Matthew E. Culpepper

Male, #2329, (circa 1836 - 27 Nov 1871)

ParentJoel Culpepper of Sumter Co., AL (circa 1803 - 5 Jul 1875)
ParentAmelia Yarbrough (circa 1803 - 1860)
Matthew E. Culpepper|b. circa 1836\nd. 27 Nov 1871|p2329.htm|Joel Culpepper of Sumter Co., AL|b. circa 1803\nd. 5 Jul 1875|p3971.htm|Amelia Yarbrough|b. circa 1803\nd. 1860|p3972.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|Joseph Yarbrough|b. circa 1770\nd. 1823|p4084.htm|Elizabeth (?)|b. circa 1772|p4085.htm|

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Birth*circa 1836 Matthew was born at Jackson Co., Georgia, circa 1836.1 
 He was the son of Joel Culpepper of Sumter Co., AL and Amelia Yarbrough. 
(household member) 1850 Census1 Jun 1850 Matthew was 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.1 
Marriage*1 May 1860 He married Mary Etta Boswell at Lauderdale Co., Mississippi, on 1 May 1860. 
Civil War*between 1861 and 1865 He served in the War Between the States between 1861 and 1865
(Co. C, 40th Alabama Infantry).2 
1870 Census*1 Jun 1870 Matthew was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Lauderdale Co., Mississippi.3 
Death*27 Nov 1871 He died at Toomsuba, Lauderdale Co., Mississippi, on 27 Nov 1871. 
Burial*say 29 Nov 1871 His body was interred say 29 Nov 1871 at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Cuba, Sumter Co., Alabama.2 

Family

Mary Etta Boswell (1845 - after 1920)
Marriage*1 May 1860 He married Mary Etta Boswell at Lauderdale Co., Mississippi, on 1 May 1860. 
Children

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

Citations

  1. 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.
  2. Sarah Mozingo, compiler, Choctaw County Cemeteries, Rootsweb: USGenWeb Archives, 1996.
    http://www.rootsweb.com/~alchocta/cemeteriesindex.html
    Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Sumter Co., Alabama, near Choctaw County line.
    + Mathew Culpepper, Co. C 40 Ala. Inf., C.S.A (No Dates).
  3. Toombsuba, Page 120.