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John R. McCullough Culp, one of the enterprising farmers and stock raisers of Newton County, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, near Steubenville, April 5, 1859, and is the son of John and Margaret (McCullough) Culp, and grandson of George Culp, a native of Germany. John Culp was a native of Ohio, as was also his wife, who was a daughter of Richard McCullough of that State, and they are members of the Presbyterian Church. John Culp, Sr., followed droving across the Alleghany Mountains for forty years. John R. McCullough Culp, who was one of three sons and one daughter, attained his growth in Jefferson County. He came to Newton County, Mo., locating upon a farm in Section 26, where he has eighty acres of good land. He was married in his native State, and chose for his companion through life Miss Amy B. Brant, a daughter of Henry and Harriet (Daniels) Brant, of Ohio, and a native of that State. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. To this union were born one son and two daughters, who are named as follows: John Oliver Glenn, Margaretta Pearl and Goldie Brant. Mr. Culp is a member of the Farmers’ Alliance, and is quite extensively engaged in raising and dealing in live stock. Mrs. Culp is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.