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Polk County

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History

In the Tampa Bay Region of Florida, Polk County was formed in 1861 from Brevard and Hillsborough counties. Its county seat, Bartow, is on US-98/17 about 50 miles southwest of Orlando and 15 miles east of Tampa. Polk is bordered by the counties of Sumter, Lake, Osceola, Highlands, Hardee, Hillsborough and Pasco.

Newspaper: Winter Haven News Chief, Tampa Tribune, Orlando Sentinel

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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.

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Census Records

No Caucasian Culpeppers were found in any Polk County censuses prior to 1930.

1930 US Census

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ED 53-17, Sheet 2B, Line 54, 206 2nd St SW, Winter Haven, Polk Co., FL
Va___ S. Culpepper, Roomer, F, 28, Sng, AL/AL/AL, Salesman/Hardware Store (#11307)

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ED 53-17, Sheet 2B, Lines 94-100, 231 Avenue C SW, Winter Haven, Polk Co., FL
Rent=$12, Radio=N, Farm=N
Claud D. Culpepper, Head, M, 37, md@21, GA/GA/GA, Laborer/Citrus Pkg House (#5320)
Mamie L. Culpepper, Wife, F, 29, md@19, GA/GA/GA
Thelma C. Culpepper, Daughter, F, 11, Sng, GA/GA/GA
Minnie M. Culpepper, Daughter, F, 8, Sng, GA/GA/GA
Mary E. Culpepper, Daughter, F, 4 2/12, Sng, FL/GA/GA
Edward D. Culpepper, Son, M, 2 6/12, Sng, FL/GA/GA
Howard Culpepper, Son, M, 2/12, Sng, FL/GA/GA

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One black Culpepper was found in Lakeland but not transcribed:
J. C. Culpepper, Lodger, born c 1894 in FL (img)

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Births

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No records have been found of Culpepper births in Polk County.

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Deeds

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No records have been found of Culpepper deeds in Polk County.

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Military Records

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Ancestry.com Online database, 2002.
Source:
Ancestry.com. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,277 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.

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No Culpeppers found

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

Source: National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 (database online). Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 (Archival Database); World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

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Frank Culpepper, Black, Married, born 1918 in Florida, residing in Polk Co., Florida, enlisted as a Private in the US Army on 13 Aug 1943 in Florida (#44719)

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Marriages

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No records have been found of Culpepper marriages in Polk county.

Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001

Source: Ancestry.com. Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Florida Department of Health. Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001. Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida

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Charlie D Culpepper Jr. and Jewell Jones divorced in Mar 1962 in Polk Co., Florida
(#5404)√

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Frank Culpepper and Bernice Culpepper divorced in Nov 1966 in Polk Co., Florida
(#4865)√

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Lawrence M Culpepper and Phyllis C Culpepper divorced in Jan 1961 in Polk Co., Florida
(#51712)

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Milton Culpepper and Carrie Thomas divorced in 1945 in Polk Co., Florida
(#10952)√

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Odie Culpepper and Agnes Louise Culpepper divorced in Sep 1966 in Polk Co., Florida
Odie Culpepper and Agnes Louise Culpepper
divorced in Jul 1968 in Polk Co., Florida
(#37519)√

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Royce Culpepper and Bertha Jeanette Culpepper divorced on (date not specified) in Polk Co., Florida (#51846)√

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Toleta Culpepper and Julian P Hancock divorced in 1934 in Polk Co., Florida
(#6901)√

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Walter Culpepper and Mary Culpepper divorced in 1946 in Polk Co., Florida
(#5312)√

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William J Culpepper and Dorothy Mae Culpepper divorced in 1939 in Polk Co., Florida
(#47598)√
 

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Obituaries

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Rory Culpepper. Mr. Rory Culpepper of Lakeland died of lung failure Saturday (Oct. 9, 2004) at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was 35. Born in Lakeland, he was a lifelong resident. He was a delivery man for Country Hearth. He also painted houses and detailed cars. Mr. Culpepper is survived by his mother, Sylvia Simpson, Lakeland; stepfather, Henry Simpson, Lakeland; father, Ulysses Culpepper, Lakeland; daughter, Kadaijah Simpson, Lakeland; son, Rory Culpepper Jr., Lakeland; brothers, Kerry Culpepper, Gary Culpepper, both of Winter Haven; sisters, Yolanda McDougal, Yoranda McDougal, both of Lakeland, Ebony Culpepper, Atlanta; grandmother, Bessie Melton, Lakeland; companion, Shirley Brooks, Lakeland. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Pilgrim Rest Freewill Baptist Church, 1047 N. Ohio Ave., Lakeland. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. H. W. Oldham Funeral Home. (Lakeland Ledger, 15 Oct 2004) (This family is probably Black)

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Florida Death Index, 1936-1998

Ancestry.com Online Database.
Source:
Florida Death Index, 1936-1998. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: State of Florida. Florida Death Index,1877-1998. Florida: Florida Health Department, Office of Vital Records,1998.

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Bertrum C. Culpepper, Cert 55383, Polk Co., FL, White, 01 Nov 1906 - 30 May 1987
(#51706)√

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Calvin Culpepper, Vol 2149, Cert 18252, Polk Co., FL, White, Male, died Apr 1960
(#51707)√

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Christian Nicholas Culpepper, 26 Dec 1996 - 26 Dec 1996 (Infant), FL, White, Polk Co., FL, Cert # 152026

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Clyde Lenora Culpepper, Vol 2149, Cert 18251, Polk Co., FL, White, Female, died Apr 1960
(#51708)√

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Dorace F. Culpepper, Cert 92893, Polk Co., FL, White, 25 Jun 1914 - 08 Aug 1994
(# 3872)√

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Francis Marion Culpepper, Polk Co., FL, Male, White, Vol 1133, Cert 2121, died 1945
(#1547)√

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Frank Culpepper, Polk Co., FL, Male, Black, Vol 846, Cert 7750, died 1939

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Henry Joseph Culpepper, Polk Co., FL, White, 04 Jun 1917 - 22 Feb 1979
(#6379)√

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Jack Norman Culpepper, Polk Co., FL, White, 24 Feb 1952 - 24 Jun 1973
(#51710)√

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Joseph Edward Culpepper, Polk Co., FL, Male, White, Vol 1502, Cert 28814, died 1951
(#51711)√

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Julia Culpepper, Polk Co., FL, Black, Female, died Aug 1962

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Lawrence Maxwell Culpepper, Cert 24326, Polk Co., FL, White, 10 Jun 1920 - 27 Feb 1995
(#51712)√

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Merl G. Culpepper, Cert 105096, Polk Co., FL, White, 08 Sep 1924 - 11 Oct 1987
(#6380)√

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Myrtle Alice Culpepper, Cert 19399, Polk Co., FL, White, 06 Nov 1915 - 13 Feb 1993
(#39367)√

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Ouida Culpepper, Polk Co., FL, White, Female, died Aug 1964
(#51713)√

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Randy Lavon Culpepper, Cert 99552, Polk Co., FL, White, 31 Dec 1953 - 01 Nov 1981
(#51723)√

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Richard Abron Culpepper, Polk Co., FL, Black, Male, died May 1961
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Son of Frank Culpepper, #44719)

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Rossie James Culpepper, Cert 49408, Polk Co., FL, White, 10 Oct 1917 - 26 Apr 1994
(#3873)√

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Sarah Frances Culpepper, Cert 78924, Polk Co., FL, White, 06 May 1935 - 18 Sep 1980
(#51652)√

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Thomas S. Culpepper, Cert 103229, Polk Co., FL, White, 03 Jan 1913 - 28 Nov 1983
(#51724)√

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Vander Lee Culpepper, Polk Co., FL, White, 09 Sep 1901 - 29 Oct 1973
(#11316)√

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Vernon Louie Culpepper, Cert 58034, Polk Co., FL, White, 26 Feb 1929 - 23 May 1991
(#51726)√

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William Culpepper, Polk Co., FL, Male, White, Vol 698, Cert 1735, died 1936
(#51727)√

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Willis A. Culpepper, Cert 103072, Polk Co., FL, White, 06 Oct 1915 - 13 Nov 1983
(#5643)√

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Social Security Death Index

All records of deaths on or before 31 Oct 2004 in which the final benefit was paid or final residence was in Polk county.

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Bertrum Culpepper, 1 Nov 1906 - May 1987, Auburndale, Polk Co., FL; SSN 273-01-4671 issued in Ohio before 1951 (#51706)√

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Carrie M. Culpepper, 2 Sep 1894 - 15 Feb 1968, Winter Haven, Polk Co., FL; SSN 264-24-1459 issued in Florida before 1951 (#6378)√

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Evelyn W. Culpepper, 5 Jan 1918 - Oct 1995, Lakeland, Polk Co., FL; SSN 299-28-3961 issued in Ohio in 1951 (#51702)√

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Geraldine J. Culpepper, 31 Aug 1912 - Aug 1994, Auburndale, Polk Co., FL; SSN 267-38-1489 issued in Florida before 1951 (#51729)√

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Hazel C. Culpepper, 29 Apr 1912 - Apr 1992, Winter Haven, Polk Co., FL; SSN 266-50-1344 issued in Florida in 1952 (#51730)√

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Henry Culpepper, 4 Jun 1917 - Feb 1979, Winter Haven, Polk Co., FL; SSN 418-26-3652 issued in Alabama before 1951 (#6379)√

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James Culpepper, 6 Jun 1886 - Jun 1966, Lakeland, Polk Co., FL; SSN 265-10-4275 issued in Florida before 1951 (#51731)√

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L. Max Culpepper, 10 Jun 1920 - 26 Feb 1995, Haines City, Polk Co., FL; SSN 422-03-4803 issued in Alabama before 1951 (#51712)√

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Leo Culpepper, 8 May 1950 - Jul 1984, Haines City, Polk Co., FL; SSN 266-04-9162 issued in Florida in 1967 (#51649)√

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Leo Culpepper, 7 Mar 1924 - Jul 1982, Winter Haven, Polk Co., FL; SSN 422-16-3143 issued in Alabama before 1951 (#51648)√

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Merle Culpepper, 8 Sep 1924 - 11 Oct 1987, Winter Haven, Polk Co., FL; SSN 265-58-0107 issued in Florida in 1956 (#6380)√

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Myrtle A. Culpepper, 6 Nov 1915 - Feb 1993, Highland City, Polk Co., FL; SSN 267-34-8764 issued in Florida before 1951 (#39367)√

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Randy Culpepper, 31 Dec 1953 - Nov 1981, Winter Haven, Polk Co., FL; SSN 262-15-3695 issued in Florida in 1968 (#51723)√

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Thomas Culpepper, 3 Jan 1913 - Nov 1983, Lakeland, Polk Co., FL; SSN 294-03-7944 issued in Ohio before 1951 (#51724)√

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Vander Culpepper, 9 Sep 1901 - Oct 1973, Winter Haven, Polk Co., FL; SSN 264-03-5131 issued in Florida before 1951 (#11316)√

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Willis Culpepper, 6 Oct 1915 - Nov 1983, Highland City, Polk Co., FL; SSN 263-22-1205 issued in Florida before 1951 (#5643)√

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Burials

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No records have been found of Culpepper graves in Polk County.

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Places

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No records of any places named Culpepper have been found in Polk County

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Last Revised: 02 Jan 2015

 
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