JAMES P. CRUMPLER AND FAMILY, Smith County, TX ***************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Submitted by Melanie Alexander mealex@earthlink.net 14 May 2001 ***************************************************************** JAMES P. CRUMPLER AND FAMILY. "Some Biographies of Old Settlers." Historical, Personal and Reminiscent. Volume I By Sid S. Johnson, 1900: Sid S. Johnson, Publisher, Tyler, Texas Chapter XLIII - Pages 202-203 James P. Crumpler was born in South Hampton county, Virginia, on the 7th of January, 1809, and moved to Coosy county, Alabama, and removed to Texas and settled in Smith county, in April, 1847, and resided in Smith county, with the exception of a few years, to his death. He was noted for his honesty in his daily transactions and bore an honorable name, that he justly won by his upright course in life. Mr. Crumpler has passed his three score and ten years, that redounds greatly to his credit. While he always took a deep interest in public affairs he never sought or held an office - was never a party to any suit in court or was ever required to testify as a witness in any case. He lived to an honored old age and died about six miles south of Tyler, with no bad reflections or comments on his past life. He raised a good sized family and lived to see them honorably and comfortably situated in life. He is the proud father of John Crumpler, of Pleasant Hill, and Sam Crumpler, of Omen, in this county, who are prominent and good farmers of their respective neighborhoods. Mr. Crumpler came to Smith county when very few people were in its boundary, and lived to see Tyler grow to quite a little city.