Rev. Edward Benito Culpepper1,2,3

Male, #3857, (18 Apr 1884 - 13 Apr 1957)

Parent*Rev. Benjamin Sampson Culpepper (14 May 1839 - 7 Dec 1888)
Parent*Dorcus Drusilla Horne (3 Feb 1841 - 25 Sep 1910)
Rev. Edward Benito Culpepper|b. 18 Apr 1884\nd. 13 Apr 1957|p3857.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|

Name Variation  Rev. Edward Benito Culpepper was also known as Eddie. 
Name Variation  Rev. Edward Benito Culpepper was also known as Edward Benardo.4 
Birth*18 Apr 1884 Edward was born at Echols Co., Georgia, on 18 Apr 1884.4 
 He was the son of Rev. Benjamin Sampson Culpepper and Dorcus Drusilla Horne. 
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.5 
Marriage*19 Dec 1907 He married Georgia M. Collier on 19 Dec 1907. 
1910 Census*15 Apr 1910 Edward was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Echols Co., Georgia.6 
WWI Draft Reg*1917 He registered for the WW-I draft in 1917 at Lee 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.7
Benjamin Sampson Culpepper family
1920 Census*1 Jan 1920 Edward was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Wrights Chapel, Brooks Co., Georgia.8 
Marriage24 Dec 1922 Wilma L. Padgett and Charles Allison Culpepper were married by him at Echols Co., Georgia, on 24 Dec 1922.9 
1930 Census*1 Apr 1930 Edward was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Wrights Chapel, Echols Co., Georgia.10 
Relocation*1930 He, accompanied by family member(s) Georgia M. Culpepper, Paul Minton Stephen Culpepper, Silas Marcus Culpepper, James Isaac Culpepper and Ambrose J. Culpepper, relocated in 1930 at Augusta, Richmond Co., Georgia.3 
Death*13 Apr 1957 He died at Richmond Co., Georgia, on 13 Apr 1957.11 

Family

Georgia M. Collier (9 Jun 1888 - 2 Sep 1967)
Children

Charts Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Descendants of Benjamin Sampson Culpepper of Hamilton Co., FL
Last Edited 27 Dec 2004

Citations

  1. Brenda Gray records, Brenda Gray to Lew Griffin.
  2. 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.
  3. Augusta Chronicle - Online Archives, Augusta, GA.
    http://augustaarchives.com/
    14 Apr 2004, page 2A. Obituary of Edward Benito Culpepper.
  4. National Archives and Records Administration, compiler, WW-I Draft Records, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2002.
    http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6482&ti=0&r=0
    Edward Bernardo Culpepper, b. 18 Apr 1884, White, , Lee Co., FL.
  5. 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.
  6. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 61, Page 8B, Lake Park & Blanton Road, Echols Co., GA
    Eddie B. Culpepper, Head, M, 26, Md 0, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Georgia M. Culpepper, Wife, F, 20, Md 0, Ch 0/0, GA/GA/GA
    Dorcas D. Culpepper, Mother, F, 70, Wid, Ch 12/8, GA/GA/GA
    Mary J. Culpepper, Sister, F, 40, S, GA/GA/GA.
  7. 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.
  8. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 84, page 3B, Statenville & Melrose Road, Wrights Chapel, Echols Co., GA
    E. B. Culpepper, Head, M, 35, M, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Georgia Culpepper, Wife, F, 30, M, GA/GA/GA
    Lola Blanche Culpepper, Dau, F, 9, S, GA/GA/GA
    Uula Mae Culpepper, Dau, F, 7, S, GA/GA/GA
    Paul M. S. Culpepper, Son, M, 5, S, GA/GA/GA
    Silas M. Culpepper, Son, M, 3, S, GA/GA/GA
    James I. Culpepper, Son, M, 1, S, GA/GA/GA.
  9. 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.
    Charlie Culpepper and Wilma Padgett on 24 Dec 1922 in Echols Co., GA, Book 1-325.
  10. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED5, page 3A, Chapel Road, Wrights Chapel, Echols Co., GA
    Rent=$12.00, Radio=N, Farm=Y
    Edward B.. Culpepper, Head, 46, md @ 24, GA, GA, GA, Farmer
    Georgia Culpepper, Wife, 42, md @ 23, GA, GA, GA
    Paul Culpepper, Son, 14, GA, GA, GA
    Silas Culpepper, Son, 13, GA, GA, GA
    James Culpepper, Son, 11, GA, GA, GA
    Ambrose J. Culpepper, Son, 8, GA, GA, GA
    Fred J. Culpepper, Son, 5, GA, GA, GA
    Dorothy Culpepper, Daughter, 2 10/12, GA, GA, GA
    Philip E. Culpepper, Son, 2, GA, GA, GA.
  11. 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
    Edward B. Culpepper, d. 13 Apr 1957 at 72 years in Richmond Co., GA; Res. in Richmond Co., GA, 09656.