William Alexandra Culpepper

Male, #1571, (5 Jun 1890 - 3 Nov 1912)

Father*James David Culpepper1 (22 Jun 1858 - 7 Apr 1931)
Mother*Mary Ann Alabama Ingram1 (18 Mar 1860 - 18 Dec 1943)
William Alexandra Culpepper|b. 5 Jun 1890\nd. 3 Nov 1912|p1571.htm|James David Culpepper|b. 22 Jun 1858\nd. 7 Apr 1931|p1569.htm|Mary Ann Alabama Ingram|b. 18 Mar 1860\nd. 18 Dec 1943|p1570.htm|Matthew N. Culpepper of Chickasaw Co. MS|b. 1825\nd. Mar 1865|p1563.htm|Elizabeth F. Long|b. May 1834\nd. after 1900|p1565.htm|Samuel Ingram|b. circa 1820\nd. 1885|p1771.htm|Susan A. Crawford|b. circa 1825\nd. 1874|p1772.htm|

DNA* From DNA and genealogical evidence we conclude that William Alexandra Culpepper is a descendant of James Culpepper, son of Robert Culpepper, Jr., who is a grandson of Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, VA. 
Birth*5 Jun 1890 William was born at Chickasaw Co., Mississippi, on 5 Jun 1890.2 
 He was the son of James David Culpepper and Mary Ann Alabama Ingram.1 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 James and William was listed as a son in James David Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Chickasaw Co., Mississippi.1 
Photographedcirca 1905 James David Culpepper and Mary Ann Alabama Ingram and family were photographed circa 1905 at Chickasaw Co., Mississippi,
1st row (L-R): James David Culpepper, Sr; his wife- Mary Ann Ingram, and their daughters: Sally Floyd Culpepper and Mary Agnes Culpepper.
2nd row: Mary Ann Ingram's brother (probably), James David Culpepper, Jr. (twin), William Alexandra Culpepper (twin). Picture taken about 1904-1906.3
James David Culpepper family
Marriage*31 Dec 1908 He married Lizzie Ella Mathis at Chickasaw Co., Mississippi, on 31 Dec 1908. 
1910 Census*15 Apr 1910 William was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Chickasaw Co., Mississippi.4 
Death*3 Nov 1912 He died at Chickasaw Co., Mississippi, on 3 Nov 1912.2 
Burial*4 Nov 1912 His body was interred on 4 Nov 1912 at Friendship Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Van Vleet, Chickasaw Co., Mississippi.2 
Biography* Royce Culpepper provided the following information about his grandfather William A. Culpepper's death:
     "He had cut his leg badly while chopping wood. A few years later he had to have the leg removed and he died soon after. My grandmother never remarried. She and the two boys went to live with her parents where they lived until her mother died, then she went to live with her oldest son, my uncle, James William Culpepper.
     "My father and his brother had to be pretty self sufficient.
     "They also grew up like brothers to the children of Henry Lacy Mathis, my grandmother's brother." 

Family

Lizzie Ella Mathis (29 Nov 1884 - 29 Apr 1974)
Children

Charts Descendants of James David Culpepper of Chickasaw Co., MS
Last Edited 9 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 19, Page 10A, Family 165, McCondy, Chickasaw County, MS
    James Culpepper, Head, Wh, M, June 1858, 41, Md-17 yrs, MS/SC/NC
    Mary A. Culpepper, Wife, Wh, F, March 1861, 39, Md-17 yrs, ch 5/3, AL/AL/AL
    Mary A. Culpepper, Daughter, Wh, F, Dec. 1885, 14, S, MS/MS/AL
    William A. Culpepper, Son, Wh, M, June 1890, 9, S, MS/MS/AL
    James D. Culpepper, Son, Wh, M, June 1890, 9, S, MS/MS/AL
    Elizabeth F. Culpepper, Mother, Wh, F, May 1834, 66, Wid, ch 2/1, SC/SC/SC.
  2. Tombstone.
    Friendship Presbyterian Church, van Vleet, Chickasaw Co., MS
    + W. A. (Willie) Culpepper, 5 Jun 1890 - 3 Nov 1912
    + Daisy Mathis Culpepper, 29 Nov 1884 - 29 Apr 1974.
  3. E-mail from Henry Royce Culpepper (#1714), e-mail address to Culpepper Connections, 1998-2007.
  4. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED42, Sheet 14A, Family 173, Houlka, Chickasaw County, MS
    Willie Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 19, Md-1 yr, MS/MS/AL, Farmer, General farm
    Daisy Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 24, Md-1 yr, ch 0/0, MS/MS/MS.
  5. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 43, Sheet 12A, lines 37-41, Houlka, Chickasaw Co., MS (17 Jan 1920) Marion & Hamilton Road
    Samuel E. Mathis, head, M, Wh, 69, md. MS/SC/SC General farm
    Lisa Mathis, wife, F, Wh, 58, md, NC/NC/NC
    William Culpepper, Gson, M, WH, 9, sng, MS/MS/MS
    Henry R. Culpepper, Gson, M, WH, 7, sng, MS/MS/MS
    Daisey Culpepper, dau, F, Wh, 35, wid, MS/MS/NC.