Gazlay Family History
Florence Belle Crippen
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Florence Belle Crippen8 (John Crippen,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Florence Belle 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: 22 April 2023 |
| Person ID | 13752 |
| Name | Florence Belle Crippen |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | September 1897 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 22 November 1914 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan to William Edgar Miner8 |
| Died | 10 June 1972 in Branch County, Michigan1 |
| Buried | in Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Branch Water, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  William Edgar Miner (son of Leo E. Miner and Harriet M. Bronson) |
| Born | 24 September 1893 in Bethel Township, Branch County, Michigan |
| Married | 22 November 1914 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan to Florence Belle Crippen |
| Died | 23 May 1959 in Branch County, Michigan |
| Children | of Florence Belle Crippen and William Edgar Miner: |
| +1. | Marjorie B. Miner |
| Born | 22 October 1915 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan |
| Married | 2 July 1935 in DeKalb County, Indiana to Chester Guy Weage |
| Died | 5 September 2010 in Bronson, Branch County, Michigan |
| +2. | Ruth Edna Miner |
| Born | 1918 in Michigan |
| Married | 1937 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan to Kenneth Vincent Miller |
| Died | 1959 |
| 3. | Forrest L. Miner |
| Born | 5 November 1919 in Michigan |
| Died | 15 May 1925 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan |
| +4. | Cora H. Miner |
| Born | 18 April 1922 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan |
| Married | 12 August 1939 in Steuben County, Indiana to Paul F. Knapp |
| Married | 9 May 1947 in Steuben County, Indiana to Leon W. Baird |
| Married | 30 June 1973 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan to Max W. Halferty |
| Died | 16 August 1979 in Quincy, Branch County, Michigan |
| +5. | Lillian Alice Miner |
| Born | 3 November 1923 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan |
| Married | 16 September 1940 in Henry County, Ohio to William Alex Odisher |
| Died | 7 October 1978 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan |
| +6. | Florence Ann Miner |
| Born | 23 February 1925 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan |
| Married | to Russell Frederick Wolfinger |
| Died | 10 September 2015 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan |
| +7. | LaMoyne Eloise Miner |
| Born | 29 May 1929 in Michigan |
| Married | to Albert M. Feldbauer |
| Died | 17 September 2001 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan, Florence Belle Crippen Miner, born: 1898; died: 10 June 1972 in Branch County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for her husband and one child).
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Application for Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Leon Baird, born: 6 May 1912 in La Grange County, Indiana; laborer; father: Walter Baird, born in Illinois, laborer, deceased; mother: Dora Olive Burkheart, born in DeKalb, Indiana; first marriage; Cora H. Knapp, born: 18 April 1922 in Branch County, Michigan; father: William Miner, born in Bethel, Michigan, farmer; mother: Florence Crippen, born in Bangor, Michigan; married once, divorced on 4 December 1946 in Coldwater, Michigan; married on 9 May 1947 in Steuben County, Indiana.
- 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, Branch County, Coldwater, E.D. 13, Sheet No. 12A, William E. Miner, 26, Michigan, farmer, farm; wife Florence B. Miner, 22, Michigan; daughter Marjorie B. Miner, 4, Michigan; daughter Ruth E. Miner, 1, Michigan; son Forrest L. Miner, 3/12, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Branch County, Coldwater, E.D. 12-8, Sheet No. 8B, William E. Miner, 34, Michigan, first married age 21, laborer, feed and coal co.; wife Florence B. Miner, 32, Michigan, first married age 17; daughter Marjorie B. Miner, 14, Michigan; daughter Ruth E. Miner, 11, Michigan; daughter Cora H. Miner, 8, Michigan; daughter Liliun [sic, indexed as Libium] A. Miner, 6, Michigan; daughter Florence A. Miner, 5, Michigan; daughter Lemoyne E. Miner, 10/12, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Branch County, Coldwater, E.D. 12-8, Sheet No. 7B, William Miner, 45, Michigan, employee streets, city construction; wife Florence Miner, 42, Michigan; daughter Lillian Miner, 16, Michigan; daughter Florence Ann Miner, 15, Michigan; daughter La Moyne Miner, 10, Michigan.
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, William E. Miner, age 21, born in Michigan, farmer, father: Leo A. Miner; mother: Harriet Bronson; not previously married; Florence B. Crippin, age 18, born in Michigan, father: John Crippin; mother: Cora Holdridge; not previously married; married on 22 November 1914 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan.