Ellen Fairby Culpepper

Female, #35060, (12 Jun 1891 - 18 Aug 1978)

Parent*Thomas Joel Culpepper (5 Jun 1847 - 20 Sep 1920)
Parent*Issorah Lola Boyd (3 Dec 1851 - 9 Apr 1937)
Ellen Fairby Culpepper|b. 12 Jun 1891\nd. 18 Aug 1978|p35060.htm|Thomas Joel Culpepper|b. 5 Jun 1847\nd. 20 Sep 1920|p32444.htm|Issorah Lola Boyd|b. 3 Dec 1851\nd. 9 Apr 1937|p32445.htm|George W. Culpepper of Meriwether Co., GA|b. 6 Dec 1808\nd. 20 Dec 1901|p32069.htm|Perlina Perdue|b. 27 Jun 1812\nd. 21 Jul 1882|p32070.htm|W. H. Boyd|b. circa 1822\nd. circa 1906|p20199.htm|(?) Wilson ?|b. say 1824|p20200.htm|

Birth*12 Jun 1891 Ellen was born at Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 12 Jun 1891. 
 She was the daughter of Thomas Joel Culpepper and Issorah Lola Boyd. 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 Sallie, Lillian and Ellen was listed as a daughter in Thomas Joel Culpepper and Issorah Lola Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Livingston, Cullman Co., Alabama.1 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Ellen was listed as a daughter in Thomas Joel Culpepper's household on the 1910 Census at Crane Hill, Cullman Co., Alabama.2 
Marriage*24 Nov 1912 She married Homer Lionel Burch at Cullman Co., Alabama, on 24 Nov 1912.3 
Married Name24 Nov 1912  As of 24 Nov 1912, her married name was Burch. 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Ellen was listed as Homer Lionel Burch's wife on the 1920 Census at Sarasota, Manatee Co., Florida.4 
Death*18 Aug 1978 She died at Pleasant Grove, Jefferson Co., Alabama, on 18 Aug 1978. 
Burial*circa 20 Aug 1978 Her body was interred circa 20 Aug 1978 at Cullman City Cemetery, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama. 
Biography* In a 17 Sep 1978 letter, Mrs. Merrell Burch Powell wrote that her mother always spelled her name "'Ellen Fairby' - but Voight [N. V. Culpepper, D.D.S.] has records that she was named after an Aunt, whose name was 'Fereba.'" According to N. V. Culpepper, D.D.S., in a 9 Dec 1977 letter, Mrs. Ellen Culpepper Burch was residing in a nursing home in Pleasant Grove, AL near Birmingham. Mrs. Merrell Burch Powell wrote 27 Sep 1978 that "Mom died in a nursing home with a heart attack.... Mom had her 87th Birthday on June 12th before she died Aug. 18, 1978." 

Family

Homer Lionel Burch (1 Aug 1891 - 10 Aug 1973)

Charts Descendants of Thomas Joel Culpepper of Cullman Co., AL
Last Edited 19 Oct 2005

Citations

  1. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 56, Page 12A, Lines 10-17, Livingston, Cullman Co., AL (18 Jun 1900)
    Thomas J. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, Jun 1847, 52, md-26yrs, GA/SC/SC, Farmer
    Issorah L. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, Dec 1851, 48, md-26yrs, ch 10/7, GA/GA/GA
    James W. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Aug 1876, 23, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farm laborer
    Thomas P. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Oct 1882, 17, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farm laborer
    Sallie J. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Aug 1884, 15, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Lillie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Aug 1886, 13, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Rufus A. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Dec 1888, 11, sng, GA/GA/GA
    Ferbia E. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Jun 1891, 8, sng, GA/GA/GA.
  2. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 27, Page 16A, Lines 24-27, Crane Hill, Cullman Co., AL (4 May 1910)
    Thomas J. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 63, md1-37yrs, GA/SC/SC, Farmer
    Isora L. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 58, md1-37yrs, ch 10/7, GA/GA/GA
    Thomas Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 29, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Ellen Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 18, sng, GA/GA/GA.
  3. Cullman County Judge of Probate, compiler, Cullman County, Alabama Marriages: Microfilm of original Marriage records in the Cullman County Courthouse, transcribed by Lew Griffin, Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975.
    Ellen Culpepper married Homer Burch on 24 Nov 1912 in Cullman Co., AL, Book 9-556.
  4. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    Page: 10A, ED: 124, Image: 382 (8 Jan 1920), 408 8th St., Sarasota, Manatee Co., FL
    Hooker A. Burch, HH, M, W, 28, M, AL/AL/AL, Truck driver
    Ella (Culpepper) Burch, Wife, W, 27, M, GA/GA/GA
    Gerald Burch, Son, M, W, 16, S, AL/AL/GA
    Ruth Burch, Dau, F, W, 4, S, AL/AL/GA
    Carrace Burch, Son, M, W, 1, S, AL/AL/GA
    Joel Culpepper, Father-in-law, M, W, 73, M, GA/GA/GA
    Lola Culpepper, Mother-in-law, F, W, 68, M, GA/GA/GA.