Howard Luther Culpepper1,2

Male, #26893, (20 Sep 1910 - 29 Jan 1995)

Parent*Luther Lafayette Culpepper3 (14 Apr 1891 - 21 Oct 1962)
Parent*Vinnie Payne3 (16 Jan 1890 - 3 Dec 1961)
Howard Luther Culpepper|b. 20 Sep 1910\nd. 29 Jan 1995|p26893.htm|Luther Lafayette Culpepper|b. 14 Apr 1891\nd. 21 Oct 1962|p34470.htm|Vinnie Payne|b. 16 Jan 1890\nd. 3 Dec 1961|p34471.htm|Francis M. Culpepper|b. 25 Aug 1869\nd. 6 May 1951|p32528.htm|Willie F. Gamble|b. 25 Nov 1871\nd. 9 Aug 1959|p32529.htm|W. W. Payne|b. 3 Feb 1857\nd. 24 Jul 1930|p53147.htm|Georgia A. Crain|b. 29 Jan 1857\nd. 16 Jun 1938|p53148.htm|

DNA* He has been proven by DNA and genealogical research to be a descendant of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC, who is a grandson of Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, VA. 
Name Variation  Howard Luther Culpepper was also known as Harry.4 
Birth*20 Sep 1910 Howard was born at Gadsden, Etowah Co., Alabama, on 20 Sep 1910.5,2 
 He was the son of Luther Lafayette Culpepper and Vinnie Payne.3 
Photographedcirca 1913 He was photographed circa 1913 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., Alabama.6
Howard Luther Culpepper
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Howard and Jerry was listed as a grandson in Francis Marion Culpepper's household on the 1920 Census at Gadsden, Etowah Co., Alabama.3 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Howard and Jerry was listed as a son in Luther Lafayette Culpepper's household on the 1930 Census at Gadsden, Etowah Co., Alabama.4 
Marriage*say 1930 He married Ruby Mae Barrett at Gadsden, Etowah Co., Alabama, say 1930. 
Photographed*say 1935 He was photographed say 1935 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., Alabama.6
Howard Luther Culpepper
SSN*between 1936 and 1950 His Social Security Number was issued between 1936 and 1950 at Alabama.5 
Photographedcirca Jul 1950 Francis Marion Culpepper was photographed from left to right: Willie Gamble Culpepper, Francis Marion Culpepper, Luther Lafayette Culpepper, Howard Luther Culpepper, and Jerry Eugene "Gene" Culpepper. The photo was taken in Gadsden, Alabama in the summer of 1950, in the back yard of Francis Marion's home. circa Jul 1950 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., Alabama.6
Four Generations of Culpeppers
Death*29 Jan 1995 He died at Shelby, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, on 29 Jan 1995.5,2 
Biography* SHELBY - Mr. Howard L. Culpepper, 84, retired employee of Truscon Inc. of Chattanooga, died 29 Jan 1995, at home. Funeral is 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sunset Cemetery. Lutz-Austell is in charge. Survivors are his wife, Ruby; sons, Gene Culpepper of Long View, Tex., Bill Culpepper of Ringgold, Ga., Mathon Culpepper; sister, Ms. Dorothy Randall of Chattanooga. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 201 W. Marion St., Shelby, NC 28150; or to American Diabetes Association, 3109 Poplarwood Ct., Suite 125, Raleigh, NC 27604-1043. (31 Jan 1995, The Charlotte Observer). 

Family

Ruby Mae Barrett (say 1910 - 8 Jan 2008)
Children

Charts Descendants of Robert Jefferson Culpepper of Cullman Co., AL
Last Edited 15 Jul 2008

Citations

  1. E-mail from Mathon Luther Culpepper to Lew Griffin, 1999.
  2. The Generations Network Inc., compiler, North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8908
    Howard Luther Culpepper, Male, White, Married, born 20 Sep 1910, died 29 Jan 1995 in Cleveland Co., NC, SSN: 421-09-0643.
  3. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 92, Sheet 29B, Lines 69-74, 416 2nd St, Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL (15 Jan 1920)
    F. M. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 50, md, AL/VA/AL, Mechanic/Stove Foundry
    Willie Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 48, md, AL/AL/AL
    Luther Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 29, md, AL/AL/AL, Molder/Pipe Shop
    Vinia Culpepper, Dau-in-law, F, Wh, 29, md, AL/GA/GA
    Howard Culpepper, Grandson, M, Wh, 9, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Jerry Culpepper, Grandson, M, Wh, 5, sng, AL/AL/AL.
  4. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 12, Sheet 9B, Lines 84-89, 1149 Stillman Ave St, Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL (10 Apr 1930)
    Rent=$22, Radio=y, Farm=N
    Luther L. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 39, md@20, AL/AL/AL, Mill room Labor/Rubber Plant, Vet=N
    Malvina Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 39, md@20, AL/GA/GA
    Harry L. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 19, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Jerry Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 15, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Dorothy Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 8, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Doris Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 8, sng, AL/AL/AL.
  5. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
    Howard L. Culpepper, born 20 Sep 1910, SSN 421-09-0643 issued in Alabama before 1951, died 29 Jan 1995; Last Residence: Shelby, Cleveland Co., NC 28150
    (Why it is safe to publish Social Security numbers for deceased people: http://gen.culpepper.com/about/socialsecurity.htm).
  6. E-mail from Sammy Eugene Culpepper (#47245), e-mail address to Lew Griffin, 2003 - 2008.