Christopher Columbus Culpepper of Laurens Co., GA1

Male, #3722, (26 Aug 1859 - 22 Dec 1918)

Parent*Santilla Culpepper (c 1823 - b 1870)
Christopher Columbus Culpepper of Laurens Co., GA|b. 26 Aug 1859\nd. 22 Dec 1918|p3722.htm||||Santilla Culpepper|b. circa 1823\nd. before 1870|p3720.htm|||||||John C. Culpepper|b. circa 1802\nd. before 27 Sep 1836|p3232.htm|Nancy C. Lawson|b. circa 1801\nd. after 1850|p3233.htm|

DNA* He heads a family branch whose exact ancestry is unknown.
Historical research shows that Christopher Columbus Culpepper of Laurens Co., GA and William Ebenezer Culpepper of Laurens Co., GA were possibly born out of wedlock to Santilla Culpepper. A test of one descendant of Christopher Columbus Culpepper of Laurens Co., GA shows no relation to other Culpeppers. We would also like to test a descendant of William Ebenezer Culpepper of Laurens Co., GA.2 
Name Variation  Christopher Columbus Culpepper of Laurens Co., GA was also known as Cal. 
Birth*26 Aug 1859 Christopher was born at Laurens Co., Georgia, on 26 Aug 1859.3 
 He was the son of Santilla Culpepper. 
1860 Census1 Jun 1860 William and Christopher listed as a household member living with Santilla Culpepper in the 1860 Census at Laurens Co., Georgia.4 
1870 Census*1 Jun 1870 Christopher listed as a household member living with an unknown person on the 1870 Census at Laurens Co., Georgia.5 
Marriage*16 Mar 1879 He married Sarah Elizabeth Jane Register at Laurens Co., Georgia, on 16 Mar 1879.6 
Photographed*say 1898 He was photographed say 1898 at Reedy Springs, Laurens Co., Georgia.7
1900 Census*1 Jun 1900 Christopher was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Reedy Springs, Laurens Co., Georgia.8 
Photographedcirca 1908 He was photographed Left to right: Christopher Columbus Culpepper, Sarah Elizabeth Jane (Register) Culpepper, Joseph Lemuel Culpepper, Henry Lee Culpepper, William Ebenezer Culpepper circa 1908 at Reedy Springs, Laurens Co., Georgia.7
1910 Census*15 Apr 1910 Christopher was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Reedy Springs, Laurens Co., Georgia.9 
Death*22 Dec 1918 He died at Laurens Co., Georgia, on 22 Dec 1918.3 
Burial*circa 24 Dec 1918 His body was interred circa 24 Dec 1918 at Gay Cemetery, Rentz, Laurens Co., Georgia.3 
Biography* Columbus was orphaned at an early age and was living in 1870 with F. and Rachel Snelgroves in Laurens County. He was eleven years old that year. 

Family

Sarah Elizabeth Jane Register (3 Sep 1856 - 11 Jan 1936)
Children

Charts Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Descendants of Santilla Culpepper of Laurens Co., GA
Last Edited 21 Apr 2008

Citations

  1. E-mail from Kenneth Wayne Culpepper (#39229), e-mail address, e-mail address, 1918 Baker Church Rd, Rentz, Laurens Co., GA 31075 to Lew Griffin & Warren Culpepper, 1998 - 2007.
  2. Warren L. Culpepper, Publisher of Culpepper Connections, See link below for e-mail address.
  3. Macon Ward / Atlanta Stake, compiler, Laurens Co., GA Cemetery Records, Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 182,822.
    Vol. II. Gay Cemetery:
    + C. C. Culpepper, 26 Aug 1859 - 22 Dec 1918
    + Jane Culpepper, 3 Sep 1856 - 11 Jan 1936.
  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. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 331A, Family 349, Dublin PO, Laurens Co., GA
    F. Snellgroves, 25, M, Farmer, $200/$150, GA
    Rachel Snellgroves, 25, F, GA
    Francis M. Snellgroves, 4, F, GA
    John G. Snellgroves, 2, M, GA
    Jos. M. Snellgroves, 1, M, GA
    Francis Snellgroves, 65, F, GA
    C. Culpepper, 11, M, GA.
  6. Laurens County Court of the Ordinary, Laurens Co., GA Marriages, 1851-1935, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1965, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 410,104 - 410,113.
    Columbus Culpepper and Jane Register on 16 Mar 1879 in Laurens Co., GA, Bk J-77.
  7. E-mail from Kenneth Wayne Culpepper (#39229), e-mail address, e-mail address, 1918 Baker Church Rd, Rentz, Laurens Co., GA 31075 to Lew Griffin & Warren Culpepper, 1998 - 2007.
    courtesy of Gary Culpepper, Lakeland, FL.
  8. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 63, Pages 18A-B, Family 303, Rudy Spring, Laurens Co., GA
    (Birth months not properly recorded so not shown here)
    Cal Culpepper, Head, M, 1860, 40, Md 21 yrs, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Jennie Culpepper, Wife, F, 1860, 40, md 21 yrs, ch 8/8, GA/GA/GA
    Zoa Culpepper, Dau, F, 1880, 20, S, GA/GA/GA
    Jim Culpepper, Son, M, 1887, 13, S, GA/GA/GA
    Sallie Culpepper, Dau, F, 1889, 11, S, GA/GA/GA
    Will Culpepper, Son, M, 1891, 9, S, GA/GA/GA
    Lee Culpepper, Son, M, 1893, 7, S, GA/GA/GA
    Lemuel Culpepper, Son, M, 1896, 4, S, GA/GA/GA.
  9. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 113, Pages 240B, Family 210, Gen.com Img 28, Reedy Springs, Laurens Co., GA
    Columbus C. Culpepper, Head, M, 52, md1-31 yrs, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    June Culpepper, Wife, F, 52, md1-31 yrs, ch 8/8, GA/GA/GA
    Ebenezer Culpepper, Son, M, 18, Sng, GA/GA/GA
    Lee Culpepper, Son, M, 16, Sng, GA/GA/GA
    Lemuel Culpepper, Son, M, 14, Sng, GA/GA/GA.