Georgia Culpepper Archives
Upson County
History
In the Piedmont Region of Georgia,
Upson County was formed in 1824 from
Crawford and Pike Counties. Its county seat,
Thomaston, is on
US-19 about 70 miles south of Atlanta and 50 miles west of Macon. Upson is bordered by the
counties of
Pike,
Lamar, Monroe,
Crawford,
Taylor, Talbot and
Meriwether.
Newspapers: The Macon Telegraph,
Macon, GA and The Thomaston Times,
Thomaston, 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
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Page 110, Unk Twp, Upson Co., GA
John J. Culpepper, 1 M5-10, 1 M10-15, 1 M30-40, 1
F10-15, 1 F30-40 (#32054)√ |
1832 Gold Lottery
The names below are
only for the 40 acre Gold lots, which were only the southeastern part of the
Cherokee land. There was a separate 1932 lottery for the balance of the land
(see below). All land was awarded in Cherokee County which was then quickly
divided into ten different counties.
Lot Identifier:
Lot/District/Section
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John J. Culpepper, 588 District, Upson Co., GA, drew lot
380/19/3 in what became Paulding Co., GA, 1832
(#32054)√ |
1840 US Census
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Page 28, District 587, Upson Co., GA
John J. Culpepper, 1 M5-10, 1 M20-30, 1 F15-20 (#27219)√ |
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Page 34, District 589, Upson Co., GA
Mary Culpepper, 1 M5-10, 1 M15-20, 1 F30-40 (#32059)√ |
1850 US Census
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No Culpeppers found. |
1860 US Census
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No Culpeppers found. |
1870 US Census
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Page 146A, Family 1142, Thomaston PO,
Upson Co., GA
Frank Culpepper, 25, M, Farm hand, $--/$--, GA (#27224)√
Mollie Culpepper, 20, F, GA
Fletcher Culpepper, 4, M, GA
Mollie Culpepper, 6/12 (Dec), F, GA |
No Culpeppers
were
found in any Upson County censuses after to 1870.
Marriages
Georgia Marriages to 1850
Ancestry.com Online database,
1997.
Original Source: Dodd, Jordan. Georgia Marriages to 1850. Liahona
Research
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Nancy C. Culpepper and David Cooper on 2 Dec 1836 in Upson Co., GA
(#32362)√ |
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William H. Culpepper
and Sarah Lester on 27 Mar 1831 in Upson Co., GA
(#32073)√ |
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.
|
Melvin Culpeper,
d. 23 Jun 1923 in Upson Co., GA (#51252)√ |
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
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No records of Culpepper
graves have been
found. |
Last Revised:
02 Jan 2015
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