Gazlay Family History
Ruth E. Zettee
Parents
| Father | Harvey Zettee ( - ) |
| Mother | Ethel Markley ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 26 May 2023; Last Edited: 26 May 2023 |
| Person ID | 14274 |
| Name | Ruth E. Zettee |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 1921 in Monon, White County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 3 May 1939 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to Delbert Charles Crippin2 |
| Died | 19761 |
| Buried | in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford Township, Calhoun County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Delbert Charles Crippin (son of Charles August Crippen and Zada Lake) |
| Born | 15 September 1919 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| Married | 3 May 1939 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to Ruth E. Zettee |
| Died | 12 April 1978 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| Children | of Ruth E. Zettee and Delbert Charles Crippin: |
| 1. | William Eugene Crippin |
| Born | 6 December 1939 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| Died | 8 September 2007 |
| 2. | Robert Lee ‘Bob’ Crippin |
| Born | 23 August 1941 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| Died | 26 December 1997 |
| 3. | Delores M. Crippin |
| Born | ca. 1943 in Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Bedford Cemetery, Bedford Township, Calhoun County, Michigan, Ruth E. Crippen, born: 1921; died: 1976 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
- Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Record Number 117, Delbert Crippin, age 19, born in Battle Creek, Michigan, polisher, father: Charles Crippin; mother: Zara Lake; not previously married; Ruth Zettee, age 17, born in Monon, Indiana; father: Harvey Zettee; mother: Ethel Markley; not previously married; married on 3 May 1939 in Battle Creek, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Calhoun County, Battle Creek, E.D. 13-41, Sheet No. 6B, Delbert Crippin, 20, Michigan, assembly man, wall inspector [?]; wife Ruth Crippin, 19, Indiana; son William Crippin, 3/12, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Calhoun County, Battle Creek, E.D. 13-81, Sheet No. 12, Delbert C. Crippin, 30, Michigan, welder, heating register mfg.; wife Ruth E. Crippin, 29, Indiana, spot welder, steel and wire mfg.; son William E. Crippin, 10, Michigan; son Robert L. Crippin, 8, Michigan; daughter Delores M. Crippin, 7, Michigan.