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Family HistoryFamily History - Dwight Eldon Crippin


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 Dwight Eldon Crippin and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Dwight Eldon Crippin,1 born 20 May 1910 in Kansas, the son of Rev. Adelbert Miles Crippin and Stella Lane;1, 2, 3, 4 died 18 November 1972 in Los Angeles, California.1, 2 Dwight married, 4 September 1931 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado, Ida Elizabeth Grimes6 (born 9 December 1903 in Georgia, parents not determined;4, 5 Ida died 18 October 1988 in Colorado5). Dwight and Ida are buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado.1, 5

Child of Dwight Eldon Crippin and Ida Elizabeth Grimes:

 2i. Richard D. Crippin, born ca. 1942 in Colorado.4

  1. Find a Grave (website). Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, Dwight Eldon Crippin, born: 20 May 1910 in Kansas; died: 18 November 1972 in Colorado [sic, he died in Los Angeles] (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, sibling, and wife).
  2. California Death Index 1940-1997; Ancestry (website), and Familysearch (website). Dwight E. Crippin, died: 18 November 1972 in Los Angeles, California; born: 20 May 1910 in Kansas.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Kansas, Labette County, Mound Valley, E.D. 143, Sheet No. 3A, A. M. Crippin, 46, Michigan, minister, M.E. Church; wife Stella Crippin, 40, Kansas; son Byron M. Crippin, 21, Kansas, salesman, dry goods; son Dwight E. Crippin, 9, Kansas.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Oklahoma, Oklahoma County, Midwest City, E.D. 55-111, Sheet No. 21, Dwight E. Crippin, 40, Kansas, station manager, commercial airline co.; wife Ida E. Crippin, 40, Georgia; son Richard D. Crippin, 8, Colorado.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, Ida Elizabeth Crippin, born: 9 December 1903; died: 18 October 1988 in Colorado (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
  6. Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006, D. E. Crippin, age 21; Ida E. Grimes, age 25; married on 4 September 1931 in Denver, Colorado; official who performed ceremony: Adelbert M. Crippin, Minister [this is Dwight’s father].