Cassandra Culpepper

Female, #4990, (circa 1824 - after 1880)

Parent*Robert Culpepper of Warren Co., GA (c 1784 - b 1 Jun 1830)
Parent*Jane (?) (c 1799 - )
Cassandra Culpepper|b. circa 1824\nd. after 1880|p4990.htm|Robert Culpepper of Warren Co., GA|b. circa 1784\nd. before 1 Jun 1830|p4877.htm|Jane (?)|b. circa 1799|p4987.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|||||||

Birth*circa 1824 Cassandra was born at Columbia Co., Georgia, circa 1824.1 
 She was the daughter of Robert Culpepper of Warren Co., GA and Jane (?). 
1830 Census1 Jun 1830 Cassandra and Martha was probably a free white female, age 5 and under 10, in Jane (?)'s household, on the 1830 Census at Columbia Co., Georgia.2 
Land Lottery1832  The orphans of Robert Culpepper were fortunate drawers in (1) the Georgia Gold Lottery for lot 587/3/3 in what became either Paulding or Cobb Co., GA, and (2) the Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery for lot 66/8/4 in what became Murray Co., GA. in 1832 at Columbia Co., Georgia.3,4 
Probatebetween 1837 and 1838 A series of adminstrative actions concerning the settlement of Robert Culpepper's estate:
     29 Mar 1837: Gabriel Jones, Adm., estate of late Robert Culpepper, sells at auction to William Stanford, 181.5 acres on Sweetwater Creek for $176.50.
     25 May 1837: Isaac Watson (guardian for the boys) appoints George Gunby as attorney to recover from Gabriel Jones, Adm. of Robert Culpepper estate, all the interest of George and Stephen Culpepper in said estate.
     26 May 1837: George Gunby receives from Gabiel Jones $319.85 for Stephen and $215.58 for George ($104.37 for George previously recovered)
     14 Jun 1837: Jane Culpepper appoints George Gunby to recover her share of Robert's estate, as well as the share of Nathaniel Culpepper which had been assigned to her.
     14 Jun 1937: Jane Culpepper signs receipt for share in full; $66.76 toegether with $137.95 already recovered, plus $100.00 previously paid in cash, and a judgement against the estate of $300.00 plus $35.00 in interest, making a total of $639.71.
     10 Oct 1837: Receipt in full for distributive share of Rebecca and Martha in estate of Robert, $539.71 for the two girls, signed by John Maddocks, guardian.
     29 Jan 1838: Letter from John W. Maddock, agent for Issac Watson to Gabriel Jones, adm. for Robert's estate: "Mr. Jones: If thar is any more coming from the estate of Culpepper to be divided among the heirs, as I come in for shares to shears, you will pay it over to Mr. J. W. Maddock, and he will receipt for same. Dec 25, 1837." s/ Isaac Watson, by Mr. Maddock.
     5 Jun 1838: Receipt. John Langston, guardian for Cassandra Culpepper to Gabriel Jones, adm. estate of Robert Culpepper, $294.81, share in full.5
 
Guardian28 May 1838 She declared as orphan(s) at Robert Culpepper of Warren Co., GA's death and on 28 May 1838 at Columbia Co., Georgia, (John Langston is appointed guardian of Cassandra Culpepper, minor and orphan daughter of Robert Culpepper. $600 bond posted by John Langston, Stephen Drane and William Bell.).6 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Cassandra and Martha was probably a free white female, age 15 and under 20, in Jane (?)'s household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Columbia Co., Georgia.7 
Married Namesay 1849  As of say 1849, her married name was Hager.8 
Marriage*say 1849 She married Thomas F. Hager say 1849.1 
1850 Census1 Jun 1850 Cassandra, Sarah, William, Mary, Julia, David and Thomas listed as a household member living with Jane (?) on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Richmond Co., Georgia.8 
1860 Census1 Jun 1860 Cassandra, Andrew and Mary listed as a household member living with Sarah Ann Culpepper in the 1860 Census at Augusta, Richmond Co., Georgia.9 
Name Changeafter 1860  On after 1860 her name was legally changed to Culpepper. 
1880 Census*1 Jun 1880 Cassandra was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Augusta, Richmond Co., Georgia.10 
Death*after 1880 She died after 1880. 
Biography When Nannie Culpepper died in 1920 at age 28, her young sons Robert and James Culpepper were given by their father Robert to his sisters Hattie and Lottie to raise. At the same time, their father changed his last name and that of the boys to Hager, reversing a family name change that had been made 50 years earlier by Cassandra Culpepper Hager.
(Names referenced above include: James Vernon Culpepper, Robert Andrew Culpepper Sr., Nannie Culpepper, Lottie Culpepper and Hattie Culpepper).11 
Biography* Susan Van Ord wrote on 23 Aug 2007:
"I'm a descendent of Casandra Culpepper Hager, b. Abt 1824 in Franklin Co., GA (I think). Her husband, Thomas Hager went to fight in the Mexican War (1846-47). He was also, by chance, one of the '49ers who walked to California, found nothing and walked back to GA. Anyway, he didn't ever come back from the war. She said he hadn't been kill in the war -- he just didn't want to come back. So she went back to using her maiden name! Have you any record on this lady? She had a son named Andrew Culpepper Hager, b. 1853 in GA, d. 19 May 1890 -- probably in Augusta, Richmond, GA. His son, my grandfather, was William Garland Hager, Sr. Grampa's brother, James Hager, killed a man and Grampa and all his siblings changed their last name to Culpepper until Grampa was able to get Uncle Jim out of the country. Then Grampa went back to "Hager" as did most of the rest of his siblings. The girls used Culpepper until they married.12 

Family 1

Thomas F. Hager (circa 1820 - )
Child

Family 2
Child

Charts Descendants of Robert Culpepper, Jr. of Lower Norfolk Co., VA (Six generations)
Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Last Edited 20 Apr 2008

Citations

  1. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 488, Family 743, Richmond Co., GA (3 Oct 1850)
    Jane Culpepper, 50, F, NC
    Cassandra (Culpepper) Hager, 26, F, GA
    Sarah A. Culpepper, 24, F, GA
    William W. Culpepper, 21, M, GA, Mechanic
    Mary Ann Culpepper, 16, F, GA
    Julia Ann Culpepper, 13, F, GA
    David P. Culpepper, 12, M, GA
    John Samonds, 30, M, Mechanic, SC
    Thomas F. Hager, 30, M, Mechanic, SC
    Clara Andrews, 14, F, GA.
  2. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 354, District 9, Columbia Co., GA
    Jane Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 2 M15-20, 1 F0-5, 2 F5-10, 1 F10-15, 1 F30-40.
  3. Rev. S. Emmett Lucas Jr., The 1832 Gold Lottery of Georgia, Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1988, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8 R2lb.
    Robert Culpepper orphans, Harris District, Columbia Co., GA, drew lot 587/3/3 in what became either Paulding or Cobb Co., GA, 1832.
  4. James F. Smith, compiler, Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery, 1832, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2000.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.asp?dbid=4242
    Robert Culpepper Orphans, Harris District, Columbia Co., GA, drew lot 66/8/4 in what became Murray Co., GA, 1832.
  5. Mrs. F. F. Baker, compiler, Columbia Co., GA Early Court Records, Albany, GA: Georgia Pioneer Publications, 19??, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 975.8635 P2b.
    Pages 21, 68, 131, 133, 135.
  6. Columbia Co., GA, Guardians’ Bonds Book (1821-1851) page 262.
  7. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 354, Columbia Co., GA
    Jane Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M10-15, 1 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 1 F10-15, 2 F15-20, 1 F30-40.
  8. E-mail from Sherry Marks Ogbebor, e-mail address, Riverside, California to Warren Culpepper, 2005.
    Page 488, Family 743, Richmond Co., GA (3 Oct 1850)
    Jane Culpepper, 50, F, NC
    Cassandra (Culpepper) Hager, 26, F, GA
    Sarah A. Culpepper, 24, F, GA
    William W. Culpepper, 21, M, GA, Mechanic
    Mary Ann Culpepper, 16, F, GA
    Julia Ann Culpepper, 13, F, GA
    David P. Culpepper, 12, M, GA
    John Samonds, 30, M, Mechanic, SC
    Thomas F. Hager, 30, M, Mechanic, SC
    Clara Andrews, 14, F, GA.
  9. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Augusta, Richmond Co., GA, Page 891 (Ancestry.com image 187)
    (Surname spelled Culpeper in census)
    Sarahan Culpepper, 30, F, GA, $-/$50
    Casandra (Culpepper) Hagan, 32, F, GA, Weaver
    Mary A Culpepper, 25, F, GA, Weaver
    Andrew Hagan, 9, M, GA
    Julian Levey, 19, F, Ireland
    Enoch Levey, 22, M, ME, Machinist.
  10. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 429D, Augusta, Richmond Co., GA
    C. Culpepper, Self, F, Wid, W, 54, GA/GA/GA, Keeps House
    Andrew Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, W, 27, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
    Sarah Culpepper, Sister, F, Unk, W, 51, GA/GA/GA, At Home
    Malissa Culpepper, Dau, F, Sng, W, 13, GA/GA/GA, At School.
  11. E-mail from Sandra Michele Hager (Culpepper), e-mail address to Warren L. Culpepper, Jan 2005.
  12. E-mail from Susan Van Ord, (via Ancestry.com message service) to Culpepper Connections, Aug 2007.