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Hattie Mae Culpepper

Female, #35681, (25 February 1890 - 25 December 1975)

Married Name Her married name was Smith. 
Birth*25 Feb 1890 Hattie was born at Gibsonville, Clay Co., Alabama, on 25 Feb 1890. 
Marriage* She married George J. Smith. 
Census*1900 Hattie was in the in 1900 census at Clay Co., Alabama. 
(Sister) Photographedsay 1970 Mary Exa Culpepper was photographed say 1970 at Texas
Left to right: Mary Exa (Culpepper) Crossman, Hattie Mae (Culpepper) Smith, and Ive (Culpepper) Cline.
Culpepper sisters
Death*25 Dec 1975 She died at Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto Co., Texas, on 25 Dec 1975. 

Family

George J. Smith b. c 1887
Marriage* She married George J. Smith. 
Child

Last Edited 20 Jun 2006

George J. Smith

Male, #35682, (circa 1887 - )

Birth*circa 1887 George was born circa 1887. 
Marriage* He married Hattie Mae Culpepper. 

Family

Hattie Mae Culpepper b. 25 Feb 1890, d. 25 Dec 1975
Marriage* He married Hattie Mae Culpepper. 
Child

Last Edited 9 Jul 1999

Iva Culpepper

Female, #35685, (27 July 1896 - May 1995)

Birth*27 Jul 1896 Iva was born at Gibsonville, Clay Co., Alabama, on 27 Jul 1896. 
Employment* Iva's occupation: Bell Telephone. 
Census*1900 Iva was in the in 1900 census at Clay Co., Alabama. 
Marriage*12 Mar 1913 She married James Marshall Cline on 12 Mar 1913. 
Married Name12 Mar 1913  As of 12 Mar 1913, her married name was Cline. 
(Sister) Photographedsay 1970 Mary Exa Culpepper was photographed say 1970 at Texas
Left to right: Mary Exa (Culpepper) Crossman, Hattie Mae (Culpepper) Smith, and Ive (Culpepper) Cline.
Culpepper sisters
Death*May 1995 She died at Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas, in May 1995. 
Biography* Iva was an operator and supervisor for Bell Telephone for many years. In a 29 Jul 1978 letter, Mrs. S. B. (Mary Exa Culpepper) Crossman wrote: Today is Iva's birthday, she is 82 years old. I called her early this morning, and she was out mowing her lawn. I can't do that any more....
Exa added in a 13 Dec 1978 letter: We are going to Amarillo next week to take Iva's gifts. Do wish she would come spend the day with us but she has about 10 old cats and she feeds them at 5 a.m. and again at 5:00 p.m. so there is no use asking her to come down here so she spends the day alone. We will call her Christmas Day.
In 1992, Iva was living at 804 S. Adams Street Amarillo, TX 79101. 

Family

James Marshall Cline b. 12 Aug 1889, d. 28 May 1918
Marriage*12 Mar 1913 She married James Marshall Cline on 12 Mar 1913. 
Child

Last Edited 9 Jul 1999

James Marshall Cline

Male, #35686, (12 August 1889 - 28 May 1918)

Birth*12 Aug 1889 James was born on 12 Aug 1889. 
Marriage*12 Mar 1913 He married Iva Culpepper on 12 Mar 1913. 
Death*28 May 1918 He died at Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas, on 28 May 1918. 
Burial* His body was interred at Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas. 

Family

Iva Culpepper b. 27 Jul 1896, d. May 1995
Marriage*12 Mar 1913 He married Iva Culpepper on 12 Mar 1913. 
Child

Last Edited 9 Jul 1999

Mary Exa Culpepper

Female, #35689, (29 Feb 1900 - 22 January 1988)

Birth*29 Feb 1900 Mary was born at Gibsonville, Clay Co., Alabama, 29 Feb 1900. 
Census*1900 Mary was in the in 1900 census at Clay Co., Alabama. 
Marriage*26 Jul 1923 She married Spencer Burnis Crossman at White Deer, Carson Co., Texas, on 26 Jul 1923. 
Married Name26 Jul 1923  As of 26 Jul 1923, her married name was Crossman. 
Photographed*say 1970 She was photographed say 1970 at Texas
Left to right: Mary Exa (Culpepper) Crossman, Hattie Mae (Culpepper) Smith, and Ive (Culpepper) Cline.
Culpepper sisters
Death*22 Jan 1988 She died at Pampa, Gray Co., Texas, on 22 Jan 1988. 
Biography* Mrs. S. B. (Mary Exa Culpepper) Crossman wrote in a 24 Sep 1978 letter that she was nine months old when her parents left Alabama. The following article appeared in the Pampa News in 1976: Leap Year babies By ANNA BURCHELL, Pampa New Staff Mrs. Exa Crossman of 601 N. Sumner is observing her 19th real birthday today--but she is 76 years old. She was born in 1900--on February 29--which only comes round every four years. "I've never thought anything about being a Leap Year baby." she said. "I've never missed a birthday. They counted it on the 28th, and I became a year older." Mrs. Crossman's daughter, Mrs. Fred Carothers of 1620 N. Nelson, reminded her mother that today is a "real birthday." "I'll attend church and go to the Carothers for dinner," she said. As for birthday wishes, Mrs. Crossman asks for "peace and happiness for my children and the world. That's my only birthday wish and if I'm here four years from now. I'll wish the same." During Mrs. Crossman's school years, she doesn't remember a single student who had the same birthday as she. She was born February 29,1900, in Ashland, Ala. in "the most beautiful, spacious five - room log house with pine trees and magnolias in the back yard." "My father was a carpenter and he built the house himself," she said. The family moved to Amarillo in 1910 where they stayed until 1921 when they moved to Pampa and Mrs. Crossman's father went into business--a candy factory and a confectionery. After Mrs. Crossman, the former Exa Culpepper, moved to Amarillo she heard her father describe the house he built so many times that she went back to see it when she was 19 years of age. "It was just lovely," she said. Mrs. Crossman is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Culpepper. Her mother died when she was a child and her father never remarried. She is the youngest of six children. Mrs. Crossman remembers when she moved to Pampa in 1921 at a time when there were no paved streets and the sidewalks were made of wood. She met her husband, Spence Crossman, in 1921 and they were married on July 26, 1923. They lived in Pampa a short time following their marriage then moved to Amarillo. When they returned to Pampa in 1931 he worked for the "police force," she said. He also sold cars for Frank Culberson. Her husband died in 1959 following a heart attack. Mrs. Crossman is quick to say she doesn't like a lot of fuss and bother over her birthday. "I like to do for others," she said. She remembers one day when her family was getting ready to attend church and a big dust storm blew in and even with the lights on inside the house the dust was so thick one couldn't see. She said her husband was working as a constable then -- filling in for someone -- and a lady in a club on the Lefors highway got down on her knees. "She thought the world was coming to an end," Mrs. Crossman said. Although the years have gone by and there have been some hardships. Mrs. Crossman counts her blessings each and every day. "I read a lot," she said. "I read the New Testament through 12 times each year." Her other children include a son, George Crossman of Franklin, La., and a daughter, Ann Green of Hobbs, N.M. She has five grandchildren. She was presented a birthday cake by the Pampa News. "What a surprise!'' she said. "I had planned to bake my own cake. Now I won't have to." The cake featured "Happy 19th" with a rabbit leaping in one corner of the icing.... Leap Year babies are not common in Gray County. There wasn't a single Febrary 29th birth recorded here in 1972, and only one each in 1968 and in 1964.
      Exa mentioned in a 29 Jul 1978 letter that she had a small garden. She also suffered from arthritis, in a 13 Dec 1978 letter Exa wrote: Have suffered with my right hip where I had surgery in 73. At times I make a false move this hip slips and touches the nerves in my leg and oh I almost lose my mind. I'm trying so hard to get over this for George and family will be here for Christmas also Ann and Ray.... You know Dick [Lunus] was a candy maker for a firm in Amarillo. And guess it has rubbed off on me. At Christmas time I get so many calls for my recipes for candy I rise to go and help the friends make it but I can't do that any more so I just keep my recipes by the phone so I'll have them handy when people call.
      Exa suffered a stroke before her death. 

Family

Spencer Burnis Crossman b. 8 Nov 1899, d. 1 Apr 1959
Marriage*26 Jul 1923 She married Spencer Burnis Crossman at White Deer, Carson Co., Texas, on 26 Jul 1923. 
Children

Last Edited 17 Sep 2006

Spencer Burnis Crossman

Male, #35690, (8 November 1899 - 1 April 1959)

Birth*8 Nov 1899 Spencer was born on 8 Nov 1899. 
Employment* Spencer's occupation: constable. 
Marriage*26 Jul 1923 He married Mary Exa Culpepper at White Deer, Carson Co., Texas, on 26 Jul 1923. 
Death*1 Apr 1959 He died at Pampa, Gray Co., Texas, on 1 Apr 1959. 
Biography* According to an article about Mrs. S. B. (Mary Exa Culpepper) Crossman in the 29 Feb 1976 Pampa News Spence worked for the Pampa "police force" in 1931 and he also sold cars. He died of a heart attack. 

Family

Mary Exa Culpepper b. 29 Feb 1900, d. 22 Jan 1988
Marriage*26 Jul 1923 He married Mary Exa Culpepper at White Deer, Carson Co., Texas, on 26 Jul 1923. 
Children

Last Edited 27 Jan 2007

Madeline Viola Culpepper

Female, #35692, (4 July 1915 - 1 February 1992)

Birth*4 Jul 1915 Madeline was born at Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas, on 4 Jul 1915.1 
Married Namecirca 1933  As of circa 1933, her married name was Mashburn. 
Marriage*circa 1933 She married Hollis Edgar Mashburn circa 1933. 
Residence*1978 Madeline resided at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, in 1978. 
Death*1 Feb 1992 She died at Los Angeles Co., California, on 1 Feb 1992.2 

Family

Hollis Edgar Mashburn b. 10 Nov 1911, d. 15 Nov 1962
Marriage*circa 1933 She married Hollis Edgar Mashburn circa 1933. 
Children

Last Edited 9 Feb 2007

Citations

  1. Texas Department of State Health Services, compiler, Texas Birth Index, 1903 - 1997, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8781&ti=0
    T R Culpepper is the father of an otherwise unidentified infant born 4 Jul 1915 in Unknown Co., Texas.
  2. State of California Department of Health Services / Center for Health Statistics, compiler, California Death Index, 1940-1997, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5180

Hollis Edgar Mashburn

Male, #35693, (10 November 1911 - 15 November 1962)

Birth*10 Nov 1911 Hollis was born on 10 Nov 1911.1 
Marriage*circa 1933 He married Madeline Viola Culpepper circa 1933. 
Death*15 Nov 1962 He died at Los Angeles Co., California, on 15 Nov 1962.1 

Family

Madeline Viola Culpepper b. 4 Jul 1915, d. 1 Feb 1992
Marriage*circa 1933 He married Madeline Viola Culpepper circa 1933. 
Children

Last Edited 17 Jul 2000

Citations

  1. State of California Department of Health Services / Center for Health Statistics, compiler, California Death Index, 1940-1997, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5180

Exa Robina Culpepper

Female, #35696, (15 September 1926 - 28 February 2006)

Birth15 Aug 1926 She was born on 15 Aug 1926. From Janna Bordeaux:
Mary E. gave out this date so that my mother could go to school early w/ her cousins. Her birth records were burned up in a fire or something.1,2 
Birth*15 Sep 1926 Exa was born at Pampa, Gray Co., Texas, on 15 Sep 1926. This is Robina's actual birth date.3,2 
SSN*between 1936 and 1950 Her Social Security Number was issued between 1936 and 1950 at Texas.1 
Married Name27 Jul 1947  As of 27 Jul 1947, her married name was Robbins.4 
Marriage* She married (?) Grier at Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., New Mexico. 
Married Name Her married name was Grier. 
Death*28 Feb 2006 She died at Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., New Mexico, on 28 Feb 2006. Obituary:
Robina "Robi" Culpepper's (Robbins, Grier) life of service came to an end peacefully on Tuesday, February 28, 2006. She was born in Pampa, TX on September 15, 1926. Robi earned her nursing degree from Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, TX, graduating in 1947. She survived polio in 1950, and went on to have four children to whom she was a loving and dedicated mother. Robina became one of the first Pediatric Nurse Practitioners in the State of New Mexico, after earning her degree at the University of Colorado, Denver, School of Nursing. She worked for the Maternity and Infant program at the University of New Mexico until 1993, when she retired after 20 years of service, caring for young mothers and infants in Albuquerque. Robina is survived by her three daughters, Lynn Sullivan and husband, David of Albuquerque, Kyra Ludwigson and husband, Jeff of Mahtomedi, MN, and Janna Bordeaux and husband, Dean of Phoenix; and son, David Robbins, M.D. and wife, Ruthie of Albuquerque; four beloved grandchildren, Michael and Amanda Robbins and Katy and Ben Ludwigson. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dick and Ethel; and brother, Thomas Culpepper. Robina will be remembered for her beautiful smile, her generous and caring spirit, as well as her amazing collection of outrageous earrings, which she wore with delight. She was a loving mother and grandmother, and a volunteer extraordinaire, giving generously of her time to the Oasis Senior Center, Monte Vista Christian Church, and Vista del Rio, where she resided until her death. She was strong in her faith and has been welcomed into the loving arms of her savior Jesus Christ. In lieu of flowers, Robina would be most honored by donations to Mandy's Special Farm for Women with Autism, 346 Clark Rd. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105. Robina had a very special relationship with her granddaughter, Amanda who has autism and who will greatly miss her Grammy playing games and reading to her. Continuing in her tradition of service, Robina donated her body to the UNM School of Medicine for research purposes. Memorial Service and a Celebration of her Life will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2006, 3:30 p.m., at French Mortuary, University Blvd. Chapel. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE 843-6333.3,1 
Biography*7 Mar 2006 Nurse Remembered for Giving Nature, Work With Babies
By Lloyd Jojola, Journal Staff Writer

     Robina Culpepper spent years helping newborn children and their mothers, and her work and character were never forgotten.
     “Years after she retired, people would stop her on the street and tell her they remembered her gentle care of their babies,” said her daughter, Kyra Ludwigson of Mahtomedi, Minn.
     “She was just one of those people that was liked,” said her son Dr. David Robbins of Albuquerque. “Very quickly, she would establish a rapport with people, it didn’t matter if they were of different backgrounds.”
     Exa Robina Culpepper – “Robi” to those she knew – died Feb. 28. The Albuquerque resident was 79.
     A memorial service and reception to celebrate her life will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at French Mortuary, 1111 University NE.
     From the mid-1960's, Culpepper was on staff at the Bernalillo County Indian Hospital and Bernalillo County Medical Center, first as head nurse in the newborn nursery and then in the Intensive Care/Premature Infant Care Unit. She went on to work in the University of New Mexico’s Maternity and Infant Care Program before retiring in 1993.
     “It was just so inherent in her nature to be a caretaker and to give to other people,” Robbins said. “It was a touch job taking care of those newborn babies, premature babies. She felt she made a difference when she did that.”
     Born in Pampa, Texas, in the panhandle, Culpepper grew up during the Great Depression. Her parents were candy makers by trade.
     She earned her nursing degree from Northwest Texas Hospital right out of high school and was soon married and had a daughter.
     In 1950, in her early 20s, she contracted polio and was paralyzed and hospitalized. “She actually was very close to dying,” Robbins said.
     But Culpepper was able to regain the use of most of her muscles and walked on crutches for about a year afterward, Ludwigson said.
     “She was told not to have any more kids, but she ignored that and had three more,” Robbins said.
     Ludwigson remembered that, in the late 1950's, the polio vaccine was being distributed at schools in the form of a sugar cube.
     “My mom stood in line for hours with us outside of the school where they were handing out the vaccine, tears streaming down her face, knowing that no one else would suffer the debilitating effects of the disease that robbed her of use of her muscles,” she said.
     Culpepper moved to Albuquerque with her then-husband, a Sandia Laboratories employee.
     While a stay-at-home mom, she volunteered as a candy striper at Presbyterian Hospital. She went to work at the Bernalillo County hospital in 1965 caring for infants.
     “She was a terrifically competent nurse in the nursery and just made the place run very, very smoothly,” said Dr. Bert Umland, who met her at the start of his medical career. She later became his patient.
     Along with her “magnificent smile,” Culpepper possessed a wonderful sense of humor and could be self-deprecating.
     “She could poke fun very gently,” Umland said. “She would find the humor in a situation and use that to sort of keep the atmosphere light when things got a little heavy.”
     Umland, now a physician with UNM’s Department of Family and Community Medicine, remembers when he returned to the hospital in the late 1970's as a junior member of the faculty. He had a load of expenses and a low salary and Culpepper had been in to see him several times as a patient.
     “At the end of one of our visits, she put her hand on mine and looked at me sort of out of the side of her eyes, which is how she looked at you, and with a big smile she said, ‘Now, I don’t want you to take this wrong, Bert, but, you know, now that you’re on the faculty, you just need to look at little bit more classy. Your clothes are just, they’re OK, but they need to be upgraded,’” he says she told him.
     “‘I want you to have this,’” she continued, handing him an envelope. “‘I just want to make it better.’” After she left, Umland opened it and found $100 so he could buy new clothes.
     Culpepper was a real tough woman with a “velvet edge” – there was nothing sharp or hard about her, Umland said. “She was just this charming woman, and in spite of this disability, it was never a disability for her,” he said.
     At 51, Culpepper returned to school, the University of Colorado at Denver, to become a pediatric nurse practitioner. She came back to Albuquerque as one of the state’s first such practitioners.
     She worked for UNM’s Maternity and Infant Care program. Her job included helping mothers who needed prenatal care and food assistance through the state. She talked to young mothers about the advantages of breast feeding.
     In retirement, Culpepper volunteered at Oasis Senior Center and at Sombre del Monte Church, where she taught Sunday school and worked in the nursery.
     She donated her body to the UNM School of Medicine.
     Culpepper is survived by her daughters, Lynn Sullivan and her husband, David, of Albuquerque, Kyra Ludwigson and her husband, Jeff, of Mahtomedi, Minn., and Janna Bordeaux and her husband, Dean, of Phoenix; her son, Dr. David Robbins and his wife, Ruthie, of Albuquerque; and four grandchildren.5
Robina Culpepper

Family
Children

Last Edited 4 Nov 2007

Citations

  1. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
    E. Robina Culpepper, 15 Aug 1926 - 28 Feb 2006, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., New Mexico 87108, SSN 451-46-1204 issued in Texas before 1951
    (Why it is safe to publish Social Security numbers for deceased people: http://gen.culpepper.com/about/socialsecurity.htm).
  2. E-mail from Janna Sue (Robbins) Bordeaux, e-mail address to Lew Griffin, Oct 2007.
  3. Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    http://www.abqjournal.com
    Obituary of Robina "Robi" Culpepper, published 11 Mar 2006.
  4. Texas Department of State Health Services, compiler, Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8795
    Robina Culpepper married Donald Robbins, 27 Jul 1947 in Deaf Smith Co., TX.
  5. Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    http://www.abqjournal.com
    Published 7 Mar 2006.