Mississippi Culpepper Archives
Lafayette County

County History

Lafayette County was established in 1836, and was named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), a French military officer who gave important aid to the American Revolution. It is one of the dozen counties drawn from the Chickasaw Indian lands in northern Mississippi following the Treaty of Pontotoc. The local pronunciation of the name is either "la-FAY-et" or "la-FET," varying by the speaker. The town of Wyatt, now extinct, was on the supposed head of navigation of the Tallahatchie River. First settled about the time of the Chickasaw cession, it became the shipping point for a large section of country, with boats plying between it and New Orleans. After the panic of 1887, the town decayed rapidly. Lafayette County is often regarded as the inspiration for Yoknapatawpha County, the fictional setting of many of William Faulkner's stories. As of 2000, Lafayette County's population was 38,744. The county seat is Oxford, which is also the home of the University of Mississippi, commonly known as "Ole Miss". Other towns include Abbeville and Taylor. Lafayette County is bordered by Marshall County (north), Union County (northeast), Pontotoc County (southeast), Calhoun County (south), Yalobusha County (southwest), Panola County (west) and Tate County (nothwest).

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Census Records

No Culpeppers were found in any Lafayette County censuses prior to 1850.

1850 US Census

Transcribed for Culpepper Connections by Shannon Leigh O’Connor Christian

1850 US Census - Slave Schedule

1860-1870 US Censuses

1880 US Census

1890 US Census

1900-1930 US Censuses

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

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.

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