Edward St. Clair Culpepper Jr. of Barbados & NY1

Male, #42495, (15 Nov 1889 - May 1965)

Parent*Edward St. Clair Culpeper of Barbados & NY (b 2 Jan 1867 - )
Parent*Alice Peters (c 1873 - )
Edward St. Clair Culpepper Jr. of Barbados & NY|b. 15 Nov 1889\nd. May 1965|p42495.htm|Edward St. Clair Culpeper of Barbados & NY|b. before 2 Jan 1867|p10340.htm|Alice Peters|b. circa 1873|p42492.htm|Edward F. Culpeper of Barbados|b. 14 Dec 1843\nd. after 1871|p10337.htm|Emily R. Lloyd of Barbados|b. before 1847\nd. after 1871|p10338.htm||||Isabel Peters|b. say 1850|p42493.htm|

African* He was an African-American. 
Name Variation  Edward St. Clair Culpepper Jr. of Barbados & NY was also known as Sinclair. 
Birth*15 Nov 1889 Edward was born at Bridgetown, Barbados, on 15 Nov 1889. 
 He was the son of Edward St. Clair Culpeper of Barbados & NY and Alice Peters. 
Marriage*circa 1915 He married Anna Viola Butler circa 1915.2 
1930 Census*1 Apr 1930 Edward was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.2 
Death*May 1965 He died at New York City, New York Co., New York, in May 1965. 
Biography* Sinclair was a crew member on the S.S. Parima from 1917 to 1920 and the S.S. Zacapa from 1920 to 1922, making at least 43 trips into Ellis Island during that time. His records at Ellis Island reflect the name forms of "Sinclair Culpepper" (23 times), "Edward Culpepper (9 times), "S. Culpepper" (4 times), "Samuel Culpepper (3 times)", "St. Clair Culpepper" (2 times) and "St. Claire Culpepper" (2 times). In no instance was the 2-p Culpeper name-form found. 

Family

Anna Viola Butler (circa Dec 1893 - )
Children

Charts The Black Culpeppers of Barbados and New York
Last Edited 9 Oct 2006

Citations

  1. American Family Immigration History Center, compiler, Ellis Island Records, The Statue of Liberty--Ellis Island Foundation Inc..
    http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/
  2. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    604 Warren Street, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, ED 1071, Page 9B
    Home=$4000, Radio=N, Farm=N (Black)
    Sinclair Culpepper, Head, 40, md @ 25, BWI/BWI/BWI, Laborer in Laundry
    Annie Culpepper, Wife, 32, md @ 17, BWI/BWI/BWI, Domestic Housework
    David Culpepper, Son, 11, BWI/BWI/BWI
    Viola Culpepper, Daughter, 8, NY/BWI/BWI
    Austin Culpepper, Son, 5, NY/BWI/BWI
    Julian Culpepper, Son, 4, NY/BWI/BWI.