James E. Culpepper1
Male, #58612, (circa 1828 - )
| Birth* | circa 1828 | He was born circa 1828 at Mississippi. His ancestry is not proven. He is assumed to have been a son of John and Keziah Culpepper because Keziah was enumerated in Covington County in censuses of 1840, 1841 and 1845 and no other Culpepper family was known to be living in the county prior to 1880.1 |
| | He was the son of John Culpepper of Hancock & Marion and Keziah Taylor.1 |
| 1830 Census | 1 Jun 1830 | John and James was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10, in Keziah Taylor's household, on the 1830 Census at Marion Co., Mississippi.2 |
| 1840 Census | 1 Jun 1840 | John and James was probably a free white male, age 10 and under 15, in Keziah Taylor's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Covington Co., Mississippi. (Enumerated in the census but otherwise not identified are 1 F5-10, 1 F10-15.).3 |
| 1850 Census* | 1 Jun 1850 | James listed as a household member living with an unknown person on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Covington Co., Mississippi.1 |
| Marriage* | circa 1852 | He married Elizabeth (?) circa 1852.4 |
| Census | 1853 | A census listed James as head of household at Lauderdale Co., Mississippi, in 1853. 2 males and 3 females enumerated but not otherwise accounted for..5 |
| 1860 Census* | 1 Jun 1860 | James was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Simpson Co., Mississippi.4 |
| Census* | 1866 | A census listed James as head of household at Simpson Co., Mississippi, in 1866.6 |
Citations
- 1850 Federal Census, United States.
Page 44, Family 282, Lines 15-30, Not Stated, Covington Co., MS
Miles B. Turner, 48, M, saddle and harness maker, VA
Mary W. Turner, 36, F, GA
Sarah W. Turner, 16, F, MS
Martha E. Turner, 13, F, MS
James F. Turner, 14, M, MS
Amanda L. Turner, 9, F, MS
William H. Turner, 7, M, MS
Allen P. Turner, 5, M, MS
Louis M. Turner, 2, M, MS
McGruda Bryant, 16, M, asst. to saddler, MS
Erastus J. Bryant, 13, M, MS
William W. Selp(?), 25, M, saddler, LA
James E. Culpepper, 21, M, saddler, MS
William Beavess(?), 37, M, laborer, GA
Salina Watts, 14, F, MS
Dicy Watts, 11, F, MS.
- 1830 Federal Census, United States.
Page 115, Ancestry.com images 9-10, Unknown Township, Marion Co., MS
Keziah Culpepper, 2 M0-5, 1 M5-10, 1 F5-10, 1 F30-40, 0 slaves.
- 1840 Federal Census, United States.
Page 44, Ancestry.com images 31-32, Unknown Township, Carroll Co., MS
Joseph Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M15-20, 1 M20-30, 1 M40-50, 1 F20-30, 0 slaves.
- 1860 Federal Census, United States.
Page 30, Family 195, Lines 10-13, Beat 4, Simpson, Mississippi
James E. Culpepper, 31, M, RE=N/A, PE=N/A, MS
Elizabeth Culpepper, 26, F, MS
Albert Culpepper, 5, M, MS
William Turner, 16, M, MS.
- Ron V Jackson (Advanced Indexing Systems), compiler, Mississippi State Census Indices, 1805-90, Generations Network - Provo, UT, 1999.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3556
James Culpepper, Lauderdale Co., MS, 1853, 4 free males, 4 free females.
- Ron V Jackson (Advanced Indexing Systems), compiler, Mississippi State Census Indices, 1805-90, Generations Network - Provo, UT, 1999.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3556
J. E. Culpepper, Simpson Co., MS, 1866
3 Caucasians: 1M30-40, 1F0-10, 1F30-40
64 Slaves: 15M0-10, 6M10-20, 4M20-30, 1M30-40, 2M40-50, 2M50-60, 2M60-70, 11F0-10, 8F10-20, 4F20-30, 3F30-40, 4F40-50, 1F50-60, 1F60-70
(It is not clear why "slaves" were recorded in 1866 as all slaves were freed at the end of the civil war. Either the date is incorrect or esle this is an enumeration of individuals who formerly had been slaves.).