James M. Culpepper

Male, #34624, (11 May 1859 - 1861)

Father*Daniel F. Culpepper (5 Dec 1825 - 3 Dec 1900)
Mother*Mary Ann Guthrie (1839 - 1862)
James M. Culpepper|b. 11 May 1859\nd. 1861|p34624.htm|Daniel F. Culpepper|b. 5 Dec 1825\nd. 3 Dec 1900|p32383.htm|Mary Ann Guthrie|b. 1839\nd. 1862|p32384.htm|Francis G. Culpepper|b. 31 Jan 1804\nd. 21 Oct 1903|p32062.htm|Eglintine Langley|b. 6 Apr 1810\nd. 3 Apr 1878|p32064.htm|||||||

Birth*11 May 1859 James was born at Lavaca Co., Texas, on 11 May 1859. 
 He was the son of Daniel F. Culpepper and Mary Ann Guthrie. 
Death*1861 He died at Lavaca Co., Texas, in 1861. 
Burial*1861 His body was interred in 1861 at Mount Olive Cemetery, Lavaca Co., Texas.1 
Biography* Mrs. James L. (Vivian Hastings) Culpepper recorded the following tombstone in the Mt. Olive Cemetery, Lavaca Co., TX in a 24 Sep 1978 letter: J. M. [sic] Culpepper 1860 - 1861
      Mrs. Culpepper added the note that this was "probably son of D. F. & Mary Ann." Mrs. Travis (Jacqueline Lorenz) McClinton recorded the tombstone in her Mt. Olive Cemetery records as: J. N. [sic] Culpepper 1860 - 1861
      Mrs. McClinton noted that the 1861 might have been 1867. Culpepper Heritage Association records list the name as "James M. Culpepper" and place him as a son of Daniel F. and Mary Ann (Guthrie) Culpepper and with a birth date of 11 May 1859 and a death date from the tombstone of 1861. On p. 52 of Lavaca Co., TX - Cemetery Records Vol. I by Sammy Tise, the tombstone record is listed as: CULPEPPER, J. N._____1860_____1861_____Could be 1867
      Unfortunately census records don't help in determining this child's name or parents. J. M. was not listed with the D. F. Culpepper family in the 1860 census even though the family was listed twice. If the child was born in 1860 as indicated by the tombstone, then perhaps he was born after the census was taken. Based on the proximity of the grave to Mary Ann (Guthrie) Culpepper, he is presumed to have been her child. 

Last Edited 11 Jan 2004

Citations

  1. Sammy Tise, Lavaca Co., TX - Cemetery Records, Hallettsville, TX: Sammy Tise.
    Vol I p 52 'CULPEPPER, J. N. 1860 1861 Could be 1867.'