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County History

Jones County was established in 1826 during the administration of Governor Holmes and named in honor of Commodore John Paul Jones. It was formed from the counties of Covington and Wayne. During the economic hard times in the 1830s and 1840s, there was an exodus of population from South Mississippi, principally to Texas, and the slogan "GTT" ("Gone to Texas") came into currency. The situation was especially acute in Jones County, which became so depopulated that it acquired the derisive nickname "The Free State of Jones". During the American Civil War, Jones County and neighboring counties, especially Covington County to its west, became a haven for Confederate deserters. After the War, the Mississippi Legislature punished Jones County's disloyalty to the "Cause" by changing its name to Davis (for Jefferson Davis) and the name of its county seat to Leesburg (for Robert E. Lee). The Reconstruction Constitution of 1869 repealed these acts and restored the names of Jones County and Ellisville. The county was divided into judicial districts in 1906, with county seats at Ellisville (First District) and Laurel (Second District). Other towns include Sandersville and Soso. As of 2000, Jones County's population was 64,958, and it was part of the Laurel, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. The county is bordered by Jasper County (north), Wayne County (east), Perry County (southeast), Forrest County (southwest), Covington County (west) and Smith County (northwest).

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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.

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Census Records

No Culpeppers were found in any Jones County censuses prior to 1870.

1870 US Census

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Page 14, Family 90, Lines 35-40, Township 6, Jones, MS (#3415)
Dorcas Culpepper, 47, F, Wh, Keeping house, RE=$0, PE=$290, MS
James J. Culpepper, 19, M, Wh, Farm laborer, MS
Moses Culpepper, 18, M, Wh, Farm laborer, MS
Sarah E. Culpepper, 14, F, Wh, without occupation, MS
Mary J. Culpepper, 12, F, Wh, without occupation, MS
Edmond Culpepper, 9, M, Wh, at home, MS

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Page 11, Family 66, Lines 11-12, Township 6, Jones, MS (#3417)
William T. Culpepper
, 22, M, Wh, Farm Laborer, RE=$0, PE=$0
Sarah A. Culpepper, 16, F, Wh, Keeping House

Transcribed for Culpepper Connections by Shannon Leigh O’Connor Christian

1880 US Census

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Southwest, Page 345D, Jones Co., MS
Wm. T. Culpepper, Self, M, Md, Wh, 33, Farmer, MS/LA/MS (#3417)
Sarah A. Culpepper, Wife, F, Md, Wh, 26, House Keeper, MS/MS/MS
Martha A. Culpepper, Dau, F, Sng, Wh, 7, At Home, MS/MS/MS
Laura M. Culpepper, Dau, F, Sng, Wh, 5, At Home, MS/MS/MS
Mathew S. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 3, At Home, MS/MS/MS
William W. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 7M, At Home, MS/MS/MS

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Southeast, Page: 334, Jones Co., MS
Drayton Tucker, Wh, M, 30, Head, md, Farmer, MS/NC/MS (#61026)
Kade Tucker, Wh, F, 34, Wife, md, MS/MS/MS
Elizabeth Culpepper, Wh, F, 35, Cousin, Single, MS/MS/MS
C.R. (Robert Columbus) Culpepper, Wh, M, 5, Son (of Eliz.), MS/MS/MS
(Elizabeth's daughter, Eleanor Culpepper, age 7, is not enumerated in this HH)

1890 US Census

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Census burned in Washington

1900 US Census

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No Culpeppers found

1910 US Census

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ED 76, Sheet 5B, Family 86, Oak Street, Laurel Ward 1, Jones County, MS (#58662)
Gayford Culpepper, Head, M, Black, 32, Md2-5 yrs, GA/GA/GA, Foreman-Locomotive
Jennie Culpepper, Wife, F, Mulatto, 23, Md1-5 yrs, MS/MS/MS

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ED 81, Sheet 16B, Family 253, Beat 4, Jones County, MS
Rufus Landrum, Head, M, Wh, 49, Md1-14 yrs, MS/MS/MS, Farmer-General Farm (#7279)

Ellie Landrum, Wife, F, Wh, 28, Md1-14 yrs, ch 7/6, MS/MS/MS
William Dexter Landrum, Son, M, Wh 12, S, MS/MS/MS, Farm Laborer-Home Farm
Henry Marshall Landrum, Son, M, Wh, 10, S, MS/MS/MS, Farm Laborer-Home Farm
Penny Landrum, Daughter, F, Wh, 8, S, MS/MS/MS
Cinthy Landrum, Daughter, F, Wh, 5, S, MS/MS/MS
Tonnie Landrum, Daughter, F, Wh, 3, S, MS/MS/MS
Elizabeth Landrum, Daughter, F, Wh, 2, S, MS/MS/MS
Elizabeth Culpepper, Mother-in-law, F, Wh, 60, Wd, ch 3/3/, MS/MS/MS

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ED 82, Sheet 2B, Family 35, Beat 5, Jones County, MS (#54627)
Oliver C. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 28, Md1-y5rs, MS/MS/MS, Barber-Barber Shop
Maggie Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 23, Md1-5yrs, ch2/2, MS/MS/MS
May Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 4, S, MS/MS/MS
Isabell Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 2, S, MS/MS/MS

Transcribed for Culpepper Connections by Shannon Leigh O’Connor Christian

1920 US Census

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ED 80, Sheet 1A, p. 1, lines 21-28, Ward 1, Ellisville, Jones County, MS (2 Jan 1920)
Buford Collins, Head, M, Wh, 38, md, MS/MS/MS (landlord) track foreman, railroad 
Hilda Collins, Wife, F, Wh, 29, md, MS/AL/MS
Verlan Collins, Dau, F, Wh, 12, sng, MS/MS/MS
Travis Collins, Son, M, Wh, 9, sng, MS/MS/MS
Henry Collins, Son, M, Wh, 3, sng, MS/MS/MS
James Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 26, md, MS/GA/MS saw filer, mill; Renting (#58675)

Lucy Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 25, md, MS/MS/MS
O’Rell Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 1 6/12, sng, MS/MS/MS

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ED 92, sheet 30A, p. 30, lines, 27-38, Southeast, Jones County, MS (16 Feb 1920)
Rufus R. Landrum, Head, M, Wh, 56, md, MS/MS/MS farmer, general farm (#7279)

Ellie Landrum, Wife, F, Wh, 36, md, MS/MS/MS
Marshall Landrum, Son, M, Wh, 19, sng, MS/MS/MS
Cintha Landrum, Dau, F, Wh, 16, sng, MS/MS/MS
Tinie Landrum, Dau, F, Wh, 14, sng, MS/MS/MS
Elizabeth Landrum, Dau, F, Wh, 11, sng, MS/MS/MS
Shepherd Landrum, Son, M, Wh, 9, sng, MS/MS/MS
Allen Landrum, Son, M, Wh, 7, sng, MS/MS/MS
Eva Landrum, Dau, F, Wh, 5, sng, MS/MS/MS
Tracey Landrum, Dau, F, Wh, 3 6/12, sng, MS/MS/MS
Wendall Landrum, Son, M, Wh, 1 11/12, sng, MS/MS/MS
Elizabeth Culpepper, Mother-in-law, F, Wh, 72, wd, MS/MS/MS

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ED 93, sheet 11A & B, p. 45, lines 48-54, Beat 5, East Leaf River SW, Southeast, Jones County, MS (16 Jan 1920)
Oliver C. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 38, md, MS/MS/MS carpenter, sawmill  (#54627)

Maggie Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 33, md, MS/MS/MS
Laura M. Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 14, sng, MS/MS/MS
Isabell Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 12, sng, MS/MS/MS
Oliver E. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 9, sng, MS/MS/MS
Wiley T. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 6 6/12, sng, MS/MS/MS
Katie I. Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 1 2/12, MS/MS/MS

Transcribed for Culpepper Connections by Linda Jones Cushing

1930 US Census

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ED 34-7, Page 20B, Twenty-Fifth Street, Laurel, Jones Co., MS
South Mississippi Charity Hospital, Radio=N
Selma Culpepper, Lodger, F, Wh, 23, sng, MS/MS/MS, Nurse, Charity Hospital (#1761)

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ED 34-24, Page 2B, Beat 5, Jones Co., MS (#7313)
Rent Home,  Radio=N
Howard Culpeper, Head, M, Wh, 29, md@24, MS/MS/MS, Laborer, Railroad, Vet=N
Gladis Culpeper, Wife, F, Wh, 30, md@16, MS/MS/MS
Geneva Culpeper, Daughter, F, Wh, 3 4/12, sng, MS/MS/MS
Howard Culpeper, Son, M, Wh, 1 6/12, sng, MS/MS/MS

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ED 34-24, Page 2B, Beat 5, Jones Co., MS
Rent Home, $1,500, Radio=N
Jeff Culpeper, Head, M, Wh, 50, md@19, MS/MS/MS, Foreman, Railroad, Vet=N (#3432)

Mary Culpeper, Wife F, Wh, 53, md@23, MS/GA/SC
Grace Culpeper, Daughter, F, Wh, 21, sng, MS/MS/MS
Gladis Culpeper, Daughter, F, Wh, 20, sng, MS/MS/MS
Hubert Culpeper, Son, M, Wh, 18, sng, MS/MS/MS
Lettie Culpeper, Daughter, F, Wh, 15, sng, MS/MS/MS
I J Culpeper, Son, M, Wh, 12, sng, MS/MS/MS
Luceal Culpeper, Daughter, F, Wh, 9, sng, MS/MS/MS
Evelina Culpeper, Daughter, F, Wh, 7, sng, MS/MS/MS

Transcribed for Culpepper Connections by Malcolm Wicks Culpepper

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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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Oliver Clarence Culpepper, Eastabuchie, Jones Co., MS, age 36, born March 1881, White, Laborer for self at Eastabuchie, Jones Co., MS. Nearest relative: Maggie Culpepper, Eastabuchie, Jones Co., MS, /s/ Oliver Clarence Culpepper, Medium height, Medium build, Blue eyes, Dark hair, No disabilities. Registered 12 Sep 1918 in Laurel, Jones Co., MS (#54627)

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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Roscoe Culpepper, born 1917 in MS, White, Married, Education: Grammar School, Height/Wt: 67/118; Resided in: Jones Co., MS; Enlisted 21 Sep 1942 at Camp Shelby, MS (Drafted)
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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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J. W. Culpepper and Miss M. M. Brewer married 21 Dec 1894 in Jones Co., MS (#3429)

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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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William T Culpepper, issued 30 Dec 1884, St. Stephens Meridian, Jones Co., MS, Twp 6-N, Rng 14-W, Sec 12 (#3417)

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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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Berlon Culpepper, 12 Mar 1933 - 31 Aug 2001, Last Residence: Ellisville, Jones Co., MS 39437, SSN 428-62-5273 issued in Mississippi in 1951 (#58679)

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Charlie Culpepper, 17 Oct 1911 - Jun 1979, Last Residence: Moselle, Jones Co., MS 39459, SSN 426-28-2783 issued in Mississippi in 1936-1950 (#46233)

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Effie M. Culpepper, 5 Feb 1913 - 27 Jan 1994, Last Residence: Laurel, Jones Co., MS 39440, SSN 428-54-1234 issued in Mississippi in 1936-1950 (#58680)

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George W. Culpepper, 9 Oct 1905 - 1 Mar 2002, Last Residence: Laurel, Jones Co., MS 39440, SSN 427-20-6328 issued in Mississippi in 1936-1950 (#7289)

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Ida Culpepper, 19 Jan 1900 - Jun 1981, Last benefit paid in: Laurel, Jones Co., MS 39440, SSN 587-04-0484 issued in Mississippi in 1973 (#36231)

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J. Culpepper, 11 Aug 1939 - Sep 1985, Last Residence: Laurel, Jones Co., MS 39440, Last benefit paid in: Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, 48204, SSN 427-82-7728 issued in Mississippi in 1958
(#58687)

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J. Culpepper, 20 Sep 1910 - Jul 1986, Last Residence: Laurel, Jones Co., MS 39440, SSN 428-09-4539 issued in Mississippi in 1936-1950 (#58688)

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Kathryn P. Culpepper, 19 Mar 1928 - 1 Mar 2004, Last Residence: Laurel, Jones Co., MS 39440, SSN 425-42-5146 issued in Mississippi in 1936-1950 (#58681)

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Macie H. Culpepper, 14 Jan 1928 - 20 Dec 1996, Last Residence: Laurel, Jones Co., MS 39440, SSN 427-42-3927 issued in Mississippi in 1936-1950 (#7301)

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Mildred W. Culpepper, 15 Jun 1919 - 17 May 2006, Last Residence: Laurel, Jones Co., MS 39442, SSN 427-07-7948 issued in Mississippi in 1936-1950 (#58684)

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Nell M. Culpepper, 23 May 1923 - May 1991, Last Residence: Laurel, Jones Co., MS 39440, SSN 422-30-8097 issued in Alabama in 1936-1950 (#58689)

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Rodney Culpepper, 10 May 1953 - May 1980, Last benefit paid in: Laurel, Jones Co., MS 39440, SSN 587-62-1677 issued in Mississippi in 1968 (#58690)

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Soleman W. Culpepper, 18 Aug 1925 - 6 Jul 2001, Last Residence: Laurel, Jones Co., MS 39443, SSN 428-22-5725 issued in Mississippi in 1936-1950 (#7286)

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Burials

Myrick Cemetery
Laurel, Jones Co., MS 39443

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S. Walter Culpepper, US NAVY WORLD WAR II, 18 Aug 1925 - 6 Jul 2001 (#7286)

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Places

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Culpepper Road, Laurel, Jones Co., MS

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Last Revised: 02 Jan 2015

 

 
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