Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Abby Crippen


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 Abby Crippen and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Abby Crippen,1 born ca. 1835 in New York, the daughter of Sterling A. Crippen and Karinda Gazlay;1, 2 died 6 August 1855.1 Abby married, 15 December 1854 in Berrien County, Michigan, Lewis Dine4 (born 2 November 1834 in Ohio, the son of Elijah Dine and Elizabeth Talbot;3, 4 Lewis died 18 November 1913 in Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan3). Abby is buried in Anderson Cemetery, Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan.1 Lewis is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan.3

  1. Find a Grave (website). Anderson Cemetery, Decatur Township, Van Buren County, Michigan, Abby Crippin, born: unknown; died: unknown (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and three siblings). Her gravestone shows: Daughter of S & K Crippen, Died Aug. 6, 1855 Ae. 20 years [the gravestone is broken off below this line].
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Michigan, Cass County, Volinia Township, Page 368, family of Stirling A. Crippin (39, New York, farmer); Clarinda Crippin (38, New York); Thos Crippin (17, New York, farming); Abby Crippin (15, New York); Nelson Crippin (11, New York); Chas Crippin (8, New York); Mills Crippin (7, Michigan); Dana Crippin (3, Michigan); George Crippen (1/12, Michigan).
  3. Find a Grave (website). Oak Grove Cemetery, Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan, Lewis Dine, born: 2 November 1834 in Ohio; died: 18 November 1913 in Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan (from record, which includes a note listing his parents, one wife, and five children and their spouses; and provides the names and links for his parents, one sibling, one wife, and two children).
  4. Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Lewis Dine, age 20, and Abby Crippen, age 19, both of Decatur, Van Buren Co., Mich., married on 15 December 1854 in Berrien County, Michigan.