Gazlay Family History
James Swift Crippen
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
James Swift Crippen7 (Nelson Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
James Swift Crippen7 (Nelson Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Nelson W. Crippen (10 February 1840 - 27 February 1900) |
| Mother | Eleanor Swift (June 1841 - 5 June 1910) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 13 January 2012; Last Edited: 31 May 2023 |
| Person ID | 3450 |
| Name | James Swift Crippen |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 9 February 1871 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 13 July 1895 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan to Jennie Maude Buschick8 |
| Died | 4 June 1948 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan1, 2 |
| Buried | in Oakwood Cemetery, Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Jennie Maude Buschick (daughter of August Ferdinand Buschick and Susan A. Fowler) |
| Born | 30 October 1871 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| Married | 13 July 1895 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan to James Swift Crippen |
| Died | 4 July 1940 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| Children | of James Swift Crippen and Jennie Maude Buschick: |
| 1. | Edwin E. Crippin |
| Born | 2 December 1895 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan |
| Died | 27 May 1902 in Worth, Cook County, Illinois |
| +2. | James Nelson Crippin |
| Born | 9 August 1898 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| Married | 20 May 1920 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to Gladys Marie Bennett |
| Died | 31 July 1963 in Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana |
| +3. | Charles August Crippen |
| Born | 14 June 1900 in Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois |
| Married | 2 July 1919 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to Zada Lake |
| Married | to Beulah B. Bennett |
| Died | 28 August 1990 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| 4. | (daughter) Crippen |
| Born | 31 October 1902 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| +5. | Elmer Franklin Crippen |
| Born | 31 October 1902 in Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois |
| Married | 3 October 1925 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to Bonnie Blanche Norton |
| Died | 24 October 1990 in Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan |
| 6. | Lester Thomas Crippen |
| Born | 12 May 1904 in Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois |
| Married | 11 August 1940 in Lucas County, Ohio to Nora May Ball (née Kinney) |
| Died | 12 August 1965 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| 7. | Irving Lewis ‘Brother Doc’ Crippen |
| Born | 1906 in Michigan |
| Married | 1947 to Pearl M. _____ |
| Died | 4 June 1953 |
| 8. | August Delbert Crippin |
| Born | 23 April 1913 in Michigan |
| Married | 4 December 1938 to Mary Edna Johnson |
| Died | September 1976 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Oakwood Cemetery, Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan, James S. Crippin, born: 9 February 1871; died: 4 June 1948 (from record, which includes a note that his family gravesite consists of 12 graves; and provides the names and links for his wife and five children).
- Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952. James S. Crippin, died: 4 June 1948 in Battle Creek, Calhoun [County], Michigan; born: 9 February 1871 in Buchanan, Michigan; father: Nelson W. Crippin; mother: Elenor Swift; widow.
- 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.).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Illinois, Cook County, Thornton Township, E.D. 1190, Sheet No. 6B, James Crippin, 29, Michigan, Feb. 1871, iron moulder; wife of 5 years Jennie Crippin, 28, Illinois, Oct. 1871, 2 children, 2 living; son Edwin Crippin, 4, Michigan, Dec. 1895; son James Crippin, 1, Illinois, Aug. 1898; mother-in-law Susan Buschick, 59, New York, Mar. 1841, widow, 1 child, 1 living.
- 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, 1940, Indiana, Marshall County, West Township, E.D. 50-21, Sheet No. 12A-B, James Crippen, 41, Michigan, widow, polisher, nickle plating factory; Delton Crippen, 18, Michigan, sand cutter, casting foundry; daughter Marie Crippen, 15, Michigan; daughter Dorothy Crippen, 10, Indiana; daughter Fairy Crippen, 5, Indiana; father James S. Crippen, 72, Michigan, moulder, casting foundry; housekeeper Ruby Van Gilder, 26, Indiana, divorced, housekeeper, private home; housekeeper’s daughter Rosemary Van Gilder, 5, Indiana.
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, James S. Crippin, age 24, born in Buchanan [Michigan], occupation: moulder; father: Nelson Crippin; mother: Elenor N. Swift; Jennie Buschick, age 23, born in Chicago, occupation: seamstress; father: August Buschick; mother: Susan Fowler; married on 13 July 1895 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan.