Mississippi Culpepper Archives
Franklin County
County History
 Established
on 21 Dec 1809 while David Holmes of Virginia was serving as territorial
governor, Franklin is one of the oldest Mississippi counties. It was
named for Benjamin Franklin, As of 2000, its population was 8,448. The
county seat is located at the town of Meadville, in the center of the
county. Other towns include Bude and Roxie. The County Courthouse burned
in 1877 and some records were destroyed. Franklin County is bordered by
Jefferson County (north), Lincoln County (east), Amite County (south),
Wilkinson County (southwest) and Adams 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 Franklin County censuses prior to 1930.
1930 US Census
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ED 19-2, Page 1B, Smyrma Precinct, Franklin Co., MS
Own Farm,
Radio=N
Johnson Shell, Head, M, Black, 35, md@32, MS/MS/MS, Farmer, General Farm,
Vet=N
Leola Shell, Wife, F, Black, 35, md@32, MS/MS/MS
William
Cullpeper,
Lodger, M, Black, 45, Wid, MS/MS/MS, Laborer, General Farm, Vet=N |
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ED 19-9, Page 3B, Beat 3, Meadville Precinct, Franklin Co.,
MS (#58675)√
Rent Home,
$3.00, Radio=N
James
Culpeper,
Head, M, Wh, 38, md@33, MS/MS/MS, Bandsaw Blade Filer, Vet=N
Lucie
Culpeper,
Wife, F, Wh, 36, md@31, MS/MS/MS,
O'Rell
Culpeper,
Son, M, Wh, 11, sng, MS/MS/MS
Royce
Culpeper,
Son, M, Wh, 8, sng, MS/MS/MS
James J.
Culpeper,
Son, M, Wh, 4 2/12, sng, MS/MS/MS |
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
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Millard Mims Culpepper, Age 22,
Meadville, Franklin Co., MS. Born 4 Apr 1895 in Covington Co., MS.
Occupation: Farmer for H. K. Guice at Meadville, Franklin Co., MS.
Dependents: Wife. Married. White. Prior military service: None. Claims
No exemption from draft. /s/ Millard Mims Culpepper. Tall height,
Slender build, Blue eyes, Light hair, Not bald, No disabilities. 5 Jun
1917, Antioch, Franklin Co., MS (#3439)√ |
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Walter James Culpepper, Age 24, Bude,
Franklin Co., MS. Born 5 Jun 1893 in Seminary Covington Co., MS.
Occupation: Saw filer for (illegible) Lumber Company at Bude, Franklin
Co., MS. Dependents: Wife. Married. White. Prior military service: None.
Claims No exemption from draft. /s/ Walter James Culpepper. Tall height,
Slender build, Blue eyes, Dark Brown hair, Not bald, No disabilities. 5
Jun 1917, Bude, Franklin Co., MS
(#58675)√ |
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.
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No Culpeppers found |
Marriages
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.
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No
Culpeppers found |
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
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No Culpeppers found |
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.
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No
Culpeppers found |
Places
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No places named Culpepper
were found in this county. |
Last Revised:
02 Jan 2015
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