Lemuel B. Culpepper1

Male, #9729, (circa 1834 - )

ParentBenjamin Culpepper (circa 1795 - between 1860 and 1870)
ParentSarah Daniel (circa 1796 - after 1880)
Lemuel B. Culpepper|b. circa 1834|p9729.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|||||||

Extinct?* This family line headed by Lemuel B. Culpepper is believed to be extinct. If you know a living male descendant with the Culpepper surname, please contact Warren Culpepper using the link at the bottom of this page. 
Birth*circa 1834 Lemuel was born at Alabama circa 1834. 
 He was the son of Benjamin Culpepper and Sarah Daniel. 
(free wh male 05-10) 1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Lemuel was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10,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.).2 
Civil War*between 1861 and 1864 He served in the War Between the States between 1861 and 1864
(L. B. Culpepper Service Record. Co. E, 3rd LA Infantry. Entered as Private and promoted to Sergeant. Appears on Muster Roll dated 17 May 1861; enlisted 17 May 1861, New Orleans, LA by Lt. C.N. Phifer, CSA for 12 months/one year. Present May 17 to June 30, 1861; Present July & Aug 1861; Absent Sept & Oct 1861 sick at Camp Jackson; Present Nov & Dec 1861; Absent May & June 1862 sick, appointed 2 Sergeant 8 May 1862; Absent July & Aug 1862 sick; Present Sept & Oct 1862; Present Nov & Dec 1862; Present Jan & Feb 1863; Appears on roll of prisoners paroled at Vicksburg, MS 4 July 1863; signed the Oath of Allegiance 7 July 1863; Appears on list of officers and men of the 3rd Regt. LA Infantry who have reported in camp for exchange before 1 April 1864 at Headquarters Allen's Brigade 29 Mar 1864).3 
Marriage*16 Mar 1871 He married Medora B. Keller at Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, on 16 Mar 1871.4 
1880 Census*1 Jun 1880 Lemuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.5 
1900 Census*1900 Lemuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Webster Parish, Louisiana.6 

Family

Medora B. Keller (1852 - )
Marriage*16 Mar 1871 He married Medora B. Keller at Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, on 16 Mar 1871.4 
Children

Charts Descendants of Benjamin Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six generations)
Last Edited 19 Jan 2008

Citations

  1. E-mail from Linda Jones Cushing (#57676), e-mail address, 2500 Hanna Road Anderson, SC 29621 to Culpepper Connections, 1995-2008.
  2. 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.
  3. E-mail from Linda Jones Cushing (#57676), e-mail address, 2500 Hanna Road Anderson, SC 29621 to Culpepper Connections, 1995-2008.
    Copied from Microfilm 320 Roll 112.
  4. Lemuel Culpepper and Medosa Keller, 16 Mar 1871, Avoyelles Parish, LA
    by Fred White, M. G., witnesses: L. H. Smyth, W. A. Sims, and P. W. O'Neal (Book C, p. 342).
  5. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 491A, Evergreen City, Avoyelles Parish, LA
    Lemuel B. Culpepper, Self, M, M, W, 45, AL/AL/AL, House Carpenter
    Medora B. Culpepper, Wife, F, M, W, 28, LA/LA/LA
    Lorina Culpepper, Dau, F, S, W, 8, LA/LA/LA
    Dellah Culpepper, Dau, F, S, W, 6, LA/LA/LA
    Ada May Culpepper, Dau, F, S, W, 2, LA/LA/LA
    Benjamine Culpepper, Other, M, S, W, 11M, LA/LA/LA.
  6. ED 108, sheet 7, ward 3.