When Nelson C Crapo was born on February 9, 1867, in Van Wert, Ohio, his father, Asa, was 39 and his mother, Luzetta, was 26. He married Clara Alice Durham on January 13, 1892, in Nashville, Michigan. They had one child during their marriage. He died on November 22, 1929, in Battle Creek, Michigan, at the age of 62, and was buried in Nashville, Michigan.
Sources
Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: Otsego, Allegan, Michigan; Roll: M593_660; Page: 299B; Family History Library Film: 552159. Record for Nelson C Crapo Age: 3; Occupation: At Home.http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7163&h=27250693&indiv=try.
1870 United States Federal Census
Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;), Ancestry.com, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chester, Eaton, Michigan; Roll: 577; Family History Film: 1254577; Record for Nelson C Crapo Age: 13 Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son. Page: 106D; Enumeration District: 065; Image: 0704.
1880 United States Federal Census
Ancestry.com, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Nelson P Crapo and Clara A Durham 13 Jan 1892 in Nashville, Barry, Michigan.http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9093&h=344649&indiv=try.
Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952
Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Battle Creek Ward 2, Calhoun, Michigan; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1240704. Record for C Nelson Crapo Street Address: Grove St; Age: 33; Occupation: Machinest; Able To Speak English: Yes; Can Read: Yes; Can Write: Yes; Enumeration District: 0032; Home Ownership: R; Months UnEmployed Past Year: 1; Owns Farm: H; Years Married: 7; Marital Status: Married; Relation To Head: Head/Battle Creek Ward 2, Calhoun, Michigan, USA. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=75762455&indiv=try.
1900 United States Federal Census
Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Ancestry.com, Year: 1910; Census Place: Battle Creek Ward 3, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T624_640; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1374653. Record for Nelson C Crapo Age: 42; Marital Status: Married; Relation To Head: Head/Battle Creek Ward 3, Calhoun, Michigan, USA. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7884&h=11952724&indiv=try.
1910 United States Federal Census
Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Ancestry.com, Year: 1920; Census Place: Battle Creek Ward 8, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T625_759; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 47. Record for Nelson C Crapo Street Address: Bedford St; Age: 52; Occupation: Laborer; Able To Speak English: Yes; Can Read: Yes; Can Write: Yes; Enumeration District: 47; Home Mortgaged: Free; Home Ownership: Own; Industry: Postum Cereal; Is Employed: Wage or Salary; Relation To Head: Head; Marital Status: Married/Battle Creek Ward 8, Calhoun, Michigan, USA. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6061&h=17466012&indiv=try.
MICHIGAN DEATH CERTIFICATES, 1921-1952, GS Film number 001973203 Digital Folder Number 005363569 Image Number 01936 83 Wilkes St. Battle Creek, Calhoun Michigan. "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFHQ-5TS : 12 December 2014), Nelson C Crapo, 22 Nov 1929; citing Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,203.
MICHIGAN DEATH CERTIFICATES, 1921-1952
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nelson by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nelson: