Reuben James Culp

1887 - 1929  (41 years)

• Name	Reuben James Culp  [1, 2]
  Born	27 Oct 1887	White Cloud,Newaygo,Michigan,United States   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Draft Registration	5 Sep 1917	Ionia,Ionia,Michigan,United States   [2]
  		Rueben James Culp's WWI Draft Registration Card
  Occupation	Ice & Coal Deliveryman
  Residence	1929	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States   [1]
  549 Lincoln N. W.
  Died	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
  Buried	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	30 Sep 2013

  
  

  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. Jul 1870, Grant,Newaygo,Michigan,United States ,   d. 4 Oct 1918, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States  (Age 48 years)
  Married	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)
  Married	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   [4]
  707 Harrison
  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)  [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)  [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)  [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)  [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)  [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)  [natural]
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2012
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  	Load the map	Born - 27 Oct 1887 - White Cloud,Newaygo,Michigan,United States Married - 9 Aug 1910 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States Child - Marion Arvilla Culp - 14 Jan 1911 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States Child - Elouise Ruth Culp - 15 Feb 1913 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States Child - Ruth Leona Culp - 17 May 1915 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States Residence - 707 Harrison - 5 Jun 1917 - Ionia,Ionia,Michigan,United States Child - Leon Ervin Culp - 25 Aug 1917 - Ionia,Ionia,Michigan,United States Draft Registration - 5 Sep 1917 - Ionia,Ionia,Michigan,United States Child - Sgt. Roy David Culp - 1 Dec 1919 - Pewamo,Ionia,Michigan,United States Child - Joyce Elaine Culp - 10 Apr 1928 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States Residence - 549 Lincoln N. W. - 1929 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States Died - Cause: Fractured skull result of a train accident - 20 Apr 1929 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States Cemetery - Greenwood Cemetery - 23 Apr 1929 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States Buried - 23 Apr 1929 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S610] "Michigan Deaths 1897-1820" Michigan Deaths 1867-1897, Michigan. Seeking Michigan, (http://seekingmichigan.org :2008-2010.), "Death Records, 1897-1920." Certificate of Death, 14113829: Registerd No. 576, Reuben James Culp, accessed 8 Feb 2010. (Reliability: 3), 8 Feb 2010. [S728] "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 , Ancestry.com, ((www.ancestry.com : 2005)), 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), 5 Nov 2007. [S590] Michigan Marriages 1868-1925., Michigan., (database with images. LDS, Michigan Marriages 1868-1925. https://www.familysearch.org.), kent county marriage register record number 6212, 3: 71, Culp-Kiper, 1910; accessed 7 Feb 2009. (Reliability: 4), 7 Feb 2009. Groom's Mother's name Anna Traxel [S728] "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 , Ancestry.com, ((www.ancestry.com : 2005)), 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), 9 Mar 2012.