Gazlay Family History
Nelson W. Crippen
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Nelson W. Crippen6 (Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Nelson W. Crippen6 (Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Sterling A. Crippen (12 July 1812 - 13 December 1862) |
| Mother | Karinda Gazlay (10 November 1812 - 25 June 1905) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 11 December 2011; Last Edited: 21 May 2023 |
| Person ID | 3352 |
| Name | Nelson W. Crippen |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 10 February 1840 in New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 24 December 1860 in Berrien County, Michigan to Eleanor Swift7 |
| Married | 20 August 1885 in Deerfield Township, Isabella County, Michigan to Luella Courter8 |
| Died | 27 February 1900 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan1, 2, 3 |
| Buried | in Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Eleanor Swift (daughter of James Swift and Nettie D. _____) |
| Born | June 1841 in Michigan |
| Married | 24 December 1860 in Berrien County, Michigan to Nelson W. Crippen |
| Died | 5 June 1910 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Children | of Nelson W. Crippen and Eleanor Swift: |
| 1. | Elenor E. Crippen |
| Born | ca. 1864 in Michigan |
| +2. | James Swift Crippen |
| Born | 9 February 1871 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 13 July 1895 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan to Jennie Maude Buschick |
| Died | 4 June 1948 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| +3. | Benniah Eleanor ‘Benjamin’ Crippen |
| Born | 24 April 1874 in Michigan |
| Married | 2 January 1895 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Mary Amelia Carr |
| Married | 8 February 1913 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Mary Jeannette Bodin (née Platt) |
| Died | 15 September 1945 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana |
| 4. | Nelson Delbert Crippin |
| Born | 6 May 1878 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 14 December 1901 in Porter County, Indiana to Ada Belle Anderson |
| Died | 18 October 1911 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana |
| 5. | Cora M. Crippen |
| Born | 12 May 1879 in Chikaming Township, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Spouse 2 | Luella Courter (daughter of George Henry Courter and Margaret Melvina Wade) |
| Born | 19 April 1866 in Eaton, Preble County, Ohio |
| Married | 20 August 1885 in Deerfield Township, Isabella County, Michigan to Nelson W. Crippen |
| Married | 30 September 1900 in Licking County, Ohio to Henry Jayhue Williamson |
| Married | 16 August 1919 in Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky to George Lee Elbon |
| Died | 9 May 1925 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio |
| Children | of Nelson W. Crippen and Luella Courter: |
| +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 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, Nelson W. Crippin, born: 1840; died: 27 February 1900 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan (from record, which includes death details and notes he left four children; and provides the names and links for his parents, three siblings and one child).
- Michigan Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995; Nelson W. Crippen, died 27 February 1900 in Mt. Pleasant Township, Isabella County, Michigan, age 60, born about 1840 in New York. Father: J. Crippen. Mother: Corinthy Gazely [sic].
- Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Nelson W. Crippen, died: 27 February 1900 in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan; age: 60 years 0 months 17 days [so constructed birth date: 10 February 1840]; born in New York; married; occupation: mechanic; father: J. Crippen; mother: Corinthy Gazely.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Michigan, Cass County, Volinia Township, Page 368, family of Stirling A. Crippin (39, New York, farmer); Clarinda Crippin (38, New York); Thos Crippin (17, New York, farming); Abby Crippin (15, New York); Nelson Crippin (11, New York); Chas Crippin (8, New York); Mills Crippin (7, Michigan); Dana Crippin (3, Michigan); George Crippen (1/12, Michigan).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Page No. Two, family of Nelson Crippen (29, New York, farmer); Elenor Crippen (28, Mich.); Elenor E. Crippen (6, Mich.).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Berrien County, Chikaming Township, Enumeration District 6, Page No. 4, family of Nelson W. Crippin (42, NY, lumberman); wife Eleanor Crippin (38, Mich.); son James Crippin (9, Mich.); son Benjamin Crippin (6, Mich.); son Adelbert Crippin (1, Mich.).
- Find a Grave (website). Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, Elenor Swift Crippen, born June 1841, died 5 June 1910 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, daughter of James Swift (born in PA) and his wife Nettie D. (born in OH) (from record, which provides the name and link for one child).
- 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.