William Scudder1

Male, #2917, (8 Jul 1842 - 28 Oct 1912)

Birth*8 Jul 1842 William was born on 8 Jul 1842.2 
Marriage*30 Dec 1869 He married Lenora Susan Culpepper at Carroll Co., Georgia, on 30 Dec 1869.1 
1870 Census1 Jun 1870 Miriam, Hudson, Joel, John, Susan, Joel, Oscar, Charles, William, Lenora and William listed as a household member living with Joel Adams Culpepper on the 1870 Census at Carroll Co., Georgia.3 
Death*28 Oct 1912 He died at Whitesburg, Carroll Co., Georgia, on 28 Oct 1912.2 
Burial*circa 30 Oct 1912 His body was interred circa 30 Oct 1912 at Culpepper Cemetery, Whitesburg, Carroll Co., Georgia.2 
Biography* William was a private in Co B, 55th GA Infantry, during the Civil War. He was captured at Cumberland Gap, 9 Sep 1863, and released from Camp Doglas prison, Chicago, IL, 13 Jun 1865. His tombstone reads, "Rest, Soldier, rest, thy warfare o'er." 

Family

Lenora Susan Culpepper (6 May 1854 - 1 Jul 1930)

Last Edited 4 Aug 2004

Citations

  1. Jenny Martin Fagg, compiler, Index to Marriage Licenses, Carroll County, Georgia, 1827-1980, Volumes 1 & 2, Houston, TX: JMF Publications, 1984, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. FHL US/CAN Book: 975.839.
    S. L. Culpepper (F) and William Scudder on 30 Dec 1869 in Carroll Co., GA, Book K1-86 and D-127.
  2. "Culpepper Cemetery in Carroll Co., Georgia", The Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 14, Number 3, Fall Issue 1978.
    Tall square marker, "Scudder" on base:
    + Wm. Scudder / July 8, 1842 / Oct. 28, 1912 / There are no partings in heaven. Rest, Soldier, rest, thy warfare o'er.
    + Nora Scudder / May 6, 1854 / July 1, 1930 / She was the sunshine of our home.
  3. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 239A, Family 1535, Carrollton PO, Carroll Co., GA
    Joel A. Culpepper, 36, M, Farmer, $1200/$700, GA
    Miriam Culpepper, 27, F, SC
    Hutson Culpepper, 14, M, GA
    Thomas Culpepper, 12, M, GA
    John Culpepper, 10, M, GA
    Lucy Culpepper, 9, F, GA
    Joel Culpepper, 8, M, GA
    Oscar Lee Culpepper, 5, M, GA
    Charles Culpepper, 3, M, GA
    William Culpepper, 4/12, M, GA
    William Scudder, 25, M, Works on farm, $--/$300, GA
    Susan (Culpepper) Scudder, 16, F, GA.