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Family HistoryFamily History - Margaret May Crippin


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 Margaret May Crippin and 14 of her descendants down to the fourth generation.


First Generation
1. Margaret May Crippin,1 born 22 February 1885 in Lee Township, Allegan County, Michigan, the daughter of Albert Leroy Crippen and Hannah L. Conklin;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 died 14 December 1973 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan.2, 8 Margaret married, first, 24 June 1902 in McDonald, Van Buren County, Michigan, Orley Elbridge Nutting10 (born 2 September 1881 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, the son of Elbridge White Nutting and Maranda Betsy Drake;4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 Orley died 14 December 1930 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan9, 11). Margaret married, second, 14 March 1935 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan, Harry Raymond Birdsey13 (born 25 December 1882 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan, the son of Adelbert M. Birdsey and Rosalie L. Martin;7, 12, 13, 14 Harry died 5 April 1966 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan12, 14). Margaret is buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.2 Orley is buried in Thomas Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.9 Harry is buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.12

Children of Margaret May Crippin and Orley Elbridge Nutting:

+2i. Marion M. Nutting, born 9 February 1903 in Michigan; died 8 September 1973 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan. Married Lew W. Loveland.
+3ii. Mary Bell Nutting, born ca. 1909 in Michigan. Married (1) Arthur Leland Monk Married (2) Ernest Neal Brown.
+4iii. Dorotha Nutting, born 23 September 1913 in Michigan; died 15 August 2002. Married (1) George Elmer Bitter Married (2) Clancy Jones.

  1. Michigan Births, 1867-1902; Margaret Cuppen [sic, may also be interpreted as Crippen], born: 22 February 1885 in Lee, Allegan County, Michigan; father: Albert Cuppen, born in Michigan, farmer; mother: Hannah Cuppen, born in New York.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Margaret M. Birdsey, born: 1886; died: 1973 (from record, which provides the names and links for one husband and one child).
  3. 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.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 150, Sheet No. 7A, Arlie Nutting, 28, Michigan, farmer, general farm; wife of 8 years Margaret Nutting, 24, Michigan, 2 children, 2 living; daughter Marion Nutting, 7, Michigan; daughter Mary Bell Nutting, 1, Michigan.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Allegan County, Allegan, E.D. 3, Sheet No. 15B, Orley Nutting, 38, Michigan, laborer; wife Margaret Nutting, 33, Michigan; daughter Marion Nutting, 16, Michigan; daughter Mary Nutting 10, Michigan; daughter Dorothy Nutting, 6, Michigan.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-6, Sheet No. 4B, Orlie E. Nutting, 48, Michigan, first married age 20, laborer, ry. section; wife Margaret M. Nutting, 44, Michigan, first married age 16, dressmaker; daughter Dorothy L. Nutting, 16, Michigan.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Berrien County, Royalton Township, E.D. 11-71, Sheet No. 8A, Harry R. Birdsey, 57, Michigan, farmer, farming; wife Margaret M. Birdsey, 55, Michigan; lodger Volla Miller, 54, Michigan, widow, teacher, teaching.
  8. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Margaret M. Birdsey, died: 14 December 1973 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan; born: 22 January 1886 [sic, her birth record shows 22 February 1885 as her birth date].
  9. Find a Grave (website). Thomas Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Orley E. Nutting, born: 1881; died: 1930 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, sibling, and one child).
  10. Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Olie Elbridge Nutting, age 20, born in Michigan, farmer, father: Elbridge Nutting; mother: Miranda Drake; Maggie May Crippen, age 17, born in Michigan; father: Albert Crippen; mother: Hannah Conklin; married on 24 June 1902 in McDonald, Van Buren County, Michigan.
  11. Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952. Orley Elbridge Nutting, died: 14 December 1930 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan; born: 2 September 1881 in Bangor, Michigan; father: Elbridge Nutting; mother: Miranda Drake.
  12. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Harry Raymond Birdsey, born: 25 December 1882 in Saint Joseph Township, Berrien County, Michigan; died: 1966 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan (from record, which includes the text of his obituary; and provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, two wives, and three children).
  13. Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Marriage License No. 45 and Certificate, Harry Raymond Birdsey, age 52, born in Michigan, farmer; previously married twice; father: A. M. Birdsey; mother’s maiden name: Wygant; Margaret May Nuttings, age 49, born in Michigan; father: Albert; mother’s maiden name: Conklin; maiden name: Crippen; married on 14 March 1935 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan.
  14. Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Harry Raymond Birdsey, died: 5 April 1966 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan; born: 25 December 1882 in St. Joseph Township, Michigan; father: Dell Birdsey; spouse: Margaret Birdsey.
Second Generation
2. Marion M. Nutting2 (Margaret1), born 9 February 1903 in Michigan;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 died 8 September 1973 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan.1, 2 Marion married, 11 November 1923 in Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, Lew W. Loveland10 (born 13 November 1892 in Michigan, the son of Wallace Dana Loveland and Mina Dixon;5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Lew died 16 July 1976 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan8, 9). Marion and Lew are buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.1, 8

Children of Marion M. Nutting and Lew W. Loveland:

+5i. Lew Wallace Loveland, born 29 March 1925 in Michigan; died 10 June 1983 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Married Bobby Jean Burcaw (born Bobby Jean Hodgens).
+6ii. Eleanor M. Loveland, born 3 February 1927 in Michigan; died 6 October 1983 in Arlington Township, Van Buren County, Michigan. Married George Merton Bray.

3. Mary Bell Nutting2 (Margaret1), born ca. 1909 in Michigan.3, 4, 11, 12, 13 Mary married, first, 26 December 1927, Arthur Leland Monk17 (born 1 March 1904 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, the son of Orlo Franklin Monk and Estella Pearl Weimer;11, 14, 15, 16 Arthur died 10 November 1989 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan14, 15, 16). Mary married, second, 22 August 1937 in Scottdale, Berrien County, Michigan, Ernest Neal Brown19 (born 1898 in Tingley, Ringgold County, Iowa, the son of R. J. Brown and Matilda C. Hamlett;12, 13, 18, 19 Ernest died 196718). Arthur is buried in Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, Michigan.14 Ernest is buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.18

Children of Mary Bell Nutting and Arthur Leland Monk:

 7i. Mary Lee Monk, born 1929 in Michigan.11, 12
 8ii. Donna Dorotha Monk, born 18 September 1934 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan;20 died 13 February 1935 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.20 Donna is buried in Monks Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.20

4. Dorotha Nutting2 (Margaret1), born 23 September 1913 in Michigan;4, 21, 22 died 15 August 2002.21 Dorotha married, first, 4 July 1934 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, George Elmer Bitter21 (born 28 August 1902 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, the son of August Bitter and Dora _____;23 George died 5 October 1969 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas23). Dorotha married, second, Clancy Jones21 (born ____, parents not determined). Dorotha is buried in Baxter Memorial Gardens, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas.21 George is buried in Baxter Memorial Gardens, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas.23

  1. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Marian M. Loveland, born: 1903; died: 1973 (from record).
  2. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Marian M. Loveland, died: 8 September 1973 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan; born: 9 February 1903.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 150, Sheet No. 7A, Arlie Nutting, 28, Michigan, farmer, general farm; wife of 8 years Margaret Nutting, 24, Michigan, 2 children, 2 living; daughter Marion Nutting, 7, Michigan; daughter Mary Bell Nutting, 1, Michigan.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Allegan County, Allegan, E.D. 3, Sheet No. 15B, Orley Nutting, 38, Michigan, laborer; wife Margaret Nutting, 33, Michigan; daughter Marion Nutting, 16, Michigan; daughter Mary Nutting 10, Michigan; daughter Dorothy Nutting, 6, Michigan.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-6, Sheet No. 4A-B, Lew W. Loveland, 37, Michigan, first married age 30, truck driver, oil company; wife Marion M. Loveland, 27, Michigan, first married age 20; son Lew W. Loveland, 5, Michigan; daughter Elnior Loveland, 3 2/12, Michigan.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-6, Sheet No. 6B-7A, Lew Loveland, 47, Michigan, salesman, tank wagon; wife Merian Loveland, 37, Michigan; son Lew W. Loveland, 15, Michigan; daughter Eleanor Loveland, 13, Michigan.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor, E.D. 80-16, Sheet No. 2, Lew W. Loveland, 57, Michigan; wife Marian M. Loveland, 47, Michigan.
  8. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Lew W. Loveland, born: 1892; died: 1976 (from record).
  9. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Lew W. Loveland, died: 16 July 1976 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan; born: 13 November 1892.
  10. Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Lew W. Loveland, age 28, born in Michigan, clerk; father: Orley; mother: Dixon; Marion M. Nutting, age 20, Michigan; father: Orley; mother: Coppen [sic]; married on 11 November 1923 in Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan.
  11. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, South Haven Township, E.D. 80-31, Sheet No. 11B, Leland Monk, 26, Michigan, teacher, public school; wife Mary Monk, 21, Michigan; daughter Mary E. Monk, 7/12, Michigan; lodger Zelda Lafler, 27, Michigan, teacher, public school.
  12. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Illinois, Whiteside County, Prophetstown, E.D. 98-33, Sheet No. 12B, Ernest N. Brown, 41, Iowa, doctor, optometrist; wife Mary B. Brown, 31, Michigan; daughter Mary Lee Brown, 10, Michigan.
  13. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Illinois, Whiteside County, Portland Township, E.D. 98-41, Sheet No. 1, Ernest N. Brown, 51, Iowa, instrument maker, G.E. factory; wife Mary B. Brown, 41, Michigan, sales lady, house hold paper products.
  14. Find a Grave (website). Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, Michigan, Arthur Leland Monk, born: 1904; died: 1969 (from record, which includes notes regarding his two marriages and two children; and provides the names and links for his parents, one wife, and one child). His gravestone shows his date of death as 1989.
  15. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Leland A. Monk, died: 10 November 1989 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan; born: 1 March 1904.
  16. Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006, Michigan, Hillsdale - Obituaries, Leland A. Monk, died: 11 November 1989 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan; born: 1 March 1904 in Bangor. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names and links for his parents, one wife, and brother.
  17. Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Leland Monk, age 23; father: Orlo Monk; mother: Estella Weimer; Mary B. Nutting, age 18; father: Orley Nutting; mother: Margaret Crippin; married on 26 December 1927 in Van Buren County, Michigan.
  18. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Ernest Neal Brown, born: 1898; died: 1967 (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife).
  19. Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Ernest Neal Brown, age 39, born in Tingley, Iowa; occupation: doctor; father: R. J. Brown; mother: Matilda C. Hamlett; previously married once; Mary Bell Monk, age 28, born in Bangor, Michigan; father: Orley Nutting; mother: Margaret Crippen; married once; maiden name: Mary Bell Nutting; married on 22 August 1937 in Scottdale, Berrien County, Michigan.
  20. Find a Grave (website). Monks Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Donna Dorotha Monk, born: 18 September 1934 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; died: 13 February 1935 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan (from record, which includes a note naming her parents; and provides the name and link for her father).
  21. Find a Grave (website). Baxter Memorial Gardens, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, Dorotha Nutting Bitter Jones, born: 23 September 1913; died: 15 August 2002 (from record, which includes copies of one marriage announcement and her obituary; and provides the names and links for her parents and [second] husband).
  22. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-6, Sheet No. 4B, Orlie E. Nutting, 48, Michigan, first married age 20, laborer, ry. section; wife Margaret M. Nutting, 44, Michigan, first married age 16, dressmaker; daughter Dorothy L. Nutting, 16, Michigan.
  23. Find a Grave (website). Baxter Memorial Gardens, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, George Elmer Bitter, born: 28 August 1902; died: 5 October 1969 (from record, which includes copies of a marriage announcement, and his obituary; and provides the names and links for his parents and wife).
Third and Fourth Generations
5. Lew Wallace Loveland3 (Marion,2 Margaret1), born 29 March 1925 in Michigan;1, 2, 3, 4 died 10 June 1983 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.1, 2 Lew married, 12 July 1946 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Bobby Jean Burcaw (born Bobby Jean Hodgens)10 (born 27 October 1926 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, the daughter of Herman P. Hodgens and Lucille Olive DeLong;5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Bobby died 22 April 20116). Lew is buried in Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.1

Child of Lew Wallace Loveland and Bobby Jean Burcaw (born Bobby Jean Hodgens):

 9i. Michael Lew Loveland, born 22 June 1947 in Michigan.9, 11

6. Eleanor M. Loveland3 (Marion,2 Margaret1), born 3 February 1927 in Michigan;3, 4, 12, 13, 14 died 6 October 1983 in Arlington Township, Van Buren County, Michigan.12, 13 Eleanor married, 10 February 1948 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan, George Merton Bray16 (born 8 February 1927 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, the son of George Bray and Bertha Bourgeois;14, 15 George died 18 October 2020 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan15). Eleanor and George are buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.12, 15

Children of Eleanor M. Loveland and George Merton Bray:

 10i. John Raymond ‘Jack’ Bray, born 20 November 1949 in Michigan.11, 14
 11ii. Richard William ‘Rick’ Bray, born 30 May 1953.11
 12iii. Susan Kathleen Bray, born 8 April 1956 in Michigan;17, 18 died 9 April 1956 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan.17, 18 Susan is buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.17
 13iv. Robert J. ‘Bob’ Bray, born 2 May 1959.11
 14v. Kathleen ‘Kathy’ Bray, born 20 October 1960.11
 15vi. William Michael ‘Bill’ Bray, born 20 May 1965.11

  1. Find a Grave (website). Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Lew Wallace Loveland, Jr., born: 1925; died: 1983 (from record).
  2. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Lew W. Loveland, Jr., died: 10 June 1983 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; born: 29 March 1925.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-6, Sheet No. 4A-B, Lew W. Loveland, 37, Michigan, first married age 30, truck driver, oil company; wife Marion M. Loveland, 27, Michigan, first married age 20; son Lew W. Loveland, 5, Michigan; daughter Elnior Loveland, 3 2/12, Michigan.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-6, Sheet No. 6B-7A, Lew Loveland, 47, Michigan, salesman, tank wagon; wife Merian Loveland, 37, Michigan; son Lew W. Loveland, 15, Michigan; daughter Eleanor Loveland, 13, Michigan.
  5. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Ottawa County, License No. 13657, Earl E. Payne, age 20 on 1 September 1942 [so born: 1 September 1922], born in Fremont, Ohio; occupation: sailor; father: Clark E. Payne; mother: Dorothy Karr; Bobbye [sic] Jean Burcaw, age 16 on 27 October 1942 [so born: 27 October 1926], born in Birmingham, Alabama; occupation: telephone operator; father: Homer E. Burcaw; mother: Lucille B. Long; married on 21 July 1943 in Ottawa County, Ohio.
  6. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), Bobby Jean Loveland, died: 22 April 2011, Texas; born: 27 October 1926, last residence: Tarant, Texas.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, E.D. 37-77, Sheet No. 10A, Herman P. Hodgens, 29, Alabama, first married age 25, civil engineer, contractors; wife Lucille Hodgens, 22, Ohio, first married age 18; daughter Bobby J. Hodgens, 3 6/12, Alabama.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Sherwood Park, E.D. 35-50C, Sheet No. 15B, Homer Burcaw, 36, Ohio, lineman; wife Lucille Burcaw, 32, Ohio; daughter Bobby J. Hodgins, 13, Alabama [Hodgens is her birth surname; she may have been adopted by Homer, as she used the Burcaw name as an adult].
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo, E.D. 85-4, Sheet No. 14, Lew W. Loveland, 25, Michigan, lineman, power company; wife Bobby J. Loveland, 23, Alabama; son Michael L. Loveland, 2, Michigan.
  10. Marriage Announcement, South Haven Daily Tribune, South Haven, Michigan (available at newspaperarchive.com), 12 July 1946, Lew Loveland and Bobby Burcaw, married on 12 July 1946 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  11. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  12. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Eleanor Bray, born: 1927; died: 1983 (from record). She shares her gravestone with her husband George Bray.
  13. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Eleanor M. Bray, died: 6 October 1983 in Arlington Township, Van Buren County, Michigan; born: 3 February 1927.
  14. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Van Buren County, Arlington Township, E.D. 80-19, Sheet No. 5, George M. Bray, Jr., 23, Illinois, driving oil truck, bulk oil & gas plant; wife Eleanor M. Bray, 23, Michigan; son John R. Bray, Nov., Michigan.
  15. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, George M. Bray, born: 8 February 1927 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died: 18 October 2020 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan (from record, which includes the text of his obituary giving vital and biographical details and the name of his parents, two wives, siblings, children, and grandchildren).
  16. Marriage Announcement, South Haven Daily Tribune, South Haven, Michigan (available at newspaperarchive.com), 13 February 1948, George M. Bray and Eleanor M. Loveland, married on Tuesday [10 February 1948] in South Haven, Michigan.
  17. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Susan Kathleen Bray, born: 8 April 1956; died: 9 April 1956 (from record).
  18. Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Susan Kathleen Bray, died: 9 April 1956 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan; born: 8 April 1956 in Michigan; father: George Bray, Jr.; mother: Eleanor Loveland.