Gazlay Family History
Albert Leroy Crippen
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Albert Leroy Crippen7 (Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Albert Leroy Crippen7 (Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Thomas Crippen (26 August 1833 - 6 August 1886) |
| Mother | Margaret Loftus (3 May 1839 - 31 December 1920) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 11 February 2023; Last Edited: 20 February 2023 |
| Person ID | 13164 |
| Name | Albert Leroy Crippen |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | March 1857 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | ca. 1883 to Hannah L. Conklin4 |
| Died | 18 October 1927 in Covert Township, Van Buren County, Michigan1 |
| Buried | in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Hannah L. Conklin (daughter of Johathan Conklin and Margaret Croft) |
| Born | 7 May 1865 in Orange County, New York |
| Married | ca. 1883 to Albert Leroy Crippen |
| Died | 5 January 1929 in Covert Township, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Children | of Albert Leroy Crippen and Hannah L. Conklin: |
| 1. | Robert Leroy Crippin |
| Born | 24 March 1884 in Michigan |
| Married | 14 February 1909 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan to Arabelle Welker |
| Married | 1 March 1940 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan to Blanche M. Thompson |
| Died | 10 December 1956 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| +2. | Margaret May Crippin |
| Born | 22 February 1885 in Lee Township, Allegan County, Michigan |
| Married | 24 June 1902 in McDonald, Van Buren County, Michigan to Orley Elbridge Nutting |
| Married | 14 March 1935 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan to Harry Raymond Birdsey |
| Died | 14 December 1973 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| 3. | (son) Crippen |
| Born | 16 December 1889 in Arlington Township, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| 4. | Clair Jonathan Crippin |
| Born | 8 December 1890 in Michigan |
| Died | 20 January 1938 |
| +5. | Annabelle A. Crippin |
| Born | 8 January 1892 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 11 September 1912 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan to Francis Lloyd Beckwith |
| Died | 29 October 1922 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| +6. | Ralph Crippin |
| Born | 6 May 1894 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 10 March 1917 to Monteese Alice Holly |
| Married | to Elizabeth E. ‘Bess’ _____ |
| Died | 8 March 1956 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| +7. | Alice Elizabeth Crippin |
| Born | 12 February 1899 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 1917 to Benjamin Merl Beckwith |
| Died | 3 August 1922 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| 8. | Paul Crippin |
| Born | 12 July 1902 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Died | 15 June 1928 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan |
| 9. | Edward Lyle Crippen |
| Born | 1 October 1904 in Arlington Township, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 19 May 1934 in La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana to Elsie Cox (née Jess) |
| Died | 15 July 1953 |
| +10. | Lena H. Crippen |
| Born | 30 April 1907 in Columbia Township, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 2 December 1929 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Samuel Picone |
| Died | 4 November 1977 in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Albert Leroy Crippin, born: 1857 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan; died: 18 October 1927 in Covert, Van Buren County, Michigan (from record, which includes a copy of his obituary; includes a note: Divorced but buried on same plot as former wife; and provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, wife, and four children).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Michigan, Van Buren County, Township of Decatur, Page 158, Thomas Crippin, 27, NY, farmer; Margaret Crippin, 22, Ireland; Albert Crippin, 3, Ireland; Mary Crippin, 1, Ireland [the birthplace shown on this census page for the two children is incorrect; both were born in Michigan].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Van Buren County, Decatur Township, Page No. 25, Thos. Crippin, 37, New York, farmer; Marg. Crippin, 31, Ireland; Albert Crippin, 14, Mich., farm laborer; Mary Crippin, 12, Mich.; Agnes Crippin, 9, Mich.; Julia Crippin, 2, Mich.; Jon Crippin, 3/12, Mich.
- 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.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 150, Sheet No. 7A, Albert Crippen, 52, Michigan, farmer, general farm; wife of 26 years Hannah Crippen, 43, New York, 12 children, 9 living; daughter Anna Crippen, 18, Michigan; son Ralph Crippen, 16, Michigan; daughter Alice Crippen, 11, Michigan; son Paul Crippen, 7, Michigan; son Edward Crippen, 5, Michigan; daughter Lena Crippen, 2, Michigan.