SIXTH GENERATION

44. Francis Gillespie Culpepper was born on 31 Jan 1804 in Lexington, Lexington Co., SC. He died on 21 Oct 1903 in Sweet Home, Lavaca Co., TX. He was buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery. Copied from the SHINER GAZETTE, Lavaca Co. Texas Wednesday Morning, February 2, 1898 FRANCIS CULPEPPER The Oldest Man in Lavaca County Monday, January 31st., Francis Culpepper, living about six miles out of Shiner, and one mile north of Old Sweet Home, was ninety-four years old. His home is with Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Burke, Mrs. Burke being his daughter. He is the head of all the Culpepper family in this part of Texas. The picture given above is from an old daguerrotype, taken years ago, and is a faithful likeness. Mr. Culpepper is hale and strong, and anyone unacquainted with his real age would never think for a moment that he was more than sixty or seventy years old. His eyes are bright and sparkling, his voice strong, his hearing good, and he really looks no older than some of his children. .He was born in Edgefield District, South Carolina, January 31st., 1804. There he grew up to manhood, working on the farm, and was married at the age of eighteen to Miss Martha Bales. She was thrown from a horse while out riding and fatally injured. His second marriage was to Miss Eglantine Langley, in Georgia, where he had removed in 1823. In 1834 he removed with his family to Alabama, where he resided until 1846, when he moved to Lafayette, Fayette County, Miss. In 1851 he joined a party en route for Texas, and crossing the Mississippi at Vicksburg, he set out for Texas overland, through North Louisiana. He had been preceded to Texas by two of his sons, who had settled at this present place of residence, east of where Shiner now stands. Here Mr. Culpepper, together with Dr. Patton, invested in some twelve hundred acres of land, and has resided here ever since. His wife died in 1878, and he has since resided with his youngest daughter, Mrs. B. F. Burke. Mr. Culpepper had sixteen children, ten of whom are still living. They are Daniel F. , J. T. J., William R., Mrs. Martha Guthrie, James L., Mrs. Malinda Mauldin, Mrs. Amanda Guthrie, Mrs. Melvina Morris, Mrs. Selma Guthrie, and Mrs. Georgia Burke. Another daughter, Mrs. Mary McGinty, died the 9th. of last month. Up to 1894 , Francis Culpepper had had one hundred and twelve grandchildren and seventy-one great grandchildren, twenty-five of whom were dead at that time. Since then these figures have greatly changed, especially as to the great grandchildren. Numbers of the grandchildren have married since then, and the list of great grandchildren has run up to about one hundred. There have been few deaths in the family. Of the grandchildren, we know of but one, that of Ben F., son of J. T. J. Culpepper. One morning nearly two years ago, all Lavaca County was shocked by the news that Tax Collector, Ben Culpepper, had killed himself in Hallettsville. Everybody mourned him as he was a general favorite and was generally spoken of as the most popular man in Lavaca County. He had held the office of tax collector for years, and could have held it as long as he lived. No reason has ever been assigned for his rash act.

F. 0. Culpepper and family recently removed from Shiner to a distant part of the state. Harve and Leo married several years ago and are now farming in Bee County, their post office address is Pettus. James L., Jr., and R. L. Culpepper married about a year ago. The former is living east of town, and the latter near Yoakum. Abe, son of William R., was the last to get married., the happy event taking place about three weeks ago . The name Culpepper is an honorable one all through this section. Nobody ever heard of a Culpepper doing a dishonorable act. Nobody ever heard of a Culpepper who wouldn't pay his debts. It is a name to be proud of . Francis Culpepper participated in the Creek war in Alabama, his commanding officer being Captain Slaughter. He relates some thrilling stories of his early days in Georgia and Alabama. His memory is perfect, and some of his experiences would make interesting reading. His grandmother was a sister to General Oglethorpe, and several of the family bear that name. The GAZETTE hopes that he may live to see 1900, and indeed, there seems to be no reason why he should not. POST SCRIPT: The newspaper from which the above story was copied was among the papers of Mrs. Robert Marshall Hunt (Martha Anne Culpepper ), daughter of J. T. J. Culpepper. She was called "Annie" and she told her children that her grandfather, Francis G. Culpepper, lacked three months being one hundred years old, when he died in 1903.

He was married to Eglantine Langley in 1823 in GA.

45. Eglantine Langley was born on 6 Apr 1810 in SC. She died on 3 Apr 1888 in Sweet Home, Lavaca Co., TX. She was buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery. Children were:

i. Daniel F. Culpepper was born on 5 Dec 1825 in Monroe Co., GA. He appeared on the census in 1830 in Talbot Co., GA. He appeared on the census in 1840 in Chambers Co., AL. He appeared on the census in 1850 in Marshall Co., MS. He died on 3 Dec 1900 in Hondo, Medina Co., TX. He had an estate probated on 4 Mar 1901 in Medina Co., TX. He was a Stockman.
20 ii. John Thomas Jefferson Culpepper.
iii. William R. Culpepper was born on 11 Mar 1829 in Talbot Co., GA. He appeared on the census in 1830 in Talbot Co., GA. He appeared on the census in 1840 in Chambers Co., AL. He appeared on the census in 1850 in Lafayette Co., MS. He died on 27 Nov 1906 in Walnut Springs, Bosque Co., TX. He was a Farmer. He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery.
iv. Joel W. Culpepper was born on 28 Jul 1830 in Talbot Co., GA. He appeared on the census in 1840 in Chambers Co., AL. He died in Aug 1848 in Chambers Co., AL.
v. Martha Ann Elizabeth Culpepper was born on 29 Feb 1832 in Talbot Co., GA. She appeared on the census in 1840 in Chambers Co., AL. She appeared on the census in 1850 in Lafayette Co., MS. She appeared on the census in 1860 in Lavaca Co., TX. She died on 18 Feb 1916 in Electra, Witchita Co., TX. She was buried in Beaver Creek Cemetery.
22 vi. James Louis Culpepper.
vii. Shadrach Dixon Culpepper was born on 17 Oct 1834 in Chambers Co., AL. He appeared on the census in 1840 in Chambers Co., AL. He appeared on the census in 1850 in Lafayette Co., MS. He appeared on the census in 1860 in Halletsville, Lavaca Co., TX. He died on 14 Jul 1898 in TX. He was a Farmer.
viii. Benjamin Francis Culpepper was born in Jan 1836 in Chambers Co., AL. He appeared on the census in 1850 in Lafayette Co., MS. He died on 24 Dec 1854 in Lavaca Co., TX. He was buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery.
ix. Nancy O. Culpepper was born on 18 Jul 1837 in Chambers Co., AL. She appeared on the census in 1840 in Chambers Co., AL. She appeared on the census in 1850 in Lafayette Co., MS. She died on 5 May 1851 in Lafayette Co., MS.
x. Sarah Matilda Culpepper was born on 1 Sep 1839 in Chambers Co., AL. She appeared on the census in 1840 in Chambers Co., AL. She appeared on the census in 1850 in Lafayette Co., MS. She appeared on the census in 1860 in Halletsville, Lavaca Co., TX. She died on 23 Jan 1912 in Guadalupe Co., TX. She was buried in Greenleaf Cemetery, Brownwood, Brown Co., TX.
xi. Cynthia Jane Culpepper was born on 20 Jan 1841 in Chambers Co., AL. She appeared on the census in 1850 in Lafayette Co., MS. She died on 5 Jul 1877 in Lavaca Co., TX. She was buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery.
xii. Amanda Mira Culpepper was born on 13 Jan 1843 in Chambers Co., AL. She appeared on the census in 1850 in Lafayette Co., MS. She appeared on the census in 1860 in Halletsville, Lavaca Co., TX. She appeared on the census in 1870 in Lavaca Co., TX. She died on 1 Apr 1942 in Waco, McClennan County TX. She was buried on 2 Apr 1942 in City Cemetery, Salado, Bell Co., TX.
xiii. Mary Francis Culpepper was born in Jan 1845 in Randolph Co., AL. She appeared on the census in 1850 in Lafayette Co., MS. She appeared on the census in 1860 in Halletsville, Lavaca Co., TX. She died on 9 Jan 1898 in Alvin, Brazoria Co., TX. She was buried in Confederate Cemetery, Alvin, Brazoria Co., TX.
xiv. Susan Melvina Culpepper was born in Dec 1846 in AL. She appeared on the census in 1850 in Lafayette Co., MS. She appeared on the census in 1860 in Halletsville, Lavaca Co., TX.
xv. Selena F. Culpepper was born on 18 Jun 1848 in Lafayette Co., MS. She appeared on the census in 1850 in Lafayette Co., MS. She appeared on the census in 1860 in Halletsville, Lavaca Co., TX. She died on 16 Jul 1920 in El Paso, El Paso Co., TX.
xvi. Georgia Ann Texas Culpepper was born on 21 Mar 1851 in Lafayette Co., MS. She appeared on the census in 1860 in Halletsville, Lavaca Co., TX. She appeared on the census in 1870 in Lavaca Co., TX. She appeared on the census in 1880 in Lavaca Co., TX. She died on 12 Nov 1905 in Yoakum, Lavaca Co., TX.

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