Joseph Richard Culpepper

Male, #5875, (5 Mar 1818 - circa 1868)

Parent*Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS (c 1790 - 27 Jan 1860)
Parent*Mary Mason (c 1792 - 18 Jun 1858)
Joseph Richard Culpepper|b. 5 Mar 1818\nd. circa 1868|p5875.htm|Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS|b. circa 1790\nd. 27 Jan 1860|p5769.htm|Mary Mason|b. circa 1792\nd. 18 Jun 1858|p5774.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|George Mason|b. say 1761\nd. before 1822|p47751.htm|Elizabeth Douglas|b. circa 1764\nd. 1829|p6140.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*5 Mar 1818 Joseph was born at South Carolina on 5 Mar 1818. 
 He was the son of Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS and Mary Mason. 
1830 Census1 Jun 1830 Joseph was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10, in Benjamin Culpepper of Attala Co. MS's household, on the 1830 Census at Lawrence Co., Mississippi.1 
1840 Census*1 Jun 1840 Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Carroll Co., Mississippi.
(Joseph is presumed to be the M20-30 in the HH. Also enumerated but otherwise unidentified are: 1 M0-5, 1 M15-20, 1 M40-50).2 
Census*1841 A census listed Joseph as head of household at Carroll Co., Mississippi, in 1841.3 
Census1845 A census listed Joseph as head of household at Carroll Co., Mississippi, in 1845.3 
1850 Census*1 Jun 1850 Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.4 
Marriage*circa 1855 He married Mary Woods at Mississippi circa 1855.5 
1860 Census*1 Jun 1860 Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Attala Co., Mississippi.5 
Death*circa 1868 He died at Attala Co., Mississippi, circa 1868. 

Family

Mary Woods (1822 - before 1880)
Children

Charts Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Last Edited 18 Apr 2008

Citations

  1. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 50, Ancestry.com images 9-10, Unknown Township, Lawrence Co., MS
    Benjamin Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M5-10, 1 M40-50, 2 F0-5, 2 F10-15, 1 F15-20, 1 F20-30, 1 slave.
  2. 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.
  3. 1841 & 1845 State Census, Mississippi, Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3556
  4. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 31-B, Unk Twp, Natchitoches Parish, LA
    Richard Culpepper, 30, M, Laborer, MS
    C. Adams, 34, M, Laborer, Germany.
  5. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 101, Family 669, Lines 1-4, Attala, Township 13 Range 8, Mississippi
    Joseph R. Culpepper, 39, M, Farming, RE=$300, PE= $300, SC
    Mary Culpepper, 35, F, GA
    Wm B. Culpepper, 2, M, MS
    Mary M. Culpepper, 7/12,  F, MS.
  6. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 56, Family 428, Lines 9-14, Beat 5, Attala, MS
    Mary Culpepper, 48, F, Wh, Widow, RE=$100, PE=$200, MS (#5876)
    Burton Culpepper, 12, M, Wh, MS
    Margaret Culpepper, 10, F, Wh, MS
    Joseph Culpepper, 7, M, Wh, MS
    Elbert, Culpepper, 4, M, Wh, MS
    Nancy Culpepper, 3, F, Wh, MS.