Alabama Culpepper Archives
Shelby County
History
Shelby County was
formed in 1818 from former Creek Indian territory ceded in the Treaty of Fort
Jackson. It is located in the north-central part of the state in the Appalachian
Ridge and Valley Region. About one-half of the county is in the mineral belt.
Shelby is bounded by Jefferson,
St. Clair, Talladega,
Chilton, Bibb, and
Tuscaloosa counties. About one-half of the county is in the mineral belt. The
county seat was is Columbiana. Other towns and communities include: Calera,
Pelham, and Montevallo, home of the University of Montevallo. Columbiana is
about 20 miles south of Birmingham.
Newspapers:
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 Shelby County,
Alabama section of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City (US/CAN
Book 976.179). |
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In October 2005, a comprehensive online search was made for
Shelby 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 Shelby County censuses prior to 1940. |
Births
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No records have been found of Culpepper
births in Shelby County. |
Deeds
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No records have been found of Culpepper
deeds in Shelby County. |
Military Records
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No records have been found of military
service by Culpeppers from Shelby County. |
Marriages
Early Alabama Marriages
Source:
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No records have been found in this
publication of Culpepper marriages in Shelby 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 Shelby 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 Shelby county. |
Alabama Death Index, 1908-1959
Ancestry.com Online Database.
Source:
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Cecil
Culpepper died 1 Feb 1928 in Shelby Co., Alabama |
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Mary Lee
Culpepper
died 1 Jul 1929 in Shelby Co., Alabama |
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 Shelby County.
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Donald E. Culpepper, 20 Oct 1924 - 7 Nov 2002, Alabaster,
Shelby Co., Alabama 35007; SSN 417-20-5466 issued in Alabama before 1951
(#2970)√ |
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Louise W. Culpepper, 30 Dec 1924 - 29 Jan 2004, Alabaster,
Shelby Co., Alabama 35007; SSN 420-20-9922 issued in Alabama before 1951
(#2982)√ |
Burials
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No records have
been found of Culpepper
graves in Shelby County. |
Places
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No records of any
places named Culpepper
have been
found in Shelby County |
Last Revised:
26 Jan 2006
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