PrivateTim Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) I really need to go back and read the earliest stories. I'd never consider Will to be the child of "hired help" since he was Brad's natural son and Brad was a Schluter. It doesn't really matter that Brad's mother had an affair, Brad was still a Schluter and raised at Escorial. He became a permanent member of the family March 13, 1968 when he was 6 and his mother committed suicide, leaving Brad in JP and Isidore's custody. Will was not one of these kids that popped up years later ala Marcel or Matt, he was acknowledged from Day 1 as the grandson of Stef and JP. Weirdly, even though Brad was a Schluter, he was raised by JP and Isidore, as their child with Claire, Billy and Ace as his siblings. I don't remember Janice's relation to JP, or if it was merely because Brad was Billy's son. "Uncle" Stef eventually morphed into Brad's other father, but by the time Will rolled around, Stef and JP were firmly established as the grandfathers. Edited June 22, 2023 by PrivateTim
methodwriter85 Posted June 22, 2023 Author Posted June 22, 2023 On 2/5/2019 at 5:45 AM, Timothy M. said: I have to admit I'm deeply curious about J.P.'s take om President Obama and President Trump and all the other issues of the last 15 years. We're currently at the year of gay marriage in Massachusetts, the "I Am A Gay American" Jim McGreevy gay sex scandal, the Swiftboat Veterans for truth, and the Indian Ocean Tsunami. I was 18 in 2004 so it's a very vivid year for me.
impunity Posted June 25, 2023 Posted June 25, 2023 (edited) On 6/22/2023 at 2:30 PM, PrivateTim said: Weirdly, even though Brad was a Schluter, he was raised by JP and Isidore, as their child with Claire, Billy and Ace as his siblings. I don't remember Janice's relation to JP, or if it was merely because Brad was Billy's son. "Uncle" Stef eventually morphed into Brad's other father, but by the time Will rolled around, Stef and JP were firmly established as the grandfathers. Janice had no relation to JP, other than "cousin-in-law." Tonto, who was Billy's and Steven's mother, Stephan's grandmother, was the sister of JP's father, Jack Crampton. Edited June 25, 2023 by impunity
methodwriter85 Posted November 5, 2023 Author Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) Have we given Jake a birthday yet, Mark? I'd go with June 15, 1969. There aren't too many CAP characters with June birthdays aside from JP. It'd be funny if Jake actually doesn't celebrate his birthday because he was raised Jehovah's Witness. (Obviously he would have had to leave, but that would have imprintedo n him.) I added birthdays for Travis Buck and Bobbie Carrswold. Edited November 5, 2023 by methodwriter85 1
PrivateTim Posted December 31, 2023 Posted December 31, 2023 Here is the last I have. CAP Generations Timeline Generation 1- Marie and Jack Crampton. Had Jim Crampton together. Marie and Bill Hendrickson, had John Paul Crampton together. Gail “Tonto”Crampton and Barry Schluter, had Steven and William “Billy” together. Generation 2- J.P. Crampton, son of Marie and Bill H., married to Isidore. J.P. and Isidore, had Claire Hobart together. Isidore and Andre Clerrault, had Ace Clerrault. Isidore and Jeff Hayes, had Billy together. Steven Schluterand Mme. Bordet, had Stefan together. Brian, son of Bill Hendrickson, J.P.'s half-brother. Jim Crampton, son of Marie and Jack Crampton. Frank Hayes, married to Brenda Hayes. Brother to Jeff Hayes. Generation 3- Stefan, son of Steven Schluter. Brad Schluter, adopted son of Billy Schluter, and half-brother to Bitty Schluter and Nicholas Schluter. Ace Clerrault, son of Andre and Isidore. Married to Cass. Robbie Hayes, son of Fred Hayes and Brenda Hayes, committed to Brad Schluter. Billy Crampton, died single, 1980. Claire Hobart, daughter of Isidore and J.P., married 1985 to Jack Hobart. Generation 4- Matt Carrswold, b. 1980 to Robbie Hayes and Laura. Given up for adoption to the Carrswold. Darius Schluter, b. 1982. Son of Bitty and Random Iranian (Persian?) Guy. J.J. Schluter, B. 1985. Son of Bitty and Jim Crampton. (I wonder if this means J.J. will want a GM.) Darius and J.J. adopted by Brad Schluter and Robbie Hayes. Marie Hobart, b. 1986. Daughter of Jack and Claire Hobart. Will Schluter, b. 1986. Son of Brad and Jeanine. John Hobart, b. 1987. Son of Jack and Claire Hobart. Courtney Clerrault, b. 1995. Daughter of Ace and Cass Clerrault. Generation 5- Madison Graves, b. Sept 13, 2000, daughter of Jeanine Graves and Cody Warren. Riley van den Boss Danfield, b. Sept 14, 2000, son of Wade Danfield and Tiffany van den Boss. Robert Edward van den Boss Carrswold, b, March 24, 2003, son of Matt Carrswold and Tiffany van den Boss. CAP Timeline 1900?: Jack Crampton is born 1903: Gail “Tonto” Crampton is born, married to Barry Schluter. April 1925: Jim Crampton is born. May 27, 1925: Steven Schluter is born. 1936: Billy Schluter is born. June 20, 1936: J.P. Crampton is born, the result of an affair between Marie Crampton and Bill Hendrickson. December 17,1944: Steven Schluter dies in World War II. July 14, 1945: Stefan Schluter, the son of Steven Schluter, is born. November 12, 1945: Jeff Hayes is born. 1962-1963 School Year: J.P. Crampton begins teaching at Northwestern University. June 1962: Stefan Bordet Schluter arrives in Claremont to live with Gail Schluter. October 4, 1962: Brad Schluter is born. He is the adoptive son of Billy Schluter, and the biological son of Kevin Carmichael. Janice his mother leaves him with JP & Isidore, March 13, 1968, then commits suicide in SF. December 1962: Andre, JP's partner, is killed in action in Vietnam. March 6, 1963: Andre Charles Clerreault “Ace” is born to Isidore, having been fathered by J.P.'s lover Andre. March 1963: Robbie Hayes is born, the youngest of three children. He is the son of Frank and Brenda Hayes. April 10, 1963: Billy Schulter dies at sea on USS Thresher October 27, 1964: Clare and Billy Crampton are born. Clare is JP's biological daughter, and Billy is Jeff Hayes's biological son. 1968: J.P. Crampton begins teaching at Stanford. July 13, 1968: Jeff Hayes dies of an heroin overdose. March 8, 1969: Marcel is born. He is the biological son of Jeff Hayes, but is raised in France. April 24, 1980: Matt Carrswold is born. He is the biological son of Robbie Hayes, but is adopted by the Carrswold familyand grows up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. May 15, 1980: Wade Danfield is born. He becomes Matt Carrswold's boyfriend after meeting him on the hockey team at Stanford during the 1998-1999 school year. October 19, 1980: Billy dies in a car accident on the night of a party at Escorial. January 19, 1982: Darius Schluter is born. He is the son of Bitty Schluter and a random Persian man, but is raised by Brad, Robbie, and Jeanine. He has one biological half-brother, JJ, and one adopted brother, Will Schluter. July 25, 1982: Gathan Hayes is born. He was raised in Claremont, Ohio by his uncle and aunt, Wally and Clara Hayes. February 1983: Kristin Hendrickson is born. August 26, 1983: Ella Hayes, daughter of Richard Crampton, is born. May 30, 1985: Zach Hayes is born. 1985: J.P.'s lover Roger, and one-time lover Sam, both die of AIDS that year. December 7, 1985: Jeremy Schluter, aka J.J., is born. He is the biological son of Jim Crampton and Bitty Schluter, and has been raised in Malibu, CA with Brad, Robbie, and Jeanine. February 19, 1986: Marie Crampton, aka Maman, dies of natural causes. April 18, 1986: Marie Hobart, daughter of Jack and Clare Hobart, is born. April 20, 1986: Travis Buck is born. September 14, 1986: Will Schluter, son of Brad and Jeanine, is born. July 21, 1987: John Hobart, son of Jack and Clare Hobart, is born. 1990: Gail “Tonto” Schluter dies an old woman, warm in her bed surrounded by grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A death we should all hope to have. March 28, 1995: Greg Anders, Stefan's long-time companion, dies of a heart attack. August 4, 1995: Beatrice “Bitty” Schluter dies of a drug overdose. September 4, 1995: Ace's daughter, Courtney, is born. August 7, 1998: Robbie Hayes reunites with his long-lost son, Matt Carrswold. September 13, 2000: Madison Graves is born. September 14, 2000: Riley van den Boss Danfield is born. September 11, 2001: Robbie Hayes, as well as Jeanine and her partner Hank, die in the Towers. Senator Danfield dies at the Pentagon. March 24, 2003: Robert Edward van den Boss Carrswold is born. 3
methodwriter85 Posted December 31, 2023 Author Posted December 31, 2023 Great work, Private Tim. I do believe that Ace divorced Cass and got back with his European fling from Man In Motion. That was basically how Mark wrote off his character. Can't remember which book that happened in- maybe Flux? I feel like Ace was around for 9/11 but dipped out after that.
methodwriter85 Posted November 20, 2025 Author Posted November 20, 2025 Updated timeline: CAP Timeline 1900?: Jack Crampton is born 1903: Gail “Tonto” Crampton is born, married to Barry Schluter. April 1925: Jim Crampton is born. May 27, 1925: Steven Schluter is born. 1936: Billy Schluter is born. June 20, 1936: J.P. Crampton is born, the result of an affair between Marie Crampton and Bill Hendrickson. December 17,1944: Steven Schluter dies in World War II. July 14, 1945: Stefan Schluter, the son of Steven Schluter, is born. November 12, 1945: Jeff Hayes is born. 1962-1963 School Year: J.P. Crampton begins teaching at Northwestern University. June 1962: Stefan Bordet Schluter arrives in Claremont to live with Gail Schluter. October 4, 1962: Brad Schluter is born. He is the adoptive son of Billy Schluter, and the biological son of Kevin Carmichael. Janice his mother leaves him with JP & Isidore, March 13, 1968, then commits suicide in SF. December 1962: Andre, JP's partner, is killed in action in Vietnam. March 6, 1963: Andre Charles Clerreault “Ace” is born to Isidore, having been fathered by J.P.'s lover Andre. March 1963: Robbie Hayes is born, the youngest of three children. He is the son of Frank and Brenda Hayes. April 10, 1963: Billy Schulter dies at sea on USS Thresher October 27, 1964: Clare and Billy Crampton are born. Clare is JP's biological daughter, and Billy is Jeff Hayes's biological son. 1968: J.P. Crampton begins teaching at Stanford. July 13, 1968: Jeff Hayes dies of an heroin overdose. March 8, 1969: Marcel is born. He is the biological son of Jeff Hayes, but is raised in France. April 24, 1980: Matt Carrswold is born. He is the biological son of Robbie Hayes, but is adopted by the Carrswold familyand grows up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. May 15, 1980: Wade Danfield is born. He becomes Matt Carrswold's boyfriend after meeting him on the hockey team at Stanford during the 1998-1999 school year. October 19, 1980: Billy dies in a car accident on the night of a party at Escorial. January 19, 1982: Darius Schluter is born. He is the son of Bitty Schluter and a random Persian man, but is raised by Brad, Robbie, and Jeanine. He has one biological half-brother, JJ, and one adopted brother, Will Schluter. July 25, 1982: Gathan Hayes is born. He was raised in Claremont, Ohio by his uncle and aunt, Wally and Clara Hayes. February 1983: Kristin Hendrickson is born. August 26, 1983: Ella Hayes, daughter of Richard Crampton, is born. May 30, 1985: Zach Hayes is born. 1985: J.P.'s lover Roger, and one-time lover Sam, both die of AIDS that year. December 7, 1985: Jeremy Schluter, aka J.J., is born. He is the biological son of Jim Crampton and Bitty Schluter, and has been raised in Malibu, CA with Brad, Robbie, and Jeanine. February 19, 1986: Marie Crampton, aka Maman, dies of natural causes. April 18, 1986: Marie Hobart, daughter of Jack and Clare Hobart, is born. April 20, 1986: Travis Buck is born. September 14, 1986: Will Schluter, son of Brad and Jeanine, is born. July 21, 1987: John Hobart, son of Jack and Clare Hobart, is born. 1990: Gail “Tonto” Schluter dies an old woman, warm in her bed surrounded by grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A death we should all hope to have. March 28, 1995: Greg Anders, Stefan's long-time companion, dies of a heart attack. August 4, 1995: Beatrice “Bitty” Schluter dies of a drug overdose. September 4, 1995: Ace's daughter, Courtney, is born. August 7, 1998: Robbie Hayes reunites with his long-lost son, Matt Carrswold. September 13, 2000: Madison Graves is born. September 14, 2000: Riley van den Boss Danfield is born. September 11, 2001: Robbie Hayes, as well as Jeanine and her partner Hank, die in the Towers. Senator Danfield dies at the Pentagon. March 24, 2003: Robert Edward van den Boss Carrswold is born. June 2003: Frederick Granger, son of Mary Ellen Danfield and Alex Granger, is born. December 25, 2004: Jackson Hobart, father of John and Marie Hobert, dies at about the age of 41. (40 if he somehow had a birthday in the last week of December, but unlikely.) 1
methodwriter85 Posted January 18 Author Posted January 18 (edited) This is, to the best of my knowledge, the ages of CAP characters, which is currently set on May 23, 2005.) I'm going to try to make this as extensive as I can possibly get given how characters can kind of just pop up) Jim Crampton- 80 years old (he's the oldest living CAP character, right?) J.P. Crampton- 68 years old (turning 69 next month) Isidore and Frank should be J.P.'s age, so about 68/69 I'm assuming Alexandra Carmichael is somewhere in her mid-60's. Slightly younger than JP, Isidore, and Frank but not by that much. She had to be old enough that she could have kids in the late 1950's. Mark can contradict me on this but I'm assuming that Matt's adoptive parents are in their mid-60's. We can probably assume Mr. and Mrs. Carrswold were probably hitting their early 40's when they adopted Matt in 1980 when they realized having a child wasn't going to happen. Stefan Schluter- 59 years old (turning 60 in July 2005) La Danfield- I'm going to guess she's about 55 years old. That would have made her in her early 30's when she popped out her 3 children in rapid succession in the early 1980's. Nick Schluter was described as being a teenager in 1973 so we can assume he's probably late 40's to early 50's in May 2005 Richard Crampton is probably the same age as Nick Schluter, so I'd guess late 40's to early 50's as well. Brad's older biological brother is probably mid/late 40's. Joaquin- The 13-year old Mexican boy that gets helped in The Land Whore and is later revealed to be somewhat of a Mexican Don by If It Fits in 1995. So if Joaquin was 13 in/around 1974, he should be mid-40's in 2005. Brad Schluter- 42 years old (turning 43 in October) Ace Clearrault- 42 years old Scott- Probably about 42 years old Claire Hobart (possibly going back to Crampton?)- 40 years old (turning 41 in October) Jake Pike- I believe we set his birth year to either 1968 or 1969, so he should be about 36 to 37. Marcel- 36 (I believe Lou is also supposed to be 36, but I don't think that was a firm age.) Cody- 35 (I think we set Cody's birthday as being September 9, 1969 but I'm not sure how firm that was.) Tiffany- I don't think we were ever that specific about her age, but I'm assuming she was somewhere in the ball park of having been born from about 1977 to 1980. I'd also put Sergio/Kevin and Patrick Christian somewhere in this ballpark. So let's say about 25 to maybe 28 for all three of them. John Carullo- If this is wrong, please correct me, but I believe Mark set Carullo as having graduated college in 2001, which made him a year ahead of Matt and Wade. He had moved to New York City in the summer of 2001 and fell in love with a firefight named Joey, who died in 9/11. So Carullo is likely 26? It might have been a year earlier than that, so Carullo could be 27. So I'm going with 26-27, or a 1978-1979 birth year. I can't remember if Carullo graduated from college in 2000 or 2001. Kris- We set him as having graduated high school in 1998, so he should be 25. Alejandro- He was described as 15 in If It Fits, which was set in 1995, so he should be 25 now. He is Joaquin's son and got sent to America because his father was concerned that his effeminacy would get him killed in Mexico. Matt Carrswold- 25 Wade Danfield- 25 The bulk of the Stanford Hockey teammates like Jeff Grimes- We can assume they're all about 23-27 now. Mary Ellen Danfield- I would say 24. I could be wrong (and if anyone wants to dig around to either prove or disprove it), but I believe La Danfield shot out her kids back to back to back; 3 kids in 3 years. I know the birth order is definitely Wade, Mary Ellen, and then Beau. He Who Shall Not Be Named- He was supposed to be about Darius's age so we can assume 23. Beau Danfield- I could be wrong, but I swore he was about Darius's age. So 23, maybe 22 if his birthday is later in 2005. Darius Schluter- 23 Gathan Hayes- 22 (turning 23 in July) Kristin Hendrickson- 22 Ella Hayes- 21 Zach Hayes- Turning 20 in a few days. Not like Will is going to give a shit, though. (Maybe in a few years they can really be friends again?) Jeremy Schluter- 19 Marie Hobart- 19 Travis Buck- 19 Ethan Danfield (Wade's paternal half brother)- 18 or 19. I believe he was a 1986 birth as I remember him being Jeremy/Marie/Will's age when we met him. Will Schluter- 18 (turning 19 in September) John Hobart- 17 (turning 18 in July) Courtney Clearrault (Ace's daughter)- 9 (turning 10 in September) Riley and Maddie- 4 years old (turning 5 in September) Robbie- 2 years old Freddie (Mary Ellen and Alex's son) - Turning 2 next month And the youngest CAP character should be Jessica's baby with Jackson. I can't remember if she gave birth yet, but it should be soon if she was pregnant in December and it's now May. At the very least rounding the last trimester. (Don't think it's really needed to see that character's birth in my opinion given how little regard Jessica seems to have for the Golden Child.) There's also just a ton of characters where the age has been vague. Which is a good thing, because Mark can always pluck a stray Hendrickson, Carmichael, Crampton, Hayes, etc when he needs a character of a certain age that can interact with another character. Edited January 18 by methodwriter85 1
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