James William Washington Culpepper M.D.

Male, #35047, (5 Aug 1876 - 27 May 1915)
Father*Thomas Joel Culpepper
Mother*Issorah Lola Boyd
DNA* James has been proven by DNA and genealogical research to be a descendant of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC, who is a son of Robert Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, the son of Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, VA. 
Birth*5 Aug 1876 James was born at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 5 Aug 1876.1 
1880 Census1 Jun 1880 James was listed as a grandson in George Washington Culpepper of Meriwether Co., GA's household on the 1880 Census at Meriwether Co., Georgia.2 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 James, Thomas and Rufus was listed as a son in Thomas Joel Culpepper and Issorah Lola Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Livingston, Cullman Co., Alabama.3 
Marriage*23 May 1901 He married Elizabeth Belle McAfee at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 23 May 1901 at age 24.4 
Birth of Son2 Apr 1902 His son James Wallace Culpepper was born on 2 Apr 1902 at Cullman Co., Alabama.5,6 
Birth of Son27 Oct 1904 His son Niles Voight Culpepper D.D.S. was born on 27 Oct 1904 at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.6 
1910 Census*15 Apr 1910 James was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Crane Hill, Cullman Co., Alabama.7 
Death*27 May 1915 He died at Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama, on 27 May 1915 at age 38.8,1 
Burial*28 May 1915 His body was interred on 28 May 1915 at Cullman City Cemetery, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.1 
Biography* The following entry is from Vol. 1 of the Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804 - 1929 edited by Arthur W. Hafner, PhD (Chicago, IL: American Medical Association, 1993): James William Washington Culpepper, born 1877. Graduated from Chattanooga Medical College in 1904. Type of Practice: Allopath. Died May 27, 1915 in Birmingham, AL from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Member of American Medical Association at time of death. JAMA obituary notice: Vol 64, page 2083.
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The following death notice is from The Cullman Tribune of Cullman, AL, 27 May 1915: DR. J. W. CULPEPPER MET WITH FATAL ACCIDENT Tuesday When His Automobile Turned Over Into a Ditch on Third Street Resulting in His Death Thursday Morning. Dr. James W. Culpepper met with a deplorable accident on Tuesday about 1 o'clock, that resulted in the death of the well known and popular physician at the Davis infirmary in Birmingham Thursday morning at 9:45 o'clock. The accident which claimed this great man occurred when his automobile left the street and plunged into a ditch throwing the Doctor out of the car turning up on its side and falling on him from which he sustained the fatal injuries. Dr. Culpepper had left the People's Drug Store and was en route home for the noon hour meal. While driving rapidly in an old Hudson car and after turning over the hill from J. R. Griffin's store one of the cushions was about to fall out of the car and he reached down to pull in the cushion in place when he lost control of the car and almost in an instant the car was plunged into the ditch on the north side of Third street in front of J. F. Weeks store. Mr. Weeks who witnessed the sad accident rushed to the rescue of Dr. Culpepper and as best he could assisted the Doctor up out of the ditch on to the bank where Dr. Culpepper made a thorough examination of his injuries the second time and then remarked to Mr. Weeks "I am a dead man, send for my wife at once." Kind and sympathetic friends gathered around to do whatever was within their power and Drs. Hays, Martin, McAdore and Thurlow at once rushed to the side of the Doctor to give whatever assistance that could within the skill of medical science. The injured man was carried to the Cullman Sanitarium and after an examination by the attending physicians it was decided to carry him to Birmingham where a more thorough examination could be made with the X Ray and if possible something done that would save his life. Accompanied by Mrs. Culpepper, Drs. Hays, McAdore, Thurlow and Otis Kinney he was carried to Birmingham on the evening accommodation and on Wednesday morning the X Ray examination made, but it was found that his condition and injuries were such that an operation would be of no avail as the left hip was crushed all to pieces and he [was] badly injured internally. The Doctor lingered between life and death until Thursday morning when his spirit of life was wafted to the great physician in the great beyond. The remains accompanied by relatives and friends were brought to Cullman Thursday afternoon and Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock the funeral services will be conducted at the Baptist church after which the body will be laid to rest in the city cemetery. No death has ever occurred in our county that was more universal[ly] deplored for Dr. Culpepper was a man held in the highest by all who knew him. His wonderful skill and success as a physician was such as to demand all of his timely, rarely ever stopping day or night, it making no difference from whom the call came for assistance, whether great or small, he was ever ready to answer the summon, his life being in his work of doing whatever was within his power for elevating and helping suffering humanity. This great physician and kind hearted gentleman will be sadly missed by not only his dear family but by hundreds of people throughout the county. Dr. Culpepper was near[ly] 39 years old, and is survived by a widow and two sons, Wallace and Voight, father and mother Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Culpepper of Crane, four sisters, Mrs. Lena May Price, Mrs. Sally Land and Mrs. Lillie Tucker of Crane Hill; and Mrs. Hnlen Birch [read H. L. (Ellen) Burch] of Florida; two brothers, J. P. Culpepper of Crane Hill, and Dr. R. A. Culpepper of Chicago.
      The following funeral announcement is from an unknown source: D I E D In Birmingham, Ala., at 9:45 o'clock a. m. Thursday morning, May 27th, 1915, DR. JAMES W. CULPEPPER. Funeral from the Baptist Church, Friday atternoon, May 28th, 1915, at 3 o'clock p. m., conducted by Rev. W. P. Wilks. Burial at Protestant Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances of the family are requested to attend. Pall Bearers: Dr. L. Hays, Dr. J. C. Martin, Dr. E. D. McAdory, Dr. A. A. Thurlow, Dr. W. J. Cottingham, Dr. O. W. Kinney. 

Family

Elizabeth Belle McAfee
Marriage*23 May 1901 He married Elizabeth Belle McAfee at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 23 May 1901 at age 24.4 
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph Co, AL: Descendant Chart
Last Edited7 Oct 2010

Citations

  1. Anna Cochran Gregath, compiler, Cullman County Churches and Cemeteries, Cullman, Alabama: Cullman County Commission, 198_, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.173 K2c.
    Vol 1, page 183:
    Cullman City Cemetery, Corner of 9th Street and West Main, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.
    + J. W. Culpepper, MD, 5 Aug 1876 - 27 May 1915
    + Belle McAfee Culpepper, 20 Apr 1883 - 2 Jan 1968.
  2. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 81, Page 202B (33), Family 262, Luthersville, Meriwether Co., GA
    George Culpepper, Self, M, Md, 72, SC, Farming, GA/SC/SC
    Perlina Culpepper, Wife, F, Md, 67, Keeping House, GA/France/GA
    Joel Culpepper, Son, M, Md, 30, Working On Farm, GA/SC/GA (ID: 32444)
    Lola Culpepper, Dau-in-Law, F, Md, 27, Keeping House, GA/GA/GA
    James Culpepper, GSon, M, S, 4, --- , GA/GA/GA
    Lola Culpepper, GDau, F, S, 7M, --- , GA/GA/GA
    John Chisohn, Other, M, S, 30, Store Keeper, AL/AL/GA
    Lea Bohanan, Other, F, S, B, 50, Cooking, GA/GA/GA.
  3. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 56, Page 12A, Lines 10-17, Livingston, Cullman Co., AL (18 Jun 1900)
    Thomas J. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, Jun 1847, 52, md-26yrs, GA/SC/SC, Farmer
    Issorah L. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, Dec 1851, 48, md-26yrs, ch 10/7, GA/GA/GA
    James W. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Aug 1876, 23, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farm laborer
    Thomas P. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Oct 1882, 17, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farm laborer
    Sallie J. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Aug 1884, 15, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Lillie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Aug 1886, 13, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Rufus A. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Dec 1888, 11, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Ferbia E. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Jun 1891, 8, sng, GA/GA/GA.
  4. Cullman County Judge of Probate, compiler, Cullman County, Alabama Marriages: Microfilm of original Marriage records in the Cullman County Courthouse, transcribed by Lew Griffin, Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975.
    James W. Culpepper married Lizzie Belle McAfee on 23 May 1901 in Cullman Co., AL, Book 4-52.
  5. The Generations Network Inc., compiler, North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8908
    James Wallace Culpepper, Male, White, Married, born 2 Apr 1902 in AL, died 20 Feb 1981 in Statesville, Iredell Co., NC, SSN: 340-03-3578, Burial out of state.
  6. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  7. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 27, Page 16A, Lines 32-36, Crane Hill, Cullman Co., AL (4 May 1910)
    James W. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 25, md1-9yrs, GA/GA, Doctor/Medicine
    Elizabeth B Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 27, md1-9yrs, ch 2/2, AL/GA/SC
    James W. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 7, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Niles V. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 5, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Homer Woods, Boarder, M, Wh, 19, sng, AL/AL/AL, Farm Laborer.
  8. State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics / Record Services Division, compiler, Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2011.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2453
    James W. W. Culpepper died 27 May 1915 in Jefferson Co., Alabama.

Elizabeth Belle McAfee

Female, #35048, (20 Apr 1883 - 2 Jan 1968)
Name Variation She was also known as Lizzie Belle.1 
Birth*20 Apr 1883 Elizabeth was born at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 20 Apr 1883. Belle was the daughter of Elbridge Harris McAfee and Elizabeth Minerva Walker.2,3,4 
Marriage*23 May 1901 She married James William Washington Culpepper M.D. at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 23 May 1901 at age 18.1 
Married Name23 May 1901  As of 23 May 1901, her married name was Culpepper. 
Birth of Son2 Apr 1902 Her son James Wallace Culpepper was born on 2 Apr 1902 at Cullman Co., Alabama.5,3 
Birth of Son27 Oct 1904 Her son Niles Voight Culpepper D.D.S. was born on 27 Oct 1904 at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.3 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Elizabeth was listed as James William Washington Culpepper M.D.'s wife on the 1910 Census at Crane Hill, Cullman Co., Alabama.6 
Death of Spouse27 May 1915 Her husband James William Washington Culpepper M.D. died on 27 May 1915 at Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama.7,4 
1920 Census*1 Jan 1920 Elizabeth was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.8 
1930 Census*1 Apr 1930 Elizabeth was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.9 
SSN*1952 Her Social Security Number was issued in 1952 in Alabama.3 
Death*2 Jan 1968 She died at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama, on 2 Jan 1968 at age 84.3,4 
Burial*circa 4 Jan 1968 Her body was interred circa 4 Jan 1968 at Cullman City Cemetery, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.4 

Family

James William Washington Culpepper M.D.
Marriage*23 May 1901 She married James William Washington Culpepper M.D. at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 23 May 1901 at age 18.1 
Children
Last Edited19 Oct 2005

Citations

  1. Cullman County Judge of Probate, compiler, Cullman County, Alabama Marriages: Microfilm of original Marriage records in the Cullman County Courthouse, transcribed by Lew Griffin, Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975.
    James W. Culpepper married Lizzie Belle McAfee on 23 May 1901 in Cullman Co., AL, Book 4-52.
  2. Cullman County Heritage Book Committee, compiler, The Heritage of Cullman County, Alabama, Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Pub. Consultants, 1999, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.173 H2t.
    "Elbert Harris McAfee Family."
  3. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  4. Anna Cochran Gregath, compiler, Cullman County Churches and Cemeteries, Cullman, Alabama: Cullman County Commission, 198_, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.173 K2c.
    Vol 1, page 183:
    Cullman City Cemetery, Corner of 9th Street and West Main, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.
    + J. W. Culpepper, MD, 5 Aug 1876 - 27 May 1915
    + Belle McAfee Culpepper, 20 Apr 1883 - 2 Jan 1968.
  5. The Generations Network Inc., compiler, North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8908
    James Wallace Culpepper, Male, White, Married, born 2 Apr 1902 in AL, died 20 Feb 1981 in Statesville, Iredell Co., NC, SSN: 340-03-3578, Burial out of state.
  6. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 27, Page 16A, Lines 32-36, Crane Hill, Cullman Co., AL (4 May 1910)
    James W. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 25, md1-9yrs, GA/GA, Doctor/Medicine
    Elizabeth B Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 27, md1-9yrs, ch 2/2, AL/GA/SC
    James W. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 7, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Niles V. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 5, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Homer Woods, Boarder, M, Wh, 19, sng, AL/AL/AL, Farm Laborer.
  7. State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics / Record Services Division, compiler, Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2011.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2453
    James W. W. Culpepper died 27 May 1915 in Jefferson Co., Alabama.
  8. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 42, Page 7A, Lines 6-9, 313 6th Ave E, Cullman, Cullman Co., AL (16 Jan 1920)
    E. B. Culpepper, Head, F, Wh, 36, wid, AL/VA/VA
    James W. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 17, sng, AL/US/US
    Neils V. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 15, sng, AL/US/US
    R. A. Culpepper, Brother-in-law, M, Wh, 33, sng, GA/US/US, Physician.
  9. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 1, Page 7B, Line 82, 313 6th Ave E, Cullman, Cullman Co., AL (8 Apr 1930)
    Home=$4000, Radio=Y, Farm=N
    Belle E. Culpepper, Head, F, Wh, 45, wid, AL/VA/VA, Secretary/Co. Health Ofc.

Thomas Perry Culpepper1

Male, #35050, (6 Oct 1881 - Jul 1969)
Father*Thomas Joel Culpepper
Mother*Issorah Lola Boyd
Birth*6 Oct 1881 Thomas was born at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 6 Oct 1881.2 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 James, Thomas and Rufus was listed as a son in Thomas Joel Culpepper and Issorah Lola Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Livingston, Cullman Co., Alabama.3 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Thomas was listed as a son in Thomas Joel Culpepper's household on the 1910 Census at Crane Hill, Cullman Co., Alabama.4 
Employment* Thomas's occupation: farmer. 
Marriage*28 Oct 1916 He married Nettie Hyatt at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 28 Oct 1916 at age 35.5 
Birth of Son21 Nov 1917 His son Thomas Perry Culpepper Jr., D.V.M. was born on 21 Nov 1917 at Cullman Co., Alabama.2 
WWI Draft Reg*12 Sep 1918 He registered for the WW-I draft on 12 Sep 1918 at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.6 
1920 Census*1 Jan 1920 Thomas was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.7 
Death of Father20 Sep 1920 His father Thomas Joel Culpepper died on 20 Sep 1920 at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.8 
Birth of Son23 Sep 1922 His son Rufus Horace Culpepper was born on 23 Sep 1922 at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.9 
1930 Census*1 Apr 1930 Thomas was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.10 
Death of Mother9 Apr 1937 His mother Issorah Lola Boyd died on 9 Apr 1937 at Jefferson Co., Alabama.11,12 
SSN*1955 His Social Security Number was issued in 1955 in Alabama.2 
Death of Spouse1 Feb 1968 His wife Nettie Hyatt died on 1 Feb 1968. 
Death*Jul 1969 He died at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama, in Jul 1969 at age 87.2 

Family

Nettie Hyatt
Marriage*28 Oct 1916 He married Nettie Hyatt at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 28 Oct 1916 at age 35.5 
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph Co, AL: Descendant Chart
Last Edited3 Jul 2016

Citations

  1. Who's Who in American Politics, 14th Ed., 1993-1994, New York, NY: R.R. Bowker, 1993, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 973 D36wp 14 ed.
  2. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  3. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 56, Page 12A, Lines 10-17, Livingston, Cullman Co., AL (18 Jun 1900)
    Thomas J. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, Jun 1847, 52, md-26yrs, GA/SC/SC, Farmer
    Issorah L. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, Dec 1851, 48, md-26yrs, ch 10/7, GA/GA/GA
    James W. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Aug 1876, 23, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farm laborer
    Thomas P. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Oct 1882, 17, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farm laborer
    Sallie J. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Aug 1884, 15, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Lillie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Aug 1886, 13, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Rufus A. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Dec 1888, 11, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Ferbia E. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Jun 1891, 8, sng, GA/GA/GA.
  4. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 27, Page 16A, Lines 24-27, Crane Hill, Cullman Co., AL (4 May 1910)
    Thomas J. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 63, md1-37yrs, GA/SC/SC, Farmer
    Isora L. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 58, md1-37yrs, ch 10/7, GA/GA/GA
    Thomas Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 29, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Ellen Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 18, sng, GA/GA/GA.
  5. Cullman County Judge of Probate, compiler, Cullman County, Alabama Marriages: Microfilm of original Marriage records in the Cullman County Courthouse, transcribed by Lew Griffin, Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975.
    T. P. Culpepper married Nettie Hyatt on 28 Oct 1916 in Cullman Co., AL, Book 12-93.
  6. National Archives and Records Administration, compiler, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482
    Thomas Perry Culpepper, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama, age 36, born 7 Oct 1882; Caucasian; Works as a Farmer in Cullman, Alabama; Nearest relative: Nettie Culpepper, wife, of Cullman, Medium height, Medium build, Grey eyes, Black hair, No Disabilities. Registered 12 Sep 1918 in Cullman, Alabama.
  7. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 40, Page 72A, Lines 16-19, Cullman, Cullman Co., AL (20 Feb 1920)
    Thomas P. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 38, md, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Nettie Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 27, md, AL/AL/AL
    Thomas P. Culpepper Jr, Son, M, Wh, 2 1/12, sng, AL/US/US
    Marguerite Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 7/12, sng, AL/US/US.
  8. State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics / Record Services Division, compiler, Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2011.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2453
    Thomas Joel Culpepper died 20 Sep 1920 in Cullman Co., Alabama.
  9. Who's Who in American Politics, 1st Ed., 1967-1968, New York, NY: R. R. Bowker Co., 1967, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 973 D36wp 1 ed.
    4th ed 1973-1974 p 245.
  10. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 4, Page 4B, Lines 68-75, Cullman, Cullman Co., AL (8 Apr 1930)
    Owns Home, Radio=N, Farm=N, Vet=N
    T. P. Culpepper, Head, F, Wh, 49, md@36, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Nettie Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 38, md@24, AL/GA/GA
    Thomas P. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 12, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Marguerite Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 10, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Horace Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 7, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Alice Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 4, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Nellie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 3, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Hanah Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 2/12, sng, AL/GA/AL.
  11. Anna Cochran Gregath, compiler, Cullman County Churches and Cemeteries, Cullman, Alabama: Cullman County Commission, 198_, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.173 K2c.
    Vol 1, page 183:
    Cullman City Cemetery, Corner of 9th Street and West Main, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.
    + Lola (Boyd) Culpepper, 3 Dec 1851 - 9 Apr 1937.
  12. State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics / Record Services Division, compiler, Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2011.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2453
    Kate R. Culpepper died Feb 1937 in Jefferson Co., Alabama.

Nettie Hyatt1

Female, #35051, (5 Aug 1892 - 1 Feb 1968)
Father*James Pleasant Hyatt
Mother*Ruth Ann Handley
Name Variation She was also known as Jenettie Hyatt.2 
Birth*5 Aug 1892 Nettie was born at Alabama on 5 Aug 1892. 
Marriage*28 Oct 1916 She married Thomas Perry Culpepper at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 28 Oct 1916 at age 24.3 
Married Name28 Oct 1916  As of 28 Oct 1916, her married name was Culpepper. 
Birth of Son21 Nov 1917 Her son Thomas Perry Culpepper Jr., D.V.M. was born on 21 Nov 1917 at Cullman Co., Alabama.4 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Nettie was listed as Thomas Perry Culpepper's wife on the 1920 Census at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.5 
Birth of Son23 Sep 1922 Her son Rufus Horace Culpepper was born on 23 Sep 1922 at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.6 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Nettie was listed as Thomas Perry Culpepper's wife on the 1930 Census at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.7 
Death of Mother5 May 1936 Her mother Ruth Ann Handley died on 5 May 1936 at Trade, Cullman Co., Alabama.8 
Death of Father7 Dec 1936 Her father James Pleasant Hyatt died on 7 Dec 1936 at Trade, Cullman Co., Alabama.9 
Death*1 Feb 1968 She died on 1 Feb 1968 at age 75. 

Family

Thomas Perry Culpepper
Marriage*28 Oct 1916 She married Thomas Perry Culpepper at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 28 Oct 1916 at age 24.3 
Children
Last Edited3 Jul 2016

Citations

  1. Who's Who in American Politics, 14th Ed., 1993-1994, New York, NY: R.R. Bowker, 1993, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 973 D36wp 14 ed.
  2. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    Year: 1900; Census Place: Livingston, Cullman, Alabama; Roll: 12; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1240012.
  3. Cullman County Judge of Probate, compiler, Cullman County, Alabama Marriages: Microfilm of original Marriage records in the Cullman County Courthouse, transcribed by Lew Griffin, Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975.
    T. P. Culpepper married Nettie Hyatt on 28 Oct 1916 in Cullman Co., AL, Book 12-93.
  4. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  5. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 40, Page 72A, Lines 16-19, Cullman, Cullman Co., AL (20 Feb 1920)
    Thomas P. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 38, md, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Nettie Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 27, md, AL/AL/AL
    Thomas P. Culpepper Jr, Son, M, Wh, 2 1/12, sng, AL/US/US
    Marguerite Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 7/12, sng, AL/US/US.
  6. Who's Who in American Politics, 1st Ed., 1967-1968, New York, NY: R. R. Bowker Co., 1967, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 973 D36wp 1 ed.
    4th ed 1973-1974 p 245.
  7. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 4, Page 4B, Lines 68-75, Cullman, Cullman Co., AL (8 Apr 1930)
    Owns Home, Radio=N, Farm=N, Vet=N
    T. P. Culpepper, Head, F, Wh, 49, md@36, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Nettie Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 38, md@24, AL/GA/GA
    Thomas P. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 12, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Marguerite Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 10, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Horace Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 7, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Alice Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 4, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Nellie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 3, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Hanah Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 2/12, sng, AL/GA/AL.
  8. Find a Grave (online database)
    http://www.findagrave.com
    Find A Grave Memorial# 103315174.
  9. Find a Grave (online database)
    http://www.findagrave.com
    Find A Grave Memorial# 103314731.

Lena May Culpepper

Female, #35052, (24 Oct 1879 - 24 Oct 1918)
Father*Thomas Joel Culpepper
Mother*Issorah Lola Boyd
Birth*24 Oct 1879 Lena was born at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 24 Oct 1879. 
1880 Census1 Jun 1880 Lena was listed as a granddaughter in George Washington Culpepper of Meriwether Co., GA's household on the 1880 Census at Meriwether Co., Georgia.1 
Marriage*22 Oct 1899 She married William Henry Price M. D. at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 22 Oct 1899 at age 19.2 
Married Name22 Oct 1899  As of 22 Oct 1899, her married name was Price. 
Birth of Son1905 Her son Carl Price was born in 1905.3 
Death*24 Oct 1918 She died on 24 Oct 1918 at age 39. 
Burial*circa 26 Oct 1918 Her body was interred circa 26 Oct 1918 at Crane Hill, Cullman Co., Alabama. 

Family

William Henry Price M. D.
Marriage*22 Oct 1899 She married William Henry Price M. D. at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 22 Oct 1899 at age 19.2 
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph Co, AL: Descendant Chart
Last Edited19 Oct 2005

Citations

  1. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 81, Page 202B (33), Family 262, Luthersville, Meriwether Co., GA
    George Culpepper, Self, M, Md, 72, SC, Farming, GA/SC/SC
    Perlina Culpepper, Wife, F, Md, 67, Keeping House, GA/France/GA
    Joel Culpepper, Son, M, Md, 30, Working On Farm, GA/SC/GA (ID: 32444)
    Lola Culpepper, Dau-in-Law, F, Md, 27, Keeping House, GA/GA/GA
    James Culpepper, GSon, M, S, 4, --- , GA/GA/GA
    Lola Culpepper, GDau, F, S, 7M, --- , GA/GA/GA
    John Chisohn, Other, M, S, 30, Store Keeper, AL/AL/GA
    Lea Bohanan, Other, F, S, B, 50, Cooking, GA/GA/GA.
  2. Cullman County Judge of Probate, compiler, Cullman County, Alabama Marriages: Microfilm of original Marriage records in the Cullman County Courthouse, transcribed by Lew Griffin, Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975.
    Lena M. Culpepper married Dr. William H. Price on 22 Oct 1899 in Cullman Co., Alabama, Book 3-448.
  3. E-mail written 2004 - 2009 to Lew Griffin from Evelyn Ann Williamson, e-mail address, e-mail address.

William Henry Price M. D.1

Male, #35053, (24 Apr 1866 - 22 Sep 1923)
Birth*24 Apr 1866 William was born on 24 Apr 1866. 
Marriage*22 Oct 1899 He married Lena May Culpepper at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 22 Oct 1899 at age 33.2 
Employment* He was employed. 
Birth of Son1905 His son Carl Price was born in 1905.1 
Death of Spouse24 Oct 1918 His wife Lena May Culpepper died on 24 Oct 1918. 
Death*22 Sep 1923 He died at Crane Hill, Cullman Co., Alabama, on 22 Sep 1923 at age 57. 
Burial* His body was interred at Crane Hill, Cullman Co., Alabama. 

Family

Lena May Culpepper
Marriage*22 Oct 1899 He married Lena May Culpepper at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 22 Oct 1899 at age 33.2 
Children
Last Edited24 Jan 2004

Citations

  1. E-mail written 2004 - 2009 to Lew Griffin from Evelyn Ann Williamson, e-mail address, e-mail address.
  2. Cullman County Judge of Probate, compiler, Cullman County, Alabama Marriages: Microfilm of original Marriage records in the Cullman County Courthouse, transcribed by Lew Griffin, Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975.
    Lena M. Culpepper married Dr. William H. Price on 22 Oct 1899 in Cullman Co., Alabama, Book 3-448.

Sallie Jane Florence Culpepper

Female, #35054, (7 Aug 1883 - 25 Jan 1970)
Father*Thomas Joel Culpepper
Mother*Issorah Lola Boyd
Birth*7 Aug 1883 Sallie was born at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 7 Aug 1883.1 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 Sallie, Lillian and Ellen was listed as a daughter in Thomas Joel Culpepper and Issorah Lola Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Livingston, Cullman Co., Alabama.2 
Marriage*30 Aug 1903 She married General Jackson Land at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 30 Aug 1903 at age 20.3 
Married Name30 Aug 1903  As of 30 Aug 1903, her married name was Land. 
Birth of Son11 Jul 1904 Her son Alton Burnett Land was born on 11 Jul 1904. 
Birth of Son18 Feb 1908 Her son James Jackson Land was born on 18 Feb 1908. 
Birth of Son1913 Her son General Doyle Land was born in 1913. 
Death of Son1917 Her son General Doyle Land died in 1917 at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama. 
Birth of Son4 Aug 1917 Her son Avery Joel Land was born on 4 Aug 1917.4 
Death of Father20 Sep 1920 Her father Thomas Joel Culpepper died on 20 Sep 1920 at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.5 
Birth of Son9 Mar 1923 Her son Niles Homer Land was born on 9 Mar 1923.4 
Death of Son19 Jun 1928 Her son Alton Burnett Land died on 19 Jun 1928. 
Death of Mother9 Apr 1937 Her mother Issorah Lola Boyd died on 9 Apr 1937 at Jefferson Co., Alabama.6,7 
Death of Spouse13 Sep 1967 Her husband General Jackson Land died on 13 Sep 1967 at Addison, Winston Co., Alabama. 
Death*25 Jan 1970 She died at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama, on 25 Jan 1970 at age 86.1 
Burial*circa 27 Jan 1970 Her body was interred circa 27 Jan 1970 at Cullman City Cemetery, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.1 

Family

General Jackson Land
Marriage*30 Aug 1903 She married General Jackson Land at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 30 Aug 1903 at age 20.3 
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph Co, AL: Descendant Chart
Last Edited19 Oct 2005

Citations

  1. Anna Cochran Gregath, compiler, Cullman County Churches and Cemeteries, Cullman, Alabama: Cullman County Commission, 198_, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.173 K2c.
    Vol 1, page 183:
    Cullman City Cemetery, Corner of 9th Street and West Main, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.
    + Sallie Culpepper Land, 7 Aug 1883 - 25 Jan 1970.
  2. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 56, Page 12A, Lines 10-17, Livingston, Cullman Co., AL (18 Jun 1900)
    Thomas J. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, Jun 1847, 52, md-26yrs, GA/SC/SC, Farmer
    Issorah L. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, Dec 1851, 48, md-26yrs, ch 10/7, GA/GA/GA
    James W. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Aug 1876, 23, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farm laborer
    Thomas P. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Oct 1882, 17, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farm laborer
    Sallie J. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Aug 1884, 15, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Lillie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Aug 1886, 13, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Rufus A. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Dec 1888, 11, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Ferbia E. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Jun 1891, 8, sng, GA/GA/GA.
  3. Cullman County Judge of Probate, compiler, Cullman County, Alabama Marriages: Microfilm of original Marriage records in the Cullman County Courthouse, transcribed by Lew Griffin, Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975.
    Sallie Culpepper married General J. Land on 30 Aug 1903 in Cullman Co., Alabama, Book 5-68.
  4. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  5. State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics / Record Services Division, compiler, Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2011.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2453
    Thomas Joel Culpepper died 20 Sep 1920 in Cullman Co., Alabama.
  6. Anna Cochran Gregath, compiler, Cullman County Churches and Cemeteries, Cullman, Alabama: Cullman County Commission, 198_, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.173 K2c.
    Vol 1, page 183:
    Cullman City Cemetery, Corner of 9th Street and West Main, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.
    + Lola (Boyd) Culpepper, 3 Dec 1851 - 9 Apr 1937.
  7. State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics / Record Services Division, compiler, Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2011.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2453
    Kate R. Culpepper died Feb 1937 in Jefferson Co., Alabama.

General Jackson Land

Male, #35055, (12 Oct 1881 - 13 Sep 1967)
Birth*12 Oct 1881 General was born on 12 Oct 1881. 
Employment* General's occupation: mercantile trade. 
Marriage*30 Aug 1903 He married Sallie Jane Florence Culpepper at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 30 Aug 1903 at age 21.1 
Birth of Son11 Jul 1904 His son Alton Burnett Land was born on 11 Jul 1904. 
Birth of Son18 Feb 1908 His son James Jackson Land was born on 18 Feb 1908. 
Birth of Son1913 His son General Doyle Land was born in 1913. 
Death of Son1917 His son General Doyle Land died in 1917 at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama. 
Birth of Son4 Aug 1917 His son Avery Joel Land was born on 4 Aug 1917.2 
Birth of Son9 Mar 1923 His son Niles Homer Land was born on 9 Mar 1923.2 
Death of Son19 Jun 1928 His son Alton Burnett Land died on 19 Jun 1928. 
Death*13 Sep 1967 He died at Addison, Winston Co., Alabama, on 13 Sep 1967 at age 85. 
Biography*  On p. 271 of the History of Alabama in an entry for his brother-in-law, Rufus A. Culpepper, General J. Land was listed as "an employee of the Kinney Brothers Mercantile Company at Cullman." 

Family

Sallie Jane Florence Culpepper
Marriage*30 Aug 1903 He married Sallie Jane Florence Culpepper at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 30 Aug 1903 at age 21.1 
Children
Last Edited9 Jul 1999

Citations

  1. Cullman County Judge of Probate, compiler, Cullman County, Alabama Marriages: Microfilm of original Marriage records in the Cullman County Courthouse, transcribed by Lew Griffin, Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975.
    Sallie Culpepper married General J. Land on 30 Aug 1903 in Cullman Co., Alabama, Book 5-68.
  2. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm

Lillian Culpepper

Female, #35056, (Aug 1886 - Nov 1977)
Father*Thomas Joel Culpepper
Mother*Issorah Lola Boyd
Birth*Aug 1886 Lillian was born at Meriwether Co., Georgia, in Aug 1886. 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 Sallie, Lillian and Ellen was listed as a daughter in Thomas Joel Culpepper and Issorah Lola Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Livingston, Cullman Co., Alabama.1 
Marriage*22 Jul 1901 She married James Clinton Tucker at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 22 Jul 1901 at age 14.2 
Married Name22 Jul 1901  As of 22 Jul 1901, her married name was Tucker. 
Birth of Soncirca 1905 Her son Thomas Tucker was born circa 1905. 
Birth of Soncirca 1906 Her son Alva Tucker was born circa 1906 at Crane Hill, Cullman Co., Alabama. 
Birth of Soncirca 1910 Her son Herbert Tucker was born circa 1910 at Crane Hill, Cullman Co., Alabama. 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Lillian was listed as James Clinton Tucker's wife on the 1910 Census at Crane Hill, Cullman Co., Alabama.3 
Death of Father20 Sep 1920 Her father Thomas Joel Culpepper died on 20 Sep 1920 at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.4 
Death of Mother9 Apr 1937 Her mother Issorah Lola Boyd died on 9 Apr 1937 at Jefferson Co., Alabama.5,6 
Death*Nov 1977 She died at Sarasota, Sarasota Co., Florida, in Nov 1977 at age 91. 

Family

James Clinton Tucker
Marriage*22 Jul 1901 She married James Clinton Tucker at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 22 Jul 1901 at age 14.2 
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph Co, AL: Descendant Chart
Last Edited19 Oct 2005

Citations

  1. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 56, Page 12A, Lines 10-17, Livingston, Cullman Co., AL (18 Jun 1900)
    Thomas J. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, Jun 1847, 52, md-26yrs, GA/SC/SC, Farmer
    Issorah L. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, Dec 1851, 48, md-26yrs, ch 10/7, GA/GA/GA
    James W. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Aug 1876, 23, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farm laborer
    Thomas P. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Oct 1882, 17, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farm laborer
    Sallie J. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Aug 1884, 15, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Lillie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Aug 1886, 13, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Rufus A. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Dec 1888, 11, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Ferbia E. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Jun 1891, 8, sng, GA/GA/GA.
  2. Cullman County Judge of Probate, compiler, Cullman County, Alabama Marriages: Microfilm of original Marriage records in the Cullman County Courthouse, transcribed by Lew Griffin, Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975.
    Lillie Culpepper married James C. Tucker on 22 Jul 1901 in Cullman Co., Alabama, Book 4-70.
  3. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    Series T624, Roll 10, Part 1, Page 144A.
  4. State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics / Record Services Division, compiler, Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2011.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2453
    Thomas Joel Culpepper died 20 Sep 1920 in Cullman Co., Alabama.
  5. Anna Cochran Gregath, compiler, Cullman County Churches and Cemeteries, Cullman, Alabama: Cullman County Commission, 198_, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.173 K2c.
    Vol 1, page 183:
    Cullman City Cemetery, Corner of 9th Street and West Main, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.
    + Lola (Boyd) Culpepper, 3 Dec 1851 - 9 Apr 1937.
  6. State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics / Record Services Division, compiler, Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2011.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2453
    Kate R. Culpepper died Feb 1937 in Jefferson Co., Alabama.

James Clinton Tucker

Male, #35057, (circa 1880 - )
Birth*circa 1880 James was born at Alabama circa 1880. 
Marriage*22 Jul 1901 He married Lillian Culpepper at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 22 Jul 1901.1 
Birth of Soncirca 1905 His son Thomas Tucker was born circa 1905. 
Birth of Soncirca 1906 His son Alva Tucker was born circa 1906 at Crane Hill, Cullman Co., Alabama. 
Birth of Soncirca 1910 His son Herbert Tucker was born circa 1910 at Crane Hill, Cullman Co., Alabama. 
1910 Census*15 Apr 1910 James was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Crane Hill, Cullman Co., Alabama.2 

Family

Lillian Culpepper
Children
Last Edited8 Jun 2005

Citations

  1. Cullman County Judge of Probate, compiler, Cullman County, Alabama Marriages: Microfilm of original Marriage records in the Cullman County Courthouse, transcribed by Lew Griffin, Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975.
    Lillie Culpepper married James C. Tucker on 22 Jul 1901 in Cullman Co., Alabama, Book 4-70.
  2. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    Series T624, Roll 10, Part 1, Page 144A.

Rufus Alva Culpepper M.D.

Male, #35058, (6 Dec 1887 - 23 Jun 1969)
Father*Thomas Joel Culpepper
Mother*Issorah Lola Boyd
Birth*6 Dec 1887 Rufus was born at Oakland, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 6 Dec 1887.1 
Birth6 Dec 1888 He was born on 6 Dec 1888.2 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 James, Thomas and Rufus was listed as a son in Thomas Joel Culpepper and Issorah Lola Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Livingston, Cullman Co., Alabama.3 
WWI Draft Reg*5 Jun 1917 He registered for the WW-I draft on 5 Jun 1917.1 
World War I*between 1917 and 1918 He served in World War I between 1917 and 1918.4 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Rufus was listed as a brother-in-law in Elizabeth Belle McAfee's household on the 1920 Census at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.5 
Death of Father20 Sep 1920 His father Thomas Joel Culpepper died on 20 Sep 1920 at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.6 
Photographed*say 1921 He was photographed say 1921 at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama,
Left to right: Rufus Alva Culpepper and John William Sterling. The Spitz dog in the middle probably belonged to John William Sterling, as he was said to have been fond of small dogs. John was a barber in Cullman. He married, but he and his wife had no children. John William Sterling was the great uncle of Robin Sterling, who kindly provided this photograph. John William Sterling was born around 1891, according to the 1920 census.7
Rufus Alva Culpepper and John William Sterling
Marriage*27 Jun 1923 He married Annie Catherine Arndt at Saint Louis, Saint Louis Co., Missouri, on 27 Jun 1923 at age 35. 
1930 Census*1 Apr 1930 Rufus was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.4 
Marriage*after 1930 He married Thelma Schafer at Cullman Co., Alabama, after 1930. Rufus and Thelma had no children.8 
Death of Mother9 Apr 1937 His mother Issorah Lola Boyd died on 9 Apr 1937 at Jefferson Co., Alabama.9,10 
SSN*1963 His Social Security Number was issued in 1963 in Alabama.2 
Death*23 Jun 1969 He died at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama, on 23 Jun 1969 at age 81.2 
Burial*25 Jun 1969 His body was interred on 25 Jun 1969 at Memory Gardens, Cullman Co., Alabama. 
Biography* The following if from pp. 271-272 of the History of Alabama
Rufus A. Culpepper, M. D. Since graduating from medical college Doctor Culpepper has practiced in Cullman County, most of the time at the City of Cullman. He has a record of service overseas during the World war, being a medical officer on the battle lines and with the Army of Occupation in Germany. Doctor Cullpepper [Culpepper] was born in Merriweather [Meriwether] County Georgia December 6, 1887. His father, Thomas J. Culpepper, was born in the same county, June 5, 1847, was reared and married there, and throughout his active career followed the vocation of farmer. In 1892 he moved to Cullman County, Alabama, and was one of the solid men of agriculture in that county until September 20, 1920. He was a democrat and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and served the last two years of the Civil War as a Confederate soldier. His wife, Lola Boyd, was born in Merriweather [Meriwether] County December 3, 1852, and now resides at Cullman. They had a family of seven children: James William was a physician and surgeon and died at Cullman at the age of thirty nine; Lena Mae, married Dr. William H. Price, a physician and surgeon, and both died at Cullman; Lillie is the wife of Clinton Tucker, of Sarasota, Florida; Doctor Rufus A; and Ellen is the wife of Homer Burch, an employee of Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railway Company at Fairfield, Alabama. Rufus A. Culpepper was five years of age when brought to Cullman County, grew up on his father's farm there and supplemented his training in public schools by attending the preparatory department of the University of Chattanooga at Athens, Tennessee. He took his first year in medicine at the Chattanooga Medical College, spent two years in the Birmingham Medical College and finished his course in the Chicago College of Medicine, being graduated with the M. D. degree in 1914. He is a member of the Phi Chi medical fraternity. Doctor Culpepper after graduating returned to Cullman County and for one year practiced at Crane Hill. Since then his home and offices have been in Cullman, and he has been granted a generous share of the professional practice in that community. His offices are in the People's Drug Store Building on First Avenue. Doctor Culpepper is a member of the Cullman County and Alabama Medical Associations, is a Fellow of the American Medical Association and was a volunteer for service in the Medical Corps during the World war. He was commissioned a first lieutenant March 1, 1918, was trained at Base Hospital at Camp Travis, Texas, and went overseas as a casual, landing at Brest August 11, 1918. As a member of the Tenth Field Artillery in the Third Division he was in the St. Mihiel and Meuse Argonne campaign and accompanied the Third Division of the Army of Occupation stationed at Mayhen, Germany. He remained overseas until August 10, 1919, when he sailed for home and received his honorable discharge at Camp Gordon, Atlanta, October 6, 1919.
After an absence of over a year he again resumed his professional work at Cullman. Doctor Culpepper is a democrat, is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church and is affiliated with Cullman Fraternal Lodge No. 421, F. and A. M., Alabama Consistory of the Scottish Rite at Birmingham, and Zamora Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Birmingham. He is a member of the Cullman Kiwanis Club. He married at St. Louis, Missouri, June 27, 1923, Miss Annie Catherine Arndt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Arndt. Her father was a farmer, and died in Cullman County, and her mother still lives there. Mrs. Culpepper is a graduate nurse.
      The following funeral notice is from Cullman Tribune: 25 Jun 1969 Funeral Services Will Be Today Dr. Culpepper Dies At The Age of 81 Dr. Rufus Alva Culpepper, 81, a prominent Cullman, medical doctor, died in the Cullman Hospital, Monday, June 23, Dr. Culpepper was a native of Meriweather County, Georgia. He came with his parents to the Crane Hill Community at the age of five. Following his high school education, Dr. Culpepper attended the preparatory department of the University of Chattanooga. His first year of medicine was at Chattanooga Medical College. He then attended Birmingham Medical College for two years and graduated from Chicago College of Medicine in 1914. He then opened a office in Cullman. When, World War I broke out, Dr. Culpepper volunteered for service in the Medical Corps, where he was commissioned a first lieutenant in 1918. He was honorably discharged in Oct. 1919. He then returned to Cullman where he retired from practice due to ill health in March, 1969. Dr. Culpepper was a member of Phi Chi Medical Fraternity, was a mason, member of the Missionary Baptist Church, the Elks, American Legion, Kiwanis, Cullman County Medical Society and was on the staff at Cullman Hospital. Dr. Culpepper's funeral will be held today, June 25, 4 p.m., from Moss Service Funeral Home Chapel, with burial to follow in Memory Gardens, with Moss Service Funeral Home directing. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Velma Culpepper; three sisters, Mrs. Sallie Land, Mrs. Lillie Tucker and Mrs. Ellen Burch; and one brother, Tom P. Culpepper. 

Family 1

Annie Catherine Arndt
Marriage*27 Jun 1923 He married Annie Catherine Arndt at Saint Louis, Saint Louis Co., Missouri, on 27 Jun 1923 at age 35. 

Family 2

Thelma Schafer
Marriage*after 1930 He married Thelma Schafer at Cullman Co., Alabama, after 1930. Rufus and Thelma had no children.8 
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph Co, AL: Descendant Chart
Last Edited13 Mar 2011

Citations

  1. National Archives and Records Administration, compiler, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482
    Rufus Alva Culpepper, 3rd St. E, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama, age 29, born 6 Dec 1887 in Oakland, Georgia; Works as a Physician/Surgeon in Cullman, Alabama; Single, Caucasian, Tall height, Medium build, Blue eyes, Light Brown hair, Not bald, No Disabilities. Registered 5 Jun 1917 in Cullman, Alabama.
  2. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  3. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 56, Page 12A, Lines 10-17, Livingston, Cullman Co., AL (18 Jun 1900)
    Thomas J. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, Jun 1847, 52, md-26yrs, GA/SC/SC, Farmer
    Issorah L. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, Dec 1851, 48, md-26yrs, ch 10/7, GA/GA/GA
    James W. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Aug 1876, 23, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farm laborer
    Thomas P. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Oct 1882, 17, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farm laborer
    Sallie J. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Aug 1884, 15, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Lillie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Aug 1886, 13, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Rufus A. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Dec 1888, 11, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Ferbia E. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Jun 1891, 8, sng, GA/GA/GA.
  4. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 4, Page 17A, Lines 27-29, Cullman, Cullman Co., AL (21 Apr 1930)
    Home=$3000, Radio=Y, Farm=N,
    R. A. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 41, md@35, GA/GA/GA, WW-I Vet
    Annie Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 44, md@36, AL/GA/GA.
  5. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 42, Page 7A, Lines 6-9, 313 6th Ave E, Cullman, Cullman Co., AL (16 Jan 1920)
    E. B. Culpepper, Head, F, Wh, 36, wid, AL/VA/VA
    James W. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 17, sng, AL/US/US
    Neils V. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 15, sng, AL/US/US
    R. A. Culpepper, Brother-in-law, M, Wh, 33, sng, GA/US/US, Physician.
  6. State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics / Record Services Division, compiler, Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2011.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2453
    Thomas Joel Culpepper died 20 Sep 1920 in Cullman Co., Alabama.
  7. E-mail written Dec 2009 to Lew Griffin from Robin Sterling, e-mail address.
  8. Cullman County Heritage Book Committee, compiler, The Heritage of Cullman County, Alabama, Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Pub. Consultants, 1999, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.173 H2t.
    "The Schafer Family."
  9. Anna Cochran Gregath, compiler, Cullman County Churches and Cemeteries, Cullman, Alabama: Cullman County Commission, 198_, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.173 K2c.
    Vol 1, page 183:
    Cullman City Cemetery, Corner of 9th Street and West Main, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.
    + Lola (Boyd) Culpepper, 3 Dec 1851 - 9 Apr 1937.
  10. State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics / Record Services Division, compiler, Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2011.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2453
    Kate R. Culpepper died Feb 1937 in Jefferson Co., Alabama.

Annie Catherine Arndt

Female, #35059, (circa 1890 - )
Father*John Arndt
Birth*circa 1890 Annie was born circa 1890. 
Employment* Annie's occupation: nurse. 
Marriage*27 Jun 1923 She married Rufus Alva Culpepper M.D. at Saint Louis, Saint Louis Co., Missouri, on 27 Jun 1923. 
Married Name27 Jun 1923  As of 27 Jun 1923, her married name was Culpepper. 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Annie was listed as Rufus Alva Culpepper M.D.'s wife on the 1930 Census at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.1 

Family

Rufus Alva Culpepper M.D.
Last Edited9 Jul 1999

Citations

  1. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 4, Page 17A, Lines 27-29, Cullman, Cullman Co., AL (21 Apr 1930)
    Home=$3000, Radio=Y, Farm=N,
    R. A. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 41, md@35, GA/GA/GA, WW-I Vet
    Annie Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 44, md@36, AL/GA/GA.

Ellen Fairby Culpepper

Female, #35060, (12 Jun 1891 - 18 Aug 1978)
Father*Thomas Joel Culpepper
Mother*Issorah Lola Boyd
Birth*12 Jun 1891 Ellen was born at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 12 Jun 1891. 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 Sallie, Lillian and Ellen was listed as a daughter in Thomas Joel Culpepper and Issorah Lola Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Livingston, Cullman Co., Alabama.1 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Ellen was listed as a daughter in Thomas Joel Culpepper's household on the 1910 Census at Crane Hill, Cullman Co., Alabama.2 
Marriage*24 Nov 1912 She married Homer Lionel Burch at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 24 Nov 1912 at age 21.3 
Married Name24 Nov 1912  As of 24 Nov 1912, her married name was Burch. 
Birth of Son27 Oct 1913 Her son Gerald Homer Burch was born on 27 Oct 1913 at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama. 
Birth of Son27 Sep 1918 Her son Carris Culpepper Burch was born on 27 Sep 1918 at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama. 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Ellen was listed as Homer Lionel Burch's wife on the 1920 Census at Sarasota, Manatee Co., Florida.4 
Death of Father20 Sep 1920 Her father Thomas Joel Culpepper died on 20 Sep 1920 at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.5 
Death of Mother9 Apr 1937 Her mother Issorah Lola Boyd died on 9 Apr 1937 at Jefferson Co., Alabama.6,7 
Death of Spouse10 Aug 1973 Her husband Homer Lionel Burch died on 10 Aug 1973 at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama. 
Death*18 Aug 1978 She died at Pleasant Grove, Jefferson Co., Alabama, on 18 Aug 1978 at age 87. 
Burial*circa 20 Aug 1978 Her body was interred circa 20 Aug 1978 at Cullman City Cemetery, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama. 
Biography* In a 17 Sep 1978 letter, Mrs. Merrell Burch Powell wrote that her mother always spelled her name "'Ellen Fairby' - but Voight [N. V. Culpepper, D.D.S.] has records that she was named after an Aunt, whose name was 'Fereba.'" According to N. V. Culpepper, D.D.S., in a 9 Dec 1977 letter, Mrs. Ellen Culpepper Burch was residing in a nursing home in Pleasant Grove, AL near Birmingham. Mrs. Merrell Burch Powell wrote 27 Sep 1978 that "Mom died in a nursing home with a heart attack.... Mom had her 87th Birthday on June 12th before she died Aug. 18, 1978." 

Family

Homer Lionel Burch
Marriage*24 Nov 1912 She married Homer Lionel Burch at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 24 Nov 1912 at age 21.3 
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph Co, AL: Descendant Chart
Last Edited19 Oct 2005

Citations

  1. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 56, Page 12A, Lines 10-17, Livingston, Cullman Co., AL (18 Jun 1900)
    Thomas J. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, Jun 1847, 52, md-26yrs, GA/SC/SC, Farmer
    Issorah L. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, Dec 1851, 48, md-26yrs, ch 10/7, GA/GA/GA
    James W. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Aug 1876, 23, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farm laborer
    Thomas P. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Oct 1882, 17, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farm laborer
    Sallie J. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Aug 1884, 15, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Lillie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Aug 1886, 13, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Rufus A. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Dec 1888, 11, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Ferbia E. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Jun 1891, 8, sng, GA/GA/GA.
  2. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 27, Page 16A, Lines 24-27, Crane Hill, Cullman Co., AL (4 May 1910)
    Thomas J. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 63, md1-37yrs, GA/SC/SC, Farmer
    Isora L. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 58, md1-37yrs, ch 10/7, GA/GA/GA
    Thomas Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 29, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Ellen Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 18, sng, GA/GA/GA.
  3. Cullman County Judge of Probate, compiler, Cullman County, Alabama Marriages: Microfilm of original Marriage records in the Cullman County Courthouse, transcribed by Lew Griffin, Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975.
    Ellen Culpepper married Homer Burch on 24 Nov 1912 in Cullman Co., AL, Book 9-556.
  4. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    Page: 10A, ED: 124, Image: 382 (8 Jan 1920), 408 8th St., Sarasota, Manatee Co., FL
    Hooker A. Burch, HH, M, W, 28, M, AL/AL/AL, Truck driver
    Ella (Culpepper) Burch, Wife, W, 27, M, GA/GA/GA
    Gerald Burch, Son, M, W, 16, S, AL/AL/GA
    Ruth Burch, Dau, F, W, 4, S, AL/AL/GA
    Carrace Burch, Son, M, W, 1, S, AL/AL/GA
    Joel Culpepper, Father-in-law, M, W, 73, M, GA/GA/GA
    Lola Culpepper, Mother-in-law, F, W, 68, M, GA/GA/GA.
  5. State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics / Record Services Division, compiler, Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2011.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2453
    Thomas Joel Culpepper died 20 Sep 1920 in Cullman Co., Alabama.
  6. Anna Cochran Gregath, compiler, Cullman County Churches and Cemeteries, Cullman, Alabama: Cullman County Commission, 198_, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.173 K2c.
    Vol 1, page 183:
    Cullman City Cemetery, Corner of 9th Street and West Main, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.
    + Lola (Boyd) Culpepper, 3 Dec 1851 - 9 Apr 1937.
  7. State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics / Record Services Division, compiler, Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2011.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2453
    Kate R. Culpepper died Feb 1937 in Jefferson Co., Alabama.

Homer Lionel Burch

Male, #35061, (1 Aug 1891 - 10 Aug 1973)
Birth*1 Aug 1891 Homer was born on 1 Aug 1891. 
Marriage*24 Nov 1912 He married Ellen Fairby Culpepper at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 24 Nov 1912 at age 21.1 
Birth of Son27 Oct 1913 His son Gerald Homer Burch was born on 27 Oct 1913 at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama. 
Birth of Son27 Sep 1918 His son Carris Culpepper Burch was born on 27 Sep 1918 at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama. 
1920 Census*1 Jan 1920 Homer was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Sarasota, Manatee Co., Florida.2 
Death*10 Aug 1973 He died at Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama, on 10 Aug 1973 at age 82. 
Burial*circa 12 Aug 1973 His body was interred circa 12 Aug 1973 at Cullman City Cemetery, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama. 
Biography*  On p. 271 of the History of Alabama, Homer Burch was listed in an entry for his brother-in-law, Rufus A. Culpepper, as "an employee of the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railway Company at Fairfied, Alabama." Mrs. Merrell Burch Powell, in a 27 Sep 1978 letter, wrote that her father, Homer L. Burch, "died here [Cullman, AL] at my home of cancer.... Dad had his 82nd Birthday here at my home on Aug. 1st before he died Aug. 10, 1973." 

Family

Ellen Fairby Culpepper
Marriage*24 Nov 1912 He married Ellen Fairby Culpepper at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 24 Nov 1912 at age 21.1 
Children
Last Edited20 Jan 2005

Citations

  1. Cullman County Judge of Probate, compiler, Cullman County, Alabama Marriages: Microfilm of original Marriage records in the Cullman County Courthouse, transcribed by Lew Griffin, Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975.
    Ellen Culpepper married Homer Burch on 24 Nov 1912 in Cullman Co., AL, Book 9-556.
  2. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    Page: 10A, ED: 124, Image: 382 (8 Jan 1920), 408 8th St., Sarasota, Manatee Co., FL
    Hooker A. Burch, HH, M, W, 28, M, AL/AL/AL, Truck driver
    Ella (Culpepper) Burch, Wife, W, 27, M, GA/GA/GA
    Gerald Burch, Son, M, W, 16, S, AL/AL/GA
    Ruth Burch, Dau, F, W, 4, S, AL/AL/GA
    Carrace Burch, Son, M, W, 1, S, AL/AL/GA
    Joel Culpepper, Father-in-law, M, W, 73, M, GA/GA/GA
    Lola Culpepper, Mother-in-law, F, W, 68, M, GA/GA/GA.

Florence Virginia Culpepper

Female, #35062, (8 May 1907 - 5 Aug 1967)
Father*George Green Culpepper
Mother*Hattie Grace Herring
Birth*8 May 1907 Florence was born at Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 8 May 1907. 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Florence was listed as a daughter in George Green Culpepper's household on the 1910 Census at Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia.1 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Florence was listed as a daughter in George Green Culpepper's household on the 1920 Census at Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia.2 
Photographed*say 1923 She was photographed say 1923 at Meriwether Co., Georgia.
Florence Virginia Culpepper
Death of Father16 Mar 1928 Her father George Green Culpepper died on 16 Mar 1928 at Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia.3 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Florence was listed as a daughter in Hattie Grace Herring's household on the 1930 Census at Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia.4 
Marriage*30 May 1937 She married George Warren Johnson at Georgia on 30 May 1937 at age 30. 
Married Name30 May 1937  As of 30 May 1937, her married name was Johnson. 
Birth of Son13 Nov 1942 Her son Thomas Florence Johnson was born on 13 Nov 1942. 
Death of Son13 Nov 1942 Her son Thomas Florence Johnson died on 13 Nov 1942. 
Birth of Son21 Apr 1945 Her son George Warren Johnson Jr. was born on 21 Apr 1945. 
Death of Mother28 Feb 1946 Her mother Hattie Grace Herring died on 28 Feb 1946 at Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia.5,6 
Death*5 Aug 1967 She died at Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 5 Aug 1967 at age 60. 
Burial*6 Aug 1967 Her body was interred on 6 Aug 1967 at Allen-Lee Cemetery, Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia.7 
Biography* The following is from a 7 Jun 1997 letter from Mrs. Wayne (Rosalind Johnson) Edmondson: Eleanor has provided you most of the same information that I have, but I have a few tid-bits to offer. I am including some information about George Green Culpepper, youngest son of George Washington Culpepper, and father of Florence Virginia Culpepper Johnson, my mother. Also included are some excerpts from a booklet compiled by students, associates and friends of my mother titled "WIT AND WISDOM OF FLORENCE C. JOHNSON", that shows that she carried on the Culpepper traits of wit and wisdom. From the three issues of "The Crystal" Mother's, Margaret's and Eleanor's college annuals, I have copied the pages that reference them.... Getting to my mother, Florence Virginia Culpepper, there was virtually nothing that she couldn't do. She was a teacher, excellent cook, an artist, a poet, an athlete, played the piano, could sew, had beautiful flowers and garden, she could wire a lamp, refinish furniture, shoot a gun, name the constellations in the sky, she could name all the trees, weeds, wild flowers, snakes, lizards, birds; these were some of her talents. Florence Virginia Culpepper was born May 8, 1907 in Meriwether County Ga. Baptized October, 1916 Old Prospect Methodist Church, Lone Oak, Ga. Died August 5, 1967 in hospital, LaGrange, Ga. Buried at Allen Lee Memorial United Methodist Church, Lone Oak, Ga. She married George Warren Johnson May 30, 1937 in Atlanta, Ga. She graduated from the Georgia State Teachers College in Athens Ga in 1927 with an AB degree in Education with her major in math. She attended summer school at the University of Virginia to study higher mathematics in the early 1930's. In 1957 she attended summer school at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga. for more courses in the newer math that was emerging in school curriculum. More detailed information is in the newspaper article from the Hogansvil1e Herald in 1958 when she was Star Teacher that Year in Hogansville High school. Sorry I do not have the exact date of the clipping. The following is from a 1958 issue of the Hogansville Herald courtesy of Mrs. Wayne (Rosalind Johnson) Edmondson: Mrs. Johnson Is 'Teacher of Year' Mrs. Warren Johnson, high school mathematics teacher, has been elected by her fellow teachers as Hogansville's "Teacher of The Year" for 1958. Mrs. Johnson, an unassuming mother of three, has carried the main portion of the mathematics load at Hogansville High School since 1946. A popular figure of the campus, Mrs. Johnson has made her influence felt in many ways besides in the classroom Mrs. Johnson was Florence Culpepper before her marriage. She attended a two-teacher ungraded school in the country near Lone Oak, where her people have lived for generations. With that thorough background she went on to finish her last two years of high school at State Normal in Athens. She then entered Georgia State Teachers College in Athens and hers was the last class to graduate before that school was made part of the University. Her first teaching job was in Luthersvll!e for two years and then she went to West Point for seven years. In 1937 she married Warren Johnson of Hogansville and taught one year before dropping out to start a family. She came back into teaching in 1946 and has taught continuously since that time. She is the mother of Nancy Grace Johnson, sophomore in college; Rosalind Johnson, junior in high school, and Bill Johnson, seventh grader. Mathematics has always been her major teaching field. She has also done some work in Physical Education. To add to her college work she attended the University of Virginia for two summers. Florence Johnson is first and foremost a dedicated teacher. She is known as one of the best mathematics teachers in this part of the country in spite of mathematics being a field in which women do not often excel. She is beloved and respected by the girls and boys in her class. Discipline comes natural to her; she holds her class through interest in the work and good fellowshlp rather than force. All boys and many glrls are called by their last names in her classes. Her abrupt but friendly manner and her ever-present sense of humor keep a natural easy atmosphere in her classroom. She has always expected and demanded a great deal from her students, prodding the brilliant to live up to their potential and showny [slowly?] with the slow to help them to catch on. Students always consider Mrs. Johnson fair and open-minded on any question pertaining to either classwork or outside problems. Athletics has always been interesting to Mrs. Johnson. As a young teacher, she taught physical education along with mathematics, and she has never stopped taking part in the athletic program. She can stlll outrun any girl in her classroom and sometimes proves it when she is getting them ready for an intramural track meet. This tendency to get close to the students through their athletic interests has continued through the years and is part of her secret of getting more out of them in the classroom. Over the years, she has assisted basketball coaches, played informal games during off periods, and is now a regular sponsor for the cheerleaders. In the last capacity she rides with players and cheerleaders on the bus to every out-of-town game. Here, as everywhere, she demands and gets the highest in personal behavior. Mrs. Johnson also helps with the senior program at the end of school, sometimes going on the senior trlp. At the same time she has managed to rear her own youngsters to the advantage or all concerned, in spite of a full schedule. Her interest in the morals of her students is one of the most valuable points of Mrs. Johnson as a teacher. Many a father or mother has called to ask her to talk to their child, or to say a word in his behalf if he were in trouble. All her students have felt that she had their real interest at heart and this has been one or her strongest ties with the students. In late years, when Mrs. Johnson has had advanced geometry students but not enough hours in the day to teach them, she has combined plane and solid geometry classes, the latter using the floor at the back of the room for a blackboard to work out their problems. Always by that time she and her advanced pupils are on such a firm footing that she can handle the two classes in the same hour with no trouble. Top Math Students Hogansville takes great pride in the achievement of its mathematics students in college and later life. Many have been placed in merit classes in college and in special advanced courses in the service. Two of her mathematics students have won four-year scholarships through competitive examinations. Her former pupils make a practice of reporting to her their progress and how much she helped them. Outside Activities Her school work comes first but she has also found time for church work, Boy Scout work and Girl Scout work. She has been very active in the Community Improvement Club; she is a teacher of a Sunday School Class at the First Methodist Church. Florence has been a member of the Garden Club. She has applied for a summer scholarship in mathematics at the University of North Carolina. She is a strong advocate of meetings with other mathematics teachers at GEA and always brings back new ideas. Florence Johnson is modest almost to the point of withdrawal from public limelight, and yet her presence has always been felt in all school and community activities. A youthful, slender and neat-appearing person, she has the selfless air of a real teacher, concerned mainly with the problems of others. She keeps a firm grasp on three main purposes in life--being a good teacher, a good wife and mother, and strong moral influence on young people. It is with great pride that Hogansville offers Mrs. Warren Johnson as Teacher of the Year for 1958. The following is from the LaGrange Daily News Saturday 5 Aug 1967: Prominent Teacher Dies Today Mrs. Warren Johnson, 60, Hogansville High School teacher died at City County Hospital Saturday morning following an illness of several months. A teacher for the Hogansville School system for the past 20 years, she had taught in West Point for nine years prior. She was graduate of the University of Georgia and was active in the WSCS and First Methodist Church of Hogansville. She was the daughter of the late George Culpepper and Grace Herring Culpepper, members of prominent and pioneer families of Meriwether County Mrs. Johnson was a native of Meriwether County having spent most of her life in this area. She was the Star Teacher for the years of 1959, '61, '64 and '66 with the Hogansville High School Annual being dedicated to her in 1965. She was the Teacher of the Year in 1958 and 59 and honor teacher of the Honor Council in 1964 and '65. Survivors are her husband, Warren Johnson of Hogansville; two daughters, Mrs. Norman Gray of Fayetteville and Miss Rosalind Johnson of Atlanta; one son G. Warren Johnson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla; and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the chapel of the Claude A. McKibben Funeral Home in Hogansville conducted by Rev. Kenneth Culp assisted by Rev. Donald Folsom. Burial will be in the Allen-Lee Memorial Methodist Church Cemetery at Lone Oak. The body of Mrs. Johnson will be at Claude A. McKibben Funeral Home in Hogansville. 

Family

George Warren Johnson
Marriage*30 May 1937 She married George Warren Johnson at Georgia on 30 May 1937 at age 30. 
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph Co, AL: Descendant Chart
Last Edited3 Aug 2006

Citations

  1. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 89, Page 1A, Lines 1-4, Greenville Rd, Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., GA
    George Culpepper, Head, M, 37, md3-18 yrs, GA/SC/GA, Farmer
    Grace Culpepper, Wife, F, --, md1, ch 1/1, GA/GA/GA
    Florence Culpepper, Daughter, F, 2, Sng, GA/GA/GA
    Margaret Herring, Sister-in-law, F, 37, Sng, GA/GA/GA.
  2. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 93, Page 2A, Lines 19-21, Luthersville Rd, Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., GA
    George G. Culpepper, Head, M, 57, md, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Grace H. Culpepper, Wife, F, 54, md, GA/GA/GA
    Florence Culpepper, Daughter, F, 13, sng, GA/GA/GA.
  3. Priscilla Turner, compiler, Meriwether Co., GA Cemeteries, Spartanburg, SC: , 1993, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book: 975.8455 V39.
    Allen-Lee Memorial United Methodist Church Cemetery, near Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., GA
    + George G. Culpepper, 1 Jul 1852 – 16 Mar 1928.
  4. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 24, Page 1B, Niceville Road, Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., GA
    Owns Home, Radio=N, Farm=Y
    Grace Culpepper, Head, F, 63, M, Wid, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Florence Culpepper, Dau, F, 22, S, GA/GA/GA, Public School Teacher.
  5. Priscilla Turner, compiler, Meriwether Co., GA Cemeteries, Spartanburg, SC: , 1993, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book: 975.8455 V39.
    Allen-Lee Memorial United Methodist Church Cemetery, near Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., GA
    + Hattie Grace Herring Culpepper, 2 Jun 1865 – 29 Feb 1946 (sic).
  6. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm
    Grace H. Culpepper, d. 28 Feb 1946 at 81 years in Meriwether Co., GA; Res. in Troup Co., GA.
  7. Eleanor Herring Culpepper, History of Allen-Lee Memorial Methodist Church, LaGrange, GA: Family Tree, 1987.
    p 51 and obituary LaGrange Daily News 5 Aug 1967.

George Warren Johnson

Male, #35063, (24 Nov 1902 - 16 Jun 1983)
Birth*24 Nov 1902 George was born on 24 Nov 1902. 
Marriage*30 May 1937 He married Florence Virginia Culpepper at Georgia on 30 May 1937 at age 34. 
Birth of Son13 Nov 1942 His son Thomas Florence Johnson was born on 13 Nov 1942. 
Death of Son13 Nov 1942 His son Thomas Florence Johnson died on 13 Nov 1942. 
Birth of Son21 Apr 1945 His son George Warren Johnson Jr. was born on 21 Apr 1945. 
Death of Spouse5 Aug 1967 His wife Florence Virginia Culpepper died on 5 Aug 1967 at Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia. 
Death*16 Jun 1983 He died at Hogansville, Troup Co., Georgia, on 16 Jun 1983 at age 80. 
Burial* His body was interred at Allen-Lee Cemetery, Lone Oak, Meriwether Co., Georgia.1 

Family

Florence Virginia Culpepper
Marriage*30 May 1937 He married Florence Virginia Culpepper at Georgia on 30 May 1937 at age 34. 
Children
Last Edited9 Jul 1999

Citations

  1. Eleanor Herring Culpepper, History of Allen-Lee Memorial Methodist Church, LaGrange, GA: Family Tree, 1987.
    p 55.

Nova Cleone Culpepper

Female, #35064, (21 Jul 1887 - 9 Jul 1922)
Father*James Elijah Culpepper
Mother*Susie B. Scroggins
Birth*21 Jul 1887 Nova was born at Luthersville, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 21 Jul 1887. 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 Nova was listed as a daughter in James Elijah Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Luthersville, Meriwether Co., Georgia.1 
Marriage*13 Nov 1907 She married Robert Lee Powledge at Luthersville, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 13 Nov 1907 at age 20. 
Married Name13 Nov 1907  As of 13 Nov 1907, her married name was Powledge. 
Birth of Son18 Mar 1910 Her son Clarence Boozer Powledge was born on 18 Mar 1910 at Luthersville, Meriwether Co., Georgia. 
Death of Son18 Jul 1918 Her son Clarence Boozer Powledge died on 18 Jul 1918 at Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia. 
Birth of Son10 Dec 1918 Her son Robert Berry Powledge was born on 10 Dec 1918 at Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia. 
Death of Mother2 Nov 1920 Her mother Susie B. Scroggins died on 2 Nov 1920 at Georgia.2 
Death*9 Jul 1922 She died at Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia, on 9 Jul 1922 at age 34. 

Family

Robert Lee Powledge
Marriage*13 Nov 1907 She married Robert Lee Powledge at Luthersville, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 13 Nov 1907 at age 20. 
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph Co, AL: Descendant Chart
Last Edited19 Dec 2005

Citations

  1. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 51, Page 318B (11), Family 212, Luthersville, Meriwether Co., GA
    James E. Culpepper, Head, M, Oct 1862, 37, md 15 yrs, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Susie B. Culpepper, Wife, F, Jul 1863, 36, md 15 yrs, ch 3/2, GA/GA/GA
    Cleone Culpepper, Dau, F, Jul 1887, 12, Sng, GA/GA/GA
    Boozer Culpepper, Son, M, Jun 1890, 10, Sng, GA/GA/GA.
  2. Priscilla Turner, compiler, Meriwether Co., GA Cemeteries, Spartanburg, SC: , 1993, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book: 975.8455 V39.
    Luthersville City Cemetery, Luthersville, Meriwether Co., GA
    + Susie Scroggins Culpepper, 17 Jul 1863 – 2 Nov 1920.

Robert Lee Powledge

Male, #35065, (14 Sep 1885 - 31 May 1930)
Birth*14 Sep 1885 Robert was born at Luthersville, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 14 Sep 1885. 
Marriage*13 Nov 1907 He married Nova Cleone Culpepper at Luthersville, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 13 Nov 1907 at age 22. 
Birth of Son18 Mar 1910 His son Clarence Boozer Powledge was born on 18 Mar 1910 at Luthersville, Meriwether Co., Georgia. 
Death of Son18 Jul 1918 His son Clarence Boozer Powledge died on 18 Jul 1918 at Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia. 
Birth of Son10 Dec 1918 His son Robert Berry Powledge was born on 10 Dec 1918 at Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia. 
Death of Spouse9 Jul 1922 His wife Nova Cleone Culpepper died on 9 Jul 1922 at Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia. 
Death*31 May 1930 He died on 31 May 1930 at age 44. 

Family

Nova Cleone Culpepper
Marriage*13 Nov 1907 He married Nova Cleone Culpepper at Luthersville, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 13 Nov 1907 at age 22. 
Children
Last Edited9 Jul 1999

Clarence Boozer Culpepper

Male, #35066, (10 Jun 1890 - 9 Jan 1980)
Father*James Elijah Culpepper
Mother*Susie B. Scroggins
Birth*10 Jun 1890 Clarence was born at Luthersville, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 10 Jun 1890.1,2 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 Clarence was listed as a son in James Elijah Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Luthersville, Meriwether Co., Georgia.3 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Clarence was listed as a son in James Elijah Culpepper's household on the 1910 Census at Luthersville, Meriwether Co., Georgia.4 
Marriage*29 Jan 1916 He married Ethel Lila Smith at Georgia on 29 Jan 1916 at age 25. 
1920 Census*1 Jan 1920 Clarence was listed as a lodger on the 1920 Census at LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.5 
Death of Mother2 Nov 1920 His mother Susie B. Scroggins died on 2 Nov 1920 at Georgia.6 
Employment* Clarence's occupation: farm consultant. 
1930 Census*1 Apr 1930 Clarence was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia.7 
Death of Father4 Oct 1939 His father James Elijah Culpepper died on 4 Oct 1939 at Georgia.8 
Death of Spouse9 Dec 1973 His wife Ethel Lila Smith died on 9 Dec 1973 at Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia.9,1,2 
Death*9 Jan 1980 He died at Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia, on 9 Jan 1980 at age 89.10,2,1 
Burial*12 Jan 1980 His body was interred on 12 Jan 1980 at Oakridge Cemetery, Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia.2 
Biography* The following article is from an unknown source possibly a local Carrollton, GA paper. Since C. B. Culpepper was 85 years old at the time the article was written, it was presumably written in 1975:
Tiftonite Banker Is Named Outstanding Alumnus
     CARROLLTON, Ga. -- An 85-year-old Tifton banker was named Outstanding Alumnus of the Fourth District Agricultural and Mechanical School (the predecessor of modern day West Georgia College) during the, school's recent reunion on the WGC campus. C. B. Culpepper, who graduated from the A&M School in 1910, and later attended the University of Georgia, has worked at the Farmers Bank of Tifton since April, 1951, and still goes to work every day.
     Born June 10,1890, in Luthersville, Ga., Culpepper was the son of James Elijah and Susie Scoggins Culpepper. His early school years were spent in a three-room schoolhouse in Luthersville. While working in a cotton field in the heat of the summer one year, Culpepper was approached by J. H. Melson, then principal of the A&M School. Melson persuaded Culpepper to sign up for classes at the Carrollton school in the fall of 1908. In Culpepper's graduating class, there were six boys and two girls.
     After his years at the University, where Culpepper played freshman football and farmed to pay expenses, Dooley County called upon him to be that county's farm demonstrator, a title that later became county agent. Culpepper has served as president of the County Agents Association, along with being a director of that organization. He served on the Farm Advisory Board during World War II, and received a United War Fund Citation for meritorious service selling war bonds and a certificate from the American National Red Cross for service during the war. In July, 1950, Culpepper was honored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture with an award for superior service in improving methods of cultivation, fertilization and seed selection in Tift County, assisting the state and federal governments, rejuvenating the peach industry, improving swine and dairy herds and working with the 4-H Clubs. He was the only county agent honored with this award.
     Culpepper married Ethel L. Smith, of Rochelle, Ga., on January 29, 1916. She died one month before their 58th wedding anniversary. Culpepper has three daughters -- Mrs. Suzie Huff of Athens, Mrs. Marion Whidden and Mrs. Margaret Bergeron, both of Tifton.
     The citation awarded Culpepper noted that "Mr. Cully," as he is called, "touched many lives and left each a little richer for having known him..." Of all his accomplishments, Mr. Cully cites three that are most important to him: the love of his family, working with people, especially boys and girls, and his reputation as the best bream fisherman in South Georgia.
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The following interview with C. B. Culpepper took place some time during or after the drought of 1977. The article was written by Nancy Smith "Gazette Staff Writer" possibly for a Tift County paper.
Former County Agent Recalls Drought of '54 More Devastating
     The drought of 1954 had much more disastrous effects than that of 1977, according to a former Tift County Extension Agent. C. B. Culpepper, who worked with the extension service here from l927 until 1954, said farmers in '54 "didn't make anything." "A lot of people didn't even go out in the field to harvest their corn or peanuts," Culpepper recalled. "It was a complete disaster. This year, at least, farmers had some irrigation and didn't lose every single crop." Drawing on his experiences, Culpepper made several other "then and now" comparisons about Tift County agriculture. Listing price supports and loans available to modern farmers, he explained the Depression marked the beginning of such federal assistance "The Triple-A program tried to reduce surplus by plowing up acres of cotton tobacco and peanuts," he said "Everybody was broke, nearly, so the government started reimbursing farmers for the land they plowed under creating the seed and feed loans and later, the production credit association. At that time, Culpepper said the government paid farmers $20 per acre for tobacco, $8 per acre for sweet potatoes, and $6 per acre for corn or cotton. "$20 wouldn't even pay for gas to lay an acre of tobacco with now," he pointed out. Other programs during the Depression included the "live-at-home" campaign and the mattress effort, he said. The live-at-home program encouraged people to cultivate gardens and raise chicken at home thus increasing self-reliance while the mattress program sought to utilize cotton supplies and improve living conditions. "The government furnished cotton and ticking, and sent a group to teach people how to make mattresses," he said. "They used 500 bales of cotton in Tift County -- and everybody got a good mattress to sleep on." During his first few years of working in Tift County, buggies and wagons -- and a few automobiles -- provided transportation. "We had hitching racks behind stores, so people could tie their mules while they shopped," he said. "And at the corner of the courthouse, where the eternal flame is now, we had a drinking fountain for people to water their stock with when they came in to town. Yes sir, we were really fixed," he chuckled. Culpepper is thankful for most of the changes in agriculture. "Mechanization has taken a lot of the labor out of farming," he explained. "Where they were using mules and horses to farm with before, now they're using machinery. And instead of planting one row of corn at a time, they're planting four or six." Fertilizer and insecticide was applied by hand in earlier days, and "we didn't have as many insects as we do now." Arsenate of lead was the major pesticide, and "they'd use a number three tin can with holes in the bottom to shake it out over their fields," he said. The Rural Electric Administration "took a lot of drudgery" out of farm living, he said. "After they got electricity out in the county, people started getting refrigerators and stoves." During World War II, farmers were faced with a massive labor shortage. "We had a program to get our local labor to help farmers harvest their crops," Culpepper said. "In 1944, 150 prisoners of war were brought in to help Tift County farmers stack [sack?] peanuts." And Culpepper remembers William Pool's arrival in 1948. "He was my assistant for two years, and -- after working with me -- he made a real fine extension agent," he grinned. "I really liked him. We never even had a fuss -- although we might've looked at each other mean once or twice!" "The people here gave me a lot more than I gave them. They were very cooperative and kind, and I'm proud they allowed me to serve them for 24 years," he said.
Another source of pride to the former extension agent is that farmers are no longer treated as second-class citizens. "They have as much prestige now as any other businessman, and live in much better conditions than they used to," he said. "I'm proud for 'em."
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The following is a funeral notice for C. B. Culpepper from an unknown source:
Culpepper Rites Slated Friday
     Funeral services for C. B. "Mr. Cully" Culpepper, 89, of Tifton, who died Tuesday in Tift General Hospital, will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Tiftarea Funeral Home. Dr. David Duck, the Revs. Bob Moon, John Gibbs and Gilbert Ramsey will officiate, with burial to be held in Oakridge Cemetery. Pallbearers will be W. C. McCormick, John Henry Davis, Lynwood Denham, Jake Herring, Howard Dorsett and Jimmy O'Neal. Honorary pallbearers will be Jim Moore, Dr. Curtis Branch, Wilbur Tyson, Lynwood Warren, J. P. Short, Steve Mitchell, Walter Stephens, Olen Padgett, Glenn Taylor, Willis Branch, Cecil Sandifer, Grady Peele, J. K. Kennedy, Dr. Bill Smith, Dr. Carl Pittman Jr., Cy Matthews and members of the Nath Williams Sunday School Class of the First United Methodist Church of which he was a member for 53 years. Born June 10, 1890, in Meriweather County, he was the son of the late James Elijah and Susie Scogins Culpepper. Mr. Culpepper was farm consultant for the Farmers Bank of Tifton, was county agent for 37 years, had been associated with the Farmers Bank since l951, was, an honorary member of Rotary International, served on the board of the Tift General Hospital, and was graduated from the 4th District A&M School in Carrollton, Ga. He attended tbe University of Georgia. Mr. Culpepper was presented an award for superior service from the U. S. Secretary of Agriculture on July 1, 1950 for his work in improving farming methods in his county and for his work with 4-H Clubs. In 1975, he was named as the outstanding alumnus from the 4th District, A&M School. He was the widower of Mrs. Ethel Smith Culpepper. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Marion C. Whiddon and Mrs. Margaret Bergeron, both of Tifton and Mrs. Suzan Huff of Piedmont, S. C; four grandchildren and five great great-grandchildren. The body will lie in state at Tiftarea Funeral Home.
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Mrs. Arthur (Marie Veazey) Turk wrote 25 Feb 1980 that Charles "suffered a heart attack and died almost immediately." 

Family

Ethel Lila Smith
Marriage*29 Jan 1916 He married Ethel Lila Smith at Georgia on 29 Jan 1916 at age 25. 
Children
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph Co, AL: Descendant Chart
Last Edited15 Dec 2005

Citations

  1. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  2. Barry Chandler, compiler, Cemeteries of Tift Co., GA, Tifton, GA: B. Chandler, 1999, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book: 975.882 V3c.
    Oakridge City Cemetery, Tifton, Tift Co., GA
    + Clarence Boozer Culpepper, 10 Jun 1890 – 9 Jan 1980
    + Ethel Smith Culpepper, 25 Aug 1891 – 9 Dec 1973.
  3. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 51, Page 318B (11), Family 212, Luthersville, Meriwether Co., GA
    James E. Culpepper, Head, M, Oct 1862, 37, md 15 yrs, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Susie B. Culpepper, Wife, F, Jul 1863, 36, md 15 yrs, ch 3/2, GA/GA/GA
    Cleone Culpepper, Dau, F, Jul 1887, 12, Sng, GA/GA/GA
    Boozer Culpepper, Son, M, Jun 1890, 10, Sng, GA/GA/GA.
  4. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 87, Page 5A, Lines 28-30, Moreland Rd, Luthersville, Meriwether Co., GA
    James E. Culpepper, Head, M, 48, md1-25 yrs, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Susie B. Culpepper, Wife, F, 42, md1-25 yrs, ch 4/2, GA/GA/GA
    Clarence B. Culpepper, Son, M, 20, Sng, GA/GA/GA.
  5. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 133, Pages 9A-B, Lines 40-51, 809 Greenville St, LaGrange, Troup Co., GA
    Alice Autrey, Head, F, 51, wd, AL/AL/AL
    Plus 8 family members and 3 boarders, including:
    Clarence Culpepper, Boarder, M, 34, Sng, AL/AL/AL, Cotton Mill Laborer.
  6. Priscilla Turner, compiler, Meriwether Co., GA Cemeteries, Spartanburg, SC: , 1993, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book: 975.8455 V39.
    Luthersville City Cemetery, Luthersville, Meriwether Co., GA
    + Susie Scroggins Culpepper, 17 Jul 1863 – 2 Nov 1920.
  7. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 5, page 4A, 104 10th Street, Tifton, Tift Co., GA
    Rent=$40, Radio=N, Farm=N
    Clarence B. Culpepper, Head, M, 39, M, md @ 25, GA/GA/GA, County Farm Agent
    Ethel Culpepper, Wife, F, 38, M, md @ 24, GA/GA/GA
    Susan Culpepper, Dau, F, 13, S, GA/GA/GA
    Marion Culpepper, Dau, F, 10, S, GA/GA/GA
    Margaret Culpepper, Dau, F, 6, S, GA/GA/GA.
  8. Priscilla Turner, compiler, Meriwether Co., GA Cemeteries, Spartanburg, SC: , 1993, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book: 975.8455 V39.
    Luthersville City Cemetery, Luthersville, Meriwether Co., GA
    + J. E. Culpepper, 18 Oct 1862 – 4 Oct 1939.
  9. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm
    Ethel S. Culpepper, d. 9 Dec 1973 at 82 years in Tift Co., GA; Res. in Tift Co., GA.
  10. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm
    Clarence B. Culpepper, d. 9 Jan 1980 at 89 years in Tift Co., GA; Res. in Tift Co., GA.

Ethel Lila Smith

Female, #35067, (25 Aug 1891 - 9 Dec 1973)
Father*Young Hall Smith M. D.
Mother*Leila Brooks
Birth*25 Aug 1891 Ethel was born at Georgia on 25 Aug 1891.1,2 
Marriage*29 Jan 1916 She married Clarence Boozer Culpepper at Georgia on 29 Jan 1916 at age 24. 
Married Name29 Jan 1916  As of 29 Jan 1916, her married name was Culpepper. 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Ethel was listed as Clarence Boozer Culpepper's wife on the 1930 Census at Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia.3 
Death*9 Dec 1973 She died at Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia, on 9 Dec 1973 at age 82.4,1,2 
Burial*circa 11 Dec 1973 Her body was interred circa 11 Dec 1973 at Oakridge Cemetery, Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia.2 

Family

Clarence Boozer Culpepper
Children
Last Edited27 Sep 2004

Citations

  1. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  2. Barry Chandler, compiler, Cemeteries of Tift Co., GA, Tifton, GA: B. Chandler, 1999, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book: 975.882 V3c.
    Oakridge City Cemetery, Tifton, Tift Co., GA
    + Clarence Boozer Culpepper, 10 Jun 1890 – 9 Jan 1980
    + Ethel Smith Culpepper, 25 Aug 1891 – 9 Dec 1973.
  3. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 5, page 4A, 104 10th Street, Tifton, Tift Co., GA
    Rent=$40, Radio=N, Farm=N
    Clarence B. Culpepper, Head, M, 39, M, md @ 25, GA/GA/GA, County Farm Agent
    Ethel Culpepper, Wife, F, 38, M, md @ 24, GA/GA/GA
    Susan Culpepper, Dau, F, 13, S, GA/GA/GA
    Marion Culpepper, Dau, F, 10, S, GA/GA/GA
    Margaret Culpepper, Dau, F, 6, S, GA/GA/GA.
  4. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm
    Ethel S. Culpepper, d. 9 Dec 1973 at 82 years in Tift Co., GA; Res. in Tift Co., GA.

Susan Elizabeth Culpepper

Female, #35068, (12 Feb 1917 - 24 Aug 2004)
Father*Clarence Boozer Culpepper
Mother*Ethel Lila Smith
Birth*12 Feb 1917 Susan was born on 12 Feb 1917. 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Susan, Marion and Margaret was listed as a daughter in Clarence Boozer Culpepper's household on the 1930 Census at Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia.1 
Marriage*28 Jun 1940 She married James Roscoe Huff on 28 Jun 1940 at age 23. 
Married Name28 Jun 1940  As of 28 Jun 1940, her married name was Huff. 
Death of Mother9 Dec 1973 Her mother Ethel Lila Smith died on 9 Dec 1973 at Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia.2,3,4 
Residence*1979 Susan resided at Piedmont, Anderson Co., South Carolina, in 1979. 
Death of Father9 Jan 1980 Her father Clarence Boozer Culpepper died on 9 Jan 1980 at Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia.5,4,3 
Death of Spouse6 Jan 1985 Her husband James Roscoe Huff died on 6 Jan 1985 at Cureton-Huff Home, Piedmont, Anderson Co., South Carolina. 
Death*24 Aug 2004 She died at Piedmont, Anderson Co., South Carolina, on 24 Aug 2004 at age 87.6 
Biography* Piedmont, S. C. -- Susan Elizabeth Culpepper Huff, 87, of Piedmont, widow of James Roscoe Huff, died Tuesday, August 24, 2004 at her home.

Born in Luthersville, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Boozer and Ethel Smith Culpepper. She grew up in Tifton, was formerly of Athens, where she was a member of Tuckston Methodist Church, and was a retired teacher, having taught with the Walton County School System. She was a member of the Simpsonville Garden Club, the Retired Military Officers' Wives Club, the Daughters of the American Revolution, Snow Campaign Chapter and Simpsonville United Methodist Church.

Surviving are daughter, Libbi Huff of the home; daughter and son-in-law, Penny and Don Hawthorne of Piedmont; sisters, Marion C. Whiddon, Margaret C. Bergeron, both of Tifton; grandchildren, Heather Hawthorne, Beau Hawthorne, both of Piedmont, and Betsy Grady of Savannah; and great-grandchildren, Zachary and Zayne of Piedmont.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a. m. today at Simpsonville United Methodist Church, with the Rev. M. Cooper Stonestreet and the Rev. A. Judson King officiating. Burial will follow in the family cemetery at the home.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Simpsonville United Methodist Church Preschool, 215 S. E. Main Street, Simpsonville, SC 29681.

Gray Mortuary of Pelzer, S. C., is in charge of arrangements.

Source: Tifton Gazette, Thursday, August 26, 2004. 

Family

James Roscoe Huff
Marriage*28 Jun 1940 She married James Roscoe Huff on 28 Jun 1940 at age 23. 
Children
  • Carol Penelope Huff
  • Elizabeth Smith Huff
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph Co, AL: Descendant Chart
Last Edited21 Sep 2004

Citations

  1. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 5, page 4A, 104 10th Street, Tifton, Tift Co., GA
    Rent=$40, Radio=N, Farm=N
    Clarence B. Culpepper, Head, M, 39, M, md @ 25, GA/GA/GA, County Farm Agent
    Ethel Culpepper, Wife, F, 38, M, md @ 24, GA/GA/GA
    Susan Culpepper, Dau, F, 13, S, GA/GA/GA
    Marion Culpepper, Dau, F, 10, S, GA/GA/GA
    Margaret Culpepper, Dau, F, 6, S, GA/GA/GA.
  2. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm
    Ethel S. Culpepper, d. 9 Dec 1973 at 82 years in Tift Co., GA; Res. in Tift Co., GA.
  3. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  4. Barry Chandler, compiler, Cemeteries of Tift Co., GA, Tifton, GA: B. Chandler, 1999, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book: 975.882 V3c.
    Oakridge City Cemetery, Tifton, Tift Co., GA
    + Clarence Boozer Culpepper, 10 Jun 1890 – 9 Jan 1980
    + Ethel Smith Culpepper, 25 Aug 1891 – 9 Dec 1973.
  5. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm
    Clarence B. Culpepper, d. 9 Jan 1980 at 89 years in Tift Co., GA; Res. in Tift Co., GA.
  6. Correspondence from Eleanor Herring Culpepper (Mrs. Albert Marvin Willingham), Grantville, GA, to Lew Griffin, 1976-2004.

James Roscoe Huff

Male, #35069, (10 Mar 1916 - 6 Jan 1985)
Father*Swan Burdette Huff
Mother*Meda Hunt
Birth*10 Mar 1916 James was born at Cureton-Huff Home, Piedmont, Anderson Co., South Carolina, on 10 Mar 1916. 
Employment* James's occupation: geologist. 
Marriage*28 Jun 1940 He married Susan Elizabeth Culpepper on 28 Jun 1940 at age 24. 
Death*6 Jan 1985 He died at Cureton-Huff Home, Piedmont, Anderson Co., South Carolina, on 6 Jan 1985 at age 68. 
Burial*8 Jan 1985 His body was interred on 8 Jan 1985 at Cureton-Huff Family Cemetery, Piedmont, Anderson Co., South Carolina. 
Biography* The following is from an unknown source: IN MEMORIUM James R. Huff, Chairman of the Greenville Soil and Water Conservation District, died at his home on W. Georgia Road on January 6, 1985. Roscoe, as many of his local friends knew him, served as an associate commissioner for two years before being elected in a county-wide contest to a four year term of office. He had served two years of this term at the time of his death. Roscoe retired from the Soil Conservation Service after 35 years of government service. Twenty-four years of this time were spent at the State office of SCS in Athens, GA. Five years ago, he returned to his ancestral home in the Saint Albans Community where he quickly became involved in church and community affairs. He served his country in both World War II and the Korean War. A geologist by profession, he had a lifelong fascination with and love of the soil. After a determined fight against cancer, he died in the same house in which he was born. He was buried with full military rites, in the family cemetery on land which has been in the Huff family for 164 years. Roscoe's life exemplified the hardy pioneer stock of his forebears and his influence will long endure. We join with his family in mourning the loss of husband, parent, associate and friend.
      The following obituary is from an unknown source: JAMES R. HUFF Piedmont. James Roscoe Huff, 68, of Rt 4, West Georgia Rd., died Sunday night at his home, Cureton-Huff Homeplace. He was the son of the late Swan Burdette and Meda Hunt Huff, a graduate of St. Albans High School, Class of 1933. He received his B.S. Degree in Soils and Agronomy from Clemson University in 1938 and his M.S. Degree in Soils and Geology from Clemson in 1956. He served in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during World War II in the Corps. of Engineers and in the Korean Conflict and retired as Lt. Colonel in the Army Reserves. He was a Geologist with the Watershed Planning Staff of the United States Dept. of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Athens, Ga. for 24 years. After his retirement in 1973, he was a Consulting Geologist in Engineering Geology. He was a member of Association of Engineering GeologistJames Roscoe Huff, Charter Member of Georgia Geological Society, Charter member of Soil Conservation Society of America, Secretary of National Association of Federal Employees, Chairman of Greenville County Soil and Water Commission. He was a member of Palmetto Rock and Mineral Club, a member of the official Board of Simpsonville United Methodist Church and the Douglas Bible Class. Surviving are his wife, Suzan Culpepper Huff of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Don B. (Penny) Hawthorne of Piedmont and Mrs. Jay (Libby) Shore of Stone Mountain, Ga; three grandchildren, Heather and Beau Hawthorne of Piedmont and Betsy Shore of Stone Mountain Ga. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 3 PM at the Cannon Funeral Home in Fountain Inn conducted by Rev. Mike Cox. Burial will be in the Cureton-Huff Family Cemetery. The family requests that flowers be omitted and memorials be made to the American Cancer Society or the Simpsonville United Methodist Church Building Fund. 

Family

Susan Elizabeth Culpepper
Children
  • Carol Penelope Huff
  • Elizabeth Smith Huff
Last Edited9 Jul 2002

Marion Scott Culpepper

Female, #35070, (1 Jan 1920 - 12 Jun 2013)
Father*Clarence Boozer Culpepper
Mother*Ethel Lila Smith
Birth*1 Jan 1920 Marion was born at Thomasville, Thomas Co., Georgia, on 1 Jan 1920. 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Susan, Marion and Margaret was listed as a daughter in Clarence Boozer Culpepper's household on the 1930 Census at Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia.1 
Marriage*15 Mar 1944 She married Harold Dwight Whiddon on 15 Mar 1944 at age 24. 
Married Name15 Mar 1944  As of 15 Mar 1944, her married name was Whiddon. 
Death of Mother9 Dec 1973 Her mother Ethel Lila Smith died on 9 Dec 1973 at Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia.2,3,4 
Death of Father9 Jan 1980 Her father Clarence Boozer Culpepper died on 9 Jan 1980 at Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia.5,4,3 
Death of Spouse18 Aug 1982 Her husband Harold Dwight Whiddon died on 18 Aug 1982 at Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia.6 
Residence*1989 Marion resided at Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia, in 1989. 
Death*12 Jun 2013 She died at Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia, on 12 Jun 2013 at age 93.3,7 
Obituary*say 13 Jun 2013 Marion Scott Culpepper Whiddon, 93, passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at her residence. Her service will be held Saturday, June 15 at 11 A.M. in the sanctuary of the Tifton First United Methodist Church. Rev. Stephen L. Webb and Rev. Paula Lewis will officiate. The family will receive friends from 9:30 until 10:45 in the parlor of the church.Former students of Mrs. Whiddon's will served as pallbearers, Tommy Bergeron, Richard Burton, Wendell Pearson, James Johnson, Dean Hilliard, Jimmy Deal, Harold Abbott, Greg Anderson, Joel Johnson, Bob Kennon, John Reinhardt and Gary Vowell.Honorary pallbearers are, Christian Covenant Sunday School Class of First United Methodist Church, Daughters of the American Revolution, Meals on Wheels volunteers (past and present) and the Twentieth Century Library Club.Marion was born on January 1, 1920 in Thomasville, GA to the late C.B. (Boozer) and Ethel Smith Culpepper. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Dwight Whiddon, who died in 1982 and her sister, Susie Culpepper Huff. She moved to Tifton in 1927 when she was 7 years old. She attended the Tifton Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1937. After graduation, she attended Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville, GA. While there she was a member of the Jesters, a dramatic organization, and performed in many plays. She graduated in 1941 with a degree in Home Economics.Shortly thereafter, she began her teaching career in Cochran, GA. On March 17, 1944, she married her high school sweetheart, Harold, who at that time was a B17 pilot with the Army Air Corp serving during WWII.After teaching in the Tifton Public Schools for 30 years, she decided to retire in 1980. At that time she became very active in her church and community. Her church, her family, and her community were very important to her.She had been a member of Tifton First United Methodist Church for 86 years. She served on the Administrative Board, was a member of the United Methodist Women, and was treasurer for the Christian Covenant Sunday School Class for many years. As treasurer, she encouraged her class to give to many charitable organizations. One year her class gave over $14,000 to different groups. One member of her class stated, that we were all seniors on fixed incomes but if Marion said give, we gave. She participated in almost every activity the church had and never said no to any job she was asked to complete. She also became very active in her community. She was a member of the Twentieth Century Library Club, where she served as President and Chairman of the Education Committee. As chairman of this committee, she organized members to go once a month to read aloud to the students at Head Start and to make sure each child received a new book for Christmas. Each year, she was honored to help select two deserving High School Seniors to receive the Woman's Club annual Scholarships. She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Club 55, Retired Teachers, several Bridge Clubs, and Special Olympics where she served on the Board of Directors as Treasurer and was a proud volunteer. Her special love was the Meals on Wheels Program. For 33 years she worked with Meals on Wheels. She was first a volunteer and then became the Director of Volunteers and the Director of Eligibility. She would always find a way to qualify a person in need whether they could pay or not. She felt that everyone deserved a hot meal each day.Some of her community awards include: 1992 George A. Wright Memorial Award, 1998 and 2013 Special Olympics Award, 2004 Exchange Club Book of Golden Deeds Award, and 2013 The Hazel Humber Bailey Award.She is survived by her sister, Margaret (Tunkey) Culpepper Bergeron, Tifton, a son, Robert Whiddon, Durham, NC and a daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and Gary Powers, Lilburn, two grandchildren, Mitch and Alanna Powers, Los Angeles, CA and Meredith and Matt Rhodes, Warner Robins, and three great grand-children, Scott and Reed Rhodes, Warner Robins and Brady Powers, Los Angeles, CA.7 
Burial*15 Jun 2013 Her body was interred on 15 Jun 2013 at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia.7 

Family

Harold Dwight Whiddon
Marriage*15 Mar 1944 She married Harold Dwight Whiddon on 15 Mar 1944 at age 24. 
Children
  • Robert Culpepper Whiddon
  • Margaret Rose Whiddon
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph Co, AL: Descendant Chart
Last Edited30 Nov 2014

Citations

  1. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 5, page 4A, 104 10th Street, Tifton, Tift Co., GA
    Rent=$40, Radio=N, Farm=N
    Clarence B. Culpepper, Head, M, 39, M, md @ 25, GA/GA/GA, County Farm Agent
    Ethel Culpepper, Wife, F, 38, M, md @ 24, GA/GA/GA
    Susan Culpepper, Dau, F, 13, S, GA/GA/GA
    Marion Culpepper, Dau, F, 10, S, GA/GA/GA
    Margaret Culpepper, Dau, F, 6, S, GA/GA/GA.
  2. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm
    Ethel S. Culpepper, d. 9 Dec 1973 at 82 years in Tift Co., GA; Res. in Tift Co., GA.
  3. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  4. Barry Chandler, compiler, Cemeteries of Tift Co., GA, Tifton, GA: B. Chandler, 1999, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book: 975.882 V3c.
    Oakridge City Cemetery, Tifton, Tift Co., GA
    + Clarence Boozer Culpepper, 10 Jun 1890 – 9 Jan 1980
    + Ethel Smith Culpepper, 25 Aug 1891 – 9 Dec 1973.
  5. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm
    Clarence B. Culpepper, d. 9 Jan 1980 at 89 years in Tift Co., GA; Res. in Tift Co., GA.
  6. Find a Grave (online database)
    http://www.findagrave.com
    Find A Grave Memorial# 84136586.
  7. Find a Grave (online database)
    http://www.findagrave.com
    Find A Grave Memorial# 112247762.