John Oliver Culpepper

Male, #1682, (16 Mar 1816 - 1878)

Father*James Culpepper Jr., of Darlington, SC (c 1771 - bt 1830 - 1840)
Mother*Elizabeth (?) (17 Nov 1786 - 4 Oct 1886)
John Oliver Culpepper|b. 16 Mar 1816\nd. 1878|p1682.htm|James Culpepper Jr., of Darlington, SC|b. circa 1771\nd. between 1830 and 1840|p1417.htm|Elizabeth (?)|b. 17 Nov 1786\nd. 4 Oct 1886|p1562.htm|James Culpepper of Nash Co. NC|b. say 1728\nd. before Nov 1799|p1413.htm|Elizabeth (?)|b. say 1736\nd. after 1800|p1414.htm|||||||

DNA* From DNA and genealogical evidence we conclude that John Oliver Culpepper is a descendant of James Culpepper, Jr., of Darlington Co., SC, and that James Jr. is a grandson on Robert Culpepper, Jr. and 2-great-grandson of Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, VA. 
Birth*16 Mar 1816 John was born at Darlington District, South Carolina, on 16 Mar 1816. 
 He was the son of James Culpepper Jr., of Darlington, SC and Elizabeth (?). 
1820 Census7 Aug 1820 James and John was probably a free white male, age under 10, in James Culpepper Jr., of Darlington, SC's household, on the 1820 Census at Darlington District, South Carolina. Unaccounted for are 2 females 0-10..1 
1830 Census1 Jun 1830 John was probably a free white male, age 10 and under 15, in James Culpepper Jr., of Darlington, SC's household, on the 1830 Census at Darlington District, South Carolina. Unaccounted for are 1 M15-20, 1 F5-10, 1 F10-15 and 1 F15-20..2 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 John was probably a free white male, age 20 and under 30, in Elizabeth (?)'s household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Darlington District, South Carolina.
(Unaccounted for are 1 F15-20 and 1 F20-30.).3 
1850 Census*1850 John was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census in 1850 at Russell Co., Alabama. 
Marriage*25 Aug 1850 He married Elizabeth Jane Campbell at Russell Co., Alabama, on 25 Aug 1850. 
Death*1878 He died in 1878. 
Research note*22 Sep 2007 Decendants of James H. Culpepper and John Oliver Culpepper have identical 37-marker DNA Haplotypes and thus James and John are quite closely related, if not brothers. Also, DNA points to their probably being descendants of Benjamin Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (1698 - c1746), and not of James Culpepper of Nash Co., NC as had earlier been speculated.4 

Family

Elizabeth Jane Campbell (25 Dec 1835 - 19 Jan 1911)
Children

Charts Descendants of Robert Culpepper, Jr. of Lower Norfolk Co., VA (Six generations)
Last Edited 18 Apr 2008

Citations

  1. 1820 Federal Census, United States.
    Unknown Townships, Darlington District, SC
    Henry Culpepper, page 65, 2 M0-10, 1 M26-45, 2 F0-10, 1 F26-45, 0 slaves
    James Culpepper, page 65, 2 M0-10, 1 M45+, 2 F0-10, 1 F26-45, 0 slaves.
  2. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Unknown Townships, Darlington District, SC
    James Culpepper, page 207, 1 M0-5, 1 M10-15, 2 M15-20, 1 M50-60, 1 F5-10, 1 F5-10, 1 F10-15, 1 F40-50, 0 slaves
    Henry Culpepper, page 208, 2 M10-15, 1 M50-60, 1 F15-20, 1 F50-60, 4 slaves.
  3. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Unknown Townships, Darlington District, SC
    John Culpepper, Jr., page 8, 3 M0-5, 2 M5-10, 1 M30-40, 1 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 2 F30-40, 1 Free Colored, 1 Slave
    Elizabeth Culpepper, page 9, 1 M10-15, 1 M20-30, 1 F15-20, 1 F20-30, 1 F50-60, 0 slaves
    Henry Culpepper, page 9, 2 M20-30, 1 M60-70, 1 F60-70
    James H. Culpepper, page 9, 1 M0-5, 1 M15-20, 1 M20-30, 1 F15-20, 0 slaves.
  4. Culpepper Project at FamilyTreeDNA.com, http://gen.culpepper.com/dna/results.htm[:WEB].