Joel Adams Culpepper

Male, #2272, (4 Jul 1832 - 28 Mar 1904)

ParentJoel Culpepper (1 Apr 1802 - 1875)
ParentElizabeth Whittaker (circa 1800 - 20 Aug 1863)
Joel Adams Culpepper|b. 4 Jul 1832\nd. 28 Mar 1904|p2272.htm|Joel Culpepper|b. 1 Apr 1802\nd. 1875|p2258.htm|Elizabeth Whittaker|b. circa 1800\nd. 20 Aug 1863|p2261.htm|Malachi Culpepper of Coweta Co., GA|b. circa 1761\nd. 1 Mar 1837|p2255.htm|Elizabeth (?)|b. circa 1764\nd. 6 Mar 1837|p2256.htm|John Whittaker|b. circa 1768|p2262.htm|Polly Holloway|b. circa 1770|p2263.htm|

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Birth*4 Jul 1832 Joel was born at Coweta Co., Georgia, on 4 Jul 1832.1 
 He was the son of Joel Culpepper and Elizabeth Whittaker. 
(free wh male 05-10) 1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Joel was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10,in Joel Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Coweta Co., Georgia.2 
(household member) 1850 Census1 Jun 1850 Joel was listed as a household member living with Joel Culpepper on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Carroll Co., Georgia.3 
Marriage*7 Jul 1853 He married Miriam Garrison at Newnan, Coweta Co., Georgia, on 7 Jul 1853.4 
1860 Census*1 Jun 1860 Joel was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Rotherwood PO, Carroll Co., Georgia.5 
Civil War*between 1861 and 1865 He served in the War Between the States between 1861 and 1865
(He was a lieutenant in Company F, 55th Regiment Georgia Infantry, and was captured at Cumberland Gap 9 Sept 1863. He spent the remainder of the war in a prison camp at Johnson Island, OH, and was released in 1865 when he signed an oath of allegiance to the U.S.A.). 
1870 Census*1 Jun 1870 Joel was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Carroll Co., Georgia.6 
1880 Census*1 Jun 1880 Joel was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Whitesburg, Carroll Co., Georgia.7 
1900 Census*1 Jun 1900 Joel was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Whitesburg, Carroll Co., Georgia.8 
Death*28 Mar 1904 He died at Whitesburg, Carroll Co., Georgia, on 28 Mar 1904.1 
Burial*circa 30 Mar 1904 His body was interred circa 30 Mar 1904 at Culpepper Cemetery, Whitesburg, Carroll Co., Georgia.1 

Family

Miriam Garrison (17 Aug 1833 - 13 May 1914)
Marriage*7 Jul 1853 He married Miriam Garrison at Newnan, Coweta Co., Georgia, on 7 Jul 1853.4 
Children

Charts Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Last Edited 8 Dec 2007

Citations

  1. "Culpepper Cemetery in Carroll Co., Georgia", The Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 14, Number 3, Fall Issue 1978.
    Flat slab at ground level:
    Joel A. Culpepper / July 4, 1832 / Mar. 28, 1904.
  2. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 334, District 4, Coweta Co., GA
    Joel Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M5-10, 1 M10-15, 1 M30-40, 1 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 1 F10-15, 2 F15-20, 1 F30-40.
  3. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 13A (Image 25), 11th Division, Carroll Co., GA
    Joel Culpepper, 48, M, Farmer, $1,000, GA
    Elizabeth Culpepper, 50, F, NC
    Hudson Culpepper, 24, M, GA, Instructor
    Lucinda Culpepper, 15, F, GA
    Joel A. Culpepper, 17, M, GA
    John B. Culpepper, 16, M, GA
    Mary A. Culpepper, 13, F, GA
    Amos R. Bellows, 10, M, AL.
  4. Jordan Dodd, compiler, Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/gamarr/main.htm
    Joel A. Culpepper and Miriam Garrison on 07 Jul 1853 in Coweta Co., GA.
  5. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 522, Rotherwood PO, Carroll Co., GA
    J. A. Culpepper, 27, M, Farmer, $1,000/$500, GA
    Marion Culpepper, 26, F, SC
    Susan C. Culpepper, 6, F, GA
    Hudson Culpepper, 4, M, GA
    Joel Culpepper, 3, M, GA
    J. T. Culpepper, 2, M, GA
    Jackson Dingle, 19, M, GA.
  6. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 239A, Family 1535, Carrollton PO, Carroll Co., GA
    Joel A. Culpepper, 36, M, Farmer, $1200/$700, GA
    Miriam Culpepper, 27, F, SC
    Hutson Culpepper, 14, M, GA
    Thomas Culpepper, 12, M, GA
    John Culpepper, 10, M, GA
    Lucy Culpepper, 9, F, GA
    Joel Culpepper, 8, M, GA
    Oscar Lee Culpepper, 5, M, GA
    Charles Culpepper, 3, M, GA
    William Culpepper, 4/12, M, GA
    William Scudder, 25, M, Works on farm, $--/$300, GA
    Susan (Culpepper) Scudder, 16, F, GA.
  7. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 29, Page 83B (22), Family 119, District 682, Carroll Co., GA
    Joel A. Culpepper, Self, M, Md, 49, Farmer, GA/GA/NC
    Miriam Culpepper, Wife, F, Md, 48, Keeping House, GA/GA/GA
    Joel T. Culpepper, Son, M, S, 22, Carpenter, GA/GA/GA
    John T. Culpepper, Son, M, S, 21, Works On Farm, GA/GA/GA
    Lucinda E. Culpepper, Dau, F, S, 19, --- , GA/GA/GA
    Joel Adams Culpepper, Son, M, S, 18, Works On Farm, GA/GA/GA
    Oscar L. Culpepper, Son, M, S, 12, Works On Farm, GA/GA/GA
    William G. Culpepper, Son, M, S, 9, --- , GA/GA/GA
    Hattie Culpepper, Dau, F, S, 6, --- , GA/GA/GA
    Mary A. Garrison, Niece, F, S, 35, --- , GA/GA/GA.
  8. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 3, Page 65A (11), Family 184, Whitesburg District 682, Carroll Co., GA
    Joel A. Culpepper, Head, M, Sep 1831, 68, Md 46, Farmer, GA/GA/GA
    Miriam Culpepper, Wife, F, Aug 1832, 67, Md 46, ch 11/9, GA/GA/GA
    Sallie Garrison, Niece, F, Sep 1880, 19, Sng, GA/GA/GA.