Texas
Culpepper Archives
Bosque County
County History and Geography
In the Blackland Prairie Region of Central Texas, Bosque County was
formed in 1854 from McLennan County. Its county
seat, Meridian, is about 75 miles southwest of Dallas and
40 miles northwest of Waco. Bosque is bounded by the counties of
Erath, Somervell,
Johnson, Hill, McLennan,
Coryell and Hamilton.
Between 1861 and 1865, many men from the county served in the military.
The most significant contributions were to the Second Frontier District,
the Nineteenth Texas Infantry, and Company H of Col. T. C. Hawpe's
regiment. The latter two units saw action in the Louisiana and Arkansas
campaigns, and a few of the members fought with the Army of Northern
Virginia. The majority of the soldiers, however, guarded the area against
Indians. In January 1865 many of them fought in the famed battle of Dove
Creek battle against the Kickapoos. Although the battle took place in what
it now Tom Green County, many Bosque County fighters participated; about
ten of them died. Probably the most significant impact of the Civil War in
Bosque County was that it slowed, and in some places halted, development.
Few people moved to new counties at the time.
The county began to make progress in the decades following the Civil War.
During Reconstruction the county population grew, from 4,981 in 1870 to
11,216 in 1880. Additionally, the black population increased from 293 in
1860 to 528 in 1870. But lawlessness, including the killing of freedmen,
flourished. In early 1870 the situation was so bad that the Austin Daily
State Journal reported Bosque County was averaging two killings each week.
Bosque County whites blamed the Republican government for these problems;
the Democratic party has dominated the county ever since.
Source:
Southeastern Genealogy Online.
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
Bosque
Co., TX - 1860
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Sheet/Pg 22, Pg 42B, (13 Jul 1860), Clifton
PO, Bosque Co., TX (Anc.com img# 22)
Joel T. Culpepper, 28, M, TN, Farm Laborer, (#5836)√
Nancy J. Culpepper, 27, F, TN
M. J. Culpepper, 5, F, TN
J. W. Culpepper, 3, M, TN
R. J. Culpepper, 1, M, TN |
Transcription from Ancestry.com image by Pat Roberts
Bosque
Co., TX - 1870
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No Culpeppers found. |
Bosque
Co., TX - 1880
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ED 13, Sheet 33, Pg
445A, Kimball, Bosque Co., TX
William Culpepper, M, 50, Head, WD, MS VA NC, Farming &
Stock, (#3476)√
T. Elizabeth Culpepper, F, 9, Dau, S, TX MS MS
Dora Ann Culpepper, F, 8, Dau, S, TX MS MS
(The daughters were also enumerated in the
Angelina Co. census) |
Transcription from Ancestry.com image by Pat Roberts
Bosque Co., TX – 1890
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Census records destroyed by fire |
Bosque Co., TX – 1900
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No Culpeppers found. |
Bosque Co., TX – 1910
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ED 7, Sheet
7B, Pg 74B, Pct 3, Gen.com Img 2, Bosque Co., TX
John A. Culpepper, Head, M, 44-47, M1, md-10 yrs, AL AL AL,
Farmer (#11079)√
Minnie Culpepper, Wife, F, 28, M1, md-10 yrs, ch 7/6, TX GA GA,
Farm Laborer
Luther Culpepper, Son, M, 10, S, TX AL TX, Farm Laborer
Ernest Culpepper, Son, M, 8, S, TX AL TX, Farm laborer
Ruby Culpepper, Daughter, F, 7, S, TX AL TX
Jimmie Culpepper, Son, M, 5, S, TX AL TX
Lois Culpepper, Daughter, F, 4, S, TX AL TX
Etta Belle Culpepper, Daughter, F, 2/12, S, TX AL TX |
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ED 7, Sheet 9A, Pg
82A-B, Pct 3, Gen.com Img 17, Bosque Co., TX
Julia Culpepper, Head, F, 73, wid, ch 8/6, TN TN TN, Own Income
(#32392)√
Mattie Culpepper, Daughter, F, 29, S, TX MS TN
Rufus I. Baucom, Son-in-Law, M, 43, M2, md-10 yrs, TN TN TN,
Farmer
Leah M. (Culpepper) Baucom, Daughter, 27, M1, md-10 yrs, ch 4/4,
TX MS TN
Bonnie F. Baucom, G-Daughter, F, 9, S, TX TN TX
Susie Baucom, Daughter, D-Daughter, F, 6, S, TX TN TX
Josephine Baucom, G-Daughter, F, 3, S, TX TN TX
John M. Baucom, Son, M, 11/12, S, TX TN TX |
Transcription from Genealogy.com images by Pat Roberts
Bosque
Co., TX – 1920
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ED 40, Sheet 9B, Pg 134, Pct 3, Second Street, Walnut
Springs, Bosque Co., TX
Rent=Y, Farm=N
John A.
Culpepper, Head, M, 54, M, AL AL AL, Carpenter-Bridge Work (#
11079)√
Minnie
Culpepper, Wife, F, 37, M, TX GA GA
Ernest
Culpepper, Dau, F, 18, S, TX
AL TX, Laborer-Pump
Station
Jimmie
Culpepper, Son, M, 14, S, TX
AL TX, Laborer-Pump
Station
Lois
Culpepper, Dau, F, 12, S, TX
AL TX
Etta Belle
Culpepper, Dau, F, 9, S, TX
AL TX |
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ED 40, Sheet 9B, Pg 134, Pct 3, Second Street, Walnut
Springs, Bosque Co., TX
Rent=Y, Farm=N
Luther
Culpepper, Head, m, 21, M, TX TX TX, Laborer-Gin (#11082)√
Merle Culpepper, Wife, F, 20, M, TX TX TX
W. A. Guyton, Bro-in-Law, M, 9, S, TX TX TX |
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ED 42, Sheet 5B, Pg 158, Pct 4, Bosque Co., TX
Rent=Y, Farm=Y
T. J.
Culpepper, Head, M, 52, M, MS MS MS, Farmer (#2722)√
Mary J.
Culpepper, Wife, F, 49, M, MS AL AL
Walter
Culpepper, Son, M, 21, S, MS MS MS, Laborer, Steam-RR
Clara
Culpepper, F, 16, S, MS MS MS
Jessie
Culpepper, F, 14, S, MS MS MS
Etta
Culpepper, Dau, F, 12, S, MS MS MS |
Transcribed
from Ancestry.com images by Pat Roberts
Bosque
Co., TX - 1930
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ED11, page 12A, Bosque
Co., TX
Rent, Radio=N, Farm=Y
Walter J. Culpepper, Head, M, 31, M, md @21, MS/MS/MS, Farmer (ID:2725)√
Willie M. Culpepper, Wife, F, 27, M, md @17, TX/MS/AL
Dorthy M. Culpepper, Dau, F, 9, S, TX/MS/TX
Jack Culpepper, Son, M, 6, S, TX/MS/TX |
Transcribed from Ancestry.com images by
Kelly Culpepper
Texas Birth Index,
1903-1997
Source:
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Jack Culpepper,
born 15 Sep 1923 in Bosque Co., Texas (#8243)√ |
Father's Name Only
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Luther B Culpeper
is the father of an infant born 17 Nov 1921 in Bosque Co., Texas
(Gladys Culpepper, #49035)√ |
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Wade H Culpepper
is the father of an infant born 19 Aug 1907 in Bosque Co., Texas
(Reta Culpepper, #34778)√ |
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Walter Culpepper
is the father of an infant born 15 Apr 1921 in Bosque Co., Texas
(Dorothy Mae Culpepper, #8241)√ |
Culpepper Mothers
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Dorothy Mae
Culpepper and James Harold Bishop are the parents of Bobby Don
Bishop, Male, born __ 1940 in Bosque Co., Texas (#39568)√ |
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Zelma Lee
Culpepper and Robert Bacchofer are the parents of Robert Bachhofer
Jr., Male, born __ 1933 in Bosque Co., Texas (#39567)√ |
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
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Walter
Jefferson Culpepper, Kopperl, Bosque Co., Texas, age 19, born
26 Dec 1898, Caucasian, Farm Laborerer for Tom Martin in Kaufman,
Kaufman Co., TX; Nearest relative: T. J. Culpepper, Father, Kopperl,
Bosque Co., Texas, Medium height, Medium build, Brown eyes, Dark Brown
hair, No disabilities. Registered 12 Sep 1918 at Clifton, Bosque Co.,
Texas.
(#2725)√ |
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 |
Marriages
Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002
Source:
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John Abner Culpepper
married Minnie Owens on 4 Sep 1899 in Bosque Co., TX (#
11079)√ |
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Mattie Culpepper
married A. R. Lambert on 25 Jun 1893
in Bosque Co., TX (#11080)√ |
Texas Divorce Index,
1968-2002
Source:
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No
Culpeppers found |
Deaths
Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Source: Texas
Department of Health.
Texas Death Index, 1903-2000. [database on-line] Provo, UT:
Ancestry.com, 2006. Original electronic data from: Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX. Texas Department of Health. State Vital Statistics Unit.
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Olga Mathilda Culpepper, Female, died 7 Jun 1996 in Bosque Co., TX (#39553)√ |
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T. J. Culpepper
(Mrs.),
died 17 Jul 1951 in Bosque Co., TX (#2723)√ |
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Thomas J. Culpepper,
died 9 Nov 1952 in Bosque Co., TX (#2722)√ |
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Walter J Culpepper, Male, Single, died 13 Mar 1966 in Bosque Co., TX
(#2725)√ |
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 2005 in which
the final benefit was paid or final residence was in this county.
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Walter Culpepper,
26 Dec
1898 - Mar 1966, Kopperl, Bosque Co., Texas 76652, SSN 460-14-9696
issued in Texas before 1951 (#2725)√ |
Burials
Culpepper Cemetery
About four miles northwest of Walnut Springs on the Ray Hickock
place, now owned by Louis Beecherl. It was never a part of Flat Top
Ranch. Unfenced, on a grassy knoll, are four rock marked graves and more
recent gray granite flat stone saying CULPEPPER. Need a guide. Only one
stone has lettering.
CULPEPPER,
Mattie's Parents
LAMBERT, Baby
Mattie's Baby
LAMBERT, Mattie (nee: CULPEPPER)
??--03 APR 1901 Five more lines of lettering unreadable
The other graves are this woman's parents
The Culpeppers
Mattie Lambert's Baby
(Mattie Lambert left a three year old daughter, Lillie, who was reared
by Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Goains, no relation. Lillie married J. O. Blue.)
Last Revised:
02 Jan 2015
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