Mississippi Culpepper Archives
Perry County

County History

Perry County was formed in 1820 from the western part of Greene County and was named in honor of Commodore Oliver H. Perry. In 1908, Forrest County was formed from its western townships. A large number of hardy pioneers settled along Perry's watercourses during the early 1800s. Today, Perry County is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, and as of 2000, its population was 12,138. Its county seat is New Augusta. Other towns include Beaumont and Richton. Adjacent counties are Wayne County (northeast), Greene County (east), George County (southeast), Stone County (south), Forrest County (west) and Jones County (northwest).


 

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 Perry County censuses prior to 1900.

1900 US Census

Transcribed for Culpepper Connections by Shannon Leigh O’Connor Christian

1910 US Census

1920 US Census

Transcribed for Culpepper Connections by Linda Jones Cushing

1930 US Census

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