Gazlay Family History
Margaret May Crippin
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Margaret May Crippin8 (Albert Crippen,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Margaret May Crippin8 (Albert Crippen,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Albert Leroy Crippen (March 1857 - 18 October 1927) |
| Mother | Hannah L. Conklin (7 May 1865 - 5 January 1929) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 12 February 2023; Last Edited: 17 February 2023 |
| Person ID | 13185 |
| Name | Margaret May Crippin |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 22 February 1885 in Lee Township, Allegan County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 24 June 1902 in McDonald, Van Buren County, Michigan to Orley Elbridge Nutting8 |
| Married | 14 March 1935 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan to Harry Raymond Birdsey9 |
| Died | 14 December 1973 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan2, 10 |
| Buried | in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Orley Elbridge Nutting (son of Elbridge White Nutting and Maranda Betsy Drake) |
| Born | 2 September 1881 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 24 June 1902 in McDonald, Van Buren County, Michigan to Margaret May Crippin |
| Died | 14 December 1930 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Children | of Margaret May Crippin and Orley Elbridge Nutting: |
| +1. | Marion M. Nutting |
| Born | 9 February 1903 in Michigan |
| Married | 11 November 1923 in Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan to Lew W. Loveland |
| Died | 8 September 1973 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| +2. | Mary Bell Nutting |
| Born | ca. 1909 in Michigan |
| Married | 26 December 1927 to Arthur Leland Monk |
| Married | 22 August 1937 in Scottdale, Berrien County, Michigan to Ernest Neal Brown |
| 3. | Dorotha Nutting |
| Born | 23 September 1913 in Michigan |
| Married | 4 July 1934 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan to George Elmer Bitter |
| Married | to Clancy Jones |
| Died | 15 August 2002 |
| Spouse 2 | Harry Raymond Birdsey (son of Adelbert M. Birdsey and Rosalie L. Martin) |
| Born | 25 December 1882 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 14 March 1935 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan to Margaret May Nuttings (née Crippin) |
| Died | 5 April 1966 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
Sources
- Michigan Births, 1867-1902; Margaret Cuppen [sic, may also be interpreted as Crippen], born: 22 February 1885 in Lee, Allegan County, Michigan; father: Albert Cuppen, born in Michigan, farmer; mother: Hannah Cuppen, born in New York.
- Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Margaret M. Birdsey, born: 1886; died: 1973 (from record, which provides the names and links for one husband and one child).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 133, Sheet No. 9A, Bert Crippin, 43, Michigan, Mar. 1857, farmer; wife of 17 years Hannah Crippin, 33, New York, May 1867, 7 children, 6 living; son Robert Crippin, 16, Michigan, March 1884; daughter Marguerite Crippin, 14, Michigan, Jan. 1886; son Clair Crippin, 12, Michigan, Dec. 1887; daughter Anna Crippin, 8, Michigan, Jan. 1892; son Ralph Crippin, 6, Michigan, May 1894; daughter Alice Crippin, 1, Michigan, Feb. 1899.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 150, Sheet No. 7A, Arlie Nutting, 28, Michigan, farmer, general farm; wife of 8 years Margaret Nutting, 24, Michigan, 2 children, 2 living; daughter Marion Nutting, 7, Michigan; daughter Mary Bell Nutting, 1, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Allegan County, Allegan, E.D. 3, Sheet No. 15B, Orley Nutting, 38, Michigan, laborer; wife Margaret Nutting, 33, Michigan; daughter Marion Nutting, 16, Michigan; daughter Mary Nutting 10, Michigan; daughter Dorothy Nutting, 6, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-6, Sheet No. 4B, Orlie E. Nutting, 48, Michigan, first married age 20, laborer, ry. section; wife Margaret M. Nutting, 44, Michigan, first married age 16, dressmaker; daughter Dorothy L. Nutting, 16, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Berrien County, Royalton Township, E.D. 11-71, Sheet No. 8A, Harry R. Birdsey, 57, Michigan, farmer, farming; wife Margaret M. Birdsey, 55, Michigan; lodger Volla Miller, 54, Michigan, widow, teacher, teaching.
- Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Olie Elbridge Nutting, age 20, born in Michigan, farmer, father: Elbridge Nutting; mother: Miranda Drake; Maggie May Crippen, age 17, born in Michigan; father: Albert Crippen; mother: Hannah Conklin; married on 24 June 1902 in McDonald, Van Buren County, Michigan.
- Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Marriage License No. 45 and Certificate, Harry Raymond Birdsey, age 52, born in Michigan, farmer; previously married twice; father: A. M. Birdsey; mother’s maiden name: Wygant; Margaret May Nuttings, age 49, born in Michigan; father: Albert; mother’s maiden name: Conklin; maiden name: Crippen; married on 14 March 1935 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan.
- Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Margaret M. Birdsey, died: 14 December 1973 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan; born: 22 January 1886 [sic, her birth record shows 22 February 1885 as her birth date].