Joseph E. Culpepper

Male, #9597, (1824 - 9 Sep 1899)

ParentBaalam Culpepper (circa 1794 - circa 1861)
ParentTemperance Powell (circa 1797 - after 1860)
Joseph E. Culpepper|b. 1824\nd. 9 Sep 1899|p9597.htm|Baalam Culpepper|b. circa 1794\nd. circa 1861|p9487.htm|Temperance Powell|b. circa 1797\nd. after 1860|p9488.htm|John Culpepper of Nash Co. NC|b. say 1766\nd. circa 1818|p9463.htm|Barsheba Wright|b. circa 1776\nd. 1829|p9470.htm|Alanson Powell|b. say 1774|p48525.htm||||

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Birth*1824 Joseph was born at Henry Co., Tennessee, in 1824.1 
 He was the son of Baalam Culpepper and Temperance Powell. 
(free wh male 05-10) 1830 Census1 Jun 1830 Joseph was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10, in Baalam Culpepper's household, on the 1830 Census at Henry Co., Tennessee. Enumerated in the census but otherwise unaccounted for is 1 M5-10. Also, there was a F0-5 who could only be accounted for as 15 year-old Martha..2 
(free wh male 10-15) 1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Joseph was probably a free white male, age 10 and under 15, in Baalam Culpepper's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Henry Co., Tennessee.3 
Marriage*30 May 1844 He married Mahala J. Reaves at Henry Co., Tennessee, on 30 May 1844. 
1850 Census*1 Jun 1850 Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Benton Co., Tennessee.4 
1860 Census*1 Jun 1860 Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Benton Co., Tennessee.1 
1880 Census*1880 Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Henry Co., Tennessee. 
Relocation*1892 He relocated in 1892 at Shannon Co., Missouri.5 
Death*9 Sep 1899 He died at Teresita, Shannon Co., Missouri, on 9 Sep 1899. Obituary:
Uncle Joe Culpepper, father of J.A. and L. C. Culpepper died at his home four miles west of Montier, with Bright's Disease at 5, o'clock P.M. Sept. 9, 1899.
Mr. Culpepper was born in Henry Co., TN in 1824. He moved to Shannon Co. in 1892 and settled on the farm where he died. He leaves a companion and 11 children - 5 sons and 6 dau, a number of grand and great grandchildren and a host of friends to mourn his demise. He was a kind husband, a good father, a good neighbor and was respected by all who knew him. I have known him ever since I was a small boy and he was one man that I never heard any man say aught against. If he ever had an enemy we never knew of it. He possessed the principle that it takes to make a true man. J. M. Overcast
Montier, Mo, Sept. 11,1899

From the files of Genevieve. Kile, Box 132, Van Buren, MO 63965
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Burial*circa 10 Sep 1899 His body was interred circa 10 Sep 1899 at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Teresita, Shannon Co., Missouri.6 
Biography* Obituary:
     Uncle Joe Culpepper, father of J.A. and L. C. Culpepper, died at his home four miles west of Montier, with Bright's Disease at 5 o'clock P.M., Sept. 9, 1899.
Mr. Culpepper was born in Henry Co., TN in 1824. He moved to Shannon Co. in 1892 and settled on the farm where he died. He leaves a companion and 11 children - 5 sons and 6 dau, a number of grand- and great-grandchildren and a host of friends to mourn his demise. He was a kind husband, a good father, a good neighbor and was respected by all who knew him. I have known him ever since I was a small boy and he was one man that I never heard any man say aught against. If he ever had an enemy, we never knew of it. He possessed the principle that it takes to make a true man. (J. M. Overcast, Montier, Mo, Sept. 11, 1899)
(Names referenced above: Joseph E. Culpepper Joseph E. Culpepper).6 

Family

Mahala J. Reaves (Mar 1828 - 13 Mar 1913)
Marriage*30 May 1844 He married Mahala J. Reaves at Henry Co., Tennessee, on 30 May 1844. 
Children

Charts Descendants of Benjamin Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six generations)
Last Edited 13 Dec 2007

Citations

  1. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 376B, District 10, Benton Co., TN (Gen.com img 16 of 22)
    Family 1301:
    Joseph E. Culpeper, 35, M, Farmer, RE=$700, PE=$700, TN
    Mahaly Culpeper, 28, F, TN
    John Culpeper, 12, M, TN
    Thomas Culpeper, 10, M, TN
    Tempy Culpeper, 7, F, TN
    Nancy Culpeper, 5, F, TN
    Constant Culpeper, 2, M, TN
    Family 1302:
    Balim Culpeper, 75, M, Farmer, PE=$300, NC
    Tempy Culpeper, 70, F, NC
    Constantine Culpeper, 26, M, Farmer, PE=$300, TN
    Susan Culpeper, 18, F, TN
    Family 1303:
    Wm. Culpeper, 38, M, Farmer, RE=$400, PE=$1320, TN
    Caroline Culpeper, 33, F, TN
    Cealy Culpeper, 12, F, TN
    Jonah Culpeper, 10, M, TN
    Esther Culpeper, 3, F, TN.
  2. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 014, Ancestry.com Image 25, Unknown Township, Henry Co., TN
    Baalem Culpepper, 3 M5-10, 1 M30-40, 3 F0-5, 1 F10-15, 1 F30-40, 0 slaves.
  3. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Pages 462A-B, Genealogy.com images 78-79 of 130, Henry Co., TN
    Balaam Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M5-10, 1 M10-15, 1 M15-20, 1 M40-50, 1 F0-5, 2 F10-15, 1 F20-30, 1 F40-50, 0 slaves, 3 people in agriculture.
  4. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 345, Benton Co., TN
    Joseph E. Culpepper, 26, M, TN
    Mahala Culpepper, 23, F, TN
    John Culpepper, 2, M, TN
    Thomas Culpepper, 3/12, M, TN
    Bartlett Eaves, 10, M, TN.
  5. E-mail from Karen Kay Sharp Arnold e-mail, e-mail address, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/a/l/Karen-Mallumian-MO/index.html, (#54015) Lamar, MO to Lew Griffin & Warren Culpepper, 1999 - 2006.
  6. E-mail from Karen Kay Sharp Arnold e-mail, e-mail address, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/a/l/Karen-Mallumian-MO/index.html, (#54015) Lamar, MO to Lew Griffin & Warren Culpepper, 1999 - 2006.
    From the files of Genevieve. Kile, Box 132, Van Buren, MO 63965.