Etta Mills

Female, #6151, (8 Feb 1888 - )
Name Variation She was also known as Mamie.1 
Birth*8 Feb 1888 Etta was born on 8 Feb 1888. 
Marriage*circa 1907 She married Lonnie Marcus Culpepper circa 1907.2 
Married Namecirca 1907  As of circa 1907, her married name was Culpepper.2 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Etta was listed as Lonnie Marcus Culpepper's wife on the 1910 Census at Headland, Henry Co., Alabama.2 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Etta was listed as Lonnie Marcus Culpepper's wife on the 1920 Census at Gordon, Houston Co., Alabama.3 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Etta was listed as Lonnie Marcus Culpepper's wife on the 1930 Census at Gordon, Houston Co., Alabama.4 

Family

Lonnie Marcus Culpepper
Marriage*circa 1907 She married Lonnie Marcus Culpepper circa 1907.2 
Last Edited7 Aug 2005

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
    Lonnie Marcus Culpepper, RFD #1, Gordon, Houston Co., AL, Age 41, born 11 Aug 1877, Caucasian, Farmer; Wife: Mamie Culpepper; Medium Height, Medium Build, Blue Eyes, Brown Hair; signed 12 Sep 1918.
  2. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 116, Page 14B, Lines 73-74, Headland, Henry Co., AL
    Lonnie Culpeper (sic), Head, M, Wh, 28, md1-2yrs, MS/AL/GA, General Farmer
    Etta Culpeper, Wife, F, Wh, 21, md1-2yrs, ch 0/0, AL/AL/AL.
  3. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 155, Page 4A, Lines 28-29, Gordon & Bottomwood Road, Gordon, Houston Co., AL
    Lonnie A. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 42, md, MS/TN/MS, Farmer
    Etta Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 29, md, AL/GA/GA.
  4. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 26, Page 5B, Lines 93-94, Gordon, Houston Co., AL
    Lonnie A. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 46, md@28, MS/AL/GA, Farmer
    Etta Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 38, md@15, AL/AL/AL.

Sylvester H. Culpepper

Male, #6152, (23 Dec 1888 - 6 Sep 1921)
Father*James Calvin Culpepper
Mother*Julia Ann Gray
DNA* Sylvester has been proven by DNA and genealogical research to be a descendant of Drury Culpepper of Henry Co., AL, who is a great- grandson of Joseph Culpepper and 3-great-grandson of Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, VA. 
Name Variation He was also known as Vester.1 
Birth*23 Dec 1888 He was born on 23 Dec 1888 at Abbeville, Henry Co., Alabama.2 
Birth24 Dec 1889 Sylvester was born at Henry Co., Alabama, on 24 Dec 1889.3 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 Lonnie, Edward and Sylvester was listed as a son in James Calvin Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Hardwickburg, Henry Co., Alabama.4 
Death of Father23 Nov 1907 His father James Calvin Culpepper died on 23 Nov 1907 at Henry Co., Alabama. 
Marriage*6 Apr 1910 He married Eva G. Hall on 6 Apr 1910 at age 21.3 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Edward and Sylvester was listed as a son in Julia Ann Gray's household on the 1910 Census at Headland, Henry Co., Alabama.1 
WWI Draft Reg5 Jun 1917 He registered for the WW-I draft on 5 Jun 1917 at Headland, Henry Co., Alabama.2 
WWI Draft Reg*5 Jun 1917 He registered for the WW-I draft on 5 Jun 1917 at Headland, Henry Co., Alabama.2 
Birth of Son26 Dec 1919 His son Wesley Marcus Culpepper was born on 26 Dec 1919 at Henry Co., Alabama.5 
1920 Census*1 Jan 1920 Sylvester was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Henry Co., Alabama.6 
Death*6 Sep 1921 He died at Houston Co., Alabama, on 6 Sep 1921 at age 32.7,3,8 

Family

Eva G. Hall
Marriage*6 Apr 1910 He married Eva G. Hall on 6 Apr 1910 at age 21.3 
Children
ChartsBenjamin (son of Joseph) Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC: Descendant Chart
Last Edited30 Aug 2011

Citations

  1. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 116, Page 10B, Lines 79-82, Headland, Henry Co., AL
    Julia A. Culpeper (sic), Head, F, Wh, 61, wid, ch 6/6, GA/GA/GA, General Farmer
    Eddie Culpeper, Son, M, Wh, 23, sng, AL/AL/GA, Farm Laborer
    Vester Culpeper, Son, M, Wh, 21, md1-0yrs, AL/AL/GA, Farm Laborer
    Eva Culpeper, Daughter-in-law, F, Wh, 22, md1-0yrs, ch 0/0, AL/AL/AL.
  2. 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
    Silvester Culpeper (2-p), Headland, Henry Co., AL, Age 28, born 23 Dec 1888 in Abbeville, AL; Farmer for self, Dependants: Wife, one child and mother; Caucasian, No military experience, Short Height, Stout Build, Gray Eyes, Light Hair, not bald, No disabilities; signed 5 Jun 1917 in Abbeville, Henry Co., AL.
  3. Mrs. Marvin Scott, History of Henry County, Alabama, Pensacola, FL: Grank R. Parkhurst, 1961, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book 976.131 D2s.
    Pages 212-213: A transcription of the Family Bible of James Calvin Culpepper and Julia Ann Gray.
    http://gen.culpepper.com/archives/al/misc/bible_james_calvin.htm.
  4. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 88, Page 10A, Lines 13-18, Hardwicksburg, Henry Co., AL
    James Culpepper, Head, Wh, M, Dec 1847, 52, md-25yrs, AL/SC/GA, Farmer
    Julia A. Culpepper, Wife, Wh, F, Jun 1848, 51, md-25yrs, ch 6/6, GA/GA/NC
    Lassie M. Culpepper, Son, Wh, M, Aug 1887, 22, sng, MS/AL/GA
    Alice V. Culpepper, Daughter, Wh, F, Oct 1879, 20, sng, AL/AL/GA
    Pilat E. Culpepper, Son, Wh, M, Nov 1885, 14, sng, AL/AL/GA
    Lula C. Culpepper, Daughter, Wh, F, Sep 1883, 16, sng, AL/AL/GA
    Sylvester H. Culpepper, Son, Wh, M, Dec 1889, 10, sng, AL/AL/GA.
  5. 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
  6. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 125, Page 21B, Lines 55-60, Beat 7, Henry Co., AL
    Vesta Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 31, md, AL/AL/GA, Farmer
    Eva Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 33, md, AL/GA/AL
    Lizzy Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 8, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Ruth Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 4 2/12, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Wesley Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 1/12, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Julia Culpepper, Mother, F, Wh, 71, md, AL/AL/AL.
  7. E-mail written Jun 2002 to e-mail address from Sara Elizabeth Carter, e-mail address.
  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
    S. B. Culpepper died 6 Sep 1921 in Houston Co., Alabama.

Eva G. Hall

Female, #6153, (9 Jul 1889 - )
Father*Warren Hall1
Mother*Bethany Elizabeth Knight1
Birth*9 Jul 1889 Eva was born at Henry Co., Alabama, on 9 Jul 1889.2 
Marriage*6 Apr 1910 She married Sylvester H. Culpepper on 6 Apr 1910 at age 20.2 
Married Name5 Apr 1910  As of 5 Apr 1910, her married name was Culpepper. 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Eva was listed as a daughter-in-law in Julia Ann Gray's household on the 1910 Census at Headland, Henry Co., Alabama.3 
Birth of Son26 Dec 1919 Her son Wesley Marcus Culpepper was born on 26 Dec 1919 at Henry Co., Alabama.4 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Eva was listed as Sylvester H. Culpepper's wife on the 1920 Census at Henry Co., Alabama.5 
Married NameSep 1922  As of Sep 1922, her married name was Miller.2 
Marriage*Sep 1922 She married Frank C. Miller in Sep 1922 at age 33.2 

Family 1

Sylvester H. Culpepper
Marriage*6 Apr 1910 She married Sylvester H. Culpepper on 6 Apr 1910 at age 20.2 
Children

Family 2

Frank C. Miller
Marriage*Sep 1922 She married Frank C. Miller in Sep 1922 at age 33.2 
Children
  • James J. Miller2
  • Milton Miller2
Last Edited31 Jul 2005

Citations

  1. Charles Steger, compiler, William and Jane Law and Some of Their Descendants, Decorah, Iowa: Anundsen Publishing Co., Repository: South Carolina Historical Society in Charleston, Call No. 929 Law.
    p. 268.
  2. Mrs. Marvin Scott, History of Henry County, Alabama, Pensacola, FL: Grank R. Parkhurst, 1961, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book 976.131 D2s.
    Pages 212-213: A transcription of the Family Bible of James Calvin Culpepper and Julia Ann Gray.
    http://gen.culpepper.com/archives/al/misc/bible_james_calvin.htm.
  3. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 116, Page 10B, Lines 79-82, Headland, Henry Co., AL
    Julia A. Culpeper (sic), Head, F, Wh, 61, wid, ch 6/6, GA/GA/GA, General Farmer
    Eddie Culpeper, Son, M, Wh, 23, sng, AL/AL/GA, Farm Laborer
    Vester Culpeper, Son, M, Wh, 21, md1-0yrs, AL/AL/GA, Farm Laborer
    Eva Culpeper, Daughter-in-law, F, Wh, 22, md1-0yrs, ch 0/0, AL/AL/AL.
  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 125, Page 21B, Lines 55-60, Beat 7, Henry Co., AL
    Vesta Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 31, md, AL/AL/GA, Farmer
    Eva Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 33, md, AL/GA/AL
    Lizzy Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 8, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Ruth Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 4 2/12, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Wesley Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 1/12, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Julia Culpepper, Mother, F, Wh, 71, md, AL/AL/AL.

Dick Carr

Male, #6154, (circa 1872 - )
Birth*circa 1872 Dick was born circa 1872. 
Marriage*say 1893 He married April Eerie Culpepper say 1893. 

Family

April Eerie Culpepper
Last Edited14 Apr 1999

Edward Penneul

Male, #6155, (circa 1876 - )
Birth*circa 1876 Edward was born circa 1876. 
Marriage*say 1901 He married Alice V. Culpepper say 1901. 

Family

Alice V. Culpepper
Last Edited14 Apr 1999

Edward Pilate Culpepper1

Male, #6156, (6 Nov 1884 - Jan 1986)
Father*James Calvin Culpepper
Mother*Julia Ann Gray
Name Variation He was also known as Pep.2 
Name Variation He was also known as Pila.3 
Birth*6 Nov 1884 Edward was born at Shorterville, Duval Co., Florida, on 6 Nov 1884.3,2 
Birth6 Nov 1885 He was born on 6 Nov 1885 at Shorterville, Henry Co., Alabama.1,4,2 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 Lonnie, Edward and Sylvester was listed as a son in James Calvin Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Hardwickburg, Henry Co., Alabama.5 
Death of Father23 Nov 1907 His father James Calvin Culpepper died on 23 Nov 1907 at Henry Co., Alabama. 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Edward and Sylvester was listed as a son in Julia Ann Gray's household on the 1910 Census at Headland, Henry Co., Alabama.6 
Education*1918 He was a student at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Lee Co., Alabama, in 1918.1  
WWI Draft Reg*12 Sep 1918 He registered for the WW-I draft on 12 Sep 1918 at Headland, Henry Co., Alabama.1 
Marriage*circa 1919 He married Dorothy (?) at Alabama circa 1919.7 
1920 Census*1 Jan 1920 Edward was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Auburn, Lee Co., Alabama.7 
Marriage*circa May 1927 He married Essie Louise Robbins circa May 1927.2 
Birth of Son10 May 1929 His son James Bess Culpepper was born on 10 May 1929.4 
Death of Mother27 Nov 1929 His mother Julia Ann Gray died on 27 Nov 1929 at Henry Co., Alabama.8,9 
SSN*between 1936 and 1950 His Social Security Number was issued between 1936 and 1950 in Tennessee.4 
Residence*1985 Edward and Essie resided at Greenville, Greenville Co., South Carolina, in 1985.4 
Death*Jan 1986 He died at Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida, in Jan 1986 at age 101.2,4 
Biography*19 May 2010 Kathleen Bucher wrote the following:

Hi - was just browsing on the internet and would like to update you a bit on what I know about Edward Pilate Culpepper and his wife, Louise Robbins.

Though I'm not a "real" Culpepper, this wonderful couple "reared" me from the time I was 2 weeks old.

I know Edward had 2 wives, Louise was his second. From his first wife, he had two sons, but quite limited contact with them after leaving the marriage. Details were never explained to me...

He was born in Shorterville, Henry Co., Alabama. I believe he married Essie Louise Robbins Culpepper (née Oct 27, 1903) about 1927 (sometime in May, I believe). They went to Havana, Cuba on their honeymoon, and Louise's mother went with them. (I am still trying to convince my daughter of what a great idea this is, but she remains skeptical!) Louise Robbins Culpepper was the daughter of John McCleary Robbins, a state senator from Tennessee, and her mother was an Armstrong. For a long time, they did not tell her parents of Edward's divorced status, and I don't think they ever knew his real age. Your site mentioned he was called Pila, but I know in later years, everyone referred to him as "Pep". He was always Daddy Pep to me.

Edward and Louise also reared a boy named James who took the name of Culpepper, though he was never legally adopted. Jimmy married a woman named Carolyn who had worked for Louise and Edward at the drug store they ran at the bottom of Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, TN. They had two daughters, Lynn (ca. 53 now) and Alison (ca. 48 now). Not sure if Carolyn is still alive, but Jimmy passed about 5 years ago.

Edward died about Dec. 1985, and Louise about May 1986, both in Jacksonville, Florida at the St. Catherine Laboure Manor. The death certificates are available from the Fla. Census/Statistics Dept. where Edward is mistakenly listed as an infant, as he was 101 when he died.

Just as a fun anecdote, Edward lied about his age all of his life. Whenever insurance people would come over, he would sneak them notes telling them his real age, trying to keep it from Louise. As if she never learned how old he really was!

He taught Physics, Math and Engineering at several schools in the south, even up to the time he was in his 80's, and that was another reason he kept mum about his age. Louise had children's nurseries throughout the south: in Florida (Altamonte Springs and Jacksonville) as she could not have children of her own. This fulfilled her great need to be around young people, something they continued all of their lives.

They were wonderful people and I miss them both immensely.

Thanks for keeping this site going. It was a wonderful trip down nostalgia lane for me.

Kind regards,
Kathleen Bucher.2 
Biography2 Jul 2010 Kathleen Bucher wrote with a followup to her message of 19 May 2010:

I need to clarify something - as I mentioned before, Louise had a children's nursery in Altamonte Springs, Florida. I was a premature two-week-old baby when my parents (father physician, mother nurse) opened their own private practice in Casselberry. They wanted to place my brother and me in her nursery during their office hours. Louise took one look at me and said, "Oh, I don't take babies so young." My father said, "Oh, she's really 9 months old, just small for her age." Louise had a worker, Ines Kirkland, who said, "Oh Mrs. Culpepper, please let her stay. I'll take care of her." That sealed my fate. While most children cried when they were taken to day care, I cried when I had to go home. I vividly remember one night pleading to be able to hug Daddy Pep goodnight. I hugged and hung on with all my might. He didn't have the heart to tear me away and my parents were all too happy not to have a screaming toddler at home.

I came into their lives when Louise was 57 and I was the daughter they never had. (Her words, not mine.) I spent as much time as I could with them. I never really bonded with my own mother, but my father and I are very close. When my parents divorced, we moved to Jacksonville just to be near Edward and Louise. So this is what I mean when I say they reared me. During summers, Louise and I would go spend time wherever Daddy Pep was teaching. Louise was always on the refreshment committee of any social event. She was an amazingly organized woman, and I never saw her flustered by preparations.

They moved from Altamonte Springs to Jacksonville to be closer to her family (in North and South Carolina), but especially to "really" retire. It wasn't a year before Louise had opened up another children's nursery. She eventually sold it, and another year went by, and people kept begging her just to take their child, and yet another nursery, albeit smaller, was born. And after she sold that one, she continued to take care of a few special children. Daddy Pep always made the most wonderful tree houses for us to play in. I am talking enormous 3-story (ok, I was a kid, but they were really big and really 3-story) and Louise always had a garage full of clothes and costume jewelry for us to dress up in. She was forever chauffeuring kids back and forth to swimming, ballet, museums, children's theater productions, etc.

Sometimes she would take me "visiting" with her. Whenever there was a piano in the house, I would beg to play. I hounded her for years to buy me a piano as my own mother wouldn't. They took me to a music store and wanted to buy me an accordion, just something small to start with to see if I was musically inclined. I said I only wanted a piano. I got my piano. As my mother was opposed to anything coming from Louise, Louise had to make it look like it was payment for an outstanding bill and she had absolutely no room for a piano, and would my mother please do her a big favor and take the piano off her hands...

She was quite the schemer. When they moved to Jacksonville, I came up one week-end and was talking to her in the kitchen. I saw something sticking out from the hall. She had bought me a piano for their house in Jacksonville because she knew how much I loved to play. Daddy Pep loved "She Wore Blue Velvet" and every time I would play it for him, he would laugh and chuckle and say, "I didn't know you knew that." Daddy Pep and I also played a duet, and I am just now remembering that as I write this. (Amazingly, my son is quite talented musically and he and I also play duets on the piano. I still have that first piano they bought me, it is now at my father's house in Colorado, and my son plays it.) Daddy Pep loved doing the Charleston and he taught it to me when I was about 8 years old.

Other anecdotes I remember: Every night after dinner, Daddy Pep and I would go for a walk while Louise cleaned the kitchen. He would have his long stick (to keep away bad dogs), and off we would go, hand-in-hand. He gave me the moon. He would point up to it and ask, "Whose moon is that?" I would, of course, answer, "That's my moon!" He would chuckle and say, "That's right."

When the astronauts were planning to land on the moon, he wrote me a letter and said, "Those astronauts are about to land on your moon!" It is quite ironic that my son wants to be an astronaut. Perhaps because the moon is already taken (by me, of course), he wishes to go to Mars.2 

Family 1

Dorothy (?)
Marriage*circa 1919 He married Dorothy (?) at Alabama circa 1919.7 

Family 2

Essie Louise Robbins
Marriage*circa May 1927 He married Essie Louise Robbins circa May 1927.2 
Children
ChartsBenjamin (son of Joseph) Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC: Descendant Chart
Last Edited14 May 2012

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
    Edward Pilate Culpepper, Headland, Henry Co., AL, Age 32, born 6 Nov 1885, Caucasian, Student at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, AL; Nearest relative: Mrs. J. A. Culpepper of Headland, AL; Short Height, Medium Build, Blue Eyes, Dark Hair; No Disabilities. Signed 12 Sep 1918 in Abbeville, Henry Co., AL.
  2. E-mail written May-July 2010 to Warren L. Culpepper from Kathleen A. Bucher (#61502), e-mail address.
  3. Mrs. Marvin Scott, History of Henry County, Alabama, Pensacola, FL: Grank R. Parkhurst, 1961, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book 976.131 D2s.
    Pages 212-213: A transcription of the Family Bible of James Calvin Culpepper and Julia Ann Gray.
    http://gen.culpepper.com/archives/al/misc/bible_james_calvin.htm.
  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. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 88, Page 10A, Lines 13-18, Hardwicksburg, Henry Co., AL
    James Culpepper, Head, Wh, M, Dec 1847, 52, md-25yrs, AL/SC/GA, Farmer
    Julia A. Culpepper, Wife, Wh, F, Jun 1848, 51, md-25yrs, ch 6/6, GA/GA/NC
    Lassie M. Culpepper, Son, Wh, M, Aug 1887, 22, sng, MS/AL/GA
    Alice V. Culpepper, Daughter, Wh, F, Oct 1879, 20, sng, AL/AL/GA
    Pilat E. Culpepper, Son, Wh, M, Nov 1885, 14, sng, AL/AL/GA
    Lula C. Culpepper, Daughter, Wh, F, Sep 1883, 16, sng, AL/AL/GA
    Sylvester H. Culpepper, Son, Wh, M, Dec 1889, 10, sng, AL/AL/GA.
  6. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 116, Page 10B, Lines 79-82, Headland, Henry Co., AL
    Julia A. Culpeper (sic), Head, F, Wh, 61, wid, ch 6/6, GA/GA/GA, General Farmer
    Eddie Culpeper, Son, M, Wh, 23, sng, AL/AL/GA, Farm Laborer
    Vester Culpeper, Son, M, Wh, 21, md1-0yrs, AL/AL/GA, Farm Laborer
    Eva Culpeper, Daughter-in-law, F, Wh, 22, md1-0yrs, ch 0/0, AL/AL/AL.
  7. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    Auburn, Lee Co., Alabama; Lines 2-3, Page 14A; ED 171 (10 Jan 1920)
    Edward P Colpepper, Head, M, Wh, 33, md, AL/AL/MS, Electrical Eng/College
    Dorothy Colpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 18, md, AL/AL/AL.
  8. E-mail written Jun 2002 to e-mail address from Sara Elizabeth Carter, e-mail address.
  9. 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
    Julia A. Culpepper died Nov 1929 in Henry Co., Alabama.
  10. E-mail written May-July 2010 to Warren L. Culpepper from Kathleen A. Bucher (#61502), e-mail address.
    I was "reared" by Pep and Louise Culpepper, but never adopted by them.

Essie Louise Robbins1

Female, #6157, (24 Oct 1903 - Nov 1986)
Birth*24 Oct 1903 She was born on 24 Oct 1903. Louise was the daughter of John McCleary Robbins and ___ Armstrong.2,1 
Marriage*circa May 1927 She married Edward Pilate Culpepper circa May 1927.1 
Married Namecirca May 1927  As of circa May 1927, her married name was Culpepper.1 
Birth of Son10 May 1929 Her son James Bess Culpepper was born on 10 May 1929.2 
SSN*between 1936 and 1950 Her Social Security Number was issued between 1936 and 1950 in North Carolina.2 
Residence*1985 Edward and Essie resided at Greenville, Greenville Co., South Carolina, in 1985.2 
Death of SpouseJan 1986 Her husband Edward Pilate Culpepper died in Jan 1986 at Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida.1,2 
Death*Nov 1986 She died at Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida, in Nov 1986 at age 83.2,1 
Biography*19 May 2010 Kathleen Bucher wrote the following:

Hi - was just browsing on the internet and would like to update you a bit on what I know about Edward Pilate Culpepper and his wife, Louise Robbins.

Though I'm not a "real" Culpepper, this wonderful couple "reared" me from the time I was 2 weeks old.

I know Edward had 2 wives, Louise was his second. From his first wife, he had two sons, but quite limited contact with them after leaving the marriage. Details were never explained to me...

He was born in Shorterville, Henry Co., Alabama. I believe he married Essie Louise Robbins Culpepper (née Oct 27, 1903) about 1927 (sometime in May, I believe). They went to Havana, Cuba on their honeymoon, and Louise's mother went with them. (I am still trying to convince my daughter of what a great idea this is, but she remains skeptical!) Louise Robbins Culpepper was the daughter of John McCleary Robbins, a state senator from Tennessee, and her mother was an Armstrong. For a long time, they did not tell her parents of Edward's divorced status, and I don't think they ever knew his real age. Your site mentioned he was called Pila, but I know in later years, everyone referred to him as "Pep". He was always Daddy Pep to me.

Edward and Louise also reared a boy named James who took the name of Culpepper, though he was never legally adopted. Jimmy married a woman named Carolyn who had worked for Louise and Edward at the drug store they ran at the bottom of Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, TN. They had two daughters, Lynn (ca. 53 now) and Alison (ca. 48 now). Not sure if Carolyn is still alive, but Jimmy passed about 5 years ago.

Edward died about Dec. 1985, and Louise about May 1986, both in Jacksonville, Florida at the St. Catherine Laboure Manor. The death certificates are available from the Fla. Census/Statistics Dept. where Edward is mistakenly listed as an infant, as he was 101 when he died.

Just as a fun anecdote, Edward lied about his age all of his life. Whenever insurance people would come over, he would sneak them notes telling them his real age, trying to keep it from Louise. As if she never learned how old he really was!

He taught Physics, Math and Engineering at several schools in the south, even up to the time he was in his 80's, and that was another reason he kept mum about his age. Louise had children's nurseries throughout the south: in Florida (Altamonte Springs and Jacksonville) as she could not have children of her own. This fulfilled her great need to be around young people, something they continued all of their lives.

They were wonderful people and I miss them both immensely.

Thanks for keeping this site going. It was a wonderful trip down nostalgia lane for me.

Kind regards,
Kathleen Bucher.1 
Biography2 Jul 2010 Kathleen Bucher wrote with a followup to her message of 19 May 2010:

I need to clarify something - as I mentioned before, Louise had a children's nursery in Altamonte Springs, Florida. I was a premature two-week-old baby when my parents (father physician, mother nurse) opened their own private practice in Casselberry. They wanted to place my brother and me in her nursery during their office hours. Louise took one look at me and said, "Oh, I don't take babies so young." My father said, "Oh, she's really 9 months old, just small for her age." Louise had a worker, Ines Kirkland, who said, "Oh Mrs. Culpepper, please let her stay. I'll take care of her." That sealed my fate. While most children cried when they were taken to day care, I cried when I had to go home. I vividly remember one night pleading to be able to hug Daddy Pep goodnight. I hugged and hung on with all my might. He didn't have the heart to tear me away and my parents were all too happy not to have a screaming toddler at home.

I came into their lives when Louise was 57 and I was the daughter they never had. (Her words, not mine.) I spent as much time as I could with them. I never really bonded with my own mother, but my father and I are very close. When my parents divorced, we moved to Jacksonville just to be near Edward and Louise. So this is what I mean when I say they reared me. During summers, Louise and I would go spend time wherever Daddy Pep was teaching. Louise was always on the refreshment committee of any social event. She was an amazingly organized woman, and I never saw her flustered by preparations.

They moved from Altamonte Springs to Jacksonville to be closer to her family (in North and South Carolina), but especially to "really" retire. It wasn't a year before Louise had opened up another children's nursery. She eventually sold it, and another year went by, and people kept begging her just to take their child, and yet another nursery, albeit smaller, was born. And after she sold that one, she continued to take care of a few special children. Daddy Pep always made the most wonderful tree houses for us to play in. I am talking enormous 3-story (ok, I was a kid, but they were really big and really 3-story) and Louise always had a garage full of clothes and costume jewelry for us to dress up in. She was forever chauffeuring kids back and forth to swimming, ballet, museums, children's theater productions, etc.

Sometimes she would take me "visiting" with her. Whenever there was a piano in the house, I would beg to play. I hounded her for years to buy me a piano as my own mother wouldn't. They took me to a music store and wanted to buy me an accordion, just something small to start with to see if I was musically inclined. I said I only wanted a piano. I got my piano. As my mother was opposed to anything coming from Louise, Louise had to make it look like it was payment for an outstanding bill and she had absolutely no room for a piano, and would my mother please do her a big favor and take the piano off her hands...

She was quite the schemer. When they moved to Jacksonville, I came up one week-end and was talking to her in the kitchen. I saw something sticking out from the hall. She had bought me a piano for their house in Jacksonville because she knew how much I loved to play. Daddy Pep loved "She Wore Blue Velvet" and every time I would play it for him, he would laugh and chuckle and say, "I didn't know you knew that." Daddy Pep and I also played a duet, and I am just now remembering that as I write this. (Amazingly, my son is quite talented musically and he and I also play duets on the piano. I still have that first piano they bought me, it is now at my father's house in Colorado, and my son plays it.) Daddy Pep loved doing the Charleston and he taught it to me when I was about 8 years old.

Other anecdotes I remember: Every night after dinner, Daddy Pep and I would go for a walk while Louise cleaned the kitchen. He would have his long stick (to keep away bad dogs), and off we would go, hand-in-hand. He gave me the moon. He would point up to it and ask, "Whose moon is that?" I would, of course, answer, "That's my moon!" He would chuckle and say, "That's right."

When the astronauts were planning to land on the moon, he wrote me a letter and said, "Those astronauts are about to land on your moon!" It is quite ironic that my son wants to be an astronaut. Perhaps because the moon is already taken (by me, of course), he wishes to go to Mars.1 

Family

Edward Pilate Culpepper
Marriage*circa May 1927 She married Edward Pilate Culpepper circa May 1927.1 
Children
Last Edited4 Jul 2010

Citations

  1. E-mail written May-July 2010 to Warren L. Culpepper from Kathleen A. Bucher (#61502), 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
  3. E-mail written May-July 2010 to Warren L. Culpepper from Kathleen A. Bucher (#61502), e-mail address.
    I was "reared" by Pep and Louise Culpepper, but never adopted by them.

Clara Viola Barnett1

Female, #6158, (9 Nov 1897 - 25 Sep 1978)
Father*Charlie F. Barnett
Mother*Saphronia Smith
Birth*9 Nov 1897 Clara was born at Haleburg, Henry Co., Alabama, on 9 Nov 1897.2 
Marriage*5 Mar 1916 She married Kelmon Curtis Culpepper at Henry Co., Alabama, on 5 Mar 1916 at age 18. 
Married Name5 Mar 1916  As of 5 Mar 1916, her married name was Culpepper. 
Birth of Son11 Nov 1919 Her son Edward Charles Culpepper was born on 11 Nov 1919 at Abbeville, Henry Co., Alabama.3 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Clara was listed as Kelmon Curtis Culpepper's wife on the 1920 Census at Hardwickburg, Henry Co., Alabama.4 
Birth of Son10 Oct 1922 Her son Marvin Amos Culpepper was born on 10 Oct 1922 at Abbeville, Henry Co., Alabama. 
Birth of Son1 Nov 1925 Her son Robert Jay Culpepper was born on 1 Nov 1925 at Cedar Springs, Early Co., Georgia. 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Clara was listed as Kelmon Curtis Culpepper's wife on the 1930 Census at Cedar Springs, Early Co., Georgia.5 
Death of Spouse26 Nov 1932 Her husband Kelmon Curtis Culpepper died on 26 Nov 1932 at Cedar Springs, Early Co., Georgia.6 
Death of Son24 Jan 1933 Her son Robert Jay Culpepper died on 24 Jan 1933 at Seminole Co., Georgia.7 
SSN*between 1936 and 1950 Her Social Security Number was issued between 1936 and 1950 in Alabama.2 
Death of Father1939 Her father Charlie F. Barnett died in 1939 at Henry Co., Alabama. 
Death of Mother1948 Her mother Saphronia Smith died in 1948 at Henry Co., Alabama. 
Death*25 Sep 1978 She died at Abbeville, Henry Co., Alabama, on 25 Sep 1978 at age 80.2 
Burial*circa 27 Sep 1978 Her body was interred circa 27 Sep 1978 at Adaniron Baptist Church Cemetery, Henry Co., Alabama. 

Family

Kelmon Curtis Culpepper
Marriage*5 Mar 1916 She married Kelmon Curtis Culpepper at Henry Co., Alabama, on 5 Mar 1916 at age 18. 
Children
Last Edited2 Oct 2011

Citations

  1. E-mail written 2004-2011 to Warren Culpepper from Roy Kelmon Culpepper (#49924), Smiths Station, AL, e-mail address (Mar 2011).
  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. Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus (Muscogee Co.), GA.
    http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/
    Obituary of Edward C. Culpepper (#6692), published 18 Aug 2008.
  4. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 123, Page 4A, Lines 17-18, Hardwicksburg, Henry Co., AL
    Kelmon C. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 25, sng, AL/AL/Farmer
    Clara T. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 22, md, AL/AL/AL.
  5. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 1, page 8B; Cedar Springs, Early Co., GA
    Home=?, Radio=N, Farm=Y
    Kelmon Culpepper, Head, 35, md @ 25, AL, AL, GA, Farmer (ID: 6114)
    Clara T. Culpepper, Wife, 33, md @ 18, AL, AL, AL
    Edward C. Culpepper, Son, 10, AL, AL, AL
    Marvin E. Culpepper, Son, 7, AL, AL, AL
    Robert J. Culpepper, Son, 4, GA, AL, AL
    Clarence L. Culpepper, Son, 3, GA, AL, AL.
  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
    Kelmon C. Culpepper, d. 26 Nov 1932 in Early Co., GA.
  7. 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
    Robert J. Culpepper, d. 24 Jan 1933 in Seminole Co., GA, 4012.
  8. The Dothan Eagle, Dothan, Alabama.
    http://www.dothaneagle.com/
    Obituary of Marvin Amos Culpepper (#37559), published 29 Sep 2011.

Stella Florence Culpepper

Female, #6159, (12 Mar 1877 - )
Father*John Hilliard Culpepper
Mother*Elizabeth Caroline Bodiford
Birth*12 Mar 1877 Stella was born at Henry Co., Alabama, on 12 Mar 1877. 
1880 Census1 Jun 1880 Arrie, Stella and Lilla was listed as a daughter in John Hilliard Culpepper's household on the 1880 Census at Hardwickburg, Henry Co., Alabama.1 
Marriage*27 Jun 1895 She married Aaron K. Roberts at Henry Co., Alabama, on 27 Jun 1895 at age 18.2 
Married Name27 Jun 1895  As of 27 Jun 1895, her married name was Roberts.2 
Married Namesay 1905  As of say 1905, her married name was Southerland. 
Marriage*say 1905 She married John Thomas Southerland say 1905. 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Stella was listed as John Thomas Southerland's wife on the 1930 Census at Columbia, Houston Co., Alabama.3 
Burial* Her body was interred at Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Webb, Houston Co., Alabama.4 

Family 1

Aaron K. Roberts
Marriage*27 Jun 1895 She married Aaron K. Roberts at Henry Co., Alabama, on 27 Jun 1895 at age 18.2 

Family 2

John Thomas Southerland
Marriage*say 1905 She married John Thomas Southerland say 1905. 
ChartsBenjamin (son of Joseph) Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC: Descendant Chart
Last Edited11 Jun 2006

Citations

  1. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 82, Page 607C, Hardwicks, Henry Co., AL
    J. H. Culpepper, Self, M, md, Wh, 31, Farming AL/SC/NC
    Eliza C. Culpepper, Wife, F, md, Wh, 27, Housekeeper AL/SC/AL
    William M. Culpepper, Son, M, sng, Wh, 7, AL/AL/AL
    Arry G. Culpepper, Dau, F, sng, Wh, 5, AL/AL/AL
    Stilla F. Culpepper, Dau, F, sng, Wh, 3, AL/AL/AL
    Lilla C. Culpepper, Dau, F, sng, Wh, 1, AL/AL/AL.
  2. Helon H. Cutter, compiler, Henry County, Alabama Records, Volume II, 1821-1901 Marriage Records, Tallahassee, FL: Rose Printing Co., 1992, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.131 X2c v.2.
    Stella Culpepper married Orrie Roberts on 27 Jun 1895 in Henry Co., Alabama, Book 1893-1896, page 268.
  3. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 28, Page 6A, Lines 41-45, Columbia, Houston Co., AL
    Home=$13,000, Radio=N, Farm=Y, Vet=N
    J. T. Southerland, Head, M, Wh, 74, md@24, GA/NC/NC, Farmer
    Stella F. (Culpepper) Southerland, Wife, F, Wh, 53, md@19, AL/AL/AL
    Woodrow Southerland, Son, M, Wh, 15, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Eva M. Southerland, Daughter, F, Wh, 11, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Eliza C. Culpepper, Mother-in-law, F, Wh, 77, sng, AL/AL/AL.
  4. E-mail written May 2006 to Warren Culpepper from Rebecca Southerland, e-mail address.

Aaron K. Roberts

Male, #6160, (circa 1875 - )
Father*George M. Troup Roberts1
Mother*Sarah A. Ayers1
Name Variation He was also known as Orrie K.1 
Birth*circa 1875 Aaron was born circa 1875. 
Marriage*27 Jun 1895 He married Stella Florence Culpepper at Henry Co., Alabama, on 27 Jun 1895.2 

Family

Stella Florence Culpepper
Last Edited1 Sep 2003

Citations

  1. E-mail written Mar 2003 to Ayers List at Rootsweb (e-mail address) from Pat Roberts Himes, e-mail address.
  2. Helon H. Cutter, compiler, Henry County, Alabama Records, Volume II, 1821-1901 Marriage Records, Tallahassee, FL: Rose Printing Co., 1992, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.131 X2c v.2.
    Stella Culpepper married Orrie Roberts on 27 Jun 1895 in Henry Co., Alabama, Book 1893-1896, page 268.

Lilla C. Culpepper1

Female, #6161, (27 Apr 1879 - 18 Apr 1950)
Father*John Hilliard Culpepper
Mother*Elizabeth Caroline Bodiford
Birth*27 Apr 1879 Lilla was born at Henry Co., Alabama, on 27 Apr 1879. 
1880 Census1 Jun 1880 Arrie, Stella and Lilla was listed as a daughter in John Hilliard Culpepper's household on the 1880 Census at Hardwickburg, Henry Co., Alabama.2 
Marriage*17 Aug 1895 She married William M. Money on 17 Aug 1895 at age 16. 
Married Name17 Aug 1895  As of 17 Aug 1895, her married name was Money. 
Birth of Soncirca 1898 Her son Carlos Money was born circa 1898 at Alabama.3 
Married Name1909  As of 1909, her married name was Langford. 
Marriage*1909 She married Albert Everett Langford at Alabama in 1909. Albert and Lilla had two children: Edna E. Langford and Georgia Langford.4 
Death of Father28 Dec 1925 Her father John Hilliard Culpepper died on 28 Dec 1925 at Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama.5,6 
Death of Mother4 Sep 1934 Her mother Elizabeth Caroline Bodiford died on 4 Sep 1934 at Henry Co., Alabama.7,8 
Death*18 Apr 1950 She died at Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Alabama, on 18 Apr 1950 at age 70.4 
Burial*21 Apr 1950 Her body was interred on 21 Apr 1950 at Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Alabama.4 

Family 1

William M. Money
Marriage*17 Aug 1895 She married William M. Money on 17 Aug 1895 at age 16. 
Child

Family 2

Albert Everett Langford
Marriage*1909 She married Albert Everett Langford at Alabama in 1909. Albert and Lilla had two children: Edna E. Langford and Georgia Langford.4 
ChartsBenjamin (son of Joseph) Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC: Descendant Chart
Last Edited7 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. E-mail written Jan 2012 to Warren L. Culpepper from Kae Lankford Jehle (gtgd/o #11201), e-mail address.
    Her name as it appears on her grave is spelled "Lilla."
  2. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 82, Page 607C, Hardwicks, Henry Co., AL
    J. H. Culpepper, Self, M, md, Wh, 31, Farming AL/SC/NC
    Eliza C. Culpepper, Wife, F, md, Wh, 27, Housekeeper AL/SC/AL
    William M. Culpepper, Son, M, sng, Wh, 7, AL/AL/AL
    Arry G. Culpepper, Dau, F, sng, Wh, 5, AL/AL/AL
    Stilla F. Culpepper, Dau, F, sng, Wh, 3, AL/AL/AL
    Lilla C. Culpepper, Dau, F, sng, Wh, 1, AL/AL/AL.
  3. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 121, Page 3B, Lines 65-68, Douglas Crossroads, Henry Co., AL
    John H. Cullpepper (sic), Head, M, Wh, 70, md, AL/SC/GA, Farmer
    Liza Cullpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 66, md, AL/NC/AL
    Clarence Cullpepper, Son, M, Wh, 24, sng, AL/AL/AL, Farmer
    Carlis Money, Grandson, M, Wh, 21, sng, AL/AL/AL, Farmer.
  4. E-mail written Jan 2012 to Warren L. Culpepper from Kae Lankford Jehle (gtgd/o #11201), e-mail address.
  5. Mrs. Marvin Scott, compiler, Tomb Inscriptions and Cemetery Notices, Climax, GA: E. H. Hayes, 1958, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.131 V3sm.
    Old Union Cemetery, Henry Co., AL
    + John H. Culpepper, 5 Jan 1849 - 28 Dec 1925.
  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
    John Culpepper died Dec 1925 in Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama.
  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
    Caroline B. Culpepper died Sep 1934 in Henry Co., Alabama.
  8. Mrs. Marvin Scott, compiler, Tomb Inscriptions and Cemetery Notices, Climax, GA: E. H. Hayes, 1958, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.131 V3sm.
    Old Union Cemetery, Henry Co., AL
    + Carrie Culpepper, 29 Aug 1853 - 4 Sep 1934.

William M. Money

Male, #6162, (circa 1876 - )
Birth*circa 1876 William was born circa 1876. 
Marriage*17 Aug 1895 He married Lilla C. Culpepper on 17 Aug 1895. 
Birth of Soncirca 1898 His son Carlos Money was born circa 1898 at Alabama.1 

Family

Lilla C. Culpepper
Child
Last Edited29 Jul 2005

Citations

  1. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 121, Page 3B, Lines 65-68, Douglas Crossroads, Henry Co., AL
    John H. Cullpepper (sic), Head, M, Wh, 70, md, AL/SC/GA, Farmer
    Liza Cullpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 66, md, AL/NC/AL
    Clarence Cullpepper, Son, M, Wh, 24, sng, AL/AL/AL, Farmer
    Carlis Money, Grandson, M, Wh, 21, sng, AL/AL/AL, Farmer.

Ruby Jane Hartzog

Female, #6163, (20 Jan 1897 - 7 Jan 1988)
Birth*20 Jan 1897 Ruby was born on 20 Jan 1897.1,2 
Marriage*5 Nov 1922 She married Clarence Preston Culpepper on 5 Nov 1922 at age 25. 
Married Name5 Nov 1922  As of 5 Nov 1922, her married name was Culpepper. 
Birth of Son5 Aug 1923 Her son Marvin Lamar Culpepper was born on 5 Aug 1923.2 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Ruby was listed as Clarence Preston Culpepper's wife on the 1930 Census at Columbia, Houston Co., Alabama.3 
Death of Spouse8 Dec 1973 Her husband Clarence Preston Culpepper died on 8 Dec 1973 at Ariton, Dale Co., Alabama.2 
Death of Son14 Jul 1981 Her son Marvin Lamar Culpepper died on 14 Jul 1981 at Ozark, Dale Co., Alabama.2 
Residence*Jan 1988 Ruby resided at Midland City, Dale Co., Alabama, in Jan 1988.2 
Death*7 Jan 1988 She died at Washington Co., Florida, on 7 Jan 1988 at age 90.1 
Burial*circa 9 Jan 1988 Her body was interred circa 9 Jan 1988 at Old Union Cemetery, Henry Co., Alabama.4 

Family

Clarence Preston Culpepper
Marriage*5 Nov 1922 She married Clarence Preston Culpepper on 5 Nov 1922 at age 25. 
Children
Last Edited1 Jul 2005

Citations

  1. State of Florida Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Florida Death Index, 1936-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2004.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7338
    Ruby Jane Culpepper, Cert 12038, Washington Co., FL, White, 20 Jan 1897 - 7 Jan 1988.
  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. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 28, Page 2A, Lines 26-32, Columbia, Houston Co., AL
    Rents Home, Radio=N, Farm=Y, Vet=Yes
    Clarence Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 34, md@27, AL/AL/AL, Farmer
    Ruby J. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 33, md@26, AL/AL/AL
    Lamar Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 6 7/12, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Mabel Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 5 6/12, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Myrtle Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 4 3/12, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Irene Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 1 3/12, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Mattie May Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 2/12, sng, AL/AL/AL.
  4. Gayle & Ron Thomas, compiler, e-mail address, Survey of Old Union Cemetery in Henry County, Alabama
    , May 2001.
    http://www.rootsweb.com/~alhenry/Cem/union_old.htm

Bernie B. Hatfield

Male, #6164, (circa 1886 - )
Birth*circa 1886 Bernie was born circa 1886. 
Marriage*5 Dec 1909 He married Ovie Culpepper on 5 Dec 1909. 

Family

Ovie Culpepper
Last Edited13 Jun 1999

Andrew Tyler Baker1

Male, #6165, (13 Feb 1843 - 23 Apr 1924)
Father*Rufus Morgan Baker
Mother*Ann Elizabeth Culpepper
Birth*13 Feb 1843 Andrew was born at Cherokee Co., Alabama, on 13 Feb 1843. 
Marriage*11 Sep 1867 He married Eliza Jane McSpadden at Alabama on 11 Sep 1867 at age 24. 
Birth of Son16 Apr 1876 His son Alexander Ward Baker was born on 16 Apr 1876. 
Birth of Son2 Mar 1879 His son Enoch Marvin Baker was born on 2 Mar 1879 at DeKalb Co., Alabama. 
Death of Father17 Aug 1882 His father Rufus Morgan Baker died on 17 Aug 1882 at DeKalb Co., Alabama.2 
1900 Census*1 Jun 1900 Andrew was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Fischers Mill, DeKalb Co., Alabama.3 
Death of Mother8 Mar 1907 His mother Ann Elizabeth Culpepper died on 8 Mar 1907 at Fort Payne, DeKalb Co., Alabama. 
Death of Spouse20 May 1922 His wife Eliza Jane McSpadden died on 20 May 1922 at Fort Payne, DeKalb Co., Alabama. 
Death*23 Apr 1924 He died on 23 Apr 1924 at age 81. 

Family

Eliza Jane McSpadden
Marriage*11 Sep 1867 He married Eliza Jane McSpadden at Alabama on 11 Sep 1867 at age 24. 
Children
ChartsBenjamin (son of Joseph) Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC: Descendant Chart
Last Edited17 Jul 2014

Citations

  1. E-mail written 1999 - 2016 to Lew Griffin from Nada Joy Hyde, Chattanooga, TN, e-mail address.
  2. Find a Grave (online database)
    http://www.findagrave.com
    Find A Grave Memorial# 19184500.
  3. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    Fischers Mill, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T623 14; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 76.
    Household Members: Name Age
    Andrew T. Baker 56
    Eliza J Baker 54 Wife
    Lee S Baker 26 Son
    Perry S Baker 25 Son
    Enoch M Baker 21 Son
    Mary A Baker 19 Daughter
    Lizinka Baker 15 Daughter
    Annie E Baker 77 Mother Feb 1822 W b. TN SC SC.

Eliza Jane McSpadden1

Female, #6166, (23 Jul 1845 - 20 May 1922)
Birth*23 Jul 1845 Eliza was born at Alabama on 23 Jul 1845. 
Marriage*11 Sep 1867 She married Andrew Tyler Baker at Alabama on 11 Sep 1867 at age 22. 
Married Name11 Sep 1867  As of 11 Sep 1867, her married name was Baker. 
Birth of Son16 Apr 1876 Her son Alexander Ward Baker was born on 16 Apr 1876. 
Birth of Son2 Mar 1879 Her son Enoch Marvin Baker was born on 2 Mar 1879 at DeKalb Co., Alabama. 
Death*20 May 1922 She died at Fort Payne, DeKalb Co., Alabama, on 20 May 1922 at age 76. 
Biography* 967. ELIZA J. McSPADDEN, ex 965, b1845, m1867, ANDREW T. BAKER, Farmer, b1843, son Rufus M. Baker, m Annie E. Culpepper. Asc' issue: Leila, b1868, d1882; Lee S., b1871; Perry S., b1874; Alex' W., b1876; Enoch M., b1879; Mary A., b1881; Lizinka, b1884
.
Source: The Ancestry and Posterity of the Lyles, Pioneer Settlers in Virginia , Page 119. 

Family

Andrew Tyler Baker
Marriage*11 Sep 1867 She married Andrew Tyler Baker at Alabama on 11 Sep 1867 at age 22. 
Children
Last Edited14 Apr 1999

Citations

  1. E-mail written 1999 - 2016 to Lew Griffin from Nada Joy Hyde, Chattanooga, TN, e-mail address.

Enoch Marvin Baker

Male, #6167, (2 Mar 1879 - 19 Jun 1945)
Father*Andrew Tyler Baker
Mother*Eliza Jane McSpadden
Birth*2 Mar 1879 Enoch was born at DeKalb Co., Alabama, on 2 Mar 1879. 
Biography* The following was taken from the Cherokee County History by Mrs. F. R. Stewart, p. 442-443: Senator Enoch Marvin Baker, of Fort Payne, was born March 2, 1879, in DeKalb County. He was the son of Andrew Tyler and Eliza Jane (McSpadden) Baker. Andrew T. Baker was a native of TN, who served as a private from Cherokee Co. in the Confederate States Army and located at Ft. Payne at the close of the war. Senator Baker was a grandson of Rufus Morgan and Annie Elizabeth (Culpepper) Baker, of TN, who located in Cherokee Co, the former serving in the Confederate States Army, and of Samuel R. and Mary (Reese) McSpadden of DeKalb Co. Senator Baker was educated in the public and private schools of DeKalb Co, and attended North Alabama College at Ft. Payne for one term and the prep schools at Sulphur Springs and Springville. He taught school in DeKalb, Cherokee, and Etowah counties, at the same time studying law at night. He was admitted to the bar August 17, 1912, and began practice in Ft. Payne. He served as representative from DeKalb Co. in 1919, and was judge of the County Court 1927-1931. During the World War he served on the Legal Advisory Board, was director of the Red Cross, County Food Administrator, 3-Minute Speaker, and confidential advisor the the Secretary of War. He is a Democrat, a Methodist, and a Mason. He married Mary Alma Allison, June 19,1918, at Rising Fawn, GA. She was the daughter of William Lee and Mary Ellen (Norwood) Allison, of that place. Their children are Martha, Elnora, and William Tyler. 
Marriage*19 Jun 1918 He married Mary Alma Allison on 19 Jun 1918 at age 39. 
Birth of Son1921 His son William Tyler Baker was born in 1921.1 
Death of Mother20 May 1922 His mother Eliza Jane McSpadden died on 20 May 1922 at Fort Payne, DeKalb Co., Alabama. 
Death of Father23 Apr 1924 His father Andrew Tyler Baker died on 23 Apr 1924. 
Death*19 Jun 1945 He died at Mobile Co., Alabama, on 19 Jun 1945 at age 66.1 
Burial*say 23 Jun 1945 His body was interred say 23 Jun 1945 at Glenwood Cemetery, Fort Payne, DeKalb Co., Alabama.1 

Family

Mary Alma Allison
Marriage*19 Jun 1918 He married Mary Alma Allison on 19 Jun 1918 at age 39. 
Children
ChartsBenjamin (son of Joseph) Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC: Descendant Chart
Last Edited4 Nov 2007

Citations

  1. E-mail written 2003-2007 to Lew Griffin from Jamie Brooks, e-mail address.

Elias T. Bodiford

Male, #6170, (circa 1842 - )
Birth*circa 1842 Elias was born at Alabama circa 1842. 
1860 Census1 Jun 1860 Elias and Jane was listed as a household member living with Wesley Hamilton Bodiford in the 1860 Census at Rowville, Henry Co., Alabama.1 
Marriage*21 Nov 1875 He married Mary Elizabeth Culpepper at Henry Co., Alabama, on 21 Nov 1875.2 
1900 Census*1 Jun 1900 He was enumerated in the US Census of 1900 at Haleburg, Henry Co., Alabama.3 
Biography* On 25 Jan 2006, Marilyn Fletcher wrote:
     Nancy Bodiford (daughter of Elias T. Bodiford and Mary Elizabeth Culpepper) was my Grandmother. She told my sister and I that her real name was Delizakitura Bodiford. My Dad said their Aunt thought she had such a long name and nicknamed her Nancy. Her Aunt could remember that name. On her death record it has it as Nancy.
     (Regarding the 1900 census entry for) Lana Bodiford. Her name should be Laura. My Dad's Aunt.
     I have a photograph of them when my Grandmother was 12 years old on the porch of their house.4 

Family

Mary Elizabeth Culpepper
Last Edited26 Jan 2006

Citations

  1. Page 202, Abbeville P. O.
  2. Helon H. Cutter, compiler, Henry County, Alabama Records, Volume II, 1821-1901 Marriage Records, Tallahassee, FL: Rose Printing Co., 1992, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.131 X2c v.2.
    Elizier E. Culpepper married Mr. Elias P. Boddiford on 21 Nov 1875 in Henry Co., Alabama, Book 1872-1877, page 358.
  3. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 101, Page 9A, Lines 78-84, Haleburg, Henry Co., AL
    Lias Bodiford, Head, Wh, M, Mar 1842, 58, md-25yrs, AL/AL/AL, Farmer
    Marry Bodiford, Wife, Wh, F, May 1856, 44, md-25yrs, ch 3/3, AL/AL/AL
    Lana Bodiford¸ Daughter, Wh, F, Jul 1880, 19, sng, AL/AL/AL
    John Bodiford, Son, Wh, M, Apr 1884, 16, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Nancy Bodiford, Daughter, Wh, F, Mar 1887, 12, sng, AL/AL/AL
    J. H. Culpepper, Father, Wh, M, May 1820, 80, wid, AL/AL/AL.
  4. E-mail written Jan 2006 to Warren Culpepper from Marilyn Fletcher, e-mail address.

Francis Marion Culpepper

Male, #6171, (circa 1841 - 21 Jan 1894)
Father*Joel Culpepper Jr.
Mother*Nancy Forgy
Birth*circa 1841 Francis was born circa 1841. 
Birth of Soncirca 1858 His son Thomas Culpepper was born circa 1858 at McMinn Co., Tennessee. 
Census*1860 He was listed as a resident in the census report at McMinn Co., Tennessee, in 1860. 
Marriage*20 Aug 1860 He married Mary Lemons at McMinn Co., Tennessee, on 20 Aug 1860. 
Death of Mother18 Aug 1861 His mother Nancy Forgy died on 18 Aug 1861 at McMinn Co., Tennessee. 
Death of Spousecirca 1866 His wife Mary Lemons died circa 1866 at Polk Co., Tennessee.1 
Marriage*2 Sep 1867 He married Nancy Emaline Hampton at Monroe Co., Tennessee, on 2 Sep 1867. 
1870 Census*11 Jun 1870 Francis was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Union Co., Illinois.2 
1880 Census* Francis was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Pulaski Co., Illinois.3 
Death*21 Jan 1894 He died on 21 Jan 1894. 
Biography* Francis was a teamster in 1870. 

Family 1
Child

Family 2

Mary Lemons
Marriage*20 Aug 1860 He married Mary Lemons at McMinn Co., Tennessee, on 20 Aug 1860. 
Children

Family 3

Nancy Emaline Hampton
Marriage*2 Sep 1867 He married Nancy Emaline Hampton at Monroe Co., Tennessee, on 2 Sep 1867. 
Children
ChartsHenry Culpeper of Lower Norfolk: DNA Status Chart (Male only, 8 generations)
Benjamin (son of Joseph) Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC: Descendant Chart
Last Edited31 Jan 2014

Citations

  1. E-mail written Oct 2013 to Warren L. Culpepper from Kari Lemons, e-mail address.
  2. P. 401, hh 181.
  3. Year: 1880; Census Place: Grand Chain, Pulaski, Illinois; Roll: 244; Family History Film: 1254244; Page: 241A; Enumeration District: 091; Image: 0043.

    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    Francis Culpepper     39
    Nancy Culpepper     39
    Thomas Culpepper     22
    Mary Culpepper     7
    Nancy C. Culpepper     6.

Mary Lemons

Female, #6172, (Jul 1843 - circa 1866)
Father*William Monroe Lemons
Mother*Delila Holloway
Name-Comm Commonly known as Polly Lemons. 
Birth*Jul 1843 Mary was born at Cog Hill, McMinn Co., Tennessee, in Jul 1843.1 
Marriage*20 Aug 1860 She married Francis Marion Culpepper at McMinn Co., Tennessee, on 20 Aug 1860 at age 17. 
Married Name20 Aug 1860  As of 20 Aug 1860, her married name was Culpepper. 
Death*circa 1866 She died at Polk Co., Tennessee, circa 1866.1 
Burial* Her body was interred at Polk Co., Tennessee. Probably in the Lemmons Cemetery, Polk County, TN, unmarked grave. This cemetery land was donated to county by her 1st cousin and was his family farm..1 

Family

Francis Marion Culpepper
Children
Last Edited30 Jan 2014

Citations

  1. E-mail written Oct 2013 to Warren L. Culpepper from Kari Lemons, e-mail address.

Nancy Emaline Hampton

Female, #6173, (say 1845 - )
Birth*say 1845 Nancy was born say 1845. 
Marriage*2 Sep 1867 She married Francis Marion Culpepper at Monroe Co., Tennessee, on 2 Sep 1867. 
Married Name2 Sep 1867  As of 2 Sep 1867, her married name was Culpepper. 

Family

Francis Marion Culpepper
Children
Last Edited31 Jan 2014

Mary Alice Culpepper

Female, #6174, (26 Jul 1863 - 2 Apr 1942)
Father*Francis Marion Culpepper
Mother*Mary Lemons
Birth*26 Jul 1863 Mary was born at Polk Co., Tennessee, on 26 Jul 1863.1 
Death of Mothercirca 1866 Her mother Mary Lemons died circa 1866 at Polk Co., Tennessee.1 
Married Namesay 1880  As of say 1880, her married name was Lockhart.1 
Marriage*say 1880 She married Abner Henry Lockhart say 1880. Children:
Laura E. Lockhart-Johnson1881 – 1916
Mary Magalene Lockhart1883 – 1967
Arthur William Lockhart1885 – 1943
Harrison Benjamin Lockhart1888 – 1920
Thomas Carlock Lockhart1893 – 1973
Lela Lockhart1897 – 1943
Miles Dewey Lockhart1898 – 1991
Annie Beulah Lockhart1902 – 1944.1 
1880 Census* Mary and Laura was listed as a niece in Harriet Lemons's household on the 1880 Census at Polk Co., Tennessee.2 
Death of Father21 Jan 1894 Her father Francis Marion Culpepper died on 21 Jan 1894. 
Death of Spouse3 Mar 1931 Her husband Abner Henry Lockhart died on 3 Mar 1931 at McMinn Co., Tennessee.3 
Death*2 Apr 1942 She died at Etowah, McMinn Co., Tennessee, on 2 Apr 1942 at age 78.1 
Burial*say 4 Apr 1942 Her body was interred say 4 Apr 1942 at Coghill Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn Co., Tennessee.4 

Family

Abner Henry Lockhart
Marriage*say 1880 She married Abner Henry Lockhart say 1880. Children:
Laura E. Lockhart-Johnson1881 – 1916
Mary Magalene Lockhart1883 – 1967
Arthur William Lockhart1885 – 1943
Harrison Benjamin Lockhart1888 – 1920
Thomas Carlock Lockhart1893 – 1973
Lela Lockhart1897 – 1943
Miles Dewey Lockhart1898 – 1991
Annie Beulah Lockhart1902 – 1944.1 
ChartsBenjamin (son of Joseph) Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC: Descendant Chart
Last Edited31 Jan 2014

Citations

  1. E-mail written Oct 2013 to Warren L. Culpepper from Kari Lemons, e-mail address.
  2. FHL Film 1255275, National Archives Film T9-1275
    District 1, Page 4B.
  3. Find a Grave (online database)
    http://www.findagrave.com
    Find A Grave Memorial# 6836160.
  4. Find a Grave (online database)
    http://www.findagrave.com
    Find A Grave Memorial# 6836165.

Laura A. Culpepper

Female, #6175, (1 Feb 1866 - 30 Oct 1951)
Father*Francis Marion Culpepper
Mother*Mary Lemons
Death of Mothercirca 1866 Her mother Mary Lemons died circa 1866 at Polk Co., Tennessee.1 
Birth*1 Feb 1866 Laura was born at McMinn Co., Tennessee, on 1 Feb 1866.1 
1880 Census Mary and Laura was listed as a niece in Harriet Lemons's household on the 1880 Census at Polk Co., Tennessee.2 
Married Name24 Dec 1891  As of 24 Dec 1891, her married name was Moore. 
Marriage*24 Dec 1891 She married James Knox Moore at McMinn Co., Tennessee, on 24 Dec 1891 at age 25. Son: Henry Vaughn Moore: 1892 – 1977.1 
Death of Father21 Jan 1894 Her father Francis Marion Culpepper died on 21 Jan 1894. 
Death of Spouse25 Apr 1932 Her husband James Knox Moore died on 25 Apr 1932 at Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., Tennessee.3 
Death*30 Oct 1951 She died at Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., Tennessee, on 30 Oct 1951 at age 85.1 

Family

James Knox Moore
Marriage*24 Dec 1891 She married James Knox Moore at McMinn Co., Tennessee, on 24 Dec 1891 at age 25. Son: Henry Vaughn Moore: 1892 – 1977.1 
ChartsBenjamin (son of Joseph) Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC: Descendant Chart
Last Edited31 Jan 2014

Citations

  1. E-mail written Oct 2013 to Warren L. Culpepper from Kari Lemons, e-mail address.
  2. FHL Film 1255275, National Archives Film T9-1275
    District 1, Page 4B.
  3. http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Moore-14226

Nancy Carolyn Culpepper

Female, #6176, (15 Apr 1875 - 16 Jan 1923)
Father*Francis Marion Culpepper
Mother*Nancy Emaline Hampton
Name-Comm Commonly known as Callie Culpepper. 
Birth*15 Apr 1875 Nancy was born at Illinois on 15 Apr 1875.1 
Marriage*6 Dec 1891 She married James Lloyd Miller at Massac Co., Illinois, on 6 Dec 1891 at age 16. 
Married Name6 Dec 1891  As of 6 Dec 1891, her married name was Miller. 
Death of Father21 Jan 1894 Her father Francis Marion Culpepper died on 21 Jan 1894. 
Marriage*12 Sep 1896 She married Albert Dunn at Massac Co., Illinois, on 12 Sep 1896 at age 21. 
Married Name12 Sep 1896  As of 12 Sep 1896, her married name was Dunn. 
Marriage*1902 She married William Edward Holloman at Providence, Webster Co., Kentucky, in 1902.2 
Married Name1902  As of 1902, her married name was Holloman. 
Death of Spouse4 Aug 1921 Her husband William Edward Holloman died on 4 Aug 1921 at Webster Co., Kentucky.3 
Death*16 Jan 1923 She died at Webster Co., Kentucky, on 16 Jan 1923 at age 47.1 

Family 1

James Lloyd Miller
Marriage*6 Dec 1891 She married James Lloyd Miller at Massac Co., Illinois, on 6 Dec 1891 at age 16. 

Family 2

Albert Dunn
Marriage*12 Sep 1896 She married Albert Dunn at Massac Co., Illinois, on 12 Sep 1896 at age 21. 

Family 3

William Edward Holloman
Marriage*1902 She married William Edward Holloman at Providence, Webster Co., Kentucky, in 1902.2 
Child
ChartsBenjamin (son of Joseph) Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC: Descendant Chart
Last Edited31 Jan 2014

Citations

  1. http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Culpepper-309
  2. E-mail written Jun 2004, Apr 2007 to Warren Culpepper from Kathryn Harrison, e-mail address.
  3. http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Holloman-72

James Lloyd Miller

Male, #6180, (say 1872 - )
Birth*say 1872 James was born say 1872. 
Marriage*6 Dec 1891 He married Nancy Carolyn Culpepper at Massac Co., Illinois, on 6 Dec 1891. 

Family

Nancy Carolyn Culpepper
Last Edited31 Jan 2014