Mississippi Culpepper Archives
Kemper County

County History

Kemper County, named for Colonel Reuben Kemper, was one of the sixteen counties formed in 1833 from the territory acquired from the Choctaws by the treaty of Dancing Rabbit. Long-time United States Senator John C. Stennis (1947-1989) was born in Kemper County. As of 2000, Kemper County's population was 10,453, and it was part of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is DeKalb near the center of the county. Numerous other small towns are scattered over its area, among which are Sucarnoochee, Electric Mills, Porterville, Scooba, Enondale, and Wahalak on the railroad. The County Courthouse and all records were destroyed in 1882. Kemper County is bordered by Noxubee County (north), Sumter County, Alabama (east), Lauderdale County (south), Neshoba County (west) and Winston 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 Kemper County censuses prior to 1890.

1890 US Census

Census burned in Washington

1890 Enumeration of Educable Children
Source: Rootsweb Kemper County Archives

Page 138, Lenwood, Kemper Co., MS (#2356)√
J. B. Culpepper, White
W. S. Culpepper, 14, M
Floyd Culpepper, 10, M
Andrew Culpepper, 7, M

1896 Enumeration of Educable Children
Source: Rootsweb Kemper County Archives

Race: Black (sic), Twp 9, Rng 14, Page 10, Kemper Co., MS (#2356)√
J. B. Culpepper, White
W. S. Culpepper, 20, M
J. F. Culpepper, 16, M
A. B. Culpepper, 14, M

1900 US Census

ED 6, Page 14B, Family 244, Moscow, Kemper County, MS (#2356)√
Joel B. Culpeper, Head, Wh, M, Jun 1848, 52, Md-30 yrs, MS/GA/NC, Farmer
Mary A. Culpeper, Wife, Wh, F, Aug 1847, 52, Md-30 yrs, ch 6/4, AL/GA/AL
Andrew B. Culpeper, Son, Wh, M, Feb 1878, 22, S, MS/MS/AL

ED 6, Page 14B, Family 249, Moscow, Kemper County, MS
Benjamin King, Head, Wh, M, Mar 1845, 55, Md-18 yrs, MS/GA/GA, Farmer (#58978)√
Bettie G. (Culpepper) King, Wife, Wh, F, Dec 1863, 36, Md-18 yrs, ch 6/6, AL/AL/AL
Vestry King, Daughter, Wh, F, Mar 1876, 24, S, MS/MS/AL
Mamie C. King, Daughter, Wh, F, Jul 1885, 15, S, MS/MS/AL
Alma K. King, Daughter, Wh, F, Jun 1891, 9, S, MS/MS/AL
Viv I. King, Daughter, Wh, F, May 1893, 7, S, MS/MS/AL
Lamar King, Son, Wh, M, Sep 1895, 4, S, MS/MS/AL
Georgia Culpepper, Step-daughter, Wh, F, Sep 1883, 16, S, MS/MS/AL

Transcribed for Culpepper Connections by Shannon Leigh O’Connor Christian

1910 US Census

ED 28, Sheet 8A, Family 105, Beat 3, Kemper County, MS (#2359)√
William S. Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 35, M1-10 yrs, AL/AL/AL, Farmer-General Farm
Annie B. Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 34, M1-10 yrs, ch 6/5, LA/MS/MS
Clinton Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 8, S, MS/AL/LA
Samuel J. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 7, S, MS/AL/LA
Zephie M. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 5, S, MS/AL/LA
Sadie L. Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 3, S, MS/AL/LA
Freddie L. Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 1/12, S, MS/AL/LA

Transcribed for Culpepper Connections by Shannon Leigh O’Connor Christian

ED 28, Page 7B, Family 100, Moscow, Kemper County, MS
Benjamin F. King, Head, Wh, M, 65, Md2-20 yrs, MS/GA/GA, Farmer (#58978)√
Bettie G. (Culpepper) King, Wife, Wh, F, 46, Md2-20 yrs, ch 5/4, AL/AL/AL
Alma K. King, Daughter, Wh, F, 19, S, MS/MS/AL
Viva I. King, Daughter, Wh, F, 17, S, MS/MS/AL
Lamar R. King, Son, Wh, M, 14, S, MS/MS/AL
Clara Davis, Step-daughter, Wh, F, 26, Wd (md-4yrs), ch 1/1, AL/AL/AL
William A. Davis, Grandson, Wh, M, 2, S, MS/MS/AL

1920 US Census

ED 31, Page 2A, Family 20, Moscow, Kemper County, MS
Bettie (Culpepper) King, Head, Wh, F, 52, wd, AL/AL/AL, Farmer (#58975)√
Lamar King, Son, Wh, M, 24, S, MS/MS/AL

1930 US Census

	ED 35-10, Page 6B, Kemper Co., MS (#2777)√ Rent Farm, Radio=N William C Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 29, md@21, MS/MS/MS, Farmer, General Farm, Vet=N Alois Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 26, md@18, MS/MS/MS Mary A Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 6, sng, MS/MS/MS Katie B Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 4/12, sng, MS/MS/MS Freddie L Culpepper, Brother, M, Wh, 21, sng, MS/MS/MS
	ED 35-10, Page 6B, Kemper Co., MS (#2781)√ Rent Farm, Radio=N Joe Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 26, md@25, MS/MS/MS, Farmer, General Farm, Vet=N Ora B Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 19, md@18, MS/MS/MS Joe C Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 2/12, sng, MS/MS/MS
	ED 35-10, Page 9A, Kemper Co., MS (#2359)√ Rent Farm, Radio=N Sam W Culpepper, Head, M, Wh, 56, md@26, MS/MS/MS, Farmer, General Farm, Vet=N Annie Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 46, md@16, MS/MS/MS Frank L Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 16, sng, MS/MS/MS Earl M Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 11, sng, MS/MS/MS Bertie L Culpepper, Daughter, F, Wh, 8, MS/MS/MS

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

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.

No Culpeppers found

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.

	Connie Culpepper and Fletcher Vines married 28 May 1958 in Kemper Co., MS
	Landis Perry Culpepper and Annie M. McAlister married 30 Mar 1951 in Kemper Co., MS (#2878)√
	Lizzie Culpepper and S. C. Hammack married 2 Apr 1936 in Kemper Co., MS
	Louise Culpepper and David Pace married 27 May 1943 in Kemper Co., MS (USPRI: Louise C. Pace of Magnolia, Pike Co., MS was born Apr 1928)
	Retha Culpepper and Jeff Catlett married 19 Jan 1935 in Kemper Co., MS (#10812)√

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

	John Culpepper, issued 27 Feb 1841, Choctaw Meridian, Kemper Co., MS, Twp 11-N, Rng 18-E, Sec 17
	John Culpepper, issued 1 Feb 1843, Choctaw Meridian, Kemper Co., MS, Twp 11-N, Rng 18-E, Sec 17

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.

No Culpeppers found.

Burials

Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Kemper Co., MS

William Clinton Culpepper, 22 May 1900 - 14 Sep 1985 (#2777)√
Thelma Smith Culpepper, 6 Jun 1918 - 9 May 1984

Places

No places named Culpepper were found in this county.

Last Revised: 02 Jan 2015

Mississippi Culpepper Archives Kemper County