Sgt. Roy David Culp

1919 - 2007  (87 years)

 Set As Default Person

Reuben James Culp

1887 - 1929  (41 years)

Birth	27 Oct 1887	White Cloud,Newaygo,Michigan,United States
Died	20 Apr 1929	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States
	Cause: Fractured skull result of a train accident
Buried	23 Apr 1929	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States
Father	David Syrean Culp,   b. 15 Jul 1858, Croton,Newaygo,Michigan,United States
Mother	Anna Jane "Annie" Trexell,   b. 30 Jun 1869, Grant,Newaygo,Michigan,United States
Married	12 Feb 1883	Grant,Newaygo,Michigan,United States
Family	Lettie Mae Kiper,   b. 31 Mar 1894, Nunica,Ottawa,Michigan,United States
Married	9 Aug 1910	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States
Children	+ 1. Marion Arvilla Culp,   b. 14 Jan 1911, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States + 2. Elouise Ruth Culp,   b. 15 Feb 1913, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States   3. Ruth Leona Culp,   b. 17 May 1915, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States + 4. Leon Ervin Culp,   b. 25 Aug 1917, Ionia,Ionia,Michigan,United States + 5. Sgt. Roy David Culp,   b. 1 Dec 1919, Pewamo,Ionia,Michigan,United States + 6. Joyce Elaine Culp,   b. 10 Apr 1928, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States

Lettie Mae Kiper

1894 - 1989  (95 years)

Birth	31 Mar 1894	Nunica,Ottawa,Michigan,United States
Died	16 Dec 1989	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States
Buried	Aft 16 Dec 1989	Tallmadge Township,Ottawa,Michigan,United States
Father	Stephen Kiper,   b. 22 Jun 1852, Moore Township,Northampton,Pennsylvania,United States
Relationship	natural
Mother	Maria Petronella Fukken,   b. 10 Jan 1860, Goes,Zuid-Beveland,Zeeland,Netherlands
Relationship	natural
Married	1 Mar 1883	Nunica,Ottawa,Michigan,United States
Family 1	Reuben James Culp,   b. 27 Oct 1887, White Cloud,Newaygo,Michigan,United States
Married	9 Aug 1910	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States
Children	+ 1. Marion Arvilla Culp,   b. 14 Jan 1911, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States + 2. Elouise Ruth Culp,   b. 15 Feb 1913, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States   3. Ruth Leona Culp,   b. 17 May 1915, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States + 4. Leon Ervin Culp,   b. 25 Aug 1917, Ionia,Ionia,Michigan,United States + 5. Sgt. Roy David Culp,   b. 1 Dec 1919, Pewamo,Ionia,Michigan,United States + 6. Joyce Elaine Culp,   b. 10 Apr 1928, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States
Family 2	Charles H. Miller,   b. 24 May 1891, Chatham,Kent,Ontario,Canada
Married	18 Jun 1934	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States

Joyce "Ronnie" Farey

Family	Sgt. Roy David Culp,   b. 1 Dec 1919, Pewamo,Ionia,Michigan,United States
Children	1. Michelle Culp   2. Susan P. Culp   3. Ruth Culp

Michelle Culp

Father	Sgt. Roy David Culp,   b. 1 Dec 1919, Pewamo,Ionia,Michigan,United States
Mother	Joyce "Ronnie" Farey

Susan P. Culp

Father	Sgt. Roy David Culp,   b. 1 Dec 1919, Pewamo,Ionia,Michigan,United States
Mother	Joyce "Ronnie" Farey
Family	Manes

Ruth Culp

Father	Sgt. Roy David Culp,   b. 1 Dec 1919, Pewamo,Ionia,Michigan,United States
Mother	Joyce "Ronnie" Farey

• Name	Roy David Culp  [1]
  Prefix	Sgt.
  Birth	1 Dec 1919	Pewamo,Ionia,Michigan,United States
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Between 1 Apr 1935 and 4 Apr 1940	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States   [2]
  1175 Second Street NW
  Mother and step-father's residence valued at $1500.00
  Occupation	4 Apr 1940	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States   [2]
  	lumberman for a furniture factory
  Census	4 Apr 1940	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States   [2]
  	1940 US
  	MILLER, Charles H., Head, m, w, 48, m, no, born in Michigan, residence Same place, worked yes, 40 hrs, pattern maker, automobile plant, pw, 52, 1200, no. ______, Lettie M., wife, f, w, 46, m, no, born in Michigan, residence Same place, worked no, no, no, no, H, 0, 0, No CULP, Roy D., stepson, m, w, 20, s, attended school, born in Michigan, residence Same place, worked yes, 36 hrs, lumberman, furniture factory, pw, 52, 624, no ______, Joyce E., step-daughter, f, w, 11, s, attended school, born in Michigan, residence Same place
  Military Service	Between 1941 and 16 Sep 1945	,,,Germany   [1]
  	He was a Tank Commander in the 11th Armored Division of General Patton's Third Army, nicknamed the Thunderbolts.
  Employment	Between Sep 1945 and 1948	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States   [1]
  truck driver for Grand Rapids Egg Exchange
  Military Discharge	16 Sep 1945	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States   [1]
  Employment	Between 1946 and 1948	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States   [1]
  loader for Kelvinator
  loading refrigerators onto boxcars
  Employment	Between 1946 and 1948	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States   [1]
  worker for General Motors
  Employment	1948	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States   [1]
  lineman for Consumers Power
  Retired	1981	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States   [1]
  	from Consumers Power Company
  Death	18 Jan 2007	,,Michigan,United States
  	Cause: Cancer of the kidney or bladder
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I237	Rgstrong Family genes. | Descendants of Joseph W. Trexell, 1844
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2013

  
  

  Father	Reuben James Culp,   b. 27 Oct 1887, White Cloud,Newaygo,Michigan,United States d. 20 Apr 1929, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	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)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	9 Aug 1910	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joyce "Ronnie" Farey
  Children	1. Michelle Culp 2. Susan P. Culp   3. Ruth Culp
  Family ID	F7283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2007

  
  

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  	Load the map	Birth - 1 Dec 1919 - Pewamo,Ionia,Michigan,United States Residence - 1175 Second Street NW - Between 1 Apr 1935 and 4 Apr 1940 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States Occupation - lumberman for a furniture factory - 4 Apr 1940 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States Census - 1940 US - 4 Apr 1940 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States Military Service - Between 1941 and 16 Sep 1945 - ,,,Germany Employment - truck driver for Grand Rapids Egg Exchange - Between Sep 1945 and 1948 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States Military Discharge - 16 Sep 1945 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States Employment - loader for Kelvinator - Between 1946 and 1948 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States Employment - worker for General Motors - Between 1946 and 1948 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States Employment - lineman for Consumers Power - 1948 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States Retired - from Consumers Power Company - 1981 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States Death - Cause: Cancer of the kidney or bladder - 18 Jan 2007 - ,,Michigan,United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S486] Mike Lloyd, Editor, The Grand Rapids Press, (Grand Rapids, Michigan, Advance Newspapers, Established 1892), 15 Jun 2007, week of 8 Apr, 1994 Sec D, pgs 1 & 3, "War Bride" (Reliability: 3). [S742] Michigan, Kent, 1940 U.S. census, 1940 United States Federal Census (Beta), Digital images, (National Archives and Records Administration, [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), 6 Apr 2012, T627, roll 1898, Grand Rapids, Ward 1, Block 266-267, enumeration district (ED) 86-32, supervisor district (SD) 86-5, sheet 3A, p. 387 (stamped), Charles Miller household, accessed 6 Apr 2012 (Reliability: 4). Ln 8, Second Street, 1175, 47, O, 1500, not a farm, MILLER, Charles H., Head, m, w, 48, m, no, born in Michigan, residence Same place, worked yes, 40 hrs, pattern maker, automobile plant, pw, 52, 1200, no. Ln 9, ______, Lettie M., wife, f, w, 46, m, no, born in Michigan, residence Same place, worked no, no, no, no, H, 0, 0, No Ln 10, CULP, Roy D., stepson, m, w, 20, s, attended school, born in Michigan, residence Same place, worked yes, 36 hrs, lumberman, furniture factory, pw, 52, 624, no Ln 11, ______, Joyce E., step-daughter, f, w, 11, s, attended school, born in Michigan, residence Same place