Gazlay Family History
Edward Leo ‘Eddie’ Crippen
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Edward Leo ‘Eddie’ Crippen7 (George Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Edward Leo ‘Eddie’ Crippen7 (George Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | George H. Crippen (23 May 1850 - 11 November 1916) |
| Mother | Josephine M. Taylor (born Josephine M. Hall) (7 March 1850 - 29 January 1947) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 5 June 2023; Last Edited: 7 June 2023 |
| Person ID | 14323 |
| Name | Edward Leo ‘Eddie’ Crippen |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 2 October 1887 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 30 December 1905 in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan to Mae Elizabeth Wait6 |
| Divorced | 1913 from Mae Elizabeth Wait7 |
| Died | 18 January 1962 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan2 |
| Buried | in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mae Elizabeth Wait (daughter of William H. Wait and Nina I. Walker) |
| Born | 26 March 1890 in Allegan County, Michigan |
| Married | 30 December 1905 in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan to Edward Leo ‘Eddie’ Crippen |
| Married | 25 October 1915 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Frank Welcher |
| Married | 19 March 1921 in St. Joseph, Floyd County, Indiana to Edward Grimes |
| Married | 1 August 1931 in Porter County, Indiana to Oliver Edward Carlson |
| Married | 18 April 1958 in Cass County, Michigan to George Sterling White |
| Died | 1974 |
| Children | of Edward Leo ‘Eddie’ Crippen and Mae Elizabeth Wait: |
| 1. | Fannie I. Crippen |
| Born | 4 June 1906 in Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Died | 26 August 1909 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| +2. | Miles E. Crippen |
| Born | 1908 in Michigan |
| Married | 19 February 1927 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan to Nora E. Dutton |
| Died | 1979 |
| +3. | George Erwin ‘Spunk’ Crippen |
| Born | 17 April 1910 in Glenwood, Cass County, Michigan |
| Married | 23 February 1940 in LaGrange County, Indiana to Reba Belle Wagner |
| Died | 16 June 1976 in Plainwell, Allegan County, Michigan |
Sources
- Michigan Births, 1867-1902; Eddie Crippen, born: 2 October 1887 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan; father: Geo. H. Crippen, farmer, born in Michigan; mother: Josephine Crippen, born in Michigan.
- Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Edward Leo Crippen, died: 18 January 1962 in Decatur Twp., Van Buren [County], Michigan; born: 2 October 1886 in Lawton, Michigan; divorced; father: George Crippen; mother: Josephine Hall; spouse: May Crippen; burial: Prospect Hill Cemetery.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Van Buren County, Decatur Township, E.D. 139, Sheet No. 3B, George Crippin [indexed as Criffin], 50, Michigan, May 1850, farmer; wife of 24 years Josephine M. Crippen, 46, Michigan, Mch. 1854, 3 children, 2 living; son Free Crippin, 20, Michigan Apr. 1880, farm laborer; son Eddie Crippin, 12, Michigan, Oct. 1887; brother Charles J. Crippin, 60, New York, Apr. 1840, d[ivorced], farm laborer.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Cass County, Wayne Township, E.D. 118, Sheet No. 2B, Edward Crippen, 23, Michigan, laborer, farm; wife of 5 years May Crippen, 20, Michigan, 3 children, 2 living; son Miles Crippen, 1, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Van Buren County, Decatur Township, E.D. 187, Sheet No. 3B-4A, Josephine Crippen, 68, Michigan, widow, farm manager, own farm; son Freeman Crippen, 39, Michigan, farm laborer, working out; son Edward Crippen, 32, Michigan, divorced, farm laborer, working out; grandson Miles Crippen, 10, Michigan; grandson Erwin Crippen, 8, Michigan.
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Ed L. Crippen, age 18, born in Michigan, farmer, father: Geo. Crippen; mother: Josephine Taylor; not previously married; May Wait, age 16, born in Michigan, father: W. H. Wait; mother: Nina I. Walker; not previously married; married on 30 December 1905 in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan.
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Application for Marriage License, and Certificate of Marriage [in separate entries], Frank Welcher, born: 27 November 1886 in Case County, Michigan; chaffeur [sic]; father: father: Del Welcher, farmer, born in Michigan; mother: Alice Poorman, born in Michigan; married once, divorced in 1911; Mae E. Wait, born: 26 March 1890 in Allegan County, Michigan; father: William H. Wait, farmer, born in Michigan; mother: Nina I. Walker, deceased; married once, divorced in 1913; married on 25 October 1915 in St. Joseph County, Indiana.