Rev. Samuel Bluett Culpepper Jr.1

Male, #2346, (14 Jul 1876 - 23 Aug 1950)

Parent*Samuel Bluett Culpepper (5 Dec 1818 - 11 Aug 1894)
Parent*Sarah Traylor (13 Mar 1833 - 21 Feb 1918)
Rev. Samuel Bluett Culpepper Jr.|b. 14 Jul 1876\nd. 23 Aug 1950|p2346.htm|Samuel Bluett Culpepper|b. 5 Dec 1818\nd. 11 Aug 1894|p2307.htm|Sarah Traylor|b. 13 Mar 1833\nd. 21 Feb 1918|p2309.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|||||||

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Birth*14 Jul 1876 Samuel was born at Lawrence Co., Mississippi, on 14 Jul 1876. 
 He was the son of Samuel Bluett Culpepper and Sarah Traylor. 
1880 Census1 Jun 1880 Alonzo, Joseph, John, Sebron, Cincinnatus and Samuel was listed as a son in Samuel Bluett Culpepper's household on the 1880 Census at Lawrence Co., Mississippi.2 
Marriage*circa 1901 He married Margaret Donnell at Mississippi circa 1901.3 
1910 Census*15 Apr 1910 Samuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Newton, Newton Co., Mississippi.3 
1920 Census*1 Jan 1920 Samuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Wellington, Collingsworth Co., Texas.4 
1930 Census*1 Apr 1930 Samuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Cleburne, Johnson Co., Texas.5 
Death*23 Aug 1950 He died at Cleburne, Johnson Co., Texas, on 23 Aug 1950.6 
Biography* Samuel B. was licensed to preach by Crooked Creek Church in 1889. He was the first president of Clarke Memorial College, Newton, MS. He moved to Texas where he served churches in Stephenville and Cleburne.
     From the Clarke Memorial College Alumni Website (www.clarkecollege.com/home.htm): "The formal opening of Clarke Memorial College occurred on October 1, 1908. Under President S. B. Culpepper, Clarke enrolled 114 students its first session. The second session (1909) enrolled 148. By the third session, enrollment was up to 200; but Clarke was deeply in debt, badly needing contributions. In 1911 a committee met to coordinate Clarke College and Mississippi College's academic programs. In 1913 S. B. Culpepper was succeeded as president by M. P. Bush..." 

Family

Margaret Donnell (11 Feb 1878 - 5 Apr 1975)
Children

Charts Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Descendants of Rev. Samuel Bluett Culpepper, Jr., of Johnson Co., TX
Last Edited 31 May 2008

Citations

  1. E-mail from Mary Anne Culpepper (Mrs. John Cecil Culpepper Jr.) to Lew Griffin, 1999.
  2. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 255C, Beat 2, Lawrence Co., MS
    S. B. Culpepper, Self, M, Md, Wh, 61, Farmer, GA/GA/GA
    Sarah Culpepper, Wife, F, Md, Wh, 47, Keeping House, MS/MS/MS
    Alonzo C. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 18, Works On Farm, MS/GA/MS
    Joseph E. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 14, Works On Farm, MS/GA/MS
    John P. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 13, Works On Farm, MS/GA/MS
    Sebron Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 11, Works On Farm, MS/GA/MS
    Cincinatti Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 7, N/A, MS/GA/MS
    Samuel B. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 3, N/A, MS/GA/MS.
  3. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 92, Sheet 6B, Family 110, Newton, Newton County, MS
    Samuel B. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 32, Md1-8 yrs, MS/GA/MS, President-College
    Maggie Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 31, Md1-8 yrs, ch 3/3, MS/MS/MS
    S. B. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 6, S, MS/MS/MS
    John P. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 4, S, MS/MS/MS
    Margaritte Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 5/12, S, MS/MS/MS.
  4. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 29, Sheet 4B, Pg 182, Pct 1, Wellington, Collingsworth Co., TX
    Rent-Own=n/a, Farm=N
    Samuel B. Culpepper, Head, M, 44, M, MS US MS, Clergyman-City
    Maggie S. Culpepper, Wife, F, 41, M, MS MS MS
    S. B. Culpepper, III, Son, M, 16, S, MS MS MS
    John P. Culpepper, Son, M, 13, S, MS MS MS
    Margrette Culpepper, Dau, F, 10, S, MS MS MS.
  5. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 4, Sheet 6A, Pg 231, 107 Willingham, Cleburne, Johnson Co., TX
    Rent=Y, Radio=Y, Farm=N, Military=N
    Sam B. Culpepper, Head, M, 54, M, md@25, MS NC MS, Clergyman-BapChurch
    Margaret Culpepper, Wife, F, 52, M, md@23, MS MS MS
    John P. Culpepper, Son, M, 23, S, MS MS MS
    Margurite Culpepper, Dau, F, 20, S, MS MS MS.
  6. Texas Department of Health, compiler, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2006.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4876
    Samuel B. Culpepper Sr., died 23 Aug 1950 in Johnson Co., TX.