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 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Nelson Delbert Crippin and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Nelson Delbert Crippin,1 born 6 May 1878 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, the son of Nelson W. Crippen and Eleanor Swift;1, 2, 3, 4 died 18 October 1911 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana.1, 5 Nelson married, 14 December 1901 in Porter County, Indiana, Ada Belle Anderson6, 8 (born 7 August 1878 in Kansas, the daughter of Walter C. Anderson and M. Ellen Rockhill;4, 6, 7 Ada died 19586). Nelson and Ada are buried in Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana.1, 6

  1. Find a Grave (website). Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, Nelson Delbert Crippin, born: 12 May 1879 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan; died: 18 October 1911 in Portage Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana (from record, which includes a copy of his death certificate [that shows his birth date as 6 May, not 12 May; and his death place as South Bend]; and provides the names and links for his parents and wife).
  2. Note: Nelson’s death certificate (as shown in his Findagrave record) indicates his birth date as 6 May 1879, but it is believed his birth year is actually 1878, although his birth record has not been found. His sister Cora M. Crippen was born on 12 May 1879 according to her birth record (she apparently died infancy after 1880), and no other Crippen child is shown in the same record around the same date. Also, Nelson was not known to be a twin.
  3. 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.).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Indiana, St. Joseph County, South Bend, E.D. 176, Sheet No. 13A, Nelson D. Crippin, 31, Michigan, iron moulder, foundry co.; wife of 8 years Ada B. Crippin, 31, Kansas, no children.
  5. Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920. Available at familysearch.com. Delbert Crippen, died: 10 October 1911 in South Bend, Indiana, age 32.
  6. Find a Grave (website). Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, Ada Belle Anderson Wurster, born: 1878; died: 1958 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, two siblings, and two husbands).
  7. Find a Grave (website). Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, William Frederick Wurster, born: 18 March 1879 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana; died: 27 May 1930 in Portage Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana (from record, which includes a copy of his death certificate; notes regarding his two wives, marriages, and children; and provides the names and links for his parents, three siblings, and two wives).
  8. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Nelson D. Crippen and Belle Anderson, married on 14 December 1901 in Porter County, Indiana.