any military, police, constabulary force in any Fort, Garrison or field work, held by the Confederate States of America against the United States of America, nor as guard of any prisons, depots or stores, nor discharge any duties usually performed by Officers or soldiers against the United States of America until duly exchanged by the proper Authorities. ____________________/s/_ William W Culpepper Sworn to and subscribed before me at Vicksburg, Miss., this 9th day of July, 1863. _____/s/_ Wm P. Davis 23rd Reg't Indiana Vol. ____________________Lt. Col AND PAROLING OFFICER. ----------------------------- _____(CONFEDERATE) C__________37__________Ala W. W. Culpepper Pvt. Co B 37 Ala Appears on a __________List of Confederate Paroled Prisoners who have re- ported at Jackson, Miss, for exchange. List forwarded to Col. Robt. Ould, Ag't for Ex- change at Richmond, Va. by N. G. Watts, Maj., C.S.A., and Agt. at Vicksburg, Miss. List dated: Not dated Remarks: Book mark: _____/s/_ L. Herrera ____________________Copyist
     After the war, William Washington Culpepper appears to have returned to the same land where he was living in 1860 and he was noted in the 1870 census of Louina P. O. district (now Wadley), Randolph Co., AL with his second wife and their children. William's son, John, was still living next door with William's father, John Jefferson Culpepper. William's brother, Robert, was his other neighbor. According to p. 112 of Historical Records of Randolph County, Alabama 1832-1900 compiled by Marilyn Davis Barefield from the 12 Feb 1875 edition of the Randolph Enterprise "W. W. Culpepper" of Beat 8, Township 21, Range 10 was to have his land sold to the highest bidder on 1 Mar 1875 to pay his taxes. This land appears to have been north of the land where William was noted in census records. And William remained in Randolph Co., AL after this since he was recorded there with his wife and younger children. In 1950, a granddaughter of William Washington Culpepper, Mrs. M. A. (Inez Culpepper) Champion, is known to have sold land south of Wadley, Randolph Co., AL which is known to have been granted to or purchased by "William Culpepper" in 1850 but this is presumed to have been William Henry Culpepper since William Washington Culpepper would have been too young. But it is not known if this was the land that William Washington was living on when he left for Marshall Co., AL.
     According a 1916 Guntersville Advertiser article, in 1890, William and his wife moved to the Sand Mountain area of Marshall Co., AL near where William's brother, Robert, had already settled. Although the article indicates that William and Ferby remained there the rest of their lives, they are not found there in the 1900 census and were apparently off visiting their son, Louis Alford Culpepper, in Bell Co., TX when the census was taken. By 1910, William and Ferby were back in Alabama where they were noted in Marshall Co., AL census records.
     The following is from the 10 Oct 1916 issue of the Guntersville Advertiser published in Guntersville, Marshall Co., AL: Uncle William, who is 83 years of age, has lived on Sand mountain for 26 years, having moved there from Randolph county in 1890. During his residence in this county he has lived continuously on one farm on Slab creek near the Mt. Vernon settlement. Uncle William has been a Mason for over 50 years, having joined that order before the civil war. He enjoys good health with the exception of a nervous trouble which impedes his speech. Uncle William probably owns the oldest mule in the county. He has a mule that is 39 years old and he has owned it all its life. 

Family

Pheraby Cardwell b. 11 Aug 1834, d. 18 Nov 1911
Marriage*23 Dec 1855 He married Pheraby Cardwell at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 23 Dec 1855. 
Children

Last Edited 10 Jan 2009

Citations

  1. USGenWeb Archives.
    http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm
    Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church, Marshall Co., AL
    + W. W. Culpepper, 14 Aug 1834 - 2 Mar 1918, Pvt Co B 37 Ala Inf CSA
    + Aunt Fereby Culpepper, 11 Aug 1834 - 18 Nov 1911.
  2. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page ??, Lew Griffin Transcription, Chambers Co., AL.
    John J. Culpepper, 2 M5-10, 1 M40-50, 1 F15-20, 1 F40-50.
  3. E-mail from Carole Watson Burton (#50015), e-mail address, 109 Chadwick Drive, Charleston, SC 29407-7425 to Lew Griffin, 2004 - 2008.
    Service record of William Washington Culpepper submitted to Culpepper Connections by Linda Cushing (#174) who received it from Carole Watson.
  4. USGenWeb Archives.
    http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm
    Masons, Jackson County, FL, 1866-1870
    ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/fl/jackson/xmisc/masons.txt
    Washington Culpepper, Secretary, Harmony Lodge #3 in Marianna, 1870.
  5. Margene Hemrick Black, compiler, 1889-1895 Reconstructed Census of Marshall County, Alabama, Guntersville, Alabama: Past and Present Publications, 199_?, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book 976.194 X2bm.
    Tax Assessors Records of 1890-93 (page 18): W. W. Culpepper.
  6. Correspondence from Billy Wendell Dunn, Arab, AL, to Lew Griffin, say 1978.
  7. Correspondence from Billy Wendell Dunn, Arab, AL, to Lew Griffin, say 1978.
    widow Marina may have original -- this is from a paper copy.
  8. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 97, Sheet 8B, Lines 69-70, Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama (25 Apr 1910)
    W. William Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 75, md2-54yrs, GA/SC/SC, Farmer
    Pherby Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 75, md2-54yrs, GA/GA/GA.
  9. State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics / Record Services Division, compiler, Alabama Death Records, 1908-1959, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188
    Wm. Washington Culpepper died Feb 1918 in Marshall Co., Alabama.

Pheraby Cardwell

Female, #32361, (11 August 1834 - 18 November 1911)

FatherJohn Franklin Cardwell b. c 1798, d. 1 Sep 1877
MotherPheraby Gosdin b. c 1795
Pheraby Cardwell|b. 11 Aug 1834\nd. 18 Nov 1911|p2023.htm#i32361|John Franklin Cardwell|b. circa 1798\nd. 1 Sep 1877|p1137.htm#i18182|Pheraby Gosdin|b. circa 1795|p1137.htm#i18183|(?) Cardwell|b. say 1776|p1781.htm#i28482||||||||||

Name Variation  Pheraby Cardwell was also known as Ferby. 
Birth*11 Aug 1834 Pheraby was born at Georgia on 11 Aug 1834.1 
 She was the daughter of John Franklin Cardwell and Pheraby Gosdin. 
Marriage*23 Dec 1855 She married William Washington Culpepper at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 23 Dec 1855. 
Married Name23 Dec 1855  As of 23 Dec 1855, her married name was Culpepper. 
Census*1860 Pheraby was in the in 1860 census at Almond, Randolph Co., Alabama. 
Census1870 She was listed as a resident in the census report at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama, in 1870. 
Census1880 She was listed as a resident in the census report at Randolph Co., Alabama, in 1880. 
(Wife) Photographed1907 William Washington Culpepper was photographed in 1907 at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama,
Left to right -- front row: Johnny Hudson Culpepper, Jessie Leroy Culpepper, Thomas Eugene Moore, Malcolm Monroe Moore, Ashton Clemont Lowry, Ollin Ollene Lowry, William Cary Lowry, Ethyl Gibson, Cora Lee Lowry;
middle row: Louis Alford Culpepper holding Lydia Grace Culpepper, Robert Benjamin F. Culpepper holding Velma Mae Moore, James Jefferson Moore holding Gladys Feraby Moore, Pheraby (Caldwell) Culpepper, William Washington Culpepper, Leon Gibson, & Mr. Prater (sharecropper);
back row: Anna Lita Jane (Johnson) Culpepper, Ellen Arline (Culpepper) Lowry holding Sunshine Lowry, Malinda Rebecca (Culpepper) Moore holding William Jackson Moore, Sarah Minnie L. (Culpepper) Gibson holding Malon Clifford Gibson, Mary Louisa Katherine (Culpepper) Phillips, Nancy Ann Frances Elizabeth Alice (Culpepper) Busby, Mrs. Prater;
standing behind William Washington Culpepper: on left, Etta Vesta (Culpepper) Morgan, on right, probably Eva Electres Lowry;
standing in doorway of house: unknown.2
William Washington Culpepper family
Photographed*1907 She was photographed in 1907 at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.2
Pheraby (Cardwell) Culpepper
(wife) 1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Pheraby was listed as William Washington Culpepper's wife on the 1910 Census at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.3 
Death*18 Nov 1911 She died at Marshall Co., Alabama, on 18 Nov 1911.4,1 
Burial*circa 20 Nov 1911 Her body was interred circa 20 Nov 1911 at Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.1 
Biography* The name was given as "Feraba" "Feriba" and "Ferriba" in census records; as "Pheraby" in the marriage record, and "Jerba" in the death record. Louis Alford Culpepper gave his mother's name as "Ferby." The name is a corruption of "Phoebe." Ferby's relationship to Louraney Cardwell, wife of Robert J. Culpepper is unknown. Although census records indicate that she was born in Georgia, by 1855, Ferby had moved, presumably with her parents, to Chambers Co., AL where she married, William Washington Culpepper. Shortly after this, Ferby moved with her husband to Randolph Co., AL where she was noted in 1860, 1870 and 1880 census records. In 1890, Ferby and her husband followed Robert Jefferson and Louraney (Cardwell) Culpepper to the Sand Mountain area of Marshall Co., AL settling on a farm on Slab Creek near the Mt. Vernon settlement. In a 26 Jul 1979 letter, Mary Lillian Butler Pierce wrote that "Uncle Bill and Aunt Fereby Culpepper only lived about 2 1/2 miles from grandpa and grandma Culpepper [John James Culpepper and Nancy Jane Willoughby]." Although Sand Mountain remained their home base for the remainder of their lives, apparently Ferby and her husband took time to visit their children since a 74 year old "Feaby" was listed with her husband in the 1900 census of Bell Co., TX living with their son, Louis Alford Culpepper. In fact Ferby would have been 65 or 66 years old depending on when the census was taken. A 75 year old "Phereby" was recorded with her husband in the 1910 census of Marshall Co., AL, and this is where she died and was buried in 1911. 

Family

William Washington Culpepper b. 14 Aug 1834, d. 2 Mar 1918
Marriage*23 Dec 1855 She married William Washington Culpepper at Chambers Co., Alabama, on 23 Dec 1855. 
Children

Last Edited 9 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. USGenWeb Archives.
    http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm
    Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church, Marshall Co., AL
    + W. W. Culpepper, 14 Aug 1834 - 2 Mar 1918, Pvt Co B 37 Ala Inf CSA
    + Aunt Fereby Culpepper, 11 Aug 1834 - 18 Nov 1911.
  2. Correspondence from Billy Wendell Dunn, Arab, AL, to Lew Griffin, say 1978.
  3. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 97, Sheet 8B, Lines 69-70, Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama (25 Apr 1910)
    W. William Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 75, md2-54yrs, GA/SC/SC, Farmer
    Pherby Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 75, md2-54yrs, GA/GA/GA.
  4. State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics / Record Services Division, compiler, Alabama Death Records, 1908-1959, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188
    Jerba Culpeper (2-p) (Mrs.) died 18 Nov 1911 in Marshall Co., Alabama.

Nancy Caroline Culpepper

Female, #32362, (18 January 1820 - 23 November 1886)

FatherDaniel Peek Culpepper b. 23 Apr 1800, d. 25 Oct 1825
MotherMary Ann Corley b. c 1800, d. 12 Jun 1851
Nancy Caroline Culpepper|b. 18 Jan 1820\nd. 23 Nov 1886|p2023.htm#i32362|Daniel Peek Culpepper|b. 23 Apr 1800\nd. 25 Oct 1825|p2004.htm#i32058|Mary Ann Corley|b. circa 1800\nd. 12 Jun 1851|p2004.htm#i32059|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 Jan 1820 Nancy was born at Edgefield District, South Carolina, on 18 Jan 1820. 
 She was the daughter of Daniel Peek Culpepper and Mary Ann Corley. 
(free wh female 0-10) 1820 Census7 Aug 1820 Nancy was probably a free white female, under the age of 10, in Daniel Peek Culpepper's household, on the 1820 Census at Edgefield District, South Carolina.1 
(free wh female 10-15) 1830 Census1 Jun 1830 Nancy was probably a free white female, age 10 and under 15, in Mary Ann Corley's household, on the 1830 Census at Monroe Co., Georgia. Unaccounted for is a Male 30-40..2 
(Fortunate Drawer) Land Lottery1832 She had a fortunate draw in the land lottery in 1832 at Talbot Co., Georgia, (lot 975/19/3 in what became Paulding Co., GA.).3 
Married Name2 Dec 1836  As of 2 Dec 1836, her married name was Cooper. 
Marriage*2 Dec 1836 She married David George Cooper Jr. at Upson Co., Georgia, on 2 Dec 1836.4 
(household member) 1850 Census1 Jun 1850 Nancy listed as a household member living with David George Cooper Jr. on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Talbot Co., Georgia.5 
Census1870 She was listed as a resident in the census report at Colquitt Co., Georgia, in 1870. 
Death*23 Nov 1886 She died at Colquitt Co., Georgia, on 23 Nov 1886. 
Burial*circa 24 Nov 1886 Her body was interred circa 24 Nov 1886 at Wesley Chapel Cemetery, near, Berlin, Colquitt Co., Georgia.6 
Biography* Census: 1880 Colquitt Co., GA. \GMD 1020 14-21 (Nancy C. 60 SC SC SC in hh of David Cooper).\
      In the 1850 census, Nancy Caroline was listed as "Caroline." in the 1870 and 1880 census records she was listed as "Nancy" or "Nancy C." She was listed as "Nancy C. Cooper" on her tombstone. She was probably named Nancy after her grandmother, Nancy Culpepper, and she might have been named Caroline for her place of birth. She was noted as a female 0-10 years of age with her parents in the 1820 census of Edgefield District, SC. In "ONE FAMILY - CULPEPPER" written 8 Oct 1942 by Rev. George Bright Culpepper, he noted that "Caroline" was five years old when her father died and that "she married a man named Cooper, who moved to Colquitt County, Georgia about the year 1857." In the 1830 census of Monroe Co., GA, although Nancy Caroline was not yet married, she was not listed in the household of her widowed mother, Mary. Perhaps she was overlooked by the census taker or perhaps she was visiting relatives at the time of the census. By 1850 census, Nancy Caroline's mother was recorded living with her now married daughter in the household of David G. Cooper in Talbot Co., GA census records. The Cooper family apparently moved on to Colquitt Co., GA and was noted there in census records in 1870 and 1880. 
Reunion*8 Jul 2006 The families of David George Cooper, Jr. held their reunion in Moultrie, GA at the Western Sizzler on Saturday, 9 July 2005. Visiting and renewing friendship began with a prayer followed by dinner and continued discussions of past activities and new business, electing Shirley Harrell as Secretary, Janice Tucker as Treasurer, and William C. Peters as President. The next reunion was set for Moultrie, GA, at the Western Sizzler on Saturday, 8 July 2006. For more information, contact Ken Cooper at e-mail address.7 

Family

David George Cooper Jr. b. 23 Aug 1818, d. 22 Feb 1886
Marriage*2 Dec 1836 She married David George Cooper Jr. at Upson Co., Georgia, on 2 Dec 1836.4 
Children

Last Edited 26 Dec 2007

Citations

  1. Unknown Townships, Edgefield District, SC
    Daniel Culpepper, page 127, 1 M16-26, 1 F0-10, 1 F16-26, 0 slaves
    Drury Culpepper, page 120, 2 M0-10, 1 M10-16, 1 M26-45, 2 F0-10, 1 F10-16, 1 F26-45, 1 slave
    Joicy Culpepper, page 83, 1 M45+, 1F16-26, 1 F45+, 7 slaves.
  2. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 194, Unk Twp, Monroe Co., GA
    Mary Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1M5-10, 1 M30-40, 1 F10-15, 1 F20-30.
  3. Rev. S. Emmett Lucas Jr., The 1832 Gold Lottery of Georgia, Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1988, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8 R2lb.
    Daniel P. Culpepper's Orphans, Sealeys District, Talbot Co., GA, drew lot 975/19/3 in what became Paulding Co., GA, 1832.
  4. Ancestry.com, compiler, Georgia Marriages to 1850, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1997.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/2085a.htm
    Nancy C. Culpepper and David Cooper on 2 Dec 1836 in Upson Co., GA.
  5. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 314, 15th District, Talbot Co., GA
    David G. Cooper, 33, M, Farmer, GA
    Caroline (Culpepper) Cooper, 30, F, GA
    Daniel Cooper, 12, M, GA
    Thomas Cooper, 10, M, GA
    Elizabeth Cooper, 8, F, GA
    Emila Cooper, 5, F, GA
    Frances Cooper, 1, F, GA
    Mary Culpepper, 50, F, GA.
  6. Cemetery Census,"Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery," Warner Robins GA; F.D. & Lee Collins Hale, reader.
    No 95.
  7. E-mail from Ken Cooper, e-mail address to Lew Griffin, 2002-2005.
  8. E-mail from Cleveland, TN Jackie Brown.

David George Cooper Jr.

Male, #32363, (23 August 1818 - 22 February 1886)

FatherDavid George Cooper b. c 1790, d. May 1818
MotherElizabeth Owens b. c 1795, d. a 1860
David George Cooper Jr.|b. 23 Aug 1818\nd. 22 Feb 1886|p2023.htm#i32363|David George Cooper|b. circa 1790\nd. May 1818|p1904.htm#i30456|Elizabeth Owens|b. circa 1795\nd. after 1860|p1904.htm#i30457|||||||Spencer Owens|b. say 1765\nd. 1823|p1904.htm#i30458|Mary (?)|b. say 1767|p1904.htm#i30459|

Birth*23 Aug 1818 David was born at Georgia on 23 Aug 1818. 
 He was the son of David George Cooper and Elizabeth Owens. 
Marriage*2 Dec 1836 He married Nancy Caroline Culpepper at Upson Co., Georgia, on 2 Dec 1836.1 
1850 Census*1 Jun 1850 David was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Talbot Co., Georgia.2 
Census1870 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Colquitt Co., Georgia, in 1870. 
Census1880 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Colquitt Co., Georgia, in 1880. 
Death*22 Feb 1886 He died at Colquitt Co., Georgia, on 22 Feb 1886.3 
Burial* His body was interred at Wesley Chapel Cemetery, near, Berlin, Colquitt Co., Georgia.4 
Biography* In 1882, "David G. Cooper" was received by certificate by R. B. Bryan according to The Church Register of the Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, South Colquitt County, Georgia by Lee Collins Hale, Nov 1978. He remained a member until his death which was listed in the church register as 3 Feb 1886 although 22 Feb 1886 is the date of death which appears on the tombstone. 
Reunion*8 Jul 2006 The families of David George Cooper, Jr. held their reunion in Moultrie, GA at the Western Sizzler on Saturday, 9 July 2005. Visiting and renewing friendship began with a prayer followed by dinner and continued discussions of past activities and new business, electing Shirley Harrell as Secretary, Janice Tucker as Treasurer, and William C. Peters as President. The next reunion was set for Moultrie, GA, at the Western Sizzler on Saturday, 8 July 2006. For more information, contact Ken Cooper at e-mail address.5 

Family

Nancy Caroline Culpepper b. 18 Jan 1820, d. 23 Nov 1886
Marriage*2 Dec 1836 He married Nancy Caroline Culpepper at Upson Co., Georgia, on 2 Dec 1836.1 
Children

Charts Nancy Culpepper Cooper Descendants
Last Edited 26 Dec 2007

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com, compiler, Georgia Marriages to 1850, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1997.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/2085a.htm
    Nancy C. Culpepper and David Cooper on 2 Dec 1836 in Upson Co., GA.
  2. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 314, 15th District, Talbot Co., GA
    David G. Cooper, 33, M, Farmer, GA
    Caroline (Culpepper) Cooper, 30, F, GA
    Daniel Cooper, 12, M, GA
    Thomas Cooper, 10, M, GA
    Elizabeth Cooper, 8, F, GA
    Emila Cooper, 5, F, GA
    Frances Cooper, 1, F, GA
    Mary Culpepper, 50, F, GA.
  3. Register of Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, Betty Lee Collins Hale to Lew Griffin, Nov 1978.
    has 3 Feb 1886.
  4. Cemetery Census,"Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery," Warner Robins GA; F.D. & Lee Collins Hale, reader.
    No 94.
  5. E-mail from Ken Cooper, e-mail address to Lew Griffin, 2002-2005.
  6. E-mail from Cleveland, TN Jackie Brown.