Francis Marion Culpepper

Male, #2682, (1 Jan 1890 - circa 1961)

ParentHenry Matthew Culpepper (28 Jan 1858 - 23 Sep 1903)
ParentThomasetta Boswell (1861 - 1894)
Francis Marion Culpepper|b. 1 Jan 1890\nd. circa 1961|p2682.htm|Henry Matthew Culpepper|b. 28 Jan 1858\nd. 23 Sep 1903|p2371.htm|Thomasetta Boswell|b. 1861\nd. 1894|p2677.htm|William Culpepper|b. circa 1829\nd. 29 Mar 1864|p2315.htm|Ellen Culpepper|b. circa 1830\nd. Jul 1884|p2316.htm|||||||

Biography* Nancy Harben wrote on 12 Jun 2006,
     "My grandfather Frank (Pawpaw) died when I was about 5 years old--somewhere around 1961. I think he died in New Orleans, but we buried him in a little church cemetery near the Mississippi/Alabama line (Union, MS or Union, AL or could it have been the church cemetery mentioned in the family archives--Liberty Baptist Church in Cuba AL?) Since my parents aren't alive to help, all I have is my child's memory to go on...
     "...according to my grandmother Laura, he left during the depression, supposedly to find work, leaving her with 4 children to raise alone. He was apparently an alcoholic, before the term was heard of. She brought her children up to believe that he was dead. Her bitterness toward him never allowed them or us to ever mention his name or ask any questions about him or his people. My father's brother Mallard, who lived in Jackson, was a huge Jimmy Rodgers fan and one May during the festival in Meridian, someone came up to him and asked his name and told him he knew where his father was and took him to see him. We lived near Selma, Alabama at Craig Air Force Base, where my father was stationed at the time. Not too long after that, Pawpaw died. I remember the funeral and seeing my daddy cry for the first time."
(Names referenced above: Francis Marion Culpepper Francis Marion Culpepper).1 
Name Variation Francis Marion Culpepper was also known as Frank. 
Birth*1 Jan 1890 Francis was born at Toomsuba, Lauderdale Co., Mississippi, on 1 Jan 1890.2 
 He was the son of Henry Matthew Culpepper and Thomasetta Boswell. 
Marriage*6 Apr 1912 He married Laura Augusta Leverett on 6 Apr 1912. 
1920 Census* Francis was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Neshoba Co., Mississippi. 
Death*circa 1961 He died at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, circa 1961.1 
Reunion*2 Jul 2006 A family reunion for the decendents of Francis Marion and Laura Augusta Culpepper is planned for the Forth of July weekend, 2006, in Bella Vista, Benton Co., Arkansas.1 

Family

Laura Augusta Leverett (19 Jun 1890 - May 1983)
Marriage*6 Apr 1912 He married Laura Augusta Leverett on 6 Apr 1912. 
Children

Charts Descendants of Henry Matthew Culpepper of Lauderdale Co., MS
Last Edited 26 Dec 2007

Citations

  1. E-mail from Nancy Karen Culpepper Harben (#53603), e-mail address to Warren Culpepper, Jun 2006.
  2. National Archives and Records Administration, compiler, WW-I Draft Records, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2002.
    http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6482&ti=0&r=0
  3. E-mail from Lorri Culpepper Towns, e-mail address to Warren Culpepper, Nov 2005.