David J. Culpepper1,2

Male, #41033, (25 May 1870 - 3 Oct 1969)

ParentJohn Jefferson Culpepper (4 Nov 1797 - 4 May 1885)
ParentEliza Staples (Mar 1850 - )
David J. Culpepper|b. 25 May 1870\nd. 3 Oct 1969|p41033.htm|John Jefferson Culpepper|b. 4 Nov 1797\nd. 4 May 1885|p32054.htm|Eliza Staples|b. Mar 1850|p41284.htm|John Culpepper of Randolph Co., AL|b. 1 Oct 1772\nd. 13 May 1855|p31566.htm|Nancy Gillespie|b. circa 1778\nd. 25 Jul 1848|p31584.htm|||||||

African* He was an African-American of English Culpeper descent. 
Birth*25 May 1870 David was born at Alabama on 25 May 1870.3 
 He was the son of John Jefferson Culpepper and Eliza Staples. 
1880 Census* David was listed as a son in John Jefferson Culpepper's household on the 1880 Census at Randolph Co., Alabama.4 
Marriage*circa 1890 He married Alice (?) at Alabama circa 1890. 
1900 Census* David was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Randolph Co., Alabama.5 
Marriagecirca 1908 He married Ida Vestula Smith at Randolph Co., Alabama, circa 1908. 
1910 Census* David was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Randolph Co., Alabama.6 
1920 Census*1 Jan 1920 David was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Almond, Randolph Co., Alabama.7 
Photographed*1946 He was photographed From Nicholas R. Busbee:
This was photographed 1946. Mom say's she was 21 years old at the time. They were on their way to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. (And the sun was shining in their faces.) That's the closest thing you'll ever see to a smile on Dave Culpepper's face! And he flashed that big ol' grin just for my mom! (smiles) in 1946 at Randolph Co., Alabama.1
Juanita, Ida, and Dave Culpepper
Death*3 Oct 1969 He died at Wadley, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 3 Oct 1969.8 
Burial*circa 5 Oct 1969 His body was interred circa 5 Oct 1969 at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Randolph Co., Alabama. 
Biography* Nicholas R. Busbee wrote: "My Grandfather David J. Culpepper who was never schooled and never learned to read or write, sent 4 daughters to college. One of which became a full Major in the U.S. Army Nurses Corp. Which was quite an accomplishment for an African American woman back in those days!
     "Dave Culpepper worked on his farm until he was 93 years old. In 1962 he was walking a calf to the barn and the calf knocked him over which broke his hip. He was wheelchair and bed bound until his death in 1969."
     
(Names referenced above: David J. Culpepper David J. Culpepper).1 

Family 1

Alice (?) (Jul 1868 - )
Marriage*circa 1890 He married Alice (?) at Alabama circa 1890. 
Children

Family 2

Ida Vestula Smith (25 Jan 1885 - 22 Jan 1969)
Marriagecirca 1908 He married Ida Vestula Smith at Randolph Co., Alabama, circa 1908. 
Children

Charts Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Last Edited 27 Mar 2008

Citations

  1. E-mail from Nicholas R. Busbee (#43930), e-mail address, 937-321-4683 to Lew Griffin & Warren Culpepper, 2001-2007.
  2. E-mail from Thea Burress to Lew Griffin, 2001.
  3. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
    tombstone has 1869.
  4. FHL Film 1254030, National Archives Film T9-0030, Flat Rock, Page 314B.
  5. ED 58, sheet 7, line 58, Pct. 8, Flat Rock.
  6. ED 149, sheet 2, also in the household, Carry Trammel, step-daughter, age 4.
  7. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    Almond, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: T625_39; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 150; Image: 873.

    Dave Culpepper 50
    Ida Culpepper 34
    Genva Culpepper 19
    Bernice Culpepper 16
    Herman Culpepper 9
    James Culpepper 7
    Thomas Culpepper 5
    Trammel Carrie 15
    Elizzie Culpepper 75.
  8. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  9. E-mail from Willie James, e-mail address to Warren Culpepper, 27 Oct 2006.