Cleveland Hope Culpepper

Male, #6017, (13 Mar 1898 - 4 Sep 1981)

Father*Adolphus Rutherford Stevenson Culpepper (6 Feb 1847 - 27 Sep 1906)
Mother*Harriet Davis (8 Aug 1863 - 14 Jan 1933)
Cleveland Hope Culpepper|b. 13 Mar 1898\nd. 4 Sep 1981|p6017.htm|Adolphus Rutherford Stevenson Culpepper|b. 6 Feb 1847\nd. 27 Sep 1906|p6011.htm|Harriet Davis|b. 8 Aug 1863\nd. 14 Jan 1933|p6012.htm|Jacob J. Culpepper of McMinn Co., TN|b. 14 Sep 1818\nd. 2 Oct 1865|p5819.htm|Mary A. Wallin|b. 4 Mar 1823\nd. 20 Jan 1877|p5820.htm|||||||

Birth*13 Mar 1898 Cleveland was born at Fannin Co., Texas, on 13 Mar 1898.1 
 He was the son of Adolphus Rutherford Stevenson Culpepper and Harriet Davis. 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 Aubrey, Stephen and Cleveland was listed as a son in Adolphus Rutherford Stevenson Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at Ravenna, Fannin Co., Texas.2 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Aubrey, Stephen, Cleveland and Robert was listed as a son in Harriet Davis's household on the 1910 Census at Fannin Co., Texas.3 
Residence*Sep 1918 Cleveland and Harriet resided at Ravenna, Fannin Co., Texas, in Sep 1918.4 
WWI Draft Reg*12 Sep 1918 Cleveland registered for the WW-I draft, naming Harriet Culpepper as his nearest relative, on 12 Sep 1918 at Bonham, Fannin Co., Texas.4 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Aubrey, Stephen, Cleveland and Robert was listed as a son in Harriet Davis's household on the 1920 Census at Fannin Co., Texas.5 
Marriage*2 Jun 1934 He married Willard Katherine Grant at Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, on 2 Jun 1934. 
SSN*between 1936 and 1950 His Social Security Number was issued between 1936 and 1950 at Texas.1 
Death*4 Sep 1981 He died at Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas, on 4 Sep 1981. Cleve Hope Culpepper, 83, a resident of Abilene for three years, died Friday at 7 p.m. at West Texas Medical Center. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas.

Tom Gaumer, minister of Preston Road Church of Christ, and Adair P. Chapman of Crossroads Evangelism will officiate. Abilene arrangements will be handled by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home.

Born March 13, 1898, in Ravenna, he married Miss Willard Grant in Dallas, June 2, 1934.

As a young man, he worked as a carpenter and a business agent for Carpenters Local 198 in Dallas. Before moving to Abilene, he had retired after 27 years with the U.S. Department of Labor, serving as state supervisor for the Bureau of Apprenticeship.

He was active in the Church of Christ in Dallas, serving for many years as an elder. In Abilene, he was a member of the University Church of Christ.

His survivors, all of Abilene, include his wife; two daughters, Harriet Culpepper and Nancy Hall; three grandchildren, Larry and Hary Hill and Kathy Wilson; a greatgrandchild, Sabrina Wilson; and a sister, Fannie Culpepper.

The family requests memorials be sent to Christian Care Center in Mesquite, Texas, or Christian Service Center in Abilene..1,6 

Family

Willard Katherine Grant (4 Dec 1905 - 14 Apr 1997)
Children

Last Edited 24 Nov 2006

Citations

  1. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
    Cleve Culpepper, 13 Mar 1898 - Sep 1981, Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas 79601, SSN 451-03-2998 issued in Texas before 1951
    (Why it is safe to publish Social Security numbers for deceased people: http://gen.culpepper.com/about/socialsecurity.htm).
  2. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 79, Sheet 2, Pg 162, Pct 7, Gen.com Img 3, Ravenna, Fannin Co., TX
    Adolph R. Culpepper, Head, M, Feb-1847, 53, M, md-14 yrs, TN MS AL, Grocer
    Hattie Culpepper, Wife, F, Aug-1862, 37, M, md-14 yrs, ch 5/5, MO NC KY
    Goldie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Jan-1887, 13, S, TX TN MO
    Fannie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Nov-1889, 10, S, TX TN MO
    Aubry Culpepper, Son, M, Sep-1892, 7, S, TX TN MO
    Earl Culpepper, Son, M, Mar-1895, 5, S, TX TN MO
    Cleve Culpepper, Son, M, Mar-1898, 2, S, TX TN MO.
  3. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 56, Sheet 21B, Pg 243B, Pct 7, Gen.com Img 40, Fannin Co., TX
    Hattie Culpepper, Head, F, 47, wid, ch 6/6, MO NC NC, Farmer
    Goldie Culpepper, Daughter, F, 23, S, TX TN MO, Teacher-Rural Sch.
    Ivan Aubrey Culpepper, Son, M, 17, S, TX MO MO
    Earl Culpepper, Son, M, 14, S, TX MO MO, Farm Laborer
    Joline Culpepper, Son, M, 11, S, TX MO MO, Farm Laborer
    Fulton Culpepper, Son, M, 9, S, TX MO MO.
  4. National Archives and Records Administration, compiler, WW-I Draft Records, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2002.
    http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6482&ti=0&r=0
    Cleve Hope Culpepper, Ravenna (Fannin Co.), Texas, age 20, born ___, Caucasian, Carpenter, Nearest relative: Hattie Culpepper, Ravenna, Texas, Medium height, Medium build, Blue eyes, Dark Brown hair, No disabilities. Registered 12 Sep 1918 at Bonham, Fannin Co., Texas.
  5. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 59, Sheet 26A, Pg 164, Pct 7, Ancestry.com Img-1, Ravenna, Fannin Co., TX
    Own-Farm
    Hatty (Davis) Culpepper, Head, F, 56, WD, MO NC KY
    Goldie Culpepper, Dau, F, 33, S, TX TN MO, Teacher-Pub School
    Fannie Culpepper, Dau, F, 30, WD & S?, TX TN MO, Teacher-Pub School
    Asbury R. Culpepper, Son, M, 27, S, TX TN MO, Carpenter
    Earl S. Culpepper, Son, M, 24, S, TX TN MO, Carpenter
    Cleve Culpepper, Son, M, 21, S, TX TN MO, Carpenter
    Fulton Culpepper, Son, M, 19, S, TX TN MO, Clerk-Lumberyard.
  6. Texas Department of Health, compiler, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2006.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4876
    Cleve Hope Culpepper, Male, died 4 Sep 1981 in Taylor Co., TX.
  7. Texas Department of State Health Services, compiler, Texas Birth Index, 1903 - 1997, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8781&ti=0
    Harriet Hope Culpepper, Female, born __ 1935 in Dallas Co., Texas, child of Cleve Hope Culpepper and Willard Grant.
  8. Texas Department of State Health Services, compiler, Texas Birth Index, 1903 - 1997, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8781&ti=0
    Nancy Dell Culpepper, Female, born __ 1936 in Dallas Co., Texas, child of Cleve Hope Culpepper and Willard Grant.