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Franklin County

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County History and Geography

In the Piedmont Region and north-central part of North Carolina, Franklin County was formed in 1779 from old Bute County. Louisburg, its county seat, is on US-401, about 30 miles northeast of Raleigh. Franklin is bordered by the counties of Vance, Warren, Nash, Wake and Granville.

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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 have been found in any Franklin County censuses prior to 1850.

1850 US Census

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Page 385A/Line 42 & Page 385B/Lines 1-3, Cooks Dis, Franklin Co., NC (4 Oct 1850)
Madison Culpepper, 25, M, Wh, Farmer, NC (#1667)
Catherine Culpepper, 20, F, Wh, NC
Idamus Culpepper, 5, M, Wh, NC
Bolivar Culpepper, 2, M, Wh, NC

1860 US Census

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Page 467B, Lines 17-26, Louisburg PO, Franklin Co., NC (4 Jun 1860)
J. M. Culpepper, 36, M, Wh, Farmer, RE=$1360, PE=$1050, NC (#1667)
Catherine C. Culpepper, 34, F, Wh, NC
Idimus D. Culpepper, 12, M, Wh, NC
Boliver N. Culpepper, 10, M, Wh, NC
F. Dela Culpepper, 9, F, Wh, NC
Celia A. Culpepper, 8, F, Wh, NC
Henrietta Culpepper, 6, F, Wh, NC
Ider Culpepper, 5, F, Wh, NC
William Culpepper, 2, M, Wh, NC
Dianna M. Culpepper, 3/12, M, Wh, NC

1870 US Census

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Page 484B, Lines 6-17, Cypress Creek Twp, Franklin Co., NC (Aug 1870)
J. M. Culpepper, 47, M, Wh, Farmer, RE=$1200, PE=$300, NC (#1667)
Catherine Culpepper, 44, F, Wh, Keeping house, NC
Bolivar Culpepper, 20, M, Wh, At school, NC
Frances Culpepper, 19, F, Wh, At home, NC
Celina Culpepper, 17, F, Wh, At home, NC
Henrietta Culpepper, 15, F, Wh, At home, NC
Ida Culpepper, 12, F, Wh, At home, NC
Mary Culpepper, 9, F, Wh, At home, NC
William Culpepper, 11, M, Wh, At school, NC
James Culpepper, 7, M, Wh, At home, NC
Jasper Culpepper, 5, M, Wh, At home, NC
Issinone Culpepper, 3, F, Wh, At home, NC

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Page 494B, Lines 14-15, Cypress Twp, Franklin Co., NC (25 Jun 1870)
Absalome Gay, 34, M, Black, D S Merchant Bet, RE=$800, PE=$1000, NC
Nicholas Culpepper, 22, M, Wh, Farmer, NC (#57180)

1880 US Census

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Page 593D, Cypress Creek, Franklin Co., NC
James M. Culpepper, Self, M, md, Wh, 56, Farmer, NC/NC/NC (#1667)
Catharine A. Culpepper, Wife, F, md, Wh, 54, Keeping House, NC/NC/NC
Ida B. Culpepper, Dau, F, sng, Wh, 23, House Keeping, NC/NC/NC
Mary S. Culpepper, Dau, F, sng, Wh, 17, At School, NC/NC/NC
James M. Culpepper, Son, M, sng, Wh, 16, At School, NC/NC/NC
Gasper Culpepper, Son, M, sng, Wh, 13, Works On Farm, NC/NC/NC
Genora Culpepper, Dau, F, sng, Wh, 11, At School, NC/NC/NC
Spencer Melton, Other, M, sng, Black, 17, Servant, NC/NC/NC

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Page 602A, Cypress Creek, Franklin Co., NC
B. M. Culpepper, Self, M, md, Wh, 31, Physician, NC/NC/NC (#1670)
Nannie T. Culpepper, Wife, F, md, Wh, 19, MS, Keeping House, NC/NC/NC
James H. Culpepper, Son, M, sng, Wh, 1, NC/NC/NC
Manerva A. Baines, Mother-in-Law, F, wid, Wh, 49, House Keeping, NC/NC/NC
Cherry Vester, GMothL, F, wid, Wh, 77, House Keeping, NC/NC/NC
James Strickland, Other, M, sng, Wh, 20, Servant, NC/NC/NC
Charlie Harris, Other, M, sng, Wh, 21, Servant, NC/NC/NC
Ed Edgerton, Other, M, sng, Black, 21, Servant, NC/NC/NC
James Edgerton, Other, M, sng, Black, 19, Servant, NC/NC/NC
Frederick Batchelor, Other, M, sng, Black, 22, Servant, NC/NC/NC
Olinda Harris, Other, F, sng, Mulatto, 21, Cook, NC/NC/NC

1890 US Census

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Burned in Washington

1900 US Census

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ED 38, Page 10A, Lines 24-31, Cedar Rock, Franklin Co., NC (14 Jun 1900)
Jesse Fulgham, Head, M, Wh, Jan 1844, 56, md-31yrs, NC/NC/NC, Farmer (#45787)
Mary F. Fulgham, Wife, F, Wh, Aug 1851, 48, md-31yrs, ch 7/6, NC/NC/NC
Raleigh Fulgham, Son, M, Wh, Apr 1880, 20, sng, NC/NC/NC
Eugenia (sic) Fulgham, Son, M, Wh, Jun 1888, 11, sng, NC/NC/NC
Lela (Fulgham) Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Dec 1870, 29, wid2, ch 2/2, NC/NC/NC
Iva Culpepper, Granddaughter, F, Wh, Dec 1893, 6, sng, NC/NC/NC
Annie Lee Culpepper, Granddaughter, F, Wh, Nov 1896, 3, sng, NC/NC/NC
Freeman Foster, Servant, M, Black, Mar 1880, 20, sng, NC/NC/NC, Farm Laborer

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ED 39, Page 3B, Lines 75-80, Cypress Creek, Franklin Co., NC (9 Jun 1900)
Catherine A. Culpepper, Head, F, Wh, Nov 1825, 74, wid, ch 11/6, NC/NC/NC (#1668)
William H. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, Mar 1858, 42, md, NC/NC/NC
, Farmer
Idaline Culpepper, Granddaughter, F, Wh, Apr 1890, 10, sng, NC/NC/NC
Annie L. Culpepper, Granddaughter, F, Wh, Nov 1894, 5, sng, NC/NC/NC
Meta M. Wood, Granddaughter, F, Wh, Jan 1884, 16, sng, NC/NC/NC
Jasper Griffin, __, M, Wh, May 1878, 22, sng, NC/NC/NC

1910 US Census

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ED 22, Page 12A, Lines 47-50, Cypress Creek, Franklin Co., NC (12 May 1910)
William H. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 50, wid, NC/NC/NC
, Farmer/General Farm (#1675)√
Idolene Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 20, sng, NC/NC/NC
Annie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 16, sng, NC/NC/NC
, Farm Laborer/Home Farm
Catharine Culpepper, Mother, F, Wh, 84, wid, ch 11/6, NC/NC/NC

1920 US Census

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ED 23, Page 5B, Lines 84-85, Cypress Creek Twp, Franklin Co., NC (9 Jan 1920)
Owns home free of mortgage
Billie Culpepper, Head, F, Wh, 61, wid, NC/NC/NC
, Farmer/General Farm (#1675)√
Annie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 25, sng, NC/NC/NC

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ED 24, Page 3A, Lines 44-46, Dunn Twp, Franklin Co., NC
Owns home with mortgage
Nannie T. Sykes, Head, F, Wh, 59, md, NC/NC/NC (#43170)
James H. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 40, sng, NC/NC/NC, Farmer
Z. N. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 33, sng, NC/NC/NC

1930 US Census

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ED 35-2, Sheet #7-A, Page #22, Cedar Rock Township, Franklin Co., NC
James W Dean, Head, M, Wh, 42, md@24, NC/NC/NC, Farmer/General Farm (#57069)√
Annie L (Culpepper) Dean, Wife, F, Wh, 36, md@28, NC/NC/NC
Ann L Dean, Dau, F, Wh, 4 11/12, sng, NC/NC/NC
James C Dean, Son, M, Wh, 3 1/12, sng, NC/NC/NC
William H. Culpepper, Father-in-law, M, Wh, 72, wid, NC/NC/NC, Not emp., Vet=N

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Birth Records

North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000

Source: North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Register of Deeds. North Carolina Birth Indexes. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives. Microfilm.

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Annie L Culpepper and Wilson Dean are the parents of three otherwise unidentified Dean children, born 12 May 1925, 19 Feb 1927, and 5 Jan 1933, all in Franklin Co., NC (#38037)√

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Linda Kaye Culpepper and Alton Clee Nowell are the parents of Alexis Nicole Nowell, Female, born 13 Jan 1982 in Franklin Co., NC

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Military Records

Civil War, 1861-1865

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J. M.  Culpepper enlisted 25 Mar 1863 as a Private at Franklin Co., NC; resided in Franklin Co., NC; served in B Co. 13th Battn Reg. NC and B Co. 66th Inf Reg. NC (#1667)

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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Frank Douglas Culpepper, age 30, RFD#2, Spring Hope (Nash Co.), NC; born 11 Aug 1886 in Spring Hope, NC; Farmer, Single, Caucasian, Medium height, slender build, brown eyes, black hair, not bald and no disabilities. Registered in 5 Jun 1917 in Franklin Co., NC (#57042)

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James Henry Culpepper, Mapleville RFD#1, Franklin Co., NC; age 39, born 9 Nov 1876, Caucasian, Unemployed; Nearest relative is his mother, Mrs. Nannie T. Sykes of Mapleville RFD#1, Franklin Co., NC; Medium height, slender build, brown eyes, black hair, not bald. Has slight paralysis, kidney and bladder trouble causing feet and legs to swell, can't wear shoes, rheumatism. Registered in 12 Sep 1918 in Franklin Co., NC (#43171)

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Zollie Nicholson Culpepper, age 30, resides in Mapleville, NC; born 3 Sep 1886 in Nashville, (Nash Co.), NC; Farmer for self, Mother dependent upon him for support, Single, Caucasian, short height, slender build, brown eyes, black hair, not bald and no disabilities. Registered 5 Jun 1917 in Franklin Co., NC (#57061)

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

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

Source: Ancestry.com. North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: State of North Carolina. An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977.

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Henry Culpepper to marry Mary Ann Coppedge, Bond Date: 08 May 1859 (sic) in Franklin Co., NC, Record No. 02040, Bondsman: Richard Coppedge, Witness: S Patterson, Bond No. 000047182 (Probable transcription error as marriage is believed to have been in 1839) (#1426)√

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Polly Culpepper to marry Richard Coppedge, Bond Date: 24 Jun 1826 in Franklin Co., NC, Record No. 02039, Bondsman: James Thomas, Witness: S Patterson, Bond No. 000047167

North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2000

Source: Ancestry.com. North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: (1) Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. (P.O. Box 740, Orem, Utah 84059) from county marriage records on microfilm located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, in published books cataloged by the Library of Congress, or county records in possession of the individual county clerks or courthouses. (2) North Carolina State Archives. North Carolina County Marriage Indexes. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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No Culpeppers found

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Deeds

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No Culpeppers found

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Deaths

North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996

Source: Ancestry.com. North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: (1) North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. North Carolina Death Records, 1968-1996. North Carolina Vital Records, Raleigh, North Carolina. (2) North Carolina Archives and Records Section. North Carolina County Records, 1908-1967. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Annie Culpepper Daniels, Female, White, Widowed, born 12 Nov 1896 in NC, died 23 Oct 1988 in Rocky Mount, Nash Co., NC, SSN: 246620007, resided in Franklin Co., NC (#45646)√

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Frank Culpepper, Male, White, Married, born 1887, died 24 Jun 1972 in Durham, Franklin Co., NC (#57042)√

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Katherin E Culpepper, White, born 1826, died 1 Oct 1916 in Franklin Co., NC (#1668)√

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William H Culpepper, White, born 1857, died 14 Dec 1935 in Franklin Co., NC (#1675)√

Social Security Death Index

Source: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. All records of deaths on or before 31 Dec 2006 in which the final benefit was paid or final residence was in this county.

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No Culpeppers found

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Burials

Oakwood Cemetery

Location: Oakwood Cemetery is located on Highway 39/40l approximately one mile north of Louisburg, Franklin Co., NC

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Abiah W. Culpepper,  27 May 1810 - 7 Aug 1893,  w/o Thomas A. Person

U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006

Source: National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator.

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No Culpeppers found

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Last Revised: 02 Jan 2015

 
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