Jefferson James Culpepper of Harris Co., GA1

Male, #11122, (Mar 1861 - 16 Mar 1950)

Parent*An unidentified son of James I. J. Culpepper (bt 1830 - 1840 - )
Jefferson James Culpepper of Harris Co., GA|b. Mar 1861\nd. 16 Mar 1950|p11122.htm|An unidentified son of James I. J. Culpepper|b. between 1830 and 1840|p58614.htm||||James I. J. Culpepper|b. 3 Jun 1806\nd. 15 Oct 1846|p32065.htm|Martha B. Blackstone|b. 28 Sep 1814\nd. after 1897|p32066.htm|||||||

Name Variation  Jefferson James Culpepper of Harris Co., GA was also known as James J..2 
DNA* The ancestry of Jefferson James Culpepper of Harris Co., GA is unknown. To help determine it, we are seeking a descendant to participate in our free DNA testing project. For more information, go to http://gen.culpepper.com/dna
(Jeff was probably a grandson of James I. J. Culpepper. Jeff had several sons who were killed in the Civil War, and they were living in Harris County at the outbreak of the war. I suspect that Jeff (born 1861) is the orphan son of one of those soldiers. The two sons who died in the war were Nathan F. Culpepper and George W. Culpepper. A third son, John, appears to have died not long after the war. All three of these men married before the war, but determining who their children were has been difficult. DNA testing can confirm whether or not they are members of this general branch, but narrowing down to a specific father will require finding specific documentation such as an old family Bible or a will.).3,4 
Name Variation  Jefferson James Culpepper of Harris Co., GA was also known as Jesse Jeff.5 
Birth*Mar 1861 Jefferson was born at Georgia in Mar 1861. 
 He was the son of An unidentified son of James I. J. Culpepper. 
Marriage*circa 1878 He married Mary Jane Phillips at Georgia circa 1878.6 
1880 Census1 Jun 1880 Jefferson was listed as a son-in-law in Madison Phillips's household on the 1880 Census at Harris Co., Georgia.7 
1900 Census*1 Jun 1900 Jefferson was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Harris Co., Georgia.6 
1910 Census*15 Apr 1910 Jefferson was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Valley Plains, Harris Co., Georgia.8 
Photographed*say 1920 He was photographed From Esther Miron: "Years ago Louise's oldest son brought it [this photo] up here for my Dad, saying it was Charlie Horace Phillips. My Dad said no, definitely was not his Dad. He said he thought it was "Pappy." Now I'm sure that Pappy was his grandfather, but I don't know which one. I do think it is Jesse Culpepper, since both my Dad and his mother look like the person in the photo a lot."

Help in positively identifying this photo will be appreciated. say 1920 at Covington Co., Alabama.5,3
Jeff J. "Jesse" Culpepper
1920 CensusJan 1920 Jefferson was listed as a father in Allen Candler Culpepper's household on the 1920 Census at Williams, Covington Co., Alabama.9 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Jefferson was listed as a father in Allen Candler Culpepper's household on the 1930 Census at Parker, Coffee Co., Alabama.2 
Death*16 Mar 1950 He died at Coffee Co., Alabama, on 16 Mar 1950.10 
Burial*circa 18 Mar 1950 His body was interred circa 18 Mar 1950 at Rhoades Church Cemetery, Coffee Co., Alabama.11 
Research note*1 Nov 2003 From: Lew Griffin
To: Esther Miron, 1060 Middle Creek Road, Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701

Dear Esther,
     Good to hear from you. You are right, it has been a while. I haven’t forgotten about your Jesse Jeff / Jeff J. Culpepper, but haven’t come up with much new on him, either.
     He was in Covington Co. AL in 1920 living with his son Allen D. C. Culpepper, but he was not listed in the book on Covington Co. Cemetery records, and there does not appear to be an Alabama death certificate for him.
     If we could come up with a death certificate for him, then it might list his parents, if the informant knew who they were at the time of his death.
     Another possibility is the Bible record you mention, belonging to his daughter Clara Belle Culpepper Phillips. If you know who currently has the Bible, I’ll be glad to contact them for us and see if they will send us a copy of the information. I assume Clara’s daughter, Mary Louise (born 18 Sep 1918) is deceased, and that one of her children has it.
     Or perhaps we can find a Bible record for the Jesse Jeff family itself, which might be even more helpful. Have you ever located descendants of any of Clara Belle’s brothers or sisters? Do you know who any of her sisters married?
     On the Phillips and Culpepper connections on both sides of your family, that is interesting, but may just be a coincidence. John Asbury Sewell, who married Sarah Elizabeth Culpepper, was the son of John Pierce Sewell and Louisa Elizabeth Wideman. Zora Culpepper, who married John Asbury’s brother Marshall M. Sewell, was the daughter of James Daniel Culpepper, brother of Sarah Elizabeth Culpepper Sewell, mentioned above. As you point out, this Sewell family also intermarried with the Phillips family in Meriwether. If the Phillips family in Meriwether is connected to your Phillips family in Harris County, I’m not aware of the connection.
     However, you are probably right about a connection between the Culpepper family of Meriwether, and your Jesse Jeff Culpepper. My suspicion has always been that your Jesse Jeff was the grandson of James J. Culpepper, brother of George Washington Culpepper of Meriwether. James had several sons who were killed in the Civil War, and they were living in Harris County at the outbreak of the war. I suspect your Jesse Jeff (born 1861) is the orphan son of one of those soldiers. The two sons who died in the war were Nathan F. Culpepper and George W. Culpepper. A third son, John, appears to have died not long after the war. All three of these men married before the war, but determining who their children were has been difficult.
     For instance, I have never been able to find your Jesse Jeff on the 1870 census in either Georgia or Alabama. By the 1880 census he is already married and living with the Phillips family. I’ve never located his marriage record, and if that could be found, it might at least list the name of his mother, if he was underage when he got married. So that would be another possibility.
     Nor have I ever found Madison Phillips, Jesse’s father-in-law, in the 1870 census. I did find what I believe to be his marriage to Sarah Stillwell, 30 Sep 1855, Henry Co. GA.
     ....
     Thanks for getting back in touch. One of these days we’ll get this all figured out.
     Regards,
     Lew Griffin.4,3 

Family

Mary Jane Phillips (Dec 1856 - )
Children

Charts Descendants of Jeff J. Culpepper of Harris Co., GA
Last Edited 8 Jul 2008

Citations

  1. E-mail from Miranda Vinson(gd/o #58613), e-mail address, McMinnville, TN to Warren Culpepper, 24 Apr 2008.
  2. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 29, Pages 212A-B, Lines 44-51, Parker, Coffee Co., AL
    Rents home, Radio=N, Farm=N
    Allen D. Culpepper, Head, M, W, 31, md 18yrs, AL/AL/AL, Laborer/Saw Mill
    Alice Culpepper, Wife, F, W, 31, md 18yrs, AL/AL/AL
    Gladys Culpepper, Dau, F, W, 10, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Mary E. Culpepper, Dau, F, W, 6, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Bertha M. Culpepper, Dau, F, W, 4 4/12, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Charlie R. Culpepper, Son, M, W, 1 10/12, sng, AL/AL/AL
    James J. Culpepper, Father, M, W, 70, md@18, AL/AL/AL, Laborer/Saw Mill
    Mary J. Culpepper, Mother, F, W, 73, md@21, AL/GA/SC.
  3. Lewis W. Griffin Jr., 4307 North 34th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85018, e-mail address, Phone: (602) 955-2597.
  4. Warren L. Culpepper, Publisher of Culpepper Connections, See link below for e-mail address.
  5. Correspondence from Ester Miron, 2377 Horn Road, Cecilia, KY 42724, to Lew Griffin, 1990 - 2003.
  6. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 36, Page 188A (8), Family 155, Valley Plains District, Harris Co., GA
    J. J. Culpepper, Head, M, Mar 1861, 39, Md 22 yrs, GA/GA/AL, Farmer
    Mary J. Culpepper, Wife, F, Dec 1856, 43, Md 22 yrs, ch 11/6, GA/GA/GA
    Mattie F. Culpepper, Dau, F, Dec 1880, 19, S, GA/GA/GA
    Grover F. Culpepper, Son, M, Oct 1886, 13, S, GA/GA/GA
    Clara B. Culpepper, Dau, F, Dec 1890, 9, S, GA/GA/GA
    Rosie Lee Culpepper, Dau, F, Nov 1894, 5, S, GA/GA/GA
    Henry J. Culpepper, Son, M, Oct 1896, 3, S, GA/GA/GA
    Allen D. C. Culpepper, Son, M, Mar 1899, 1, S, GA/GA/GA.
  7. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 440B-441C, Family 53, ED 57, Valley Plains, Harris Co., GA
    Madison Phillips, Self, M, Md, 50, Farming, GA/GA/GA
    Sarah (Stillwell) Phillips, Wife, F, Md, 46, Keeping House, NC/GA/---
    Mary J. Culpepper, Dau, F, Md, 22, Laborer, GA/NC/NC
    Jeff Culpepper, SonL, M, Md, 18, Laborer, GA/GA/GA
    [The following names appear to be the children of Madison and Sarah Phillips (above, married 30 Sep 1855) and to have been transcribed erroneously as Culpeppers Note that the mother shown with each name below is shown as born in NC, the same as Sarah Stillwell Phillips, above.]
    Ophelia Culpepper, Dau, F, S, 17, Laborer, GA/GA/NC
    Sallie Culpepper, Dau, F, S, 13, Laborer, GA/GA/NC
    Margaret Culpepper, Dau, F, S, 9, Laborer, GA/GA/NC
    Andrew Culpepper, Son, M, S, 7, GA/GA/NC
    Willie Culpepper, Dau, F, S, 4, GA/GA/NC
    Robert Culpepper, Son, M, S, 1, GA/GA/NC.
  8. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 55, Page 60b, Family 132, Gen.com img 12, Valley Plains, Harris Co., GA
    Jeff J. Culpepper, Head, M, 50, Md1, GA/GA/AL, Farmer
    Mary Culpepper, Wife, F, 54, Md1-34 yrs, ch 5[sic]/5, GA/GA/GA
    Rosa Culpepper, Dau, F, 15, Sng, GA/GA/GA
    Henry Culpepper, Son, M, 13, Sng, GA/GA/GA
    Allen Culpepper, Son, M, 11, Sng, GA/GA/GA.
  9. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 62, Pages 10B-11A, Lines 100-4, Dozier Road, Williams, Covington Co., AL
    Allen Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 20, md, GA/GA/GA, Farm Laborer
    Alice Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 20, md, AL/AL/AL
    Baby Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 0/12, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Jeff J. Culpepper, Father, M, Wh, 58, md, GA/GA/GA, Laborer
    Mary Jane Culpepper, Mother, F, Wh, 63, md, GA/GA/SC.
  10. State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics / Record Services Division, compiler, Alabama Death Records, 1908-1959, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188
    James J. Culpepper died 16 Mar 1950 in Coffee Co., Alabama.
  11. E. Howard Hayes, compiler, Coffee County, Alabama Cemetery Records, Carrollton, Mississippi: Pioneer Pub., 1998, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.134 V3h.
    Rhoades Church Cemetery, Highway 189 north of Kinston, Coffee Co., Alabama.
    + J. J. Culpepper (No dates, large grave).