Georgia Culpepper Archives
Macon County

History

In the Upper Coastal Plains Region of Georgia, Macon County was formed in 1836 from Houston and Marion Counties. Its county seat, Oglethorpe, is about 125 miles south of Atlanta and 45 miles southwest of the city of Macon. Macon County is bordered by the counties of Crawford, Peach, Houston, Dooly, Sumter, Schley and Taylor.

Newspaper: The Macon Telegraph, Macon, GA and The Citizen and Georgian, Montezuma, GA

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 found in any Macon County censuses prior to 1870.

1870 US Census

Page 502B, Family 1525, Oglethorpe PO, Marshallsville District, Macon Co., GA
Davis Culpepper, 28, M, Farmer, $--/$400, GA (#3356)√
Dorah Culpepper, 24, F, GA
Jonas B. Culpepper, 2, M, GA
John W. Culpepper, Aug 1869, M, GA

Page 535B, Family 1198, Oglethorpe PO, Gatlins District, Macon Co., GA
J. M. Culpepper, 46, M, Physician, $1100/$1000, GA (# 32364)√
Lucinda Culpepper, 42, F, GA
John B. Culpepper, 21, M, GA
Augustus L. Culpepper, 16, M, GA
Josephus R. Culpepper, 12, M, GA
Martha J. Culpepper, 11, F, GA
Nancy C. Culpepper, 8, F, GA
George B, Culpepper, 4, M, GA
Frances Rodgers, 15, F, GA

Page 554A, Family 1904, Oglethorpe PO, Montezuma District, Macon Co., GA
Ambrose Culpepper, 32, M, Farm Overseer, $--/$100, GA (# 3355)√
Anna Culpepper, 29, F, GA
Mary Culpepper, 11, F, GA

1880 US Census

	ED 38, Page 573A (11), Family 94, District 770, Macon Co., GA Davis J. Culpepper, Self, M, Md, 39, Farmer, GA/NC/GA (#3356)√ Dora M. Culpepper, Wife, F, Md, 34, Keeping House, GA/GA/GA Jonas B. Culpepper, Son, M, S, 12, Farm Hand, GA/GA/GA John W. Culpepper, Son, M, S, 10, At Home, GA/GA/GA Charles H. Culpepper, Son, M, S, 3, At Home, GA/GA/GA
	ED 38, Page 592B (48), District 770, Macon Co., GA J. W. Culpepper, Self, M, Md, 23, Farmer, GA/GA/GA (#27227)√ Lizzie Culpepper, Wife, F, Md, 26, Keeping House, GA/GA/GA J. V. Culpepper, Son, M, S, 7, At Home, GA/GA/GA Eulas Culpepper, Son, M, S, 8M, At Home, GA/GA/GA

ED 40, Pages 643A-644A (11,13), Family 105, District 757, Macon Co., GA
James Culpepper, Self, M, Md, 57, Physician, GA/SC/SC (#32364)√
Lucinda Culpepper, Wife, F, Md, 54, Keeping House, GA/GA/GA
Josephus Culpepper, Son, M, S, 22, --- , GA/GA/GA
Martha Culpepper, Dau, F, S, 20, --- , GA/GA/GA
Nancy Culpepper, Dau, F, S, 18, --- , GA/GA/GA
George Culpepper, Son, M, S, 14, Farm Laborer, GA/GA/GA
[The actual census images on microfilm, and as reproduced on the Web, have an spurious page inserted between the first three names in this family (at the bottom of Page 643A and the last three names (at the top of Page 644A). The error can be seen by inspecting the Family Number.]

1890 US Census

The 1890 census was accidentally destroyed by fire in Washington.

1900 US Census

ED 25, Page 111A (16), Family 283, Macon Co., GA
Benjamin Brooks, Head, M, Jun 1817, 83, Wd, GA/VA/VA, Landlord (# 25388)√
George P. Brooks, Son, M, Jul 1867, 32, Md 8 yrs, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
Nettie C. Brooks, Dau-in-Law, F, Nov 1874, 25, Md 8 yrs, ch 3/2, GA/GA/GA
Allie B. Brooks, Granddaughter, F, Jan 1896, 3, Sng, GA/GA/GA
Willie P. Brooks, Grandson, M, May 1898, 2, GA/GA/GA
Sarah M. Brooks, Daughter, F, Aug 1841, 58, Sng, GA/GA/GA
Emma L. Brooks, Daughter, F, Nov 1863, 36, Sng, GA/GA/GA
Lucy Culpepper, Granddaughter, F, Oct 1886, 13, Sng, GA/GA/GA

ED 28, Page 168A (3), Family 45, Macon Co., GA
James M. Culpepper, Head, M, Aug 1875, 24, Md 4 yrs, GA/GA/GA, Farmer (#34319)√
Millie M. Culpepper, Wife, F, Jan 1872, 28, Md 4 yrs, ch 2/2, GA/GA/GA
Lorene Culpepper, Daughter, F, Sep 1896, 3, Sng, GA/GA/GA
Jessee F. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Oct 1898, 1, Sng, GA/GA/GA

1910 US Census

No Black Culpeppers found

ED 64, Page 240A (18), lines 19-24, Garden Valley Dist., Macon Co., GA
James M. Culpepper, Head, M, 35, Md1-14 yrs, GA/GA/GA, Farmer (#34319)√
Millie M. Culpepper, Wife, F, 39, Md1-14 yrs, ch 5/4, GA/GA/GA
Lorene Culpepper, Daughter, F, 13, Sng, GA/GA/GA
James B. Culpepper, son, M, 8, Sng, GA/GA/GA
Janie L. Culpepper, Daughter, F, 6, Sng, GA/GA/GA
Homer G. Culpepper, son, M, 2, Sng, GA/GA/GA

1920 US Census

	No Caucasian Culpeppers found.
	One Black family: John H. Culpepper, age 28, ED 58, page 18A.

1930 US Census

No Culpeppers found.

Military

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.

Samuel H Culpepper, White, Single, born 1924 in Georgia, residing in Macon Co., Georgia, enlisted as a Private in the US Army on 3 Mar 1943 in Fort McPherson, Georgia (#36278)√

Marriages

Georgia Marriages to 1851-1900

Ancestry.com Online database, 2000.
Original Source: Dodd, Jordan. Georgia Marriages to 1850. Liahona Research

	Adolphus Culpepper and Fannie Adams on 28 Nov 1874 in Macon Co., GA (#4650)√
	Ambrose Culpepper and E. A. M. Harp on 06 Dec 1866 in Macon Co., GA (#3355)√
	Augustus L. Culpepper and Eliza J. Brooks on 15 Oct 1874 in Macon Co., GA (#33296)√
	Charles T. Culpepper and Cenah Mott on 24 Jul 1860 in Macon Co., GA (#4588)√
	J. S. Culpepper and A. V. Ingram on 06 Feb 1873 in Macon Co., GA (#3292)√
	James Culpepper and Millie Coogle on 17 Nov 1895 in Macon Co., GA (#34319)√

Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998

Ancestry.com Online database, 2001.
Original Source: State of Georgia. Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-98. Georgia: Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, 1998.

	Avotora C. Culpepper, d. 23 Apr 1989 at 80 years in Sumter Co., GA; Res. in Macon Co., GA, 015483 (#5646)√
	Thomas B. Culpepper, d. 23 Jul 1977 at 22 years in Richmond Co., GA; Res. in Macon Co., GA (#50996)√
	Woodrow B. Culpepper, d. 30 Jul 1998 at 85 years in Macon Co., GA; Res. in Macon Co., GA, 032638 (#39239)√

Social Security Death Index

All records of deaths on or before 30 Sep 2004 in which the final benefit was paid in this county.

No Culpeppers found.

Burials

Andersonville National Cemetery

Andersonville, Macon Co., Georgia

Joe Pat Culpepper, 28 Dec 1909 - 9 Sep 1986, Served as CMM in the US Navy, Interred 11 Sep 1986 in Andersonville National Historical Site, Section I, Site 1464 (#11271)√

Bertha Dozier Cemetery

Macon Co., GA.

Source: Macon Co., GA Cemeteries, 1836-1994. By Guelda L. Hay, Millie C. Stewart and Davine V. Campbell, Warner Robins, GA: Central Georgia Genealogical Society, 1995. Book searched and transcribed by Warren Culpepper. FHL US/CAN Book: 975.8513 V3h

Avotra C. Culpepper, �Pa Pa�, 4 Oct 1908 � 23 Apr 1989 (#5646)√
Woodrow B. Culpepper, �Bo Bo�, 8 Nov 1912 - ____ (#39239)√

Ideal City Cemetery

�Baby� Culpepper, 17 Aug 1934

Travelers Rest Methodist Cemetery

John S. Culpepper, 27 Aug 1806 � 6 Mar 1849 (#3298)√

Last Revised: 02 Jan 2015

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