Cora Mae Culpepper1,2

Female, #3549, (May 1898 - 23 Feb 1945)

Father*Elijah Cullen Culpepper (6 Mar 1846 - 28 Sep 1925)
Mother*Mary Prince Richardson (17 Apr 1856 - 12 Aug 1934)
Cora Mae Culpepper|b. May 1898\nd. 23 Feb 1945|p3549.htm|Elijah Cullen Culpepper|b. 6 Mar 1846\nd. 28 Sep 1925|p3390.htm|Mary Prince Richardson|b. 17 Apr 1856\nd. 12 Aug 1934|p3538.htm|Elijah C. Culpepper|b. 12 Sep 1812\nd. 11 Aug 1889|p3315.htm|Mary Bohannan|b. circa 1823\nd. circa 1851|p3316.htm|Augustus R. Richardson|b. circa 1821\nd. 1901|p48456.htm|Falby C. Brooks|b. say 1824\nd. 1908|p48457.htm|

Birth*May 1898 Cora was born at Pike Co., Alabama, in May 1898.3 
 She was the daughter of Elijah Cullen Culpepper and Mary Prince Richardson. 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 Molana, Vela, Corda and Cora was listed as a daughter in Elijah Cullen Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Josie, Pike Co., Alabama.3 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Corda and Cora was listed as a daughter in Elijah Cullen Culpepper's household on the 1910 Census at Josie, Pike Co., Alabama.4 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Cora was listed as a daughter in Elijah Cullen Culpepper's household on the 1920 Census at Josie, Pike Co., Alabama.5 
Marriage*4 Jan 1920 She married Ernest Dewey Renfroe at Pike Co., Alabama, on 4 Jan 1920.6 
Married Name4 Jan 1920  As of 4 Jan 1920, her married name was Renfroe. 
Death*23 Feb 1945 She died at Montgomery Co., Alabama, on 23 Feb 1945.7 
Biography*Jan 2000 Breet Popwell wrote: "...my great-uncle Ralph Renfroe, son of Cora Mae, was killed in WW II at the Battle of the Bulge and is buried in Belgium. Also, my grandfather, Ernest Dewey Renfroe Jr., served in the Korean War, and is living in Columbus, GA. with my grandmother, Alice."1 
BiographyOct 2008 Marie Renfro Popwell (mother of Breet) wrote:
"I don't know how much information you have on Cora Mae's descendants. We are all living except her oldest son, Ralph Lamar Renfroe, and my son (Breet Popwell) provided the information listed about him on the website. I don't know if he included the fact that before he was killed in Belgium in January of 1945 he earned the Soldier's Medal. I have completed a form with the National Archives to get his records but have not received anything. Neither my father nor his brother Kyle remember the circumstances of why he was awarded the medal, which is for heroism in non-combat situations, I believe.

"Here is the information for my family.
     1. Ernest Dewey Renfroe, Junior married Alice Olivia Hall in December 1950. They married in Troy, Pike County, Alabama. Their children are: Anna Marie Renfroe (female) born in 1952 in Troy, Pike County, Alabama; Cynthia Renfroe (female) born in 1956 in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia; and Kelly Anne Renfroe (female) born in 1958 in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia.
     2. Anna Marie Renfroe married James Monroe Popwell in December, 1971. They married in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia. Their children are: James Breet Popwell (male) born in 1974 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, and twins (both female): Anna Victoria Popwell and Lindsey Marie Popwell born in 1979 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama.

"...My father just had his 80th birthday... His grandfather was Pleasant Green Renfroe (Pete), born in 1861 in Pike County, Alabama. His grandmother was Francis Emma Goodson, born somewhere in Florida in 1867. I have not documented past that. I believe Pete's father was Neil Renfroe, son of Mitchell Renfroe, but have no documentation. I also believe Emma was the daughter of John E. Goodson (can't get past him) and Anna T. Grider, born in Morgan County, Georgia in 1832. Anyway, I'm working on it."2 

Family

Ernest Dewey Renfroe (say 1896 - )

Charts Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Descendants of Elijah Cullen Culpepper of Pike Co., AL
Last Edited 2 Nov 2008

Citations

  1. E-mail from Breet Popwell to Lew Griffin, 2000.
  2. E-mail from Marie Renfroe Popwell (gd/o #3549), e-mail address to Culpepper Connections, Oct 2008.
  3. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 136, Pages 1A-B, Lines 48-56, Josie, Pike Co., AL
    Elijah C. Culpepper, Head, Wh, M, Mar 1846, 54, md-29yrs, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Mary Culpepper, Wife, Wh, F, Apr 1856, 44, md-29yrs, ch 12/11, AL/GA/GA
    Charles Culpepper, Son, Wh, M, Jun 1882, 17, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Moland Culpepper, Dau, Wh, F, Apr 1886, 14, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Vela Culpepper, Dau, Wh, F, Feb 1889, 11, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Clark Culpepper, Son, Wh, M, Mar 1891, 9, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Corda P. Culpepper, Dau, Wh, F, Aug 1893, 6, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Carlos Culpepper, Son, Wh, M, May 1895, 5, sng, AL/GA/AL
    Cora M. Culpepper, Dau, Wh, F, May 1898, 2, sng, AL/GA/AL.
  4. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 141, Pages 10A-B, Lines 48-54, Josie, Pike Co., AL
    Elijah C. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 64, md1-35yrs, AL/GA/GA, Farmer
    Mary Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 55, md1-35yrs, ch 12/11, AL/GA/SC
    Clark Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 16, sng, AL/AL/AL, Farm Laborer
    Pearl Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 14, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Corlis Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 12, sng, AL/AL/AL, Farm Laborer
    Cora May Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 10, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Maybelle Culpepper, GrandDau, F, Wh, 5, sng, AL/AL/AL (d/o Charles).
  5. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 156, Page 2B, Lines 82-85, Josie, Pike Co., AL
    Elija C. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 73, md, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Mary P. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 64, md, AL/AL/AL
    ____ Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 22, sng, AL/GA/AL, Farm Laborer
    Carla May Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 18, sng, AL/GA/AL, Farm Laborer.
  6. Pike County Judge of Probate (transcribed by Lew Griffin), compiler, Pike Co., Alabama Marriages, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Films 1033195-1033209.
    Cora May Culpepper (20) married Ernest Dewey Renfroe on 4 Jan 1920 in Pike Co., AL, Book W-317.
  7. State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics / Record Services Division, compiler, Alabama Death Records, 1908-1959, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188
    Cora M. C. Renfroe died 23 Feb 1945 in Montgomery Co., Alabama.