Photo of Marian Immogene Los Kamp, daughter of Lois Jemima Benning and Paul Los Kamp. Photo taken between 1918-1920. Marian was born in Tonopah, NV January 7, 1908 and died March 29, 1988 in Alameda, California. Marian had a fascinating life, attending CAL in the mid-late '20's, joining the Navy and was a reader for the Christian Science Church in her area. Marian never married.
Marian was born to Paul Los Kamp and Lois Los Kamp (see Benning Family Reunion 1925). She lived in Berkeley, Stockton and Colusa and Placer County California.
It looks as though Marian was a dedicated teacher and spent most of her life in Northern California. According to the 1934-1944 California Voter Registrations Miss Marian I Los Kamp lived on Princeton Street in Colusa County California and was a Republican and worked as a teacher. She also had a PO Box 254 on P Street in Placer County California.
A note from a younger cousin: When I knew Cousin Marian (she was a cousin of my mother's), I was a young adult in the 1970's. She was a lovely lady and was a dedicated Christian Scientist. I was rather horrified when she told me that as a tenet of her religion, she would have dental work without anesthesia. Ouch! When I married in 1972, she sent me an antique jam spoon (with documentation) purchased from Gumps - an upscale store in San Francisco. She lived in Alameda CA at that time. Reading the above is the first time that I found out that she lived anywhere else!
My Aunt Lois (my mother's half-sister) was named after Marian's mother, Lois. Their father was a younger brother of Marian's mother and Lois was his "favorite sister." (Or so I'm told). My mother's first name was Marian - after cousin Marian?
World War 1, the Mexican Revolution, the Russian Revolution, the Easter Rising in Ireland . . . the sinking of the Titanic and the Lusitania. Spanish flu killed well over 20 million people world wide ...
My mother is Pamela Thompson. My dad is Richard William Russell. My mom grew up in Fenwick Michigan. My dad grew up in Hart Michigan. They had 2 kids together. Living in Michigan. I have other Half siblings out there somewhere
I want to build a place where my son can meet his great-grandparents. My grandmother Marian Joyce (Benning) Kroetch always wanted to meet her great-grandchildren, but she died just a handful of years before my son's birth.
So while she didn't have the opportunity to meet him, at least he will be able to know her.
For more information about what we're building see About AncientFaces. For information on the folks who build and support the community see Daniel - Founder & Creator. My father's side is full blood Sicilian and my mother's side is a combination of Welsh, Scottish, German and a few other European cultures. One of my more colorful (ahem black sheep) family members came over on the Mayflower. He was among the first to be hanged in the New World for a criminal offense he made while onboard the ship.