Clara Belle Culpepper

Female, #9586, (23 Dec 1894 - 19 Jun 1978)

Father*Sterling Gardner Culpepper (11 Mar 1851 - 21 Nov 1907)
Mother*Clara Belle Simms (2 Feb 1866 - 28 Jan 1955)
Clara Belle Culpepper|b. 23 Dec 1894\nd. 19 Jun 1978|p9586.htm|Sterling Gardner Culpepper|b. 11 Mar 1851\nd. 21 Nov 1907|p9542.htm|Clara Belle Simms|b. 2 Feb 1866\nd. 28 Jan 1955|p9583.htm|Gardner Culpepper of Thomas Co., GA|b. 11 Dec 1810\nd. 22 May 1868|p9479.htm|Caroline Jones|b. 28 Apr 1815\nd. 18 Nov 1885|p9480.htm|Wiley H. Sims|b. 4 Nov 1811\nd. 3 Dec 1871|p9807.htm|Virginia J. Sterling|b. 6 Feb 1825\nd. after 1900|p9808.htm|

Birth*23 Dec 1894 Clara was born at Boston, Thomas Co., Georgia, on 23 Dec 1894.1,2 
 She was the daughter of Sterling Gardner Culpepper and Clara Belle Simms. 
Relocationcirca 1896 Family member(s) Clara Belle Culpepper, Charles Simms Culpepper, Harry Stuart Culpepper Sr., Clara Belle Culpepper, John Gardner Culpepper and Mary Foy Culpepper, accompanying Sterling Gardner Culpepper, relocated circa 1896 at White Springs, Hamilton Co., Florida. 
1900 Census1 Jun 1900 Clara and Frances was listed as a daughter (Clarabelle Culpepper, W, F, Dec 1894, 5, S, GA, AL, GA) in Sterling Gardner Culpepper's household on the 1900 Census at White Springs, Hamilton Co., Florida.3 
1910 Census15 Apr 1910 Frances and Clara was listed as a daughter in Clara Belle Culpepper's household on the 1910 Census at White Springs, Hamilton Co., Florida.4 
Relocationsay 1911 Family member(s) Frances Louise Culpepper, Clara Belle Culpepper and Adelle Corine Simms, accompanying Clara Belle Simms, relocated say 1911 at Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia, After her husband Sterling's death in 1907, Clara remained on the farm in White Springs, FL for several more years. Then, at some unknown date between 1910 and 1920, she relocated to Atlanta with her daughters (Louise and Clara Belle) and sister (Adelle), and opened a boarding house at 704 Piedmont Avenue. Since most of White Springs burned in 1911, it is possible that the relocation occurred in the aftermath of that fire.. 
Married Namecirca 1919  As of circa 1919, her married name was Law. 
Marriage*circa 1919 She married John Barnard Law at Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia, circa 1919.5 
1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Frances and Clara was listed as a daughter (Clara Belle Law, F, W, 24, M, GA, GA, GA) in Clara Belle Simms's household on the 1920 Census at Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia.6 
1920 Census*1920 Clara was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia.7 
Death*19 Jun 1978 She died at Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia, on 19 Jun 1978.8 

Family

John Barnard Law (17 Dec 1892 - 29 Jun 1974)
Children

Charts Descendants of Sterling Gardner Culpepper of Thomas Co., GA
Andrew Hartsfield Descendants
Last Edited 21 May 2004

Citations

  1. Harry Stuart Culpepper and Alma Elaine Payne Ancestors, Culpepper/Payne Family Bible, Steven Edward Culpepper, owner, Sandy Springs, GA, (2005).
  2. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    Birthplace in GA, not FL where her younger siblings were born, is based on census.
  3. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 41, sheet 20; Page 283a, 65 River Street, White Springs, Hamilton Co., FL
    Ancestry.com Image 40 transcribed by Warren Culpepper
    S. G. Culpepper, HH, W, M, Mar 1852, 48, Md 11 yrs, AL, GA, GA, Land agent
    Clarabelle Culpepper, Wife, W, F, Feb 1869, 31, Md 11 yrs, GA, GA, GA
    John Culpepper, Son, W, M, Apr 1883, 17, Sng, GA, AL, GA
    Charles Culpepper, Son, W, M, Oct 1890, 9, Sng, GA, AL, GA
    Harrie Culpepper, Son, W, M, Aug 1892, 7, Sng, GA, AL, GA
    Clarabelle Culpepper, Daughter, W, F, Dec 1894, 5, GA, AL, GA
    Francis L. Culpepper, Daughter, W, F, Aug 1897, 2, GA, AL, GA
    Lucy Willis, cook, B, F, May 1833, 62, M, Ch: 13/9, GA, GA, GA
    Rebecca Cooper, Visitor, W, F, Apr 1874, 26, Mar 3yrs, Ch: 1/1, TN, TN, TN
    Margaret Cooper, Visitor, W, F, Jul 1897, 2, GA, TN, TN.
  4. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 96, Sheet 12A, Lines 31-39, Scrub Town?, White Springs, Hamilton Co., FL
    Clara Culpepper, Head, F, 38, wid, ch 5/5, GA/NC/GA, Hotel Keeper
    Charlie Culpepper, Son, M, 19, S, FL/GA/GA
    Harry Culpepper, Son, M, 17, S, FL/GA/GA
    Clara Culpepper, Daughter, F, 15, S, FL/GA/GA
    Louise Culpepper, Daughter, F, 12, S, FL/GA/GA
    Sterling Culpepper, Son, M, 9, S, FL/GA/GA
    Della Sims, Sister, F, 43, S, GA/NC/GA, Hotel Housekeeper
    + two boarders.
  5. Fulton Co. GA Court of the Ordinary, Fulton Co. GA Marriage Index, A-K, Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1965, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call # US/CAN Film #404,269
    http://gen.culpepper.com/archives/ga/fulton.htm#Marriages
    Clabel Culpepper and John Bernard Law, Jr, W, (Date ?) Fulton Co., GA, Book 28-149.
  6. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    GA, Fulton Co., Atlanta, ED 134, page 7A; Ancestry.com image 13 of 32; Transcribed by Warren Culpepper.
  7. Living with husband, John Law, in the boarding house run by her mother, Clara Culpepper.
  8. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm