Elijah Milton Culpepper

Male, #32284, (31 Dec 1833 - 1864)

Parent*Joel Culpepper of Crawford Co., GA (12 Mar 1795 - 6 Dec 1839)
Parent*Nancy Corley (c 1798 - 22 Mar 1860)
Elijah Milton Culpepper|b. 31 Dec 1833\nd. 1864|p32284.htm|Joel Culpepper of Crawford Co., GA|b. 12 Mar 1795\nd. 6 Dec 1839|p32048.htm|Nancy Corley|b. circa 1798\nd. 22 Mar 1860|p32049.htm|John Culpepper of Randolph Co., AL|b. 1 Oct 1772\nd. 13 May 1855|p31566.htm|Nancy Gillespie|b. circa 1778\nd. 25 Jul 1848|p31584.htm|Lawrence Corley|b. 1742\nd. 15 Dec 1815|p32050.htm|Anna B. Derrick|b. 17 Jun 1770\nd. after 1820|p32051.htm|

Extinct?* This family line headed by Elijah Milton Culpepper is believed to be extinct. If you know a living male descendant with the Culpepper surname, please contact Warren Culpepper using the link at the bottom of this page. 
Birth*31 Dec 1833 Elijah was born at Crawford Co., Georgia, on 31 Dec 1833. 
Employment* Elijah's occupation: merchant. 
 He was the son of Joel Culpepper of Crawford Co., GA and Nancy Corley. 
1850 Census1 Jun 1850 Elijah, James and Sarah listed as a household member living with Nancy Corley on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Coweta Co., Georgia.1 
Marriage*8 May 1856 He married Mary Ann V. Peavy at Coweta Co., Georgia, on 8 May 1856.2 
1860 Census1 Jun 1860 Marcilla, Sidney, Elijah, Mary, Wilbur, Martha and John listed as a household member living with James D. Culpepper in the 1860 Census at Haralson, Coweta Co., Georgia.3 
1860 Slave Census*1 Jun 1860 Elijah was listed as a slave owner on the 1860 Census at Coweta Co., Georgia, and owned 1 slave.4 
Civil War*between 1862 and 1864 He served in the War Between the States between 1862 and 1864
(Co. B, 1st GA Cavalry). 
Death*1864 He died at Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia, in 1864. 
Biography* E. M. Culpepper's birth was recorded in the Family Bible of his sister, Mrs. I. W. (Sarah A. B. Culpepper) Sims: _________________________E. Milton Culpepper Born _________________________31. December. 1833
Elijah's parents were recorded in the 1830 census of Crawford Co., GA and this is where Elijah is thought to have been born. His widowed mother has not been found in the 1840 census but since, Elijah's father, Joel, is thought to have died in Crawford Co., GA in Dec 1839, the family is believed to have remained in Crawford Co., GA until then. Elijah has been found living with his widowed mother in the 1850 census of Coweta Co., GA.
In 1856, Elijah married and he was recorded as a merchant in the 1860 census of Coweta Co., GA. He had real estate valued at $150 and personal property valued at $1310.
E. M. Culpepper was a wheelwright with Company B, 1st Reg. GA Cavalry during the Civil War, and he died in service after June, 1864, the date of the last record in his Confederate service file. His death was not noted in his sister's Bible. A granddaughter, Mrs. W. C. (Edith Culpepper) Turpin, wrote 31 Aug 1978: He was killed in the Civil War near Macon - was in the cavalry & a survivor who was near him in the battle said the order was given for every fourth(?) man to dismount & step forward - The one to whom this order applied, hesitated & my grandfather took his place & was killed. 

Family

Mary Ann V. Peavy (circa 1837 - 31 Jul 1872)
Children

Charts Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Last Edited 30 Nov 2007

Citations

  1. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 298B, 19th District, Coweta Co., GA
    Nancy Culpepper, 52, F, $350, SC
    Sarah A. Culpepper, 23, F, GA
    James B. Culpepper, 21, M, Farmer, GA
    Elijah M. Culpepper, 16, M, Farmer, GA.
  2. Jordan Dodd, compiler, Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/gamarr/main.htm
    Elijah Milton Culpepper and Mary Ann V. Peavy on 08 May 1856 in Coweta Co., GA.
  3. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 720, Haralson PO, Coweta Co., GA
    James Culpepper, 31, M, Farmer, $1172/$1219, GA
    Marcilla C. (Addy) Culpepper, 22, F, SC
    Cidney D. Culpepper, 2, M, GA
    John J. Addy, 24, M, Physician, -/$650, SC
    Elijah Culpepper, 26, M, Merchant, $150/$300, GA
    Mary B. Culpepper, 23, F, GA
    Wilber F. Culpepper, 3, M, GA
    William Cassole, 45, M, Merchant, -/$6000, SC
    Mattie Culpepper, 4/12, F, GA.
  4. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Slave Schedule: Elijah M. Culpepper of Coweta Co., GA owned 1 slave: 16F.