Gazlay Family History
Freeman Crippen
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Freeman Crippen7 (George Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Freeman Crippen7 (George Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | George H. Crippen (23 May 1850 - 11 November 1916) |
| Mother | Josephine M. Taylor (born Josephine M. Hall) (7 March 1850 - 29 January 1947) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 12 January 2012; Last Edited: 6 June 2023 |
| Person ID | 3432 |
| Name | Freeman Crippen |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 19 April 1880 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 16 February 1931 in LaPorte County, Indiana to Elsie May Miller (née Lockman) 9 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Elsie May Miller (née Lockman) (daughter of C. E. Lockman and Annettie Coulson) |
| Born | 5 July 1891 in Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 16 February 1931 in LaPorte County, Indiana to Freeman Crippen |
| Died | 23 September 1974 in Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Michigan |
| Children | of Freeman Crippen and Elsie May Miller (née Lockman) : |
| 1. | Arleta Jo Crippen |
| Born | 11 July 1931 in Michigan |
| Married | to Wendell Newton Gilbert |
| Died | 8 June 2013 |
Sources
- Michigan Births, 1867-1902; Face Crippen, born: 19 April 1880 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan; father: George Crippen, farmer, born in Michigan; mother: Josephine Crippen, born in Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Van Buren County, Decatur, Enumeration District 211, Page No. 6, family of Clarinda [sic] Crippen (66, New York, housekeeper); son George Crippen (30, Mich., farmer); wife Josephine H. Crippen (27, Mich., housekeeper); daughter Allice Crippen (20, Mich., housekeeper); daughter Abby A. Crippen (3, Mich.); son Freeman Crippen (2/12, Mich. [so April]) [latter two children are of George and Josephine].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Van Buren County, Decatur Township, E.D. 139, Sheet No. 3B, George Crippin [indexed as Criffin], 50, Michigan, May 1850, farmer; wife of 24 years Josephine M. Crippen, 46, Michigan, Mch. 1854, 3 children, 2 living; son Free Crippin, 20, Michigan Apr. 1880, farm laborer; son Eddie Crippin, 12, Michigan, Oct. 1887; brother Charles J. Crippin, 60, New York, Apr. 1840, d[ivorced], farm laborer.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Van Buren County, Decatur Township, E.D. 157, Sheet No. 7B, Freeman Crippen, 30, Michigan, farm laborer, working out [he is a hired man in the household of Leonard C. McKee and family].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Van Buren County, Decatur Township, E.D. 187, Sheet No. 3B-4A, Josephine Crippen, 68, Michigan, widow, farm manager, own farm; son Freeman Crippen, 39, Michigan, farm laborer, working out; son Edward Crippen, 32, Michigan, divorced, farm laborer, working out; grandson Miles Crippen, 10, Michigan; grandson Erwin Crippen, 8, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Waverly Township, 82-32, Sheet No. 1B, Josephine Crippen, 80, Michigan, farmer, general; son Freeman Crippen, 49, Michigan, farmer, general; grandson Irwin Crippen, 20, Michigan, laborer, factory.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Presque Isle County, Onaway, E.D. 71-14, Sheet No. 16B, Freeman Crippen, 60, Michigan, laborer, W.P.A.; wife Elsie Crippen, 49, Michigan; daughter Arlita Crippen, 8, Michigan; step-daughter Ardith Miller, 17, Michigan, teacher assistant, public school.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Presque Isle County, Onaway, E.D. 71-13, Sheet No. 24, Freeman Crippen, 70, Michigan; wife Elsie M. Crippen, 58, Michigan.
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Freeman Crippen, born: 18 April 1880 in Van Buren County, Michigan, father: George Crippen; mother: Josephine Taylor; first marriage; Elsie May Miller, born: 5 July 1891 in Van Buren County, Michigan, father: C. E. Lockman; mother: Annettie Coulson; second marriage; married on 16 February 1931 in Laporte, Indiana.