Elijah Clark Culpepper

Male, #4845, (14 Oct 1903 - 5 Apr 1978)

Parent*Charles Columbus Culpepper (12 Apr 1867 - 30 Dec 1940)
Parent*Emily Ates (5 Mar 1870 - 17 Sep 1968)
Elijah Clark Culpepper|b. 14 Oct 1903\nd. 5 Apr 1978|p4845.htm|Charles Columbus Culpepper|b. 12 Apr 1867\nd. 30 Dec 1940|p3398.htm|Emily Ates|b. 5 Mar 1870\nd. 17 Sep 1968|p4844.htm|Elijah C. Culpepper|b. 12 Sep 1812\nd. 11 Aug 1889|p3315.htm|Lucy A. Carson|b. circa 1836|p3317.htm|Thomas Ates|b. 1830|p46487.htm|Seana Foster|b. 1845|p46488.htm|

Birth*14 Oct 1903 Elijah was born at Santa Rosa Co., Florida, on 14 Oct 1903.1,2 
 He was the son of Charles Columbus Culpepper and Emily Ates. 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Elijah was listed as a son in Charles Columbus Culpepper's household on the 1910 Census at Fleming, Santa Rosa Co., Florida.3 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Elijah was listed as a son in Charles Columbus Culpepper's household on the 1920 Census at Fleming, Santa Rosa Co., Florida.4 
Marriage*24 May 1929 He married Carrie Nelson on 24 May 1929.5 
1930 Census1 Apr 1930 Elijah was listed as a son in Charles Columbus Culpepper's household on the 1930 Census at Fleming, Santa Rosa Co., Florida.6 
SSN*between 1936 and 1950 His Social Security Number was issued between 1936 and 1950 at Florida.1 
Death*5 Apr 1978 He died at Milton, Santa Rosa Co., Florida, on 5 Apr 1978.2,1 
Burial*circa 6 Apr 1978 His body was interred circa 6 Apr 1978 at Crain Cemetery, Milton, Santa Rosa Co., Florida.5 
Biography* "Charlie and Emily [Culpepper] homesteaded 160 acres in the Springhill community toward Munson, Florida. Elijah Clark, born October 14, 1904, was one of four children born to the couple....
     Carrie Nelson was born in Santa Rosa County on February 18, 1902. She met Clark Culpepper on Thanksgiving night in 1927 at the skating rink. Clark offered to drive Carrie and her sister Aggie home that night. So began their courtship. Elijah Clark Culpepper married Carrie Nelson on 24 May 1929 at the judge's home on Berryhill Street in Milton, Florida. Clark brought his bride to the family homestead in Springhill. The couple had three sons, all born at Springhill....
     The Culpepper family moved to Bagdad, Florida in the early 1940's where Clark worked in a local grocery store. During the years in Bagdad, Clark delivered ice from the ice house across from the old L&N Depot, and he delivered newspapers. In later years, the Culpeppers opened their own store on Woodville Road. Clark eventually purchased Allen's cab company in Milton where he worked until he retired. Clark passed away on April 6, 1978. The couple had been married 49 years.
     After Clark's death, Carrie told some of her granddaughters the story of their grandfather's signet ring. When Clark and Carrie first began dating, Clark wore a gold ring with the initials E.C.C carved on it. When Carrie asked what the initial E. stood for, Clark replied, "They didn't tell me." Carrie later found out the initial stood for Elijah, Clark's first name. Clark did not like the name so he would not admit to anyone what the initial E. stood for. In later years, the family found out he had been named for his grandfather, Elijah Clark Culpepper of Pike Co., Alabama.
     Carrie Nelson Culpepper died on May 8, 1988 at the age of eighty-six. Both Clark and Carrie are buried in the Crain Cemetery about five miles north of Milton. Charlie and Emily Culpepper are buried nearby."7 

Family

Carrie Nelson (18 Feb 1902 - 8 May 1988)
Children

Charts Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Descendants of Charles Columbus Culpepper of Santa Rosa Co., FL
Last Edited 6 Jan 2005

Citations

  1. 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
    Clark Culpepper, 14 Oct 1903 - Apr 1978, Milton, Santa Rosa Co., FL; SSN 267-05-4363 issued in Florida before 1951
    (Why it is safe to publish Social Security numbers for deceased people: http://gen.culpepper.com/about/socialsecurity.htm).
  2. State of Florida Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Florida Death Index, 1936-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2004.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7338
    Clark Culpepper, Escambia Co., FL, White, 14 Oct 1903 - 05 Apr 1978.
  3. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 100, Sheet 15B, Lines 57-63, Fleming, Santa Rosa Co., FL
    Charley Culpeper, Head, M, W, 43, md1-9 yrs, AL/GA/GA, Farmer
    Emily Culpepper, Wife, F, M, 39, md1-9 yrs, ch 4/2, FL/AL/FL
    Minda Culpepper, Dau, F, W, 8, Sng, FL/AL/FL
    Clark Culpepper, Son, M, W, 6, Sng, FL/AL/FL
    George Culpepper, Brother, M, W, 36, Sng, AL/GA/GA, Farm Laborer
    Harris Culpepper, Brother, M, W, 31, Sng, AL/GA/GA, Farm Laborer
    Callie Culpepper, Sister, W, 45, Sng, AL/GA/GA.
  4. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    Page: 5A, ED: 137, Image: 253 (3 Feb 1920), Fleming, Santa Rosa Co., FL
    Charlie C. Culpeper, HH, M, W, 52, M, AL/GA/GA, Farming
    Emily Culpepper, Wife, F, M, 49, M, FL/AL/FL
    Minnie Culpepper, Dau, F, W, 18, S, FL/AL/FL
    Hart Culpepper, Son, M, W, 18, S, FL/AL/FL.
  5. Richard Earl Jernigan, Santa Rosa Co., FL Cemeteries West FL Genealogical Society, Pensacola, 1987.
    Crain Cemetery, Section 6, page 204.
  6. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 57-16, Sheet 2B, Lines 97-101, Fleming, Santa Rosa Co., FL
    Charlie C. Culpeper, Head, M, 62, md@30, AL/AL/AL, General Farmer (ID: 3398)v
    Emily Culpepper, Wife, F, 60, md@28, FL/AL/FL
    Clark Culpepper, Son, M, 27, md@26, FL/AL/FL, Laborer/General Farm
    Carrie Culpepper, Dau-in-Law, F, 28, md@27, FL/AL/FL
    Earl C. Culpepper, Grandson, M, 2/12, Sng, FL/FL/FL
    Boyce Ates, Nephew, M, 11, Sng, FL/FL/FL.
  7. The Santa Rosa Co. FL Heritage Book Committee, The Heritage of Santa Rosa County, Florida, Clanton, AL: Heritage Publishing, 2003.
    Pages 242-3, "Clark and Carry Culpepper Family", by Lisa Culpepper Turner.