Gazlay Family History
Mae Elizabeth Wait
Parents
| Father | William H. Wait ( - ) |
| Mother | Nina I. Walker ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 5 June 2023; Last Edited: 9 June 2023 |
| Person ID | 14324 |
| Name | Mae Elizabeth Wait |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 26 March 1890 in Allegan County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 30 December 1905 in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan to Edward Leo ‘Eddie’ Crippen4 |
| Divorced | 1913 from Edward Leo ‘Eddie’ Crippen2 |
| Married | 25 October 1915 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Frank Welcher2 |
| Married | 19 March 1921 in St. Joseph, Floyd County, Indiana to Edward Grimes6 |
| Married | 1 August 1931 in Porter County, Indiana to Oliver Edward Carlson3 |
| Married | 18 April 1958 in Cass County, Michigan to George Sterling White7 |
| Died | 19741 |
| Buried | in Greenwood Cemetery, Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Edward Leo ‘Eddie’ Crippen (son of George H. Crippen and Josephine M. Taylor (born Josephine M. Hall)) |
| Born | 2 October 1887 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 30 December 1905 in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan to Mae Elizabeth Wait |
| Died | 18 January 1962 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Children | of Mae Elizabeth Wait and Edward Leo ‘Eddie’ Crippen: |
| 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 |
| Spouse 2 | Frank Welcher (son of Del Welcher and Alice Poorman) |
| Born | 27 November 1886 in Cass County, Michigan |
| Married | 25 October 1915 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Mae Elizabeth Wait |
| Spouse 3 | Edward Grimes (son of Nowen Grimes and Susie Lynn) |
| Born | 13 April 1901 in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 19 March 1921 in St. Joseph, Floyd County, Indiana to Mae Elizabeth Wait |
| Spouse 4 | Oliver Edward Carlson (son of Albert Carlson and Clara Swanson) |
| Born | 5 August 1901 |
| Married | 1 August 1931 in Porter County, Indiana to Mae Elizabeth Wait |
| Died | 1944 |
| Spouse 5 | George Sterling White |
| Born | ca. 1884 |
| Married | 18 April 1958 in Cass County, Michigan to Mae Elizabeth Wait |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Greenwood Cemetery, Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana, Mae E. Carlson, born: 1890; died: 1974 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
- 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.
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Oliver Edward Carlson, born: 5 August 1901 in Deerfield, Illinois; father: Albert Carlson; mother: Clara Swanson; May Elizabeth Grimes, born: 26 March 1892 [sic] in Allegan County, Michigan; father: William H. Wait; mother: Nina Walker; married on 1 August 1931 in Porter [County], Indiana.
- 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.
- 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.
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Edward Grimes, born: 13 April 1901 in Niles, Michigan; father: Nowen Grimes; mother: Susie Lynn; Mae Welcher, born: 26 March 1885 [sic] in Michigan; father: Wm. Wait; mother: Meia Walker [sic]; married on 19 March 1921 in St. Joseph, New Albany Township, Floyd [County], Indiana.
- Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; George Sterling White, age 74, father: Joel C. White; mother: Sarah Merrifield; May Elizabeth Carlson, age 68; father: William H. Wait; mother: Nina Walker; married on 18 April 1958 in Cass County, Michigan.