Georgia Culpepper Archives
Wilkinson County
History
In the Upper
Coastal Plains Region of Georgia,
Wilkinson County was formed as
an original county in 1803-1806 from the Creek Cessions of 1802-1805. Its county seat,
Irwinton, is on
US-441 about 115 miles southeast of Atlanta and 30 miles east of Macon. Wilkinson is bordered by the counties of
Baldwin, Washington,
Johnson, Laurens,
Twiggs and Jones.
Newspapers: The Macon Telegraph,
Macon, GA and The Wilkinson County News, Irwinton, 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 Wilkinson County censuses prior to 1820
are extant.
1820 US Census
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Page 211,
Wilkinson Co., GA
Charles Culpepper, 1 M16-26, 1 M45+, 1 F26-45 (#3992)√ |
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Page 211,
Wilkinson Co., GA
Sampson Culpepper, 1 M16-26, 1 M26-45, 1 F26-45 (#3999)√ |
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Page 220,
Wilkinson Co., GA
Joseph Culpepper, 1 M0-10, 1 M26-45, 2 F0-10, 1 F16-26, 1 F45+
(#4000)√ |
1820 Land Lottery
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Sampson Culpepper,
Kettles District, Wilkinson Co., GA, drew lot 380-17 in Early Co.,
GA
(#3999)√ |
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Chas. Culpepper, Kettles
District, Wilkinson Co., GA, drew lot 181-5 in Gwinnett Co., GA
(#3992)√ |
1821 Land Lottery
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Joseph Culpepper,
Lees District, Wilkinson Co., GA, drew lot 19-13 in Houston Co., GA
(#4000)√ |
1827 Land Lottery
Persons Entitled to Draw
Bachelor, 18 years or over, 3 year residence in
Georgia, citizen of United States - 1 draw
Married man with wife and/or minor son under 18
and/or unmarried daughter, 3 year res. in GA, citizen of
US – 2 drawings
Widow, 3 year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
Wife and/or child, 3 year residence in Georgia, of
husband and/or father absent from state for 3 years – 1 draw
Family (one or more) of minor orphans, residence in
state since birth – 2 draws
Widow, husband killed in War of 1812, or
Revolutionary War or Indian Wars, 3 year residence in Georgia – 2 draws
Orphan, father killed in Revolutionary War, War of
1812 or Indian Wars - 2 draws
Wounded or disabled veteran of War of 1812, or Indian
Wars, unable to work - 2 draws
Veteran of Revolutionary War – 2 draws
Veteran or Revolutionary War, who had been a
fortunate drawer in any previous Lottery – 1 draw
Child or children of convict, 3 year residence in
Georgia – 1 draw
Male idiots, lunatics, or insane, deaf & dumb or
blind, over 10 years & under 18 years, 3 year residence in GA – 1
draw
Female idiots, insane or lunatics or deaf and dumb or
blind, over 10 years, 3 year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
Family (one or two) of minor illegitimates, residence
since birth in Georgia – 1 draw
Family (three or more) of minor illegitimates,
residence since birth in Georgia – 2 draws
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David Culpepper,
Shows District, Wilkinson Co., GA, drew lot 135-4 in Muscogee Co.,
GA, 16 Mar 1827 (#1447)√ |
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Edmund Culpepper, Shows
District, Wilkinson Co., GA, drew lot 164-17 in Muscogee Co., GA, 23
Mar 1827 (#1449)√ |
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Edmund Culpepper, Shows
District, Wilkinson Co., GA, drew lot 238-22 in Lee Co., GA, 7 May
1827 (#1449)√ |
1830 US Census
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Page 336, Unk
Twp, Wilkinson Co., GA
Joel Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M10-15, 1 M30-40, 2 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 1 F10-15,
1F30-40 (#3242)√ |
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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Charles Culpepper, Peaces District,
Wilkinson Co., GA, drew lot 887/3/4 in what became Floyd Co., GA,
1832 (#4004)√ |
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Joel Culpepper, Cannons District,
Wilkinson Co., GA, drew lot 1036/2/1 in what became Forsyth Co., GA
and lot 64/1/2 in what became Cobb Co., GA, 1832 (#3242)√ |
1840-1900 US Censuses
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No Culpeppers were found |
1910 US Census
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ED 117, page 177A, Family 36, Gen.com img 3, McIntyre
St, Irwinton, Wilkinson Co., GA
Emile Johnson, Head, M, 43, M1-3 yrs, Immigrated from Sweden in 1893,
Retail Merchant/Groceries (#5682)√
Ada L. Johnson, Wife, F, 41, M2-3 yrs, ch 4/3, FL/FL/FL
Ruby Culpepper, Step-Dau, F, 16, Sng, GA/GA/FL
Ralph Culpepper, Step-Son, M, 14, Sng, GA/GA/FL
Russell Culpepper, Step-Son, M, 10, Sng, GA/GA/FL
Andrew Johnson, Father, M, 72, Wid, Immigrated from Sweden in 1893
Frank Johnson, Brother, M, 36, Sng, MO/Sweden/Sweden, Salesman in
Drygoods store |
1920 US Census
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ED
153, page 4A, Lines 47-50, McIntyre St, Irwinton, Wilkinson
Co., GA
Emile Johnson, Head, M, 53, md, Sweden/Sweden/Sweden (#5682)√
Ada L. Johnson, Wife, F, 50, md, FL/FL/FL
Ralph W. Culpepper, Stepson, M, 24, Sng, FL/GA/FL, Drygoods
Salesman
Russell Culpepper, Stepson, M, 19, Sng, AL/GA/FL |
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ED
153, page 12B, Lines 56-60, McIntyre & Gordon Rd, Irwinton District, Wilkinson
Co., GA
Frank Culpepper, Head, M, 38, M, GA/GA/GA, Farmer (#9556)√
Rebecca Culpepper, Wife, F, 48, M, GA/GA/GA
Luciel Culpepper, Daughter, F, 11, S, GA/GA/GA
Eddie D. Culpepper, Daughter, F, 8, S, GA/GA/GA |
1930 US Census
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ED 1, page 1A, Irwinton, Wilkinson Co., GA
Rents, Radio=N, Farm=Y
Ralph W. Culpepper, Head, M, 34, M, md @26, FL/GA/FL, Salesman/Gen. Store
(#3682)√
Nina E. Culpepper, Wife, F, 29, M, md @21, GA/GA/GA
Nina Faye Culpepper, Daughter, F, 7, S, GA/FL/GA
Ralph W. Culpepper, Son, M, 1 5/12, S, GA/FL/GA |
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ED 3, page 7A, Irwinton District, Wilkinson
Co., GA
Rents, Radio=N, Farm=Y
James F. Culpepper, Head, M, 50, M, md @20, GA/GA/GA, Farmer (#9556)√
Rebecca Culpepper, Wife, F, 59, M, md @29, GA/GA/GA
Lucille Culpepper, Daughter, F, 21, S, GA/GA/GA, Public School
Teacher
Eddie D. Culpepper, Daughter, F, 19, S, GA/GA/GA |
Marriages
Georgia Marriages to 1850
Ancestry.com Online database,
1997.
Original Source: Dodd, Jordan. Georgia Marriages to 1850. Liahona
Research
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Edmund Culpepper and Hester McCook, 31 Aug 1821, Wilkinson Co.,
GA (#1449)√ |
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. |
Wilkinson Co., GA Early Records
Harold Heard, Early Records of Wilkinson Co., GA, Amarillo, TX,
197-? (FHL US/CAN Book 975.8543 V2h)
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Elizabeth Culpepper and William Ryle, 23 Aug 1828,
Wilkinson Co., GA (#51282)√ |
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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Billie J. Culpepper,
d. 19 Dec 1977 at 47 years in Wilkinson Co., GA; Res. in Wilkinson Co.,
GA (#3686)√ |
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James F. Culpepper,
d. 23 Dec 1949 at 70 years in Wilkinson Co., GA; Res. in Wilkinson Co.,
GA (#9556)√ |
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Joseph L. Culpepper,
d. 12 Sep 1952 at 56 years in Laurens Co., GA; Res. in Wilkinson Co., GA
(#3727)√ |
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Lola Culpepper, d.
13 Sep 1984 at 86 years in Baldwin Co., GA; Res. in Wilkinson Co., GA,
032477 (#6667)√ |
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Nina R. Culpepper,
d. 29 Nov 1963 at 64 years in Bibb Co., GA; Res. in Wilkinson Co., GA
(#3683)√ |
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Ralph W. Culpepper,
d. 10 Apr 1964 at 68 years in Wilkinson Co., GA; Res. in Wilkinson Co.,
GA (#3682)√ |
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Ralph W. Culpepper,
d. 4 Jan 1982 at 53 years in Wilkinson Co., GA; Res. in Wilkinson Co.,
GA (#
3685)√ |
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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Billie Culpepper, 14 Nov 1930 - Dec 1977,
Last Benefit paid in , SSN
253-62-3450 issued in Georgia in 1957
(#3686)√ |
Burials
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No records of Culpepper
graves have been
found. |
Last Revised:
02 Jan 2015
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