Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Culp was born on 25 November 1816, in Chester, South Carolina, United States, her father, John Culp, was 47 and her mother, Ann Neely, was 36. She married Gabriel Ray on 16 March 1831, in Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Texas, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 7, Upshur, Texas, United States in 1880. She died on 15 December 1881, in Upshur, Texas, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Upshur, Texas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Mary Ray in household of Galriel Ray, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary Ann Culp Ray, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary Culp in entry for Emma Johnson, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
Spouse and Children
1809–1884 Male
1816–1881 Female
Children (11)
1833–1909 Female
1835–1876 Male
1837–1903 Female
1839–1863 Male
1843–1932 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1769–1851 Male
1780–1862 Female
Siblings (7)
1802–1881 Male
1804–1863 Male
1807–1886 Female
1816–1881 Female
1816–1888 Female
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World Events (8)
1818
Age 2
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 3
1835 · Angry Mob Seizes U-S Mail
Age 19
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Colp in Aberdeenshire.
Americanized form of German Kulp , Kolp , Kolb , or Kalb .
History: This (see 2 above) is one of the variants of the name of a Mennonite family, originally spelled Kolb , but among the Mennonites in the US also commonly found in the altered forms Culp and Kulp .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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