Mary Emma Culpepper1,2

Female, #10468, (20 Jan 1924 - Apr 1986)

Parent*Jefferson Thomas Culpepper (26 May 1888 - 30 Aug 1955)
Parent*Annie Florence Peterson (28 Sep 1890 - 10 Nov 1971)
Mary Emma Culpepper|b. 20 Jan 1924\nd. Apr 1986|p10468.htm|Jefferson Thomas Culpepper|b. 26 May 1888\nd. 30 Aug 1955|p9664.htm|Annie Florence Peterson|b. 28 Sep 1890\nd. 10 Nov 1971|p10444.htm|Louis C. Culpepper|b. 11 May 1858\nd. 20 Dec 1934|p9630.htm|Mary E. Micheaux|b. 25 Aug 1864\nd. 23 Mar 1939|p9660.htm|William A. Peterson|b. say 1860|p10442.htm|Emma C. Carlson|b. say 1862|p10443.htm|

Birth*20 Jan 1924 Mary was born at Piggott, Clay Co., Arkansas, on 20 Jan 1924.1 
 She was the daughter of Jefferson Thomas Culpepper and Annie Florence Peterson. 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Alma and Mary was listed as a daughter in Jefferson Thomas Culpepper's household on the 1930 Census at Swain, Clay Co., Arkansas.3 
Relocationcirca 1938 Family member(s) Annie Florence Peterson, Mary Emma Culpepper, Roy Raymond Culpepper, Jewell Wallace Culpepper and Wilbur Alton Culpepper, accompanying Jefferson Thomas Culpepper, relocated circa 1938 (Wilbur and his brother Jewell left Arkansas in the late 1930's due to the impact of the depression on farming. Following a period of odd jobs, both were able to obtain good-paying factory jobs in Detroit. With good pay and a steady jobs, they were able to bring the rest of the family to Detroit to reside. This included their father and mother, Jeff and Florence; sisters Mary and Dorothy, and brother, Roy. Sisters, Alma and Wanda, married and remained in Arkansas. (From Michael Webb Culpepper's recollection of oral history.)).4 
Marriage*4 Sep 1948 She married Dominic Louis Bon Tempo at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, on 4 Sep 1948.1 
Married Name4 Sep 1948  As of 4 Sep 1948, her married name was Bon Tempo. 
Death*Apr 1986 She died at Michigan in Apr 1986.5 
Burial*Apr 1986 Her body was interred in Apr 1986 at White Chapel Cemetery, Troy, Oakland Co., Michigan.1 

Family

Dominic Louis Bon Tempo (31 Oct 1918 - 15 Jun 1988)
Children

Charts Descendants of Louis Constantine Culpepper of Ozark Co., MO
Last Edited 14 Oct 2003

Citations

  1. E-mail from Susan Anne Culpepper (#10438) to Lew Griffin, 5 Jan 1999.
  2. Elizabeth Ann 'Libby' Jenkins Stalter (Mrs. Royce Lynn Stalter) report, Elizabeth Ann 'Libby' Jenkins Stalter (Mrs. Royce Lynn Stalter) to Lew Griffin, 1999.
  3. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 11-34, Sheet 2-A, Page 287, No street address, Swain Township, Clay Co., AR
    Home owned, Value $1600, Radio=No. Farm=Yes
    J T Culpepper, Head, M, 41, M, md@23, TN/TN/TN, Farmer, Gen. farm, Vet=No
    Florence A Culpepper, Wife, F, 39, M, md@21, AR/Sweden/Sweden, Not employed
    Jewell W Culpepper, Son , M, 17, S, MO/TN/AR
    Wibur A Culpepper, Son, M, 15, S, AR/TN/AR
    Alma H Culpepper, Dau, F, 13, AR/TN/AR
    Lawanda E Culpepper, Dau, F, 8, AR/TN/AR
    Marry E Culpepper, Dau, F, 6, AR/TN/AR
    Roy Culpepper, Son, M, 3, AR/TN/AR
    Dorothy Nell Culpepper, Dau, F, 1, AR/TN/AR.
  4. E-mail from Michael Webb Culpepper, e-mail address, Auburn Hills, MI, Oct 2003.
  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