Gazlay Family History
Bessie Margaret Crippen
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Bessie Margaret Crippen8 (John Crippen,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Bessie Margaret Crippen8 (John Crippen,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | John H. Crippen (28 February 1870 - 17 February 1907) |
| Mother | Cora Belle Holdridge (7 September 1874 - 5 May 1939) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 13 April 2023; Last Edited: 16 April 2023 |
| Person ID | 13751 |
| Name | Bessie Margaret Crippen |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 13 October 1894 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 24 July 1911 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan to Merion George Allen8 |
| Died | 5 February 1948 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan2 |
| Buried | in Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Merion George Allen (son of Adelbert Allen and Jennie T. Kelly) |
| Born | 14 July 1893 in Michigan |
| Married | 24 July 1911 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan to Bessie Margaret Crippen |
| Died | 26 June 1951 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Children | of Bessie Margaret Crippen and Merion George Allen: |
| +1. | Florence Allen |
| Born | 25 October 1915 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 3 April 1937 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Gerald F. Hutchins |
| Died | 11 February 1995 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| +2. | Olive Maxine Allen |
| Born | 24 November 1917 in Michigan |
| Married | 24 April 1937 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Archangelo Gabrial ‘Archie’ Capua |
| Died | 25 February 1995 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| +3. | Merion Allen, Jr. |
| Born | 10 August 1922 in Michigan |
| Married | to Lena Bouma |
| Died | 13 January 1964 |
Sources
- Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917, Van Buren County, Bessie M. Crippen, born: 13 October 1895 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan; father: John Crippen; mother: Cora Crippen.
- Find a Grave (website). Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan, Bessie Margaret Crippen Allen, born: 13 October 1894 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan; died: 5 March 1948 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan (from record, which includes details from her death record; and provides the names and links for her parents, one sibling, husband, and one child).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 133, Sheet No. 14B, John Crippen, 30, Michigan, Feb. 1870, real estate agt.; wife Cora Crippen, 25, New York, Sept. 1874, 4 children, 3 living; daughter Bessie Crippen, 5, Michigan, Oct. 1894; daughter Florence Crippen, 2, Michigan, Sept. 1897; daughter Edna Crippen, 6/12, Michigan, Nov. 1899.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Van Buren County, Hartford Township, E.D. 162, Sheet No. 10B, Hiram H. Holdridge, 74, New York, widow, farmer, general farm; daughter Cora B. Crippin, 36, New York, widow; granddaughter Bessie M. Crippin, 15, Michigan; granddaughter Florence B. Crippin, 12, Michigan; grandson Clark H. Crippin, 5, Michigan; grandson [sic, she is his granddaughter; her sex is correctly listed as f(emale)] Anna J. Crippin, 3, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 196, Sheet No. 7B, Marion Allen, 26, Michigan, laborer, general laborer; wife Bessie Allen, 24, Michigan; daughter Florence Allen, 4 2/12, Michigan; daughter Olive Allen, 2 2/12, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Ross Township, E.D. 39-53, Sheet No. 4A, Merion Allen, 36, Michigan, first married age 18, attendant, veterans hospital; wife Bessie Allen, 35, Michigan, first married age 17; daughter Florence Allen, 14, Michigan; daughter Olive Allen, 12, Michigan; son Merion Allen, Jr., 7, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 80-22, Sheet No. 6A, Marion Allen, 46, Michigan, farmer, farming; wife Bessie Allen, 45, Michigan; son Marion Allen, Jr., 17, Michigan.
- Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Marion Allen, age 21, born in Michigan, farmer, father; Delbert; mother’s maiden name: Kelly; not previously married; Bessie Crippin, age 18, born in Michigan, father: John Crippin; mother’s maiden name: Holdridge; not previously married; married on 24 July 1911 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan.