Gazlay Family History
Thomas Crippen
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Thomas Crippen6 (Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Thomas Crippen6 (Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Sterling A. Crippen (12 July 1812 - 13 December 1862) |
| Mother | Karinda Gazlay (10 November 1812 - 25 June 1905) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 11 December 2011; Last Edited: 20 February 2023 |
| Person ID | 3350 |
| Name | Thomas Crippen |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 26 August 1833 in New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 14 May 1856 in Berrien County, Michigan to Margaret Loftus1 |
| Died | 6 August 1886 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan1 |
| Buried | in Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Margaret Loftus (daughter of Michael Loftus and _____ Jennings) |
| Born | 3 May 1839 in Ireland |
| Married | 14 May 1856 in Berrien County, Michigan to Thomas Crippen |
| Died | 31 December 1920 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Children | of Thomas Crippen and Margaret Loftus: |
| +1. | Albert Leroy Crippen |
| Born | March 1857 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | ca. 1883 to Hannah L. Conklin |
| Died | 18 October 1927 in Covert Township, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| +2. | Mary Ellen Crippen |
| Born | 26 June 1859 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 16 May 1883 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan to Zimri Hathaway Warner |
| Married | 17 June 1911 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan to Theadore S. Heath |
| Died | 22 October 1941 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| +3. | Agnes Crippin |
| Born | 17 April 1861 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 23 March 1881 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan to David Cleary |
| Married | 20 July 1896 in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan to Nelson R. Goodrode |
| Died | 29 April 1940 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| +4. | Julia Anna Crippin |
| Born | 30 June 1868 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 25 December 1886 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan to Charles J. Payne |
| Died | 31 January 1947 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| +5. | John H. Crippen |
| Born | 28 February 1870 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 12 May 1890 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan to Cora Belle Holdridge |
| Died | 17 February 1907 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| +6. | Ila M. Crippen |
| Born | March 1881 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 14 July 1899 in Wyandotte, Wayne County, Michigan to Clarence J. McElheny |
| Married | 7 January 1942 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida to James D. Mitchell |
| Died | 17 January 1944 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan, Thomas Crippen, born: 26 August 1833 in New York; died: 6 August 1886 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan (from record, which includes the text from several census records, marriage record, death and burial index, and Civil War record; and provides the names and links for his parents, three siblings, wife, and five children).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Michigan, Cass County, Volinia Township, Page 368, family of Stirling A. Crippin (39, New York, farmer); Clarinda Crippin (38, New York); Thos Crippin (17, New York, farming); Abby Crippin (15, New York); Nelson Crippin (11, New York); Chas Crippin (8, New York); Mills Crippin (7, Michigan); Dana Crippin (3, Michigan); George Crippen (1/12, Michigan).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Michigan, Van Buren County, Township of Decatur, Page 158, Thomas Crippin, 27, NY, farmer; Margaret Crippin, 22, Ireland; Albert Crippin, 3, Ireland; Mary Crippin, 1, Ireland [the birthplace shown on this census page for the two children is incorrect; both were born in Michigan].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Van Buren County, Decatur Township, Page No. 25, Thos. Crippin, 37, New York, farmer; Marg. Crippin, 31, Ireland; Albert Crippin, 14, Mich., farm laborer; Mary Crippin, 12, Mich.; Agnes Crippin, 9, Mich.; Julia Crippin, 2, Mich.; Jon Crippin, 3/12, Mich.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 216, Page No. 3, Thomas Crippin, 46, NY, farmer; wife Margarette Crippin, 41, Ireland; daughter E. Mary Crippin, 20, Mich.; daughter Anna Crippin, 12, Mich.; son John Crippin, 10, Mich.; laborer George Manuel, 19, Mich., laborer.