Gazlay Family History
Reba Belle Wagner
Parents
| Father | Homer J. Wagner ( - ) |
| Mother | Joy Belle McClellen ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 7 June 2023; Last Edited: 9 June 2023 |
| Person ID | 14341 |
| Name | Reba Belle Wagner |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 1 October 1919 in Butler, DeKalb County, Indiana1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 23 February 1940 in LaGrange County, Indiana to George Erwin ‘Spunk’ Crippen1 |
| Died | 8 November 2003 in Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas4 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  George Erwin ‘Spunk’ Crippen (son of Edward Leo ‘Eddie’ Crippen and Mae Elizabeth Wait) |
| Born | 17 April 1910 in Glenwood, Cass County, Michigan |
| Married | 23 February 1940 in LaGrange County, Indiana to Reba Belle Wagner |
| Died | 16 June 1976 in Plainwell, Allegan County, Michigan |
| Children | of Reba Belle Wagner and George Erwin ‘Spunk’ Crippen: |
| 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Obituary, legacy.com; Reba Belle (Wagner) Karn, died: 8 November 2003 in Lancaster, Texas; born: 1 October 1919 in Butler, Indiana. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, siblings, three husbands, and children.