Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Elizabeth E. ‘Bess’ _____


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Elizabeth E. ‘Bess’ _____ and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Elizabeth E. ‘Bess’ _____,1 born 25 April 1894 in Illinois (parents not determined);1, 2, 3, 4 died 11 June 1971 in Grand Junction, Van Buren County, Michigan.1, 2 Bess married Ralph Crippin (born 6 May 1894 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, the son of Albert Leroy Crippen and Hannah L. Conklin;3, 4, 5, 6 Ralph died 8 March 1956 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan5). Bess and Ralph are buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.1, 5

  1. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Bess E. Crippin, born: 1894; died: 1971 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
  2. Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Elizabeth Crippin, died: 11 June 1971 in Grand Junction, Van Buren County, Michigan; born: 25 April 1894 in Michigan; widowed; buried in: Arlington Hill Cemetery.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Macomb County, East Detroit, E.D. 50-12, Sheet No. 13B, Ralph Crippin, 45, Michigan, coiler, factory; wife Elizabeth Crippin, 45, Illinois.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor, E.D. 80-17, Sheet No. 8, Ralph Crippin, 55, Michigan; Elizabeth Crippin, 56, Illinois; lodger Minna Loveland, 81, Michigan, widow.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Ralph Crippin, born: 6 May 1894 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan; died: 8 March 1956 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, wife, and three siblings).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 133, Sheet No. 9A, Bert Crippin, 43, Michigan, Mar. 1857, farmer; wife of 17 years Hannah Crippin, 33, New York, May 1867, 7 children, 6 living; son Robert Crippin, 16, Michigan, March 1884; daughter Marguerite Crippin, 14, Michigan, Jan. 1886; son Clair Crippin, 12, Michigan, Dec. 1887; daughter Anna Crippin, 8, Michigan, Jan. 1892; son Ralph Crippin, 6, Michigan, May 1894; daughter Alice Crippin, 1, Michigan, Feb. 1899.