Gazlay Family History | Descendants of Abby A. Crippen

Gazlay Family History

Family History - Abby A. Crippen

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 Abby A. Crippen and her immediate family.

First Generation

1. Abby A. Crippen,¹ born 1877 in Michigan, the daughter of George H. Crippen and Josephine M. Taylor (born Josephine M. Hall);^{1, 2} died 1899.¹ Abby is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan.¹

Find a Grave (website). Prospect Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan, Fannie Crippen, born: 1877; died: 1899 (from record, which includes the inscription: Daughter of G & J Crippen). [She the first child of George and Josephine (nee Hall) Crippen, shown in the 1880 census as Abby A. Crippen. She is mentioned as Fanny in the 1947 obituary for her mother.]
U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Van Buren County, Decatur, Enumeration District 211, Page No. 6, family of Clarinda [sic] Crippen (66, New York, housekeeper); son George Crippen (30, Mich., farmer); wife Josephine H. Crippen (27, Mich., housekeeper); daughter Allice Crippen (20, Mich., housekeeper); daughter Abby A. Crippen (3, Mich.); son Freeman Crippen (2/12, Mich. [so April]) [latter two children are of George and Josephine].