Augustus was the son of Osmer Crippen and his wife Ada Ann Redfield.
3 CRIPPEN siblings:
1. Eugene Crippen (1880-1967) of DeLand, FL.
2. Florence Crippen (1882-1983) of Ralston, PA.
3. Orey Crippen (Reverend) (1889-1979) of Rutland, PA.
Augustus married Grace Hall.
2 CRIPPEN children:
1. Rexford Crippen of Rutland.
2. Alton Crippen of Patchogue, NY.
8 grandchildren at time of death.
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Obituary:
"AUGUSTUS CRIPPEN BURNED TO DEATH (SRGP 08013)
Augustus Crippen, 68, was burned to death at 3 a.m. Saturday morning when fire leveled a tenant house on the Willis Kittle farm, in Columbia Township on the Sopers Corners Road between Austinville and Rutland. The small tenant house was located between the Kittle home and barn. The Kittle family awoke at about 2:30 to find the tenant house ablaze. An alarm was telephoned to the Troy Fire Department but the fire alarm could not be sounded because the borough’s electric power had been knocked out by the night’s gale. Fire Chief Victor Warner drove the chief’s car, its siren screeching, from house to house as he roused several of the volunteer firemen. Each in turn summoned other fire department members until a sizable crew had been alerted to man the fire apparatus. Fireman were unable to quench the blaze because it had gained too much headway, but were able to prevent its spread to the other farm buildings, even though the barn was only 50 feet away. The Kittles did not know that Mr. Crippen was home until the tenant house had burned through so that they could see his body in the bed. Cause of the fatal fire was not immediately determined; the farm was without electric power so that electricity was eliminated as a reason.
"He [Augustus] is survived by two sons, Rexford Crippen of Rutland, and Alton of Patchogue, N.Y.; sister, Miss Florence Crippen of Ralston; brothers, Eugene Crippen of DeLand, Fla, and the Rev. Orey Crippen of Rutland; eight grandchildren.
"The funeral was held Monday at the Soper & Moshier Funeral Home, Troy, the Rev. Glen Dewey officiating. Burial was in Watson Cemetery, Roseville."
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Source: Joyce M. Tice, online 2008: http://www.joycetice.com/obitcemt/watsobitc.htm.
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Research: Mary E. Warner, 2014.
3 CRIPPEN siblings:
1. Eugene Crippen (1880-1967) of DeLand, FL.
2. Florence Crippen (1882-1983) of Ralston, PA.
3. Orey Crippen (Reverend) (1889-1979) of Rutland, PA.
Augustus married Grace Hall.
2 CRIPPEN children:
1. Rexford Crippen of Rutland.
2. Alton Crippen of Patchogue, NY.
8 grandchildren at time of death.
__________
Obituary:
"AUGUSTUS CRIPPEN BURNED TO DEATH (SRGP 08013)
Augustus Crippen, 68, was burned to death at 3 a.m. Saturday morning when fire leveled a tenant house on the Willis Kittle farm, in Columbia Township on the Sopers Corners Road between Austinville and Rutland. The small tenant house was located between the Kittle home and barn. The Kittle family awoke at about 2:30 to find the tenant house ablaze. An alarm was telephoned to the Troy Fire Department but the fire alarm could not be sounded because the borough’s electric power had been knocked out by the night’s gale. Fire Chief Victor Warner drove the chief’s car, its siren screeching, from house to house as he roused several of the volunteer firemen. Each in turn summoned other fire department members until a sizable crew had been alerted to man the fire apparatus. Fireman were unable to quench the blaze because it had gained too much headway, but were able to prevent its spread to the other farm buildings, even though the barn was only 50 feet away. The Kittles did not know that Mr. Crippen was home until the tenant house had burned through so that they could see his body in the bed. Cause of the fatal fire was not immediately determined; the farm was without electric power so that electricity was eliminated as a reason.
"He [Augustus] is survived by two sons, Rexford Crippen of Rutland, and Alton of Patchogue, N.Y.; sister, Miss Florence Crippen of Ralston; brothers, Eugene Crippen of DeLand, Fla, and the Rev. Orey Crippen of Rutland; eight grandchildren.
"The funeral was held Monday at the Soper & Moshier Funeral Home, Troy, the Rev. Glen Dewey officiating. Burial was in Watson Cemetery, Roseville."
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Source: Joyce M. Tice, online 2008: http://www.joycetice.com/obitcemt/watsobitc.htm.
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Research: Mary E. Warner, 2014.
Augustus was the son of Osmer Crippen and his wife Ada Ann Redfield.
3 CRIPPEN siblings:
1. Eugene Crippen (1880-1967) of DeLand, FL.
2. Florence Crippen (1882-1983) of Ralston, PA.
3. Orey Crippen (Reverend) (1889-1979) of Rutland, PA.
Augustus married Grace Hall.
2 CRIPPEN children:
1. Rexford Crippen of Rutland.
2. Alton Crippen of Patchogue, NY.
8 grandchildren at time of death.
__________
Obituary:
"AUGUSTUS CRIPPEN BURNED TO DEATH (SRGP 08013)
Augustus Crippen, 68, was burned to death at 3 a.m. Saturday morning when fire leveled a tenant house on the Willis Kittle farm, in Columbia Township on the Sopers Corners Road between Austinville and Rutland. The small tenant house was located between the Kittle home and barn. The Kittle family awoke at about 2:30 to find the tenant house ablaze. An alarm was telephoned to the Troy Fire Department but the fire alarm could not be sounded because the borough’s electric power had been knocked out by the night’s gale. Fire Chief Victor Warner drove the chief’s car, its siren screeching, from house to house as he roused several of the volunteer firemen. Each in turn summoned other fire department members until a sizable crew had been alerted to man the fire apparatus. Fireman were unable to quench the blaze because it had gained too much headway, but were able to prevent its spread to the other farm buildings, even though the barn was only 50 feet away. The Kittles did not know that Mr. Crippen was home until the tenant house had burned through so that they could see his body in the bed. Cause of the fatal fire was not immediately determined; the farm was without electric power so that electricity was eliminated as a reason.
"He [Augustus] is survived by two sons, Rexford Crippen of Rutland, and Alton of Patchogue, N.Y.; sister, Miss Florence Crippen of Ralston; brothers, Eugene Crippen of DeLand, Fla, and the Rev. Orey Crippen of Rutland; eight grandchildren.
"The funeral was held Monday at the Soper & Moshier Funeral Home, Troy, the Rev. Glen Dewey officiating. Burial was in Watson Cemetery, Roseville."
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Source: Joyce M. Tice, online 2008: http://www.joycetice.com/obitcemt/watsobitc.htm.
__________
Research: Mary E. Warner, 2014.
3 CRIPPEN siblings:
1. Eugene Crippen (1880-1967) of DeLand, FL.
2. Florence Crippen (1882-1983) of Ralston, PA.
3. Orey Crippen (Reverend) (1889-1979) of Rutland, PA.
Augustus married Grace Hall.
2 CRIPPEN children:
1. Rexford Crippen of Rutland.
2. Alton Crippen of Patchogue, NY.
8 grandchildren at time of death.
__________
Obituary:
"AUGUSTUS CRIPPEN BURNED TO DEATH (SRGP 08013)
Augustus Crippen, 68, was burned to death at 3 a.m. Saturday morning when fire leveled a tenant house on the Willis Kittle farm, in Columbia Township on the Sopers Corners Road between Austinville and Rutland. The small tenant house was located between the Kittle home and barn. The Kittle family awoke at about 2:30 to find the tenant house ablaze. An alarm was telephoned to the Troy Fire Department but the fire alarm could not be sounded because the borough’s electric power had been knocked out by the night’s gale. Fire Chief Victor Warner drove the chief’s car, its siren screeching, from house to house as he roused several of the volunteer firemen. Each in turn summoned other fire department members until a sizable crew had been alerted to man the fire apparatus. Fireman were unable to quench the blaze because it had gained too much headway, but were able to prevent its spread to the other farm buildings, even though the barn was only 50 feet away. The Kittles did not know that Mr. Crippen was home until the tenant house had burned through so that they could see his body in the bed. Cause of the fatal fire was not immediately determined; the farm was without electric power so that electricity was eliminated as a reason.
"He [Augustus] is survived by two sons, Rexford Crippen of Rutland, and Alton of Patchogue, N.Y.; sister, Miss Florence Crippen of Ralston; brothers, Eugene Crippen of DeLand, Fla, and the Rev. Orey Crippen of Rutland; eight grandchildren.
"The funeral was held Monday at the Soper & Moshier Funeral Home, Troy, the Rev. Glen Dewey officiating. Burial was in Watson Cemetery, Roseville."
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Source: Joyce M. Tice, online 2008: http://www.joycetice.com/obitcemt/watsobitc.htm.
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Research: Mary E. Warner, 2014.
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