Gazlay Family History
Clark John Crippen
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Clark John Crippen8 (John Crippen,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Clark John Crippen8 (John Crippen,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | John H. Crippen (28 February 1870 - 17 February 1907) |
| Mother | Cora Belle Holdridge (7 September 1874 - 5 May 1939) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 13 April 2023; Last Edited: 16 April 2023 |
| Person ID | 13755 |
| Name | Clark John Crippen |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 10 July 1904 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 28 March 1932 in Steuben County, Indiana to Lena L. Corbin8 |
| Died | 22 September 1989 in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan2, 3 |
| Buried | in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Lena L. Corbin (daughter of Albertus Corbin and Rose A. Hawkins) |
| Born | 19 June 1911 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 28 March 1932 in Steuben County, Indiana to Clark John Crippen |
| Died | 5 February 1992 in Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan |
| Children | of Clark John Crippen and Lena L. Corbin: |
| +1. | Phyllis Ann Crippen |
| Born | 19 November 1932 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 31 August 1950 in Holland, Allegan County, Michigan to Robert E. McCracken |
| Died | 15 February 2010 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
| 2. | (son) Crippin |
| Born | 11 April 1935 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| Died | 11 April 1935 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| +3. | Coralyn J. Crippen |
| Born | 29 November 1940 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| Married | to Leonard Lee Bartlett |
| Died | 4 April 1983 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
Sources
- Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917, Van Buren County, Clark J. Crippen, born: 10 July 1904 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan; father: John Crippen; mother: Cora Crippen.
- Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Clark John Crippen, born: 1904; died: 1989 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, one sibling, wife and one child).
- Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Clark J. Crippen, died: 22 September 1989 in Paw Paw, Van Buren [County], Michigan; born: 10 July 1904.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Van Buren County, Hartford Township, E.D. 162, Sheet No. 10B, Hiram H. Holdridge, 74, New York, widow, farmer, general farm; daughter Cora B. Crippin, 36, New York, widow; granddaughter Bessie M. Crippin, 15, Michigan; granddaughter Florence B. Crippin, 12, Michigan; grandson Clark H. Crippin, 5, Michigan; grandson [sic, she is his granddaughter; her sex is correctly listed as f(emale)] Anna J. Crippin, 3, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 179, Sheet No. 13A, Cora B. Crippen, 45, New York, widow; son Clark Crippen, 15, Michigan; daughter Anna Crippen, 13, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Augusta, E.D. 39-67, Sheet No. 6B, Clark J. Crippin, 35, Michigan, attendant, ret[irement] facility; wife Lena L. Crippin, 28, Michigan; daughter Phyllis A. Crippin, 7, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 80-54, Sheet No. 8, Clark Crippen, 45, Michigan, bartender, tavern; wife Lena Crippen, 38, Michigan; daughter Phyllis Crippen, 17, Michigan; daughter Coralyn Crippen, 9, Michigan.
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Application for Marriage and Marriage Certification, Clark John Crippen, born: 10 July 1904 in Van Buren County, Michigan; laborer; father: John Crippen, born in Van Buren County, Michigan, real estate salesman, dec’d; mother: Cora B. Holdridge, born in New York; first marriage; Lena L. Corbin, born: 19 June 1911 in Van Buren County, Michigan; saleslady; father: Albertus Corbin, born in Ohio, farmer; mother: Rose A. Hawkins, born in Ohio; first marriage; married on 28 March 1932 in Steuben County, Indiana.