Stephen H. Culpepper

Male, #145, (21 Jan 1869 - 2 Feb 1952)

Parent*Stephen Josephius Culpepper (c 1819 - 22 Sep 1894)
Parent*Dialva Adelia Wise (Sep 1838 - 5 Oct 1922)
Stephen H. Culpepper|b. 21 Jan 1869\nd. 2 Feb 1952|p145.htm|Stephen Josephius Culpepper|b. circa 1819\nd. 22 Sep 1894|p124.htm|Dialva Adelia Wise|b. Sep 1838\nd. 5 Oct 1922|p128.htm|Lemuel Culpepper|b. circa 1780\nd. before Nov 1842|p120.htm|Mollie Boyd|b. circa 1783\nd. before 1840|p121.htm|Joseph F. Wise|b. 12 Jan 1812\nd. 1884|p825.htm|Carolina Lambright|b. circa 1820\nd. 1892|p826.htm|

DNA* From DNA and genealogical evidence we conclude that Stephen H. Culpepper is a descendant of Stephen Josephius Culpepper who is thought to be a son of Lemuel Culpepper of Jasper Co., GA. DNA suggests Lemuel descends (father unknown) from Benjamin Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC. 
Birth*21 Jan 1869 Stephen was born at Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, on 21 Jan 1869.1 
 He was the son of Stephen Josephius Culpepper and Dialva Adelia Wise. 
Marriage*24 Aug 1891 He married Nancy Elizabeth Bays at Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, on 24 Aug 1891.2 
1900 Census*1900 Stephen was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.3 
Photographed*circa 1908 He and Nancy Elizabeth Bays were photographed left to right: R.B. (wearing bow tie), Dallas (the small boy), Brady (wearing a pin in his suit lapel), Stephen H. Culpepper, John Allen (the tall boy in the back), Steve (Tebe, the boy with the book), Nancy Elizabeth Bays Culpepper, and the only daughter, Josie. Sherrill had not been born when this photo was taken.
circa 1908 at Verda, Grant Parish, Louisiana.4
1910 Census*1910 Stephen was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Grant Parish, Louisiana.5 
1920 Census*1920 Stephen was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. 
1930 Census*1 Apr 1930 Stephen was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.6 
Photographed23 Dec 1930 He appeared in a photo with Alexander Hamilton Haynes and Elizabeth Catherine Culpepper Alexander and Elizabeth Catherine Culpepper Haynes at their 50th wedding celebration. This photo was taken at the home of Milo Haynes, son of Elizabeth and Alexander.

The people in the photo are:

Front row L to R; Walter Van Zant, Angie Culpepper Van Zant, Elizabeth Catherine Culpepper Haynes, Alexander Hamilton Haynes, and John Haynes.
Back row L to R; Charles Newton Culpepper, Stephen H. Culpepper, Nancy Elizabeth Bays Culpepper (wife of Stephen H. Culpepper).

Angie, Elizabeth, Charles, and Stephen H. are all children of Stephen Josephius Culpepper by his second wife, Adelia Wise Culpepper.

on 23 Dec 1930 at Lisbon, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.4
50th Wedding Anniversary
Death*2 Feb 1952 He died at Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, on 2 Feb 1952.1 
Burial*after 2 Feb 1952 His body was interred after 2 Feb 1952 at Alabama-Weldon Cemetery, Bernice, Union Parish, Louisiana.1 
Biography* ED 83, sheet 7, line 73. 

Family

Nancy Elizabeth Bays (Mar 1875 - 21 Nov 1943)
Children

Charts Descendants of Stephen H. Culpepper of Claiborne Parish, LA
Last Edited 18 Apr 2008

Citations

  1. Cemetery Census, Alabama-Weldon Cemetery, Bernice, Union Parish, LA, 2000 Media Thurmon and Bob Reeves.
    Stephen Culpepper, 21 Jan 1869 - 2 Feb 1952
    Nancy Elizabeth (Bays) Culpepper, 1875 - 1944.
  2. Jordan Dodd / Liahona Research, compiler, Louisiana Marriage Records, 1851-1900, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5228.htm
    Stephan Culpepper and Nannie Boyd, 24 Aug 1891, Claiborne Parish, LA, Book 7, p. 119.
  3. ED 13, sheet 15.
  4. Douglas Orville Culpepper (#6831), compiler, e-mail address or e-mail address, Douglas Orville Culpepper website & e-mails, Rootsweb: WorldConnect (online family tree), 2000-2007.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com
  5. ED 64, sheet 11.
  6. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 14-10, Sheet #23-A, Page 166, Line 29, Police Jury Ward 4, Claiborne Parish, LA
    Home owned, Value=$800, Radio=blank, Farm=No
    Stephen Culpepper, Head, M, 61, M, md@22, LA/MS/GA, Grocery Store, Grocery, Vet=No
    Nancy E. Culpepper, Wife, F, 56, M, md@16, LA/GA/GA, Not Employed
    Dallas Culpepper, Son, M, 23, M, md@23, LA/LA/LA, Oil field worker, Vet=No
    Estell Culpepper, Dau-in-law, F, 16, M, md@16, MS/MS/MS, Not employed
    Sherrill Culpepper, Son, M, 12, LA/LA/LA.