John Abner Culpepper1

Male, #9474, (circa 1834 - )

ParentBenjamin Culpepper (circa 1795 - between 1860 and 1870)
ParentSarah Daniel (circa 1796 - after 1880)
John Abner Culpepper|b. circa 1834|p9474.htm|Benjamin Culpepper|b. circa 1795\nd. between 1860 and 1870|p9495.htm|Sarah Daniel|b. circa 1796\nd. after 1880|p9504.htm|Osborne Culpepper of Nash Co., NC|b. say 1772\nd. Sep 1807|p9462.htm|Alice (?)|b. say 1774|p9468.htm|||||||

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Name-Comm His common name was Abner. 
Birth*circa 1834 John was born at Wilcox Co., Alabama, circa 1834.2 
 He was the son of Benjamin Culpepper and Sarah Daniel. 
(free wh male 00-05) 1840 Census1 Jun 1840 John was probably a free white male, under 5 years old, in Benjamin Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Wilcox Co., Alabama.
(One female 5-10 was enumerated but otherwise unaccounted for.).3 
Civil War*between 1862 and 1865 He served in the War Between the States between 1862 and 1865
(John was a private in Capt. Cleveland's Clarke County, AL Cavalry). 
Marriage*14 Dec 1865 He married Emily E. Thomas at Grove Hill, Clarke Co., Alabama, on 14 Dec 1865.4,5 
1870 Census*1 Jun 1870 John was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Grove Hill, Clarke Co., Alabama.6 
1880 Census*1 Jun 1880 John was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Cane Creek, Clarke Co., Alabama.2 

Family

Emily E. Thomas (circa 1832 - )
Marriage*14 Dec 1865 He married Emily E. Thomas at Grove Hill, Clarke Co., Alabama, on 14 Dec 1865.4,5 
Children

Charts Descendants of Benjamin Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six generations)
Last Edited 14 Nov 2007

Citations

  1. E-mail from Linda Jones Cushing (#57676), e-mail address, 2500 Hanna Road Anderson, SC 29621 to Culpepper Connections, 1995-2008.
  2. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 35, Page 432C, Lines 9-12, Cane Creek, Clarke Co., AL
    John A. Culpepper, Self, M, Md, Wh, 45, Farmer, AL/NC/NC
    Emily Culpepper, Wife, F, Md, Wh, 47, Housekeeper, AL/AL/AL
    John A. Culpepper, Son, M, sng, Wh, 13, Laborer, AL/AL/AL
    Martha A. Culpepper, Dau, F, sng, Wh, 8, AL/AL/AL.
  3. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 319, Ancestry.com images 27-28, Unknown township, Wilcox Co., AL
    Benjamin Culpepper, 1M0-5, 1M5-10, 2M15-20, 1M30-40, 1F0-5, 1F5-10, 1F30-40, 0 slaves
    Erasmus Culpepper, 1M15-20, 1M40-50, 2F5-10, 1F50-60, 44 slaves.
  4. Jordan R. Dodd, compiler, Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1999.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192
    J. A. Culpepper married Emily E. Thomas on 14 Dec 1865 in Clarke Co., Alabama.
  5. Inc., Provo, UT MyFamily.com, compiler, Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2006.
    http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7838&enc=1&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0
    J. A. Culpepper married Emily A. Thomas on 14 Dec 1865 in Clarke Co., Alabama.
  6. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 212, Lines 19-22, Gates Beat, Grove Hill P.O., Clarke Co., AL
    Abner Culpepper, 37, M, Wh, Farmer, RE=$500, PE=$400, AL
    Emily Culpepper, 45, F, Wh, Keeping House, AL
    John A. Culpepper, 3, M, Wh, AL
    Sarah Culpepper, 61, F, Wh, PE=$400, NC.