Georgia Culpepper Archives
Pike County

History

In the Piedmont Region of Georgia, Pike County was formed in 1822 from Monroe County. Its county seat, Zebulon, is on US-19 about 50 miles south of Atlanta and 70 miles northeast of Columbus. Pike is bordered by the counties of Spalding, Lamar, Upson and Meriwether.

Newspaper: Pike County Journal & Reporter, Zebulon, GA, and The Griffin Daily News, Griffin, 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

1830 US Census

Page 113, Unk Twp, Pike Co., GA
Joseph R. Culpepper, 1 M20-30, 1 M30-40, 1 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 3 F10-15, 1 F20-30
(#31567)√

1832 Cherokee Land Lottery

The names below are only for the 160 acre regular land lots, which exclude the southeastern part of the Cherokee land which was reserved for the Gold lottery (see above). All land was awarded in Cherokee County which was then quickly divided into ten different counties.

Lot Identifier: Lot/District/Section

Joseph R. Culpepper, Crows District, Pike Co., GA, drew lot 241/8/4 in what became Murray Co., GA, 1832 (#31567)√

1840 US Census

Page 120, District 581, Pike Co., GA
Joseph R. Culpepper, 1 M40-50, 1 M60-70, 1 F5-10, 1 F10-15, 1 F15-20, 1 F30-40
(#31567)√

1850 US Census

Pages 125B-126A, District 68, Pike Co., GA
Lewis P. Culpepper, 33, M, Mill Wright, $400, SC (#32077)√
Sarah A. Culpepper, 32, F, SC
Joseph R. Culpepper, 9, M, GA
Silviah A. Culpepper, 8, F, GA
Sarah E. Culpepper, 6, F, GA
Martha J. Culpepper, 4, F, GA
Clarissy E. Culpepper, 2, F, GA
Robert A. Vaughn, 6, M, GA
Nancy Nabors, 76, F, SC

Page 172B, District 68, Pike Co., GA
John J. Culpepper, 33, M, Mechanic, GA (#27219)√
Elizabeth Culpepper, 30, F, GA
Lewis L. Culpepper, 12, M, GA
John W Culpepper, 10, M, GA
Robert J. Culpepper, 8, M, GA
Benjamin F. Culpepper, 6, M, AL
Cass Culpepper, 1, F, GA

Page 204B, District 68, Pike Co., GA
Joseph R. Culpepper, 54, M, Laborer, SC (#31567)√
Silviah Culpepper, 50, F, SC

Household 664, District 6 Pike Co., GA
(Joseph Culpepper, Ass't Marshall) (#31567)√
Jordan Jackson, 36, M, Merchant, $3500, GA (#4925)
Amanda (Culpepper) Jackson, 27, F, W, GA
Julia Jackson, 11, F, GA
Drury N. Jackson, 8, M, GA
Henrietta S. Jackson, 8, F, GA
Caroline V. Jackson, 6, F, GA
Emma M. Jackson, 3, F, GA
Chas. T. Jackson, 2, M, GA
Jourdin T. Jackson, 5/12, M, GA

1860 US Census

Page 1, Zebulon PO, Pike Co., GA
Joseph R. Culpepper, 65, M, SC (#31567)√
Sylviah Culpepper, 60, F, $1000/$2982, SC
Harriet C. (Culpepper) Rucker, 37, F, Domestic, -/$60, SC (dau. of Joseph)
Francis C. Rucker, 13, M, GA
Harmon A. Rucker, 11, M, GA
Eudora E. Rucker, 9, F, GA
Saloma R. Rucker, 3, F, GA

Slave Schedule, Pike Co., GA
Joseph R. Culpepper owned 1 slave: 50M
Sylviah Culpepper owned 2 slaves: 6F, 3F

Slave Schedule, Jasper Co., GA
Sylva Culpepper, owned 4 slaves: 35F, 5F, 4F, 1F (#32241)
(She was not found in the regular census schedule in Jasper Co.)

1870 US Census

Pages 183A-B, Family 1013, McDowell Twp, Pike Co., GA
Mary E. (Culpepper) Lifsey, 43, F, Keeping House, $700/$200, SC
William Lifsey, 13, M, GA
Caroline Lifsey, 10, M, GA
Izora Lifsey, 8, M, GA
Joseph R. Culpepper (f/o Mary), 75, M, SC (#31567)√

No Culpeppers were found in any Pike County censuses between 1870 and 1930.

1930 US Census

ED 7, Page 4A, Meansville District, Pike Co., GA
Rents Home, Radio=N, Farm=Y
James Thomas Culpepper, Head, M, 55, M, md @ 24, GA/GA/GA, Farmer (# 4952)√
Katie L. Culpepper, Wife, F, 38, M, md @ 18, GA/GA/GA
Claud G. Culpepper, Son, M, 18, S, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
Winnie I. Culpepper, Dau, F, 15, S, GA/GA/GA
James L. Culpepper, Son, M, 13, S, GA/GA/GA
Carl C. Culpepper, Son, M, 10, S, GA/GA/GA
John M. Culpepper, Son, M, 7, S, GA/GA/GA
Roy L. Culpepper, Son, M, 1, S, GA/GA/GA

Marriages

Georgia Marriages to 1850

Ancestry.com Online database, 1997.
Original Source: Dodd, Jordan. Georgia Marriages to 1850. Liahona Research

	Harriett C. Culpepper and Francis Marion Rucker on 11 Dec 1839 in Pike Co., GA (#15508)√
	Lewis P. Culpepper and Sarah Ann Culpepper on 12 Dec 1839 in Pike Co., GA (#32077)√
	Malvina E. Culpepper and Alfred G. Pace on 9 Jan 1840 in Pike Co., GA (#15502)√
	Mary F. J. Culpepper and William Lifsey on 21 Dec 1847 in Pike Co., GA (#15513)√
	Mendalia E. Culpepper and Solomon Beckham on 7 Dec 1837 in Pike Co., GA (#15504)√

Georgia Marriages to 1851-1900

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

No Culpeppers found.

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.

J. T. Culpepper, d. 17 Feb 1936 in Pike Co., GA (# 4952)√

Social Security Death Index

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