William Culpepper1,2

Male, #2315, (circa 1829 - 29 Mar 1864)

Father*Simeon Culpepper of Lauderdale Co., MS (c 1794 - 28 Apr 1851)
Mother*Elizabeth B. (?) (c 1798 - 1856)
William Culpepper|b. circa 1829\nd. 29 Mar 1864|p2315.htm|Simeon Culpepper of Lauderdale Co., MS|b. circa 1794\nd. 28 Apr 1851|p2305.htm|Elizabeth B. (?)|b. circa 1798\nd. 1856|p2306.htm|Joseph Culpepper of Jackson Co. GA|b. circa 1765\nd. before 6 May 1816|p2254.htm|Nancy (?)|b. circa 1770\nd. after 1830|p2257.htm|||||||

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Birth*circa 1829 William was born at Jackson Co., Georgia, circa 1829. 
 He was the son of Simeon Culpepper of Lauderdale Co., MS and Elizabeth B. (?). 
1830 Census1 Jun 1830 William was probably a free white male, age under 5, in Simeon Culpepper of Lauderdale Co., MS's houshold, on the 1830 Census at Jackson Co., Georgia. Unaccounted for is 1 Male 15-20, who would have been born prior to Simeon and Elizabeth's marriage..3 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 William was probably a free white male, age 10 and under 15, in Simeon Culpepper of Lauderdale Co., MS's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Lauderdale Co., Mississippi.
(Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified are 1 M15-20 and 1 F5-10.).4 
1850 Census1 Jun 1850 William, Amelia, Ambrose, Ellen, Huldah, Hubert, Gabrilla, Matthew, Harbin, James, Melburn, Malachi and Anthony listed as a household member living with Joel Culpepper of Sumter Co., AL on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Woods, Sumter Co., Alabama.5 
Marriage*5 Apr 1851 He married Ellen Culpepper at Sumter Co., Alabama, on 5 Apr 1851.6 
1860 Census*1 Jun 1860 William was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Lauderdale Co., Mississippi.7 
Voted*6 Nov 1861 He voted in an election on 6 Nov 1861 at Woods, Sumter Co., Alabama.8 
Civil War*between 1862 and 1864 He served in the War Between the States between 1862 and 1864
(William Culpepper Pvt Co. C, 40th Infantry, enlisted 14 May 1862, Mobile, AL Capt W. A. C. Jones, Had been at Vicksburg and paroled. Taken prisoner at Lookout Mt. 24 Nov 1863; appeared on POW roll at Nashville TN 29 Nov 1863, sent to Rock Island, IL 03 Dec 1863 died 29 Mar 1864 Typhoid Fever. Locality of grave 945).9 
Death*29 Mar 1864 He died at Rock Island, Rock Island Co., Illinois, on 29 Mar 1864.9 
Burial*circa 30 Mar 1864 His body was interred circa 30 Mar 1864 at Rock Island Confederate Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island Co., Illinois.9 

Family

Ellen Culpepper (circa 1830 - Jul 1884)
Children

Charts Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Last Edited 18 Oct 2008

Citations

  1. Levin E. Culpepper, The Descendants of Joseph Culpepper who died in 1816, in Jackson County, Georgia, P. O. Box 5511, Meridian, MS 39302-5511: Lauderdale County Dept. of Archives & History, 1990's.
  2. E-mail from Linda Jones Cushing (#57676), e-mail address, 2500 Hanna Road Anderson, SC 29621 to Culpepper Connections, 1995-2008.
  3. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 339, Jackson Co., GA
    Simeon Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 2 M10-15, 1 M15-20, 1 M30-40, 1 F0-5, 1 F20-30.
  4. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 49, Ancestry.com images 21-22, Unknown Township, Lauderdale Co., MS
    Owen Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M10-15, 1 M30-40, 1 F0-5, 4 F5-10, 1 F10-15, 1 F30-40, 0 slaves
    Simpson Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M5-10, 1 M10-15, 2 M15-20, 1 M20-30, 1 M40-50, 2 F5-10, 1 F10-15, 1 F40-50, 0 slaves.
  5. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Pages 340A/Line 32 thru 340B/Line 3, Woods, Sumter Co., AL
    Joel Culpepper, 47, M, Farmer, RE=$500, GA (ID: 3971)
    Milly Culpepper, 47, F, GA
    Hulda Culpepper, 23, F, GA
    Ellen Culpepper, 19, F, GA
    Gabrilla Culpepper, 17, F, GA
    Herbert Culpepper, 15, M, GA
    Matthew Culpepper, 13, M, GA
    Harbin Culpepper, 12, M, AL
    Hardin Culpepper, 10, M, AL
    Melburn Culpepper, 8, M, AL
    Malachi Culpepper, 6, M, AL
    Walker Culpepper, 4, M, AL
    William Culpepper, 21, M, Farmer, GA
    Ambrose Culpepper, 20, M, Farmer, GA.
  6. Family Adventures, compiler, Early Alabama Marriages (36 vols.), Shreveport, Louisiana: J & W Ent., 1991, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.1 V2e.
    William Culpepper married Ellen Culpepper on 5 Apr 1851 in Sumter Co., Alabama.
  7. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 173, Family 1190, Lines 8-13, Beat 5, Lauderdale, MS
    W. Culpepper, 31, M, Farmer, RE=$0, PE=$260, GA
    Ellen Culpepper, 28, F, Dom Bus, GA
    James J. Culpepper, 8, M, MS
    Milley E. Culpepper, 6, F, MS
    Henry M. Culpepper, 3, M, MS
    Gertrude Culpepper, 8/12, F, MS.
  8. James T. Dawson, compiler, Sumter County, Alabama Voting Lists: 1834 - 1861 (3 vols.), Meridian, Mississippi: Lauderdale County Dept of Archives and History, 1988, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Book 976.141 N4d.
    William Culpepper voted at Woods, Sumter Co., AL, on 6 Nov 1861.
  9. National Cemetery Administration, compiler, US Veterans Cemeteries, 1800-2006, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2006.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8750
    William Culpepper, died 29 Mar 1864, Served as Private in Co. C, 40th Alabama Regiment. Interred in Rock Island National Cemetery, Moline, IL, Section A, Site 945.