Matthew E. Culpepper

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

Father*Joel Culpepper of Sumter Co., AL (c 1803 - 5 Jul 1875)
Mother*Amelia Yarbrough (c 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. 
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.1 
Marriage*1 May 1860 He married Mary Etta Boswell at Lauderdale Co., Mississippi, on 1 May 1860.2 
1860 Census*1 Jun 1860 Matthew was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Lauderdale Co., Mississippi.3 
Civil War*between 1861 and 1865 He served in the War Between the States between 1861 and 1865
(Co. C, 40th Alabama Infantry).4 
1870 Census*1 Jun 1870 Matthew was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Lauderdale Co., Mississippi.5 
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.4 

Family

Mary Etta Boswell (1845 - between 1930 and 1940)
Children

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

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. Hunting For Bears, compiler, Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2004.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7842
    Mathew Culpepper and Mary Etta Boswell married 1 May 1860 in Lauderdale Co., MS.
  3. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 172, Family 1185, Lines 28-31, Beat 5, Lauderdale, MS (#2329)
    M. Culpepper, 23, M, Farmer, RE=$0, PE=$500, GA
    Mary Culpepper, 18, F, Dom Bus, MS
    Martha V. Culpepper, 4, F, AL (Dau of Hubert and Sarah)
    Mantilla Culpepper, 4, F, AL (Dau of Hubert and Sarah).
  4. 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).
  5. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 71-72, Family 486, Lines 36-40, Line 1, Township 7, Lauderdale, MS
    Matthew Culpepper, 33, M, Wh, Farmer, RE=$0, PE=$0, GA
    Marietta Culpepper 27, F, Wh, Keeping House, MS
    Silas E. Culpepper, 9, M, Wh, MS
    Lula E Culpepper, 4, F, Wh, AL
    William H. Culpepper, 3, M, Wh, AL
    Catherine V. Culpepper, 1, F, Wh, MS.
  6. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 64B, Meridian, Lauderdale Co., MS
    Stacy Boswell, Self, F, Wid, Wh, 74, Keeping House, GA/MD/SC
    Mary E. (Boswell) Culpepper, Dau, F, Wid, Wh, 35, N/A, MS/GA/GA
    Edgar Culpepper, GSon, M, Sng, Wh, 19, Farmer, MS/---/MS
    Lula Culpepper, GDau, F, Sng, Wh, 14, At Home, MS/---/MS
    Hubert Culpepper, GSon, M, Sng, Wh, 12, Farm Laborer, MS/---/MS
    Vernon Culpepper, GSon, M, Sng, Wh, 10, N/A, MS/---/MS.