Georgia Culpepper Archives
Polk County
History
In the Ridge and
Valley Region of Georgia,
Polk County was formed in 1851 from
Floyd and Paulding Counties. Its county seat,
Cedartown, is on
US-278 about 70 miles WNW of Atlanta and 80 miles south of Chattanooga,
TN. Polk is bordered by the Georgia counties of
Floyd, Bartow,
Paulding and Haralson, and the Alabama counties
of Cherokee and Cleburne.
Newspaper: The Cedartown Standard,
Cedartown, 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
were
found in any Polk County censuses prior to 1880.
1880 US Census
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ED
168, Page 234C (32), Family 293, Rockmart, Polk Co., GA
Wiley D. Calhoun, Self, M, Md, 52, Farmer, SC/SC/SC
Elizabeth Calhoun, Wife, F, Md, 45, Keeping House, SC/IRE/IRE
William A. Calhoun, Son, M, S, 12, Works On Farm, GA/SC/SC
Janie L. Calhoun, Dau, F, S, 9, Going To School, GA/SC/SC
John C. Calhoun, Son, M, S, 7, --- , GA/SC/SC
Warner Culpepper, Boarder, M, S, 22, Teaches School, GA/GA/GA (#32494)√
Jane Hutchings, Other, F, Wid, Black, 52, Cook, NC/NC/NC
Ophelia Hutchings, Other, F, Md, Black, 22, Works On Farm, GA/NC/NC
James Hutchings, Other, M, S, Black, 3, --- , GA/SC/GA
Robert Walker, Other, M, S, Black, 21, Works On Farm, GA/MD/VA |
1890 US Census
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The 1890 census was accidentally destroyed by fire
in Washington. |
1900 US Census
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No Culpeppers found. |
1910 US Census
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No Culpeppers found. |
1920 US Census
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ED 160, Sheet 9B, Anc.com img 17, Family 125, Cedartown,
Polk Co., GA
One of three boarders in HH of Whit Pevehouse:
Lesslie Culpeper, Boarder, M, Wh, 21, Md, TN/TN/TN, Oiler on
Cotton mill (#6270)√
(Leslie is shown as married, but his wife is not enumerated in the HH) |
1930 US Census
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ED 12, page 1B, Cedartown District, Polk Co., GA
In Prison
J. T. Culpepper, Head, M, 31, Wid, md @ 22, GA/GA/GA, Prisoner (#42391)√ |
Marriages
Georgia Marriages to 1851-1900
Ancestry.com Online database,
2000.
Original Source: Dodd, Jordan. Georgia Marriages to 1850. Liahona
Research
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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.
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Alma L. Culpepper,
d. 25 Jul 1982 at 84 years in Polk Co., GA; Res. in Polk Co., GA
(#42392)√ |
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John Culpepper, d.
9 Jun 1943 at 70 years in Polk Co., GA
(#51166)√ |
Social
Security Death Index
All records of deaths on or before 30 Sep 2004 in which
the final benefit was paid in this county.
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Catherine Culpepper,
20 Jul 1927 - 17 May 2002, Cedartown, Polk Co., GA, SSN 026-20-5621
issued in Massachusetts before 1951 (#51167)√ |
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Lula Culpepper, 16
Oct 1897 - Jul 1982, Cedartown, Polk Co., GA, SSN 252-84-6265 issued in
Georgia in 1966 (#42392)√ |
Burials
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No records of Culpepper
graves have been
found. |
Last Revised:
02 Jan 2015
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