Reuben James Culp
1887 - 1929 (41 years)
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Name Reuben James Culp [1, 2] Birth 27 Oct 1887 White Cloud,Newaygo,Michigan,United States [1, 2, 3] Gender Male Occupation 12 Jun 1900 Kasson Township,Leelanau,Michigan,United States [4] Day Laborer Census 12 Jun 1900 Kasson Township,Leelanau,Michigan,United States [4] - 1)Culp, David S., Head, w, m, b. July 1860, age 39, marr 4 yrs, b. in Michigan, father b. Michigan, mother b. unknown, Teamster, 0 months unemployed, can read, write and speak English, Rent, Home.
2)_____ Ester A., wife, w, f, b. Sept. 1874, age 25, marr 4 yrs., mother of 2, 1 living, b. in Michigan, father b. Michigan, mother b. New York, can read, write and speak English.
3)_____ Irving J., son, w,m, b. June 1884, age 15, single, b. in Michigan, father b. Michigan, mother b. unknown, Teamster, 3 months unemployed,can read, write and speak English.
4)_____ Ruben J., son, w, m, b. Oct. 1887, age 12, single, b. in Michigan, father b. Michigan, mother b. unknown, Day Laborer, 3 months unemployed,can read, write and speak English.
5)_____ Dewey S., son, w, m, b. June 1899, age 11/12 yr., single, b. in Michigan, father b. Michigan, mother b. Michigan. - Role: Household Member
Draft Registration 5 Sep 1917 Ionia,Ionia,Michigan,United States [2] Rueben James Culp's WWI Draft Registration Card Occupation - Ice & Coal Deliveryman
Residence Jul 1925 Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States [5] Residence 1929 Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States [1] Death 20 Apr 1929 Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States [1] Cause: Fractured skull result of a train accident - Died as a result of a skull fracture following accident at the Myrtle St. crossing. Struck by P.M.R.R train. His Ice Wagon truck was hit by the train.
Reuben James Culp Death certificate. Cemetery 23 Apr 1929 Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States [1] Greenwood Cemetery Link to Find-A-Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117775165 Find-A-Grave ID 117775165 Burial 23 Apr 1929 Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States [1] - Block S, Lot 287B, Space 8
Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Notes - Killed in train wreck - Eloise Skelton ne. Culp 1995. [1]
Person ID I48 Rgstrong Family genes. | Descendants of Joseph W. Trexell, 1844 Last Modified 22 Jun 2023
Father David Syrean Culp, b. 15 Jul 1858, Croton,Newaygo,Michigan,United States d. 12 Jul 1925, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States (Age 66 years) Mother Anna Jane "Annie" Trexell, b. 30 Jun 1869, Grant,Newaygo,Michigan,United States d. 4 Oct 1918, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States (Age 49 years) Marriage 12 Feb 1883 Grant,Newaygo,Michigan,United States Family ID F7641 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lettie Mae Kiper, b. 31 Mar 1894, Nunica,Ottawa,Michigan,United States d. 16 Dec 1989, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States (Age 95 years) Marriage 9 Aug 1910 Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States [3] - In 1920 Census they lived at 1921 Caroline Place, Grand Rapids, MI
Reuben listed his mother's name as Anna Traxel [3]
Residence 5 Jun 1917 Ionia,Ionia,Michigan,United States [6] Children + 1. Marion Arvilla Culp, b. 14 Jan 1911, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States d. 12 Aug 1979, Fort Myers,Lee,Florida,United States (Age 68 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 2. Elouise Ruth Culp, b. 15 Feb 1913, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States d. 10 Jun 2007, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States (Age 94 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. Ruth Leona Culp, b. 17 May 1915, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States d. 3 May 1992, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 4. Leon Ervin Culp, b. 25 Aug 1917, Ionia,Ionia,Michigan,United States d. 19 Mar 2007, Battle Creek,Calhoun,Michigan,United States (Age 89 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 5. Sgt. Roy David Culp, b. 1 Dec 1919, Pewamo,Ionia,Michigan,United States d. 18 Jan 2007, ,,Michigan,United States (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 6. Joyce Elaine Culp, b. 10 Apr 1928, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States d. 14 Jul 2016, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F10 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 May 2022
- 1)Culp, David S., Head, w, m, b. July 1860, age 39, marr 4 yrs, b. in Michigan, father b. Michigan, mother b. unknown, Teamster, 0 months unemployed, can read, write and speak English, Rent, Home.
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Sources - [S610] Michigan. Seeking Michigan, "Michigan Deaths 1897-1820" Michigan Deaths 1867-1897, (http://seekingmichigan.org :2008-2010.), 8 Feb 2010, "Death Records, 1897-1920." Certificate of Death, 14113829: Registerd No. 576, Reuben James Culp, accessed 8 Feb 2010. (Reliability: 3).
- [S728] Ancestry.com, "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," [database on-line], ((Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005)), 5 Nov 2007, accessed 5 Nov 2007), Rueben James Culp, card 2241, No. 94, signed 5 Jun, 1917; citing World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards; Registration Location: Ionia County, Michigan; Roll: 1675756; Draft Board: 0. (Reliability: 3).
- [S590] Michigan., Michigan Marriages 1868-1925., (database with images. LDS, Michigan Marriages 1868-1925. https://www.familysearch.org.), 7 Feb 2009, kent county marriage register record number 6212, 3: 71, Culp-Kiper, 1910; accessed 7 Feb 2009. (Reliability: 4).
Groom's Mother's name Anna Traxel - [S1336] Michigan, Leelanau County, 1900 U.S. census, 1900 United States Federal Census, Digital images, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), 22 Jun 2023, T623, roll 724, Kasson Township, enumeration district (ED) 22, sheet 6a, p. 162 (stamped), dwelling 127, family 129, David S. Culp houshold, accessed 22 Jun 2023 (Reliability: 3).
Culp, David S., Head, w, m, b. July 1860, age 39, marr 4 yrs, b. in Michigan, father b. Michigan, mother b. unknown, Teamster, 0 months unemployed, can read, write and speak English, Rent, Home; Culp, Ester A., wife, w, f, b. Sept. 1874, age 25, marr 4 yrs., mother of 2, 1 living, b. in Michigan, father b. Michigan, mother b. New York, can read, write and speak English; Culp, Irving J., son, w,m, b. June 1884, age 15, single, b. in Michigan, father b. Michigan, mother b. unknown, Teamster, 3 months unemployed,can read, write and speak English; Culp, Ruben J., son, w, m, b. Oct. 1887, age 12, single, b. in Michigan, father b. Michigan, mother b. unknown, Day Laborer, 3 months unemployed,can read, write and speak English; Culp, Dewey S., son, w, m, b. June 1899, age 11/12 yr., single, b. in Michigan, father b. Michigan, mother b. Michigan.
pg. 162, sh. 6A - [S1338] Michgan. Sparta., Sentenel-Leader, "David S. Culp Obituary," 7/1925. (Reliability: 3).
David S. Culp
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David S. Culp was born in Stanwood, Michigan, July 15, 1858 and lived at home with his parents until he was 18 years of age at which time he began working for himself. About one year later his parents moved to Sparta.
At 33 years of age he was married to, Esther C. harrison of Thompsonville, Mich. Up to the last ten years he has been actively engaged in the lumber business: and the last ten years he has spent in and about Grand Rapids, living in Sparta for one year.
His mother was very well known to all in Sparta and surrounding country. His last illness of one and one-half years has been patiently born and amid great suffering, having one foot amputated and it would be necessary to remove the other.
Beside the widow he leaves three sons Reuben J. and Dewey S. of Grd. Rapids and Erwin J. of Marinette, Wis., one daughter, Mrs. Alto Small and one brother, Ernest of Grand Rapids. Funeral services were held from the Sparta Baptist Church Tuesday p. m. Rev. Harry Walker of Grand Rapids officiated.
from a newspaper clipping. - [S728] Ancestry.com, "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," [database on-line], ((Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005)), 9 Mar 2012, accessed 5 Nov 2007), Rueben James Culp, card 2241, No. 94, signed 5 Jun, 1917; citing World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards; Registration Location: Ionia County, Michigan; Roll: 1675756; Draft Board: 0. (Reliability: 3).