Clara Earnest Culpepper

Female, #35377, (5 Mar 1883 - 31 Aug 1943)

Parent*William Jehu Culpepper (15 Oct 1857 - 12 Aug 1929)
Parent*Emily Julia Ann Josephine East (27 Jan 1858 - 14 Jul 1918)
Clara Earnest Culpepper|b. 5 Mar 1883\nd. 31 Aug 1943|p35377.htm|William Jehu Culpepper|b. 15 Oct 1857\nd. 12 Aug 1929|p35342.htm|Emily Julia Ann Josephine East|b. 27 Jan 1858\nd. 14 Jul 1918|p35343.htm|John M. Culpepper|b. 13 Nov 1835\nd. 10 Jan 1927|p32460.htm|Sarah A. E. Stephens|b. 22 Oct 1839\nd. 21 Jul 1906|p32461.htm|||||||

Birth*5 Mar 1883 Clara was born at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 5 Mar 1883. 
 She was the daughter of William Jehu Culpepper and Emily Julia Ann Josephine East. 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 Julia, Emily, Clara, Carrie, Mary and Nannie was listed as a daughter in William Jehu Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Hopkins Co., Texas.1 
Marriage*26 Jun 1914 She married Robert Jackson McGill at Hopkins Co., Texas, on 26 Jun 1914. 
Married Name26 Jun 1914  As of 26 Jun 1914, her married name was McGill. 
Death*31 Aug 1943 She died at Hopkins Co., Texas, on 31 Aug 1943.2 
Burial* Her body was interred at Old Saltillo Cemetery, Saltillo, Hopkins Co., Texas.3 
Biography* Clara Earnest was the daughter of William Jehu and Emily Julia Ann Josephine (East) Culpepper. Her parents were noted in the 1880 census of the Louina Beat (now Wadley) in Randolph Co., AL and this is probably where she spent her early years. Around 1890, the family is believed to have moved to a farm in the Hurricane Creek area of Grant Co., AR and Clara presumably accompanied her parents there.4 Unfortunately, the 1890 U. S. census records were burned. In the mid-1890's, Clara again accompanied her parents as they moved to Hopkins Co., TX and she appears with her parents in 1900 and 1910 census records there.

Clara married Robert Jackson McGill in 1914 census. Robert's father was noted in Randolph Co., AL records as a neighbor of the Culpepper's so Clara and Robert might have known each other from Alabama. The couple settled down to raise their family in Texas. Clara died in 1943 at the age of 60. 

Family

Robert Jackson McGill (31 Aug 1868 - 19 Jul 1959)

Charts Descendants of William Jehu Culpepper of Hopkins Co., TX
Last Edited 17 Nov 2002

Citations

  1. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 51, Sheet 2A, Pg 109A, Pct 2, Gen.com Img 2, Hopkins Co., TX
    W. J. Culpepper, Head, M, Oct-1857, 42, md-25 yrs, AL GA MS, Farmer
    Emily Josephine Culpepper, Wife, F, Jan-1858, 42, md-25 yrs, Ch 16/13, AL AL AL
    William Culpepper, Son, M, Jan-1879, 21, S, AL AL AL, Farm Laborer
    Julia E. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Dec-1880, 19, S, AL AL AL
    Dee M. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Nov-1881, 18, S, AL AL AL
    Clara Culpepper, Daughter, F, Mar-1883, 17, S, AL AL AL
    Carrie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Mar-1883, 17, S, AL AL AL
    Frank Culpepper, Son, M, Sep-1884, 15, S, AL AL AL, Farm Laborer
    Mary G. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Nov-1887, 12, S, AL AL AL
    George F. Culpepper, Son, M, Apr-1890, 10, S, AL AL AL, Farm Laborer
    Irl Culpepper, Son, M, Apr-1896, 4, S, TX AL AL
    Nannie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Jun-1898, 1, S, TX AL AL
    Carl Culpepper, Son, M, Feb-1899, 1, S, TX AL AL.
  2. E-mail from Tommie Sue Reeves Smith, e-mail address, 942 Clarice, Grand Prairie, TX 75051 to Lew Griffin, numerous e-mails.
    RJ McGill Sheet (Hanna McGill Simpson info).
  3. E-mail from Tommie Sue Reeves Smith, e-mail address, 942 Clarice, Grand Prairie, TX 75051 to Lew Griffin, numerous e-mails.
    Robert Jackson McGill Sheet (Hanna McGill Simpson info).
  4. Lavyn (Wright) Sisco letter 15 Apr 1994