Oklahoma Culpepper Archives
Hughes County
History
In southeastern Oklahoma,
Hughes County was formed in 1895 from Creek and
Choctaw Indian lands. Its county seat,
Holdenville, is on
US-270, about 70 miles ESE of Oklahoma City. Home to T. Boone Pickens, Hughes
County is bordered by the counties of Ofuskee, McIntosh, Pittsburg,
Coal, Pontotoc and
Seminole.
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
Oklahoma was
opened to white settlers with the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889. The
earliest extant census for Oklahoma Territory is for 1900, and Oklahoma
Territory became a state in 1907. No Culpeppers
have been found in any Hughes County censuses prior to 1930.
1930 US Census
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ED 11, Sheet 5A, Pg 69, Dustin Twp, Hughes Co., OK (11 Apr 1930)
Rent=Y, Radio=N, Farm=Y
Louis C. Culpepper, Head, M, Black, 60, md@19, TX/LA/LA, Farmer,
Vet=No (#61582)√
Bessie Culpepper, Wife, F, Black, 40, md@18, LA/LA/LA
Melvin Culpepper, Son, M, Black, 23, md@22, TX/TX/LA, Laborer
Martha Culpepper, Dau-in-law, F, Black, 20, md@19, TX/TX/TX
Ellie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Black, 16, sng, TX/TX/LA
Maxey Culpepper, Son, M, Black, 12, sng, TX/TX/LA
James Culpepper, Son, M, Black, 11, sng, TX/TX/LA |
Last Revised:
02 Jan 2015
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