Gazlay Family History
Charles August Crippen
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Charles August Crippen8 (James Crippen,7 Nelson Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Charles August Crippen8 (James Crippen,7 Nelson Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | James Swift Crippen (9 February 1871 - 4 June 1948) |
| Mother | Jennie Maude Buschick (30 October 1871 - 4 July 1940) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 May 2023; Last Edited: 24 May 2023 |
| Person ID | 14248 |
| Name | Charles August Crippen |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 14 June 1900 in Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 2 July 1919 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to Zada Lake9 |
| Married | to Beulah B. Bennett |
| Died | 28 August 1990 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan3 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Zada Lake (daughter of Edson Lake and Ida Bell) |
| Born | 23 March 1902 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| Married | 2 July 1919 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to Charles August Crippen |
| Died | 23 September 1948 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| Children | of Charles August Crippen and Zada Lake: |
| +1. | Delbert Charles Crippin |
| Born | 15 September 1919 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| Married | 3 May 1939 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to Ruth E. Zettee |
| Died | 12 April 1978 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| +2. | Richard Earl Crippin |
| Born | 18 February 1925 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan |
| Married | to Shirley E. Fooks |
| Died | 5 May 1996 |
| 3. | Shirley A. Crippin |
| Born | ca. 1929 in Indiana |
| +4. | Jack Lewis Crippin |
| Born | 11 September 1932 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan |
| Married | to Judith P. Joseph |
| Died | 15 June 2000 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky |
| Spouse 2 | Beulah B. Bennett |
| Born | 19 April 1907 in Michigan |
| Married | to Charles August Crippen |
| Died | 25 April 1984 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
Sources
- Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949, Charles August Crippin, born: 14 June 1900 in Thornton, Cook County, Illinois; father: James Swift Crippin, age 29, born in Michigan; mother: Jennie Maude Buschick, age 28, born in Chicago, Illinois.
- Draft Registration Card, World War I, Charles August Crippin, Serial No. 3133, born: 14 June 1900; nearest relative: Jennie Crippin.
- Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Charles A. Crippin, died: 28 August 1990 in Battle Creek, Calhoun [County], Michigan; born: 14 June 1900.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Allegan County, Allegan, E.D. 3, Sheet No. 11A, James S. Crippen, 39, Michigan, farmer, general farm; wife of 15 years Jennie M. Crippen, 38, Illinois, 6 children, 5 living; son James N. Crippen, 11, Illinois; son Charles A. Crippen, 9, Illinois; son Elmer F. Crippen, 7, Illinois; son Thomas L. Crippen, 6, Illinois; son Irving L. Crippen, 3, Michigan; mother-in-law Susan A. Buschick, 69, New York, widow, 8 children, 2 living.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Calhoun County, Battle Creek, E.D. 42, Sheet No. 14A-B, Edson Lake, 47, Michigan, dray man, own dray; wife Ida Lake, 39, Michigan; son Earl Lake, 23, Michigan, driver, taxi co.; son Fred Lake, 19, Michigan, shipping clerk, register co.; daughter Lucille Lake, 9, Michigan; daughter Thelma Lake, 8, Michigan; daughter Maxine Lake, 4 3/12, Michigan; lodger Charles Crippin, 19 Michigan, polisher, register co.; lodger Zada Crippin, 17, Michigan; lodger Delbert C. Crippin, 4/12, Michigan; daughter Gladys Beach, 21, Michigan, divorced.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Indiana, Elkhart County, Elkhart, E.D. 20-7, Sheet No. 10A, Charles A. Crippin, 29, Illinois, first married age 19, plater, plating co.; wife Zada Crippin, 27, Michigan, first married age 17; son Delbert C. Crippin, 10, Michigan; son Richard E. Crippin, 5, Michigan; daughter Shirley A. Crippin, 3/12, Indiana.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Calhoun County, Battle Creek, E.D. 13-18, Sheet No. 3B, Chas. Crippin, 39, Illinois, polishing, mfg. co.; wife Zada Crippin, 38, Michigan; son Richard Crippin, 15, Michigan; daughter Shirley Crippin, 10, Indiana; son Jack Crippin, 7, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Washtenaw County, Pittsfield, E.D. 81-53, Sheet No. 75, Charles A. Crippin, 49, Illinois, cab driver, taxi; wife Beulah B. Crippin, 42, Michigan; son Jack L. Crippin, 17, Michigan.
- Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Charles August Crippin, age 19, born in Thornton, Illinois; occupation: plater; father: James Crippin; mother: Jennie Buschick; not previously married; Zada Lake, age 17, born in Battle Creek; father: Edson Lake; mother: Ida Bell; not previously married; married on 2 July 1919 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan.