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County History and Geography

In the South Texas Plains region, Jim Wells County was formed in 1912 from Nueces County. Alice, the county seat and largest town, is on US-281, about 40 miles west of Corpus Christi and 120 miles south of San Antonio. Jim Wells is bordered by the counties of Live Oak, San Patricio, Nueces, Kleberg, Brooks and Duval.

The county's vegetation is typical of the South Texas Plains region, with grasslands, mesquite, post oak, live oak, and cacti predominating. Between 41 and 50 percent of the county is considered prime farmland. Natural resources include caliche, industrial sand, oil, and gas.

When the county was established from Nueces County in 1912, its population of 887 was chiefly resident in Alice, which was made county seat. By 1920 the population was estimated at 6,587.

During the early years of the twentieth century cattle raising remained the primary industry in the county. But after 1910 large-scale farming began, and by 1920 cotton, sorghum, peanuts, corn, cowpeas, and flaxseed were being grown in sizable quantities. The introduction of diversified farming changed the county from the last frontier of South Texas to a center of production. Sorghum and cotton production have long been the mainstays of the county's agricultural economy. The county was also among the leaders in the state for watermelons, and grapefruit and oranges were grown in significant quantities. Ranching continued to be a major emphasis; livestock, primarily cattle, and livestock products still accounted for more than half of all agricultural receipts.

Oil was discovered in the county in 1931, and oil and natural gas production became and remained leading nonfarm industries, despite the falling prices of the 1980s. Annual oil production in the early 1990s was nearly 800,000 barrels; between 1933 and January 1, 1991, 457,243,288 barrels were produced, making the county one of the all-time leaders in oil production among Texas counties.

Source: Southeastern Genealogy Online.

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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 were found in any Jim Wells County censuses prior to 1930.

Jim Wells Co., TX – 1930

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ED 125-6, Sheet 13B, Pg 174, Precinct 4, Premont, Jim Wells Co., TX
Owns Home, Radio=N, Farm=Y
Charles H. Hornsby
, Head, M, 42, md @ 26, AL/AL/AL, Farmer (#34529)
Pansy Hornsby,
Wife, F, 32, md @ 16, AL/AL/AL

Leorne
Hornsby, Daughter, F, 12, Sng, TX/AL/AL
Charles J. Hornsby
, Son, M, 10, Sng, TX/AL/AL
Lela Culpepper,
Mother-in-law, 58, wid, md @ 17, AL/AL/AL

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ED 125-6, Sheet 15A, Pg 176, Precinct 4, Premont, Jim Wells Co., TX
Owns Home, Radio=N, Farm=Y
Zenas D.
Culpepper, Head, M, 37, md @ 22, AL/AL/AL, Farmer (#34524)
Mamie L.
Culpepper, Wife, F, 37, md @ 22, AL/AL/AL
Louise V. Culpepper
, Daughter, F, 13, Sng, TX/AL/AL
Cathryn
Culpepper, Daughter, F, 8, Sng, TX/AL/AL

Transcribed from Ancestry.com images by Pat Roberts

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Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997

Source: Ancestry.com. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Microfiche. Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas.

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Mary Lee Culpepper, Female, born 23 Aug 1931 in Jim Wells Co., Texas, child of Jenas Donavon Culpepper and Mamie Lee Hornsby (#34536)√

Culpepper Mother
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Carol Jean Culpepper and John Leslie Crawford are the parents of Kayla Marie Crawford, Female, born __ 1994 in Jim Wells Co., Texas (#39208)√

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Iris Culpepper and Jose Trejo III are the parents of Jennifer Nuteen Trejo, Female, born __ 1984 in Jim Wells Co., Texas (#53649)√

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Pansy Culpepper and C H Harnsley (Charles Marvin Homer Hornsby) are the parents of Noel Michael Harnsley (Hornsby), Male, born __ 1940 in Jim Wells Co., Texas (#34528)√

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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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No Culpeppers found

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

Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002

Source: Ancestry.com. Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002. Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas.

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Carol J Culpepper, 19, married John L Crawford, 25, on 7 Jun 1988 in Jim Wells Co., TX
(#39208)√

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Iris Culpepper, 16, married Jose Trejo III, 19, on 9 Mar 1984 in Jim Wells Co., TX
(#53649)√

Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2002

Source: Ancestry.com. Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2002 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2002. Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas.

No attempt has yet been made to match any of the names below with a person in the Culpepper family tree.

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Perry L Culpepper, 45, and Annie M Culpepper, 44, divorced on 20 Oct 1976 in Jim Wells Co., Texas. Original Marriage Date: 30 Mar 1951. Number of Children: 2. (#2878)√

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Land Title Abstracts

Source: Texas General Land Office, Texas Land Title Abstracts [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: Abstracts of all original Texas Land Titles comprising Grants and Locations. Austin, Texas: , 19--.

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No Culpeppers found

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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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No Culpeppers found

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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No Culpeppers found

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Last Revised: 02 Jan 2015

 

 
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