Martha Kemp

Female, #4584, (circa 1810 - after 1880)

Birth*circa 1810 Martha was born circa 1810. 
Marriage*26 Nov 1835 She married John B. Culpepper at Houston Co., Georgia, on 26 Nov 1835.1 
Married Name26 Nov 1835  As of 26 Nov 1835, her married name was Culpepper. 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Martha was probably a free white female, age 30 and under 40, in John B. Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Houston Co., Georgia.2 
1850 Census*1 Jun 1850 Martha listed as a household member living with John B. Culpepper on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Sumter Co., Georgia.3 
WillMay 1853 In John B. Culpepper's will in May 1853 at Stewart Co., Georgia, Martha, Marcus, Mary, Benjamin and Martha was named as an heir.4 
1860 Slave Census*1 Jun 1860 She was listed as a slave owner on the 1860 Census at Webster Co., Georgia.5 
1860 Census*1 Jun 1860 Martha was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Webster Co., Georgia.6 
1870 Census1 Jun 1870 Sarah, John, Benjamin, Uriah, Sarah and Martha listed as a household member living with Marcus Allison Culpepper on the 1870 Census at Webster Co., Georgia.7 
1880 Census1 Jun 1880 Martha was listed as a mother-in-law in James Wiggins's household on the 1880 Census at Terrell Co., Georgia.8 
Death*after 1880 She died at Terrell Co., Georgia, after 1880. 

Family

John B. Culpepper (circa 1810 - circa Jun 1853)
Children

Last Edited 14 Nov 2004

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com, compiler, Georgia Marriages to 1850, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1997.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/2085a.htm
    John Culpepper and Martha Kemp on 26 Nov 1835 in Houston Co., GA.
  2. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 372, Unk Twp, Houston Co., GA
    John Culpepper, 2 M0-5, 1 M30-40, 1 F0-5, 1 F30-40.
  3. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 167, Family 318, District 17, Sumter Co., GA
    John Culpepper, 41, M, Farmer, RE=$1242, GA
    Martha Culpepper, 40, F, GA
    Mark Culpepper, 13, M, GA
    Mary Culpepper, 11, F, GA
    Benjamin Culpepper, 10, M, GA
    Martha Culpepper, 8, F, GA.
  4. Stewart Co., GA Wills Book B, page 40.
  5. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    1860 Slave Schedule, Webster Co., GA
    M. Culpepper, 1 slave: 22M Mulatto.
  6. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 389, Preston PO, Webster Co., GA
    M. Culpepper, 50, F, Farmer, $1800/$4080, GA
    N. J. Webb, 28, M, GA
    Martha Webb, 18, F, GA.
  7. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 408A, Family 242, Preston PO, Webster Co., GA
    M. A. Culpepper, 33, M, Farmer, -/$325, GA (ID: 4597)
    S. A. Culpepper, 34, F, GA
    J. T. Culpepper, 14, M, GA
    B. B. Culpepper, 12, M, GA
    M. A. Culpepper, 8, M, GA
    S. A. Culpepper, 4, M, GA
    W. W. Cook, 18, M, Farm Laborer, GA
    Family 243:
    Marthy Culpepper, 61, F, Keeping House, $2000/$125, GA.
  8. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Eleventh, Page 229C, Terrell Co., GA
    James Wiggins, Self, M, M, W, 61, Farmer, GA/GA/GA
    Mary (Culpepper) Wiggins, Wife, F, M, W, 41, Keeping House, GA/GA/GA
    Jessie Wiggins, Son, M, S, W, 5, ---, GA/GA/GA
    Cassie Wiggins, Dau, F, S, W, 3, ---, GA/GA/GA
    Joel Wiggins, Son, M, S, W, 11M, ---, GA/GA/GA
    Martha Culpepper, MotherL, F, D, W, 70, At House, GA/GA/GA
    Emma Brooks, SDau, F, S, W, 20, Laborer, GA/GA/GA.