Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyDelbert Charles Crippin

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Delbert Charles Crippin9 (Charles Crippen,8 James Crippen,7 Nelson Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherCharles August Crippen (14 June 1900 - 28 August 1990)
MotherZada Lake (23 March 1902 - 23 September 1948)

Personal Information

Record Created: 24 May 2023; Last Edited: 26 May 2023 
Person ID14264
NameDelbert Charles Crippin
GenderMale
Born 15 September 1919 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Married 3 May 1939 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to Ruth E. Zettee8
Died 12 April 1978 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan1, 2, 3
Buried in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford Township, Calhoun County, Michigan1

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyRuth E. Zettee (daughter of Harvey Zettee and Ethel Markley)
Born 1921 in Monon, White County, Michigan
Married 3 May 1939 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to Delbert Charles Crippin
Died 1976
  
Children of Delbert Charles Crippin and Ruth E. Zettee:
  
1.FamilyWilliam Eugene Crippin
Born 6 December 1939 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
Died 8 September 2007
  
2.FamilyRobert Lee ‘Bob’ Crippin
Born 23 August 1941 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
Died 26 December 1997
  
3.FamilyDelores M. Crippin
Born ca. 1943 in Michigan
  

Sources

  1. Find a Grave (website). Bedford Cemetery, Bedford Township, Calhoun County, Michigan, Delbert C. Crippen, born: 1919; died: 1978 (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife). His grave marker gives his dates as Sep 15, 1919 - Apr 12, 1978.
  2. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Program Correspondence/Document, Delbert Charles Crippin, died: April 1978; born: 15 September 1919 in Battle Creek, Michigan; father: Chas. A. Crippin; mother: Zara Lake.
  3. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Delbert Crippin, died: 12 April 1978 in Battle Creek, Calhoun [County], Michigan; born: 15 September 1919.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Calhoun County, Battle Creek, E.D. 42, Sheet No. 14A-B, Edson Lake, 47, Michigan, dray man, own dray; wife Ida Lake, 39, Michigan; son Earl Lake, 23, Michigan, driver, taxi co.; son Fred Lake, 19, Michigan, shipping clerk, register co.; daughter Lucille Lake, 9, Michigan; daughter Thelma Lake, 8, Michigan; daughter Maxine Lake, 4 3/12, Michigan; lodger Charles Crippin, 19 Michigan, polisher, register co.; lodger Zada Crippin, 17, Michigan; lodger Delbert C. Crippin, 4/12, Michigan; daughter Gladys Beach, 21, Michigan, divorced.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Indiana, Elkhart County, Elkhart, E.D. 20-7, Sheet No. 10A, Charles A. Crippin, 29, Illinois, first married age 19, plater, plating co.; wife Zada Crippin, 27, Michigan, first married age 17; son Delbert C. Crippin, 10, Michigan; son Richard E. Crippin, 5, Michigan; daughter Shirley A. Crippin, 3/12, Indiana.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Calhoun County, Battle Creek, E.D. 13-41, Sheet No. 6B, Delbert Crippin, 20, Michigan, assembly man, wall inspector [?]; wife Ruth Crippin, 19, Indiana; son William Crippin, 3/12, Michigan.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Calhoun County, Battle Creek, E.D. 13-81, Sheet No. 12, Delbert C. Crippin, 30, Michigan, welder, heating register mfg.; wife Ruth E. Crippin, 29, Indiana, spot welder, steel and wire mfg.; son William E. Crippin, 10, Michigan; son Robert L. Crippin, 8, Michigan; daughter Delores M. Crippin, 7, Michigan.
  8. Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Record Number 117, Delbert Crippin, age 19, born in Battle Creek, Michigan, polisher, father: Charles Crippin; mother: Zara Lake; not previously married; Ruth Zettee, age 17, born in Monon, Indiana; father: Harvey Zettee; mother: Ethel Markley; not previously married; married on 3 May 1939 in Battle Creek, Michigan.