Alabama Culpepper Archives
Shelby County
History
Shelby County was
formed in 1818 from former Creek Indian territory ceded in the Treaty of Fort
Jackson. It is located in the north-central part of the state in the Appalachian
Ridge and Valley Region. About one-half of the county is in the mineral belt.
Shelby is bounded by Jefferson,
St. Clair, Talladega,
Chilton, Bibb, and
Tuscaloosa counties. About one-half of the county is in the mineral belt. The
county seat was is Columbiana. Other towns and communities include: Calera,
Pelham, and Montevallo, home of the University of Montevallo. Columbiana is
about 20 miles south of Birmingham.
Newspapers:
Birmingham News
Any names
below in red have not been matched
with a person in the Culpepper family tree. If you can identify any of
them,
please let us know.
Sources Searched
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During May
2005, a comprehensive search for Culpeppers was made in the Shelby County,
Alabama section of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City (US/CAN
Book 976.179). |
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In October 2005, a comprehensive online search was made for
Shelby County Culpeppers
in the Archival databases at
Ancestry.com
and ALGenWeb at
Rootsweb.com |
Census Records
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No Culpeppers
were
found in any Shelby County censuses prior to 1940. |
Births
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No records have been found of Culpepper
births in Shelby County. |
Deeds
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No records have been found of Culpepper
deeds in Shelby County. |
Military Records
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No records have been found of military
service by Culpeppers from Shelby County. |
Marriages
Early Alabama Marriages
Source:
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No records have been found in this
publication of Culpepper marriages in Shelby county. |
Alabama Marriages,
1809-1920 (Selected Counties)
Ancestry.com Online database,
1999.
Source:
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No records have been found in this
database of Culpepper marriages in Shelby county. |
Alabama Marriages,
1807-1902
Ancestry.com Online database,
2004.
Source:
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No records have been found in this
database of Culpepper marriages in Shelby county. |
Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969
Source:
Ancestry.com. Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 [database
on-line].
Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: (1)
Alabama Center for Health Statistics. Alabama Marriage Index,
1936-1969. Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Montgomery,
Alabama; (2)
Dodd,
Jordan R., et. al. Early American Marriages: Alabama to 1825.
Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx; (3)
Hunting
For Bears,
comp. Alabama marriage information taken from county courthouse records.
Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records
in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History
Library; and (4) Dodd,
Jordan R., comp. Early American Marriages: Alabama, 1800 to 1920.
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Dexter Culpepper
married Dec 1938 in Shelby Co., AL |
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Jessie M Culpepper
married Mar 1948 in Shelby Co., AL |
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Naomi
Culpepper
married Aug 1939 in Shelby Co., AL |
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Thelma E Culpepper
married 23 Apr 1950 in Shelby Co., AL |
Alabama Divorce Index, 1950-1959
Source:
Ancestry.com. Alabama Divorce Index, 1950-1959 [database
on-line].
Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data:
Alabama Center for Health Statistics. Alabama Divorce Index,
1950-1959. Montgomery, AL, USA: Alabama Center for Health
Statistics.
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Jesse Culpepper
and Addie Culpepper divorced in Jan 1951 in Shelby
Co., Alabama |
Alabama Death Index, 1908-1959
Ancestry.com Online Database.
Source:
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Cecil
Culpepper died 1 Feb 1928 in Shelby Co., Alabama |
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Mary Lee
Culpepper
died 1 Jul 1929 in Shelby Co., Alabama |
Social
Security Death Index
All records of deaths on or before 30 Jun 2009 in which the final benefit was paid or final residence was in Shelby County.
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Donald E. Culpepper, 20 Oct 1924 - 7 Nov 2002, Alabaster,
Shelby Co., Alabama 35007; SSN 417-20-5466 issued in Alabama before 1951
(#2970)√ |
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Louise W. Culpepper, 30 Dec 1924 - 29 Jan 2004, Alabaster,
Shelby Co., Alabama 35007; SSN 420-20-9922 issued in Alabama before 1951
(#2982)√ |
Burials
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No records have
been found of Culpepper
graves in Shelby County. |
Places
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No records of any
places named Culpepper
have been
found in Shelby County |
Last Revised:
02 Jan 2015
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