Mississippi Culpepper Archives
Winston County

County History

Winston County was formed in 1833 as one of the numerous counties formed from the territory acquired from the Choctaws in 1830. The county was named in honor of Colonel Louis Winston (1784-1824). It is situated in the so-called Yellow Loam Region. Shortly before and after its organization, a strong tide of emigration set in toward this section of the State from the older parts of Mississippi, and from the States of Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. In 1837, the county's population 2,193 whites and 959 slaves. By 1840, the population had reached 4,650, including slaves. As of 2000, Winston County's population was 20,160. The county seat and largest town is Louisville. Adjacent counties are Oktibbeha County (north), Noxubee County (east), Kemper County (southeast), Neshoba County (south), Attala County (west) and Choctaw 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 Winston County censuses prior to 1930.

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.

Burials

Source: Hazel Crenshaw Garrett and Louis Taunton, compilers, Winston County, Mississippi Cemeteries, Louisville, MS: G&T Publishers (FHL US/CAN Books 976.2692 V3g)

Memorial Park Cemetery
John C. Stennis Drive/Highway 397, Louisville, Winston Co., MS

Murphy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Bond Road, Louisville, Winston Co., MS

New Hope Methodist Church Cemetery
Highway 14 East, Louisville, Winston Co., MS

Places