Maria Gustafva Kämpe was born in Hultsfred, Kalmar, Sweden to Johan Samuelsson Kämpe and Gustafva (Pettersdotter) Kämpe. She was baptized in Målilla, Kalmar, Sweden. All but one of her siblings emigrate to America… Only she and her brother Per August stayed behind. She was married to Sven Oscar Larson, and they had six children: Adele, Carl Joseph Nikodemus, Elim (Alem), Lydia, Marie, and Elsa “Elsie” Olivia Eugenia (b. September 1, 1877 in Målilla). Maria passed away in Visserum County, Småland, Sweden.
