John Gaston Culpepper

Male, #3985, (20 Nov 1821 - 23 Jun 1912)

ParentRev. Benjamin Culpepper (circa 1792 - circa 1856)
ParentPolly L. (?) (1794 - 1 Jul 1870)
John Gaston Culpepper|b. 20 Nov 1821\nd. 23 Jun 1912|p3985.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|||||||

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Birth*20 Nov 1821 John was born at Anson Co., North Carolina, on 20 Nov 1821. 
 He was the son of Rev. Benjamin Culpepper and Polly L. (?). 
(free wh male 05-10) 1830 Census1 Jun 1830 John was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10, in Rev. Benjamin Culpepper's household, on the 1830 Census at Henderson Co., Tennessee.1 
(free wh male 15-20) 1840 Census1 Jun 1840 John was probably a free white male, age 15 and under 20, in Rev. Benjamin Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at DeSoto Co., Mississippi.2 
Marriage*25 Jul 1844 He married Mary Ann Head at Marshall Co., Mississippi, on 25 Jul 1844.3 
(household member) 1850 Census1 Jun 1850 John was listed as a household member living with Rachel Anderson on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Marshall Co., Mississippi.4 
Census*1850 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Marshall Co., Mississippi, in 1850. 
Census1860 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Bradley Co., Arkansas, in 1860. 
Civil War*between 1862 and 1865 He served in the War Between the States between 1862 and 1865
(Company G, Monroe's Arkansas Cavalry). 
Marriage*1 Oct 1867 He married Elizabeth Greenville Greenlees at Bradley Co., Arkansas, on 1 Oct 1867. 
1880 Census* John was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Dorsey Co., Arkansas.5 
Death*23 Jun 1912 He died at Rison, Cleveland Co., Arkansas, on 23 Jun 1912. 
Burial*circa 25 Jun 1912 His body was interred circa 25 Jun 1912 at Greenwood Cemetery, Rison, Cleveland Co., Arkansas. 

Family 1

Mary Ann Head (5 Dec 1824 - 8 Apr 1867)
Marriage*25 Jul 1844 He married Mary Ann Head at Marshall Co., Mississippi, on 25 Jul 1844.3 
Children

Family 2

Elizabeth Greenville Greenlees (28 Mar 1834 - 11 Oct 1905)
Marriage*1 Oct 1867 He married Elizabeth Greenville Greenlees at Bradley Co., Arkansas, on 1 Oct 1867. 
Children

Charts Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Descendants of John Gaston Culpepper of Bradley Co., AR
Last Edited 30 Mar 2008

Citations

  1. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 087, Ancestry.com Image 29, Unknown Township, Henderson Co., TN
    Benjamin Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 2 M5-10, 1 M10-15, 1 M30-40, 1 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 1 F30-40.
  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. Hunting For Bears, compiler, Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2004.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7842
    John Gaston Culpepper and Mary Ann Head married 19 Jul 1844 in Marshall Co., MS.
  4. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 160, Family 1039, Lines 12-19, Northern Division, Marshall Co., MS
    Rachel Head¸ 45, F, RE=$600, TN
    Lavina Head¸ 17, F, TN
    Malinda H. Head¸ 14, F, TN
    Sarah C. Head¸ 12, F, TN
    Margaret C. Head¸ 6, F, MS
    John Culpeper, 29, M, Farmer, NC
    Mary A. Culpeper, 26, F, TN
    Benjamin F. Culpeper, 2, M, MS.
  5. ED 81, sheet 21, Bowman Twp.