Rev. Jesse Josiah Culpepper1

Male, #3855, (17 Mar 1877 - 19 Jul 1954)

Parent*Rev. Benjamin Sampson Culpepper (14 May 1839 - 7 Dec 1888)
Parent*Dorcus Drusilla Horne (3 Feb 1841 - 25 Sep 1910)
Rev. Jesse Josiah Culpepper|b. 17 Mar 1877\nd. 19 Jul 1954|p3855.htm|Rev. Benjamin Sampson Culpepper|b. 14 May 1839\nd. 7 Dec 1888|p3251.htm|Dorcus Drusilla Horne|b. 3 Feb 1841\nd. 25 Sep 1910|p3295.htm|Benjamin Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA|b. circa 1792\nd. 9 Oct 1851|p3240.htm|Nancy Horne|b. circa 1805|p3241.htm|Arthur B. Horne|b. 1 Apr 1810\nd. 24 Sep 1885|p6503.htm|Mary H. Stanley|b. say 1812\nd. 7 Nov 1891|p6950.htm|

Birth*17 Mar 1877 Jesse was born at Hamilton Co., Florida, on 17 Mar 1877. 
 He was the son of Rev. Benjamin Sampson Culpepper and Dorcus Drusilla Horne. 
1880 Census1 Jun 1880 William, David, Isaac, Jesse and James was listed as a son in Rev. Benjamin Sampson Culpepper's household on the 1880 Census at Hamilton Co., Florida.2 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 Jesse, James, Charles and Edward was listed as a son in Dorcus Drusilla Horne's household on the 1900 Census at Wrights Chapel, Echols Co., Georgia.3 
Marriage*circa 1906 He married Beulah Mae Peterson at Echols Co., Georgia, circa 1906. 
1910 Census*15 Apr 1910 Jesse was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Echols Co., Georgia.4 
Photographedsay 1920 He appeared in a photo with Rev. Isaac Franklin Culpepper and William Henry Culpepper Eight of Benjamin Sampson's eleven children are shown at the right. Three other children died as infants. Of the seven adult sons, five were ordained ministers in the Church of God and one other was a lay preacher. Some in the photo appear to be holding Bibles

Top Row, Left to Right
Rev. Edward Bernado Culpepper (1888-1957)
Rev. Jessie Josiah Culpepper (1877-1954)
Rev. James Wallace Culpepper (1879-1948)
Rev. Charles Allison Culpepper (1881-1947)
Bottom Row, Left to Right
Rev. David Croom Culpepper (1873-????)
Mary Joanna Culpepper Wynn (1866-????)
William Henry Culpepper (1869-1949)
Rev. Isaac Franklin Culpepper (1875-1948) say 1920 at Georgia.5
Benjamin Sampson Culpepper family
1920 Census*1 Jan 1920 Jesse was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Wrights Chapel, Echols Co., Georgia.6 
1930 Census*1 Apr 1930 Jesse was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Valdosta, Lowndes Co., Georgia.7 
Marriage*16 Jul 1948 He married Mrs. Frances Katherine Brinkley at Echols Co., Georgia, on 16 Jul 1948.8 
Death*19 Jul 1954 He died at Echols Co., Georgia, on 19 Jul 1954.9 

Family 1

Beulah Mae Peterson (circa 1878 - 13 Dec 1947)
Children

Family 2

Mrs. Frances Katherine Brinkley (say 1887 - )

Charts Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Descendants of Benjamin Sampson Culpepper of Hamilton Co., FL
Last Edited 8 Nov 2004

Citations

  1. Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia: a biographical account of some of the early settlers of that portion of Wiregrass Georgia embraced in the original counties of Irwin, Appling, Wayne, Camden and Glynn,
    Vol. 6, p. 64-65.
  2. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 278B, Bartow, Hamilton Co., FL
    B. S. Culpepper, Self, M, M, W, 41, Working On Farm, GA/GA/GA (ID: 3251)
    Darcas D. Culpepper, Wife, F, M, W, 38, Keeping House, GA/GA/GA
    Mary J. Culpepper, Dau, F, S, W, 13, At Home, FL/GA/GA
    William H. Culpepper, Son, M, S, W, 12, Working On Farm, GA/GA/GA
    David C. Culpepper, Son, M, S, W, 7, Working On Farm, GA/GA/GA
    Isaac F. Culpepper, Son, M, S, W, 5, At Home, GA/GA/GA
    Jessee J. Culpepper, Son, M, S, W, 3, At Home, FL/GA/GA
    James W. Culpepper, Son, M, S, W, 1, At Home, FL/GA/GA.
  3. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 61, Page 8B, Wrights Chapel District, Echols Co., GA
    (Family named spelled Kulpepper in census)
    Dorcas D. Culpepper, Head, Feb 1841, 59, Wid, Ch 12/8, GA/GA/NC
    Mary J. Culpepper, Dau, F, Oct 1866, 33, S, FL/GA/GA
    Jesse J. Culpepper, Son, M, Mar 1877, 23, S, FL/GA/GA
    James W. Culpepper, Son, M, Apr 1879, 21, S, FL/GA/GA
    Charlie Culpepper, Son, M, May 1881, 19, S, FL/GA/GA
    Edward B. Culpepper, Son, M, Apr 1884, 16, S, FL/GA/GA.
  4. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 61, Page 11A, Chapple Road, Echols Co., GA
    Jesse J. Culpepper, Head, M, 32, Md 5, FL/GA/GA, Farmer
    Beulah M. Culpepper, Wife, F, 30, Md 5, Ch 3/2, GA/GA/GA
    Tavie C. Culpepper, Dau, F, 3, S, GA/FL/GA
    Pansy Culpepper, Dau, F, 4/12, S, GA/FL/GA
    Glenn O. Clayton, Step-Son, M, 10, S, GA/GA/GA.
  5. E-mail from Joanne Botts Kent (her husband David Kent is the grandson of Anna Mae Culpepper Kent), e-mail address to Lew Griffin, 1999 & later.
  6. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 84, page 4B, Lake Park & Jazmine Road, Wrights Chapel, Echols Co., GA
    J. J. Culpepper, Head, M, 42, M, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Beulah Culpepper, Wife, F, 41, M, GA/GA/GA
    Glen Clayton, Step-Son, M, 21, S, GA/GA/GA
    Havy Culpepper, Dau, F, 13, S, GA/GA/GA
    Tanzy Culpepper, Dau, F, 11, S, GA/GA/GA
    Nellie Culpepper, Dau, F, 8, S, GA/GA/GA
    Beatrice Culpepper, Dau, F, 5, S, GA/GA/GA
    Ivy Culpepper, Dau, F, 2, S, GA/GA/GA.
  7. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED12, page 9B, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA
    Rent=$6.00, Radio=N, Farm=N
    Jessie J. Culpepper, Head, 53, md @ 19, GA, GA, GA, Cloth Loom at Cotton Mill
    Annie Culpepper, Wife, 52, md @ 18, GA, GA, GA
    Nellie Culpepper, Daughter, 17, GA, GA, GA, Spinner at Cotton Mill
    Beatry Culpepper, Daughter, 15, GA, GA, GA, Spinner at Cotton Mill
    Ivey Culpepper, Son, 12, GA, GA, GA
    Efford Culpepper, Son, 7, GA, GA, GA.
  8. GA Court of the Ordinary Echols Co., Echols Co., Marriages, 1893-1953, Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1967, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. FHL US/CAN Film # 506,708.
    Jesse J. Culpepper and Mrs. Frances Katherine Brinkley on 16 Jul 1948 in Echols Co., GA, Book 3-74 (J. W. Culpepper was a witness).
  9. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm
    Jesse J. Culpepper, d. 19 Jul 1954 at 78 years in Echols Co., GA; Res. in Echols Co., GA.
  10. Valdosta Daily Times, Valdosta, GA.
    http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/
    Obituary of Ivey S. Culpepper, published 2 Nov 2004.
  11. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED12, page 9B, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA
    Rent=$6.00, Radio=N, Farm=N
    Jessie J. Culpepper, Head, 53, md @ 19, GA, GA, GA, Cloth Loom at Cotton Mill
    Annie Culpepper, Daughter, 52, md @ 18, GA, GA, GA
    Nellie Culpepper, Daughter, 17, GA, GA, GA, Spinner at Cotton Mill
    Beatry Culpepper, Daughter, 15, GA, GA, GA, Spinner at Cotton Mill
    Ivey Culpepper, Son, 12, GA, GA, GA
    Efford Culpepper, Son, 7, GA, GA, GA.