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Family HistoryFamily History - Irving Lewis ‘Brother Doc’ Crippen


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This family history features Irving Lewis ‘Brother Doc’ Crippen and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Irving Lewis ‘Brother Doc’ Crippen,1 born 1906 in Michigan, the son of James Swift Crippen and Jennie Maude Buschick;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 4 June 1953.1 Brother Doc married, 1947, Pearl M. _____6 (born ca. 1908 in Michigan, parents not determined). Their marriage ended in divorce in 1951 in Wexford County, Michigan.6 Brother Doc is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan.1

  1. Find a Grave (website). Oakwood Cemetery, Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan, Irving Lewis “Brother Doc” Crippin, born: 1906; died: 4 June 1953 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and four siblings).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Allegan County, Allegan, E.D. 3, Sheet No. 11A, James S. Crippen, 39, Michigan, farmer, general farm; wife of 15 years Jennie M. Crippen, 38, Illinois, 6 children, 5 living; son James N. Crippen, 11, Illinois; son Charles A. Crippen, 9, Illinois; son Elmer F. Crippen, 7, Illinois; son Thomas L. Crippen, 6, Illinois; son Irving L. Crippen, 3, Michigan; mother-in-law Susan A. Buschick, 69, New York, widow, 8 children, 2 living.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Calhoun County, Battle Creek, E.D. 39, Sheet No. 2A, James Crippin, 48, Michigan, moulder, foundry; wife Jennie Crippin, 48, Illinois; son James Crippin, 21, Illinois, brick work, foundry; son Elmer Crippin, 17, Illinois, food factory; son Lester Crippin, 15, Illinois; son Irving Crippin, 13, Michigan; August Crippin, 6, Michigan.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Indiana, Miami County, Peru, E.D. 52-15, Sheet No. 20B, Irving L. Crippin, [age unknown], Michigan, meat cutter, meat market. He is a lodger in the household of William F. Small.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Wexford County, Clam Lake Township, E.D. 83-21, Sheet No. 72, Irving L. Crippin, 43, Michigan, butcher, meat cutter, meat market; wife Pearl M. Crippin, 42, Michigan.
  6. Michigan, U.S. Divorce Records, 1897-1952 (available at ancestry.com), Irving L. Crippin and Pearl Crippin, divorced in 1951 in Wexford County, Michigan; married in 1947.