Miles Culpepper1

Male, #203, (circa 1830 - 1 Dec 1865)

Parent*William Culpepper (1802 - 14 Feb 1858)
Parent*Judith Cherry (c 1804 - 26 Apr 1881)
Miles Culpepper|b. circa 1830\nd. 1 Dec 1865|p203.htm|William Culpepper|b. 1802\nd. 14 Feb 1858|p187.htm|Judith Cherry|b. circa 1804\nd. 26 Apr 1881|p188.htm|Robert Culpepper|b. circa 1775\nd. before 12 Jan 1819|p185.htm|Elizabeth Bracket|b. circa 1775\nd. before 1822|p186.htm|Hillary Cherry|b. say 1763|p1162.htm|Anna Brown|b. say 1766|p1163.htm|

Birth*circa 1830 Miles was born at Norfolk Co., Virginia, circa 1830.2 
 He was the son of William Culpepper and Judith Cherry. 
1830 Census1 Jun 1830 Miles, Robert and William was probably a free white male, age under 5, in William Culpepper's houshold, on the 1830 Census at Norfolk Co., Virginia. Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified are 1 F20-30, 1 slave..3 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Miles and William was probably a free white male, age 10 and under 15, in William Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Norfolk Co., Virginia.4 
Marriage*15 Jul 1853 He married Margaret Cherry at Camden Co., North Carolina, on 15 Jul 1853.5,6 
1860 Census*1860 Miles was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Portsmouth (city), Virginia.7 
Civil War*between 1862 and 1865 He served in the War Between the States between 1862 and 1865
(Miles enlisted in the Virginia Rangers as a private on Feb 2, 1862 at Camp Pemberton and served in Company A, 7th Battalion, Virginia. The company transferred on Apr 20, 1862 to Company A, 3rd Virginia Infantry, Pickett's Division (Dismal Swamp Rangers). On Aug 8, 1862 the Company once again transferred as Company A, 61st Virginia Infantry. The 61st Virginia saw action in 25 different battles. Death records indicate that Miles died from consumption. This was more than likely a result of exposure encountered during the war.). 
Death*1 Dec 1865 He died at Norfolk Co., Virginia, on 1 Dec 1865.2 

Family

Margaret Cherry (say 1830 - )
Children

Charts Descendants of Thomas Culpepper of Norfolk Co., VA (Six generations)
Last Edited 22 Jun 2007

Citations

  1. The Descendants of Robert Culpeper and Elizabeth Bracket, sent by Diane Mathena Harry Linwood Monell to Lew Griffin, 28 Aug 1993.
  2. Norfolk Co. VA Death records.
  3. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 353, Ancestry.com Images 43-44, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., VA
    William Culpepper, 3 M0-5, 1 M15-20 [sic], 2 F20-30, 1 slave.
  4. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 168, Ancestry.com Images 8-9, Unk Twp, Norfolk Co., VA
    George Culpepper, 1 M5-10, 1 M10-15, 1 M40-50, 2 F0-5, 1 F15-20, 1 F30-40, 0 slaves
    Stephen Culpepper, 1 M20-30, 1 F15-20, 1 slave
    William Culpepper, 1 M 5-10; 2 M10-15, 1 M30-40, 2 F0-5, 1 F30-40, 0 slaves.
  5. Correspondence from Joseph G. Merrell Jr., Norfolk, VA, to Lew Griffin.
  6. NC Clerk Camden Co., Camden Co., NC Marriages, 1852-1910 Dorothy Forehand Wise-Kincaide (Transcriber) , 2001.
    Miles Culpepper and Margarette Carney married 15 Jul 1853 in Camden Co., NC.
  7. Jackson Ward, p. 120.