Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyNelson W. Crippen

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Nelson W. Crippen6 (Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherSterling A. Crippen (12 July 1812 - 13 December 1862)
MotherKarinda Gazlay (10 November 1812 - 25 June 1905)

Personal Information

Record Created: 11 December 2011; Last Edited: 21 May 2023 
Person ID3352
NameNelson W. Crippen
GenderMale
Born 10 February 1840 in New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Married 24 December 1860 in Berrien County, Michigan to Eleanor Swift7
Married 20 August 1885 in Deerfield Township, Isabella County, Michigan to Luella Courter8
Died 27 February 1900 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan1, 2, 3
Buried in Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan1

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyEleanor Swift (daughter of James Swift and Nettie D. _____)
Born June 1841 in Michigan
Married 24 December 1860 in Berrien County, Michigan to Nelson W. Crippen
Died 5 June 1910 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan
  
Children of Nelson W. Crippen and Eleanor Swift:
  
1.FamilyElenor E. Crippen
Born ca. 1864 in Michigan
  
+2.FamilyJames Swift Crippen
Born 9 February 1871 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan
Married 13 July 1895 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan to Jennie Maude Buschick
Died 4 June 1948 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
  
+3.FamilyBenniah Eleanor ‘Benjamin’ Crippen
Born 24 April 1874 in Michigan
Married 2 January 1895 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Mary Amelia Carr
Married 8 February 1913 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Mary Jeannette Bodin (née Platt)
Died 15 September 1945 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
  
4.FamilyNelson Delbert Crippin
Born 6 May 1878 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan
Married 14 December 1901 in Porter County, Indiana to Ada Belle Anderson
Died 18 October 1911 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
  
5.FamilyCora M. Crippen
Born 12 May 1879 in Chikaming Township, Berrien County, Michigan
  
Spouse 2FamilyLuella Courter (daughter of George Henry Courter and Margaret Melvina Wade)
Born 19 April 1866 in Eaton, Preble County, Ohio
Married 20 August 1885 in Deerfield Township, Isabella County, Michigan to Nelson W. Crippen
Married 30 September 1900 in Licking County, Ohio to Henry Jayhue Williamson
Married 16 August 1919 in Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky to George Lee Elbon
Died 9 May 1925 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
  
Children of Nelson W. Crippen and Luella Courter:
  
+1.FamilyAlice Edna Crippen
Born 3 November 1889 in Arkansas
Married 22 April 1909 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan to Daniel Jefferson Jones
Died 29 March 1952 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan
  
+2.FamilyMargaret M. ‘Maggie’ Walker (born Margaret Crippen)
Born 23 October 1891 in Union Charter Township, Isabella County, Michigan
Adopted(adopted by Edward Francis Walker and Charity E. Brush)
Married 27 October 1907 in Farwell, Clare County, Michigan to Francis E. ‘Frank’ Melvin (born Francis E. Byron)
Died 23 June 1912 in Farwell, Clare County, Michigan
  
3.FamilyVisheron Crippin
Born 9 April 1892
Died 13 January 1897 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan
  
4.FamilyEstella May Crippen
Born 16 November 1893 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan
Died 16 March 1981 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
  
+5.FamilyViola Marie ‘Merea’ Smith (born Viola Marie Crippen)
Born 5 June 1897 in Coldwater Township, Isabella County, Michigan
Adopted(adopted by Jacob Leonard Smith and Iris Edith Knowlton)
Married 19 June 1913 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan to Edward John Logan
Died 4 May 1989 in Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan
  
+6.FamilyCharles Jay Crippen
Born 3 April 1899 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan
Married 21 January 1919 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan to Josephine Hulda ‘Josie’ Christian
Married 31 December 1928 in Lucas County, Ohio to Anna Faust
Married 23 December 1944 in Lucas County, Ohio to Marjorie Dorothy Hutton (née Bell)
Died 9 November 1945 in Swan Creek Township, Fulton County, Ohio
  

Sources

  1. Find a Grave (website). Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, Nelson W. Crippin, born: 1840; died: 27 February 1900 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan (from record, which includes death details and notes he left four children; and provides the names and links for his parents, three siblings and one child).
  2. Michigan Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995; Nelson W. Crippen, died 27 February 1900 in Mt. Pleasant Township, Isabella County, Michigan, age 60, born about 1840 in New York. Father: J. Crippen. Mother: Corinthy Gazely [sic].
  3. Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Nelson W. Crippen, died: 27 February 1900 in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan; age: 60 years 0 months 17 days [so constructed birth date: 10 February 1840]; born in New York; married; occupation: mechanic; father: J. Crippen; mother: Corinthy Gazely.
  4. 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).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Page No. Two, family of Nelson Crippen (29, New York, farmer); Elenor Crippen (28, Mich.); Elenor E. Crippen (6, Mich.).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Berrien County, Chikaming Township, Enumeration District 6, Page No. 4, family of Nelson W. Crippin (42, NY, lumberman); wife Eleanor Crippin (38, Mich.); son James Crippin (9, Mich.); son Benjamin Crippin (6, Mich.); son Adelbert Crippin (1, Mich.).
  7. Find a Grave (website). Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, Elenor Swift Crippen, born June 1841, died 5 June 1910 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, daughter of James Swift (born in PA) and his wife Nettie D. (born in OH) (from record, which provides the name and link for one child).
  8. Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Nelson W. Crippin, age 46, born in N.Y., lumber man; Luella Courter, age 19, born in Ohio; married on 20 August 1885 in Deerfield, Isabella County, Michigan.