Santilla Culpepper

Female, #3720, (circa 1823 - before 1870)

Parent*John Cowan Culpepper (c 1802 - b 27 Sep 1836)
Parent*Nancy Caroline Lawson (c 1801 - a 1850)
Santilla Culpepper|b. circa 1823\nd. before 1870|p3720.htm|John Cowan Culpepper|b. circa 1802\nd. before 27 Sep 1836|p3232.htm|Nancy Caroline Lawson|b. circa 1801\nd. after 1850|p3233.htm|Sampson Culpepper son of John & Agnes|b. circa 1770\nd. 1822|p3218.htm|Martha (?)|b. circa 1774\nd. after 11 Aug 1828|p3219.htm|||||||

Birth*circa 1823 Santilla was born at Laurens Co., Georgia, circa 1823. 
 She was the daughter of John Cowan Culpepper and Nancy Caroline Lawson. 
1830 Census1 Jun 1830 Santilla was probably a free white female, age 5 and under 10, in John Cowan Culpepper's household, on the 1830 Census at Laurens Co., Georgia.1 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Santilla was probably a free white female, age 20 and under 30, in Nancy Caroline Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Laurens Co., Georgia.2 
1850 Census1 Jun 1850 Santilla, Elizabeth and John listed as a household member living with Nancy Caroline Culpepper on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Laurens Co., Georgia.3 
1860 Census*1 Jun 1860 Santilla was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Laurens Co., Georgia.4 
Death*before 1870 She died at Laurens Co., Georgia, before 1870. 
Research note*12 Jun 2004 The 1860 census lists only one Culpepper family in Laurens County, on page 614. The head of household is Santilla Culpepper, 39, female, born in GA, and there are two children, William E., age 3, and Columbus, age 9/12. She was in the 1850 Laurens County census in the household with Nancy Caroline (Lawson) Culpepper, widow of John Cowan Culpepper. Nancy was age 49, Satilla was age 27. Also in the household were Martha Culpepper, 21, and Elizabeth Culpepper, 25, both assumed to be daughters of John Cowan Culpepper and wife Nancy, who were married in 1823. Also in the household was Sampson Culpepper, age 18. This family consisting of Nancy, the three younger women, and Sampson, was the only Culpepper family in Laurens County in 1850. The 1840 census shows an almost identical group of individuals, except ten years younger. This census doesn't list specific names of individuals, only the head of household and the age ranges of the other individuals. So in this census, Nancy is listed by name, there is one son age 5 to 10, two daughters 10-15 corresponding to Martha and Elizabeth, and one female age 20-30, perhaps corresponding to Santilla, who should have been about 17 rather than 20. In the 1830 census, John Cowan is living, age 20-30, his wife Nancy is 20-30, the son is not yet born, and there are the three daughters, two aged 0-5, and one aged 5-10. The census data taken by itself would seem to indicate that Santilla was a daughter of John Cowan Culpepper, but we have no other evidence to support that, since we don't have any will or estate records for John Cowan. In fact, Ebenezer Culpepper's death certificate indicates that his mother was a "Ganiers" or Gainer. The information on the certificate was supplied by Ebenezer's son, James P. Culpepper. The only Gainers in the area seem to have been the family of James Gainer, of Washington Co, GA. This James was born around 1781-3, according to LDS records, and married Priscilla Brantley. James was the son of William Gainer and Martha Williams. Further research is needed.

Your help with this person will be appreciated. Contact Lew Griffin (see footnote for details).5 

Family
Children

Charts Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Descendants of Santilla Culpepper of Laurens Co., GA
Last Edited 18 Apr 2008

Citations

  1. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 008, Unk Twp, Laurens Co., GA
    John C. Culpepper, 1 M20-30, 2 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 1F 20-30.
  2. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 169 (Image 39), Captain Parker's District, Laurens Co., GA
    N. C. Culpepper, 1 M5-10, 2 F10-15, 1F 20-30, 1 F30-40.
  3. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 246B, District 49, Laurens Co., GA
    Nancy Culpepper, 49, F, SC, Pauper
    Satilla Culpepper, 27, F, GA
    Elizabeth Culpepper, 25, F, GA
    Sampson Culpepper, 8 (sic), M, GA.
  4. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 614, Family 238, Dublin PO, Laurens Co., GA
    Santilla Culpepper, 39, F, --/$50, GA
    William E. Culpepper, 3, M, GA
    Columbus Culpepper, 9/12, M, GA.
  5. Lewis W. Griffin Jr., 4307 North 34th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85018, e-mail address, Phone: (602) 955-2597.