Lt. Col. Ralph Wick Culpepper1 
Male, #27987, (13 Aug 1894 - 10 Dec 1955)
| Birth* | 13 Aug 1894 | Ralph was born at McDonough, Spalding Co., Georgia, on 13 Aug 1894.3 |
| | He was the son of Henry Howard Culpepper and Ophelia Abigail Upchurch.2 |
| 1900 Census | 1 Jun 1900 | Henry, Ralph and Charles was listed as a son in Henry Howard Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Spalding Co., Georgia.4 |
| Census | 3 Feb 1908 | They was listed as a son in the census report at Huntsville, Madison Co., Alabama, on 3 Feb 1908.3 |
| 1910 Census | 15 Apr 1910 | Henry, Ralph, Jay, John and James was listed as a son in Henry Howard Culpepper's household on the 1910 Census at Huntsville, Madison Co., Alabama.2 |
| World War I* | between 1917 and 1918 | He served as an officer in World War I between 1917 and 1918
(US Marine Corps).5,1 |
| Marriage* | circa 1919 | He married Cora H. Dietrich circa 1919.5 |
| 1930 Census* | 1 Apr 1930 | Ralph was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Parris Island, Beaufort Co., South Carolina.5 |
| Death* | 10 Dec 1955 | He died at Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia, on 10 Dec 1955.1 |
| Burial* | 14 Dec 1955 | His body was interred on 14 Dec 1955 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co., Virginia.1 |
Citations
- National Cemetery Administration, compiler, US Veterans Cemeteries, 1800-2006, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2006.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8750
Ralph Wick Culpepper, 13 Aug 1894 - 10 Dec 1955, Served as Lt. Colonel in the US Marine Corps, Interred 14 Dec 1955 in Arlington National Cemetery, Section 30, Site 893.
- 1910 Federal Census, United States.
ED 145, Sheets 7A-B, Lines 44-52, 271 A St, West Huntsville, Madison Co., AL (20 Apr 1910)
Henry H. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 46, md2-11yrs, GA/GA/GA, Loom fixer/Cotton Mill
Lura Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 35, md2-11yrs, ch 8/6, AL/GA/GA
Henry Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 18, sng, GA/GA/GA, Weaver/Cotton Mill
Ralph W. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 15, sng, GA/GA/GA, Weaver/Cotton Mill
Jay A. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 7, sng, GA/GA/GA
Johnie H. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 6, sng, GA/GA/GA
Winnie E. Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 4, sng, AL/GA/GA
Abba G. Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 2, sng, AL/GA/GA
James P. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 1, sng, AL/GA/GA.
- Ann Geiger Maulsby, compiler, Children of Industrial Huntsville, 1908-1915, Huntsville, Alabama: A.G. Maulsby, 1987.
Grady Culpepper, born 6 Mar 1892 in McDonough, GA, and Ralph Culpepper, born 13 Aug 1894 in McDonough, GA, both sons of H. H. and Laura Culpepper, were employed by Merrimack Mfg. Co. on 3 Feb 1908 and Dallas Mfg. Co. on 1 Jun 1908.
- 1900 Federal Census, United States.
ED 96, Page 169B (13), Family 191, Africa District, Spalding Co., GA
Howard Culpepper, Head, M, Aug 1868, 31, md 1(?) yr, GA/GA/GA, Operative
Laura Culpepper, Wife, F, Apr 1875, 25, md 1(?) yr, ch 4/4, GA/GA/GA
Emma Culpepper, Dau, F, Dec 1890, 9, Sng, GA/GA/GA
Grady Culpepper, Son, M, Mar 1892, 8, Sng, GA/GA/GA
Ralph Culpepper, Son, M, Aug 1893, 6, Sng, GA/GA/GA
Charlie Culpepper, Son, M, Mar 1894, 6, Sng, GA/GA/GA.
- 1930 Federal Census, United States.
ED 11, Sheet 2B, Line 84, US Marine Barracks, Parris Island, Beaufort Co., SC
Rent=$80, Radio=N, Farm=N
Ralph W. Culpepper, Head, M, 35, md@25, GA/GA/GA, Marine Officer, Vet=Y
Cora H. Culpepper, Wife, F, 36, md@25, CT/CT/GA
Theodore T. Culpepper, Son, M, 8, Sng, NY/GA/CT
Louise H. Culpepper, Daughter, F, 7, Sng, MA/GA/CT
Katie Frasier, Servant, F, Black, 19, Sng, SC/SC/SC, Servant for private family.