Culpepper News Clippings
Thomas Co., Georgia
1858-1900
No Thomas County news clippings are available between
late 1861 and late 1874.
Dates at the start of each news item are the date of
newspaper publication. |
Events below in italics are from census records or other
sources and did not appear in the Thomasville newspaper abstracts.
Unresolved questions are in red. |
Sons of Nathan Culpepper
Sampson R. Culpepper
(1807-1880)
 | 6 Feb 1861: Sampson R. Culpepper, Administrator, publishes notice
to settle estate of Mrs. Fanny Evans.1 (Fanny
was Sampson's mother,
who after the death of her husband, Gardner Culpepper, had
married Sterling Evans.) |
Gardner Culpepper
(1810-1868)
| 8 Aug 1860: G. Culpepper appointed a delegate to the State
Convention, 13 Aug 1860.1 |
| News reports on Gardner's sons are listed in the other
column, and his wife is listed immediately below |
Caroline Jones Culpepper
(1815-1885, Gardner's wife)
| 6 Dec 1884: Mrs. Sarah Rollins of Jefferson Co., GA is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Caroline Culpepper, accompanied by two sons. They
had not seen each other in 33 years. |
| 21 Nov 1885: Mrs. Caroline Culpepper, mother of Dr. J. T.
Culpepper, died at her home in Boston, on Wednesday last, at the age
of 70. She was the next to the last surviving mentor of those who
constituted Summer Hill Church. Buried at Summer
Hill. |
Nathan Culpepper (Jr.)
(1819-1870+)
| 9 Aug 1876: N. W. Culpepper, Dr. J. T. Culpepper, S. G. Culpepper and W. H. Culpepper join the
new Tilden and Hendricks Club at Boston, GA.2 |
+ + + + + + + +
Other Culpepper Families
James B. Culpepper
(1817-1882+, s/o Joel W. Culpepper)
| 27 Dec 1873: J. P. (J. B.?) Culpepper appointed to Waresboro in
Thomasville District.1 |
| 19 Dec 1874: J. B. Culpepper appointed to Davisboro in Savannah
District.1 |
| 25 Dec 1875: J. B. Culpepper appointed to Davisboro in Savannah
District.1 |
| 05 Jan 1877: J. B. Culpepper appointed to Davisboro in Savannah
District.2 |
| 22 Dec 1877: J. B. Culpepper appointed to Crawford in Macon
District.2 |
| 21 Dec 1878: J. B. Culpepper appointed to Knoxville & Byron in
Macon District.2 |
| 20 Dec 1879: J. B. Culpepper appointed to Macon Circuit in Macon
District.2 |
| 18 Dec 1880: J. B. Culpepper appointed to Macon Circuit in Macon
District.2 |
| 17 Dec 1881: J. B. Culpepper appointed to Blakely in Thomasville
District.2 |
| 23 Dec 1882: J. B. Culpepper appointed to Blakely in Thomasville
District. |
| (All of the preceding sound like Methodist
Church appointments, and were always part of a listing of 50+ other
appointments. Can anyone confirm this?) |
Mariner Jackson Culpepper
(1830-1872, s/o Mariner Culpepper)
| 2 Aug 1858: M. J. Culpepper chosen Secretary at
County-wide meeting called to plan the creation of Brooks
County, to be carved from parts of Thomas and Lowndes
counties.4 |
| 19 Feb 1859: M. J. Culpepper and James E. Young sell land
for the new town site of Quitman, which will be the county
seat of Brooks County. Culpepper sold 263 acres for
$1,581.00.4 |
| Feb 1859: M. J. Culpepper appointed as one of three
"reviewers" to mark out the route for a road from
Quitman to the Thomas County line.4 |
| 6 Apr 1859: M. J. Culpepper appointed to building
committee to assist in drawing up plans and in supervising
construction of the new Court House. In August, a
construction contract for the Court House was awarded in the
amount of $14,985; building to be completed in two years.4 |
| 26 Jun 1861: M. J. Culpepper appointed to Grand Jury of Brooks
Superior Court.1 |
| 13 Jul 1861: M. J. Culpepper resigns from building
committee.4 |
| 23 Jul 1861: M. J. Culpepper elected 2nd Lieutenant of the
Piscola Volunteers (Company I, 13th Georgia Infantry
Regiment).4 |
| 1 May 1862: M. J. Culpepper appointed Assistant
Quartermaster of the 13th regiment; on 10 May 1862, the
regiment was designated as the "26th" and shortly
afterwards the company was designated as "C".
Subsequent references in Brooks county history after the war
refer to him as "Captain Culpepper", so he must
have received promtions.4 |
| 1865: M. J. Culpepper appointed by the Inferior Court to
be "overseer of the Poor" and to receive pauper
funds and to disburse them to such persons and in such
amounts as were fixed by the Court.4 |
| 5 Jan 1867: M. J. Culpepper elected one of five justices
of the Inferior Court and serves until the court was
abolished by the "carpetbag Constitution of 1868."
4 |
| Jun 1867: M. J. Culpepper a petitioner for the creation of
Quitman Seminary, soon renamed Quitman Academy.4 |
| 6 Aug 1870: M. J. Culpepper elected to Brooks County
Democratic Party Executive Committee.4 |
| Jan 1872: M. J. Culpepper elected one of 5 county
commissioners.4 |
| 15 Aug 1872: M. J. Culpepper dies.4 |
Cassandra Tillman Culpepper
(1837-1903, w/o Mariner Jackson Culpepper)
| 10 Jun 1897: Mrs. Cassie Tillman Culpepper is charter member of the
Quitman Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.4 |
John Sampson Culpepper
(1832-1900, s/o John Cowan Culpepper)
| 13 Sep 1873: John S. Culpepper is a Justice of Peace.1 |
| 11 Apr 1874: J. S. Culpepper appointed to Petit Jury, Thomas
Superior Court.1 |
| 18 Apr 1874: John S. Culpepper listed in Thomasville City
Directory.1 |
| 13 Jun 1874: J. S. Culpepper appointed to Petit Jury, Thomas
Superior Court.1 |
| 20 Jun 1874: John S. Culpepper has letter at Thomasville Post
Office.1 |
| 22 Jun 1874 J. S. Culpepper nominated by Democrats to Murphy's
district.1 |
| 1 May 1875: J. S. Culpepper on "committee on crops" in
Murphy's district.1 |
| 6 Dec 1876: J. S. Culpepper named to Democratic Executive
Committee in Murphy's district.2 |
| 5 Jan 1878: John S. Culpepper has fi fa placed on his property
(lot 72/13) by Thomas Grace.2 |
| 28 Sep 1878: J. S. Culpepper has mail at Thomasville Post Office.2 |
John O. Culpepper
(1866-1920+, s/o John Sampson Culpepper)
| 2 Jul 1887: J. O. Culpepper a member of the Ben Hill Literary
Society.3 |
| 24 Mar 1888: Pupils of South Georgia College revive the Ben Hill
Society and J. O. Culpepper is elected "Critic."3 |
| 8 Sep 1888: J. Culpepper, Jr. a
member of the Democratic Campaign Committee, Murphy's precinct.3 |
| 1890-1893 School Terms: J. O. Culpepper head of Dixie
Academy.4 |
| 1893-1894 School term: J. O. Culpepper named assistant
principal and first grade teacher at Quitman Academy in
Brooks County.4 |
| 20 Jun 1894: J. O. Culpepper admitted to the Bar in Brooks
County.4 |
James P. Culpepper
(1840-????)
It seems likely, but is not yet proven, that
the Culpepper merchant referenced below was James. P. Culpepper, father
of James Henry Culpepper.
| 1866: Culpepper, Creech & Tillman, General
Merchandise, has new brick store under construction. They
also advertise in the Quitman Banner.4 |
| 30 Aug 1867: Culpepper, Creech & Company planning to
build a "considerable addition to (their) already
magnificent brick storehouse." 4 |
| Circa 1871: Culpepper, Creech & Co., General
Merchandise, dissolved: John Tillman, successor.4 |
| May 1871: Messrs. Culpepper and Creech are contractors for
building a new textile mill.4 |
| Jun 1889: The old Culpepper, Creech & Company lot
between Court and Culpepper Streets is bought by the Brooks
County Alliance for $2,250 in order to build a cotton
warehouse.4 |
John Henry Culpepper
(1867-????, s/o James P. Culpepper)
| Early in history of Barney: "J. H. Culpepper (and
others) were all merchants here over a period of
years."4 |
| 1907-1917 and 1920-1940: J. H. Culpepper elected to the
1571st District (Barney) (Of what?).4 |
Paris Culpepper
(1889-1980, s/o John Henry Culpepper)
| Prior to 1936: P. Culpepper of Barney, manager/partner of
J. H. Culpepper & Son Hardware Store, is a Charter
member of the Quitman Kiwanis Club.4 |
| 1940-1948: Paris Culpepper is a member of Brooks County
Board of Education.4 |
|
Sons of Gardner Culpepper
John Gardner Culpepper
(1843-Civil War)
| 14 Aug 1861: John Culpepper elected 1st Corporal in the Thomas
County "Dixie Boys".1 |
| 28 Aug 1861: John G. Culpepper, Thomas Co, GA, enlisted as a
Private and mustered into Co. B, GA 29th Infantry, Absent, sick 31
Dec 1862. |
| It is presumed, but not yet proven, that John died in the war. |
William Henry Culpepper
(1845-1930)
| 4 Sep 1861: Wm. H. Culpepper elected 5th Sergeant of the
Thomasville "Dixie Boys".1 |
| 24 Sep 1861: William H. Culpepper, Thomas Co, GA, enlisted as a
Private and mustered into Co. B, GA 29th Infantry. |
| 11 Sep 1862: William H. Culpepper discharged at Savannah, GA by
General Order #57. |
| 31 Jan 1874: W. H. Culpepper on Petit Jury for Thomas County
Superior Court.1 |
| 15 Aug 1874: W. H. Culpepper and William Culpepper attend
meeting of Democratic Party.1 |
| 16 Jan 1875: W. H. Culpepper elected officer in Horeb Lodge #241
F&AM, Boston, GA.1 |
| 20 Nov 1875: W. H. Culpepper is a founder in a new society for
growing of early vegetables and fruits for a western market.1 |
| 11 Dec 1875: W. H. Culpepper elected Steward of the Boston Grange.1 |
| 8 Jan 1876: W. H. Culpepper elected officer in Horeb Lodge.2 |
| 29 Apr 1876: W. H. Culpepper appointed to Grand Jury of Thomas
County Superior Court.2 |
| 9 Aug 1876: W. H. Culpepper, Dr. J. T. Culpepper, N. W. Culpepper
and S. G. Culpepper join the new Tilden and Hendricks Club at
Boston, GA.2 |
| 6 Oct 1877: W. H. Culpepper appointed to Grand Jury of Thomas
County Superior Court.2 |
| 15 Dec 1877: W. H. Culpepper elected officer in Horeb Lodge.2 |
| 12 Apr 1879: W. H. Culpepper is a roads commissioner.2 |
| 4 Apr 1885: W. H. Culpepper appointed to Grand Jury of Thomas
County Superior Court.2 |
Sterling Gardner Culpepper
(1851-1907)
| 29 Nov 1873: S. G. Culpepper and J. T. Culpepper elected
officers in the United Friends of Temperance.1 |
| 15 Aug 1874: S. G. Culpepper attends meeting of Democratic Party.1 |
| 9 Aug 1876: S. G.
Culpepper, Dr. J. T. Culpepper, N. W. Culpepper and W. H. Culpepper join the new Tilden and Hendricks
Club at Boston, GA.2 |
| 26 May 1877: S. G. Culpepper elected secretary of Democratic Party
meeting.2 |
| 15 Dec 1877: S. G. Culpepper elected officer of Horeb Lodge
F&AM.2 |
| 15 Dec 1877: S. G. Culpepper elected officer of Boston Grange.2 |
| 11 May 1878: S. G. Culpepper is a road overseer.2 |
| 14 Sep 1878: S. G. Culpepper has started building his new house.2 |
| 30 Nov 1878: S. G. Culpepper took premiums at the Fair.2 |
| 30 Nov 1878: Sterling G. Culpepper and Susie E. Foy married Thursday evening, Nov 21, at residence of
bride's mother.2 |
| 1 Dec 1879: First child, Mary Foy Culpepper born. |
| 4 Jan 1879: S. G. Culpepper elected officer of Horeb Lodge
F&AM.2 |
| 19 Apr 1879: A boy plowing a mule is killed on S. G. Culpepper's
farm.2 |
| 8 Jan 1881: S. G. Culpepper elected "Outside Watchman"
of the Boston A.O.U.W. Society.2 |
| 17 Dec 1881: Second child, Susie C. Culpepper born. |
| 20 Apr 1883: Third child, John J. Culpepper born. |
| 13 Oct 1883: Susie Culpepper (age 21 months), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Culpepper,
dies and was interred at Presbyterian burial ground, Boston, on Sunday afternoon
(7 Oct 1883).3 |
| 13 Oct 1883: Dr. J. T. Culpepper and his brother Sterling left for
the Louisville Exposition on Tuesday (9 Oct 1883).3 |
| 17 May 1884: S. G. Culpepper has 12 acres of watermelons.3 |
| 7 Jun 1884: S. G. Culpepper expects to have a (rail) carload of
watermelons ready for shipment in a few days.3 |
| 19 Jul 1884: S. G. Culpepper and J. T. Culpepper are founding
members of the Boston Gun Club.3 |
| 6 Jun 1885: S. G. Culpepper has 10 acres of melons in cultivation.
Others named in the article have from 6 to 25 acres of melons.3 |
| 1 Sep 1885: Fourth child, Ben Hill Culpepper born |
| 9 Jan 1886 S. G. Culpepper and J. T. Culpepper elected officers in
Horeb Lodge F&AM.3 |
| 20 Mar 1886: S. G. Culpepper has contract for making brick for new
store for Mr. J. W. Taylor.3 |
| 22 May 1886: Ben Hill Culpepper (age 8 months), the
youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Culpepper, died after a short
illness on Thursday, May 21. Interred in Presbyterian Cemetery.3 |
| 18 Dec 1886: J. T. Culpepper elected Worshipful Master and S. G.
Culpepper Junior Warden of Horeb Lodge F&AM.3 |
| 6 Jan 1887: Fifth child, Ruth Culpepper born. |
| 19 Mar 1887: S. G. Culpepper posts notice forbidding hunting and
fishing on his land.3 |
| 11 Jun 1887: Mrs. S. G. (Susie E. Foy) Culpepper (age 38) died at home on
Sunday last (5 Jun 1887). Burial same day at Presbyterian Cemetery.3 |
| 19 Jun 1887: Infant child Ruth Culpepper (age 5 months) dies
only two weeks after her mother dies. This was the fourth death in
the family in less than four years! |
| 8 Sep 1888: S. G. Culpepper a member of the Democratic Campaign
Committee, Boston precinct.3 |
| 11 Jun 1889: Sterling Gardner Culpepper marries Clara Belle Sims
in Guadalupe Co., TX. (East of San Antonio and South of Austin.)
Sterling and Clara relocate to a turpentine farm on the
banks of the Suwanee
River in White Springs, Hamilton Co., FL. |
Dr. James Thomas Culpepper
(1855-1935)
| 29 Nov 1873: J. T. Culpepper and S. G. Culpepper elected
officers in the United Friends of Temperance.1 |
| 28 Mar 1874: J. T. Culpepper is a 1st Sergeant in Ochlocknee Light
Infantry.1 |
| 12 Jun 1875: J. T. elected officer in the United Friends of
Temperance.1 |
| 9 Aug 1876: Dr. J. T. Culpepper, N. W. Culpepper, S. G.
Culpepper and W. H. Culpepper join the new Tilden and Hendricks Club
at Boston, GA.2 |
| 13 Oct 1877: J. T. Culpepper elected an officer in the Thomas
County Medical Society.2 |
| 12 Oct 1878: J. T. Culpepper named a 1st Sergeant in Boston Troop.2 |
| 23 Nov 1878: J. T. Culpepper appointed to Executive Committee for
the Boston District.2 |
| 4 Jan 1879: J. T. Culpepper elected Secretary of the Horeb Lodge
F&AM.2 |
| 18 Jan 1879: J. T. Culpepper defeated in race for Commissioner in
Boston. Five commissioners were elected. The vote count for the five
winners ranged between 37 and 48. J. T. received 31 votes.2 |
| 7 Jun 1879: Dr. J. T. Culpepper appointed to Board of Trustees for
South Georgia College of A&M.2 |
| 20 Dec 1879: J. T. Culpepper elected Secretary of the Horeb Lodge
F&AM.2 |
| 30 Oct 1880: J. T. Culpepper has letter at Thomasville Post
Office.2 |
| 18 Dec 1880: J. T. Culpepper elected Secretary of the Horeb Lodge
F&AM.2 |
| 8 Jan 1881: J. T. Culpepper elected to the top post of the Boston
A.O.U.W.2 |
| 15 Jan 1881: "The marriage on Wednesday night last week of
Miss Bama Reid of Thomasville to Dr. J. T. Culpepper of Boston
constitutes the most brilliant affair of the season."2 |
| 13 Oct 1883: Dr. J. T. Culpepper and his brother Sterling left for
the Louisville Exposition on Tuesday (9 Oct 1883).3 |
| 19 Jul 1884: J. T. Culpepper and S. G. Culpepper are founding
members of the Boston Gun Club.3 |
| 13 Dec 1884: J. T. Culpepper elected Worshipful Master of the
Horeb Lodge F&AM.3 |
| 25 Jul 1885: J. T. Culpepper elected President of the Boston Gun
Club.3 |
| 9 Jan 1886 J. T. Culpepper and S. G. Culpepper elected officers in
Horeb Lodge F&AM.3 |
| 16 Jan 1886: J. T. Culpepper elected to Boston Town Council.3 |
| 5 Jun 1886: J. T. Culpepper will have potatoes ready for shipment
in a day or two.3 |
| 18 Dec 1886: J. T. Culpepper elected Worshipful Master and S. G.
Culpepper Junior Warden of Horeb Lodge F&AM.3 |
| 15 Jan 1887: J. T. Culpepper is top vote-getter in Municipal
election (probably for Boston Town Council).3 |
| 14 Jan 1888: J. T. Culpepper elected to Boston Town Council.3 |
| 8 Dec 1888: J. T. Culpepper on Voter registration list.3 |
| In addition to all the preceding references, there were quite a
number of mentions of Dr. J. T. Culpepper visiting in town, seeing
his friends (visiting Thomasville, 10 miles away from Boston where
he lived.)2,3 |
Others
(Not yet identified)
| Circa 1907: A. Culpepper on
school board for Springhill District of Brooks County.4 |
| 7 Jun 1879: Allen Culpepper has mail
at the Thomasville Post Office.2 |
| 29 Jan 1887: J. M. S. Culpepper on
Petit Jury.3 |
| 30 Nov 1878: Mrs. M. S. Culpepper
took premiums at the Fair.2 |
| 4 Jun 1881: R. Culpepper has mail at
Thomasville P.O. (Gentlemen's List)2 |
| 11 Jun 1881: R. Culpepper has mail at
Thomasville P.O. (Ladies' List)2 |
| 3 Apr 1861: S. H. Culpepper has mail
at Thomasville P.O.1 |
| 23 Oct 1875: W. A. Culpepper has a
letter at the Thomasville P.O.1 |
| 15 Aug 1874: William
Culpepper and W. H. Culpepper attend meeting of Democratic Party.
This might be William C. Culpepper from Mitchell Co.)1 |
|
| Sources
1 Thomas County, Georgia Newspaper Clippings,
Volume 1, 1857-1875, © 1995 by
Tad Evans. Abstracted from The Southern Enterprise and The Thomasville
Times.
2 Thomas County, Georgia Newspaper Clippings,
Volume 2, 1876-1881, © 1995 by
Tad Evans. Abstracted from The Thomasville
Times.
3 Thomas County, Georgia Newspaper Clippings,
Volume 2 3, 1882-1888, © 1996 by
Tad Evans. Abstracted from The Thomasville
Times.
4 , by Folks Huxford. © 1949
Culpepper references in the above works were abstracted and identified
by Warren L. Culpepper in August 1999. |
Last Revised:
02 Jan 2015
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