Gussie Monroe Culpepper1

Male, #35921, (15 May 1914 - 30 Mar 1942)

Parent*William Monroe Culpepper (20 Jun 1889 - 9 May 1959)
Parent*Ada Pearl Poole (10 Dec 1888 - 14 Jan 1951)
Gussie Monroe Culpepper|b. 15 May 1914\nd. 30 Mar 1942|p35921.htm|William Monroe Culpepper|b. 20 Jun 1889\nd. 9 May 1959|p11150.htm|Ada Pearl Poole|b. 10 Dec 1888\nd. 14 Jan 1951|p35917.htm|John M. Culpepper|b. 14 Feb 1850\nd. 3 Aug 1913|p3392.htm|Sallie Renfroe|b. 30 Oct 1855\nd. 7 Jan 1923|p3552.htm|||||||

Birth*15 May 1914 Gussie was born at Alabama on 15 May 1914. 
 He was the son of William Monroe Culpepper and Ada Pearl Poole. 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Lester, William and Gussie was listed as a son in William Monroe Culpepper's household on the 1920 Census at Perote, Bullock Co., Alabama.2 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Gussie, Lester, William and James was listed as a son in William Monroe Culpepper's household on the 1930 Census at Josie, Pike Co., Alabama.3 
Marriage*before 1936 He married Chellie Mae Dease at Alabama before 1936. 
Death*30 Mar 1942 He died at Pike Co., Alabama, on 30 Mar 1942.4 
Burial*31 Mar 1942 His body was interred on 31 Mar 1942 at Ramah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Josie, Pike Co., Alabama.5,6 
Biography* Obituary:

CULPEPPER DIES RESULT OF WOUNDS

Gus Culpepper, 28 died this morning at seven o'clock at a local hospital from gunshot wounds said to have been inflicted by Tom Stewart and his son. The shooting affray took place in Bullock County just over the Pike County Line late Thursday afternoon.

Mr. Culpepper is survived by his widow, Mrs Chellie Poole Culpepper, of Banks, Route 2; a son Willie Culpepper; one daughter, Mary Lee Culpepper also of Banks, Route 2; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Culpepper, of Linwood, Route 1, three brothers, Lester, of Perote; Otha, of Corinth; and Quinton of Columbus, Ga; half-sister, Mrs. Rose Mary Canady, of Eufaula; sister, Mrs. Harmon Dees, of Corinth, Ala., and many other relatives who mourn his tragic death.

Funeral will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p. m., from the Ramah Church with the Rev. Lon Renfroe and the Rev. Aaron Green officiating. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery with McGehee Funeral Home directing.7,6 

Family

Chellie Mae Dease (31 May 1917 - 25 Jul 1991)
Children

Charts Descendants of John M. Culpepper of Pike Co., AL
Last Edited 20 Jun 2007

Citations

  1. E-mail from Todd Culpepper to Lew Griffin, 1999, 2000.
  2. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 37, Pages 7A-B, Lines 46-52, Beat 6, Perote, Bullock Co., AL
    William M. Culpepper, Head, M, W, 28, md, AL/AL/AL, Farmer
    Ada Culpepper, Wife, F, W, 28, md, AL/AL/AL
    Mae Culpepper, Daughter, F, W, 12, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Lester Culpepper, Son, M, W, 9, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Other Culpepper, Son, M, W, 7, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Gussie Culpepper, Daughter (sic), F, W, 5, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Mattie Culpepper, Daughter, F, W, 2 3/12, sng, AL/AL/AL.
  3. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 24, Page 232A, Lines 7-13, Josie, Pike Co., AL
    Rents Home, Radio=N, Farm=Y
    Monroe Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 42, md@20, AL/AL/AL, Farmer, Vet=N
    Ada Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 43, md@21, AL/AL/AL
    Lester Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 17, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Otho Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 15, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Gussie Culpepper, Dau (sic), F, Wh, 13, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Mattie Culpepper, Dau, F, Wh, 12, sng, AL/AL/AL
    Quitman Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 5, sng, AL/AL/AL.
  4. 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
    Gus M. Culpepper died 30 Mar 1942 in Pike Co., Alabama.
  5. "Pike County, Alabama Tomb Records, Vol. II", Papers of the Pike County Historical and Genealogical Society, Vol. XXXV, Nos. 3 and 4, 1966.
    Ramah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Josie, Pike Co., AL
    + Gus Culpepper, 1914 - 1942.
  6. William Flake "Sonny" Joiner, e-mail address, P.O. Box 406, Troy, AL 36081-0406, to Pike Co. AL List at Rootsweb (e-mail address) and Culpepper Connections, 1999-2007,.
  7. Troy Messenger, Troy, Alabama.
    http://www.troymessenger.com/
    Obituary of Gussie Monroe Culpepper (#35921), published 30 Mar 1942 and provided to Culpepper Connections! by William Flake "Sonny" Joiner on 9 Jun 2007.