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Cullman County

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History

Cullman County was formed in 1877 from portions of Blount, Morgan, and Winston Counties. It was named after a native of Germany who encouraged the immigration of Germans to northern Alabama. Cullman County lies in the north-central part of the state in the Appalachian Mountain Region. It is bounded by Morgan, Marshall, Blount, Walker and Winston counties. The town of Cullman is the county seat. Other towns and communities include Good Hope, Holly Pond, Arkadelphia, and Bug Tussle. Cullman is on I-65 about 50 miles south of Huntsville and 50 miles north of Birmingham.

Newspapers: Cullman Times, Birmingham News, Huntsville Times

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Any names below in red have not been matched with a person in the Culpepper family tree. If you can identify any of them, please let us know.

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Sources Searched

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During May 2005, a comprehensive search for Culpeppers was made in the Cullman County, Alabama section of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City (US/CAN Book 976.173).

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In October 2005, a comprehensive online search was made for Cullman County Culpeppers in the Archival databases at Ancestry.com and ALGenWeb at Rootsweb.com

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Early Culpepper Settlers

The earliest Culpeppers in Cullman County were the families of Robert Jefferson Culpepper (1830-1919, #32357) and Thomas Joel Culpepper (1847-1920, #32444). First cousins, Robert and Thomas were grandsons of John and Nancy Gillespie Culpepper, and both of their families relocated to Cullman County in the 1890s.

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Census Records

No Culpeppers were found in any Cullman County censuses prior to 1900.

1900 US Census

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ED 56, Page 12A, Lines 10-17, Livingston, Cullman Co., AL (18 Jun 1900) (# 32444)
Thomas J. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, Jun 1847, 52, md-26yrs, GA/SC/SC, Farmer
Issorah L. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, Dec 1851, 48, md-26yrs, ch 10/7, GA/GA/GA
James W. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Aug 1876, 23, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farm laborer
Thomas P. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Oct 1882, 17, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farm laborer
Sallie J. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Aug 1884, 15, sng, GA/GA/GA
Lillie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Aug 1886, 13, sng, GA/GA/GA
Rufus A. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, Dec 1888, 11, sng, GA/GA/GA
Ferbia E. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, Jun 1891, 8, sng, GA/GA/GA

1910 US Census

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ED 21, Page 3B, Lines 53-61, Cullman, Cullman Co., AL (21 Apr 1910)
In HH of Tom J. Newman:
Larcus Culpepper, Boarder, M, Wh, 16, sng, AL/AL/AL, "Mangles Laundry" (#16136)

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ED 27, Page 16A, Lines 24-27, Crane Hill, Cullman Co., AL (4 May 1910)
Thomas J. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 63, md1-37yrs, GA/SC/SC, Farmer (#32444)
Isora L. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 58, md1-37yrs, ch 10/7, GA/GA/GA
Thomas Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 29, sng, GA/GA/GA, Farmer
Ellen Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 18, sng, GA/GA/GA

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ED 27, Page 16A, Lines 32-36, Crane Hill, Cullman Co., AL (4 May 1910)
James W. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 25, md1-9yrs, GA/GA, Doctor/Medicine (#35047)
Elizabeth B Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 27, md1-9yrs, ch 2/2, AL/GA/SC
James W. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 7, sng, AL/GA/AL
Niles V. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 5, sng, AL/GA/AL
Homer Woods, Boarder, M, Wh, 19, sng, AL/AL/AL, Farm Laborer

1920 US Census

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ED 40, Page 72A, Lines 16-19, Cullman, Cullman Co., AL (20 Feb 1920)
Thomas P. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 38, md, GA/GA/GA, Farmer (# 35050)
Nettie Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 27, md, AL/AL/AL
Thomas P. Culpepper Jr, Son, M, Wh, 2 1/12, sng, AL/US/US
Marguerite Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 7/12, sng, AL/US/US

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ED 42, Page 7A, Lines 6-9, 313 6th Ave E, Cullman, Cullman Co., AL (16 Jan 1920)
E. B. Culpepper, Head, F, Wh, 36, wid, AL/VA/VA (#35048)
James W. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 17, sng, AL/US/US
Neils V. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 15, sng, AL/US/US
R. A. Culpepper, Brother-in-law, M, Wh, 33, sng, GA/US/US, Physician (#35058)

1930 US Census

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ED 1, Page 7B, Line 82, 313 6th Ave E, Cullman, Cullman Co., AL (8 Apr 1930)
Home=$4000, Radio=Y, Farm=N
Belle E. Culpepper, Head, F, Wh, 45, wid, AL/VA/VA, Secretary/Co. Health Ofc. (#35048)

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ED 1, Page 12B, Line 67, 1109 4th St W, Cullman, Cullman Co., AL (8 Apr 1930)
Home=$4500, Radio=Y, Farm=N
Lola Culpepper, Head, F, Wh, 78, wid, GA/GA/GA (#32445)

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ED 4, Page 4B, Lines 68-75, Cullman, Cullman Co., AL (8 Apr 1930)
Owns Home, Radio=N, Farm=N, Vet=N
T. P. Culpepper, Head, F, Wh, 49, md@36, GA/GA/GA, Farmer (# 35050)
Nettie Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 38, md@24, AL/GA/GA
Thomas P. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 12, sng, AL/GA/AL
Marguerite Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 10, sng, AL/GA/AL
Horace Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 7, sng, AL/GA/AL
Alice Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 4, sng, AL/GA/AL
Nellie Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 3, sng, AL/GA/AL
Hanah Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 2/12, sng, AL/GA/AL

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ED 4, Page 17A, Lines 27-29, Cullman, Cullman Co., AL (21 Apr 1930)
Home=$3000, Radio=Y, Farm=N,
R. A. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 41, md@35, GA/GA/GA, WW-I Vet (#35058)
Annie Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 44, md@36, AL/GA/GA

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Births

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No records have been found of Culpepper births in Cullman County.

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Land Patents

bulletRobert J. Culpepper, AL4230__.371, Authority Date: 20 May 1862; Signature Date: 18 Feb 1898, Huntsville Land Office, 40 acres. NWNE part of Sec 8, Township 9-S, Range 1-E. Huntsville Meridian; Cullman Co., Alabama (#32357)

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Deeds

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No records have been found of Culpepper deeds in Cullman County.

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Military Records

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Ancestry.com Online database, 2002.
Source:
Ancestry.com. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,277 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.

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Rufus Alva Culpepper, 3rd St. E, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama, age 29, born 6 Dec 1887 in Oakland, Georgia; Works as a Physician/Surgeon in Cullman, Alabama; Single, Caucasian, Tall height, Medium build, Blue eyes, Light Brown hair, Not bald, No Disabilities. Registered 5 Jun 1917 in Cullman, Alabama (# 35058)

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Thomas Perry Culpepper, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama, age 36, born 7 Oct 1882; Caucasian; Works as a Farmer in Cullman, Alabama; Nearest relative: Nettie Culpepper, wife, of Cullman, Medium height, Medium build, Grey eyes, Black hair, No Disabilities. Registered 12 Sep 1918 in Cullman, Alabama (# 35050)

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Marriages

Cullman County Marriages

Source: Cullman County Judge of Probate, Microfilm of original Marriage records in the Cullman County Courthouse in Cullman, Alabama, Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Transcribed by Lew Griffin.

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Arkansas B. Culpepper married Thomas Williams on 18 Jul 1896 in Cullman Co., Alabama
Book 3-162 (#32530)√

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C. R. Culpepper married Louise Longshore on 31 Mar 1934 in Cullman Co., AL
Book 23-440

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Ellen Culpepper married Homer Burch on 24 Nov 1912 in Cullman Co., AL
Book 9-556 (#35060)√

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James W. Culpepper married Lizzie Belle McAfee on 23 May 1901 in Cullman Co., AL
Book 4-52 (#35047)√

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Lena M. Culpepper married Dr. William H. Price on 22 Oct 1899 in Cullman Co., Alabama
Book 3-448 (#35052)√

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Levada Culpeper married William A. McLeod on 14 Mar 1894 in Cullman Co., Alabama
Book 2-569 (#32532)√

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Lillie Culpepper married James C. Tucker on 22 Jul 1901 in Cullman Co., Alabama
Book
4-70 (#35056)√

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Neal H. Culpepper married Barbara Ann Hamrick on 21 Mar 1981 in Cullman Co., AL at the First United Methodist Church

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Nellie Culpepper married T. S. Shelton on 4 Aug 1919 in Cullman Co., Alabama
Book
13-317

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Sallie Culpepper married General J. Land on 30 Aug 1903 in Cullman Co., Alabama
Book 5-68 (#35054)√

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T. C. Culpepper married Candace Hyatt on 22 Dec 1912 in Cullman Co., AL
Book 10-10 (#35050)√

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T. P. Culpepper married Nettie Hyatt on 28 Oct 1916 in Cullman Co., AL
Book 12-93 (#35050)√

Cullman County Divorce Index

Source: Alabama Department of Archives, Cullman County, Alabama Divorce Index, 1908-1937, Cullman County Public Library System Press, Cullman, AL, 2002. FHL US/CAN 976.173 V22c.

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Kathryn Culpepper divorced Wallace Culpepper on 22 Jan 1922 in Cullman Co., AL.
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Early Alabama Marriages

Source: Early Alabama Marriages. Family Adventures, San Antonio, TX, 1991.

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The three Culpepper marriages found in this source were also transcribed from microfilm above, so they have not been repeated here.

Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties)

Ancestry.com Online database, 1999.
Source:
Dodd, Jordan R, comp. Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) [database online]. Orem, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1999. Original data: Early American Marriages: Alabama, 1800 to 1920

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No records have been found in this database of Culpepper marriages in Cullman county.

Alabama Marriages, 1807-1902

Ancestry.com Online database, 2004.
Source:
Hunting For Bears, comp. Alabama Marriages, 1807-1902 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: Alabama marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library.

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The three Culpepper marriages found in this source were also transcribed from microfilm above, so they have not been repeated here.

Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969

Source: Ancestry.com. Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: (1) Alabama Center for Health Statistics. Alabama Marriage Index, 1936-1969. Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Montgomery, Alabama; (2)  Dodd, Jordan R., et. al. Early American Marriages: Alabama to 1825. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx; (3)  Hunting For Bears, comp. Alabama marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library; and (4)  Dodd, Jordan R., comp. Early American Marriages: Alabama, 1800 to 1920.

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Arkansas B Culpepper married Thomas Williams 18 Jul 1896 in Cullman Co., AL

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Craig Culpepper married Sep 1968 in Cullman Co., AL

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Florence C Culpepper married Nov 1960 in Cullman Co., AL

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Lena M Culpepper married William H Price 22 Oct 1899 in Cullman Co., AL

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Levada Culpepper married William A McLeod 14 Mar 1894 in Cullman Co., AL

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Rufus H Culpepper married 10 Mar 1949 in Cullman Co., AL

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Alabama Death Index, 1908-1959

Ancestry.com Online Database.
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ource: Alabama Death Index, 1908-1959. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: State of Alabama. Indexes of Vital Records for Alabama: Deaths, 1908-1959. Montgomery, AL: State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Record Services Division, 19--.

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Thomas Joel Culpepper died 20 Sep 1920 in Cullman Co., Alabama (# 32444)

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Social Security Death Index

All records of deaths on or before 30 Jun 2009 in which the final benefit was paid or final residence was in Cullman County.

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Elizabeth Culpepper, 20 Apr 1883 - Jan 1968, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama 35055; SSN 417-09-9347 issued in Alabama in 1952 (#35048)√

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N. V. Culpepper, 27 Oct 1904 - 14 Sep 1987, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama 35055; SSN 417-52-1763 issued in Alabama in 1956 (#35125)√

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Rufus Culpepper, 6 Dec 1888 - Jun 1969, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama 35055; SSN 421-62-0071 issued in Alabama in 1963 (#35058)

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Thomas Culpepper, 6 Oct 1881 - Jul 1969, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama 35055; SSN 418-50-6540 issued in Alabama in 1955 (#35050)

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Burials

Corinth East Baptist Church Cemetery

Cullman Co., Alabama. From I-65, Exit 312, proceed east on AL-157 to AL-69. Turn right on AL-69 and proceed north for 21 miles to AL-67. Continue on AL-69 for one more mile and Corinth Church will be on the right (South)

Source: Anna Cochran Gregath,
Cullman County Churches and Cemeteries, Vol 2, pages 15-16, FHL US/CAN Book 976.173 K2c

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R. J. Culpepper, 2 Jul 1830 - 10 Dec 1919, CSA 1861-1865 (#32357)
Lourainey Culpepper, 8 Jun 1833 - 2 Jan 1894 (#32358)

Cullman City Cemetery

Corner of 9th Street and West Main, Cullman, Cullman Co., Alabama.

Source: Anna Cochran Gregath,
Cullman County Churches and Cemeteries, Vol 1, page 183, FHL US/CAN Book 976.173 K2c v2

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J. W. Culpepper, MD, 5 Aug 1876 - 27 May 1915 (#35047)
Belle McAfee Culpepper
, 20 Apr 1883 - 2 Jan 1968 (#35048)

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Lola (Boyd) Culpepper, 3 Dec 1851 - 9 Apr 1937 (#32445)

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Sallie Culpepper Land, 7 Aug 1883 - 25 Jan 1970 (# 35054)

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Places

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Culpepper Street, Cullman, Cullman Co., AL
The earliest Culpeppers in Cullman County, Robert Jefferson Culpepper and Thomas Joel Culpepper, relocated there with their families in the 1890s. Culpepper street was probably named for or by one of them or their descendants. (#32357 and 32444)

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Last Revised: 02 Jan 2015

 
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