Gazlay Family History
Luella Courter
Parents
| Father | George Henry Courter (3 May 1837 - 21 May 1903) |
| Mother | Margaret Melvina Wade (6 March 1836 - 10 July 1919) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 28 April 2023; Last Edited: 4 May 2023 |
| Person ID | 13933 |
| Name | Luella Courter |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 19 April 1866 in Eaton, Preble County, Ohio1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 20 August 1885 in Deerfield Township, Isabella County, Michigan to Nelson W. Crippen6 |
| Married | 30 September 1900 in Licking County, Ohio to Henry Jayhue Williamson7 |
| Married | 16 August 1919 in Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky to George Lee Elbon8 |
| Died | 9 May 1925 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio2, 9 |
| Buried | in Green Hill Cemetery, Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Nelson W. Crippen (son of Sterling A. Crippen and Karinda Gazlay) |
| Born | 10 February 1840 in New York |
| Married | 24 December 1860 in Berrien County, Michigan to Eleanor Swift |
| Married | 20 August 1885 in Deerfield Township, Isabella County, Michigan to Luella Courter |
| Died | 27 February 1900 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan |
| Children | of Luella Courter and Nelson W. Crippen: |
| +1. | Alice Edna Crippen |
| Born | 3 November 1889 in Arkansas |
| Married | 22 April 1909 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan to Daniel Jefferson Jones |
| Died | 29 March 1952 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan |
| +2. | Margaret M. ‘Maggie’ Walker (born Margaret Crippen) |
| Born | 23 October 1891 in Union Charter Township, Isabella County, Michigan |
| Adopted | (adopted by Edward Francis Walker and Charity E. Brush) |
| Married | 27 October 1907 in Farwell, Clare County, Michigan to Francis E. ‘Frank’ Melvin (born Francis E. Byron) |
| Died | 23 June 1912 in Farwell, Clare County, Michigan |
| 3. | Visheron Crippin |
| Born | 9 April 1892 |
| Died | 13 January 1897 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan |
| 4. | Estella May Crippen |
| Born | 16 November 1893 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan |
| Died | 16 March 1981 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan |
| +5. | Viola Marie ‘Merea’ Smith (born Viola Marie Crippen) |
| Born | 5 June 1897 in Coldwater Township, Isabella County, Michigan |
| Adopted | (adopted by Jacob Leonard Smith and Iris Edith Knowlton) |
| Married | 19 June 1913 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan to Edward John Logan |
| Died | 4 May 1989 in Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan |
| +6. | Charles Jay Crippen |
| Born | 3 April 1899 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan |
| Married | 21 January 1919 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan to Josephine Hulda ‘Josie’ Christian |
| Married | 31 December 1928 in Lucas County, Ohio to Anna Faust |
| Married | 23 December 1944 in Lucas County, Ohio to Marjorie Dorothy Hutton (née Bell) |
| Died | 9 November 1945 in Swan Creek Township, Fulton County, Ohio |
| Spouse 2 | Henry Jayhue Williamson (son of Peter Williamson and Almira Bailey) |
| Born | 28 May 1862 in Licking County, Ohio |
| Married | 30 September 1900 in Licking County, Ohio to Luella Courter |
| Died | 5 December 1915 in Monroe Township, Licking County, Ohio |
| Children | of Luella Courter and Henry Jayhue Williamson: |
| +1. | Almira Louise Williamson |
| Born | 19 August 1901 in Newark, Licking County, Ohio |
| Adopted | (adopted by Morton Lowry Acord and Alice Irene Kean) |
| Married | 24 November 1919 in Putnam County, Indiana to Albert Huston Kean |
| Died | 25 February 1978 |
| 2. | George S. Williamson |
| Born | 9 September 1904 in Monroe Township, Licking County, Ohio |
| +3. | Ammon Bailey Williamson |
| Born | 22 September 1906 in Monroe Township, Licking County, Ohio |
| Married | 27 August 1929 in Licking County, Ohio to Marion Genevieve Taylor |
| Married | 14 February 1948 in Lucas County, Ohio to Grace D. Hummel (née Gilbert) |
| Died | 28 January 1976 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| +4. | Grace Belle Williamson |
| Born | 7 June 1911 in Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio |
| Married | to George Lee Elbon |
| Married | to William E. Bundy |
| Married | 27 June 1947 in Fulton County, Ohio to Franklin James Marble |
| Died | 11 January 1985 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan |
| Spouse 3 | George Lee Elbon (son of William Elbon and Carrie Adelia Williamson) |
| Born | 23 March 1880 in New Albany, Franklin County, Ohio |
| Married | 16 August 1919 in Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky to Luella Williamson (née Courter) |
| Married | to Grace Belle Williamson |
| Died | 10 April 1932 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, George Henry Courter, born: 3 May 1837 in New Jersey; died: 21 May 1903 (from record, which includes a note indicating Luella Courter was also a child of George Henry Courter and Margaret Melvina Wade and the twin of Idella [who was born 19 April 1866 in Eaton, Preble County, Ohio, according to her FindaGrave entry]. The note also names Luella’s three husbands, the first being Nelson W. Crippen, and gives her death and burial details; and the record provides the names and links for his parents, two siblings, two half-siblings, and eight children).
- Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, Certificate of Death, File No. 28385, Luella Elbon, died: 9 May 1925 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; born: 19 August 1866 in Ohio; age: 59 years 0 months 20 days; father: Geo. Courter, born in New Jersey; mother: Marg. Wade, born in New Jersey; informant: Geo. Elbon; burial: Green Hill Cemetery.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Isabella County, Mt. Pleasant, E.D. 75, Sheet No. 9B-10A, Jesse Braucher, 35, Pennsylvania, Nov. 1864, laborer; wife of 12 years Idel Braucher, 34, Ohio, Apr. 1866, 5 children, 4 living; s. daughter Mertle L. Caufield, 16, Ohio, Nov. 1883; s. daughter Martha E. Pepper, 14, Ohio, Aug. 1885; son Ham E. Braucher, 10, Michigan, Sept. 1889; son Arthur W. Braucher, 1, Aug. 1898; sis in law Luella Crippen, 34, Ohio, Apr. 1866, widow, 5 children, 4 living; niece Alice Edna Crippen, 10, Arkansas, Nov. 1889; niece Stella M. Crippen, 7, Michigan, Nov. 1892; niece Viola Crippen, 2, Michigan, June 1897; nephew Charley J. Crippen, 1, Michigan, Apr. 1899; g. daughter Norah B. Crippen, 8/12, Michigan, Sept. 1899.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Licking County, Monroe Township, E.D. 68, Sheet No. 12A, Jayhu [sic] H. Williamson, 46, Ohio, farm laborer, general; wife of 10 years Lewella Williamson, 43, Ohio, 4 children, 4 living; son Amon B. Williamson, 3, Ohio; mother: Almira D. Williamson, 75, Ohio, widow.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Licking County, Monroe Township, Johnstown Village, E.D. 231, Sheet No. 8A, George Elbon, 39, Ohio, driller, wells; wife Luella Elbon, 46, Ohio; step-daughter Grace Williamson, 8, Ohio.
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Nelson W. Crippin, age 46, born in N.Y., lumber man; Luella Courter, age 19, born in Ohio; married on 20 August 1885 in Deerfield, Isabella County, Michigan.
- Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Licking County, Henry J. Williamson, age 38 on 28 May 1900 [so born: 28 May 1862] in Licking County, Ohio; farmer; father: Peter D. Williamson; mother: Almira Barley; not previously married; Luella Crippen, age 34 on 19 April 1900 [so born: 19 April 1866] in Delaware County, Ohio; father: George H. Corter; mother: Margaret Wade; previously married, is a widow; married on 30 September 1900 in Licking County, Ohio.
- Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954 (available at familysearch.org), Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, George L. Elbon, age 39, born in Franklin County, Ohio, single; father: W. Elbon; mother: Carrie A. Elbon; Luella Williamson, age 52, born in Birkshire [or Birkaline] Co., Ohio [sic, a county by either name has not been found], widow; father: G. Courter; mother: Margaret Courter; married on 16 August 1919 in Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky.
- Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Luella Elbon, died: 9 May 1925 in Franklin [County], Ohio.