Mayo Melton Culp Sr

Brief Life History of Mayo Melton

When Mayo Melton Culp Sr was born on 14 May 1912, his father, John Culp, was 35 and his mother, Mary Gober, was 31. He married Hazel Lee Ratliff about 1933, in Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas, United States in 1940 and Marfa, Presidio, Texas, United States in 1950. He died on 4 January 1996, in Bell, Texas, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Temple, Bell, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Mayo Melton Culp Sr
1912–1996
Hazel Lee Ratliff
1919–1950
Marriage: about 1933
Hazel Darlene Culp
1946–1949

Sources (22)

  • Mayo Culp, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Mayo Melton Culp, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981"
  • Mayo Culp, "Texas, Hidalgo County, Marriage Records, 1875-2021"

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World Events (8)

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York

Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

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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