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Family HistoryFamily History - Alma Kitchen


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Alma Kitchen and three of her descendants down to the fourth generation.


First Generation
1. Alma Kitchen,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Alma married Ira Christian (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Alma Kitchen and Ira Christian:

+2i. Josephine Hulda ‘Josie’ Christian, born 1900 in Webberville, Leroy Township, Ingham County, Michigan; died 16 June 1959. Married (1) Charles Jay Crippen Married (2) Alfred William Green.

Second Generation
2. Josephine Hulda ‘Josie’ Christian2 (Alma1), born 1900 in Webberville, Leroy Township, Ingham County, Michigan;1, 2, 3, 4 died 16 June 1959.1 Josie married, first, 21 January 1919 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, Charles Jay Crippen2 (born 3 April 1899 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, the son of Nelson W. Crippen and Luella Courter;5, 6, 7, 8 Charles died 9 November 1945 in Swan Creek Township, Fulton County, Ohio5). Josie married, second, 16 January 1923 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, Alfred William Green1, 3 (born 1887 in Ohio, the son of Al Green and Libbie Eggleston;4, 9 Alfred died 31 August 19569). Josie is buried in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Holt, Ingham County, Michigan.1 Alfred is buried in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Holt, Ingham County, Michigan.9

Child of Josephine Hulda ‘Josie’ Christian and Charles Jay Crippen:

+3i. Wendell Charles Crippen, born 1 September 1920 in Michigan; died 15 February 1984 in Volusia County, Florida. Married Lavina Lucy Viancour.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Maple Ridge Cemetery, Holt, Ingham County, Michigan, Josephine Hulda Christian Green, born: 1900; died: 16 June 1959 (from record, which provides the name and link for one husband).
  2. Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Charles J. Crippen, age 19, born in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan; laborer; father: Nelson Cripp[en]; mother: Louella Courter; Josie H. Christian, age 20, born in LeRoy, Michigan; father: Iva Christian; mother: Alma Kitchen; married on 21 January 1919 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan.
  3. Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Alfred W. Green, age 34, born in Ohio, garage man, father: Al Green; mother: Libbie Eggleston; one previous marriage; Josephine H. Crippen/Christian, age 23, born in Webberville, Michigan; father: Ira Christian; mother: Alma Kitchen; one previous marriage; married on 16 January 1923 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Ingham County, Delhi Township, E.D. 33-6, Sheet No. 12B, Alfred Green, 52, Ohio, farm operator, agriculture; wife Josephine Green, 40, Michigan; son Fredrick, 18, Michigan, laborer, farm; daughter Opal Green, 14, Michigan; son Alvin Green, 12, Michigan; son Harold Green, 11, Michigan; daughter Marjorie Green, 10, Michigan; daughter Virginia Walters, 16, Michigan; son in law Gordon Walters, 20, Illinois, laborer, farm; stepson Walter Crippen, 19, Michigan, guild work, reforestation, C.C.C.
  5. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, Certificate of Death No. 69544, Charles Jay Crippen, died: 9 November 1945 in Swan Creek Township, Fulton County, Ohio; born; 3 April 1899 in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan; age: 46 years 7 months 6 days; married; wife: Marjorie; father: Nelson Crippen, born in Michigan; mother: Luella Corter, born in Michigan; burial: Toledo Memorial Park.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Isabella County, Mt. Pleasant, E.D. 75, Sheet No. 9B-10A, Jesse Braucher, 35, Pennsylvania, Nov. 1864, laborer; wife of 12 years Idel Braucher, 34, Ohio, Apr. 1866, 5 children, 4 living; s. daughter Mertle L. Caufield, 16, Ohio, Nov. 1883; s. daughter Martha E. Pepper, 14, Ohio, Aug. 1885; son Ham E. Braucher, 10, Michigan, Sept. 1889; son Arthur W. Braucher, 1, Aug. 1898; sis in law Luella Crippen, 34, Ohio, Apr. 1866, widow, 5 children, 4 living; niece Alice Edna Crippen, 10, Arkansas, Nov. 1889; niece Stella M. Crippen, 7, Michigan, Nov. 1892; niece Viola Crippen, 2, Michigan, June 1897; nephew Charley J. Crippen, 1, Michigan, Apr. 1899; g. daughter Norah B. Crippen, 8/12, Michigan, Sept. 1899.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids City, E.D. 41-75, Sheet No. 19B, Charles J. Crippen, 31, Michigan, first married age 30, truck driver, coal yard; wife Anna Crippen, 24, Ohio, first married age 23, machine operator, knitting mill.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Lucas County, Oregon Township, E.D. 48-12A, Sheet No. 9B, Charles J. Crippen, 41, Michigan, laborer, road construction; wife Anna F. Crippen, 34, Ohio.
  9. Find a Grave (website). Maple Ridge Cemetery, Holt, Ingham County, Michigan, Alfred W. Green, born: 1887; died: 31 August 1956 (from record, which provides the names and links for two wives and one child).
Third and Fourth Generations
3. Wendell Charles Crippen3 (Josephine ‘Josie’,2 Alma1), born 1 September 1920 in Michigan;1, 2, 3, 4 died 15 February 1984 in Volusia County, Florida.1, 2 Wendell married Lavina Lucy Viancour (born 4 December 1918, the daughter of Phillip Jason Viancour and Lucy Mae Dexter;5 Lavina died 22 November 2008 in Ingham County, Michigan5). Wendell and Lavina are buried in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Holt, Ingham County, Michigan.1, 5

Child of Wendell Charles Crippen and Lavina Lucy Viancour:

 4i. Wendell Keith Crippen, born 5 November 1949 in Mason, Ingham County, Michigan;6 died 15 August 2003 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan.6 Wendell is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Ingham County, Michigan.6

  1. Find a Grave (website). Maple Ridge Cemetery, Holt, Ingham County, Michigan, Wendell Charles Crippen, born: 1 September 1920; died: 15 February 1984 (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and child).
  2. Florida Death Index 1877-1998; available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Wendell Charles Crippen, died: 15 February 1984 in Volusia [County], Florida; born: 1 September 1920.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Branch County, Coldwater, E.D. 12-13, Sheet No. 1B, Wendall Crippen, 9, Michigan. [He is an inmate at the Michigan State Public School].
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Ingham County, Delhi Township, E.D. 33-6, Sheet No. 12B, Alfred Green, 52, Ohio, farm operator, agriculture; wife Josephine Green, 40, Michigan; son Fredrick, 18, Michigan, laborer, farm; daughter Opal Green, 14, Michigan; son Alvin Green, 12, Michigan; son Harold Green, 11, Michigan; daughter Marjorie Green, 10, Michigan; daughter Virginia Walters, 16, Michigan; son in law Gordon Walters, 20, Illinois, laborer, farm; stepson Walter Crippen, 19, Michigan, guild work, reforestation, C.C.C.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Maple Ridge Cemetery, Holt, Ingham County, Michigan, Lavina Lucy Viancour Crippen, born: 4 December 1918; died: 22 November 2008 in Ingham County, Michigan (from record, which includes a note naming her parents, husband, and child; and provides the names and links for her husband and child).
  6. Find a Grave (website). Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Ingham County, Michigan, Wendell Keith Crippen, born: 5 November 1949 in Mason, Ingham County, Michigan; died: 15 August 2003 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents).