Gazlay Family History
Rev. Crestus Leroy Crippen
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Crestus Leroy Crippen7 (Miles Crippin,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Crestus Leroy Crippen7 (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: 17 June 2023 |
| Person ID | 14387 |
| Name | Crestus Leroy Crippen |
| Title | Rev. |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 23 September 1881 in Alton, Osborne County, Kansas1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 6 March 1904 in Woodston, Rooks County, Kansas to Mabel Florence McFadden9 |
| Died | 18 December 1950 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma2 |
| Buried | in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mabel Florence McFadden (daughter of Andrew T. McFadden and Sarah M. Sidwell) |
| Born | 28 May 1883 in Kansas |
| Married | 6 March 1904 in Woodston, Rooks County, Kansas to Rev. Crestus Leroy Crippen |
| Died | January 1972 |
| Children | of Rev. Crestus Leroy Crippen and Mabel Florence McFadden: |
| +1. | Kenneth Maurice Crippin |
| Born | 1 October 1906 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas |
| Married | ca. 1929 to Ethel Maye Hunt |
| Married | 2 October 1961 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma to Dorothy L. Waterloo (née Lynch) |
| Died | 24 June 1974 |
Sources
- Draft Registration Card, World War I, Crestus Leroy Crippin, Serial No. 802, born: 23 September 1881; occupation: minister; nearest relative: Mabel Florence Crippen.
- Find a Grave (website). Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, Rev. Crestus Leroy Crippin, born: 23 September 1881 in Alton, Osborne County, Kansas; died: 18 December 1950 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma (from record, which includes the text from his obituary; and provides the names and links for his parents, four siblings, wife, and one child).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Kansas, Osborne County, Alton, E.D. 113, Sheet No. 7A, Miles Crippin, 56, Michigan, Apr. 1844, farmer; wife of 36 years A. M. Crippen, 56, Michigan, Jan. 1844, 4 children, 4 living; son Crestus Crippin, 18, Kansas, Sep. 1881; school teacher.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, E.D. 208, Sheet No. 7A, Crestus Crippin, 28, Kansas, teacher, school; wife of 6 years Mabel Crippin, 27, Kansas, 2 children, 1 living; son Kenneth Crippin, 3, Kansas.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Kansas, Allen County, Humboldt, E.D. 8, Sheet No. 9B, C. L. Crippin 38, Kansas, minister, Methodist; wife Mabel Crippin, 36, Kansas; son Kenneth Crippin, 13, Kansas, janitor, church.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Oklahoma, Muskogee County, Muskogee, E.D. 51-28, Sheet No. 11B, Crestus L. Crippin, 48, Kansas, first married age 23, clergyman, Methodist church; wife Mabel F. Crippin, 46, Kansas, first married age 21.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Oklahoma, Kay County, Blackwell, E.D. 36-4, Sheet No. 2A, Crestus A. [sic] Crippin, 58, Kansas, pastor, church; wife Mabel Crippin, 56, Kansas.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Oklahoma, Tulsa County, Tulsa, E.D. 79-177, Sheet No. 2, Crestus L. Crippin, 68, Kansas, preacher; wife Mabel F. Crippin, 66, Kansas.
- Marriage Announcement, The Weekly Echo, Woodston, Kansas (available at: kansashistoricalopencontent.newspapers.com), Thursday, 10 March 1904, Mabel Florence McFadden and Crestns [sic, Crestus] L. Crippin, married Sunday [i.e., 6 March 1904] in this city [i.e., Woodston]. The article provides the names of their parents, other family members and friends, and gives brief wedding details.