Alabama Culpepper Archives
Macon County

History

Macon County was formed in 1832 from territory acquired from the last cession of the Creek Indians. It is located in the east-central portion of the state in the Southeastern Plains Region. The Tuskegee National Forest is located in the county. Macon is bordered by Elmore, Tallapoosa, Lee, Russell, Bullock, and Montgomery counties. The county seat is located at Tuskegee, which is also the site of Tuskegee University. Other towns and communities include Shorter, Franklin, and Notasulga. Tuskegee is on I-85 about 40 miles east of Montgomery and 40 miles west of Columbus.

Newspapers:

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.

Census Records

1860 US Census

Page 16, Family 107, Northern Division, Macon Co., AL (21 Jun 1860)
David Culpeper, 63, M, Farmer, PE=$100, NC (#1447)√
Sarah Culpeper, 64, F, NC
Perry Culpeper, 26, M, GA

About six weeks later, this family was again enumerated:
Page 84, Family 627, Northern Division, Macon Co., AL (2 Aug 1860)
David Culpeper, 60, M, Mechanic, PE=$50, NC (#1447)√
Sallie Culpeper, 55, F, NC
Jeremiah Culpeper, 25, M, Blacksmith, GA
David Culpeper, 30, F, GA
Elizabeth Culpeper, 23, F, AL (Young David's wife, followed by their children)
Irving Culpeper, 4, F, AL
Mary Culpeper, 2, F, AL

1870 US Census

Page 10, Family 85, Notasulga, Macon Co., AL (7 Jul 1870)
William Culpepper, 35, M, Wh, Farmer, RE=$375, PE=$150, GA (#1503)√
Martha Culpepper, 35, F, Wh, Keeping house, AL
Josephine Baker, 6, Wh, Wh, AL
Page 10, Family 86:
Henry Culpepper, 17, M, Black, Farm hand, AL (Cannot read or write)

1880 US Census

	Notasulga, Page 357B, Macon Co., AL Ervin Culpepper, Self, M, M, Wh, 26, Farmer, AL/SC/AL (#1532)√ Joe Culpepper, Wife, F, M, Wh, 19, Keeping House, AL/AL/AL Willie Culpepper, Son, M, S, Wh, 1, Without Occupation, AL/AL/AL
	Notasulga, Page 357B, Macon Co., AL W. M. Culpepper, Self, M, M, Wh, 46, Farmer, GA/VA/NC (#1503)√ Martha Culpepper, Wife, F, M, Wh, 43, Keeping House, GA/GA/GA

1890 US Census

Census burned in Washington

1900 US Census

ED 118, Page 10B, Family 182, Precinct 9, Notasulga, Macon Co., AL (12 Jun 1900)
William Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, Jul 1833, 66, md-40yrs, GA/GA/NC, Farmer (#1503)√
Martha Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, Oct 1835, 64, md-40yrs, ch 0/0, GA/GA/GA
Mattie Culpepper, Niece, Wh, F, Apr 1883, 17, sng, AL/GA/GA

1910 US Census

ED 136, Page 4B, Family 77, Precinct 9, Macon Co., AL (21 Apr 1910)
William M. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 79, md2-5yrs, GA/VA/NC, Farmer (#1503)√
Alice Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 51, md-5yrs, AL/AL/GA

1920 US Census

ED 136, Page 3A, Family 46, Notasulga, Macon Co., AL (3 Jan 1910)
Mary A. Culpepper, Head, F, Wh, 52, wid, AL/AL/GA, Purer in a Curring Factory?

1930 US Census

ED 15, Page 3A, Family 61, Notasulga, Macon Co., AL (5 Apr 1930)
Rent=$15, Radio=Y, Farm=N (#4946)√
Charles T. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 58, md@23, GA/GA/GA, Baptist Minister, Vet=N
Minnie V. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 58, md@23, AL/AL/AL

Births

No records have been found of Culpepper births in Macon County.

Deeds

No records have been found of Culpepper deeds in Macon County.

Military Records

No records have been found of military service by Culpeppers from Macon County.

Marriages

Early Alabama Marriages

Source: Early Alabama Marriages. Family Adventures, San Antonio, TX, 1991.

	Ervin Culpepper married Joana Baker on 16 Dec 1878 in Macon Co., Alabama (#1532)√
	William Culpepper married Martha McGar on 29 Dec 1858 in Macon Co., Alabama (#1503)√

Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties)

Ancestry.com Online database, 1999.
Source: Dodd, Jordan R, comp. Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) [database online]. Orem, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1999. Original data: Early American Marriages: Alabama, 1800 to 1920

	Ervin Culpepper married Joana Baker on 16 Dec 1878 in Macon Co., Alabama (#1532)√
	William Culpepper married Martha McGar on 29 Dec 1858 in Macon Co., Alabama (#1503)√

Alabama Marriages, 1807-1902

Ancestry.com Online database, 2004.
Source: Hunting For Bears, comp. Alabama Marriages, 1807-1902 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: Alabama marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library.

No records have been found in this database of Culpepper marriages in Macon county.

Alabama Death Index, 1908-1959

Ancestry.com Online Database.
Source: Alabama Death Index, 1908-1959. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: State of Alabama. Indexes of Vital Records for Alabama: Deaths, 1908-1959. Montgomery, AL: State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Record Services Division, 19--.

	Betty M. Culpepper died 17 Jan 1952 in Macon Co., Alabama
	C. F. Culpepper died 9 Aug 1942 in Macon Co., Alabama
	Minnie Culpepper died 21 Mar 1957 in Macon Co., Alabama (#4965)
	Walter Culpepper died 11 Jul 1941 in Macon Co., Alabama (#53040)

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 Macon County.

	Alice Culpepper, 20 Jun 1910 - 30 Dec 2002, Tuskegee, Macon Co., Alabama 36083; SSN 424-07-6295 issued in Alabama before 1951 (#39078)
	Ira T. Culpepper, 18 Jul 1896 � 1 Jul 1968, Notasulga, Macon Co., Alabama 36866; SSN 424-03-1305 issued in Alabama before 1951 (#4966)
	Iverson Culpepper, 5 Aug 1894 - Apr 1968, Notasulga, Macon Co., Alabama 36866; SSN 718-07-9588 issued thru RR Board before 1951 (#30422)
	Minnie R. Culpepper, 20 Jan 1903 - 27 Dec 1987, Notasulga, Macon Co., Alabama 36866; SSN 419-50-6507 issued in Alabama in 1955 (#40303)

Burials

Salem-Macon Baptist Church Cemetery

Macon Co., AL

Reported by Louis Plant.

Mary Alice Culpepper, 22 Jul 1857 - 12 Jun 1927

Places

No records of any places named Culpepper have been found in Macon County

Last Revised: 19 May 2007

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