Alabama Culpepper Archives
Colbert County
History
Colbert County was
formed in 1867 from Franklin County. Located in the
northwestern part of the state, it is bordered by the Tennessee River and the
the counties of Lauderdale,
Lawrence, Franklin and Tishomingo Co., MS. The
western half of Colbert is within the Southeastern Plains Region, and the
eastern half is part of the Interior Plateau. The
county seat is at Tuscumbia, and other towns include Cherokee, Sheffield,
Leighton, and Muscle Shoals. Tuscumbia is on US-72 and US-43, across the river
from Florence, and is 70 miles west of Huntsville and 110 miles northwest of
Birmingham.
Newspapers: Colbert County Reporter (Tuscumbia), Standard and
Times (Tuscumbia), Florence Times Daily, Huntsville Times,
Birmingham News
Any names
below in red have not been matched
with a person in the Culpepper family tree. If you can identify any of
them,
please let us know.
Sources Searched
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During May
2005, a comprehensive search for Culpeppers was made in the Colbert
County, Alabama section of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City
(US/CAN Book 976.1915). |
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In October
2005, a comprehensive online search was made for Colbert County
Culpeppers in the Archival databases at
Ancestry.com
and ALGenWeb at
Rootsweb.com |
Census Records
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No Culpeppers
were
found in any Colbert County censuses prior to 1940. |
Births
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No records have been found of Culpepper
births in Colbert County. |
Deeds
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No records have been found of Culpepper
deeds in Colbert County. |
Military Records
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No records have been found of military
service by Culpeppers from Colbert County. |
Marriages
Early Alabama Marriages
Source:
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No records have been found in this
publication of Culpepper marriages in Colbert county. |
Alabama Marriages,
1809-1920 (Selected Counties)
Ancestry.com Online database,
1999.
Source:
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No records have been found in this
database of Culpepper marriages in Colbert county. |
Alabama Marriages,
1807-1902
Ancestry.com Online database,
2004.
Source:
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No records have been found in this
database of Culpepper marriages in Colbert county. |
Alabama Death Index, 1908-1959
Ancestry.com Online Database.
Source:
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Elmer B.
Culpepper died 21 Dec 1947 in Colbert Co., Alabama (#36415)√ |
Social
Security Death Index
All records of deaths on or before 31 Mar 2005 in which
the final benefit was paid or final residence was in Colbert county.
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No records have
been found of Culpeppers
resident in this county at death. |
Burials
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No records have
been found of Culpepper
graves in Colbert County. |
Places
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No records of any
places named Culpepper
have been
found in Colbert County |
Last Revised:
26 Jan 2006
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