Berkeley Co
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South Carolina Culpepper Archives
Berkeley District/County

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History

In the Carolina Low Country, Berkeley County was formed in 1682 as one of four proprietary counties, the others being Colleton, Craven and Carteret. However, in the early years of South Carolina (1682-1769), counties were used only for geographical divisions, and did not have governmental functions. In 1706, parishes were set up and coexisted with the counties. Today’s Berkeley County included all or parts of the parishes of St. Stephens, St. James Santee, St. Johns Berkeley, St. Thomas/St. Denis and St. James Goose Creek. In 1769, South Carolina was divided into seven judicial districts which served as governmental units. Charleston District was one of them. In 1785, Charleston was divided into six counties, one of them being Berkeley, but none of the counties became functional and they were abolished in 1798. In 1882, Berkeley County was formed from Charleston County. Its county seat, the town of Moncks Corner, is on US-52, about 30 miles north of Charleston and 80 miles southeast of Columbia. Berkeley County is bordered by the counties of Clarendon, Williamsburg, Georgetown, Charleston, Dorchester and Orangeburg.

Newspaper:
The Post and Courier, Charleston

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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

1790  - 1930 US Censuses

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No Culpeppers were found enumerated in any US censuses.

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Births

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No records of any Culpepper births have been found.

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Marriages

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No records of any Culpepper marriages have been found.

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Social Security Death Index (SSDI)

All records of deaths on or before 30 Sep 2004 in which the final residence was in this county.

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Charles W. Culpepper, 31 May 1921 - 15 Dec 1989, Goose Creek, Berkeley Co., SC; SSN 256-26-8116 issued in Georgia before 1951 (#47879)

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Burials

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No records of Culpepper graves have been found.

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Places

If you have a photograph or more information on any of these, or in particular, if you know which Culpepper a place may have been named for, please contact us

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No Culpepper-named or related places have been found.

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Last Revised: 02 Jan 2015

 
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