Gazlay Family History
Lester Thomas Crippen
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Lester Thomas Crippen8 (James Crippen,7 Nelson Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Lester Thomas Crippen8 (James Crippen,7 Nelson Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | James Swift Crippen (9 February 1871 - 4 June 1948) |
| Mother | Jennie Maude Buschick (30 October 1871 - 4 July 1940) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 May 2023; Last Edited: 2 June 2023 |
| Person ID | 14250 |
| Name | Lester Thomas Crippen |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 12 May 1904 in Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 11 August 1940 in Lucas County, Ohio to Nora May Ball (née Kinney) 3 |
| Died | 12 August 1965 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan2, 9 |
| Buried | in North Sherwood Cemetery, Sherwood, Branch County, Michigan2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Nora May Ball (née Kinney) (daughter of Floyd Ray Kinney and Lena C. Hallock) |
| Born | 13 May 1909 in Michigan |
| Married | 10 October 1927 in Calhoun County, Michigan to Leeland M. Ball |
| Married | 11 August 1940 in Lucas County, Ohio to Lester Thomas Crippen |
| Died | 1969 |
Sources
- Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949, Birth Registration, Lester Thomas Crippin, born: 12 May 1904 in Blue Island, Cook [County], Illinois; father: James Swift Crippin, age 33, born in Michigan; mother: Jennie Maude Buschick, age 32, born in Chicago, Illinois.
- Find a Grave (website). North Sherwood Cemetery, Sherwood, Branch County, Michigan, Lester T. Crippin, born: 1904; died; 1965 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, four siblings, and wife).
- Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Lucas County, Marriage License No. 126274, Lester T. Crippin, age 36 on 12 January 1940 [so born: 12 January 1904], born in Illinois; occupation: paper maker; father: James Crippin; mother: Jennie Bushick; not previously married; Nora May Ball, age 31 on 13 May 1940 [so born: 13 May 1909], born in Michigan; father: Floyd R. Kinney; mother: Lena Hallock; previously married once, now divorced, married name: Mrs. L. M. Ball; married on 11 August 1940 in Lucas County, Ohio.
- 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.
- 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.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Calhoun County, Battle Creek, E.D. 13-13, Sheet No. 3B, Jennie M. Crippin, 58, Illinois, first married age 23; son Lester T. Crippin, 26, Illinois, machine-tender, paper-mill.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Calhoun County, Battle Creek, E.D. 13-14, Sheet No. 2B, Lester Crippin, 36, Illinois, machine tender, paper mill; mother Jennie Crippin, 68, Illinois, widow; lodger Elenora Ball, 31, Michigan, divorced, packer, food factory; lodgers son Meldin Ball, 12, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Branch County, Sherwood, E.D. 12-35, Sheet No. 11, Lester Crippen, 46, Illinois, paper maker, paper co.; wife Nora Crippen, 41, Michigan.
- Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006, Michigan, Allegan - Obituaries, Lester T. Crippin, 61, died: 12 August 1965 in Battle Creek. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his wife, three brothers, and a step son.