John Henry Culpepper of Quitman Co., GA1

Male, #5039, (circa 1830 - circa 1863)

DNA* He heads a family branch whose exact ancestry is unknown.
A DNA test of a descendant of John proves that he descends from Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC. However, the exact path of descent is unknown.2 
Birth*circa 1830 John was born at Warren Co., Georgia, circa 1830.3 
1850 Census1 Jun 1850 Parmelia, Trusannah, William, John, Ella, Wesley, Buler and Robert listed as a household member living with William T. Huskey on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Warren Co., Georgia.
(The baby Robert Culpepper shown in this household by the census is otherwise unaccounted for. It seems likely that Ella or Trusannah were not Culpeppers at birth but married William or John, and Robert was the son of this couple. It should also be noted that no girls appeared in Dickinson's HH in 1840 as age 5-10 (which would have been Ella's age bracket), and only 1 girl appeared as age 10-15 (but both Frances and Trusannah were in this bracket). Thus, it might best be assumed that both Ella and Trusannah were born to other parents and married Culpeppers. Given the relative ages, it seems most likely that Trusannah married William and Ella married John. Further, as they are the older couple, Trusannah and William are probably the parents of Robert. However, both John and William married other wives in the 1850's, so if either was the father of Robert and the husband of Trusannah or Ella, it appears that their first wife and child had both died within a few years.

Further complicating the matter, in the 1840 census their were no boys under the age of 15 in Dickinson's HH. Therefore, it would appear unlikely that either William or John were the children of Dickinson.).3 
Marriage*23 Dec 1852 He married Elizabeth Winefred Gray at Early Co., Georgia, on 23 Dec 1852.4 
1860 Census*1 Jun 1860 John was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Quitman Co., Georgia.5 
Civil War*between 1861 and 1863 He served in the War Between the States between 1861 and 1863
(Co. F, 61st GA Infantry). 
Death*circa 1863 He died at Virginia circa 1863. 
Biography* John was living near Washington Culpepper, in both 1850 and 1860, and as a result, had once been assumed to be a brother of Washington. However, DNA testing shows John Henry to be a descendant of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC, and thus not a brother of Washington and not a descendant of Robert Culpepper, Jr.
     According to a descendant, Frank Sanders Ziegele of Lakeland, FL, John died of illness on a march through Virginia during the Civil War. He served in Co. F of the 61st GA Infantry.
     Today, descendants of John Henry Culpepper and Elizabeth Winefred Gray can be found in Lumpkin, Stewart County, and includes the James Alford York Family, Wavely Hall, Georgia. 

Family

Elizabeth Winefred Gray (circa 1835 - )
Children

Last Edited 29 Jun 2008

Citations

  1. E-mail from Glenda Rolison York to Lew Griffin, 2001.
  2. Culpepper Project at FamilyTreeDNA.com, http://gen.culpepper.com/dna/results.htm[:WEB].
  3. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 153B, Family 405, 90 Subdivision, Warren Co., GA
    William Huskey, 36, M, GA, Mechanic, $150
    Pamela (Culpepper) Huskey, 43, F, GA
    Trusannah Culpepper, 22 F, GA
    William G. Culpepper, 22, M, GA, Laborer
    John W. Culpepper, 20, M, GA, Laborer
    Ella A. M. Culpepper, 16, F, GA
    Wesley W. Huskey, 4, M
    Buler P. Huskey, 2, M
    Robert M. Culpepper, 1, M.
  4. Ancestry.com, compiler, Georgia Marriages to 1850, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1997.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/2085a.htm
    John H. Culpepper and Elizabeth W. Gray on 23 Dec 1852 in Early Co., GA.
  5. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 461, Hodchodkee PO, Quitman Co., GA
    John H. Culpepper, 30, M, Farmer, -/$500, GA
    Elizabeth Culpepper, 24, F, GA
    Sarah E. Culpepper, 7, F, GA
    James W. Culpepper, 5, M, GA
    John A. Culpepper, 5, M, GA
    Mary F. Culpepper, 1, F, GA.