Melba Julia Culpepper1

Female, #1558, (20 Feb 1895 - 10 Sep 1985)

Father*Francis Marion Culpepper (10 Aug 1853 - 13 Jan 1945)
Mother*Serena Alice Smith (9 Nov 1857 - 30 Oct 1937)
Melba Julia Culpepper|b. 20 Feb 1895\nd. 10 Sep 1985|p1558.htm|Francis Marion Culpepper|b. 10 Aug 1853\nd. 13 Jan 1945|p1547.htm|Serena Alice Smith|b. 9 Nov 1857\nd. 30 Oct 1937|p1548.htm|Robert C. Culpepper|b. 27 Jul 1829\nd. 7 Feb 1864|p1544.htm|Rhoda Tison|b. 9 Jun 1835\nd. 25 Feb 1914|p1545.htm|Palestine Smith|b. circa 1820|p2251.htm|Ellen Belk|b. say 1825|p37279.htm|

Name Variation  Melba Julia Culpepper was also known as Sadie.2 
Birth*20 Feb 1895 Melba was born at Buena Vista, Marion Co., Georgia, on 20 Feb 1895.3 
 She was the daughter of Francis Marion Culpepper and Serena Alice Smith. 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 Gussie, Serena and Melba was listed as a daughter in Francis Marion Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Randolph Co., Georgia.2 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Serena and Melba was listed as a daughter in Francis Marion Culpepper's household on the 1910 Census at Cuthbert, Randolph Co., Georgia.4 
Marriage*16 Jan 1916 She married Doc Henderson Johnson at Jackson Co., Florida, on 16 Jan 1916.5 
Married Name16 Jan 1916  As of 16 Jan 1916, her married name was Johnson. 
Marriage*16 Aug 1936 She married William Buford Prentice on 16 Aug 1936. 
Married Name16 Aug 1936  As of 16 Aug 1936, her married name was Prentice. 
Death*10 Sep 1985 She died at Cuthbert, Randolph Co., Georgia, on 10 Sep 1985.3 
Burial*circa 12 Sep 1985 Her body was interred circa 12 Sep 1985 at Eastview Cemetery, Shellman, Randolph Co., Georgia.3 

Family 1

Doc Henderson Johnson (24 Jan 1892 - 15 Dec 1927)

Family 2

William Buford Prentice (say 1893 - 14 Feb 1947)

Charts Descendants of Robert Culpepper, Jr. of Lower Norfolk Co., VA (Six generations)
Descendants of Francis Marion Culpepper of Randolph Co., GA
Last Edited 11 Jan 2005

Citations

  1. E-mail from Rubye Jackson Lewis, e-mail address, Orlando, FL to Lew Griffin & Warren Culpepper, 1994 & 2005.
  2. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 162A, Family 3, District 777, Randolph Co., GA
    Frank Culpepper, Head, M, Aug 1853, 46, md 14 yrs, GA/GA/AL, farmer
    Alice Culpepper, Wife, F, Nov 1857, 42, md 14 yrs, ch 5/4, GA/GA/GA
    Gussie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Sep 1888, 11, S, GA/GA/GA
    Frank Culpepper, Son, M, Jul 1891, 8, S, GA/GA/GA
    Rhoda Culpepper, Daughter, F, Oct 1893, 6, S, GA/GA/GA
    Sadie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Aug 1896, 4, S, GA/GA/GA.
  3. Brenda A. Darbyshire, compiler, Cemeteries of Randolph Co., GA, Albany, GA: Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society, 1993 Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call # US/CAN Book: 975.8932 V39. Eastview Cemetery, Cuthbert, Randolph Co., GA
    Julia Culpepper Johnson-Prentice, 20 Feb 1895 – 10 Sep 1985.
  4. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 122, Page 23B, Gen.com Img #46-47, Family 21, Cuthbert, Randolph Co., GA
    F. M. Culpepper, Head, M, 57, md 25 yrs, GA/GA/GA, farmer
    Loreen Culpepper, Wife, F, 54, md 25 yrs, ch 5/4, GA/GA/GA
    Frank Culpepper, Son, M, 19, S, GA/GA/GA
    Rhoda Culpepper, Daughter, F, 17, S, GA/GA/GA
    Julia Culpepper, Daughter, F, 15, S, GA/GA/GA
    Palastine Smith, Father-in-law, M, 90, wid, GA/GA/GA, CSA Vet.
  5. Cindy Gay Sloan et al., compiler, Jackson Co. Marriages, 1900-1973, Rootsweb: USGenWeb Archives.
    http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/fl/jackson/vitals/marriages/1900g04.txt and http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/fl/jackson/vitals/marriages/1900b05.txt
    Julia Culpepper and D. H. Johnson married on 16 Jan 1916 in Jackson Co., FL, Book 10-445.