Gazlay Family History
Eleanor Swift
Parents
| Father | James Swift ( - ) |
| Mother | Nettie D. _____ ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 13 January 2012; Last Edited: 9 February 2023 |
| Person ID | 3448 |
| Name | Eleanor Swift |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | June 1841 in Michigan1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 24 December 1860 in Berrien County, Michigan to Nelson W. Crippen5 |
| Died | 5 June 1910 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan5, 6 |
| Buried | in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan5, 6 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Nelson W. Crippen (son of Sterling A. Crippen and Karinda Gazlay) |
| Born | 10 February 1840 in New York |
| Married | 24 December 1860 in Berrien County, Michigan to Eleanor Swift |
| Married | 20 August 1885 in Deerfield Township, Isabella County, Michigan to Luella Courter |
| Died | 27 February 1900 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan |
| Children | of Eleanor Swift and Nelson W. Crippen: |
| 1. | Elenor E. Crippen |
| Born | ca. 1864 in Michigan |
| +2. | James Swift Crippen |
| Born | 9 February 1871 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 13 July 1895 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan to Jennie Maude Buschick |
| Died | 4 June 1948 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| +3. | Benniah Eleanor ‘Benjamin’ Crippen |
| Born | 24 April 1874 in Michigan |
| Married | 2 January 1895 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Mary Amelia Carr |
| Married | 8 February 1913 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Mary Jeannette Bodin (née Platt) |
| Died | 15 September 1945 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana |
| 4. | Nelson Delbert Crippin |
| Born | 6 May 1878 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 14 December 1901 in Porter County, Indiana to Ada Belle Anderson |
| Died | 18 October 1911 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana |
| 5. | Cora M. Crippen |
| Born | 12 May 1879 in Chikaming Township, Berrien County, Michigan |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Page No. Two, family of Nelson Crippen (29, New York, farmer); Elenor Crippen (28, Mich.); Elenor E. Crippen (6, Mich.).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Berrien County, Chikaming Township, Enumeration District 6, Page No. 4, family of Nelson W. Crippin (42, NY, lumberman); wife Eleanor Crippin (38, Mich.); son James Crippin (9, Mich.); son Benjamin Crippin (6, Mich.); son Adelbert Crippin (1, Mich.).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 62, Sheet No. 15A, family of Benjamin Crippen (26, Michigan, Apr 1874, machinist); wife of 5 years Mary A. Crippen (24, Indiana, Sep 1875, 1 child, 1 living); son Glenn O. Crippin (4, Michigan, Oct 1895); mother Elnor Crippin (57, Michigan, June 1843, 1 child, 1 living [sic, she had at least five children]).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, E.D. 71, Sheet No. 6B, Bennie Crippen, 39, Michigan, divorced, laborer, factory; mother Ellen Crippen, 67, Michigan, widow, 3 children, 3 living.
- Find a Grave (website). Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, Elenor Swift Crippen, born June 1841, died 5 June 1910 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, daughter of James Swift (born in PA) and his wife Nettie D. (born in OH) (from record, which provides the name and link for one child).
- Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Eleanor Crippen, died 5 June 1910 in the Village of Buchanan; widowed; Spouse: Nelson Crippen; buried 7 June 1910 in Oak Ridge Cemetery.