Warning!!!

         
         
         


     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    Too late...... you're already in. Well, might as well make the best of it.
    So what's wrong with hoping my ancestors' bones are having a good time!?!
    Didn't you read the other sign??? Do you want your bones to spend eternity
    shut up in some damp, dark box six feet under never having any fun?
    Let 'em dance!

    Cullom, Cook, Bowen, Woodward, McKeithan, and Harper Genealogy

    When my parents died, both left a wealth of old family papers and research. My father, Frank Shelby Cullom, was one of the earliest Cullom/Cullum researchers. His family tree is still frequently found in the collections of other researchers as a basic beginning framework. My mother, Rebecca Fletcher Bowen, left a large collection of family letters, papers, and notes, some of which had been passed down through several generations before she received them. For the last few years, I have been trying to organize and share this information with family members and any other interested persons. In the process, I established contact with other researchers. By sharing our records and resources, we were able to extend our collective knowledge of the various families. What I have included here is only a sampling.

    My Paternal Cullom and Cook Ancestry

    Ancestors of my father, Frank Shelby Cullom

    Frank Shelby Cullom, age 20, about 1928.
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    My father's ancestors include Cullum/Cullom, Cook, Dicken/Dickens, Parker, Holt, Johnston, Hogg, Johnson, Powell, and more. Most came from Virginia to Halifax Co., NC.

    Cullum/Cullom researchers:

    Our Cullum line descends from Thomas Cullum, Sr. and Elizabeth Johnson of Albemarle Parish in Surry/Sussex Co, VA. No connection has been proven to other Cullum/Cullom lines from Maryland or New York.

    Those of you who have researched the family of William Cullum, Sr. may be surprised to see that I have listed four of the seven younger children of William Cullum, Sr. and three sons for William Cullum, Jr. There is a Halifax Co. record that proves that a grandson of Archibald Cullum, William J. Brown, was entitled to a share of the estate of William Cullum, Jr. His mother, Julia Cullum (Brown), and his grandfather, Archibald Cullum, had both died; therefore Julia's share of Archibald's share of William Cullum, Jr.'s estate had descended to Julia's son. This one record in conjunction with other records helped to identify the sons of William Cullum, Jr. and eliminate them as possibilities for the unnamed children of William Cullum, Sr. I will be glad to share the records that help to prove these children if you would like them.

    A few years ago, Virginia Holdford Stultz and I took a probe with us when we visited the Joel Cullom Cemetery in Halifax Co. on the property that had previously belonged to William Cullum, Sr. Sure enough, we found a very large sunken fieldstone in line with the other stones - unfortunately unmarked. I personally believe that this was the stone marking the grave of William Cullum, Sr., but I don't guess we'll ever be able to prove it. Virginia and I raised this stone and left it in the exact same location.

    My Maternal Bowen and Woodward Ancestry

    Ancestors of my mother, Rebecca Fletcher Bowen

    Rebecca Fletcher Bowen, age 17, about 1926.
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    My mother's ancestors include Bowen, Goulder, Tucker, Woodward, Mitchell, McKeithan, Utley, Jones, Barnes, Worth, Carter, Payne/Paine, Murphey, Gardner, Hussey, and many of the early Nantuckett families. This also includes the descendants of Christopher Woodward of Johnston Co./Wake Co., NC as best I have been able to trace them and my theory as to his ancestry. Many Virginia, North Carolina, and Nantuckett families can be found here. Some of these families have been previously researched by others, so I chose to concentrate on lines that hadn't been documented. The Woodward, Bowen, Goulder, and McKeithan work cannot be found in previously published sources. You will also find some interesting records for the Utley and Sanders families of Johnston Co/Wake Co, NC as well as many records reflecting Nansemond Co families.

    Ancestors of David Zack Harper

    These include Harpers, Oxfords, Ledgerwoods, Terrys, Martins, Ruyles, and others.We are just beginning to dig into these families and would love to hear from anyone who can add to our knowledge.

    The Descendants of William Mark Harper 
    of Culpeper Co, VA

    Family of William Mark Harper, a grandson of the earlier 
    William Mark Harper of Culpeper Co, VA

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    Back row, L to R: David Zacheus "Zack" Harper, Susan B. "Sudie" Harper, Thomas L. "Tom" Harper, Emly/Emma Catherine "Kate" Harper, John Howard "John" Harper. Seated: Lucy Ann Martin Harper, William Mark Harper, Sr. Front row: William Mark "Will" Harper, Jr., Cora Dell E. "Cora" Harper Other children not pictured: James M. Harper (dec'd), Amanda Jane "Janie" Harper

    New Combined Searchable HTML Gedcom Page

    Zipped Gedcoms to Download

    Documents, Letters, and Family Records 
    including scans of originals

    Original unpublished research on 
    Christopher Woodward d. 1785 Wake Co, NC

    Additional research concerning the Woodwards, Sanders, Howards, Speights, Jones and others of Nansemond Co, VA

    Records for the descendants of William Bowen and Robert Bowen of Prince George (Bristol Parish), Brunswick, Lunenburg, and Mecklenburg Counties., VA

    Compilation of records for the early McKeithans of NC and SC

    Some Early Family Photographs

    Ghostbusters, enter here!

    Cumberland Co, NC where our ancestors danced 
    to the music of bagpipes

    If you are related to any of these families, missing or not, please contact me through my email address or snail mail address on my home page. After all, that's why this web page is here - to help all of us find each other, share information, and thereby extend the knowledge of these families. You can even tell me how outrageous this webpage is and that you had no idea that the NC pine trees produced nuts rather than cones. Just remember, someday YOU will be an ancestor! May your bones dance as joyfully!

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