Bessie Culpepper
Female, #2609, (9 Feb 1906 - May 1982)
| Birth* | 9 Feb 1906 | Bessie was born at Clarke Co., Mississippi, on 9 Feb 1906. |
| | She was the daughter of James B. Culpepper and Ida O. Evans. |
| 1910 Census | 15 Apr 1910 | Ruby and Bessie was listed as a daughter in James B. Culpepper's household on the 1910 Census at Clarke Co., Mississippi.1 |
| 1920 Census | 1 Jan 1920 | Ruby and Bessie was listed as a daughter in James B. Culpepper's household on the 1920 Census at Quitman, Clarke Co., Mississippi.2 |
| Marriage* | 26 Nov 1926 | She married Leonard L. Cooper at Clarke Co., Mississippi, on 26 Nov 1926.3 |
| Married Name | 26 Nov 1926 | As of 26 Nov 1926, her married name was Cooper. |
| Death* | May 1982 | She died at Quitman, Clarke Co., Mississippi, in May 1982. |
Citations
- 1910 Federal Census, United States.
ED1, Sheet 23A, Family 352, Quitman, Clarke County, MS
J. B. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 53, Md-27 yrs, MS/MS/MS, Farmer, General farm
Ida Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 45, Md-27 yrs, ch 8/7, MS/MS/MS
Luther Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 23, S, MS/MS/MS, Farmer, General farm
Leroy L. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 21, S, MS/MS/MS, Farm Hand, Home farm
Jessie Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 18, S, MS/MS/MS, Farm Hand, Home Farm
Charley Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 16, S, MS/MS/MS, Farm Hand, Home farm
Walter Culpepper, son, M, Wh, 18, S, MS/MS/MS
Ruby Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 9, S, MS/MS/MS
Bettie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 4, S, MS/MS/MS.
- 1920 Federal Census, United States.
ED 2, Sheet 19B, Lines 55-58, Quitman, Clarke, MS (29 Jan 1920)
James Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 64, wid, MS/US/US Farmer, home
Walter Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 22, sng, MS/MS/MS Farm laborer
Ruby Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 18, sng, MS/MS/MS
Bessie Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 14, sng, MS/MS/MS.
- Hunting For Bears, compiler, Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2004.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7842
Bessie Culpepper and Leonard L. Cooper married 25 Nov 1926 in Clarke Co., MS, Book 5-164.