Nancy Jane Willoughby

Female, #32515, (8 Feb 1850 - 3 Jul 1936)

Birth*8 Feb 1850 Nancy was born at Alabama on 8 Feb 1850.1 
Marriage*8 Dec 1871 She married John James Culpepper at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 8 Dec 1871. 
Married Name8 Dec 1871  As of 8 Dec 1871, her married name was Culpepper. 
Census*17 Jun 1880 Nancy was in the on 17 Jun 1880 census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 Nancy was listed as an unknown person 's wife on the 1900 Census at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.2 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Nancy was listed as John James Culpepper's wife on the 1910 Census at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.3 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Nancy was listed as John James Culpepper's wife on the 1920 Census at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.4 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Nancy was listed as John James Culpepper's wife on the 1930 Census at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.5 
Death*3 Jul 1936 She died at Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama, on 3 Jul 1936.6,1 
Burial*circa 5 Jul 1936 Her body was interred circa 5 Jul 1936 at Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama.1 
Biography* Sallie Butler, a granddaughter of John James and Nancy Jane (Willoughby) Culpepper, wrote in a 1935 article that "Aunt Nancy will be 86 on February 8, 1936." This would indicate that Nancy was born in 1850 which would correspond with the 1900 census record which indicates that Nancy was born in Alabama in Feb 1850. It is not known if this corresponds with the date from the tombstone.
      Sallie's sister, Mary Lillian Butler Pierce wrote 4 Oct 1992: I don't know anything about my grandmother's [Nancy Jane Willoughby Culpepper's] parents, don't even know their given names [they might be listed in the 1850 census of Chambers Co. or Randolph Co., AL since this is where the Culpepper's were]. Her mother died when she was 7 years old and left a little two-year-old sister, and my grandmother didn't get to go to school a day in her life, and took care of her little sister. I don't know for sure if Lovie was her little sister's name, or if Lovie was a nickname. Mama always said Aunt Lovie. I think Aunt Lovie married a Kerr. My grandmother had another brother Uncle Bud and he and his wife and daughters lived in Waco, TX. Another brother was Jacob. The thing I remember about my grandmother Nancy Jane she was kind, sweet, humble and clean as a pin and a marvelous cook....
      Nancy is presumed to have married John James Culpepper in Ranolph Co., AL where they are noted living in the 1880 census. According to a granddaughter, Mary Lillian Butler Pierce, in 1883, the John James Culpepper family moved to the Sand Mountain area of Marshall Co., AL where the family is noted living in the 1900 census of Albertville, Marshall Co., AL. In the 1900 census "L. A. Willowby" a 16 year old boarder was recorded in the John James Culpepper household. According to Mary Lillian Butler Pierce in a 5 Jan 1995 letter, this was probably Nancy's half-brother Leedy Willoughby. Mary Lillian added that her mother, Mrs. W. E. (Effen L. Culpepper) Butler, had spoken of her Uncle Leedy often and he gave her mother "a hugh trunk" which she considered very special. In the 1900 census, John James Culpepper listed his father as having been born in South Carolina and his mother as having been born in North Carolina. In 1935, for the 64th wedding anniversary of her grandparents, Sallie Butler wrote of Nancy Jane Willoughby Culpepper that "she started then [when Nancy's mother died] cooking, milking, churning and doing all the house work and raised a two year old girl." Sallie Butler also wrote that Nancy had been an invalid for 4 or 5 years.
      Mary Lillian Butler Pierce preserved the following from an unknown source about the 1935 family reunion which was held before Nancy's death: Culpepper Reunion Sunday, September 1 The Culpepper's held their annual Reunion on Sunday, Sept 1st at the home at Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Cullpeper [sic], known as Uncle Jack and Aunt Nancy. At the regular noon hour dinner was served out in the yard on a long table. Those enjoying this occasion were Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Cullpepper [sic], Mr. D. Cullpepper [sic] and daughter, of Albertville, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Cullpepper [sic] and family, Mrs. and Mrs. Frank Culpepper and family, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Presley and family, Mr. and Mrs. Claud McBrayer and family, Mrs. Liddie Carr and girls, Mrs. Bertha White, Mrs. Lenora Willoughby, Nephew and friends, Mr. Richard Latimer all of Gadsden, Mr. and Mrs. Wilie [sic] McLeod and daughter, Peggy, Mrs. Freeman Miller and family, Mr. and Mrs. Lamar [Lamon] Jones and Mary Lillian Butler all of Boaz, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Rogers of Anniston, Mrs. Bunion Elder and children of Jacksonville, Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Dempsy [sic], Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Pettis [sic] and daughter and Miss Grace Lowery all of Ashland, Ala., Mrs. Kate Halmark [sic] and daughter, Lizzie, Thedo McLeod and a friend of Atlanta, Mrs. M. E. Culpepper and son Lee Cullpeper [sic], and children of Union Grove on Brindlee Mt., Mr. Lonnie Culpepper of Huntsville, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Childres and son, Winston of Birmingham, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Tramel [sic] of Gadsden, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Willoughby and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Butler and children all of Albertville, Ralph Culpepper of Tracy City, Tenn., Mrs. Plyna Smith [Mrs. L. W. (Susan Pauline Culpepper) Smith, John James Culpepper's sister] and aunt Fanny Busby [Mrs. H. B. (Nancy Ann Frances Elizabeth Alice Culpepper) Busby] of near Albertville. A host of friends and neighbors gathered there in the afternoon to greet Uncle Jack and Aunt Nancy on this happy occasion and soon they will celebrate their 64th anniversary. As everyone left they hoped to meet there again next year on the same day. 

Family

John James Culpepper (4 Dec 1850 - 28 Sep 1938)
Children

Last Edited 19 Dec 2005

Citations

  1. USGenWeb Archives.
    http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm
    Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church, Marshall Co., AL
    + Jack J. Culpepper, 4 Dec 1850 - 28 Sep 1938
    + Nancy J. Culpepper, 8 Feb 1850 - 3 Jul 1936.
  2. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 83, Sheet 11B, Lines 70-73, Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama (11 Jun 1900)
    John J. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, Dec 1850, 49, md-28yrs, AL/GA/GA, Farmer
    Nancy J. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, Feb 1850, 50, md-28yrs, ch 3/3, AL/NC/NC
    Rufus D. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Feb 1876, 24, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Effin L. Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, Jun 1880, 19, sng, AL/AL/AL.
  3. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 96, Sheet 22B, Lines 66-69, Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama (10 May 1910)
    John J. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 59, md1-39yrs, AL/SC/SC, Farmer
    Nancy J. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 60, md1-39yrs, ch 3/3, AL/NC/NC
    Effin L. Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 29, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Robert J. Culpepper, Father, M, Wh, 79, wid, SC/SC/SC.
  4. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 121, Sheet 7B, Lines 66-69, Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama (28 Jan 1920)
    Jack J. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 69, md, AL/NC/NC, Farmer
    Nancy J. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 69, md1-39yrs, ch 3/3, AL/SC/SC.
  5. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 6, Sheet 9B, Lines 64-65, Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama (9 Apr 1930)
    Owns Home, Radio=N, Farm=Y
    J. J. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 79, md@20, AL/AL/AL, Farmer, Vet=N
    Nancy J. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 81, md@22, AL/SC/SC.
  6. State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics / Record Services Division, compiler, Alabama Death Records, 1908-1959, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188
    Nancy Jane Culpepper died Jul 1936 in Marshall Co., Alabama.