Mariana Elisa Patricia Cartwright Strzok was born on Nov. 29, 1955 in Islington, London, England to Ines Farin and Michael E. P. Cartwright. She is married to Mark Maurice Strzok, a 3rd cousin of Peter Strzok.
Gen. James Edward Cartwright was born on Sept. 22, 1949 in Rockford, IL and was only six years old when Mariana was born in London.