Erma Lorine Culpepper

Female, #34610, (21 Nov 1902 - 2 Dec 1991)

Parent*John Monroe Culpepper (18 Aug 1871 - 23 Feb 1952)
Parent*Nolie Beatrice Medlock (12 Nov 1876 - 20 May 1948)
Erma Lorine Culpepper|b. 21 Nov 1902\nd. 2 Dec 1991|p34610.htm|John Monroe Culpepper|b. 18 Aug 1871\nd. 23 Feb 1952|p34454.htm|Nolie Beatrice Medlock|b. 12 Nov 1876\nd. 20 May 1948|p34455.htm|John J. Culpepper|b. 4 Dec 1850\nd. 28 Sep 1938|p32514.htm|Nancy J. Willoughby|b. 8 Feb 1850\nd. 3 Jul 1936|p32515.htm|John R. Medlock|b. 5 Aug 1853\nd. 9 Dec 1926|p41435.htm|Mary Harlan|b. say 1854|p41436.htm|

Birth*21 Nov 1902 Erma was born at Marshall Co., Alabama, on 21 Nov 1902. 
 She was the daughter of John Monroe Culpepper and Nolie Beatrice Medlock. 
Photographed*circa 1906 She and Johnnie Mary Ann Culpepper were photographed circa 1906 at Marshall Co., Alabama.1
Erma Lorine & Johnnie Mary Ann Culpepper
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 She witnessed the Census 1910 of John Monroe Culpepper.2 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Lillian, Ina, Erma, Johnnie and Imogene was listed as a daughter in John Monroe Culpepper's household on the 1920 Census at Hollis, Etowah Co., Alabama.3 
Marriage*27 Aug 1921 She married Luther Scott Herron at Etowah Co., Alabama, on 27 Aug 1921.1
Erma L. & Scott Herron
Married Name27 Aug 1921  As of 27 Aug 1921, her married name was Herron. 
Photographedcirca 1925 She was photographed circa 1925.1
Irma, Corine, and Scott Herron Jr.
Photographed1937 She was photographed Back: Sarah, Scottie and Charles; Middle: Erma and Corine; Front: Bob and Jack. in 1937 at Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama.1
Scott & Erma Herron family
Photographed*say 1942 She was photographed say 1942 at Jefferson Co., Alabama.1
Scott & Erma (Culpepper) Herron
Death*2 Dec 1991 She died at Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama, on 2 Dec 1991. 
Biography* Erma was a beautiful woman and her children were beautiful also. Scott was also a beautiful man with brilliant blue eyes. I met them in their later years and they were still nice to look at. Erma had very deep dimples and when she laughed her eyes sparkled. She said that her grandmother, on her mother's side, was of indian blood, and I believed it because she had almost black hair and very dark brown eyes until her mid 70s. Half of her children had dark brown eyes and hair, and the others had blue eyes and light hair.
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She was a wonderful human being who was very creative and always laughing.
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She was always very spirited. She grew up picking cotton and her father would give her a little money to work. She decided that she didn't like working so she paid one of her sisters to pick her cotton and went into the woods, where she had made a play house.. to play. She said it was too hot. When she was almost 80 she went to the back of her apt in the wooded area, cut down 7 pine trees, cut them up and made herself a patio.
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Another family story is: When Erma and Scott's children were small, they lived in New Merkle out by Cahaba. At the time it was undeveloped, and just woods. Scott was a lineman for the telephone company. One day he fell from a pole and hurt his back so he couldn't work. Erma said every other morning she would go to the door and find food for her family. It had been put there by the Moonshiners, she thought, and she never saw them to thank them. She said they ate better after Scott fell than before, .. fresh eggs, fresh milk, etc.1
 

Family

Luther Scott Herron (25 Oct 1897 - 21 Aug 1960)

Charts Descendants of Robert Jefferson Culpepper of Cullman Co., AL
Last Edited 19 Dec 2005

Citations

  1. E-mail from Martha Jo Cross Culpepper Mordecai, e-mail address to Lew Griffin, 2003.
  2. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 96, Sheet 22B, Lines 73-78, Albertville, Marshall Co., Alabama (10 May 1910)
    James M. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 38, md1-17yrs, AL/AL/AL, Farmer
    Nolie B. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 32, md1-7yrs, GA/GA/GA
    Lilian I. Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 16, sng, AL/AL/GA
    Ina I. Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 15, sng, AL/AL/GA
    Irma Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 7, sng, AL/AL/GA
    Johnnie Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 4, sng, AL/AL/GA.
  3. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 90, Sheet 1A, Lines 24-31, Turkey Town Rd, Hollis, Etowah Co., AL (2 Jan 1920)
    Monroe J. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 40, md, AL/AL/AL, Farmer
    Nola Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 38, md, GA/GA/GA
    Lillian Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 26, sng, AL/AL/GA, Telephone Operator
    Ina Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 24, sng, AL/AL/GA, Telephone Operator
    Erma Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 17, sng, AL/AL/GA, Telephone Operator
    Johny Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 14, sng, AL/AL/GA
    Elwood Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 8, sng, AL/AL/GA
    Imogene Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 5, sng, AL/AL/GA.