Albert Thomas Emery Sr.1

Male, #54513, (say 1902 - )
Birth*say 1902 He was born say 1902.1 
Marriage*say 1923 He married Mabel Irene Culpepper say 1923.1 

Family

Mabel Irene Culpepper
Last Edited18 Nov 2011

Citations

  1. E-mail written Mar 2006 to Warren Culpepper from Charles Frederic Hull (#39685), 5613 NW 114th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73162, e-mail address.

Jack Robinson1

Male, #54514, (25 Aug 1906 - May 1980)
Birth*25 Aug 1906 He was born on 25 Aug 1906.2 
Marriage*say 1933 He married Mabel Irene Culpepper say 1933.1 
SSN*between 1936 and 1950 His Social Security Number was issued between 1936 and 1950 in Texas.2 
Death*May 1980 He died at Kansas City, Platte Co., Missouri, in May 1980 at age 73.2 

Family

Mabel Irene Culpepper
Last Edited18 Nov 2011

Citations

  1. E-mail written Mar 2006 to Warren Culpepper from Charles Frederic Hull (#39685), 5613 NW 114th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73162, e-mail address.
  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

Margaret Yohe1

Female, #54519, (1910 - May 1976)
Father*Delaware Thomas Yohe2,1
Birth*1910 She was born in 1910 at North Carolina.1,2,3,4 
Marriage*circa 1927 She married Roland Frank Culpepper circa 1927.2 
Married Namecirca 1927  As of circa 1927, her married name was Culpepper.2 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Margaret was listed as a daughter-in-law in John Frank Culpepper's household on the 1930 Census at Norfolk (city), Virginia.2 
1940 Census1 Apr 1940 Margaret was listed as Roland Frank Culpepper's wife on the 1940 Census at Norfolk (city), Virginia.5 
Birth of Son21 Feb 1941 Her son Roland F. Culpepper Jr. was born on 21 Feb 1941 at Virginia.4,6 
Death of SpouseSep 1958 Her husband Roland Frank Culpepper died in Sep 1958 at Virginia.4 
SSN*1965 Her Social Security Number was issued in 1965 in Virginia.4 
Death*May 1976 She died at Suffolk (city), Virginia, in May 1976.1,4 
Burial*May 1976 Her body was interred in May 1976 at Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk (city), Virginia.3 

Family

Roland Frank Culpepper
Marriage*circa 1927 She married Roland Frank Culpepper circa 1927.2 
Children
Last Edited11 Feb 2013

Citations

  1. E-mail written Mar 2006, Aug 2012 to Warren Culpepper from Susie Yohe Garrett, e-mail address (Aug 2012).
  2. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    Norfolk (city), VA, 22nd Precinct, ED 78, Page 20A, Family 402, 123 East 28th St (12 Apr 1930)
    John F. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 62, md@29, VA/VA/NC, Proprietor/Lunch Room, Vet=No
    Carrie M. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 50, md@16, VA/VA/VA
    Ida M. Summers, Daughter, F, Wh, 32, wid, md@21, VA/VA/VA
    Melva P. Summers, Grandson, M, Wh, 11, sng, VA/VA/VA
    Ernest V. Summers, Grandson, M, Wh, 6, sng, VA/VA/VA
    Roland F. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 31, md@22, VA/VA/VA, Clerk/Restaurant, Vet=No
    Margaret L. Culpepper, Daughter-in-law, F, Wh, 20, md@17, NC/NC/NC
    Carey M. Culpepper, Grandaughter, F, Wh, 2 2/12, sng, VA/VA/NC
    Delaware T. Yohe, Boarder, M, Wh, 58, wid, md@20, NC/UN/UN, Mailman/US Post Office
    Adele E. Yohe, Boarder, F, Wh, 16, sng, VA/NC/NC
    Joseph Yohe, Boarder, M, Wh, 12, sng, VA/NC/NC.
  3. Find a Grave (online database)
    http://www.findagrave.com
    Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk (city), VA
    + Culpepper, Roland F 59863618, 1899 - 1958
    + Culpepper, Margaret L 59863623, 1910 - 1976.
  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. 1940 (16th) US Census, compiled by the US Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls., Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2442
    Norfolk (city), VA, 23rd Ward, ED 114-100, Web Page 27 (15 Apr 1940)
    Lines 18-24, 219 West 34th Street
    Roland Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 41, md, VA, 1935 in same place, Mechanic/Automobile
    Margaret Culpepper (R), Wife, F, Wh, 30, md, NC, 1935 in same place, Housework
    Cora M. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 12, sng, VA, 1935 in same place
    Fenton L. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 9, sng, VA, 1935 in same place
    Shirley W. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 7, sng, VA, 1935 in same place
    Carrie M. Culpepper, Mother, F, Wh, 60, wid, VA, 1935 in same place
    Delaware Yohe, Father-in-law, M, Wh, 68, wid, VA, 1935 in same place, Housework.
  6. Find a Grave (online database)
    http://www.findagrave.com
    Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk (city), VA
    + Culpepper, Roland F, Jr 59863625, Feb. 21, 1941 - Oct. 5, 1991.

Asa Castleberry Stephenson1

Male, #54526, (25 Mar 1835 - 19 Nov 1916)
Birth*25 Mar 1835 He was born on 25 Mar 1835 at Anderson District, South Carolina. Asa Castleberry Stephenson was the son of George Alexander Stephenson, b. 1812 Anderson Co. SC, d. 22 Oct 1891, buried at the Cross Roads Baptist Church, Hart Co. GA, md. c1832 to Caroline Castleberry, b. 1810, d. 11 Feb. 1898: Cross Roads Ch.
     George Alexander Stephenson was the son of George (Washington?) Stephenson, b. 3 July 1761 Pittsylvania Co. VA(?) (One source says Pennsylvania), d. 9 Jan. 1835 Anderson Co. SC; m. Margaret Johnson, b. 1770 Ireland.
     George (Washington?) Stephenson was the son of Alexander Stephenson, b. c1740 Ireland.1 
Marriage*23 Feb 1856 He married Mary Elizabeth Walker on 23 Feb 1856 at age 20. 
Birth of Son17 Sep 1873 His son Asa Lawrence Orr Stephenson was born on 17 Sep 1873 at Thomas Co., Georgia.1 
Death*19 Nov 1916 He died at Thomas Co., Georgia, on 19 Nov 1916 at age 81.1 
Burial*circa 20 Nov 1916 His body was interred circa 20 Nov 1916 at Fredonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Thomas Co., Georgia.1 
Biography*2006 ASA CASTLEBERRY STEPHENSON
by Robert M. Leverette 9 Feb. 2006

My great-great-grandfather was Asa Castleberry Stephenson, one of a set of twins. In 1853, he received the Faith, was Baptized and Ordain as a Baptist preacher on the same day, his seventeenth birthday. “Brother Asa came up out of that creek shouting Glory and preaching the Gospel, and this led several of the spectators by the creek to accept the Lord. The old preacher saw this, shouted Hallelujah, decided to retire, and right then and there turned the Church over to Brother Asa.” In 1858. Asa married Mary E. Walker, one of a set of twins whose twin brother married Asa’s twin sister, and having accepted a position of State Surveyor moved to Alabama where Asa’s and Mary’s first children, twins, were born, George Walton (my great-grandfather) and Sarah. A couple of years later, the War of Northern Aggression broke out and Asa moved back to Georgia to enlist in the State Guards, fighting in many battles from Lookout Mountain to the Battle of Peachtree Creek. During the last day of battle at Peachtree Creek, Asa came down with Typhoid Fever and was out for the remainder of the War. During his service years, Asa also acted as the chaplain for the troops.

In 1868, the doctors diagnosed Mary with a respiratory disease and told Asa he had to move her to a warmer and wetter climate, so Asa moved his family to Thomas County in south Georgia. Almost immediately after the move, he linked up with six other Baptist ministers and formed the Mercer Association; a direct competitor, if you will, of the Southern Baptist but now defunct. The assembly immediately elected Asa as the groups missionary and charged him to preach the Gospel to all the “heatherns” in south Georgia and north Florida. This Asa did while founding 23 churches in his missionary district; one of which, Salem Baptist Church, Thomas County, still has my letter; though it has been so long, they have probably thrown it out.

Asa’s salary for that first year consisted of many bushels of corn, peas, beans, so many hogs and chickens, 1 cow, many bags of flour and several quarts each of honey and cane syrup. No paper money but then again, did he need any with all the groceries coming in?

As far as I know, Asa C. Stephenson still holds the record for the most number of couples for whom he performed the marriage ceremony; I believe the number was in the three hundreds. This does not include such sects that the “preacher” says one ceremony for thousands of couples at the same time; such as the Moonies. Of course in Asa’s day, a couple would stand in front of family and friends and announce that they were married and then wait until a minister came along to formalize the event; often after the couple had children.

JOKE ON ASA
Asa C. Stephenson was a tall man standing at close to six feet, seven inches, and the horse he rode in the War was short in stature, causing the men to joke about whether or not Asa was “riding the damn horse or walking along with it.” Apparently, this joke followed him through life; see below.

GATHERING SHEEP TO THE FOLD
When Asa was in his late fifties, one of his women church members asked him to gather her husband into the Church. Asa proceeded with this assignment for several years without much progress when one day he rode up to the woman’s house. Later the woman confided in Asa that her husband said, “Here comes that preacherman walking his damn horse.” Anyway, when Asa dismounted, the woman asked him in to eat lunch with them. Asa thought for a minute and told her he would be glad to in just a few minutes. Asa took off running to a large oak tree in the woman’s yard and climbed as high as the limbs would support him and then climbed down and told her he was ready to eat. During the meal, the woman’s husband asked Asa why he had climbed the tree? Asa told him that he had just come from another Sister’s house where he had eaten a large meal so he climbed the tree to work up an appetite! The man said that if religion allowed him to climb that tree at his age then he would gladly join the Church.

EMBARRASSMENT AND THREATS
During the 1940s when our family went down to visit our Stephenson relatives, mom would make me wear short pants to Salem Baptist Church and this was always an embarrassing time, invariably ending with us fighting, mom would spank me and say, “Look at Grandpa Asa, what would he think of such a mean little boy?” This would usually do it and I would walk in without further to do. Mom’s reference was to a large oil painting of Asa in an oval frame hanging on the vestibule wall. In the painting, Asa was looking very stern with his eyes that followed me everywhere I went and also that long beard; scared the heck out of me. Mom’s uncle, George Stephenson, always seemed to know exactly what mom said and would tell me not to worry, Grandpa Asa loved children, especially ragtag little boys.

I have one great-grandfather, two grandfathers, two grandmothers, one step-grandmother and several aunts and uncles buried at Salem Baptist Church.

Asa C. Stephenson, his wife Mary and one son, Cyrus, are buried at another Church he founded, Freedonia Baptist Church, Thomas County Georgia.1 

Family

Mary Elizabeth Walker
Child
Last Edited23 Mar 2006

Citations

  1. E-mail written Feb 2006 to Warren Culpepper from Mike Leverette, e-mail address.

Mary Elizabeth Walker1

Female, #54527, (13 Oct 1835 - 2 Dec 1922)
Birth*13 Oct 1835 She was born on 13 Oct 1835.1 
Marriage*23 Feb 1856 She married Asa Castleberry Stephenson on 23 Feb 1856 at age 20. 
Married Name23 Feb 1856  As of 23 Feb 1856, her married name was Stephenson.1 
Birth of Son17 Sep 1873 Her son Asa Lawrence Orr Stephenson was born on 17 Sep 1873 at Thomas Co., Georgia.1 
Death of Spouse19 Nov 1916 Her husband Asa Castleberry Stephenson died on 19 Nov 1916 at Thomas Co., Georgia.1 
Death*2 Dec 1922 She died at Thomas Co., Georgia, on 2 Dec 1922 at age 87.1 

Family

Asa Castleberry Stephenson
Child
Last Edited23 Mar 2006

Citations

  1. E-mail written Feb 2006 to Warren Culpepper from Mike Leverette, e-mail address.

Edgar Higgs

Male, #54528, (circa 1907 - )
Birth*circa 1907 He was born circa 1907 at Georgia. 
Marriage*circa 1927 He married Ethel (?) at Georgia circa 1927. 
1930 Census*1 Apr 1930 Edgar was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Harmony Grove District, Atkinson Co., Georgia.1 

Family

Ethel (?)
Child
Last Edited4 Apr 2006

Citations

  1. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    Harmony Grove, Atkinson, Georgia; Roll: 336; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 367.0.

Ethel (?)

Female, #54529, (circa 1908 - )
Birth*circa 1908 She was born circa 1908 at Georgia. 
Marriage*circa 1927 She married Edgar Higgs at Georgia circa 1927. 
Married Namecirca 1927  As of circa 1927, her married name was Higgs. 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Ethel was listed as Edgar Higgs's wife on the 1930 Census at Harmony Grove District, Atkinson Co., Georgia.1 

Family

Edgar Higgs
Child
Last Edited4 Apr 2006

Citations

  1. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    Harmony Grove, Atkinson, Georgia; Roll: 336; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 367.0.

Emma Jorden1

Female, #54532, (say 1856 - )
Birth*say 1856 She was born say 1856.1 
Marriage*say 1910 She married Isom Thomas Crosby say 1910.1 
Married Namesay 1910  As of say 1910, her married name was Crosby.1 

Family

Isom Thomas Crosby
Last Edited9 Jul 2006

Citations

  1. E-mail written April 2005 -- Jan 2010 to Lew Griffin from dau of David George Neely, son of Myrtice Evelyn Crosby, dau of David Adam Crosby Linda Neely, e-mail address or e-mail address.

(?) Sutton1

Female, #54537, (between 1810 and 1820 - )
Birth*between 1810 and 1820 She was born between 1810 and 1820. It is assumed that Henry Clay Culpepper married a Sutton as his child, Andrew Jackson Culpepper, appears with a Sutton family in the 1850 census.1 
Marriage*say 1840 She married Henry C. Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA say 1840. 
Married Namesay 1840  As of say 1840, her married name was (?) Culpepper.1 
Birth of Soncirca 1842 Her son Andrew Jackson Culpepper was born circa 1842 at Dooly Co., Georgia. 

Family

Henry C. Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA
Child
Last Edited19 Apr 2006

Citations

  1. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 249A, District 24, Dooly Co., GA
    Jane Sutton, 54, F, $2,000, SC
    Jacob Y. Sutton, 23, M, Farmer, GA
    Lydia Sutton, 16, F, GA
    Andrew J. Culpepper, 8, M, GA.

James Dickson1

Male, #54538, (circa 1793 - after 1860)
Ancestry Unknown* Information about the ancestry and siblings of James Dickson is wanted. See page footer for contact information. 
Birth*circa 1793 He was born circa 1793.1 
Marriage*between 1810 and 1820 He married Martha (?) between 1810 and 1820.1 
Birth of Soncirca 1824 His son James A. Dickson was born circa 1824 at Georgia.1 
Birth of SonApr 1827 His son Henry C. Dickson was born in Apr 1827 at Hancock Co., Georgia.2 
1840 Census*1 Jun 1840 James was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Baldwin Co., Georgia.
(Enumerated but not otherwise accounted for are 1M10-15, 1M20-30, 2F15-20 and 2 F20-30.)3 
1850 Census*1 Jun 1850 James was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Baldwin Co., Georgia.4 
1860 Census*1 Jun 1860 James was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Baldwin Co., Georgia.1 
Death*after 1860 He died after 1860.1 

Family

Martha (?)
Marriage*between 1810 and 1820 He married Martha (?) between 1810 and 1820.1 
Children
ChartsWLC / Warren L. Culpepper Ancestral Chart
Last Edited15 Dec 2007

Citations

  1. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 213, Family 578, Gunn's District, Baldwin Co., GA (4 Aug 1860)
    James Dickson, 66, M, Planter, RE=$8,500, PE= $20,375, GA
    Martha F. Dickson, 67, F, GA
    James A. Dickson, 35, M, GA
    Emily E. Dickson, 21, F, GA.
  2. A Rckaway in Talbot and the 1880 census.
  3. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 37, Baldwin Co., GA
    James Dickson, 2M10-15, 1M15-20, 1M20-30, 1M40-50, 1F0-5, 2F15-20, 2F20-30, 1F40-50.
  4. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 126B, Family 572, Exclusive of Milledgeville, Baldwin Co., GA (27 Aug 1850)
    James Dickson, 50, M, Farmer, RE=$1000, GA
    Martha Dickson, 52, F, GA
    Henry Dickson, 23, M, GA
    Martha Dickson, 19, F, GA
    Mary I. Dickson, 18, F, GA
    Emily Dickson, 11, F, GA.

Martha (?)1

Female, #54539, (circa 1792 - )
Ancestry Unknown* Information about the ancestry and siblings of Martha (?) is wanted. See page footer for contact information. 
Birth*circa 1792 She was born circa 1792 at Georgia.1 
Marriage*between 1810 and 1820 She married James Dickson between 1810 and 1820.1 
Married Namebetween 1810 and 1820  As of between 1810 and 1820, her married name was Dickson.1 
Birth of Soncirca 1824 Her son James A. Dickson was born circa 1824 at Georgia.1 
Birth of SonApr 1827 Her son Henry C. Dickson was born in Apr 1827 at Hancock Co., Georgia.2 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Martha was probably a free white female, age 40 and under 50, in James Dickson's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Baldwin Co., Georgia.
(Enumerated but not otherwise accounted for are 1M10-15, 1M20-30, 2F15-20 and 2 F20-30.)3 
1850 Census1 Jun 1850 Martha, Henry, Martha, Mary and Emily listed as a household member living with James Dickson on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Baldwin Co., Georgia.4 
1860 Census1 Jun 1860 Martha, James and Emily listed as a household member living with James Dickson in the 1860 Census at Baldwin Co., Georgia.1 

Family

James Dickson
Marriage*between 1810 and 1820 She married James Dickson between 1810 and 1820.1 
Children
ChartsWLC / Warren L. Culpepper Ancestral Chart
Last Edited15 Dec 2007

Citations

  1. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 213, Family 578, Gunn's District, Baldwin Co., GA (4 Aug 1860)
    James Dickson, 66, M, Planter, RE=$8,500, PE= $20,375, GA
    Martha F. Dickson, 67, F, GA
    James A. Dickson, 35, M, GA
    Emily E. Dickson, 21, F, GA.
  2. A Rckaway in Talbot and the 1880 census.
  3. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 37, Baldwin Co., GA
    James Dickson, 2M10-15, 1M15-20, 1M20-30, 1M40-50, 1F0-5, 2F15-20, 2F20-30, 1F40-50.
  4. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 126B, Family 572, Exclusive of Milledgeville, Baldwin Co., GA (27 Aug 1850)
    James Dickson, 50, M, Farmer, RE=$1000, GA
    Martha Dickson, 52, F, GA
    Henry Dickson, 23, M, GA
    Martha Dickson, 19, F, GA
    Mary I. Dickson, 18, F, GA
    Emily Dickson, 11, F, GA.

James A. Dickson1

Male, #54540, (circa 1824 - )
Father*James Dickson1
Mother*Martha (?)1
Birth*circa 1824 He was born circa 1824 at Georgia.1 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 James was probably a free white male, age 15 and under 20, in James Dickson's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Baldwin Co., Georgia.
(Enumerated but not otherwise accounted for are 1M10-15, 1M20-30, 2F15-20 and 2 F20-30.)2 
1860 Census1 Jun 1860 Martha, James and Emily listed as a household member living with James Dickson in the 1860 Census at Baldwin Co., Georgia.1 
Last Edited19 Apr 2006

Citations

  1. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 213, Family 578, Gunn's District, Baldwin Co., GA (4 Aug 1860)
    James Dickson, 66, M, Planter, RE=$8,500, PE= $20,375, GA
    Martha F. Dickson, 67, F, GA
    James A. Dickson, 35, M, GA
    Emily E. Dickson, 21, F, GA.
  2. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 37, Baldwin Co., GA
    James Dickson, 2M10-15, 1M15-20, 1M20-30, 1M40-50, 1F0-5, 2F15-20, 2F20-30, 1F40-50.