Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyGlen Oliver Crippen

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Glen Oliver Crippen8 (Benniah Crippen,7 Nelson Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherBenniah Eleanor ‘Benjamin’ Crippen (24 April 1874 - 15 September 1945)
MotherMary Amelia Carr (28 September 1875 - 6 November 1916)

Personal Information

Record Created: 13 January 2012; Last Edited: 16 February 2023 
Person ID3454
NameGlen Oliver Crippen
GenderMale
Born 9 October 1896 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Married 24 December 1914 in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan to Cora Blanchard6, 7
Died 21 May 1944 in Howard Township, Cass County, Michigan1, 2
Buried in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Berrien County, Michigan1

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyCora Blanchard (daughter of Edward P. Blanchard and Fredricka Rebecca Halling)
Born 25 May 1898 in Volinia, Cass County, Michigan
Married 24 December 1914 in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan to Glen Oliver Crippen
Married to Edgar H. Adams
Died 19 November 1973
  
Children of Glen Oliver Crippen and Cora Blanchard:
  
+1.FamilyDorothy Crippen
Born 21 May 1917 in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan
Married 3 September 1938 in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan to Donald E. Harger
Died 3 December 1998 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan
  
2.FamilyRichard Oliver Crippen
Born 24 July 1919
Died 4 February 1969
  

Sources

  1. Find a Grave (website). Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Berrien County, Michigan, Glen Oliver Crippen, born: 3 October 1895 [sic, his death certificate shows his birth in 1896] in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan; died: 9 October 1944 in Howard Township, Cass County, Michigan (from record which includes the text for two obituaries; and provides the names and links for his mother, wife, and two children).
  2. Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Glen Oliver Crippen, died: 21 May 1944 in Howard Township, Cass County, Michigan; born: 9 October 1896 in Buchanan, Michigan; age: 47 years 6 months 12 days [sic, should be 7 months, not 6]; divorced; occupation: printer, Simplicity Pattern Co.; father: Benniah E. Crippen, born in Buchanan, Michigan; mother: Mary Carr, born in Edwardsburg, Michigan; burial: Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Michigan.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 62, Sheet No. 15A, family of Benjamin Crippen (26, Michigan, Apr 1874, machinist); wife of 5 years Mary A. Crippen (24, Indiana, Sep 1875, 1 child, 1 living); son Glenn O. Crippin (4, Michigan, Oct 1895); mother Elnor Crippin (57, Michigan, June 1843, 1 child, 1 living [sic, she had at least five children]).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Berrien County, Niles Township, E.D. 82, Sheet No. 9B, Milton Swartz, 40, Michigan, laborer, odd jobs; wife of 8 years Mary Swartz, 34, Indiana, married twice; one child, one living; brother Benjamin Swartz, 69, Pennsylvania; step-son Glenn Crippen, 14, Michigan, carrier, newspaper; ad. son [adopted] Lavern Hodgkins, 11/12, Michigan.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Berrien County, Niles Township, E.D. 97, Sheet No. 8B, Glen Crippen, 24, Michigan, printer, engraving plant; wife Cora Crippen, 21, Michigan; Dorothy Crippen, 2 6/12, Michigan; son Richard Crippen, 5/12, Michigan.
  6. Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Glenn Crippen, 19, born in Buchanan, Michigan, occupation: press feeder; father: Benjamin; mother’s maiden name: Carr; not previously married; Cora Blanchard, 16, Volinia, Michigan; father: Edward; mother’s maiden name: Holland; not previously married.
  7. Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Glenn Crippen, 19, born in Michigan; father: Benjamin; mother: Carr; Cora Blanchard, 16, Michigan; father: Edward; mother: Holland; married on 24 December 1914 in Niles, Michigan.