Charles Henry Culpepper

Male, #22735, (17 Aug 1923 - 20 Apr 2000)

Parent*Thomas Jefferson Culpepper (5 Nov 1901 - 4 Mar 1955)
Parent*Minerva Elizabeth Bryant (28 Mar 1902 - 20 Jun 1991)
Charles Henry Culpepper|b. 17 Aug 1923\nd. 20 Apr 2000|p22735.htm|Thomas Jefferson Culpepper|b. 5 Nov 1901\nd. 4 Mar 1955|p35434.htm|Minerva Elizabeth Bryant|b. 28 Mar 1902\nd. 20 Jun 1991|p35435.htm|Robert H. L. Culpepper|b. 24 Apr 1869\nd. 10 Feb 1921|p35355.htm|Annie E. Forgy|b. 1 Jan 1875\nd. 27 Mar 1961|p35357.htm|||||||

Birth*17 Aug 1923 Charles was born at Hopkins Co., Texas, on 17 Aug 1923.1,2 
 He was the son of Thomas Jefferson Culpepper and Minerva Elizabeth Bryant. 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Charles and Joe was listed as a son in Thomas Jefferson Culpepper's household on the 1930 Census at Plainview, Hale Co., Texas.3 
SSN*between 1936 and 1950 His Social Security Number was issued between 1936 and 1950 at Texas.2 
Marriage*say 1944 He married Harriett Lull say 1944. 
World War II*between 1944 and 1945 He served in World War II between 1944 and 1945
(Charles flew 35 combat missions as a pilot/commander of B-24 bombers based in Italy and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross among other decorations.).1 
Photographed*say 1950 He was photographed say 1950.4
Charles Henry Culpepper
Death*20 Apr 2000 He died at Hendersonville, Henderson Co., North Carolina, on 20 Apr 2000.2 
Biography* Obituary:
Charles H. Culpepper. Memorial services for Charles H. Culpepper, 76, were held in First Baptist Church in Hendersonville, N.C. on April 26, 2000. Mr. Culpepper died Thursday, April 20, 2000.
     He was born in Hopkins County, on Aug. 17, 1923, moved to Plainview at an early age and graduated from Plainview High School in 1941. He attended Wayland Baptist College and graduated from the Army Air Force Pilot School in Frederick, Okla., in 1944. He flew 35 combat missions as a pilot/commander of B-24 bombers based in Italy and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross among other decorations. During the Korean War, he served as an intelligence specialist in Europe, which led to a permanent position with the CIA. He later was appointed to a senior position in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he remained until his retirement in 1975.
     Survivors include his wife, Lorina Culpepper of Hendersonville, N.C; twin sons, David Culpepper of Fredricksburg, Va., and Barry Culpepper of Alexandria, Va; a brother Joe Culpepper, of Plainview; a sister Josie Daniel of Cleburne; and two grandsons, Charles Culpepper and David Culpepper.1

 

Family 1

Harriett Lull (18 Aug 1922 - 2 Jun 1998)
Children

Family 2

Lorina (?) (living)

Charts Descendants of Robert Henry Culpepper of Hopkins Co., TX
Last Edited 7 Dec 2006

Citations

  1. , Obituary Central.
    http://www.obitcentral.com/
    Obituary of Charles H. Culpepper: http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/obits/tx/tx-hale122.htm.
  2. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
    Charles H. Culpepper, 17 Aug 1923 - 20 Apr 2000, Hendersonville, Henderson Co., North Carolina 28791, SSN 449-20-7938 issued in Texas before 1951
    (Why it is safe to publish Social Security numbers for deceased people: http://gen.culpepper.com/about/socialsecurity.htm).
  3. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 3, Sheet 20B & 21A, Pg 83 & 84, Precinct 1 , Plainview, Hale Co., TX
    Rent=Y, Radio=N, Farm=N, Military=N
    Thomas J. Culpepper, Head, M, 28, M, md@19, TX AL TX, Wrecker-Junk Yard
    Elizabeth M. Culpepper, Wife, F, 28, M, md@19, AR US MO
    Charles H. Culpepper, M, 6, S, TX TX AR
    Joe R. Culpepper, M, 3 8/12, TX TX AR
    Josie M. Culpepper, Dau, F, 3 8/12, TX TX ARX.
  4. E-mail from Tommie Sue Reeves Smith, e-mail address, 942 Clarice, Grand Prairie, TX 75051 to Lew Griffin, numerous e-mails.