Francis was born in 1841.[1][2][3][4] Francis Culpepper left the children from his first marriage with Polly Lemons Culpepper's sister Harriet Lemons. She raised them as her own, adoption records have not been found yet. One of the girl's name was Mary.
With his second wife they also had a girl named Mary after the one he left behind. So the 2 Mary's linked to Francis are correct and not duplicate profiles.
Marriages
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Name: F M Culpepper
Spouse: P M Lemmons
Marriage Date: 23 Aug 1860
Marriage Place: McMinn County, Tennessee, United States
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Name: Franklin M Culpepper
Spouse: Nancy M Helton
Marriage Date: 2 Sep 1867
Marriage Place: Monroe County, Tennessee, United States
Census Records
1850 U.S. Census
Place: Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee, United States [1]
Marion [Francis Marion Culpepper]
Age: 10
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Tennessee
Gender: Female, This is an error by census taker.
Family Number: 1255
Household Members:
Joel Culpepper: 38, South Carolina
Nancy Culpepper: 28, Tennessee
Nancy Forgy: 63, North Carolina
Marion: 10, Tennessee
1860 U.S. Census
Place: McMinn County, Tennessee, United States [2]
National Park Service Title: U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/ , acquired 2007.Original data: National Park Service, Civil War
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Kari Lemons for creating WikiTree profile Culpepper-307. See the Changes page for the details of edits.
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DNA Connections
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