Benjamin Franklin Culpepper1

Male, #1492, (27 Feb 1845 - 19 Sep 1890)

ParentHenry Culpepper of Chattahoochee Co., GA (18 Dec 1811 - 11 Aug 1884)
ParentMartha Temperance (?) (May 1811 - 27 Mar 1888)
Benjamin Franklin Culpepper|b. 27 Feb 1845\nd. 19 Sep 1890|p1492.htm|Henry Culpepper of Chattahoochee Co., GA|b. 18 Dec 1811\nd. 11 Aug 1884|p1456.htm|Martha Temperance (?)|b. May 1811\nd. 27 Mar 1888|p1457.htm|Christopher Culpepper of Jones Co., GA|b. circa 1761\nd. after 1831|p1415.htm|Celia Moreland|b. circa 1770\nd. after 1832|p1421.htm|||||||

Birth*27 Feb 1845 Benjamin was born at Muscogee Co., Georgia, on 27 Feb 1845.2 
 He was the son of Henry Culpepper of Chattahoochee Co., GA and Martha Temperance (?). 
(household member) 1850 Census1 Jun 1850 Benjamin was listed as a household member living with Henry Culpepper of Chattahoochee Co., GA on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Muscogee Co., Georgia.3 
(Family Member) Relocation1 Jan 1854 Family member(s) Benjamin Franklin Culpepper, accompanying Henry Culpepper of Chattahoochee Co., GA, relocated on 1 Jan 1854 at Chattahoochee Co., Georgia, (The Culpeppers were living in the southern part of Muscogee County in 1854 when that part of the Muscogee was split off to form Chattahoochee County, with Cusseta as its county seat.). 
(household member) 1860 Census1 Jun 1860 Benjamin was listed as a household member living with Henry Culpepper of Chattahoochee Co., GA in the 1860 Census at Chattahoochee Co., Georgia.4 
Civil War*between 1864 and 1865 He served in the War Between the States between 1864 and 1865
(Private, Pemberton's Cavalry, 36th Georgia).2 
Marriage*1867 He married Nancy Howard at Russell Co., Alabama, in 1867.1 
1880 Census*1 Jun 1880 Benjamin was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Clanton, Chilton Co., Alabama.5 
Death*19 Sep 1890 He died at Chilton Co., Alabama, on 19 Sep 1890.2 
Burial*circa 20 Sep 1890 His body was interred circa 20 Sep 1890 at Cedar Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Thorsby, Chilton Co., Alabama.2 
Biography* Benjamin Franklin Culpepper Family
By Diane LaRose, 2843 NW 21st Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32605-2901
     My earliest memories include a special farm in Chilton County between Calera and Jemison and two special people, Claudia Belle Culpepper Weldon and Henry Clayton Weldon, Sr., my maternal grandparents. A family reunion in Clanton about ten years ago sparked an interest in family heritage. As we have returned to the Clanton area regularly, I have learned how truly special Chilton County and the Culpeppers are. They are my history.
     The Culpeppers originally came to America from England... through the Virginia/North Carolina coast, near Norfolk, Virginia. As... generations passed, the Culpeppers moved inland and south into Georgia and Alabama.
     The story goes that Benjamin Franklin (B.F.) Culpepper and his wife, Nancy Howard came from Columbus, Georgia, through Russell and Coosa Counties to settle with their seven children in Chilton County in the early 1880s. They lost one child, Ella, an infant buried in Russell County. Mamie, the first child born in Chilton County, died at the age of ten presumably from a flu epidemic. Two more children were born in Chilton County.
     The boys learned farming from their father. John and Eddie were professional farmers and organized the Chilton County "Farmer's Union". Frank and John married sisters, Anna and Cora Foshee. Frank and Anna raised livestock, honey bees, and fruit and nut trees. They gave some land to the community to build Highland school. The teacher, Etta Williams, boarded with them. Later this couple moved into town where he sold gasoline and kerosene for Standard Oil. They helped Cora raise her five young children after John died in October 1911 at age 40 from typhoid fever.
     Charlie, the youngest son, farmed until he moved his family to Danville, Virginia, to run a hosiery mill.
     When B.F. passed away in early fall of 1890, Nancy farmed the land and raised her younger children with the help of the older ones. Finally Nancy had to mortgage her land and later sold it to the Baker family. She and the girls worked in a textile mill for a few years. After they married, the girls were homemakers.
     B.F. and Nancy are buried with Mamie at Cedar Grove Cemetery outside of Thorsby. Valula (Lula) Culpepper Whalen is also buried there. John, Frank, Eddie, and their spouses are buried at Liberty Hill Cemetery in Clanton. Ida Rose Culpepper Cotton, Charles Culpepper, Mattie Culpepper Cotton, and Bama Culpepper Gallman are buried with their spouse in Birmingham, Danville, Sylacauga and Tuscaloosa respectively. There were 37 grandchildren. We are still counting the three current generations.
     From the writings and recollections of Claudia Culpepper Weldon (John and Cora's daughter, my grandmother) I learned the Culpeppers were a close-knit family - not rich in a material sense but rich in love. She recalled living in log homes, the first automobile (the mailman's), and the telephone coming to Chilton County. She remembered how brokenhearted her mother, Cora, was when John died. As she grew up, she lived with and admired her aunts and uncles. The Culpeppers were active in community and church. They shared a strong faith in God. Claudia and Henry passed down to their children and grandchildren their strong faith in God, and their love of family and the land.
(Names referenced above: Benjamin Franklin Culpepper Benjamin Franklin Culpepper).6 

Family

Nancy Howard (27 Aug 1845 - 19 Feb 1918)
Marriage*1867 He married Nancy Howard at Russell Co., Alabama, in 1867.1 
Children

Charts Descendants of Robert Culpepper, Jr. of Lower Norfolk Co., VA (Six generations)
Last Edited 24 Dec 2007

Citations

  1. "Lineage Chart, Volume 3", Greenville Chapter SCGS, Chart 14 (Ancestors of Thurman Lloyd Gallman, Sr.).
  2. Benjamin D. Roberts, compiler, Cemeteries of Chilton, Clanton, Alabama: Mail Specialist, 198_, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.181 V3c.
    Cedar Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co., Alabama (Page 164)
    + B. F. Culpepper, 27 Feb 1845 - 19 Sep 1890 (Private, Pemberton's Cavalry, 36th Georgia. Served one year and was then paroled)
    + Nancy Culpepper, 27 Aug 1845 - 19 Feb 1918.
  3. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 347A, Hallocox District, Muscogee Co., GA
    Henry Culpepper, 41, M, Farmer, $300, NC
    Emfenand? Culpepper, 40, M, Jones Co., GA
    Angeline Culpepper, 14, F, Muscogee Co., GA
    William Culpepper, 12, M, Muscogee Co., GA
    Mary Culpepper, 10, F, Muscogee Co., GA
    Nathaniel Culpepper, 8, M, Muscogee Co., GA
    John Culpepper, 6, M, Muscogee Co., GA
    Benjamin Culpepper, 4, M, Muscogee Co., GA
    Emaline Culpepper, 2, F, Muscogee Co., GA.
  4. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 502, Cusseta PO, Chattahoochee Co., GA
    Henry Culpepper, 48, M, Farmer, $1000/$318, GA
    Martha Culpepper, 48, F, GA
    Angeline Culpepper, 22, F, GA
    Nathan Culpepper, 19, F (sic), GA
    John Culpepper, 16, M, GA
    Benjamin Culpepper, 14, M, GA
    Mary Culpepper, 19, F, GA
    Emaline Culpepper, 10, F, GA
    Henry Culpepper, 9, M, GA
    Charles Culpepper, 7, M, GA
    Lucy Culpepper, 2, F, GA.
  5. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 29, Page 68A, Lines 6-12, Clanton, Chilton Co., AL
    B. F. Culpepper, Head, M, Md, Wh, 34, Farmer, GA/NC/SC
    Nancy Culpepper, Wife, F, Md, Wh, 34, Keeping House, GA/GA/SC
    J. N. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 10, AL/GA/GA
    W. F. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 8, AL/GA/GA
    J. V. Culpepper, Dau, F, Sng, Wh, 6, AL/GA/GA
    I. R. Culpepper, Dau, F, Sng, Wh, 4, AL/GA/GA
    Edicer Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 1, AL/GA/GA.
  6. The Heritage of Chilton County, Alabama, Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Pub. Consultants, 2000, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.181 H2h.
    "Claudia and Henry Weldon", p. 351.
  7. E-mail from based in part on family interviews and records of Thurman L. Gallman) William Edward 'Ed' Culpepper (#45435, e-mail address, Charlotte, North Carolina to Culpepper Connections, 2001-2008.