Mississippi Culpepper Archives
Copiah County

County History

The New Purchase acquired from the Choctaw Indians, October 18, 1820, had been made into the large county of Hinds, and on January 21, 1823, it was deemed wise to create out of its extensive area the counties of Copiah and Yazoo. One year later Simpson County was formed from that portion of Copiah lying east of the Pearl River, and in 1870, it surrendered a strip of its southern territory to Lincoln County. The name Copiah is an Indian word, signifying "calling panther." The county is known as a tomato and cabbage producing area, and for many years was called the "Tomato Capital of the World." As of 2000, the population was 28,757, and it is part of the Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Hazlehurst. Other towns include Beauregard, Crystal Springs, Georgetown, and Wesson. Copiah County is bordered by Hinds County (north), Simpson County (east), Lawrence County (southeast), Lincoln County (south), Jefferson County (southwest) and Claiborne County (west).

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 Copiah County censuses prior to 1930.

1930 US Census

Transcribed for Culpepper Connections by Malcolm Wicks Culpepper

Military Records

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Source: National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 (database online) Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,277 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration

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.

Marriages

Copiah County, Mississippi Marriages

Transcribed by Lew Griffin from various sources, primarily microfilm of county record books at the LDS Library in Salt Lake City

Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935

Source: Hunting For Bears, comp.. Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: Mississippi marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library.

Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900

Source: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2000. Original data: See Description for original data sources listed by county.

Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1850

Source: Ancestry.com. Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1999. Original data: Dodd, Jordan R, et. al.. Early American Marriages: Mississippi.

Land Records

Mississippi Land Records

Source: United States, Bureau of Land Management. Mississippi Land Records (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1997. Original data: United States, Bureau of Land Management. Mississippi Pre-1908 Patents: Homesteads, Cash Entry, Choctaw Indian Scrip and Chickasaw Cession Lands. General Land Office Automated Records Project, 1997

Deaths

Social Security Death Index

Source: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index (database on-line). Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2007. All records of deaths on or before 31 Dec 2007 in which the final benefit was paid or final residence was in this county.

Places