Mississippi Culpepper Archives
Jackson County

County History

Jackson County, located at the southern tip of Mississippi, along the state line with Alabama, was established at the same time as Hancock County in 1812. It was named for President Andrew Jackson. As early as the year 1699, the French, under Iberville, built a fort on the east side of the Back Bay of Biloxi, and called it Fort Maurepas, the site of which is now in the town of Ocean Springs. A little later, in 1701, under orders from home, the colony and the capital of French Louisiana was removed to Mobile Bay. It was again located at Old Biloxi in 1718, and in 1721 the colony was removed to the site of the present city of Biloxi and from there to New Orleans. Among the earliest white settlements in the State, are those of the French on the Pascagoula River, while the region about its mouth and along its banks shows traces of very ancient settlements prior to the coming of the whites. The county did its full share in shaping the early history of the State. The many French and Spanish names which prevail throughout this region tell the story of the varied allegiance of its people

In 1821 and 1823 the northern tier of townships were annexed to Greene County, and in 1841 the western part of Jackson was taken to assist in forming the county of Harrison. Four courthouse fires over the years destroyed many of the early records of Jackson County, the latest fire in 1875. In 1910, Jackson contributed a part of its northern area to assist in the erection of George County.

As of 2000, the Jackson County's population was 131,420, and it is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county was severely damaged from both Hurricane Camille in August 1969 and Hurricane Katrina on August 28-29, 2005, causing catastrophic effects. Its largest town and county seat is Pascagoula, formerly Scranton, located on the Pascagoula Bay and river. Other cities and towns include Gautier, Moss Point, Ocean Springs, Big Point, Escatawpa, Gulf Hills, Helena, Hickory Hills, Hurley, Latimer, St. Martin, Vancleave and Wade. Jackson County is bordered by George County (north), Mobile County, Alabama (east), Harrison County (west) and Stone County (northwest).

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.

Census Records

No Culpeppers were found in any Jackson County censuses prior to 1920.

1920 US Census

Transcribed for Culpepper Connections by Linda Jones Cushing

1930 US Census

Transcribed for Culpepper Connections by Malcolm Wicks Culpepper

Military Records

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Source: National Archives and Records Administration. 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

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

Source: National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 (database online). Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 (Archival Database); World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

Marriages

Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935

Source: Hunting For Bears, comp.. Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: Mississippi 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.

Land Records

Mississippi Land Records

Source: United States, Bureau of Land Management. Mississippi Land Records (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1997. Original data: United States, Bureau of Land Management. Mississippi Pre-1908 Patents: Homesteads, Cash Entry, Choctaw Indian Scrip and Chickasaw Cession Lands. General Land Office Automated Records Project, 1997

Deaths

Social Security Death Index

Source: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index (database on-line). Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2007. All records of deaths on or before 31 Dec 2007 in which the final benefit was paid or final residence was in this county.

Burials

Crestlawn Memorial Park
East Ocean Springs, Jackson County, MS, Approximately 4 miles east of Ocean Springs at 3347 Bienville Boulevard (north side of US 90) in the W/2 of the NE/4 of Section 26, T7S-R8W

Orange Grove Cemetery
Pascagoula, Jackson Co., MS 39581

Places