Rufus Washington Culpepper1

Male, #5848, (circa 1838 - circa 1864)

Parent*John Tyler Culpepper of Cherokee Co., AL (1810 - b 1880)
Parent*Martha Melvina Baker (c 1813 - a 1880)
Rufus Washington Culpepper|b. circa 1838\nd. circa 1864|p5848.htm|John Tyler Culpepper of Cherokee Co., AL|b. 1810\nd. before 1880|p5811.htm|Martha Melvina Baker|b. circa 1813\nd. after 1880|p5812.htm|Joel Culpepper of Cherokee Co. AL|b. 1782\nd. after 1855|p5766.htm|Ann E. Tyler|b. 17 Dec 1790\nd. 10 Nov 1870|p5771.htm|Andrew Baker|b. say 1789\nd. before 1850|p47937.htm|Elizabeth (?)|b. say 1790|p57665.htm|

Extinct?* This family line headed by Rufus Washington Culpepper is believed to be extinct. If you know a living male descendant with the Culpepper surname, please contact Warren Culpepper using the link at the bottom of this page. 
Birth*circa 1838 Rufus was born at Cherokee Co., Alabama, circa 1838. 
Employment* Rufus's occupation: Teacher. 
 He was the son of John Tyler Culpepper of Cherokee Co., AL and Martha Melvina Baker. 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Joel, Rufus and James was probably a free white male, under 5 years old, in an unknown person 's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Cherokee Co., Alabama.2 
1860 Census* Rufus was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Cherokee Co., Alabama.3 
Marriage*circa 1860 He married Mary L. Emerson at Cherokee Co., Alabama, circa 1860. 
Civil War*between 1861 and 1864 He served in the War Between the States between 1861 and 1864. 
Death*circa 1864 He died circa 1864. 
Biography* Rufus was George W. Culpepper in the 1850 census, but he changed his name before the 1860 census. In that he is Rufus W.. He signed his letters that he wrote to his wife during the Civil War as R. W. Culpepper. 

Family

Mary L. Emerson (Oct 1842 - )
Child

Charts Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Last Edited 21 Apr 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. 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.
  3. Page 133, family 310, Rufus W., age 22, "teaching s com," Mary L. C., age 17, a domestic.
  4. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 104, Sheet 11B, Pg 82A, Pct 3, Gen.com Img 131, Grayson Co., TX
    Mary Cantrell, Head, F, Oct-1842, 67, WD, Ch 4/4, AL SC SC
    Josephine Culpepper, Daughter, F, Nov-1860, 39, S, AL AL AL
    Edward Cantrell, Son, M, Nov-1882, 17, S, TX AL AL, Farm Laborer
    Roy Cantrell Son, M, Mar-1886, 14, s, TX AL AL.