Gazlay Family History
Margaret Loftus
Parents
| Father | Michael Loftus ( - ) |
| Mother | _____ Jennings ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 11 February 2023; Last Edited: 20 February 2023 |
| Person ID | 13161 |
| Name | Margaret Loftus |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 3 May 1839 in Ireland1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 14 May 1856 in Berrien County, Michigan to Thomas Crippen6 |
| Died | 31 December 1920 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan1 |
| Buried | in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Thomas Crippen (son of Sterling A. Crippen and Karinda Gazlay) |
| Born | 26 August 1833 in New York |
| Married | 14 May 1856 in Berrien County, Michigan to Margaret Loftus |
| Died | 6 August 1886 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Children | of Margaret Loftus and Thomas Crippen: |
| +1. | Albert Leroy Crippen |
| Born | March 1857 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | ca. 1883 to Hannah L. Conklin |
| Died | 18 October 1927 in Covert Township, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| +2. | Mary Ellen Crippen |
| Born | 26 June 1859 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 16 May 1883 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan to Zimri Hathaway Warner |
| Married | 17 June 1911 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan to Theadore S. Heath |
| Died | 22 October 1941 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| +3. | Agnes Crippin |
| Born | 17 April 1861 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 23 March 1881 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan to David Cleary |
| Married | 20 July 1896 in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan to Nelson R. Goodrode |
| Died | 29 April 1940 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| +4. | Julia Anna Crippin |
| Born | 30 June 1868 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 25 December 1886 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan to Charles J. Payne |
| Died | 31 January 1947 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| +5. | John H. Crippen |
| Born | 28 February 1870 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 12 May 1890 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan to Cora Belle Holdridge |
| Died | 17 February 1907 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| +6. | Ila M. Crippen |
| Born | March 1881 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 14 July 1899 in Wyandotte, Wayne County, Michigan to Clarence J. McElheny |
| Married | 7 January 1942 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida to James D. Mitchell |
| Died | 17 January 1944 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Prospect Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan, Margaret Loftus Crippin, born: 3 May 1839 in Ireland; died: 31 December 1920 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan (from record, which includes a copy of her death certificate; the names of her parents; the text from two census records; and provides the names and links for her husband and five children).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Michigan, Van Buren County, Township of Decatur, Page 158, Thomas Crippin, 27, NY, farmer; Margaret Crippin, 22, Ireland; Albert Crippin, 3, Ireland; Mary Crippin, 1, Ireland [the birthplace shown on this census page for the two children is incorrect; both were born in Michigan].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Van Buren County, Decatur Township, Page No. 25, Thos. Crippin, 37, New York, farmer; Marg. Crippin, 31, Ireland; Albert Crippin, 14, Mich., farm laborer; Mary Crippin, 12, Mich.; Agnes Crippin, 9, Mich.; Julia Crippin, 2, Mich.; Jon Crippin, 3/12, Mich.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 216, Page No. 3, Thomas Crippin, 46, NY, farmer; wife Margarette Crippin, 41, Ireland; daughter E. Mary Crippin, 20, Mich.; daughter Anna Crippin, 12, Mich.; son John Crippin, 10, Mich.; laborer George Manuel, 19, Mich., laborer.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 147, Sheet No. 4B, Margaret Crippen, 59, Ireland, May 1841, 6 children, 6 living (she is a border in the household of Matilda Nelson).
- Find a Grave (website). Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan, Thomas Crippen, born: 26 August 1833 in New York; died: 6 August 1886 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan (from record, which includes the text from several census records, marriage record, death and burial index, and Civil War record; and provides the names and links for his parents, three siblings, wife, and five children).