| DNA* | | He has been proven by DNA and genealogical research to be a descendant of Allison Culpepper of Webster Co., GA. The ancestry of Allison is unknown. |
| Birth* | circa 1821 | Reuben was born at Jackson Co., Georgia, circa 1821.1 |
| | He was the son of Allison Culpepper of Georgia and Mary (?). |
| 1830 Census | 1 Jun 1830 | Reuben was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10, in Allison Culpepper of Georgia's household, on the 1830 Census at Houston Co., Georgia.2 |
| 1840 Census | 1 Jun 1840 | Reuben was probably a free white male, age 15 and under 20, in Allison Culpepper of Georgia's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Stewart Co., Georgia.3 |
| 1850 Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Mary, Reuben and Eliza listed as a household member living with Allison Culpepper of Georgia on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Stewart Co., Georgia.1 |
| Will | May 1853 | In John B. Culpepper's will, Benjamin and Reuben was named by John to handle his estate in May 1853 at Stewart Co., Georgia.4 |
| Probate | Aug 1853 | They was a buyer from John B. Culpepper's estate at Stewart Co., Georgia, in Aug 1853.5 |
| Relocation | 16 Dec 1853 | On 16 Dec 1853, Webster County was created from the eastern third of Stewart County, and the Culpeppers were apparently in the part of Stewart that became Webster. |
| Marriage* | 2 Feb 1854 | He married S. Louetta Talbot at Stewart Co., Georgia, on 2 Feb 1854.6 |
| Will | Oct 1854 | In Allison Culpepper of Georgia's will in Oct 1854 at Webster Co., Georgia, Mary, Eleanor, Permelia, Charles, Joseph, Edward, Eliza, Reuben, Marcus, Mary, Benjamin and Martha was named as an heir.7 |
| Probate | 1857 | Reuben and Benjamin was the executor of Allison Culpepper of Georgia's estate at Webster Co., Georgia, in 1857. |
| Death* | 1857 | He died at Webster Co., Georgia, in 1857. |