Marcus Albert Culpepper Sr.

Brief Life History of Marcus Albert

When Marcus Albert Culpepper Sr. was born on 6 November 1892, in McDuffie, Georgia, United States, his father, Churchill Callaway Culpepper, was 26 and his mother, Mattie Miriam Pearson, was 23. He married Jessie A. Montgomery on 12 September 1918, in McDuffie, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in District 133, McDuffie, Georgia, United States in 1940 and Dearing, McDuffie, Georgia, United States in 1948. He died on 17 July 1948, in Georgia, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Dearing United Methodist Church Cemetery, Dearing, McDuffie, Georgia, United States.

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Marcus Albert Culpepper Sr.
1892–1948
Jessie A. Montgomery
1895–1985
Marriage: 12 September 1918
Marcus Albert Culpepper Jr
1919–1961
Ann Jersema Culpepper
1928–1995

Sources (10)

  • Marcus A Culpepper, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Marcus Albert Culpepper, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mr Marcus Albert Culpepper, Sr, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

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Name Meaning

English (Middlesex): from Middle English cul(l)en, coilen ‘to cull, select, gather’ (Old French coillir, from Latin colligere ‘to collect or gather’) + pep(p)er ‘pepper’, probably an occupational name for a herbalist or spicer.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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