Alabama Culpepper Archives
St. Clair County

History

St. Clair County was formed in 1818 from Indian lands. It is located in the north-central part of the state in the Appalachian Ridge & Valley Region. St. Clair is bordered by Blount, Calhoun, Talladega, Shelby, and Jefferson counties. It is the only county in Alabama to have two county seats: Ashville and Pell City. Other towns and communities include Ragland and Springville. Ashville is on I-59 about 30 miles north of Birmingham, and Pell City is on I-20 about 30 miles east 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.

Census Records

No Culpeppers were found in any St. Clair County censuses prior to 1900.

1900 US Census

ED 112, Page 10B, Lines 87-90, Pct 16, St. Clair Co., Alabama (21 Jun 1900)
Pierce Threat, Head, M, Black, Dec 1854, 45, md-0yrs, AL/SC/SC, Farmer (#53172)√
Rella Threat, Wife, F, Black, Jun 1875, 24, md-0yrs, ch 1/1, AL/AL/AL
Ella Threat, Daughter, F, Black, Aug 1886, 13, sng, AL/AL/AL
Willie Culpepper, Stepson, M, Black, Jul 1894, 5, sng, AL/AL/AL

1910 US Census

ED 127, Page 11B, Lines 88-93, Eden, St. Clair Co., Alabama (20 Apr 1910)
Julia Culpepper, Head, F, Wh, 41?, wid, ch _/4, MS/GA/GA (#6662)√
Winnie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 17, sng, GA/GA/MS, Cotton Mill Worker
Minnie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 15, sng, GA/GA/MS, Cotton Mill Worker
Will Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 12, sng, GA/GA/MS, Cotton Mill Worker
Bulah Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 10, sng, GA/GA/MS
J. L. Gowen, Boarder, M, Wh, 44, wid, TN/TN/TN, Cotton Mill Worker

1920 US Census

ED 149, Page 5B/Line 95 thru Page 6A/Line 3, Ragland, St. Clair Co., Alabama (7 Jan 1920)
Lonnie Culpepper, Head, M, Black, 45, md, AL/AL/AL, Farmer (#53149)√
Alice Culpepper, Wife, F, Black, 34, md, AL/AL/AL
Jessie Culpepper, Son, M, Black, 15, sng, AL/AL/AL, Farmer
I. V. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Black, 13, sng, AL/AL/AL
Aletha Culpepper, Daughter, F, Black, 11, sng, AL/AL/AL
Mattie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Black, 9, sng, AL/AL/AL
Oney Culpepper, Son, M, Black, 6, sng, AL/AL/AL
Toney Culpepper, Son, M, Black, 4 9/12, sng, AL/AL/AL
Naomi Culpepper, Daughter, F, Black, 2 11/12, sng, AL/AL/AL

1930 US Census

ED 33, Page 15A, Lines 26-30, Acmar Mine Rd, Acmar, St. Clair Co., Alabama (24 Apr 1930)
Rent=$6, Radio=Y, Farm=N, Vet=No
Grady L. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 39, md@21, AL/AL/AL, Coal Digger (#6047)√
Minnie Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 32, md@15, AL/AL/AL
L. C. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 16, sng, AL/AL/AL
Virginia Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 14, sng, AL/AL/AL
Georgia A. Murphy, Mother-in-law, F, Wh, 64, wid, AL/AL/AL

ED 12, Page 8A, Lines 34-37, Third Ave., Ragland, St. Clair Co., Alabama (8 Apr 1930)
Home=$600, Radio=N, Farm=N, Vet=No
Jessie Culpepper, Head, M, Black, 25, md@19, AL/AL/AL, Laborer/Cement Mill (#53151)√
Addie Culpepper, Wife, F, Black, 22, md@16, AL/AL/AL
Jessie M. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Black, 5, sng, AL/AL/AL
Helen Culpepper, Daughter, F, Black, 2 2/12, sng, AL/AL/AL

ED 12, Page 8A, Lines 38-47, Third Ave., Ragland, St. Clair Co., Alabama (8 Apr 1930)
Home=$600, Radio=N, Farm=N, Vet=Spanish (#53149)√
Loney Culpepper, Head, M, Black, 50, md@31, AL/AL/AL, Timber Cutter/Heading Mill
Alice Culpepper, Wife, F, Black, 40, md@21, AL/AL/AL
I. V. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Black, 22, sng, AL/AL/AL
Alitha Culpepper, Daughter, F, Black, 21, sng, AL/AL/AL
Mattie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Black, 18, sng, AL/AL/AL
Oney Culpepper, Son, M, Black, 16, sng, AL/AL/AL
Tony Culpepper, Son, M, Black, 14, sng, AL/AL/AL
Neoma Culpepper, Daughter, F, Black, 12, sng, AL/AL/AL
Dexter Culpepper, Daughter, F, Black, 9, sng, AL/AL/AL
Loney Culpepper Jr., Son, M, Black, 7, sng, AL/AL/AL

Births

No records have been found of Culpepper births in St. Clair County.

Deeds

No records have been found of Culpepper deeds in St. Clair County.

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.

Lonnie Valentine Culpepper, Rt. 2, Ragland, Saint Clair Co., Alabama; age 41, born 14 Feb 1877, Black, Farms for self, Nearest relative: Alice Culpepper, wife and 7 children, Medium Height, Medium Build, Brown Eyes, Black Hair, No disabilities, Registered 12 Sep 1918 at Ashville, Saint Clair Co., Alabama (#53149)√

Korean War Casualties

Lonnie Culpepper, Jr. African-American from St. Claire Co, AL. Born 1923. Sergeant Culpepper was a Radio Operator - Low Speed and a member of the 159th Field Artillery Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, US Army. He was Killed in Action at age 23 while fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 12, 1950. Awarded the Purple Heart posthumously. (Source: American Battle Monuments Commission and Korean War Casualties) (#53159)√

Marriages

Early Alabama Marriages

Source: Early Alabama Marriages. Family Adventures, San Antonio, TX, 1991.

John Culpepper married Georgia Lambert on 25 Apr 1883 in Saint Clair Co., Alabama
(#34918)√

Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties)

Ancestry.com Online database, 1999.
Source: Dodd, Jordan R, comp. Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) [database online]. Orem, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1999. Original data: Early American Marriages: Alabama, 1800 to 1920

No records have been found in this database of Culpepper marriages in St. Clair county.

Alabama Marriages, 1807-1902

Ancestry.com Online database, 2004.
Source: Hunting For Bears, comp. Alabama Marriages, 1807-1902 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: 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.

No records have been found in this database of Culpepper marriages in St. Clair 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.

	Charles H Culpepper married May 1938 in Saint Clair Co., AL
	Donald Culpepper married 17 Nov 1941 in Saint Clair Co., AL
	Ora Culpepper married 25 1941 in Saint Clair Co., AL

Alabama Death Index, 1908-1959

Ancestry.com Online Database.
Source: Alabama Death Index, 1908-1959. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: State of Alabama. Indexes of Vital Records for Alabama: Deaths, 1908-1959. Montgomery, AL: State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Record Services Division, 19--.

Carl M. Culpepper died Oct 1938 in Saint Clair Co., Alabama (#1605)√

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 St. Clair County.

Lonnie Culpepper, 14 Feb 1878 - May 1973, Ragland, Saint Clair Co., Alabama 35131; SSN 414-16-2478 issued in Tennessee before 1951 (#53149)√

	Loranza D. Culpepper, 29 Jul 1921 - 28 Apr 2008, Pell City, Saint Clair Co., Alabama 35128, SSN 416-22-7693 issued in Alabama in 1936-1950 (#58767)√
	Patricia R. Culpepper, 21 Apr 1928 - 6 Jan 2008, Pell City, Saint Clair Co., Alabama 35128, SSN 258-32-5397 issued in Georgia in 1936-1950 (#58776)√

	Robert B. Culpepper, 29 Jul 1921 - 15 Aug 1999, Pell City, Saint Clair Co., Alabama 35125; SSN 424-14-9952 issued in Alabama before 1951 (#53169)√
	Theresa L. Culpepper, Last Residence: Cropwell, Saint Clair Co., Alabama 35054, Born: 24 Mar 1950, Died: 9 Feb 2009, SSN 239-80-7968 issued in North Carolina in 1964

Burials

Hopewell Cemetery

On US-411 between Gadsden and Ashville, St. Clair Co., Alabama

Source: Mildred S. Wright, St. Clair County, Alabama Genealogical Notes, Chicago, Illinois: Adams Press, 1974, pages 72-73. (FHL US/CAN Book 976.169 V3w)

Large Marker with the following:
PAYNE
W. W. Billy Payne "Father" , 3 Feb 1857 - 24 Jul 1930 (#53147)√
Georgia Ann Crain Payne "Mother", 29 Jan 1857 - 16 Jun 1938 (# 53148)√
Children:
Ester Payne Sheffield, 6 Jan 1876 - 28 Jan 1966
Alexander Payne, 22 Jul 1878 - 10 Oct 1957
Larkin Payne, 10 Sep 1880 - 31 May 1961
George Payne, 28 Jan 1883 - 9 Mar 1963
App Payne 12 Mar 1885 - 20 Apr 1957
Roxie Payne Hair, 19 Aug 1887 - 16 Jul 1912
Vinnie Payne Culpepper, 16 Jan 1890 - 3 Dec 1961 (#34471)√
Dallas Payne, 28 Aug 1892 - 7 Oct 1918
Nettie Payne Sharpeton, 2 Oct 1894
C. C. "Lum" Payne, 15 Mar 1897 - 15 Aug 1955
Clifton Payne, 23 Oct 1899 - 8 Aug 1900

U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006

Source: National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator

Robert Benjamin Culpepper, M SGT US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II, KOREA, 29 Jul 1921 - 15 Aug 1999, buried at Saint Clair Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 22219 2nd Ave N, Pell City, Saint Clair Co., Alabama 35125 (#53169)√

Places

No records of any places named Culpepper have been found in St. Clair County

Last Revised: 02 Jan 2015

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