James Monroe Culpepper1,2

Male, #4914, (28 Aug 1838 - 1 Jul 1901)

Parent*Mariner Culpepper of Randolph Co., AL2 (7 May 1793 - 14 Aug 1838)
Parent*Jane Grier McCrary2 (16 Jul 1798 - 9 May 1874)
James Monroe Culpepper|b. 28 Aug 1838\nd. 1 Jul 1901|p4914.htm|Mariner Culpepper of Randolph Co., AL|b. 7 May 1793\nd. 14 Aug 1838|p4882.htm|Jane Grier McCrary|b. 16 Jul 1798\nd. 9 May 1874|p4890.htm|Daniel Culpepper of Warren Co., GA|b. circa 1750\nd. 4 Aug 1819|p4868.htm|Sarah (?)|b. circa 1757\nd. after 1830|p4872.htm|Matthew McCrary|b. circa 1772\nd. circa 1807|p4912.htm|Leticia McCrary|b. circa 1774\nd. circa 1826|p4913.htm|

DNA* To help confirm James Monroe Culpepper's descent from Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, we are seeking a descendant of James's to participate in our free DNA testing project. For more information, go to: http://gen.culpepper.com/dna. 
Birth*28 Aug 1838 James was born at Monroe Co., Georgia, on 28 Aug 1838.3,2 
 He was the son of Mariner Culpepper of Randolph Co., AL and Jane Grier McCrary.2 
Guardian11 Dec 1838 Daniel Clark Culpepper, Benjamin Franklin Drayton Culpepper, Mariner Jackson Culpepper, Lucinda Council Culpepper, Frances Edna Culpepper and James Monroe Culpepper declared as orphan(s) at Mariner Culpepper of Randolph Co., AL's death and Jane Grier McCrary was appointed as guardian on 11 Dec 1838 at Monroe Co., Georgia.4 
1850 Census1 Jun 1850 James, Frances, Mariner and Daniel listed as a household member living with Jane Grier McCrary on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Houston Co., Georgia.5 
1860 Census1 Jun 1860 James and Drewey listed as a household member living with Jane Grier McCrary in the 1860 Census at Houston Co., Georgia.6 
Civil War*between 1861 and 1865 He served in the War Between the States between 1861 and 1865
(James enlisted as a second sergeant in the "Beauregard Volunteers," Company C, Sixth Georgia Regiment, under General Joseph E. Johnston. He served four years in the Confederate Army. In 1864 he succeeded in capturing Brigadier General Rutherford B. Hayes and his aide, Lieutenant Brady, and was commissioned a major. After these two surrendered, Major Culpepper with fifty men captured the enemy brigade; and he himself seized three stands of colors and a sword of the officer next in command to General Hayes. The captured trophies remained in the possession of the family. For a complete history of his unit including many references to James, see:
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/3019/Georgia.htm). 
Marriage*13 Oct 1866 He married Martha Kemp at Houston Co., Georgia, on 13 Oct 1866.7 
1870 Census*1 Jun 1870 James was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Houston Co., Georgia.8 
Marriage*4 Dec 1876 He married Nancy Hannah Kemp at Houston Co., Georgia, on 4 Dec 1876.9 
1880 Census*1 Jun 1880 James was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Houston Co., Georgia.10 
1900 Census*1 Jun 1900 James was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Fort Valley, Houston Co., Georgia.11 
Death*1 Jul 1901 He died at Fort Valley, Houston Co., Georgia, on 1 Jul 1901.3,2 
Burial*circa 3 Jul 1901 His body was interred circa 3 Jul 1901 at Oaklawn Cemetery, Fort Valley, Peach Co., Georgia.3 
Biography* After the war James was a senator, a county commissioner, a councilman and a water commissioner in Fort Valley.

Margie Butler, on 28 Aug 2003, wrote: "I ran across information on the Culpepper family, contained in the Special Collections, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University... I have cut and pasted information from the library website which will give additional information on the collection at Emory."
http://web.library.emory.edu/libraries/speccolls/geninfo.html

Special Collections & Archives, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University, 540 Asbury Circle, Atlanta, Georgia 30322-2870, (404) 727-6887, speccollref@emory.edu

CULPEPPER FAMILY (#638), Papers, ca. 1822-1918; 1 box:
The Culpepper Family Papers contain personal letters, legal and financial records of Mrs. James Monroe Culpepper, Marina Culpepper, Jane Culpepper, Nancy Culpepper and others. Many letters are from the women of the family, detailing personal, legal, and financial matters. Finding aids: inventory.

Flags: Battle flag of Company C, 6th Georgia Regiment, 1863. [Confederate Miscellany (MSS20), Section Id, J. M. Culpepper]

Obituary:
Maj. J. Monroe Culpepper died at his home in Fort Valley, GA on 29 Jun 1901. Burial was in the Oaklawn Cemetery in Fort Valley. He was 67 years old and was a soldier in the Confederate War. He leaves a wife, several children, and grandchildren. (Source: Cemeteries and Obituaries of Houston Co., GA. Abstracted by Addie Paramore Howell from The Houston Home Journal, Perry, GA 1870-1912. Published by Omni Press, Macon, GA: 1982.).
 

Family 1

Martha Kemp (circa 1847 - 21 Sep 1870)
Children

Family 2

Nancy Hannah Kemp (3 Jul 1857 - 23 Jul 1917)
Children

Charts Descendants of Robert Culpepper, Jr. of Lower Norfolk Co., VA (Six generations)
Descendants of James Monroe Culpepper of Houston Co., GA
Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Last Edited 29 Nov 2007

Citations

  1. History of Peach County Georgia.
  2. , Mariner Culpepper Family Bible: Abstracted by Warren Culpepper from photocopies of bible pages in the files of Culpepper Connections, Original source and current owner unknown, owner.
    http://gen.culpepper.com/archives/ga/monroe.htm#Mariner
  3. Oak Lawn Cemetery Records, Fort Valley, Peach Co., GA.
    James Monroe Culpepper, 28 Aug 1838 - 1 Jul 1901, Major, 6th Georgia Regiment, Beauregard Volunteers, CSA, (Also has a Masonic emblem on headstone).
  4. Monroe County Court of the Ordinary Annual Returns, Book D, 1836-1840.
  5. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 318A, District 16, Houston Co., GA
    Mrs. Jane Culpepper, 52, F, $2000, GA
    Clark Culpepper, 23, M, Lumber Merchant, GA
    Jackson Culpepper, 20, M, Farmer, GA
    Frances E. Culpepper, 15, F, GA
    Monroe Culpepper, 12, M, GA.
  6. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 1077, District 5, Houston Co., GA
    Jane E. Culpepper, 59, F, Widow, $5,000/$23,070, GA
    James M. Culpepper, 21, M, Farmer, GA
    Drewey M. Jackson, 19, M, GA.
  7. Jordan Dodd, compiler, Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/gamarr/main.htm
    Monroe Culpepper and Martha Kemp on 13 Oct 1866 in Houston Co., GA.
  8. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 33A, Family 1181, Perry PO, Houston Co., GA
    James M. Culpepper, 31, M, Farmer, $6000/$1500, GA
    Martha Culpepper, 22, F, GA
    Alice Culpepper, 3, F, GA
    Infant Culpepper, 2/12 (Apr 1870), M, GA
    John T. Jackson, 22, M, Farm Manager, GA
    Jane G. Culpepper, 70, F, GA.
  9. Jordan Dodd, compiler, Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/gamarr/main.htm
    J. M. Culpepper and Nannie H. Kemp on 04 Dec 1876 in Houston Co., GA.
  10. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 32, Page 442D (52), Family 311, Sixth District, Houston Co., GA
    James M. Culpepper, Self, M, M, W, 41, Farmer, GA/GA/GA
    Nancy H. Culpepper, Wife, F, M, W, 29, Keeping House, GA/GA/NC
    Alice B. Culpepper, Dau, F, S, W, 12, At School, GA/GA/GA
    Joseph M. Culpepper, Son, M, S, W, 10, At School, GA/GA/GA
    Mattie M. Culpepper, Dau, F, S, W, 2, At Home, GA/GA/GA
    Claudia Culpepper, Dau, F, S, W, 6M, At Home, GA/GA/GA
    Nelsen H. Spinks, Other, M, W, W, 50, Works In Garden, GA/GA/GA.
  11. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 10, Page 119B (16), Family 362, Fort Valley, Houston Co., GA
    Monroe Culpepper, Head, M, Aug 1838, 61, Md 24 yrs., GA/GA/GA, Landlord
    Nancy Culpepper, Wife, F, Jul 1858, 41, Md 24 yrs, ch 7/7, GA/GA/GA
    Mattie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Oct 1877, 22, Sng, GA/GA/GA
    Claudia Culpepper, Daughter, F, Dec 1879, 20, Sng, GA/GA/GA
    Emily Culpepper, Daughter, F, Aug 1883, 17, Sng, GA/GA/GA
    Mary Culpepper, Daughter, F, May 1886, 14, Sng, GA/GA/GA
    Janie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Oct 1887, 12, Sng, GA/GA/GA
    Monroe Culpepper, Son, M, Sep 1890, 9, Sng, GA/GA/GA
    Morton Culpepper, Son, M, Jul 1895, 4, Sng, GA/GA/GA.