John Tyler Culpepper of Cherokee Co., AL1

Male, #5811, (1810 - before 1880)

Parent*Joel Culpepper of Cherokee Co. AL (1782 - a 1855)
Parent*Ann Elizabeth Tyler (17 Dec 1790 - 10 Nov 1870)
John Tyler Culpepper of Cherokee Co., AL|b. 1810\nd. before 1880|p5811.htm|Joel Culpepper of Cherokee Co. AL|b. 1782\nd. after 1855|p5766.htm|Ann Elizabeth Tyler|b. 17 Dec 1790\nd. 10 Nov 1870|p5771.htm|Benjamin Culpepper of Edgefield District, SC|b. between 1755 and 1765\nd. 10 Jan 1829|p5760.htm|(?) (?)|b. circa 1754\nd. before 1790|p5761.htm|John Tyler|b. circa 1760\nd. Feb 1806|p5775.htm||||

DNA* He has been proven by DNA and genealogical research to be a descendant of Benjamin Culpepper of Edgefield District, SC, who is a grandson of Joseph Culpepper and 2-great-grandson of Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, VA. 
Birth*1810 John was born at Abbeville District, South Carolina, in 1810. 
 He was the son of Joel Culpepper of Cherokee Co. AL and Ann Elizabeth Tyler. 
1810 Census6 Aug 1810 Burrell and John was probably a free white male, age under 10, in Joel Culpepper of Cherokee Co. AL's household on the 1810 Census at Abbeville District, South Carolina. Unaccounted for are 1 male 0-10 and 1 female 26-45..2 
1820 Census7 Aug 1820 John was probably a free white male, age 10 and under 16, in Joel Culpepper of Cherokee Co. AL's household, on the 1820 Census at Pendleton District, South Carolina.3 
1830 Census1 Jun 1830 Joel and John was probably a free white male, age 20 and under 30, in Joel Culpepper of Cherokee Co. AL's household, on the 1830 Census at McMinn Co., Tennessee.4 
Marriage*circa 1831 He married Martha Melvina Baker at Tennessee circa 1831. 
1840 Census*1 Jun 1840 He was enumerated in the US Census of 1840 on 1 Jun 1840 at Cherokee Co., Alabama.5 
Census1850 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Cherokee Co., Alabama, in 1850. 
Census*1860 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Cherokee Co., Alabama, in 1860. 
1870 Census* John was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Cherokee Co., Alabama.6 
Burial* His body was interred at Pleasant Hill Methodist Cemetery, Cherokee Co., Alabama. Unmarked grave.1 
Death*before 1880 He died at Cherokee Co., Alabama, before 1880. 
Biography* John Tyler was a rural school teacher.

John Tyler and Martha were Charter members of Pleasant Hill Methodist Church in Cherokee County which at one time was in DeKalb County. They are both buried in the church cemetery in unmarked graves along with several other family members with unmarked graves.7 

Family

Martha Melvina Baker (circa 1813 - after 1880)
Children

Charts Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Last Edited 8 Jul 2008

Citations

  1. E-mail from Mary Genevieve Taylor Harris (Mrs. John N. Harris Jr.), e-mail address, Dallas, TX to Lew Griffin, 1983-2004.
  2. 1810 Federal Census, United States.
    Unknown Township, Abbeville District, SC
    Joel Culpepper, page 55, 3 M0-10, 1 M26-45, 1 F16-26, 1 F26-45, 0 slaves
    Joseph Culpepper, page 55, 1 M10-16, 2 M16-26, 1 M45+, 1 F45+, 23 slaves.
  3. 1820 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 193, Unknown Townships, Pendleton District, SC
    Joel Culpepper, 1 M0-10, 1 M10-26, 1 M26-45, 1M45+, 1 F0-10, 1 F26-45, 0 slaves.
  4. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 168, Ancestry.com image 70, Unknown Township, McMinn Co., TN
    Joel Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 2 M5-10, 1 M15-20, 2 M20-30, 1 M40-50, 3 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 1 F15-20, 1 F30-40, 0 slaves.
  5. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 118, Ancestry.com images 15-16, Unknown Township, Cherokee Co., AL
    J. T. Culpepper, 3 M0-5, 1 M30-40, 1 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 1 F20-30.
  6. Page 242.
  7. E-mail from Barbara Hammett, e-mail address to Lew Griffin, Oct 2007.