 Joseph Martin "Joe" Crumpton, Sr.  Joe
Crumpton was an amusing, adventurous young man. After he arrived
in Denison around 1900, for the next half-century, he either owned or
managed the three most important hotels in downtown Denison.
HOTEL DENISON In 1890, the National Commercial College was erected at 500 West Main Street. The grand red brick building was an ambitious undertaking for a small city. It billed itself as "the largest business college in America," with 86,000 square feet of floor space and room for 1,500 students. Four of Denison's leaders were the officers: T. V. Munson, president; Samuel Hanna, vice president; T. W. Roach, secretary; and A. H. Coffin, treasurer. Around 1900, the building was converted into a fine hotel, which continued in operation until January 1920, when it was reduced to ashes in one of Denison's greatest fires.  " The Denison Hotel Building" Carter's Music Store & Pace's Furniture Store on the First Floor. Robinson, Frank M. comp Industrial Denison. [N.p.]: Means-Moore Co., 1901. page 7 THE PALACE HOTEL
This hotel was located at 400 West Main, corner of South Burnett Avenue. The three-story building with a mansard roof, was built before 1895 and long operated as the Central Hotel. It also became known as the Simpson Palace Hotel; then Palace Hotel, then the New Palace Hotel. It housed the Palace Grill coffee shop. The building was demolished in 1961.  400 West Main "Simpson Palace Hotel, European Plan. Joe M. Crumpton, Manager" Robinson, Frank M. comp Industrial Denison. [N.p.]: Means-Moore Co., 1901. page 84 Ground Floor tenants included R. M. King Dry Goods and a dentist. THE HOTEL SIMPSON
This hotel was built in 1924 at 119 South Burnett Avenue at the northwest corner of West Chestnut Street. It was located on property that had belonged to the Simpson family, of which Joe Crumpton's wife was a member. It became the second Hotel Denison.  In
December 1906, Joe married Lucy Matilda Simpson (1877-1971), daughter
of an early Denison settler, Williamson Burton Simpson, who operated
the Star Livery Stable at 117 South Burnett Avenue. Joe formed a
long-lasting business partnership with Lucy's brother, Arthur O.
Simpson, while another brother, William E. Simpson, joined the
partnership from time to time. Arthur was a traveling salesman based in
St. Louis, Missouri. W. E. Simpson also lived in St. Louis, where he
was vice-president of Rice-Styx Department Store, a large wholesale
mercantile operation. Joe Crumpton managed the Denison Hotels.
Children of Joe & Lucy Crumpton
Joe's
unmarried older sister, Alice Gertrude Crumpton (1864-1943), lived with
the family. The family took over the Simpson home at 1031 West Morton
Street. Later the Crumpton family downsized to a house at 909 West
Gandy.
 Denison Police Department 1 April 1926 The aldermen, acting as Police Commissioners (L-R): Joseph Martin Crumpton, Walter S. Hibbard, Patrick H. Tobin 1916  1927  1938 
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