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Family HistoryFamily History - Arlene Grace Smith


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 Arlene Grace Smith and three of her descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Arlene Grace Smith,1 born 28 February 1928 in Scotts, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, the daughter of Rudolph Smith and Mabel Erikson;1, 2, 3 died 19 August 2009.1, 3 Arlene married, 4 December 1948, Russell Edward Crippen3 (born 17 January 1928 in Mattawan, Van Buren County, Michigan, the son of Miles E. Crippen and Nora E. Dutton;2, 4, 5 Russell died 31 October 20084).

 2i. Louise Elizabeth Crippen, born December 1950.6
 3ii. Edde Russell Crippen, born 16 February 1953.6
 4iii. Terri Ellen Crippen, born 4 November 1957.6

  1. United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2014, Arlene Grace Crippen, died: 19 August 2009; born: 28 February 1928 in Scotts [Michigan]; residence place: Kalamazoo; father: Rudolph Smith; mother: Mabel Erikson Smith; other name: Russell Edward Crippen [her husband].
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Portage, E.D. 34-77, Sheet No. 71, Russell E. Crippen, 22, Michigan, trucker, paper mill; wife Arlene Crippen, 22, Michigan, sec[retery], KO crippled children.
  3. Obituary, legacy.com; Arlene Grace Crippen, died: 19 August 2009; born: 28 February 1928 in Scott [Michigan]. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, siblings, husband, nephews, children and their spouses.
  4. United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2014, Russell Edward or Russ Crippen, died: 31 October 2008 in Michigan; born: 17 January 1928 in Mattawan [Michigan].
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo, E.D. 39-20, Sheet No. 5A, Miles Crippen, 31, Michigan, laborer, farm; wife Nora Crippen, 32, Indiana; son Russell Crippen, 12, Michigan; daughter Beverley Crippen, 8, Indiana; daughter Ola Crippen, 5, Michigan; daughter Margaret Crippen, 3, Michigan; son Robert Crippen, 2, Michigan.
  6. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.