Moses Columbus Culpepper1
Male, #5566, (20 Dec 1872 - 14 Aug 1900)
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| Birth* | 20 Dec 1872 | Moses was born at Monroe Co., Alabama, on 20 Dec 1872.2 |
| | He was the son of Elijah Clark Culpepper and Lucy A. Carson. |
| 1880 Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Charles, George, Moses, Andrew and Henry was listed as a son in Elijah Clark Culpepper's household on the 1880 Census at Tanyard, Pike Co., Alabama.3 |
| Marriage* | 4 Jan 1891 | He married Joanna Catrett at Pike Co., Alabama, on 4 Jan 1891.4 |
| Land Grant/Patent* | 12 Jan 1897 | He was granted land on 12 Jan 1897 at Geneva Co., Alabama.5 |
| 1900 Census* | 1 Jun 1900 | Moses was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Geneva Co., Alabama.6 |
| Death* | 14 Aug 1900 | He died at Geneva Co., Alabama, on 14 Aug 1900. |
| Burial* | circa 15 Aug 1900 | His body was interred circa 15 Aug 1900 at Coffee Springs Cemetery, Coffee Springs, Geneva Co., Alabama.2 |
| Biography* | | Moses and his family moved from Monroe Co., AL, to Pike Co., and then to Geneva Co., where he bought 110 acres of land for $300. He and his wife lived there for the rest of their lives. The homeplace is still there (1999).7 |
Citations
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E-mail from Kenneth Wade Jones to Lew Griffin, 1999.
- Rochelle T. Farris and Lavina Jordan Helms, Coffee Springs, Alabama: A History, Montgomery, Alabama: Herff Jones Yearbook Publications, 1982, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.1292/C1 H2f.
Coffee Springs Cemetery, Coffee Springs, Geneva Co., AL (p. 197)
+ Moses Columbus Culpepper, 20 Dec 1872 - 14 Aug 1900
+ Joanna Culpepper, 15 Sep 1874 - 13 Mar 1948.
- 1880 Federal Census, United States.
ED 147, Page 112A, Lines 17-25, Tanyard, Pike Co., AL
E. C. Culpepper, Self, M, md, Wh, 68, Farmer, GA/GA/SC
L. H. Culpepper, Wife, F, md, Wh, 43, Keeping House, GA/GA/GA
Henry Culpepper, Son, M, sng, Wh, 19, Farm Laborer, AL/GA/GA
Callie Culpepper, Dau, F, sng, Wh, 16, Farm Laborer, AL/GA/GA
Charlie Culpepper, Son, M, sng, Wh, 13, Farm Laborer, AL/GA/GA
George Culpepper, Son, M, sng, Wh, 10, Farm Laborer, AL/GA/GA
Moses Culpepper, Son, M, sng, Wh, 7, Farm Laborer, AL/GA/GA
Nancy Culpepper, Dau, F, sng, Wh, 5, Farm Laborer, AL/GA/GA
Harrison Culpepper, Son, M, sng, Wh, 3, Farm Laborer, AL/GA/GA.
- Pike County Judge of Probate (transcribed by Lew Griffin), compiler, Pike Co., Alabama Marriages, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Films 1033195-1033209.
M. C. Culpepper married Joanna Catrett on 4 Jan 1891 in Pike Co., AL.
- General Land Office Records, compiler, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records, Online, Bureau of Land Management.
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/
Moses C. Culpepper, Signed 12 Jan 1897, 40 acres in Part NESE of Sec 33, Twp 2-N, Rng 23-E, St. Stephens Meridian, Geneva Co., AL.
- 1900 Federal Census, United States.
ED and Page Unknown, Geneva Co., AL (Transcribed by Lew Griffin)
Moses C. Culpepper, Head, W, M, Dec 1872, 27, md, AL
Joana Culpepper, Wife, W, F, Aug 1874, 25, md, AL
Lucy Culpepper, Daughter, W, F, Nov 1891, 8, sng, AL/AL/AL
Calvin Culpepper, Son, W, M, May 1893, 7, sng, AL/AL/AL
Minnie Culpepper, Daughter, W, F, Dec 1894, 5, sng, AL/AL/AL
Frances Culpepper, Daughter, W, F, May 1896, 4, sng, AL/AL/AL
Vester Culpepper, Daughter, W, F, Oct 1897, 2, sng, AL/AL/AL
Wesley Culpepper, Son, W, M, Oct 1899, 0, sng, AL/AL/AL.
- Rochelle T. Farris and Lavina Jordan Helms, Coffee Springs, Alabama: A History, Montgomery, Alabama: Herff Jones Yearbook Publications, 1982, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.1292/C1 H2f.
p. 63.
(8 May 1893 - 9 Nov 1918)