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County History

Oktibbeha County was established in 1833 as one of the numerous counties formed at that time from the Choctaw cession. Oktibbeha is an Indian word meaning either “ice there in creek,” or, “bloody water,” because of the battles fought here between the Chickasaws and Choctaws. After the Choctaws surrendered their lands in 1830 and moved to Oklahoma, white settlers began pouring into the region, many bringing slaves with them. A number of these newcomers were attracted to the Starkville area by two large springs and the favorable lay of the land. By 1835, the county seat had been established at Boardtown, which changed its name to Starkville in honor of General John Stark, a hero of the Revolutionary War. A part of its northern area taken in 1872 assisted in forming the new county of Clay, and in 1874 another piece of the county went to form Sumner, afterward Webster County. In 1875, fire swept through downtown Starkville destroying 52 buildings. Just east of Starkville, Indian artifacts over 2000 years old have been found near the Indian Mound Campground. As of 2000, Oktibbeha County's population was 42,902. Starkville is still its county seat and largest city, as well as the home of Mississippi State University. Oktibbeha County is bordered by Noxubee County (southeast), Winston County (south), Choctaw County (west), Webster County (northwest), Clay County (north) and Lowndes County (east).

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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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Census Records

No Culpeppers found in any Oktibbeha County census prior to 1837.

1837, 1841 and 1845 Mississippi State Census Indices

Source: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Mississippi Census, 1805-90 [Ancestry.com online database]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes

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Alexander Culpepper, Oktibbeha Co., MS, 1837, 1 male, 6 females (#9489)

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Alexander Culpepper, Oktibbeha Co., MS, 1841, 1M>21, 3M<21, 1F>21, 2F<21 (#9489)

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Alexander Culpepper, Oktibbeha Co., MS, 1845 (#9489)

1840 US Census

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Page 127, Ancestry.com images 21-22, Unknown Township, Oktibbeha Co., MS
Alexander Culpepper, 2 M5-10, 1 M10-15, 1 M40-50, 1 F0-5, 1 F15-20, 1 F40-50, 15 slaves (#9489)

1850 US Census

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Page 49, Family 355, Lines 30-33, Not stated, Oktibbeha, MS (#9490)
Ann Culpepper, 59, F, RE=$840, NC
Gideon Culpepper, 19, M, Farmer, AL
Joseph Culpepper, 17, M, Farmer, AL
Casandra Culpepper, 12, F, MS

Transcribed for Culpepper Connections by Shannon Leigh O’Connor Christian

1850 US Census - Slave Schedule

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Oktibbeha Co., MS (#9490)
Ann Culpepper
Owned 5 black males, ages 45, 22, 5, 4, and 1, and 3 black females, ages 26, 21 and 6

1860 US Census

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Page 4, Family 21, Lines 1-5, Not Stated, Oktibbeha, Mississippi (#9490)
Nancy Culpepper, 70, F, Farming, RE=$2800, PE=$10,000, North Carolina
Gideon Culpepper, 29, M, Farm Laborer, AL
Cassandra Culpepper, 22, F, MS
Albert Waddle, 17, M, MS
Martha Waddle, 14, F, MS

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Page 4, Family 22, Lines 6-8, Not Stated, Oktibbeha, Mississippi
Joseph J. Culpepper, 26, M, Farming, RE=$0, PE=$0, AL (#9515)

Caledonia Culpepper, 25, F, AL
Hal Culpepper, 1, M, MS

Transcribed for Culpepper Connections by Shannon Leigh O’Connor Christian

1860 US Census - Slave Schedule

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Oktibbeha Co., MS (#9490)
Nancy Culpepper: owned 10 Blacks, 56M, 37F, 35F, 19F, 12M, 12M, 11M, 9M, 6M, 5M

1870 US Census

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Page 82-83, Family 667, Lines 31-40, Line 1, Police Beat 2, Oktibbeha, MS
Buck Culpepper
, 43, M, Black, Farmer, RE=$0, PE=$470, AL (#43791)

Mary Culpepper, 44, F, Black, Keeping House, SC
Alex Culpepper, 20, M, Black, Farm Labor, MS
William Culpepper, 19, M, Black, Farm Labor, MS
Elenorah Culpepper, 16, F, Black, Keeping House, MS
Nelson Culpepper, 15, M, Black, MS
Ardella Culpepper, 12, F, Black, MS
Phillis Culpepper, 10, F, Black, MS
Samuel Culpepper, 6, M, Black, MS
Morning Culpepper, 5, F, Black, MS
Buck Culpepper, 2, M, Black, MS

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Page 39, Family 311, Lines 20-23, Police Beat 2, Oktibbeha, MS
Joseph Culpepper
, 37, M, Wh, Farmer, RE=$480, PE=900, AL (#9515)

Caledonia Culpepper, 42, F, Wh, Keeping House, AL
Hal A. Culpepper, 11, M, Wh, Attending School, MS
Ann Maddox, 22, F, Wh, Asst. Keeping House, MS

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Page 39, Family 313, Lines 31-36, Police Beat 2, Oktibbeha, MS
Nancy Culpepper
, 80, F, Wh, Keeping Household, RE=$1200, PE=$600, NC
(#9490)
Gideon Culpepper, 40, M, Wh, Farmer, AL
Corrie Winfield, 32, F, Wh, PE=$1400, MS
David Winfield
, 7, M, Wh, MS
Martha Waddle
, 22, F, Wh, MS
Elbert Maddox
, 18, M, Wh, Farm Laborer, MS

Transcribed for Culpepper Connections by Shannon Leigh O’Connor Christian

1880 US Census

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Page 345D, District 147, Oktibbeha Co., MS
Joe Culpepper, Self, M, Md, Wh, 48, Farmer, MS/MS/MS (#9515)
Callie Culpepper, Wife, F, Md, Wh, 50, At Home, MS/NC/NC
Hal Culpepper, Son, M, Md, Wh, 21, Works On Farm, MS/MS/MS
Nannie Culpepper, DauL, F, Sng, Wh, 24, At Home, MS/MS/MS

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Page 346A, District 147, Oktibbeha Co., MS
Ann Culpepper, Self, F, Wid, Wh, 94, Renter, NC/VA/VA (#9490)

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Page 361D, District 147, Oktibbeha Co., MS
Gid Culpepper, Self, M, Md, Wh, 50, Farmer, MS/---/SC (#9514)
M. A. Culpepper, Wife, F, Md, Wh, 35, At Home, MS/---/---
Alie S. Culpepper, Son, M, Sng, Wh, 2, N/A, MS/MS/MS

1890 US Census

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Census burned in Washington

1900 US Census

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ED 90, Page 1B, Family 13, Beat 3, Oktibbeha County, MS
Jim Culpeper, Head, Black, M, May 1874, 26, Md-3 yrs, MS/AL/AL, Farmer (#43775)

Angie Culpeper, Wife, Black, F, May 1881, 19, Md-3 yrs, ch 2/2, MS/AL/AL
Flared (?) Culpeper, Daughter, Black, F, Nov. 1897, 2, S, MS/MS/MS
Iola Culpeper, Daughter, Black, F, Aug. 1899, 10/12, S, MS/MS/MS

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ED 94, Page, Family 274, Beat 5, Oktibbeha County, MS
L.M. Reese, Head, W, F, Oct. 1845, 44, Wid, ch 8/7, MS/SC/SC, Farm laborer
Henry Wm. Reese, Son, Wh, M, March 1875, 25, Md-3 yrs, MS/MS/MS
Jenny V., Reese, Daughter-in-Law, Wh, F, Aug. 1878, 22, Md-3 yrs, ch 2/1, VT/VT, Canada English
James S. Reese, Grandson, Wh, M, Dec. 1898, 2, S, MS/MS/VT
Alice Reese, Daughter, Wh, F, April 1876, 24, S, MS/MS/MS
Lilian Culpepper, Adopted Daughter, Wh, F, July 1894, 5, S, MS/MS/MS

Transcribed for Culpepper Connections by Shannon Leigh O’Connor Christian

1910-1930 US Censuses

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No Culpeppers found.

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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

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No Culpeppers found

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.

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No Culpeppers found

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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.

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Cassandra Culpepper and Robert C. Winfield married 2 Jan 1862 in Oktibbeha Co., MS
(#9516)

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H. A. Culpepper and Nancy Reese married 3 Dec 1879 in Oktibbeha Co., MS
(#9843)

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J. H. Culpepper and Sallie E. F. Ward married 13 Dec 1870 in Oktibbeha Co., MS
(#48663)

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J. J. Culpepper and Cora Page married 19 May 1891 in Oktibbeha Co., MS
(#9515)

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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

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Alexander Culpepper, issued 27 Feb 1841, Choctaw Meridian, Oktibbeha Co., MS, Twp 19-N, Rng 15-E, Sec 19 (#9489)

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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.

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George Culpepper, 30 Jun 1929 - Jan 1978, Last benefit paid in: Starkville, Oktibbeha Co., MS 39759, SSN 426-56-1298 issued in Mississippi in 1936-1950.(#58352)

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Burials

Odd Fellows Cemetery
Starkville, Okitibbeha Co., MS

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Gideon A. Culpepper, VCV, 1 Jan 1830 - 4 May 1908 (#9514)

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Places

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No places named Culpepper were found in this county.

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Last Revised: 02 Jan 2015

 
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