Joseph A. Culpepper

Male, #3983, (circa 1834 - 1 May 1862)

Parent*Rev. Benjamin Culpepper (c 1792 - c 1856)
Parent*Polly L. (?) (1794 - 1 Jul 1870)
Joseph A. Culpepper|b. circa 1834\nd. 1 May 1862|p3983.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|||||||

Extinct?* This family line headed by Joseph A. Culpepper is believed to be extinct. If you know a living male descendant with the Culpepper surname, please contact Warren Culpepper using the link at the bottom of this page. 
Birth*circa 1834 Joseph was born at Lexington, Henderson Co., Tennessee, circa 1834. 
 He was the son of Rev. Benjamin Culpepper and Polly L. (?). 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Joseph and 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.1 
Civil War*between 1861 and 1862 He served in the War Between the States between 1861 and 1862
(Joseph, a Captain in the Confederate Army, was wounded at the battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1862. An entry in the Bible of Eliza Jane Mills Culpepper notes that "he suffered intensley. We regret his death so much, but we sorrow and so as those who have no hope we believe he is now happy and forever free from trouble."). 
Death*1 May 1862 He died at Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee, on 1 May 1862. 

Charts Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Last Edited 20 Apr 2008

Citations

  1. 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.