Gazlay Family History
George Erwin ‘Spunk’ Crippen
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
George Erwin ‘Spunk’ Crippen8 (Edward Crippen,7 George Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
George Erwin ‘Spunk’ Crippen8 (Edward Crippen,7 George Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Edward Leo ‘Eddie’ Crippen (2 October 1887 - 18 January 1962) |
| Mother | Mae Elizabeth Wait (26 March 1890 - 1974) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 5 June 2023; Last Edited: 9 June 2023 |
| Person ID | 14334 |
| Name | George Erwin ‘Spunk’ Crippen |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 17 April 1910 in Glenwood, Cass County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 23 February 1940 in LaGrange County, Indiana to Reba Belle Wagner8 |
| Died | 16 June 1976 in Plainwell, Allegan County, Michigan2, 3 |
| Buried | in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Reba Belle Wagner (daughter of Homer J. Wagner and Joy Belle McClellen) |
| Born | 1 October 1919 in Butler, DeKalb County, Indiana |
| Married | 23 February 1940 in LaGrange County, Indiana to George Erwin ‘Spunk’ Crippen |
| Died | 8 November 2003 in Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas |
| Children | of George Erwin ‘Spunk’ Crippen and Reba Belle Wagner: |
| 1. | Fern Elizabeth Crippen |
| Born | 13 January 1942 in Michigan |
| 2. | Martha Ann Crippen |
| Born | 22 April 1943 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
| Married | 3 November 1993 in Grant County, Indiana to Roger Dale Willcox |
| Died | 7 September 2022 in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| 3. | Vernon George Crippen |
| Born | 1 July 1946 in Indiana |
Sources
- Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917, Cass County, George E. Crippin, born: 17 April 1910 in Glenwood, Cass County, Michigan; father: Edward Crippin, laborer, born in Michigan; mother: May Wait, born in Michigan.
- Find a Grave (website). Prospect Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan, George Erwin “Spunk” Crippen, born: 1910; died: 1975 [sic, his gravestone and death record show he died in 1976] (from record).
- Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; George E. Crippen, died: 16 June 1976 in Plainwell, Allegan [County], Michigan; born: 17 April 1910; residence place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo [County], 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.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Waverly Township, 82-32, Sheet No. 1B, Josephine Crippen, 80, Michigan, farmer, general; son Freeman Crippen, 49, Michigan, farmer, general; grandson Irwin Crippen, 20, Michigan, laborer, factory.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo, E.D. 39-47, Sheet No. 11A, George E. Crippen, 28, Michigan, drag line operator, power plant; wife Reba Crippen, 20, Indiana.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Allegan County, Trowbridge, E.D. 3-77, Sheet No. 3, George E. Crippen, 40, Michigan, repairman, Allegan coop; wife Reba B. Crippen, 30, Indiana; daughter Fern E. Crippen, 8, Michigan; daughter Martha A. Crippen, 6, Michigan; son Vernon G. Crippen, 4, Indiana.
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Application for Marriage License Male and Female [separate sections], and Certificate of Marriage: George Erwin Crippen, born: 17 April 1912 [sic, his birth record is dated 1910] in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan; occupation: operator; father: Edward L. Crippen, born in Decatur, Michigan, farmer; mother: May Waite, born in Glenwood, Michigan; first marriage; Reba Belle Wagner, born: 1 October 1919 in Butler, DeKalb County, Indiana; father: Homer J. Wagner, born in Butler, Indiana, farmer; mother: Joy Belle McClellen, born in Butler, Indiana; married once before, divorced on 6 October 1938; married on 23 February 1940 in LaGrange County, Indiana.