Era Sunshine Culpepper

Female, #34567, (11 Jun 1918 - 15 Apr 2003)

Parent*Louis Alford Culpepper (26 Mar 1874 - 30 Jan 1962)
Parent*Anna Liza Jane Johnson (26 Apr 1877 - 4 May 1960)
Era Sunshine Culpepper|b. 11 Jun 1918\nd. 15 Apr 2003|p34567.htm|Louis Alford Culpepper|b. 26 Mar 1874\nd. 30 Jan 1962|p32553.htm|Anna Liza Jane Johnson|b. 26 Apr 1877\nd. 4 May 1960|p32554.htm|William W. Culpepper|b. 14 Aug 1834\nd. 2 Mar 1918|p32359.htm|Pheraby Cardwell|b. 11 Aug 1834\nd. 18 Nov 1911|p32361.htm|Benton Johnson|b. 4 Oct 1837\nd. 7 May 1898|p18178.htm|Margaret A. P. Robertson|b. 1 Feb 1846\nd. 15 Jul 1928|p18179.htm|

Birth*11 Jun 1918 Era was born at Bell Co., Texas, on 11 Jun 1918.1 
 She was the daughter of Louis Alford Culpepper and Anna Liza Jane Johnson. 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Lydia, Era, Margaret and Ferby was listed as a daughter in Louis Alford Culpepper's household on the 1920 Census at Bell Co., Texas.2 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Era was listed as a daughter in Louis Alford Culpepper's household on the 1930 Census at Temple, Bell Co., Texas.3 
Marriage*5 Sep 1936 She married Andrew Jackson Lanham at Belton, Bell Co., Texas, on 5 Sep 1936.4,5 
Married Name5 Sep 1936  As of 5 Sep 1936, her married name was Lanham. 
Residence*1978 Era resided at Little River, Bell Co., Texas, in 1978. 
Biography* The following wedding anniversary announcement was preserved by Mary Lillian Butler Pierce and is from the Temple Daily Telegram, Temple, Texas Sunday, 31 Aug 1986: Reception To Honor Couple On Wedding Anniversary LITTLE RIVER-ACADEMY -- Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Lanham of Little River will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Bliss Hall Community Center in Little River. Hosts for the reception will be the couple's two sons and daughters-in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lanham and Mr. and Mrs. Drew Lanham. The Lanhams also have six grandchildren. A. J. Lanham and Sunshine Culpepper were married Sept. 5, 1936, by Judge T. E. Sanderford in his Belton home. They both were born near Little River and have been longtime residents of the area with the exception of five years when Lanham worked for Brazos River C&R District and U.S. Engineers. Mrs. Lanham has served Parent-Teachers Association member, a 4-H Club leader, Cub Scout den mother and past worthy matron of the Holland Chapter 544 of the Order of Eastern Star. Lanham, a former Bell County Commissioner, is a builder and farmer-stockman. Friends and relatives are invited to attend the reception. The couple requests no gifts. 
Death*15 Apr 2003 She died at Little River, Bell Co., Texas, on 15 Apr 2003.6 

Family

Andrew Jackson Lanham (15 Apr 1911 - 11 Nov 2001)

Charts Descendants of William Washington Culpepper of Marshall Co., AL
Last Edited 24 Mar 2008

Citations

  1. Texas Department of State Health Services, compiler, Texas Birth Index, 1903 - 1997, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8781&ti=0
  2. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 10, Sheet 16A, Pg 172, Pct. 4, Bell Co., TX
    Rent=Y, Farm=Y
    Louis A. Culpepper, Head, M, 45, M, AL VA AL, Farmer
    Eliza A. Culpepper, Wife, F, 42, M, AL MS GA
    William B. Culpepper, Son, M, 26, S, TX AL AL
    Jesse L. Culpepper, Son, M, 20, S, TX AL AL
    John H. Culpepper, Son, M, 15, S, TX AL AL
    Liddie G. Culpepper, Dau, F, 13, S, TX AL AL
    Ervir L. Culpepper, Dau, F, 11, S, TX AL AL
    Margaret I. Culpepper, Dau, F, 8, S, TX AL AL
    Sunshine E. Culpepper, Dau, F, 1 6/12, S, TX AL AL.
  3. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 16, page 21A, Little River Road,Bell Co., TX
    Owns Home, Radio=N, Farm=Y
    Alford L. Culpepper, Head, M, 56, M, md @19, AL/AL/AL, Odd Jobs Laborer
    Annie J. Culpepper, Wife, F, 53, M, md @16, AL/AL/AL
    Era S. Culpepper, Dau, F, 11, S, TX/AL/AL.
  4. Loretta Meyer, Carlsbad, NM, 2000 report, Loretta Meyer, Carlsbad, NM, to Lew Griffin, 2000.
  5. Sunshine Culpepper and Andrew Jackson Lanham, 1936, Bell Co., Book 31, p. 378.
  6. 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