Joel A Culpepper Jr. (1842 - 1904)

Born 4 Jul 1842 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Miriam (Garrison) Culpepper — married 7 Jul 1853 in Coweta, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Mar 1904 at age 61 in Whitesburg, Carroll, Georgia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Fact Summary

Birth

• Name: Joel A. Culpepper
• Gender: Male
• Birth Date: 4 Jul 1842
• Birth Place: Georgia, United States

Family

• Mother:
• Father: Joel Culpepper Sr.
• Spouse: Miriam Garrison
• Children: Susan Lenora Culpepper, Hudson Culpepper, Joel F. Culpepper, Thomas Culpepper, Lucy Culpepper, John Fletcher Culpepper, Joel Adams Culpepper, Oscar Lee Culpepper, Charles Culpepper, William G. Culpepper, and Hatti Culpepper

Marriage

• Spouse: Miriam Garrison
• Marriage Date: 07 Jul 1853
• Marriage Location: Coweta, Georgia, United States
• Officiant: Thomas Colben - Minister of the Gospel

Residence

• 1850: Carroll, Georgia, United States
• 1860: 4th District, Carroll, Georgia, United States
• 1865: Bowenville, Carroll, Georgia, United States
• 1870: Carrollton Post Office, Carroll, Georgia, United States
• 1880: 4th District, Carroll, Georgia, United States
• 1900: Whitesburg District, Carroll, Georgia, United States

Occupation

• 1860: Farmer
• 1862-1865: Officer in the Confederate Army
• 1870: Farmer
• 1880: Farmer
• 1900: Farmer

Military

1st Lieutenant Joel Culpepper Jr. served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 08 May 1862
Mustered out: 11 Jun 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co. F, 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry

• Enlisted: 08 May 1862
• Enlistment Unit: Co. F, 55th Georgia Infantry, CSA
• Enlistment Terms: 3 years
• Enlistment Rank: Private
• Enlistment Location: Merriwether Co., Georgia

• Discharged: 11 Jun 1865
• Departing Unit: Co. F, 55th Georgia Infantry, CSA
• Reason for Departure: Released from Prison Camp/End of War
• Departing Rank: 1st Lieutenant
• Muster Out Location: Johnson's Island, Ohio

• Notes: Elected 3rd Lt. on 10 Aug 1862, promoted 2nd Lt. on 6 Dec 1862 and then to 1st Lt. on 10 Dec 1862. Detailed as guard for jail in Knoxville, TN on 25-26 Jul 1863. Captured 9 Sep 1863 with his entire unit at Cumberland Gap. Released on Oath of Allegiance from Johnson's Island POW Camp in Ohio on 11 Jun 1865.

Death

• Age:
• Cause of Death:
• Death Date: 28 Mar 1904
• Death Location: Whitesburg, Carroll, Georgia, United States (Likely but Uncertain)
• Burial: Culpepper Cemetery, Whitesburg, Carroll, Georgia, United States

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYN-XFS : 20 December 2020), Joel A Culpepper, Carroll, Georgia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Ancestry.com. Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: County Marriage Records, 1828–1978. The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia. Entry for Joel A Culpepper and Miriam Garrison.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMC-986 : 18 February 2021), J A Culpepper, 1860.

• “Civil War Service Records, Confederate Records,” digital images, Fold3 (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 13 Jul 2021) 55th Infantry, Culpepper, Joel A; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSK-F8G : 28 May 2021), Joel A Culpepper, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L6-D4B : 19 February 2021), Joel A Culpeper, District 682, Carroll, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 29, sheet 83B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,137.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3FB-P4Y : accessed 14 July 2021), Jole? A Culpeper, Militia Districts 682, 1297, 1541, Whitesburg, Countz Line, Banning Whitesburg town, Carroll, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3, sheet 11A, family 187, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,184.

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/75221968/joel-a.-culpepper : accessed 13 July 2021), memorial page for Lieut Joel A. Culpepper (4 Jul 1832–28 Mar 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75221968, citing Culpepper Cemetery, Whitesburg, Carroll County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Don Sharp (contributor 48167782) .

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019. United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: FamilySearch, 2019. Accessed on ancestry.com, January 2022. View Ancestry Record 61982 #93747 (requires subscription).