Alabama Culpepper Archives
Walker County
History
Walker County was
created in 1823 from Indian lands. The county is located in the northwestern
part of the state in the Appalachian Mountain Region. It is bordered by
Winston,
Cullman, Blount,
Jefferson, Tuscaloosa,
Fayette, and Marion counties. Walker
County is exceeded only by Jefferson County in the production of coal. The
county is drained by the Black Warrior River and Mulberry and Sipsey Forks. The
county seat is Jasper. Other towns and communities include Carbon Hill, Corona,
and Cordova. Fires at the courthouse occurred in 1865, 1877, 1886, and 1932.
Jasper is on US-78 about 40 miles northwest of Birmingham.
Newspapers: Jasper Daily Mountain
Eagle, Tuscaloosa News,
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 Walker County,
Alabama section of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City (US/CAN
Book 976.176). |
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In October 2005, a comprehensive online search was made for
Walker County Culpeppers
in the Archival databases at
Ancestry.com
and ALGenWeb at
Rootsweb.com |
Census Records
No Culpeppers
were
found in any Walker County censuses prior to 1900.
1900 US Census
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ED 146, Page
8B, Lines 92-97, Cordova, Walker Co., Alabama (9 Jun 1900)
In HH of Jesse Brannan:
Jessee Culpepper, Boarder, M, Wh, Mar 1869, 31, md-9yrs,
GA/GA/GA, Spinner/Cotton Mill
(#3846)√ |
1910 US Census
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ED 178, Page
6A, Lines 14-20, Oakman, Walker Co., Alabama (18 Apr 1910)
Hary Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 35, md1-12yrs, GA/GA/GA,
Foreman/Railroad (#11265)√
Nora Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 34, md1-12yrs, ch 7/5, GA/GA/GA
Willie M. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 12, sng, GA/GA/GA
Georgia Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 8, sng, GA/GA/GA
Maggie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 6, sng, GA/GA/GA
Eunice Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 5, sng, AL/GA/GA
Joe Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 3/12, sng, AL/GA/GA |
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ED 182, Page
11B, Lines 93-95, Pct 13, Walker Co., Alabama (4 May 1910)
In HH of Prince Henderson
Lonnie Culpepper, Boarder, M,
Black, 31, md1-0yrs, AL/AL/AL, Teacher/Public School |
1920 US Census
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ED 114, Page
14A, Lines 14-18, Sipsey, Walker Co., Alabama (8 Jan 1920)
In HH of Robert W. Taylor:
Lula Bell Culpepper, Boarder, F,
Mulatto, 27, sng, AL/AL/AL, Teacher/Public School |
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ED 115, Page
16B, Lines 76-77, Empire, Walker Co., Alabama (27 Jan 1920)
Marion H. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 32, md, GA/US/US, Machineman/Coal
Mine (#53143)√
Pausey Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 27, md, TN/TN/TN |
1930 US Census
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ED 23, Page
9B, Lines _, Sipsey, Walker Co., Alabama (7 Apr 1930)
Columbus L. Thomas, Head, M,
Black, 33, md@30, AL/AL/AL, Laborer/Coal Mine
Lula B. (Culpepper) Thomas, Wife, F,
Black, 33, md@30, AL/AL/AL
Mildred Culpepper, Niece, F,
Black, 1 2/12, sng, AL/AL/AL |
Births
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No records have been found of Culpepper
births in Walker County. |
Land Patents
| Joel T. Culpepper, AL4560___.103. Authority
date: 24 Apr 1820. Signature date: 7 Oct 1889. Montgomery Land Office,
160 acres: S½SW part of Section 20 and N½NW
part of Section 29, both parts in Range 6-W, Huntsville Meridian, Walker
Co., Alabama. (#2919)√ |
Deeds
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No records have been found of Culpepper
deeds in Walker County. |
Military Records
World War I Draft
Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Ancestry.com Online database,
2002.
Source:
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William
Henry Culpepper, America, Walker Co., Alabama,
age 26, born 6 Oct 1890 in Shell Mount, Tennessee; Works as a Coal Miner
for Stith Coal Co. in America, Alabama; Married with one child,
Caucasian, Medium height, Medium build, Blue eyes, Light Brown hair, Not
bald, No Disabilities. Registered 5 Jun 1917 in Walker Co., Alabama (#
11338)√ |
Marriages
Early Alabama Marriages
Source:
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No records have been found in this
publication of Culpepper marriages in Walker 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 Walker 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 Walker 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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C W
Culpepper
married Aug 1946 in Walker Co., AL |
Alabama Death Index, 1908-1959
Ancestry.com Online Database.
Source:
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Edna
Culpepper died 7 Oct 1917 in Walker Co., Alabama
(possibly #2474) |
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 Walker County.
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No records have
been found of Culpeppers
resident in this county at death. |
Burials
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No records have
been found of Culpepper
graves in Walker County. |
Places
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No records of any
places named Culpepper
have been
found in Walker County |
Last Revised:
02 Jan 2015
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