Mississippi Culpepper Archives
Simpson County

County History

Simpson County, part of the Choctaw cession of 1820, was formed in 1824 and named in honor of Judge Josiah Simpson, a territorial judge of Mississippi. In 1837, it had a free white population of 2,329 and slaves numbering 891. A majority of these early settlers came from the older portions of the State on the west and south. The County Courthouse and all records were destroyed in both 1840 and 1872. Now part of the Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, Simpson County's population was 27,639 as of 2000. Its county seat is Mendenhall, and the largest town, Magee. Other towns include Braxton, D'Lo, Harrisville and Pinola. Adjacent counties are Rankin County (north), Smith County (east), Covington County (southeast), Jefferson Davis County (south), Lawrence County (southwest), Copiah County (west).
 

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Census Records

No Culpeppers were found in any Simpson County censuses prior to 1860.

1860 US Census

Transcribed for Culpepper Connections by Shannon Leigh O’Connor Christian

1866 Mississippi State Census Index

Source: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Mississippi Census, 1805-90 [Ancestry.com online database]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes

1870 US Census

1880 US Census

1890 US Census

1900-1910 US Censuses

1920 US Census

Transcribed for Culpepper Connections by Shannon Leigh O’Connor Christian

1930 US Census

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

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