Henry Bluford Culpepper1

Male, #6200, (15 Jul 1880 - 7 Jun 1935)
Father*Samuel Houston Culpepper (8 Apr 1848 - 16 Feb 1897)
Mother*Sarah D. Smith (8 Feb 1855 - 18 Sep 1882)
Name Variation He was also known as Henry Buford. 
Birth*15 Jul 1880 Henry was born at Fannin Co., Texas, on 15 Jul 1880. 
Death of Mother18 Sep 1882 His mother Sarah D. Smith died on 18 Sep 1882 at Ravenna, Fannin Co., Texas.2 
Photographed*circa 1897 He was photographed circa 1897.1
Henry Buford Culpepper circa 1897
Death of Father16 Feb 1897 His father Samuel Houston Culpepper died on 16 Feb 1897 at Fannin Co., Texas.2 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 Henry was listed as a brother-in-law in Dr. Absolem D. Looney's household on the 1900 Census at Fannin Co., Texas.3 
Marriage*22 Jul 1900 He married Emily Ann Ferguson at Fannin Co., Texas, on 22 Jul 1900 at age 20. 
Birth of Son10 Oct 1906 His son Leonard Allen Culpepper was born on 10 Oct 1906 at Texas.4 
Birth of Son1909 His son William Newton Culpepper was born in 1909 at Taylor Co., Texas. 
1910 Census*15 Apr 1910 Henry was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Taylor Co., Texas.5 
Birth of Child4 Mar 1912 His child Infant (?) Culpepper was born on 4 Mar 1912 at Red River Co., Texas.6 
Birth of Son19 Aug 1913 His son A D Culpepper was born on 19 Aug 1913 at Red River Co., Texas.7,8 
WWI Draft Reg*10 Sep 1918 Henry registered for the WW-I draft, naming Emily Ann Ferguson as his nearest relative, on 10 Sep 1918 at Cut Hand, Red River Co., Texas.9 
Birth of Son27 Jun 1919 His son Kenneth Ross Culpepper was born on 27 Jun 1919 at Cut Hand, Red River Co., Texas. 
Birth of Son17 Jul 1921 His son Henry Clifton Culpepper was born on 17 Jul 1921 at Paris, Lamar Co., Texas. 
Death of Son14 Aug 1924 His son Leonard Allen Culpepper died on 14 Aug 1924 at Tuxedo, Jones Co., Texas.1,10 
Birth of Son14 Oct 1926 His son Lacy Harrison Culpepper was born on 14 Oct 1926 at Jones Co., Texas.11,7 
1930 Census*1 Apr 1930 Henry was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Jones Co., Texas.12 
Photographed*circa 1931 He was photographed circa 1931.1
Henry B. & son Lacy Harrison Culpepper in cotton field
Death*7 Jun 1935 He died at Jones Co., Texas, on 7 Jun 1935 at age 54.13 
Burial*circa 9 Jun 1935 His body was interred circa 9 Jun 1935 at Fairview Cemetery, Tuxedo, Jones Co., Texas. 
Reunion9 Jul 2006 A reunion has been held annually for over 50 years for the descendants of: (1) Samuel Huston Culpepper, including the Henry B. and William N. Culpepper families, and (2) Lucinda Council Culpepper and John Wesly Walker. Any Culpepper descendent wishing to come is welcome! For many years it was held in July at the Coleman Park. The 2008 reunion has been canceled due to the economy and high gas prices.1 

Family

Emily Ann Ferguson (7 May 1885 - 15 Jun 1973)
Marriage*22 Jul 1900 He married Emily Ann Ferguson at Fannin Co., Texas, on 22 Jul 1900 at age 20. 
Children
ChartsBenjamin (son of Joseph) Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC: Descendant Chart
Last Edited26 Dec 2007

Citations

  1. E-mail written 1996-2007 to Lew Griffin & Warren Culpepper from Patsy Gay Culpepper Roberts (#6442), e-mail address.
  2. Tombstone.
    Mulberry Cemetery, Fannin Co., TX:
    Samuel H. Culpepper, 8 Apr 1848 – 16 Feb 1897
    S. D. Culpepper, 8 Feb 1855 – 18 Sep 1882.
  3. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 79, Sheet 5B, Pg 165A, Pct 7, Gen.com Img 10, Fannin Co., TX
    Absolem D. Looney, Head, M, Apr-1863, 37, M, md-5, TN TN TN, Physician
    Ida V. (Culpepper) Looney, Wife, F, Oct-1878, 21, M, md-5, Ch 2/2, TN TN TN
    Rufus Looney, Son, M, Aug-1896, 3, S, TX TN TN
    Fannie Looney, Daughter, F, Aug-1899, 9/12, S, TX TN TN
    Henry Culpepper, Boarder, M, Nov-1879, 20, S, TX TN TN , Farm Laborer
    Walter Townsend, Boarder, M, May-1878, 22, S, TX NO AR, Farm Laborer.
  4. 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
    Henry Culpepper is the father of an infant born 10 Oct 1906 in Fannin Co., Texas.
  5. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 269, Sheet 3A, Pg 176A, Pct 3, Gen.com Img 5, Taylor Co., TX
    Henry B. Culpepper, Head, M, 29, M1, md-10 yrs, TX TN TN, Farmer
    Emily Ann Culpepper, Wife, F, 25, M1, md-10 yrs, ch 5/3, TX TN AL
    Lula E. Culpepper, Daughter, F, 5, S, TX TX TX
    Leonard A. Culpepper, Son, M, 3, S, TX TX TX
    William N. Culpepper, Son, M, 9/12, S, TX TX TX.
  6. 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
    Henry Culpepper is the father of an otherwise unidentified infant born 4 Mar 1912 in Red River Co., Texas.
  7. 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
  8. 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
    Henry Culpepper is the father of an otherwise unidentified infant born 19 Aug 1913 in Red River Co., Texas.
  9. National Archives and Records Administration, compiler, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482
    Henry Bluford Culpepper, Cut Hand, Red River Co., Texas, 38, born `3 Jul 1880, White, Car Farmer for self at Cut Hand, Red River Co., Texas; Nearest relative: Emily A. Culpepper, Cut Hand, Red River Co., Texas. Medium height, Medium build, Blue eyes, Brown hair, no disabilities. Registered 10 Sep 1918, Amarillo, Potter Co., TX.
  10. Texas Department of Health, compiler, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2006.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4876
    Leonard Allen Culpepper, Jones Co., Aug 14 1924, 27170.
  11. 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
    Lacy Harrison Culpepper, Male, born 14 Oct 1926 in Jones Co., Texas, child of Henry Bluford Culpepper and Emily Ann Ferguson.
  12. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 3, Sheet 3B, Pg 87, Pct. 1, Hanna Rd., Jones Co., TX
    Rent=Y, Radio=N, Farm=Y, Military=N
    Henry B. Culpepper, Head, M, 49, M, md@20, TX TN TN, Farmer
    Annie E. Culpepper, Wife, F, 44, M, md@15, TX TN AL
    Newton Culpepper, Son, M, 20, S, TX TX TX, Farm Laborer
    A. D. Culpepper, Son, M, 16, S, TX TX TX
    Juanita Culpepper, Dau, F, 13, S, TX TX TX
    Kenneth R. Culpepper. Son, M, 10, S, TX TX TX
    Clifton Culpepper, Son, M, 8, S, TX TX TX
    Lacy H. Culpepper, Son, M, 3 6/12, S, TX TX TX.
  13. Texas Department of Health, compiler, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2006.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4876
    Henry Bluford Culpepper, Jones Co., Jun 7 1935, 29324.