Daniel Elias Leslie Culpepper

Male, #35347, (2 Aug 1867 - 30 Jan 1936)

Parent*John Malcolm Culpepper (13 Nov 1835 - 10 Jan 1927)
Parent*Sarah Ann Elizabeth Stephens (22 Oct 1839 - 21 Jul 1906)
Daniel Elias Leslie Culpepper|b. 2 Aug 1867\nd. 30 Jan 1936|p35347.htm|John Malcolm Culpepper|b. 13 Nov 1835\nd. 10 Jan 1927|p32460.htm|Sarah Ann Elizabeth Stephens|b. 22 Oct 1839\nd. 21 Jul 1906|p32461.htm|Rev. William H. Culpepper|b. 17 Oct 1813\nd. 22 Mar 1909|p32073.htm|Sarah Leslie|b. 15 Feb 1808\nd. 22 Jan 1849|p32074.htm|||||||

Name Variation  Daniel Elias Leslie Culpepper was also known as Dan. 
Birth*2 Aug 1867 Daniel was born at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 2 Aug 1867. 
 He was the son of John Malcolm Culpepper and Sarah Ann Elizabeth Stephens. 
1870 Census1870 William, Sarah, John, Daniel and Robert listed as a household member living with John Malcolm Culpepper on the 1870 Census at Louina, Randolph Co., Alabama. 35 m-p. 572 hh 18. 
1880 Census1880 John, Daniel, Robert and Capos was listed as a son in John Malcolm Culpepper's household on the 1880 Census at Randolph Co., Alabama. 46 m-Beat 8 ED 111-19. 
Employment* Daniel's occupation: farmer at Texas. 
Marriage*20 Oct 1889 He married Dora V. Hardison at Hopkins Co., Texas, on 20 Oct 1889.1 
Photographed*Nov 1891 He was photographed in Nov 1891 at Hopkins Co., Texas.2
Daniel Elias Leslie Culpepper
1900 Census*1 Jun 1900 Daniel was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Hopkins Co., Texas.3 
1910 Census*15 Apr 1910 Daniel was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Hopkins Co., Texas. ED 60 Sheet 131.4 
Marriage*11 Oct 1914 He married Omega Lela Johnson at Hopkins Co., Texas, on 11 Oct 1914. 
1920 Census*1 Jan 1920 Daniel was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Hopkins Co., Texas.5 
Marriage*18 Aug 1923 He married Sarah Maude Hopper at Hopkins Co., Texas, on 18 Aug 1923. 
Employment He was employed at Hopkins Co., Texas. 
1930 Census*1 Apr 1930 Daniel was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Hopkins Co., Texas.6 
Death*30 Jan 1936 He died at Hopkins Co., Texas, on 30 Jan 1936.7 
Burial*6 Feb 1936 His body was interred on 6 Feb 1936 at Pine Forest Cemetery, Pine Forest, Hopkins Co., Texas. 
Biography* Daniel Elias Leslie Culpepper was the son of John Malcolm and Sarah Ann Elizabeth (Stephens) Culpepper. He was born after the Civil War and raised in Randolph Co., AL. Sometime after the 1880 census, Dan's parents went by wagon train to Grant Co., AR and Dan is presumed to have gone with them.

Mrs. D. W. (Lavyn Wright) Sisco, a family historian for the John Malcolm Culpepper family, wrote 8 that "about 1885-1887," Dan and his older brother, Frank Culpepper, went to Hopkins Co., TX to look for land. Frank returned to Arkansas, but Dan apparently stayed and, in 1889, he married Dora (Hardison) Stephens, his cousin's widow, and they settled down in Pine Forest, Hopkins Co., TX to raise their family. Mrs. D. W. (Lavyn Wright) Sisco wrote:9

Uncle Dan Culpepper was a very tall man. He farmed some but was also in law enforcement....

Dan was 43 years old when Dora died in 1911. In 1914, Dan married another widow, Omega Lela (Johnson) Page. Dan was 52 years old when his second wife died in 1920. Dan was married a third time in 1923 to Sarah Maud Hopper. They settled down east of Como, Hopkins Co., TX. Over a period of about 14 years before his death, Dan served as a justice of the peace or as a constable.10

In the Fall of 1935, he was appointed constable of the County Commissioners Court and, in late January, 1936, he was serving as door bailiff for the grand jury of the District Court in Sulphur Springs.10 According to the Friday, 31 Jan 1936 Hopkins County Echo 10 on "Thursday night,"after finishing up with a grand jury session, Dan was headed home when his car ran into a truck and Dan was killed. There were other accidents in the area that night which were attributed to the sleet and ice covered highways and windshields and these factors were believed to have contributed to Dan's accident. Dan was 68 years old. 

Family 1

Dora V. Hardison (23 Feb 1869 - 26 Apr 1911)
Children

Family 2

Omega Lela Johnson (3 Apr 1887 - 12 May 1920)
Children

Family 3

Sarah Maude Hopper (25 Jun 1878 - 5 Jul 1950)

Charts Descendants of Daniel Elias Culpepper of Hopkins Co., TX
Last Edited 20 May 2005

Citations

  1. Book 6, p. 445.
  2. E-mail from Tommie Sue Reeves Smith, e-mail address, 942 Clarice, Grand Prairie, TX 75051 to Lew Griffin, numerous e-mails.
    as provided by Lavyn Sisco.
  3. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 51, Sheet 10B & 11A, Pg 118-119, Pct 2, Gen.com Img 19-20, Hopkins Co., TX
    D. E. Culpepper, Head, M, Feb-1869, 31, md-10 yrs, AL GA MS, Farmer
    Dorcus V. Culpepper, Wife, F, Feb-1869, 31, md-10, Ch 5/5, TX AL AL
    Addie E. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Jul-1890, 5, S, TX AL TX
    Ernest E. Culpepper, Son, M, Jul-1895, 4, S, TX AL TX
    Florence G. Culpepper, Daughter, M, Jul-1897, 2, S, TX AL TX
    Robert E. Culpepper, Son, M, Feb-1900, 4/12, S, TX AL TX
    Mattie E. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Feb-1900, 4/12, S, TX AL TX.
  4. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 60, Sheet 8A, Pg 226A, Pct 2, Gen.com Img 15, Hopkins Co., TX
    Dan E. Culpepper, Head, M, 43, M1, md-20 yrs, AL AL AL, Farmer
    Dora V. Culpepper, Wife, F, 41, M2, md-20 yrs, ch 8/8 or 5/5, TX US US
    Earnest Culpepper, Son, M, 15, S, TX AL TX
    Florence Culpepper, Daughter, F, 12, S, TX AL TX
    John D. Culpepper, Son, M, 6, S, TX AL TX
    Cleo Culpepper, Daughter, F, 3, S, TX AL TX
    Fladger Culpepper, Son, M, 1, S, TX AL TX
    Oliver M. Roberts, Hiredman, M, 56, wid, AL AL AL, Farm Laborer.
  5. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 69, Sheet 10A, Pg 213, Pct 2, Pineforrest & Greenwood Rd., Hopkins Co., TX
    Own=Y, Farm=Y
    Daniel E. Culpepper, Head, M, 52, M, AL GA GA, Farmer
    Omega Culpepper, Wife, F, 42?, M, TX AL TX
    Cleo Culpepper, Dau, F, 13?, S, TX AL TX
    John J. Culpepper, Son, M, 16, S, TX AL TX
    Fladger Culpepper, Son, M, 10, S, TX AL TX
    Woodrow Culpepper, Son, M, 3 2/12, S, TX AL TX
    Olus Culpepper, Son, M, 1 ?/12, S, TX AL TX
    Ionna Mc Corkle, S-Dau, F, 18, S, TX TX TX
    Mary E. Efrid, S-Dau, F, 14, S, TX NC TX
    Clay D. Page, S-Son, M, 8, S, TX TX TX.
  6. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 12, Sheet 4A, Pg 137, Pct. 2, Bob Clayton & Rhodes Rd., Hopkins Co., TX
    Rent=Y, Radio=N, Farm=N
    Dan E. Culpepper, Head, M, 62, M, md@22, AL AL GA, Farmer
    Maud Culpepper, Wife, F, 52, M, md@22, TX TX TX
    Loreta Byter, StepDau, F, 21, M, md@20, TX TX TX, Farm Laborer
    Patsy R. Byter, StepGDau, F, 8/12, S, TX LA TX
    Effie Ottinger, StepDau, F, 17, S, TX TX TX, Farm Laborer
    Woodrow Culpepper, Son, M, 13, S, TX AL TX, Farm Laborer
    Olus Culpepper. Son, M, 11, S, TX AL TX, Farm Laborer.
  7. Texas Department of Health, compiler, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2006.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4876
    Dan E. Culpepper, Hopkins Co., Jan 28 1936, 3202.
  8. letter 15 Apr 1994
  9. summary of the children of J. M. Culpepper
  10. "Dan Culpepper: Pioneer Citizen, Victim of Wreck," Hopkins County Echo (Texas) 31 Jan 1936, preserved by Lavyn (Wright) Sisco
  11. Texas Department of Health, compiler, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2006.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4876
    Dan Culpepper (Infant of), Hopkins Co., Apr 22 1920, 14193.