Gazlay Family History
Clarence Eldon Crippin
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Clarence Eldon Crippin7 (Miles Crippin,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Clarence Eldon Crippin7 (Miles Crippin,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Miles Crippin (1 April 1843 - 26 October 1910) |
| Mother | Mary Alice Fisk (7 January 1844 - 26 August 1913) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 9 June 2023; Last Edited: 15 June 2023 |
| Person ID | 14377 |
| Name | Clarence Eldon Crippin |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 24 May 1867 in Union, Isabella County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 5 May 1891 to Arabella Shoemaker9 |
| Married | to Althea E. _____10 |
| Died | 9 January 1949 in Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida2, 10 |
| Buried | in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Arabella Shoemaker (daughter of Charles J. Shoemaker and Cassia Pacon) |
| Born | 3 May 1872 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana |
| Married | 5 May 1891 to Clarence Eldon Crippin |
| Died | 27 July 1944 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana |
| Children | of Clarence Eldon Crippin and Arabella Shoemaker: |
| +1. | Charles Milton Crippin |
| Born | 25 April 1892 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana |
| Married | 24 June 1917 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana to Lois Izetta Graves |
| Married | 4 February 1933 in Marion County, Indiana to Helen Christian Owens |
| Died | 10 July 1968 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana |
| +2. | Alice May Crippin |
| Born | 7 May 1895 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana |
| Married | 16 August 1922 in Marion County, Indiana to Wilmot Coe Goodall |
| Died | 8 August 1984 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana |
| Spouse 2 | Althea E. _____ |
| Born | 14 September 1884 in Missouri |
| Married | to Clarence Eldon Crippin |
| Died | 25 April 1975 in Lee County, Florida |
Sources
- Michigan Births, 1867-1902; Clarence Eldon Crippen, female [sic, he is male], 24 May 1867 in Union, Isabella [County], Michigan; father: Miles Crippen, born in Cass, Michigan; mother: Alice Crippen, born in Niles, Michigan.
- Find a Grave (website). Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, Clarence Elden Crippin, born: 24 May 1867 in Isabella County, Michigan; died: 9 January 1949 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana [sic, he died at his home in Ft. Myers, Florida, per his obituary] (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, four siblings, wife, and one child).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Kansas, Osborne County, Grant Township, E.D. 212, Page No. 16, Miles Crippin, 37, Michigan, farmer; wife Alice Crippin, 36, Michigan; son Arthur Crippin, 15, Michigan, works on farm; son Clarence Crippin, 13, Michigan, works on farm; son Adelbert Crippin, 7, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, E.D. 118, Sheet No. 9B, Clarence Crippin, 33, Michigan, May 1867, linotype opr.; wife of 9 years Arabella Crippin, 28, Indiana, May 1872, 2 children, 2 living; son Chas. M. Crippin, 8, Indiana, Apr. 1892; daughter Alice M. Crippin, 5, Indiana, May 1895.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, E.D. 151, Sheet No. 12B, Clarence Crippin, 42, Michigan, proof reader, news paper; wife of 19 years Arabella Crippin, 37, Indiana, 2 children, 2 living; son Charles Crippin, 17, Indiana, composing room, news paper; daughter Alice Crippin, 14, Indiana.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, E.D. 50, Sheet No. 7B, Clarence Crippin, 50, Kansas [sic], proprietor, publishing; Arabella Crippin, 45, Indiana; daughter Alice M. Crippin, 24, Indiana, teacher, high school.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, E.D. 49-47, Sheet No. 8B, Clarence E. Crippin, 63, Michigan, first married age 24, proprietor, printing shop; wife Arabella Crippin, 57, Indiana, first married age 19; son Charles M. Crippin, 37, Indiana, widow; salesman, printing; grand daughter Betty E. Crippin, 9, Indiana.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, E.D. 96-51, Sheet No. 8B, Clarence E. Crippin, 72, Michigan, printer, Clarence Crippin & Son Printers; wife Arabella Crippin, 67, Indiana.
- Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992, Clarence Crippen or Cripper, age 24, father: Miles Cripper; mother: Alice M. Fiske; Arabella Shoemaker, age 19, father: Chas. J. Shoemaker; mother: Cassia Pacon; married on 5 May 1891 in Marion, Indiana.
- Obituary, Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (available at: Hoosier State Chronicles, newspapers.library.in.gov), Monday, 10 January 1949, Clarence E. Crippin, died yesterday [i.e., 9 January 1949] at his home in Ft. Myers, Florida, age 81. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his wife, children, grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.