James Milton McGinty

Male, #32421, (10 Jan 1849 - 27 Feb 1926)

Birth*10 Jan 1849 James was born at Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, on 10 Jan 1849. 
Marriage*9 Sep 1869 He married Mary Frances Culpepper at Old Moulton, Lavaca Co., Texas, on 9 Sep 1869. 
Death*27 Feb 1926 He died at Houston, Harris Co., Texas, on 27 Feb 1926. 
Burial* His body was interred at Confederate Cemetery, Alvin, Brazoria Co., Texas. 
Biography* Mrs. F. W. (Sadie McGinty) Guinn wrote 16 Jun 1988: James Milton and Mary Frances were married at Old Moulton and established their first home there... later providing the land for the [Baptist] church and cemetery. They had a blacksmith shop at their home.... Old Moulton lives only in memory now (the only building standing is the church) and the present City of Moulton was moved because of the railroad. This was before the turn of the century.
      The following was written by James M. McGinty, Sr. and was included in a 25 Jul 1988 letter from Mrs. T. D. (Patty Bennett) McGinty: Memorial of the 71st. birthday of myself, J. M. McGinty at Alvin, Texas in the home of my son R. Frank McGinty on this the 10th. day of January nineteen hundred twenty. To my dear children: - Frank, Brad, Charley, John and Jim, and your wives, Tena, Pearl, Sadie and Agnes and my ten grand children. Your gathering here to join each other in commemorating my 71st. birthday is a Heavenly benediction to me. The many valuable presents as tokens of your affections for me are appreciated more than tongue can tell. I rejoice indeed to know that you have heeded the admonition of the Lord wherein He said "Children honor thy Father and thy Mother"; for not only has this nobleness of your lives reflected honor on me but also on her who gave you birth and cared for you in early life. And though her cares for you ceased just 22 years ago today when we laid her in the tomb here in Alvin, still her blessed influence over you abides; and when our hopes of redemption and a happy reunion are changed to glad fruition your mother and I will feel our lives were not in vain. You all deserve lasting praise for your kind affections toward her who has become a companion to me since companionship with your mother was severed by death. It is also a source of happiness to me to see you all cherish the tenderest brotherly feelings not only toward each other, but also toward your deceased sisters - little Anna, whose infant body sleeps in the cemetery in Flatonia since May 7th. 1878:-Linda, who sleeps beside her mother since February 8th. 1899 and Cecil who sleeps in the cemetery at Roswell, New Mexico since October 2nd. 1915. With these the thoughts of past life mingled with joy and sorrows, let us look forward to that life where there shall be fullness of joy and pleasures forever more. Let us esteem the present world wide troubles as the consummation of the end of all evil and the ushering in of all good because of the reign on earth of our Glorious Redeemer. May His peace abide with you until our reunion never to be separated shall have been fully consummated.
      Culpepper Heritage Association records note: James was about 8 years old when the family moved up into Arkansas. When Robert Henry (McGinty) went it was Jimmy who had to help his mother take care of the family and the farm. They celebrated his 20th birthday as they arrived in Texas In Sweet Home, where they stopped for some time, he fell in love with Mary Frances Culpepper and they were married on Sept. 9, 1869. They settled near his father in Old Moulton and he set up a blacksmith shop under the cluster of wide-spreading oak trees, just across from where the old Baptist Church still stands today. His oldest son, Frank, says "Our dad was a fine mechanic, wheelright, and he built fine buggies. His sons and grandsons have inherited this ability." Jimmie later moved to Flatonia, a little town that sprang up some miles north-east of Moulton, in Fayette County, when the railroad came through that way from Houston to San Antonio. Here his children grew up and got good educations in the small but cultured town. In the early 1890's, the McGinty family moved down to the town of Alvin, in Brazoria Co. Here the family helped grow and pick strawberries, and other fruit. They helped to build up the Baptist Church into one of the best in the Association, outside of the big churches in Houston. Uncle Jimmy was Sunday School Superintendent, and preached for a time, never giving his entire time to it. Aunt Mary died in Dec. 9, 1897 and he married a second time to Mrs. Fannie Leary. James Milton lived to be 78 and died Feb. 1927 and was buried in the old Confederate Cemetery beside Mary and daughter, Linda. 

Family

Mary Frances Culpepper (Jan 1845 - 9 Jan 1898)

Last Edited 1 Jan 2002