Gradus Kamps^{[1, 2, 3]}

1875 - 1966  (91 years)

• Name	Gradus Kamps
  Birth	5 Apr 1875	Jamestown, Ottawa, Michigan, USA (near Jamestown per family booklet)   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Jun 1966	Ottawa, Michigan, USA   [2]
  Burial	Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States of America   [3]
  Person ID	I3	Murrow
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

  
  

  Father	Harm (Hiram) Kamps,   b. 8 Sep 1853, Meppen, Drenthe, Netherlands d. 30 Jul 1923, Jamestown, Jamestown Township, Ottawa, Michigan, United States (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Grietje Bonenberg,   b. 16 Mar 1855, Doornspijk, Elburg, GE, Netherlands d. 1875, Jamestown Twp, Ottawa, Michigan (prob.) (Age 19 years)
  Marriage	1874
  	Spouse: Harm Kamps
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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)
  Children	1. Gerald Kamps,   b. 24 Oct 1905, Jamestown Twp, Ottawa, Michigan d. 9 May 1981 (Age 75 years)   2. Kenneth Kamps,   b. 17 Sep 1907   d. 10 Jan 1961 (Age 53 years)   3. Marguerite Kamps,   b. 31 Jan 1910, Jamestown Twp, Ottawa, Michigan d. 10 Feb 2010, Grand Rapids Twp, Kent, Michigan (Age 100 years)   4. Living   5. Donald Kamps,   b. 25 Aug 1921   d. 16 Mar 1984, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan (Age 62 years)   6. Mildred Kamps,   b. 29 Apr 1924, Jamestown Twp, Michigan d. 28 Nov 1991, Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA (Age 67 years)   7. Living
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Apr 1875 - Jamestown, Ottawa, Michigan, USA (near Jamestown per family booklet) Death - 8 Jun 1966 - Ottawa, Michigan, USA Burial - - Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States of America  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Family lore is that Gratus was adopted as a child. His mother died in childbirth and was unable to care for him. - 10 Sep 2026: booklet confirms his mother was Grietje Jans Bonenberg, who "died a short time later" after his 1875 birth; lore consistent with booklet. Section 2, p. 67: Gradus Kamps Son of Harm Kamps and Grietje Bonenberg. [LIKELY]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Jamestown, Ottawa, Michigan; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2340758. [S54] Ancestry.com, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S17] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).