Benjamin Franklin Culpepper1

Male, #3982, (4 Jun 1832 - 12 Aug 1896)

ParentRev. Benjamin Culpepper (circa 1792 - circa 1856)
ParentPolly L. (?) (1794 - 1 Jul 1870)
Benjamin Franklin Culpepper|b. 4 Jun 1832\nd. 12 Aug 1896|p3982.htm|Rev. Benjamin Culpepper|b. circa 1792\nd. circa 1856|p3956.htm|Polly L. (?)|b. 1794\nd. 1 Jul 1870|p3980.htm|Rev. John Culpepper Congressman of NC|b. 10 Apr 1765\nd. Jan 1841|p3954.htm|Mary Yarbrough|b. circa 1769\nd. 5 Feb 1827|p3963.htm|||||||

Name Variation Benjamin Franklin Culpepper was also known as Frank. 
Birth*4 Jun 1832 Benjamin was born at Lexington, Henderson Co., Tennessee, on 4 Jun 1832. 
 He was the son of Rev. Benjamin Culpepper and Polly L. (?). 
(free wh male 05-10) 1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Benjamin was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10,in Rev. Benjamin Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at DeSoto Co., Mississippi.2 
Marriage*11 Oct 1855 He married Susan Elizabeth J. McGehee at Lehi, Jefferson Co., Arkansas, on 11 Oct 1855.3,4 
Marriage*circa 1874 He married Mary Virginia Tarver at Arkansas circa 1874. 
Note* Census: 1870 Bradley Co., AR \p. 594 #90 (Frank Culpepper 34 TN)\. Census: 1880 Lincoln Co., AR \p. 178 #1 (B. F. Culpepper 46 TN)\. 
1880 Census* Benjamin was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Lincoln Co., Arkansas.5 
Death*12 Aug 1896 He died at Lincoln Co., Arkansas, on 12 Aug 1896. 
Burial*circa 14 Aug 1896 His body was interred circa 14 Aug 1896 at Shady Grove Cemetery, Lincoln Co., Arkansas. 

Family 1

Susan Elizabeth J. McGehee (20 May 1838 - 23 Nov 1871)
Marriage*11 Oct 1855 He married Susan Elizabeth J. McGehee at Lehi, Jefferson Co., Arkansas, on 11 Oct 1855.3,4 
Children

Family 2

Mary Virginia Tarver (3 Dec 1844 - 22 Feb 1929)
Marriage*circa 1874 He married Mary Virginia Tarver at Arkansas circa 1874. 
Children

Charts Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Descendants of Benjamin Franklin Culpepper of Lincoln Co., AR
Last Edited 12 Dec 2007

Citations

  1. E-mail from Jolynne Waits, Pine Bluff, AR to Lew Griffin, 1998 - 2001.
  2. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 113, Ancestry.com images 15-16, Unknown Township, Desoto Co., MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 2 M5-10, 2 M15-20, 1 M20-30, 1 M30-40, 1 F10-15, 1 F40-50, 2 slaves.
  3. Brent H. Holcombe, Marriage & Death Notices - Southern Christian Advocate, Vol. I, 1837-1860.
    p 399 8 Nov 1855 issue by 'Rev. J. Renfro.'
  4. Book A, p. 211.
  5. FHL Film 1254049, National Archives Film T9-0049, Owen, Page 47A.