Jacob Culler, fifth great grandfather of Myrtice, thru mothers side..........

Culler Reunion
    Anyone who is related to the Jacob Culler and David Culler line is invited to the Culler Reunion in Boone, NC   on June 5th., 2010.

 The above picture is of Jacob Culler and the woman is of his daughter Emily Culler Robinson, my fourth great grandmother.  The pictures of the rooms were in this home in 1993 when I visited it. The bedroom was Jacobs.
 

    

The house known as the Culler house was built by Jacob Culler in 1805 on a hill off Bull Swamp Road (now Newberry Road) 8 or so miles northwest of Orangeburg, in the Limestone Community. According to Daniel Culler in his book "Orangeburgh District 1768-1868 History and Records", the house was a typical 19th century two story frame construction, built with hand-hewn lumber attached with handmade nails -- all made on site. He notes certain features of the original house:

wide pine flooring -- some 15 inches in width;

English bond brick chimney (Williamsburg style brickwork);

two rooms with adjoining "shed" rooms on first floor;

two rooms on the second floor;

front porch that extends the length of the house (later removed as house expanded);

the kitchen was placed some distance behind the house.

Numerous additions were made to the house as the family grew. Two new rooms were added, one on each floor. The new first floor room became the master bedroom and a dressing and dining room were attached behind it. The house remained unchanged until the early 1930's when modern conviences were added.

Jacob Culler's operated a very successful plantation on the North Fork of the Edisto River in the Limestone Community. It grew to some 7000 acres He was a very successful cotton farmer and became quite prosperous. In addition to cotton, the chief crop, he also farmed indigo, rice, and he operated his own gin. His plantation included many field hands and skilled craftsmen -- blacksmiths, shoemakers, yarners, spinners, and weavers. From 2 slaves in 1790, presumed inherited from his father, to several dozen slaves in later years including cooks, house servants, chambermaids, in addition to the workers.

During the Civil War, Jacob Culler's plantation had an encounter with Sherman's army in 1865. The gin and stored cotton were burned and the house was vandalized by the troops. Fortunately, his home was not burned and remained largely intact.

JACOB CULLER had sixteen children from his three marriages.