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County History

Rankin County was formed in 1828 from that portion of Hinds County lying east of the Pearl River, and was named in honor of Christopher Rankin, congressman from Mississippi. As early as 1837 it had a population of 3,255 free whites and 1,956 slaves.  The county seat is Brandon, and the largest city is Pearl. Other towns include Florence, Flowood, Pelahatchie, Puckett, Richland, Sandhill and Star. Part of the Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, as of 2000, Rankin County's population was 115,327. Adjacent counties are Madison County (north), Scott County (east), Smith County (southeast), Simpson County (south) and Hinds County (west).

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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 Rankin County censuses prior to 1930.

1930 US Census

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ED 61-13, Page 3B, Pelahatchie, Rankin Co., MS (#1751)
Rent Home $30.00, Radio=N
Clarence Culpeper, Head, M, Wh, 27, md@19, MS/MS/MS, Driver, Oil Truck, Vet=N
Lilla M Culpeper, Wife, F, Wh, 27, md@19, MS/MS/MS
Zennie B Culpeper, Daughter, F, 6, sng, MS/MS/MS
Milton Culpeper, Son, M, Wh, 5, 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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No Culpeppers found

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

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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. C. Culpepper and Julia Gray married 18 Jul 1874 in Rankin Co., MS (#6093)

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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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No Culpeppers found

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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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Charles Culpepper, 26 Apr 1935 - Aug 1985, Last Residence: Richland, Rankin Co., MS 39218, SSN 419-46-9197 issued in Alabama in 1953 (#46653)

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Cora Culpepper, 11 Sep 1900 - Jan 1985, Last Residence: Florence, Rankin Co., MS 39073, SSN 427-13-2569 issued in Mississippi in 1973 (#58347)

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Edna Culpepper, 5 Feb 1903 - Jul 1973, Last Residence: Florence, Rankin Co., MS 39073, SSN 587-02-5251 issued in Mississippi in 1973 (#5970)

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Elbert Culpepper, 22 Apr 1897 - Apr 1969, Last Residence: Florence, Rankin Co., MS 39073, SSN 427-44-6836 issued in Mississippi in 1936-1950 (#5938)

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Henry C. Culpepper, 26 May 1928 - 24 Jan 1999, Last Residence: Florence, Rankin Co., MS 39073, SSN 426-36-6325 issued in Mississippi in 1936-1950 (#2224)

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James F. Culpepper, 21 Apr 1919 - 29 Oct 1989, Last Residence: Florence, Rankin Co., MS 39073, SSN 427-20-7969 issued in Mississippi in 1936-1950 (#7086)

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Leonard R. Culpepper, 14 Apr 1944 - 21 Jul 2000, Last Residence: Florence, Rankin Co., MS 39073, SSN 425-86-8063 issued in Mississippi in 1959 (#36731)

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Virgil B. Culpepper, 27 Feb 1912 - 21 Feb 1989, Last Residence: Pelahatchie, Rankin Co., MS 39145, SSN 426-56-7127 issued in Mississippi in 1936-1950 (#3516)

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Vivian Culpepper, 2 Feb 1898 - Feb 1987, Last Residence: Brandon, Rankin Co., MS 39042, SSN 426-10-6144 issued in Mississippi in 1936-1950 (#8262)

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William Culpepper, 24 Jun 1902 - Jun 1987, Last Residence: Brandon, Rankin Co., MS 39042, SSN 427-28-5985 issued in Mississippi in 1936-1950 (#5999)

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Places

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No places named Culpepper were found in this county.

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Last Revised: 02 Jan 2015

 
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