Mary H. Culpepper1

Female, #9724, (circa 1821 - )

ParentErasmus Culpepper Jr. of Wilcox Co., AL (circa 1780 - 1855)
ParentAnn Arrington (1785 - 23 Sep 1859)
Mary H. Culpepper|b. circa 1821|p9724.htm|Erasmus Culpepper Jr. of Wilcox Co., AL|b. circa 1780\nd. 1855|p9465.htm|Ann Arrington|b. 1785\nd. 23 Sep 1859|p9473.htm|Erasmus Culpepper of Nash Co., NC|b. circa 1742\nd. circa 1782|p9458.htm|Chloe Whitehead|b. circa 1748\nd. before May 1818|p9459.htm|James Arrington|b. say 1755\nd. 1 May 1810|p9772.htm|Ann Willis|b. say 1760\nd. 1827|p9773.htm|

Birth*circa 1821 Mary was born at Nash Co., North Carolina, circa 1821. 
 She was the daughter of Erasmus Culpepper Jr. of Wilcox Co., AL and Ann Arrington. 
(free wh female 05-10) 1830 Census1 Jun 1830 Mary was probably a free white female, age 5 and under 10, in Erasmus Culpepper Jr. of Wilcox Co., AL's household, on the 1830 Census at Wilcox Co., Alabama. Enumerated in census but otherwise not identified are 1 M0-5 and 22 slaves..2 
Married Name4 Jun 1841 As of 4 Jun 1841, her married name was Davis.3 
Marriage*4 Jun 1841 She married Johnson Davis at Wilcox Co., Alabama, on 4 Jun 1841.3 
Marriage*5 Jun 1841 She married Allen Philen at Wilcox Co., Alabama, on 5 Jun 1841. If the marriage dates are accurate, then there are two different Mary Culpeppers, and the one who married Allen Philen is probably not a daughter of Erasmus and Ann Culpepper..4 
Married Name5 Jun 1841 As of 5 Jun 1841, her married name was Philen. 
(beneficiary) Probate1 Jul 1856 Mary listed to benefit in Erasmus Culpepper Jr. of Wilcox Co., AL's will on 1 Jul 1856. 
Census*1860 She was listed as a resident in the census report at Wilcox Co., Alabama, in 1860. 
Biography* Children of Johnson Davis & Mary H. Culpepper:
. William Erasmus Davis     b. 11-9-1844 AL d. 6-20-1844 AL
m. 11-15-1865 AL     bur. Pleasant Hill Cem, Clarke Co, AL
      to Jane Cornelia Southall, dau of James A. Southall
      b. 9-26-1846 AL d. 1926 bur Pleasant Hill Cem
          children:
          1. Ann Geneva Davis      b. 10-15-1867
          2. Elva Davis          b. 10-7-1869
          3. Isadora Davis          b. 3-2-1871
          4. Eska Davis          b. 8-15-1872
          5. Satellia Davis          b. 12-13-1873
      6. James Elvis Davis     b.12-14-1876
      7. Henry Fleetwood Davis     b. 4-29-1878
      8. Woodie W. Davis     b. 1-24-1880
      9. John E. Davis     b.2-25-1882
      10. William Dawson Davis     b. 7-22-1883
      11. Mary Caroline Davis     b.11-29-1885
      12. Ada Davis          b. 12-29-1888
      13. Etta Gray Davis     b. 5-30-1892
.
B. Dawson (or Dorson) Davis     b. ca 1846 AL     d. 8-14-1862 CSA     never married
.
C. Ada Byron Davis     b. 1-18-1850 AL          d. 1-6-1906 Columbus GA                m. 3-6-1867 Wilcox Co, AL to Samuel Bernard Alexander Cook, son of Dorcas Cook b. 2-11-1841 SC     d.11-28-1901 Columbus GA
.
D. Enoch Davis          b. ca 1853 AL     d. 1899 Tallahassee, FL
               m. 12-9-1872 to Lucy Jan Penton
     children:
1. Clara Lavonia Davis
2. Mary Leila Davis
3. Nora Cornelia Davis
4. Minnie Ioda Davis
5. Ernest Herbert Davis
6. Julius Johnson Davis
7. C. Morris Davis




E. Abel S. Davis          b. 10-22-1855 AL     d. 4-12-1919 AL
               m. Lucy Ann Davis, dau of Enoch & Sarah Hawkins Davis
                b. 6-12-1860 d. 8-10-1929
     Abel & Lucy Ann Davis were 1st cousins.
     Children:
1. Benjamin H. Davis
2. Willaim Albert Davis
3. Mary Ruth Davis
4. Ralph Bracey Davis
.     
F. Ethelbert Brantley Davis b. 12-9-1858 Wilcox Co, AL     d. 1912 Wilcox Co, AL m. 10-14-1886 Wilcox Co, AL to Leila Isabel Culpepper, dau of Erasmus Culpepper & R.J. Southall b. 9-28-1865 Wilcox Co, AL     d. 4-21-1935 Wilcox Co,AL
          E.B. Davis & Leila I. Culpepper were 1st cousins
.
I [Jan Selleck] met many of the descendants of E.B. Davis and Leila Culpepper Davis at the 2000 homecoming. I can continue their lines, but most are still living.
.
Again, all of the DAVIS families are extended in Mary K. Reynolds' book, Ancestors and Kin.

(Names referenced above: Mary H. Culpepper Mary H. Culpepper). 

Family

Johnson Davis (circa 1804 - 4 Jan 1860)
Marriage*4 Jun 1841 She married Johnson Davis at Wilcox Co., Alabama, on 4 Jun 1841.3 
Children

Charts Descendants of Benjamin Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six generations)
Last Edited 12 Sep 2005

Citations

  1. E-mail from Jan Selleck, e-mail address, 2711 Needles Street, Euless, TX 76040, Phone: 817-283-8439 to Lew Griffin, 2000-2004.
  2. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 182, Ancestry.com images 47-48, Unknown township, Wilcox Co., AL
    Erasmus Culpepper (Jr), 1 M0-5, 1 M5-10, 1 M30-40, 2 F5-10, 2 F10-15, 1 F40-50, 22 slaves.
  3. Family Adventures, compiler, Early Alabama Marriages (36 vols.), Shreveport, Louisiana: J & W Ent., 1991, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.1 V2e.
    Mary Culpepper married Johnson Davis on 4 Jun 1841 in Wilcox Co., Alabama.
  4. Family Adventures, compiler, Early Alabama Marriages (36 vols.), Shreveport, Louisiana: J & W Ent., 1991, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.1 V2e.
    Mary Culpepper married Allen Philen on 5 Jun 1841 in Wilcox Co., Alabama.