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James Clinton Tucker

Male, #35057, (circa 1880 - )

Birth*circa 1880 James was born at Alabama circa 1880. 
Marriage*22 Jul 1901 He married Lillian Culpepper at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 22 Jul 1901.1 
1910 Census*15 Apr 1910 James was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Crane Hill, Cullman Co., Alabama.2 

Family

Lillian Culpepper b. Aug 1886, d. Nov 1977
Marriage*22 Jul 1901 He married Lillian Culpepper at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 22 Jul 1901.1 
Children

Last Edited 8 Jun 2005

Citations

  1. Cullman County Judge of Probate, compiler, Cullman County, Alabama Marriages: Microfilm of original Marriage records in the Cullman County Courthouse, transcribed by Lew Griffin, Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975.
    Lillie Culpepper married James C. Tucker on 22 Jul 1901 in Cullman Co., Alabama, Book 4-70.
  2. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    Series T624, Roll 10, Part 1, Page 144A.

Ellen Fairby Culpepper

Female, #35060, (12 June 1891 - 18 August 1978)

Birth*12 Jun 1891 Ellen was born at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 12 Jun 1891. 
Marriage*24 Nov 1912 She married Homer Lionel Burch at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 24 Nov 1912.1 
Married Name24 Nov 1912  As of 24 Nov 1912, her married name was Burch. 
(wife) 1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Ellen was listed as Homer Lionel Burch's wife on the 1920 Census at Sarasota, Manatee Co., Florida.2 
Death*18 Aug 1978 She died at Pleasant Grove, Jefferson Co., Alabama, on 18 Aug 1978. 
Burial*circa 20 Aug 1978 Her body was interred circa 20 Aug 1978 at Cullman City Cemetery, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama. 
Biography* In a 17 Sep 1978 letter, Mrs. Merrell Burch Powell wrote that her mother always spelled her name "'Ellen Fairby' - but Voight [N. V. Culpepper, D.D.S.] has records that she was named after an Aunt, whose name was 'Fereba.'" According to N. V. Culpepper, D.D.S., in a 9 Dec 1977 letter, Mrs. Ellen Culpepper Burch was residing in a nursing home in Pleasant Grove, AL near Birmingham. Mrs. Merrell Burch Powell wrote 27 Sep 1978 that "Mom died in a nursing home with a heart attack.... Mom had her 87th Birthday on June 12th before she died Aug. 18, 1978." 

Family

Homer Lionel Burch b. 1 Aug 1891, d. 10 Aug 1973
Marriage*24 Nov 1912 She married Homer Lionel Burch at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 24 Nov 1912.1 
Children

Last Edited 19 Oct 2005

Citations

  1. Cullman County Judge of Probate, compiler, Cullman County, Alabama Marriages: Microfilm of original Marriage records in the Cullman County Courthouse, transcribed by Lew Griffin, Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975.
    Ellen Culpepper married Homer Burch on 24 Nov 1912 in Cullman Co., AL, Book 9-556.
  2. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    Page: 10A, ED: 124, Image: 382 (8 Jan 1920), 408 8th St., Sarasota, Manatee Co., FL
    Hooker A. Burch, HH, M, W, 28, M, AL/AL/AL, Truck driver
    Ella (Culpepper) Burch, Wife, W, 27, M, GA/GA/GA
    Gerald Burch, Son, M, W, 16, S, AL/AL/GA
    Ruth Burch, Dau, F, W, 4, S, AL/AL/GA
    Carrace Burch, Son, M, W, 1, S, AL/AL/GA
    Joel Culpepper, Father-in-law, M, W, 73, M, GA/GA/GA
    Lola Culpepper, Mother-in-law, F, W, 68, M, GA/GA/GA.

Homer Lionel Burch

Male, #35061, (1 August 1891 - 10 August 1973)

Birth*1 Aug 1891 Homer was born on 1 Aug 1891. 
Marriage*24 Nov 1912 He married Ellen Fairby Culpepper at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 24 Nov 1912.1 
1920 Census*1 Jan 1920 Homer was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Sarasota, Manatee Co., Florida.2 
Death*10 Aug 1973 He died at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama, on 10 Aug 1973. 
Burial*circa 12 Aug 1973 His body was interred circa 12 Aug 1973 at Cullman City Cemetery, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama. 
Biography*  On p. 271 of the History of Alabama, Homer Burch was listed in an entry for his brother-in-law, Rufus A. Culpepper, as "an employee of the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railway Company at Fairfied, Alabama." Mrs. Merrell Burch Powell, in a 27 Sep 1978 letter, wrote that her father, Homer L. Burch, "died here [Cullman, AL] at my home of cancer.... Dad had his 82nd Birthday here at my home on Aug. 1st before he died Aug. 10, 1973." 

Family

Ellen Fairby Culpepper b. 12 Jun 1891, d. 18 Aug 1978
Marriage*24 Nov 1912 He married Ellen Fairby Culpepper at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 24 Nov 1912.1 
Children

Last Edited 20 Jan 2005

Citations

  1. Cullman County Judge of Probate, compiler, Cullman County, Alabama Marriages: Microfilm of original Marriage records in the Cullman County Courthouse, transcribed by Lew Griffin, Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975.
    Ellen Culpepper married Homer Burch on 24 Nov 1912 in Cullman Co., AL, Book 9-556.
  2. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    Page: 10A, ED: 124, Image: 382 (8 Jan 1920), 408 8th St., Sarasota, Manatee Co., FL
    Hooker A. Burch, HH, M, W, 28, M, AL/AL/AL, Truck driver
    Ella (Culpepper) Burch, Wife, W, 27, M, GA/GA/GA
    Gerald Burch, Son, M, W, 16, S, AL/AL/GA
    Ruth Burch, Dau, F, W, 4, S, AL/AL/GA
    Carrace Burch, Son, M, W, 1, S, AL/AL/GA
    Joel Culpepper, Father-in-law, M, W, 73, M, GA/GA/GA
    Lola Culpepper, Mother-in-law, F, W, 68, M, GA/GA/GA.

Florence Virginia Culpepper

Female, #35062, (8 May 1907 - 5 August 1967)

Birth*8 May 1907 Florence was born at Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 8 May 1907. 
Photographed*say 1923 She was photographed say 1923 at Meriwether Co., Georgia.
Florence Virginia Culpepper
Marriage*30 May 1937 She married George Warren Johnson at Georgia on 30 May 1937. 
Married Name30 May 1937  As of 30 May 1937, her married name was Johnson. 
Death*5 Aug 1967 She died at Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 5 Aug 1967. 
Burial*6 Aug 1967 Her body was interred on 6 Aug 1967 at Allen-Lee Cemetery, Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia.1 
Biography* The following is from a 7 Jun 1997 letter from Mrs. Wayne (Rosalind Johnson) Edmondson: Eleanor has provided you most of the same information that I have, but I have a few tid-bits to offer. I am including some information about George Green Culpepper, youngest son of George Washington Culpepper, and father of Florence Virginia Culpepper Johnson, my mother. Also included are some excerpts from a booklet compiled by students, associates and friends of my mother titled "WIT AND WISDOM OF FLORENCE C. JOHNSON", that shows that she carried on the Culpepper traits of wit and wisdom. From the three issues of "The Crystal" Mother's, Margaret's and Eleanor's college annuals, I have copied the pages that reference them.... Getting to my mother, Florence Virginia Culpepper, there was virtually nothing that she couldn't do. She was a teacher, excellent cook, an artist, a poet, an athlete, played the piano, could sew, had beautiful flowers and garden, she could wire a lamp, refinish furniture, shoot a gun, name the constellations in the sky, she could name all the trees, weeds, wild flowers, snakes, lizards, birds; these were some of her talents. Florence Virginia Culpepper was born May 8, 1907 in Meriwether County Ga. Baptized October, 1916 Old Prospect Methodist Church, Lone Oak, Ga. Died August 5, 1967 in hospital, LaGrange, Ga. Buried at Allen Lee Memorial United Methodist Church, Lone Oak, Ga. She married George Warren Johnson May 30, 1937 in Atlanta, Ga. She graduated from the Georgia State Teachers College in Athens Ga in 1927 with an AB degree in Education with her major in math. She attended summer school at the University of Virginia to study higher mathematics in the early 1930's. In 1957 she attended summer school at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga. for more courses in the newer math that was emerging in school curriculum. More detailed information is in the newspaper article from the Hogansvil1e Herald in 1958 when she was Star Teacher that Year in Hogansville High school. Sorry I do not have the exact date of the clipping. The following is from a 1958 issue of the Hogansville Herald courtesy of Mrs. Wayne (Rosalind Johnson) Edmondson: Mrs. Johnson Is 'Teacher of Year' Mrs. Warren Johnson, high school mathematics teacher, has been elected by her fellow teachers as Hogansville's "Teacher of The Year" for 1958. Mrs. Johnson, an unassuming mother of three, has carried the main portion of the mathematics load at Hogansville High School since 1946. A popular figure of the campus, Mrs. Johnson has made her influence felt in many ways besides in the classroom Mrs. Johnson was Florence Culpepper before her marriage. She attended a two-teacher ungraded school in the country near Lone Oak, where her people have lived for generations. With that thorough background she went on to finish her last two years of high school at State Normal in Athens. She then entered Georgia State Teachers College in Athens and hers was the last class to graduate before that school was made part of the University. Her first teaching job was in Luthersvll!e for two years and then she went to West Point for seven years. In 1937 she married Warren Johnson of Hogansville and taught one year before dropping out to start a family. She came back into teaching in 1946 and has taught continuously since that time. She is the mother of Nancy Grace Johnson, sophomore in college; Rosalind Johnson, junior in high school, and Bill Johnson, seventh grader. Mathematics has always been her major teaching field. She has also done some work in Physical Education. To add to her college work she attended the University of Virginia for two summers. Florence Johnson is first and foremost a dedicated teacher. She is known as one of the best mathematics teachers in this part of the country in spite of mathematics being a field in which women do not often excel. She is beloved and respected by the girls and boys in her class. Discipline comes natural to her; she holds her class through interest in the work and good fellowshlp rather than force. All boys and many glrls are called by their last names in her classes. Her abrupt but friendly manner and her ever-present sense of humor keep a natural easy atmosphere in her classroom. She has always expected and demanded a great deal from her students, prodding the brilliant to live up to their potential and showny [slowly?] with the slow to help them to catch on. Students always consider Mrs. Johnson fair and open-minded on any question pertaining to either classwork or outside problems. Athletics has always been interesting to Mrs. Johnson. As a young teacher, she taught physical education along with mathematics, and she has never stopped taking part in the athletic program. She can stlll outrun any girl in her classroom and sometimes proves it when she is getting them ready for an intramural track meet. This tendency to get close to the students through their athletic interests has continued through the years and is part of her secret of getting more out of them in the classroom. Over the years, she has assisted basketball coaches, played informal games during off periods, and is now a regular sponsor for the cheerleaders. In the last capacity she rides with players and cheerleaders on the bus to every out-of-town game. Here, as everywhere, she demands and gets the highest in personal behavior. Mrs. Johnson also helps with the senior program at the end of school, sometimes going on the senior trlp. At the same time she has managed to rear her own youngsters to the advantage or all concerned, in spite of a full schedule. Her interest in the morals of her students is one of the most valuable points of Mrs. Johnson as a teacher. Many a father or mother has called to ask her to talk to their child, or to say a word in his behalf if he were in trouble. All her students have felt that she had their real interest at heart and this has been one or her strongest ties with the students. In late years, when Mrs. Johnson has had advanced geometry students but not enough hours in the day to teach them, she has combined plane and solid geometry classes, the latter using the floor at the back of the room for a blackboard to work out their problems. Always by that time she and her advanced pupils are on such a firm footing that she can handle the two classes in the same hour with no trouble. Top Math Students Hogansville takes great pride in the achievement of its mathematics students in college and later life. Many have been placed in merit classes in college and in special advanced courses in the service. Two of her mathematics students have won four-year scholarships through competitive examinations. Her former pupils make a practice of reporting to her their progress and how much she helped them. Outside Activities Her school work comes first but she has also found time for church work, Boy Scout work and Girl Scout work. She has been very active in the Community Improvement Club; she is a teacher of a Sunday School Class at the First Methodist Church. Florence has been a member of the Garden Club. She has applied for a summer scholarship in mathematics at the University of North Carolina. She is a strong advocate of meetings with other mathematics teachers at GEA and always brings back new ideas. Florence Johnson is modest almost to the point of withdrawal from public limelight, and yet her presence has always been felt in all school and community activities. A youthful, slender and neat-appearing person, she has the selfless air of a real teacher, concerned mainly with the problems of others. She keeps a firm grasp on three main purposes in life--being a good teacher, a good wife and mother, and strong moral influence on young people. It is with great pride that Hogansville offers Mrs. Warren Johnson as Teacher of the Year for 1958. The following is from the LaGrange Daily News Saturday 5 Aug 1967: Prominent Teacher Dies Today Mrs. Warren Johnson, 60, Hogansville High School teacher died at City County Hospital Saturday morning following an illness of several months. A teacher for the Hogansville School system for the past 20 years, she had taught in West Point for nine years prior. She was graduate of the University of Georgia and was active in the WSCS and First Methodist Church of Hogansville. She was the daughter of the late George Culpepper and Grace Herring Culpepper, members of prominent and pioneer families of Meriwether County Mrs. Johnson was a native of Meriwether County having spent most of her life in this area. She was the Star Teacher for the years of 1959, '61, '64 and '66 with the Hogansville High School Annual being dedicated to her in 1965. She was the Teacher of the Year in 1958 and 59 and honor teacher of the Honor Council in 1964 and '65. Survivors are her husband, Warren Johnson of Hogansville; two daughters, Mrs. Norman Gray of Fayetteville and Miss Rosalind Johnson of Atlanta; one son G. Warren Johnson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla; and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the chapel of the Claude A. McKibben Funeral Home in Hogansville conducted by Rev. Kenneth Culp assisted by Rev. Donald Folsom. Burial will be in the Allen-Lee Memorial Methodist Church Cemetery at Lone Oak. The body of Mrs. Johnson will be at Claude A. McKibben Funeral Home in Hogansville. 

Family

George Warren Johnson b. 24 Nov 1902, d. 16 Jun 1983
Marriage*30 May 1937 She married George Warren Johnson at Georgia on 30 May 1937. 
Children

Last Edited 3 Aug 2006

Citations

  1. Eleanor Herring Culpepper, History of Allen-Lee Memorial Methodist Church, LaGrange, GA: Family Tree, 1987.
    p 51 and obituary LaGrange Daily News 5 Aug 1967.

George Warren Johnson

Male, #35063, (24 November 1902 - 16 June 1983)

Birth*24 Nov 1902 George was born on 24 Nov 1902. 
Marriage*30 May 1937 He married Florence Virginia Culpepper at Georgia on 30 May 1937. 
Death*16 Jun 1983 He died at Hogansville, Troup Co., Georgia, on 16 Jun 1983. 
Burial* His body was interred at Allen-Lee Cemetery, Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia.1 

Family

Florence Virginia Culpepper b. 8 May 1907, d. 5 Aug 1967
Marriage*30 May 1937 He married Florence Virginia Culpepper at Georgia on 30 May 1937. 
Children

Last Edited 9 Jul 1999

Citations

  1. Eleanor Herring Culpepper, History of Allen-Lee Memorial Methodist Church, LaGrange, GA: Family Tree, 1987.
    p 55.

Nova Cleone Culpepper

Female, #35064, (21 July 1887 - 9 July 1922)

Birth*21 Jul 1887 Nova was born at Luthersville, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 21 Jul 1887. 
Marriage*13 Nov 1907 She married Robert Lee Powledge at Luthersville, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 13 Nov 1907. 
Married Name13 Nov 1907  As of 13 Nov 1907, her married name was Powledge. 
Death*9 Jul 1922 She died at Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia, on 9 Jul 1922. 

Family

Robert Lee Powledge b. 14 Sep 1885, d. 31 May 1930
Marriage*13 Nov 1907 She married Robert Lee Powledge at Luthersville, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 13 Nov 1907. 
Children

Last Edited 19 Dec 2005

Robert Lee Powledge

Male, #35065, (14 September 1885 - 31 May 1930)

Birth*14 Sep 1885 Robert was born at Luthersville, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 14 Sep 1885. 
Marriage*13 Nov 1907 He married Nova Cleone Culpepper at Luthersville, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 13 Nov 1907. 
Death*31 May 1930 He died on 31 May 1930. 

Family

Nova Cleone Culpepper b. 21 Jul 1887, d. 9 Jul 1922
Marriage*13 Nov 1907 He married Nova Cleone Culpepper at Luthersville, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 13 Nov 1907. 
Children

Last Edited 9 Jul 1999

Susan Elizabeth Culpepper

Female, #35068, (12 February 1917 - 24 August 2004)

Birth*12 Feb 1917 Susan was born on 12 Feb 1917. 
Marriage*28 Jun 1940 She married James Roscoe Huff on 28 Jun 1940. 
Married Name28 Jun 1940  As of 28 Jun 1940, her married name was Huff. 
Residence*1979 Susan resided at Piedmont, Anderson Co., South Carolina, in 1979. 
Death*24 Aug 2004 She died at Piedmont, Anderson Co., South Carolina, on 24 Aug 2004.1 
Biography* Piedmont, S. C. -- Susan Elizabeth Culpepper Huff, 87, of Piedmont, widow of James Roscoe Huff, died Tuesday, August 24, 2004 at her home.

Born in Luthersville, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Boozer and Ethel Smith Culpepper. She grew up in Tifton, was formerly of Athens, where she was a member of Tuckston Methodist Church, and was a retired teacher, having taught with the Walton County School System. She was a member of the Simpsonville Garden Club, the Retired Military Officers' Wives Club, the Daughters of the American Revolution, Snow Campaign Chapter and Simpsonville United Methodist Church.

Surviving are daughter, Libbi Huff of the home; daughter and son-in-law, Penny and Don Hawthorne of Piedmont; sisters, Marion C. Whiddon, Margaret C. Bergeron, both of Tifton; grandchildren, Heather Hawthorne, Beau Hawthorne, both of Piedmont, and Betsy Grady of Savannah; and great-grandchildren, Zachary and Zayne of Piedmont.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a. m. today at Simpsonville United Methodist Church, with the Rev. M. Cooper Stonestreet and the Rev. A. Judson King officiating. Burial will follow in the family cemetery at the home.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Simpsonville United Methodist Church Preschool, 215 S. E. Main Street, Simpsonville, SC 29681.

Gray Mortuary of Pelzer, S. C., is in charge of arrangements.

Source: Tifton Gazette, Thursday, August 26, 2004. 

Family

James Roscoe Huff b. 10 Mar 1916, d. 6 Jan 1985
Marriage*28 Jun 1940 She married James Roscoe Huff on 28 Jun 1940. 
Children

Last Edited 21 Sep 2004

Citations

  1. Correspondence from Eleanor Herring Culpepper (Mrs. Albert Marvin Willingham), Grantville, GA, to Lew Griffin, 1976-2004.

James Roscoe Huff

Male, #35069, (10 March 1916 - 6 January 1985)

Birth*10 Mar 1916 James was born at Piedmont, Anderson Co., South Carolina, on 10 Mar 1916. 
Employment* James's occupation: geologist. 
Marriage*28 Jun 1940 He married Susan Elizabeth Culpepper on 28 Jun 1940. 
Death*6 Jan 1985 He died at Piedmont, Anderson Co., South Carolina, on 6 Jan 1985. 
Burial*8 Jan 1985 His body was interred on 8 Jan 1985 at Cureton-Huff Family Cemetery, Piedmont, Anderson Co., South Carolina. 
Biography* The following is from an unknown source: IN MEMORIUM James R. Huff, Chairman of the Greenville Soil and Water Conservation District, died at his home on W. Georgia Road on January 6, 1985. Roscoe, as many of his local friends knew him, served as an associate commissioner for two years before being elected in a county-wide contest to a four year term of office. He had served two years of this term at the time of his death. Roscoe retired from the Soil Conservation Service after 35 years of government service. Twenty-four years of this time were spent at the State office of SCS in Athens, GA. Five years ago, he returned to his ancestral home in the Saint Albans Community where he quickly became involved in church and community affairs. He served his country in both World War II and the Korean War. A geologist by profession, he had a lifelong fascination with and love of the soil. After a determined fight against cancer, he died in the same house in which he was born. He was buried with full military rites, in the family cemetery on land which has been in the Huff family for 164 years. Roscoe's life exemplified the hardy pioneer stock of his forebears and his influence will long endure. We join with his family in mourning the loss of husband, parent, associate and friend.
      The following obituary is from an unknown source: JAMES R. HUFF Piedmont. James Roscoe Huff, 68, of Rt 4, West Georgia Rd., died Sunday night at his home, Cureton-Huff Homeplace. He was the son of the late Swan Burdette and Meda Hunt Huff, a graduate of St. Albans High School, Class of 1933. He received his B.S. Degree in Soils and Agronomy from Clemson University in 1938 and his M.S. Degree in Soils and Geology from Clemson in 1956. He served in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during World War II in the Corps. of Engineers and in the Korean Conflict and retired as Lt. Colonel in the Army Reserves. He was a Geologist with the Watershed Planning Staff of the United States Dept. of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Athens, Ga. for 24 years. After his retirement in 1973, he was a Consulting Geologist in Engineering Geology. He was a member of Association of Engineering Geologist[s], Charter Member of Georgia Geological Society, Charter member of Soil Conservation Society of America, Secretary of National Association of Federal Employees, Chairman of Greenville County Soil and Water Commission. He was a member of Palmetto Rock and Mineral Club, a member of the official Board of Simpsonville United Methodist Church and the Douglas Bible Class. Surviving are his wife, Suzan Culpepper Huff of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Don B. (Penny) Hawthorne of Piedmont and Mrs. Jay (Libby) Shore of Stone Mountain, Ga; three grandchildren, Heather and Beau Hawthorne of Piedmont and Betsy Shore of Stone Mountain Ga. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 3 PM at the Cannon Funeral Home in Fountain Inn conducted by Rev. Mike Cox. Burial will be in the Cureton-Huff Family Cemetery. The family requests that flowers be omitted and memorials be made to the American Cancer Society or the Simpsonville United Methodist Church Building Fund. 

Family

Susan Elizabeth Culpepper b. 12 Feb 1917, d. 24 Aug 2004
Marriage*28 Jun 1940 He married Susan Elizabeth Culpepper on 28 Jun 1940. 
Children

Last Edited 9 Jul 2002

Marion Scott Culpepper

Female, #35070

Family

Harold Dwight Whiddon b. 28 Dec 1919, d. Aug 1982
Children

Last Edited 9 Jul 1999

Harold Dwight Whiddon

Male, #35071, (28 December 1919 - August 1982)

Birth*28 Dec 1919 Harold was born on 28 Dec 1919. 
Death*Aug 1982 He died at Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia, in Aug 1982. 

Family
Children

Last Edited 9 Jul 1999