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Surnames: Champlin, Van Maren, MacTavish
Classification: Query
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I am trying to get my niece started in finding out something of her father's
(Champlin) family history. All she knows is that her father was born in Cypress Heights,
CA in the mid 1950s (I have the name and date, but since he's still alive I don't
want to share it on a message board without his permission).
HIS parents were Nicholas Van Maren Champlin m. Elizabeth (Jane?) MacTavish, all probably
born in the 1930s ish
Nicholas Van Maren Champlin's parents were Alexander William Champlin m. ...?, born
near the turn of the last century.
My niece tells me that her family supposedly has been in California a long while, and
there are Van Marens and Champlins peppering Sacramento-area histories of the mid-to-late
1800s.
Any pointers would be gratefully received.