Mississippi Culpepper Archives
Yalobusha County

County History

Yalobusha County was formed in 1833, and most of its area lies within the territory acquired from the Choctaw Indians in the 1830 treaty of Dancing Rabbit. Its name “Yalobusha” is an Indian word, meaning “tadpole place”, and was suggested by the river of the same name in its territory. Emigration was rapid into this region during the 1830s and early 1840s. In 1837, Yalobusha had attained a population of 4,355 whites, and 4,215 slaves; by the year 1840, there were 12,248 people in the county including slaves, and 17,258 in 1850. In 1852, Calhoun County was formed from eastern Yalobusha. With the completion of the railroad from New Orleans to the Ohio River, and because the ICRR's shops were located there, Water Valley was an important railroad community at the outset of the Civil War. In 1862, Union troops captured Water Valley, and it remained in their control until the war ended. After the war, more railroad shops were built at Water Valley, bringing a large influx of new residents to the town. In 1870, Grenada County was formed from southern Yalobusha. Yalobusha County's population peaked at 21,519 in 1910. Its population then declined steadily until 1970 when it bottomed out at 11,915. As of 2000, Yalobusha County's population was 13,051. Its county seats are Water Valley and Coffeeville. Other towns include Oakland and Tillatoba. Adjacent counties are Lafayette County (northeast), Calhoun County (east), Grenada County (south), Tallahatchie County (west) and Panola County (northwest).

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Census Records

No Culpeppers were found in any Yalobusha County censuses prior to or after 1850.

1850 US Census

Transcribed for Culpepper Connections by Shannon Leigh O’Connor Christian

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