Donald Kamps

1921 - 1984  (62 years)

• Name	Donald Kamps
  Birth	25 Aug 1921
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Mar 1984	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
  Burial	Forest Grove Cemetery, Jamestown Twp, Ottawa, Michigan (lot 6-2-11)
  Person ID	I214	Murrow
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

  
  

  Father	Gradus Kamps,   b. 5 Apr 1875, Jamestown, Ottawa, Michigan, USA (near Jamestown per family booklet) d. 8 Jun 1966, Ottawa, Michigan, USA (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Hendrickje Timmer,   b. 7 Nov 1884, Zeeland, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States of America d. 15 Feb 1953, Ottawa, Michigan, United States (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	26 Oct 1904
  Notes	b. Corning NY b. Corning NY; dau. Jennifer Vilene Taft(13)
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Geraldine F. Menken,   b. 15 Dec 1920, Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan d. 13 Apr 2011, Michigan, United States (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	22 May 1945
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Mary Lou Kamps,   b. 8 Feb 1959, Zeeland, Ottawa, Michigan d. 30 Mar 2015, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 16 Mar 1984 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Burial - - Forest Grove Cemetery, Jamestown Twp, Ottawa, Michigan (lot 6-2-11)  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1860 Burke census dwelling 124 (occupation Baptist Minister, $3,000 realty): 'Syntha' 33 + Francis L. 12 / William F. 10 / Mary A. 8 / Vergil J. 5 / Madison A. 3 / Rufus E. 1. Wife = CYNTHA (SYNTHA) WALLACE (21 Apr 1827 Burke - 12 Jul 1882 Alexander), d/o William Wallace + Mary Belcher, m. 1846 [DOCUMENTED - WikiTree Wallace-14729]. WikiTree adds daughters India Ann Gertrude (Legare), Nina, Carrie. His will: FamilySearch Burke Co. Wills image 49/620 (free w/ account). Death notice: The True Citizen (Waynesboro GA) 6 Feb 1892 'Lawtonville Dots'. 1850 Burke family 340 (farmer, $700). Terminal DOCUMENTED generation of Edward R. Murrow's paternal line. m. Susannah/Lucinda Hubbard (1792-1824); 7 orphans parceled to Quaker families. 1820 Guilford census (FS ark XHGS-63Z); New Garden MM minutes; 1826 estate file (FS ark Q2Z7-QM61). Parents: unnamed pre-1770 Virginia Murrow [UNVERIFIED - family memory says Andrew's grandfather, not father]. 'Lunenburg Parish, Richmond way' per Sperber; corpus's old 'Mecklenburg/ Kaley Quin' claim flagged UNVERIFIED (likely conflated). Sources: extension-nc-ermurrow.md [LIKELY]