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Volume 34 - #134 December 2012 BELGIAN LACES: Official Quarterly Bulletin of Our principal THE BELGIAN RESEARCHERS objective is: Belgian American Heritage Association Keep the Belgian Dear Members, The “Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse Marches” were recognized by the Heritage alive UNESCO intangible heritage on Wednesday December 5th, First of all allow me to thank all of you who in our hearts and in 2012, in Paris. The request for recognition had been made for 15 have continued with us through this transition marches. the hearts of our to an “electronic-only” newsletter. We are posterity still adjusting to this new concept too.
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Table of Contents President-Editor: Inside Cover Régine Brindle Books in Review p113 Treasurer/Secretary: Voisin “de Caters” p114 Melanie Reynolds A B-25 back in Belgium p116 Past Presidents: Belgians on the WWI Draft Cards p117 Micheline Gaudette The Old Soldiers' Homes: Northwestern Branch, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1867) pt 1 p119 Pierre Inghels The men from Wisconsin p120 The Belgians on the 1910 Census: Indiana p127 Co-Founders: REDISCOVER FAMILY HEIRLOOMS p128 Micheline Gaudette & Pennsylvania and West Virginia Obituaries p129 Ardiena Stegen Belgian Passengers Arriving in New Orleans 1891-1895 p131 Sylvanus MORLEY’s DELANOY Family Ties p133 Belgians in 1911 New Brunswick p136 Deadline for Canadian Obituaries: Manitoba p138 submission of Articles Canadian Obituaries: Ontario p139 to Belgian Laces: Belgians in the 1900 US Census: FLORIDA p141 March 1 – June 1 Fun Facts: Belgian Historical Trivia p143 September 1 - December 1 Contact Information: THE BELGIAN RESEARCHERS - 495 East 5th Street - Peru IN 46970
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"This is what I remember... "A mother's legacy to her children and grandchildren By Suzanne Declercq
The personal memoirs of a woman who grew up in Belgium during World War II, her immigration to Canada, her life as a single mother after her divorce and her subsequent successful career as an artist, potter and sculptor.
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The Voisin de Caters : The “making of” By Brussels Air Museum Foundation
This booklet of 46 pages describes the construction of the replica of the Voisin biplane of Pierre de Caters at the Royal Army Museum Air & Space Hall in Brussels. This pioneer aircraft celebrate the first Belgian pilot. This publication contains more that 100 illustrations most of them in color. All the benefits of this book will be used for future aircraft restoration (see www.bamf.be)
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Voisin “de Caters” realized by the volunteers of the Brussels Air Museum Restoration Society (BAMRS) http://www.bamfbamrs.be/Bamrs/voisin-en.htm
On 30 November 1908, Baron Pierre de Caters (b. Berchem, 25 December 1875 – d. Paris, 21 March 1944) made the first controlled flight over Belgium, on a machine equipped with a Belgian made engine.
At the head of a vast fortune, he had dedicated himself to aviation and had participated in various competitions. Member of the Belgian nobility, powerfully built, he was an energetic "sportsman." He had been a race-car driver and had received the title of "World Record Holder" at the Monaco races. In 1907, the Baron became interested in flying machines and purchased a Voisin aircraft built by the French brothers of the same name.
The Baron was a wealthy aviation enthusiast and an "amateur," not an engineer who designed his own machines. He began to win fame at the Frankfurt races where he had surpassed Bleriot, with respect to time aloft and altitude, and won first prize. Between 1909 and 1910, he started to participate to many of the “air show” that were then held all around the world. He was the first aviator to do an air display at Istanbul and in Cairo. He even went to India, along with another Belgian aviator, Jules Tyck and did an aborted try in Greece.
Reading the here under description, taken from local newspaper of the time, of the flights he did in Istanbul and its tentative flight in Athens, those air display were all but an easy task with the very new and untried aircraft technology of the time.
“In a cold and blustery December of 1909, the Belgian Baron Pierre de Caters piloted the first heavier-than-air flying machines over Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire. The flights astounded the thousands of spectators who had gathered to watch. Baron de Caters arrived the 23 November, planning to make a demonstration of flight in Istanbul and no doubt in an attempt to be the first to fly across the Bosphorus. For his flights, he had brought two aircraft at a cost of 10,000 francs. As soon as he arrived, he obtained the necessary permit and built a shed to protect his machine at the site of his proposed demonstration. The Baron's machine was a canary-yellow, "pusher" biplane. In the center of the two wings was a small "cockpit." The wings were attached to a box kite-like tail by a skeleton frame. The engine had eight cylinders and could produce 70 horsepower. The top speed of the aircraft was 76 kilometers per hour. It carried 80 liters of fuel, which was enough for three hours. On December 2, by the time the Baron had gotten his machine in order, installed the motor, and attached the propeller, it was sunset. Around noon, the Baron had his aircraft brought from its shed and had it pointed toward the field that stretched beyond for 200 meters. He leapt into the machine and started the engine. It made such a loud sound and so shook the ground that it terrified the horses. At the same time, the propellers caused awesome whirlwinds that blew dust and smoke high into the air in all directions. Meanwhile, strong winds began to blow from the southwest, but the Baron decided to carry on. His machine moved ahead quickly. Its three wheels remained on the ground for a distance of about 20 meters and then it gently rose into the air.
The Baron went up to an altitude of about 50 meters and headed toward the southeast, the direction of the Bosphorus. The strong southwesterly wind, however, prevented him from making much progress. Buffeted by the winds, the Baron tried to fly southeast till he crash landed in a meadow only 200 meters from where he had departed. He escaped injury, but his aircraft was slightly damaged: mainly the wheels and several cylinders of the motor. One propeller was buried in the ground.
Two days later, on a Sunday, the Baron was ready for another attempt. The weather was again calm and spring-like.
At three o'clock de Caters removed his aircraft from its shed, jumped aboard and sped down the field. He quickly became airborne and went up to an altitude of fifty meters. He then circled the astonished spectators who applauded and cheered. Near the end of his second circuit, the Baron headed west. The aircraft slowly 114
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Indeed, de Caters took his aircraft aboard a ship and went to Egypt. On December 15, he became the first man to fly in that country, making several short trips at Cairo.
Baron de Caters' flights over Istanbul, although the first, were obviously not overwhelming successes, lasting altogether only a few minutes. “ de Caters spent a few days at Athens with the intention of giving some exhibition flights on the Phaleron plain. Eventually, however, he left, without attempting any flight, because of the treatment meted out to him.
All the difficulties was about the rain (the airfield was wet), and the political situations of those times (police was not available to keep people away from the airfield).
“Although the weather was unfavorable he found there was no shelter for his machine other than a tent, and this was partly blown away by the high wind, and as a result the aeroplane sustained damage. Finding his request for a more suitable shelter met with no response, Baron de Caters, therefore, decided to leave the place at once.”
VOISIN "de Caters" In the seventies, the air museum did an exchange with the collection “Jean Salis” and received the remains of the “Dalbert” replica. This flying replica was build to be used in the making of the serie «Les faucheurs de marguerites », telling the exploits of the fictious French aviation pioneer “Dalbert”, and of the well known Ferber, Bleriot and Santos Dumont.
In order to improve the maneuverability of the original Voisin, ailerons were included in this “improved” flying replica and the engine had nothing to do with an original. Despite those improvements, the Voisin “Dalbert” was still a “hot” plane and those who few aboard it even wondered how those early aviators succeeded in flying aboard the original machines!
Nevertheless, the “cockpit” and many components of this replica were usable to create a replica of the Voisin “de Caters”. The Voisin « de Caters » being the plane used by the baron de Caters to accomplish the first official flight above Belgium ground in 1908.Furthermore, an original ENV engine and airscrew were available in the museum’s store.
Work started in 2001 with the objective of having the plane ready for the 100th years of the first flight by de Caters. All the woodwork of the wings and tails had to be reproduced and the engine restored and completed.
To speed up the project, the woodworking and fabric covering of the plane has been sub-contracted to the Ets Poncelet for the woodwork and to Firmin Henrard, well know for his gliders restoration, for the fabric covering.
The making of this replica provoked much interest as the « Voisin » has been used for many « first flights» in many countries, like the first flight in Australia carried out by Oudini.
Another advantage of this project is that the famous AELR, who finance part of the project, discover with astonishment the real cost of a restoration.
A few pics of the various stage of reconstruction, with the first one depicting the r-used "cocpit" and the remans of the "Dalbert" wings. Second picture show the new wings being manufactured by Ponselet and the third one let see the assembled wing box. Once the various elements of the Voisin has been manufactured and assembled, they are shipped to the workshop of Firmin Henrard for the fabric covering process. Normally at the time Voisin (and others like Bleriot) were using Continental Aeroplanstoff for fabric covering. This "Aeroplanstoffe" was linen, or cotton fabric, coated with vulcanized rubber. For cost and time reason, we used cotton to fabric covered the Voisin "de caters" replica. Replica in the Royal Military Museum (Brussels) of the Voisin de Caters IV Picture gallery of the finished plane can be found at: http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/bamf.bamrs/VoisinDeCatersInauguration?feat=email#
If you want to learn more about the Baron de Caters: 'Baron de Caters - Een leven vol beweging’ by Guy de Caters. This biography of the first Belgian aviator is written by a relative of Pierre de Caters and contains documents from the family archives never published before. One of the most renowned specialist of pioneers aviation collaborated in this project. Full details at: http://www.asa-be.com/Files/BookDecaters.pdf 115
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Belgians on the WWI Draft Cards http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inbr/WWIDraft.htm Missouri Name Birth Date Birthplace Registration Place (City, County, State) Allaert, Jules 14 Feb 1893 Meulebeke, West Flanders, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Anthonis, Emile 21 Aug 1894 Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Anthonis, Frank 2 Apr 1893 Brussels, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Bartet, Rene 29 Jan 1892 Roux, Belgium , Lafayette, MO Boryn, Herman Joseph 5 Jun 1891 Caprijke, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Boryn, Raymond 19 Feb 1890 Caprijke, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Brydels, Gustaaf 18 Dec 1886 Wettern, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Camerlinck, Oscar Julius 7 Mar 1890 Moreseele, Belgium , Jackson, MO Camerlynch, Robert Hector Louis 9 Jan 1896 Warniton, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Castelein, Octaaf 29 Sep 1889 Wacken, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Chaufouraux, Armand H 3 Jan 1891 Brussels, Brabant, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Codenys, Alfons 30 Jan 1887 Meulebeke, West Flanders, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Corteville, Victor 26 Aug 1887 Eeghem, Belgium Raytown, Jackson, MO Damman, Cyriel 2 Feb 1888 Denterghem, Belgium Presque Isle(?), Mississippi, MO De Bosscher, Rene 3 Apr 1896 Ghent, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO De Coninck, Leopold 15 Jun 1888 Waachleen, Belgium Dallas, Jackson, MO De Keunink, Joseph Gustave 21 Jan 1889 Menin, West Flanders, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO De Landtsheer, John Philip 13 May 1891 Antwerp, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO De Martleare, Henry 17 Feb 1891 Sleydinge, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO De Meulenaere, Jules 16 Jan 1890 Eeghem, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO De Vries, Harry 27 Oct 1895 Antwerp, Belgium St Louis, St Louis, MO De Wandel, Michael Emiel 16 May 1892 Maldegem, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Debaene, Alois 15 Mar 1894 Meulebeke, West Flanders, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Debates, Henry J 28 Feb 1887 Sleydinge, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Declerk, Cyriel 15 Feb 1888 Coolscamp, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Dekeersgieter, Arthur 11 Aug 1896 Lichtevelde, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Dekeersgieter, Evo 21 Sep 1889 West Flanders, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Dekeersgieter, Jules 21 Oct 1886 Lichtevelde, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Delporte, Frank 17 May 1888 Lodelinsart, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Demolin, August 15 Dec 1896 Mons, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Denys, Alois 5 Feb 1891 Meulebeke, West Flanders, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Depont, Achiel 28 Jun 1888 Eeghem, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Desnedt, Gusave 9 Apr 1895 Wyngene, Belgium Dodson, Jackson, MO Devolder, Joseph 1 May 1890 Meulebeke, West Flanders, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Devolder, Leon 3 Aug 1889 West Flanders, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Dierckens, Achil 30 Jan 1889 Flanders, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Dobbelaere, Octaaf 25 Feb 1890 Stadrereize(?), Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Dobbels, Remi 30 Jan 1889 Meulebeke, West Flanders, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Doblelaere, Leonard 25 Feb 1892 Santonie(?), Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Ducoulombier, Gustaf 25 Jan 1887 Meulebeke, West Flanders, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Duyck, Remi 4 Jan 1897 Pittem, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Elsen, Louis 4 Dec 1890 Chatelineau, Hainau(t), Belgium Clinton, Henry, MO Fermoyn, Hector 3 May 1888 Wingdom, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Fishman, Abraham 15 Feb 1892 Antwerp, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Forre, Emile 16 Mar 1889 Lembeker, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Francis, George 24 Dec 1886 Arlon, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Frere, Jules James 15 Nov 1888 Gilly, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Geenens, Louis 19 Apr 1896 Berthem, East Flanders, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Geimer, Victor Jr. 13 Jan 1891 Sterpenich, Belgium St Joseph, Buchanan, MO Ghyselinck, Joseph 23 Mar 1890 Anweghem, Belgium St Louis, St Louis, MO Goegebuer, Alphonse 1 Jul 1891 Adagem, East Flanders, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Goegebuer, Emil J 4 Mar 1895 Adagem, East Flanders, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO 117
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Goossens, Abre 10 Sep 1894 Bassevelde, Belgium , Perry, MO Gossens, Desaurie 7 Sep 1893 Bassevelde, Belgium , Perry, MO Grofils, Jules 19 Feb 1887 Auby(?), Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Hancart, Alfred 25 May 1889 Montignies-sur-Sambre, Belgium South Osage, Bates, MO Heinercheidt, Isidore Pierre Olimpe 15 May 1888 Brussels, Brabant, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Hougardy, Lucien Frank 29 Dec 1896 Liege, Belgium Lexington, Lafayette, MO Hullebusch, Camiel 11 Oct 1886 Meulebeke, West Flanders, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Hullebusch, Gustaf 26 Dec 1887 Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Jamett, Francis 1 Apr 1892 Belgium Not Stated, Vernon, MO Joostens, John 23 Nov 1890 Aarschott, Brabant, Belgium Higbee, Randolph, MO Kreck, Theodore 16 Jun 1888 Messancy, Belgium Jefferson City, MO Lague, Alois 3 May 1887 Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Landuyt, Cyril 7 Jan 1892 Wuckent(?), Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Lauwaert, Theofiel 28 Dec 1886 Stepene, Belgium Eagle, Macon, MO Leers, Adolf 8 Oct 1889 Maldegem, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Leveque, Florent 1 Jan 1892 Gilly, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Leveque, Joseph Polixene 19 May 1887 Gilly, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Lommen, Louis 4 Feb 1889 Louvain, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Luttig, John Baptiste 11 May 1892 Athus, Luxembourg, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Luttig, John Peter 1 May 1889 Athus, Luxembourg, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Luttig, Nicholas 11 Jul 1896 Athus, Luxembourg, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Maessen, Gus 13 Feb 1888 Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Mestdagh, Jules 2 Apr 1887 Eeghem, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Mignolet, Jean Jacques 10 Nov 1891 Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium - , Clay, MO Minney, Teaffle 17 Sep 1890 Melbourn, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Monty, Henry 19 Jun 1891 Mont sur Marchienne, Hainaut, Belgium , Jasper, MO Naert, Honore 31 Jul 1886 Eeghem, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Nauson, Harry 7 Jun 1893 Belgium St Joseph, Buchanan, MO Nicaise, Leon 18 May 1889 Bouffioulx, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Noynaert, Frank 2 Nov 1890 Brussels, Belgium , Jackson, MO Piette, Marcel Gregoire 2 Aug 1895 Charleroi, Belgium Joplin, Jasper, MO Ponnet, Henry 5 Mar 1887 Borsbeke, Flanders, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Raybrook, Joseph R 29 Mar 1888 Flanders, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Schelstraete, Gustaf 27 May 1894 Maldegem, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Schmidt, Charles W, Jr. 11 Aug 1889 Antw---, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Soetaert, Peter 25 Aug 1887 Deerham, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Steyaert, Julien Emile 16 Jun 1888 Belleghem, West Flanders, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Tack, Rene 2 Feb 1891 Marheike, W Vlaanderen, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Trokey, John 19 Jun 1886 Liege, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Van Beers, Peter John 23 Mar 1889 Brussels, Belgium , St Louis, MO Van Eenos, John 5 Oct 1892 Brussels, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Van Luchene, Raymond 27 Dec 1891 Risselghem, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Vandamme, Paul J 16 Jan 1891 Sint Amandslug(?), Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Vandereecken, Leo 12 Dec 1889 Schorisse, (W Flanders, Belgium St Joseph, Buchanan, MO Vanhee, Gustave 28 Oct 1892 Meulebeke, West Flanders, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Vanhevel, Edmond 18 Feb 1889 Thorout, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Vanlanker, Achiel 14 Apr 1892 Waereghem, East Flanders, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Vanlerberghe, Camiel 2 Jan 1887 Meulebeke, West Flanders, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Vanrees, William 1 Mar 1891 Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Velghe, Henry 3 Dec 1886 Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Verbeke, Arthur J 2 Aug 1888 Maldegem, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Verbeke, Henry J 10 Sep 1889 Maldegem, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Vermeersch, Achiel 3 Mar 1892 Thielt, Belgium Kansas City, Jackson, MO Viaene, Emeri 8 Apr 1891 Lichtevelde, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Vondamme, Gustav 27 Apr 1890 Gent, Belgium St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), MO Walleghem, Joeseph 18 Oct 1893 Belgium? Kansas City, Jackson, MO
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The Old Soldiers' Homes Northwestern Branch, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1867) part 1 by Guy Gallez
That Soldier Home was the second of the original three branches established by the newly formed Board of Manager, located on the west side of Milwaukee. While the Eastern Branch was the first National Home branch to open, the Northwestern Branch was the first National Home branch that the Board of Managers had designed and built. Milwaukee became the site of the Northwestern Branch due to the combined efforts of the West Side Soldiers Aid Society and George Walker, a member of the Board of Managers. Dedicated to assisting Civil War soldiers, the West Side Soldiers’ Aid Society provided meals, supplies and medical care in several rented storefronts during the war. Determined to build a permanent State soldiers home, they incorporated as the Wisconsin Soldiers’ Home and held a month long Sanitary Fair that raised $100,000. Before construction began, George Walker, a Milwaukee native, convinced the society to contribute their resources to the new National Home, rather than build a State home. Thomas Budd Van Horne, Civil War chaplain and well-known landscape architect, designed the grounds and cemetery in a picturesque style. He used the varied topography of the campus to create curving paths and roads lined with trees and a relaxing, scenic setting. Van Horne left portions of the campus as naturally wooded areas, but created manicured lawns and formal flowerbeds immediately surrounding the buildings. The northern and eastern portions of the campus were left for farming use. Milwaukee architect Edward Townsend Mix designed the first buildings for the new National Home branch. Built in 1867-1868. The five-story, Main Building, was designed to house all the functions of the Northwestern Branch. The Main Building contained the dormitories, administrative offices, kitchen, dining hall, chapel, and meeting hall. However, as the Northwestern Branch grew, the Board of Managers adopted the decentralized plan used at other branches. Barracks, a hospital, headquarters, theater, library and recreation hall were built to the south and west of the Main Building.
During the first year the Northwestern Branch was open, 212 veterans lived there. By 1877, 1307 veterans resided at the Branch. Eventually, the population outgrew the capacity of the original buildings and in 1879, the Home began a building campaign that lasted nearly 20 years.
Belgians soldiers in the Northwestern Home, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., from the censuses:
1870: none found, it seems the Soldiers' Home was overlooked by the enumerator
1880: Carlos Girsh, born about 1836, Belgium Carlos Groetch, born about 1838, Belguim Theodore Risbowne, born about 1800 Belgium John Vanzant, born about 1832 Belgium
1900: Meesmans George, born May 1832, single, from Belgium, emigrated 1856 Carlos Gersch, born April 1833, divorced, from Belgium, emigrated 1840 Joseph Hennard, born October 1827, single, from Belgium, emigrated 1855 Peter Jacques, born February 1832, married 31 y., from Belgium, emigrated 1856 Charles Rumbout, born February 1836, born Belgium, but place of parents unknown, emigrated unknown August Vandervest, born November 1840, married, from Belgium, emigrated 1860 Joseph C Vandevest, born September 1827, widower, from Belgium, emigrated 1858
1905 Carlos Gersch Inmate 1905 Belgium born abt 1836 (Wisconsin census) Joseph Hannard (Hanward) Inmate 1905 Belgium born abt 1828 Charles Office Inmate 1905 Belgium born abt 1844 Pierce Piller Inmate 1905 Belgium abt 1820 Joseph C Vandervest Inmate 1905 Belgium born abt 1828 August Vandervest Inmate 1905 Belgium born abt 1841
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19101 Joseph Hennard 83 y.o., single, born Belgium from German parents, emigrated 1855 John B Nelis, 74 y.o. widower, Joseph C Vandervest, 82 y.o., widower, emigrated 1859
1920: John Keich, 62 y.o., emigrated 1865, mother tongue Flemish Telisfond Swinnen, 79 y.o., emigrated ??? 1863 ??? (unreadable)
Belgians soldiers in the Northwestern Home, from the Soldiers' Home Registers: John Kocher 1868/08/18 1868/08/20 Francis Maes 1893/04/12 1897/07/21 died Joseph Bogart 1868/09/11 1878/08/13 died Fret C Frymann 1895/04/18 1897/07/23 Joseph De Schraives 1869/03/19 21/08/1868 Peter Jacques 1895/06/08 1904/12/23 died Peter Vandell 1869/11/21 1873/04/07 at request John Streff 1896/01/25 1896/08/15 John Kocher 1871/02/02 1871/06/23 died Joseph Hennard 1896/03/31 1911/03/10 died Emile Fraipont 1871/07/10 ? Charles Rumbout 1896/07/27 1898/06/09 Emile Fraipont ? 1883/05/06 died August Vandervest 1897/05/11 1912/07/05 died Louis Nays 1873/05/27 1874/10/14 died Joseph C Vandervest 1898/07/23 1899/04/20 Theodore Rosbourne 1875/02/24 1881/11/13 died Charles Rumbout 1899/09/26 1900/06/12 dropped Louis Jannee 1877/07/06 1879/09/30 died George Meesmans 1900/04/02 1903/11/27 dropped Ferdinand Francart 1877/11/16 1879/03/18 Louis Benard 1901/04/01 1901/21/10 Carlos Girsch 1878/05/27 1907/01/26 died Henry Burton 1902/02/07 1903/24/04 John Van Zandt 1879/07/17 1881/07/01 Louis Benard 1903/07/29 1904/02/02 Jacob Grosh 1879/07/22 1880/03/31 Sebastian Keipes 1904/05/24 1904/11/02 Francis Maes 1879/07/22 1879/10/31 John Hamman 1904/07/25 1905/01/21 William Cocklington 1882/10/27 1883/21/04 Pierre Pillet 1904/08/31 1908/02/14 died Jacob Grosh 1882/11/17 1891/04/30 died Charles Office 1905/02/04 1907/08/06 at request Ferdinand Francart 1882/12/23 1882/12/28 at request Louis Benard 1905/08/14 1906/21/08 Francis Maes 1883/04/30 1884/02/08 Henry Burton 1905/12/04 1907/02/05 died John B Collignon 1883/08/18 1883/08/21 rejected John Streff 1906/01/19 1906/06/20 at request Peter Fays 1884/08/21 1886/02/23 died Peter Heyse 1906/11/09 1906/12/12 at request Francis Maes 1884/12/19 1885/05/19 Pierre Mischel 1907/11/13 1909/07/23 died William Cocklington 1884/12/29 1889/05/07 died John B Nelis 1908/04/16 1921/10/25 at request John Van Zandt 1885/07/05 1892/11/16 Joseph C Vandervest 1909/07/30 1913/06/18 Gregoire Milquet 1885/09/17 1892/06/30 died Telisford Swinnen 1909/10/18 1921/06/06 died Morris W Dufour 1888/1/17 1888/22/05 Nicholas Goedert 1912/02/12 1913/05/08 Morris W Dufour 1889/08/16 1892/26/04 Nicholas Muss 1912/07/27 1914/03/28 dropped Sebastian Keipes 1890/12/08 1892/05/24 Fret C Frymann 1913/06/18 1913/11/11 Henry Burton 1891/07/15 1892/04/02 Joseph C Vandervest 1913/12/27 1914/06/28 died Joseph Henrigilles 1891/11/02 1892/12/28 at request Nicholas Goedert 1914/05/20 1918/11/10
The men from Wisconsin
As this Soldiers' Home is located in Wisconsin and as the main Belgian settlement in the USA was located in the same place it's here we will find the most important group of soldiers born in Belgium. Some of them are even buried in the Home Cemetery. So, I'll list them apart from the others and group them by Unit.
Louis Jannee from Oshkosh; 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry Member Co B; enlisted December 7th, 1861; transferred to the reorganized Co. B February 1, 1865; mustered out September 8, 1865.
The Jannee brothers, Charles and Louis, came to the United States from the City of Gembloux, Belgium in 1855. They were on board the Antartic, arrival at New York on July 7. They made their way west to Wisconsin and in 1860 were working as farmers in Town of Winneconne, Winnebago County. They both gave up farming in December 1861 and enlisted in the 3rd Cavalry and rode together until their discharges in 1865. After the war Louis moved to the City of Green Bay and found work as a painter. His brother Charles
courtesy Phillip rejoined his wife and children and moved to the Town of Green Bay, and there, he practiced medicine among at Find a Grave his fellow countrymen.
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His wife Anna was from Belgium and they had a daughter (more probably Louis stepdaughter) Mary, born about 1858 in Belgium, as it is stated in the 1870 census. Louis Jannee was admitted in the Home in 1877 at the age of 41, suffering from rheumatism. He died in the Home Hospital two year later, on September 30, 1879 from cardiac and hepatic disease. He is buried in the Home Cemetery Block 2 Row 12. (section 7 site 125).
Note: Mertens list the other Belgians in the 3rd Cavalry: Jean B. Gilson, Charles Jannee and Sebastien Kiepes. For Sebastien Kiepes, see the Danville National Home.
George Meesmans( or Meersman) 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, residence Menomonie Recruit not on Company roll; enlisted April 4, 1865, mustered out May 3, 1865 at Madison.
George Meesmans state having emigrated about 1856 but I find no trace of him before 1870, when he lived in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, a gardener, 35 y.o., at the house of Alexander Megyrth(?) a lawyer from Scotland.
He had a daughter, Octavia, born about October 1862. She stated being born in Belgium and having come in the States in 1877. I found a George Meesman, 49 y.o. on board ship England, from Liverpool to New York, arriving April 3, 1878. With him Olivia Meesman, 16 y.o. In 1880 they lived in a boarding house in Eau Claire, Olivia being a student and George a laborer, but they were listed as being from "Baden".
George Meersmans in the 1890 veteran census state having enlisted in the Fourth Cavalry but in Co. D and from March 1863 to May 23, 1865. When entering the Soldiers' Home for old age he reversed to March 1865 through May 13, same year. He was "dropped awol" from the Home on November 27, 1903. He had stated as his near relative Mrs. Octavia W. Charles in Eau Claire. It's there I find him a last time in 1910, living with her and her husband James Charles.
From the “History of Eau Claire county, Wisconsin, past and present” more is known of the Charles family: Mr. Charles was married on April 8, 1885, to Miss Octavi, daughter of John Meersman, a native of Brussels, Belgium, and to them seven children have been born: Joel George, John Frederick, Octavi Alice, James William, Marie Josephine, Ellen Ann and Margaret M. Mrs. Charles died April 22, 1912. Mr. Charles is a member of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic church, of Eau Claire, and since 1900 has been a member of the Eau Claire School board.
Pierre Mischel (or Michael) 2nd Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery; enlisted October 10, 1861 in Racine, Wisconsin, Veteran; mustered out July 10, 1865 at Camp Washburn, Wisconsin.
Pierre Mischel enlisted at the organization of the Battery in 1861 and was mustered out at its disbandment in 1865 at the end of the Civil War. There is a brief summary of the operations were the 2nd artillery was involved2: Early in the outbreak of the rebellion, Captain Ernest Herzberg of Milwaukee, tendered to the Governor the services of the "Washington Artillery Company," of that city. When Governor Kandall received authority to raise five batteries, the tender of Captain Herzberg was accepted, and he was instructed to fill up his company to 150 men. This was done, and the company went into rendezvous at Camp Utley, Racine, and was mustered into the United States service on the 10th of October, 1861.
They left the State for Baltimore, Md., on the 21st of January, 1862. Arriving there on the 24th, they were sent courtesy Phillip forward to Fortress Monroe, where the battery was stationed as part of the garrison, until September, when at Find a Grave they moved to Camp Hamilton, near Hampton, where it was engaged in garrison duty until the 10th of January, 1863. They then moved to Suffolk, where five pieces of the battery took part in the battle of South Mary's Bridge, on the 30th of January. During the greater portion of 1863, the battery was stationed at different points on the Peninsula, in the neighborhood of Yorktown. On the 20th of January, 1864, they embarked at Yorktown, and proceeded to Point Lookout, Md., where they engaged as guard to the rebel prisoners at that place. In January, 1864, forty-eight of the battery reenlisted as veterans, and proceeded to Wisconsin on furlough. The Second Battery remained at Point Lookout until mustered out of service. No trace of Pierre Mischel before 1900 when a Peter Meichel, servant in the house of Jno Lutz, Fredonia Ozaukee Co. stated being born Belgium, 63 y.o., single, having emigrated to the States in 1855.
He was admitted in the Soldiers' Home in 1907 for "old age" but was dropped, awol, in July 1909. He stated living in Port Washington, a laborer 72 y.o. He was nevertheless buried in the Home Cemetery on April 17, 1914 (block 19 n° 290). A note says: "body brought to morgue of Hospital - same day - from outside the Home. His pension card note that his death occurred in Campbellsport (between Port Washington and Fond du Lac).
2 The Military History of Wisconsin Edwin Bentley Quiner
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Peter Jacques 12th Wisconsin Infantry from Oconto; carried on muster roll as "Peter Jaques"; member Co F; enlisted October 15, 1861 at Oconto, Wisconsin; reenlisted as veteran on January 5, 1864 at Natchez, Missouri; discharged July 16, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.
He state having emigrated in 1852 and in 1868, Peter Jacques was married to Theresa from Belgian parentage, having emigrated herself in 1855. They settled in Little Suamico, Oconto County. They had five or six children following the sources. I found the names of Louisa, John, Hattie(or Affie), Augusta, Charles and Constance. In his application for a pension in 1881, Peter stated of suffering from dyspepsia, occurred in Huntsville, Alabama, in July 1862.
He was admitted in the Soldiers' Home in 1895 but I find him in the 1900 census living in Milwaukee with his wife. He died in the Soldiers' Home on December 23, 1904 and is buried in the Home Cemetery Block 14 n° courtesy Phillip at Find a Grave 226. His wife asked for a widow pension in January 1905. No other information.
Gregoire Milquet 14th Wisconsin Infantry from De Pere; carried on muster roll as "Gregory Milquit", member Co F, enlisted October 22, 1861; wounded at Shiloh; discharged August 18, 1862; drafted December 28, 1864; discharged October 9, 1865
A very intriguing story ! It seems that Mary Joseph Libot Milquet went to America as a widow with her children. Gregoire, Francis and their sister Philippine. No date of arrival found ! In the 1860 census, I find them incarcerated in the Brown County jail for larceny. On April 10, 1860, Mary Joseph Libot Milquet, at the age of 65, was convicted of the crime of petty larceny and sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail for a 6 month sentence. Several Brown County residents petitioned the Governor for a pardon. On June 7, 1860 clemency was granted by Wisconsin Governor Alexander W. Randall. The reason for the sentence was that her children had stolen an old shirt and an ox chair amounting to less than $10. A neighbor pushed to have the sentence which should have been a fine.
Gregoire Milquet lost his discharge papers and was re-drafted and served again until he muster out of the 14th Wisconsin Infantry on August 10, 1865. From the information found on the net3 Gregoire was married (in Belgium?) with Victoire Joseph Mahagnouielle and had a chid: Desiree Joseph Milquet, born 1849. Mary Joseph Libotte died in 1875.
In the 1870 census, the two brothers, Francis and Gregoire where living with their mother in De Pere. In 1880, Gregoire stated being divorced and was admitted in the Soldiers' Home in September 1885. He died while on furlough on June 30 (or 29), 1892 at De Pere. His near relative was his brother Francis
Joseph Bogart 17th Wisconsin Infantry from Green Bay; carried on muster roll as "Joseph Bogaert"; member Co G; enlisted January 1, 1862; discharged January 9, 1863 for disability. Reenlisted September 7, 1863at Milwaukee in the 23rd Veteran Reserve Corps Co. A. He was finally discharged November 14, 1865.
He was already 62 years old when admitted to the Home in September 1868, a single, and suffering of chronic diarrhea. He stated his occupation as a ship carpenter. His age is very intriguing as, if we follow that information, he enlisted at the age of 56 ? He died from “senility” in Hospital August 13, 1878, Buried in the Home cemetery Block 2 Row 8 (Section courtesy Phillip at Find a Grave 7 site 103). There is a Joseph Bogaert, emigrant to the USA from Belgium, arriving June 6, 1856 on the Henry Reed, but 31 years old. And a Joseph Bogaerts arriving 2 octobre 1855 on Manhattan, but 29 years old.
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Louis Nays (or Nys) 17th Wisconsin Infantry residence Humboldt enlisted Sept. 5, 1862; mustered out June 2, 1865. The Nys family came in the USA in 1856 on the David Hoadley, arrival in New York on April 1. Jean B. Nys 58 y.o., from Meldert(Flanders), his wife Catherine (Lurquin) 55 y.o. and their children Julien 26 y.o. and Louis 24 y.o. A girl, Amelia, 18 y.o. died at sea from dysentery like about sixty other passengers on board that ship.
With them another son, Pierre, with his family. They settled in Green Bay, the father dead occurring in 1860. His Home papers say he was discharged for disability in February 1864 for loss of right eye and suffering of chronic diarrhea. He stated being married but his "wife has left him". He died in the Home Hospital on October 14, 1874 from apoplexy and in buried in the Home Cemetery Block 23 Row 2. His wife sent an application for pension some years later, on September 27, 1879, but never received a certificate.
th Ferdinand Francart from Morrison; 17 Wisconsin Infantry. Carried on muster rolls as "Joseph F. courtesy Phillip Francost"; member Co G; enlisted March 16, 1864 at Green Bay; discharged July 14, 1865 at Madison. at Find a Grave Emigrated with his family from Tourinnes La Grosse in 1856, arrival in New York on ship Atlas on May 2, 1856. He is listed as 35 y.o. with his wife Prudence 39 y.o., a son Hubert 12 y.o. and young twins Flora and Florantin, one y.o. They settled as farmer in Bellevue, Brown Co., Wisconsin were they are listed in the 1860 census. After the war they settled in Preble. The 1870 census don't list Florantin but add Josephine, born about 1863.
Ferdinand Francart was first admitted in the Soldiers' Home on November 16, 1877, a widower with one child under 16 y.o., suffering from injury in the right side face. It's not stated if this injury resulted of a war wound or not. He stated Josephine as his near relative living in Oconto. Discharged at request, he left the Home in March 1879. He went back to the Home in December 1882 but was rejected. He finally filled a pension application in August 1887. That application was filled in Dakota! I found a final entry for a "Frankhart F. J." 55 y.o. a widower and a farmer, born Belgium, in the 1880 census of Glenwood, Pope County, Minnesota.
August Vandervest 17th Wisconsin Infantry from Green Bay; Carried on muster roll as "Auguste Vandervest"; member Co G; enlisted November 26, 1861; discharged July 14, 1865. The Vandervest in Wisconsin came from Tourines-la-Grosse, Brabant Wallon, Belgium. They embarked in Antwerp on April 27, 1855 on the Anna Kimball4, destination Boston. In the Home records there is trace of two brothers: August and Joseph C. (Joseph C. enlisted in the 72nd Wisconsin and is discussed below).
August was born on December 31, 1840 and I find him working in the farm of Theophile Page, also from Belgium, in Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1860.
After the war he went to join his brother Joseph and his family in Hamlin, Mason Co., Michigan and was married on December 25, 1871in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to Lucinda Taylor (or Tyler). They had children: Joseph born 1882, Ernest born 1887, Albert born 1892 and Henry born 1894. In the 1900 and 1910 censuses, she state having 8 children with 7 still living! They finally settled in Stephenson, Menominee Co., Michigan where he bought 160 acres of land in November 20, 1884.
When admitted to the Home in 1898, August Vandervest attested suffering of a right inguinal hernia, rheumatism and deafness contracted at Vicksburg in 1863. No date of discharge. He is listed in the 1910 census in Stephenson with wife and children. It is just added in the Home records that he died in Stephenson, Michigan A.W.O.L. on July 5, 1912 and was buried same place.
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John B Nelis (or Nellis) 17th Wisconsin Infantry, from Green Bay; Carried on muster roll as "John B. Nellis"; member Co G; enlisted November 25, 1861; wounded May 19, 1863; discharged July 14, 1865.
Jean Baptiste Nellis was born in Grez, Brabant wallon, Belgium on June 12, 1837. He emigrated to the States in 1854, arriving January 17 in New York on the Hahnemann with his parents and five brothers and sisters. They settled in Green Bay.
He married just after the war on November 12, 1865 to Eugenie Legot from Marchin, Liege, Belgium. They settled on farm in Red River Township, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin and had eleven children. After the death of his wife, he married anew on June 14, 1904 with Augustine Charles, born about 1854.
He was admitted in the Home on April 16, 1908 and was discharged on October 25, 1821 at his own request. His death occurred on December 31, 1922 in green Bay at the home of his daughter Eleonore, and he was buried in the St. Louis Cemetery, Dyckesville, Red River Township5.
Telisford Swinnen 17th Wisconsin Infantry from Grand Chute; Carried on muster roll as "Telesford Swenen"; member Co G; enlisted December 2, 1864 at Green Bay; discharged July 14, 1865 at Louisville, Ky. He reenlisted in the Navy on December 16, 1867 for three years and was naturalized on October 24, 1873.
I have been unable to find any trace of him in the censuses but, his home papers states that he was a widower living in Chicago with as near relative a friend: Joseph Farmmarec(?) 902 Mozart Street, Chicago. He was admitted in the Home in 1909, continually shifting at his request between the Northwestern and the Danville Branch till 1915 when he definitively spent his remaining years in the Northwestern branch. He died on June 6, 1921 and had his “body shipped by Fred Borgwardt, undertaker, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Chicago, Illinois, for burial in Calvary Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois.”
th John Kocher 18 Wisconsin Infantry, residence Milwaukee enlisted March 5, 1862, discharged September 15, 1862; transferred to V.R.C. October 8, 1863 Co A 23rd Reg. 1st Batt.; discharged February 15, 1864. A pension application was filled in December 1862. First admitted in the Home in August 1868, but only for two days. Admitted February 2, 1871for disability “gun shot side”. Died of consumption June 23, same year. Interred Home cemetery Block 23, row 1. A pension for minor was filled in October 1872 and accepted. No other information. The Kocher I found in the Milwaukee 1860 census, Oak Creek, was from Hannover (Germany) with wife and two children. In 1870 he stated being from Switzerland!
Pierre Pillet from Door Co; 34th Wisconsin Infantry; Member Co H; enlisted November 24, 1862; mustered out September 8, 1863, term expired. The 34th courtesy Phillip Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service at Find a Grave December, 1862. The regiment was mustered out on September 8, 1863, in the course of disciplinary action against various members of the regiment, including the regiment commander, Fritz Anneke. Anneke, a famous Forty-Eighter of German origin, had been a former Prussian officer and artillery commander during the 1849 revolutionary war in Palatinate and Baden, Germany. Although Anneke was arrested and later dismissed from military service, he was probably innocent and a victim of blackmail. Most of his friends from the German 1849 campaign served as generals in the Union, for example Carl Schurz, August Willich, Ludwig Blenker, and Franz Sigel. Fritz Anneke later tried to be re-admitted to military service, also supported by his brother Emil, but did not succeed. The 34th Wisconsin suffered 1 officers and 18 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 19 fatalities6. courtesy Phillip at Find a Grave Pierre Pillet was born in Belgium and emigrated with wife Eleanore and children to Red River, Kewaunee Co., Wisconsin. The 1860 census gives his age as 57 and Eleanor 60 thus being born about 1803. I find a Peter Pilet 56 y.o. and wife Eleonore 60 y.o. in the 1870 Red River census, so being born about 1814. I find a Peter Pilet, 60 y.o. and wife Lenora, 64 y.o. born Belgium in the 1880 census of Ayr, Adams Co., Nebraska, so being born about 1816. He state in the Home
5 Most of the information was taken from the site of Ron Flemal : http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=penbelgen&id=I01813
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John Streff 45th Wisconsin Infantry residence Milwaukee enlisted Dec. 30, 1864, Co. G at Milwaukee, Wisconsin; mustered out July 17, 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee.
The Streff family arrived in the USA on July 6, 1847 on board the Cate. The parents Jean Baptiste 50 and Margaretha 50 with their children Elen 16, Peter 10, Jean 7, Anna Maria and Susan 6, Barbe 5. They settled in Fredonia, Ozaukee Co, Wisconsin where I find them in the 1860 census with Peter 25, Anna Maria 21, Susanna 18 and Barbara 16.
Not many trace of John Streff after the war. A farm laborer with Henry Parchen family in Ohio Twp, Bureau Co, Illinois in 1880. He filled his pension claim in 1889 in Minnesota and I found him at Vermillion Station, Nininger Twp, Dakota Co. , Minnesota in the veteran schedule of 1890 and in his Home history where he state having contracted a right inguinal hernia in 1885 at that place. He was admitted in the Soldiers' Home in Wisconsin or rather asked to enter the Home in January 1896 and six month latter he was dropped not having joined during that time. I find a John "Striff" in the 1900 census. A day laborer, born Febr. 1836 in Germany, and having emigrated in 1847. Not quite a good match as when entering in the Home in January 1906 he stated being born Belgium on February 2, 1837(not 1836), a single and laborer by trade, nearest relative his brother Peter Streff, Decada, Wisconsin. He left the Home on June 20, same year. As to their origin, the family, following the various censuses, said Belgium, Luxemburg or Germany.
He spent his last years in Rollingstone Village, Winona Co., Minnesota where he is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery. No death date found. Photo: Tom Mauer, Find A Grave Memorial #35953486.
Joseph C Vandervest from Wisconsin 72nd Illinois; recruits; transferred 19 July 1865 to 33rd Illinois Infantry residence Chicago enlisted Nov. 25, 1863; mustered Nov. 25, 1863; mustered out Nov. 24, 1865 (note : on August 6, 1864, de men of the 72nd were mustered out of the service at Vicksburg and a number of recruits -270- were transferred to the 33rd Illinois at Meridian Miss.)
Like his brother August, Joseph came from Tourines-la-Grosse, Brabant Wallon, Belgium, a carpenter by trade. They both embarked in Antwerp on April 27, 1855 on the Anna Kimball7, destination Boston with their parents and siblings. He was married before the Civil War to Adelaïde Ducat, also from Belgium, and moved to Mason County, Michigan, on the other side of Lake Michigan. They had at least nine children and I find them settled in 1870 in Hamlin before moving to Ludington. After the death of his wife in 1886, it seems he went to lodge with, or close to, his brother and family as when he was admitted in the Home in July 1898, he put his residence at Stephenson, Michigan where his brother lived. His death occurred on June 28, 1914 and he is buried in the Home Cemetery Block 19 n° 160. His wife and family are buried in the Pere Marquette courtesy Phillip Cemetery in Mason County, Michigan. at Find a Grave note: I found a Ducat family on board ship Mary Glover, from Antwerp, arrival in New York, October 23, 1858 but with Germany from origin. Antoine Ducat 54 with wife Clementine (Salman) 43 and children: Jules 19, Pauline 17, Adelaïde 15. No further trace of them.
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Wood National Cemetery Map
Until 1871, veterans from the Northwestern Branch were buried in private cemeteries in Milwaukee. In 1871, a cemetery was designed in the northwest corner of the grounds. In 1937, it was formally named Wood Cemetery.
The cemetery just to the north of Wood, is Calvary Cemetery. It is a Catholic cemetery, and is also Section 1 of Wood.
2 of the Belgians are buried there: - Jacob Grosch: Block 1 Row 2 (Section 1, site 51 ) - Theodore Rosbourne (Rosbonne) : Block 1, Row 10 (Section 1, site 348).
Row one would be the farthest away on the picture.
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Belgians on the 1910 Census: Indiana Wabash Ward 4 254/258 Frederick Garpoy Head M 41 M1-13 Illinois/Germany/Germany index Dept @ cabinet Co 254/258 Maria Garpoy Wife F 30 M1-13 (5/4) Illinois/Belgium/Illinois none 254/258 Edith Garpoy daughter F 10 S Illinois/Illinois/Illinois none 254/258 Marcella Garpoy daughter F 8 S Illinois/Illinois/Illinois none 254/258 Gladis Garpoy daughter F 6 S Illinois/Illinois/Illinois none 254/258 Ronald Garpoy son M 3 S Indiana/Illinois/Illinois none
Warren County Liberty 238/2 John Hockenberger Head M 28 M1-1 Belgium/Belgium/Belgium 1902 farmer 238/2 Emma Hockenberger wife F 21 M1-1(0/0) Holland/Holland/Holland 1902 none 238/2 Welleslas Hockenberger brother M 37 M1-6 Holland/Holland/Holland 1902-Na farm laborer 238/2 Elda Hockenberger Sister-in-Law F 37 M1-6 (3/3) Belgium/Belgium/Belgium 1902 none 238/2 Golda Hockenberger Daughter F 12 S Belgium/Belgium/Belgium 238/2 Charlie Hockenberger Son M 4 S Indiana/Belgium/Holland 238/2 Ollievies Hockenberger Son M 3 S Indiana/Belgium/Holland
Warren 109/113 Edward Sennesol Head M 55 M1-25 Holland/Belgium/Holland 1875-Na farming at General Farm 109/113 Louise Sennesol Wife F 55 M1-25 (5/3) Holland/Belgium/Belgium 1875 none 109/113 Linnie Sennesol daughter F 17 S Indiana/Holland/Holland none 109/113 Alex Sennesol brother M 32 S Holland/Belgium/Holland farming at General Farm
110/114 Albert Lisburg Head M 22 M1-4 Holland/Belgium/Belgium 1908-Na laborer - odd jobs 110/114 Mary Lisburg Wife F 20 M1-4 (1/1) Belgium/Belgium/Belgium 1908-Na none 110/114 Maltilda Lisburg Daughter F 10m S Indiana/Holland/Belgium none
113/116 Harry Lisburg Boarder M 30 S Belgium/Belgium/Belgium 1904-Al laborer at General farm
136/141 Paul Lisburg Head M 30 M1-8 Holland/Holland/Holland 1904-Na farming at General Farm 136/141 Emma Lisburg Wife F 26 M1-8(2/2) Holland/Belgium/Holland 1904-Na none 136/141 Rosa Lisburg daughter F 1 S Indiana/Holland/Holland none 136/141 Mary Lisburg daughter F 6 S Holland/Holland/Holland none
Washington 368/376 Joseph Vandame Head M 52 M1 Holland/Holland/Belgium 1881-Na farmer 368/376 ? Vandame Wife F 51 M1 (13/9) Belgium/Belgium/Belgium 1881 none 368/376 Fredrick Vandame Son M 16 S Indiana/Holland/Belgium farm hand 368/376 Silva Vandame Daughter F 14 S Indiana/Holland/Belgium helps at home 368/376 Josephine Vandame Daughter F 11 S Indiana/Holland/Belgium none 368/376 Nellie Vandame Daughter F 10 S Indiana/Holland/Belgium none 368/376 Joseph Vandame Son M 8 S Indiana/Holland/Belgium none
429/437 John Smith Head M 62 M1-37 Holland/Holland/Belgium 1882-Na farmer 429/437 Cathrine Smith Wife F 59 M1-37 (14/3) Holland/Holland/Belgium 1882 none 429/437 Sophia Smith daughter F 20 S Indiana/Holland/Holland works out sometimes
Washington County Franklin 195/195 Hector J Dejean Head M 38 M1-16 Belgium/Belgium/Belgium 1876/Na window glassblower 195/195 Hattie M Dejean wife F 34 M1-16 Iowa/Germany/Germany none 195/195 Louie F Dejean Son M 16 S Indiana/Belgium/Iowa none 195/195 Ruth A Dejean Daughter F 14 S Indiana/Belgium/Iowa none 195/195 August Ruch father-in-law M 67 Wd Germany/Germany/Germany 1875/Na farm laborer
Jackson 136/136 Lewis D Pierle Head M 54 M1-31 Indiana/Belgium/Indiana farmer general 136/136 Mattie Pierle wife F 55 M1-31(4/4) Indiana/England/England none 136/136 Henry Pierle son M 28 S Indiana/Indiana/Indiana farm laborer 136/136 Chester Pierle son M 27 S Indiana/Indiana/Indiana teacher 136/136 Jabez Pierle brother-in-law F 61 S Indiana/England/England carpenter
Wayne County in insane asylum Fanny Schneider F 69 Wd(5/3) Belgium/US/Belgium 1850 inmate Emma Renard F 46 M-20(3) Belgium/Belgium/Belgium inmate
Whitley County Washington 14/14 Michael Baltes Head M 66 M2-37 Germany/Germany/Germany 1861-Na farmer 14/14 Mary Baltes Wife F 60 M1-36(2/2) Ohio/Belgium/Belgium none 14/14 Michael J Baltes son M 29 S Indiana/Germany/Ohio farmer
Columbia Ward 2 319/331 Victor Turney Hired Man M 56 S Belgium/Belgium/Belgium 1889-Na laborer - private grounds
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REDISCOVER FAMILY HEIRLOOMS By David R. McKay
A recent review of old papers and odd things of my mother’s led me to discover this old picture. For years it had been left neglected in this pile of papers and other things of interest.
What was the significant of this wonderful picture of an old lady appearing to be at peace with the world and happy to be alive?
The clues written on the back of picture’s matting only peeked my curiosity. Written at the top was my grandmother’s name. Leah CHASE and under the name was written grandmother (underlined).
The picture is not a photograph per say. It appears to be a photo of a poster of a painting probably printed for framing.
Also printed on the back it tells the story that my mom, Nellie WALLOT MCKAY, gave it to a friend in 1942. In another place it tells me that it given back to me by the daughter of the friend 35 years later in 1977. These two ladies were not Belgian, nor were they related to Lea JORIS CHASE, or my mother. In fact they were related to my dad’s mother, and of course long gone. I can only guess why this old picture was given away by my mother?
Also written on the back of the matting, and very difficult to see is the date 1934. I assume this is when the picture was given to my Grandmother. It was probably a gift from someone in her family—maybe her mother, Isabella MONAUX, or one of her grandmothers - Marie Rose SELIFET or Marie Joseph MARTIN. Who knows? It is fun to let the imagination run wild with family relics.
Has anyone seen this picture before? Does it hang in a museum, or a church somewhere in Belgium? Is it a Belgian grandmother or, for that matter, could it be of French, Italian or Spanish origin? Any ideas to solve the mystery would be appreciated.
To me this picture embodies all of our Belgian Grandmothers. Our mitochondrial DNA goes back for tens of thousands of years to one woman which ties us all together.
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Pennsylvania and West Virginia Obituaries Shotguns Stolen Extracted from the NewspaperArchive site Four shotguns with a total value of $3,050 were stolen from
Following a brief illness Prof. Theodore ARNTZ, aged 38 years, a a New Britain Township home Tuesday afternoon. Police said they might have been able to apprehend the burglar if teacher of languages for five years at the Indiana Normal School, died neighbors who saw the burglar had contacted police with pneumonia at the Indiana hospital Monday. The deceased, who was without delay. born in Belgium, was educated in Brussels and the University of The guns were taken from a cabinet in the home of Victor Louvain, and coming to this country he completed his studies in Ameye on Brookdale Road. Police said an attempt was Philadelphia high schools before locating in Indiana. He is survived by made to pry open the doors of the house but they were his wife and two brothers residing to South America. The funeral securely locked. Entry to the home was finally gained by services will be conducted at the Normal School on Thursday afternoon kicking open a basement window. at 2 o’clock and internet will follow in Oakland cemetery. Patrolman John Bodden said if neighbors contacted police The Indiana Progress, Indiana, Pennsylvania – 23 March 1921 immediately, instead of calling each other first, the suspect
Point Marion, PA – Jan 31 – The funeral of J Philip MICHAUX, who might have been caught. “This has happened a couple of times,” said Bodden. “We died suddenly here last week, was held from his late home on Third St., wish women would call us first instead of their husbands or Sunday last at 2pm, the obituary being delivered in French by Mr. Frank neighbors and then deciding they should call police. Call us F CRINER. The deceased was a stockholder I the Federated Glass first – we’re glad to take the risk.” company and a member of the board of directors. It is thought that death The Daily Intelligencer, Doylestown, PA – 3 July 1974 was due to heart trouble. Deceased was born in Belgium some 59 years ago, coming to this country a number of years ago, and has been resident Linda Ann Ameye of Dublin and Daniel Joseph Curran of for possibly 16 to 18 years. He leaves a wife and one son to mourn their Doylestown were united in marriage on Sept 22 in St. Ignatius Church. The Rev. Charles Brinkman of Yardley loss. One brother also survives, but he could not be located. Undertaker officiated. E J Conn was in charge and the body was taken to the South Point The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor E Ameye Jr. Marion cemetery followed by a large crowd of friends and fellow of Washington Crossing, PA. Mr. Curran is the son of Mr. glassworkers. We extend sympathy to be bereaved family. Daily News and Mrs. Thomas H Curran of 111 Limekiln Road, Standard, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 2 Feb 1922 Doylestown.
Mrs. Germa LASEVER HEILMAN, of Rosston, aged 34 years, 9 Maid of honor was Renee Ameye of Washington Crossing, months and 19 days, died at the Kittaning hospital at 2 o’clock Saturday sister of the bride. Other attendants were Cecilia Curran of morning, following an operation for acute appendicitis performed at 10 Doylestown, sister of the bridegroom; Kathleen McMullen o’clock Friday morning. Mrs. Heilman was born in Belgium and came of Bedminster; and Denise Michener of Doylestown. to this country when but a child. She resided in Ford City and Rosston Best man for his brother was Thomas J Curran of Danboro. Serving as ushers were Walker Haines of Chalfont, brother‐ all her life. She is survived by her husband, Clarence R Heilman, one in‐law of the bridegroom; Patrick Duke of Sellersville; and son, Clair, one daughter, Lillian Marie, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph James Haines of Chalfont, brother‐in‐law of the Lasever, one sister, Mrs. H S McCollum and one brother Simon Lasever, bridegroom. all of Rosston. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. A reception was held at the Highpoint Racquet Club in New Simpson’s Leader-Times, Kittaning, Pennsylvania - 6 Feb 1926 Britain Township. The newlyweds took a trip to Atlantic Joseph BRANDEGRAM, of Eichelberger Town, died Saturday, City, NJ and are now at home at Danboro. January 22, aged 49 years. He was born in Charleroi, Belgium, and The bride and her husband both graduated from Central came to the United States sixteen years ago and in due time became a Bucks West High School. She is a clerk‐typist with the Bucks naturalized American. He is survived by his wife, Josephine, and two County Rehabilitation Center in Warrington. He is a step-children, Silvan Chanvenne, at home and Mrs. C. A. Chiavizia, of mechanic with JC Penney Auto Center Montgomeryville The Daily Intelligencer – Doylestown, PA – 13 Oct 1979 Saxton, and several grandchildren. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from the Methodist Church in charge of Rev. Paul Dilling. Looking Down the Years: Interment was made in the Hopewell Cemetery. 20y Ago Today – April 4, 1931 Huntington Daily News, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania – 28 January 1927 High water threatens coffee‐dam, state here is 23.6 feet; Federal agents make two raids in Belle Vernon last night A fall from a ladder last Tuesday at his home in North Charleroi was the 10y ago Today – April 4, 1941 direct cause of the death of Peter J. STOREZ, 44, which occurred Attempt will be made to end coal deadlock by Monday; Red Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock in the Allegheny General hospital, Cross Motor Corps will be formed in Charleroi Pittsburgh. He had been painting the house and was using a swing. It 5y ago Today – April 4, 1946 was said he became dizzy and fell to the ground. A physician was First violence flares in coal walk‐out; mild epidemic of immediately called but it was Thursday before he was sent to the sickness hits Monessen, like measles. hospital. An examination at the hospital disclosed a fractured skull, 1y Ago Today – April 4, 1950 broken arm, three ribs broken and other injuries. After he fell his family Cold front now moving east; Denial issued that flying saucer said he did not recognize anyone preceding his death. The body was is secret weapon. returned to his late home, corner Sixth and Conrad avenue, Lock Four, 129
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Saturday evening. He was born in Belgium and had resided in the vicinity of Charleroi for the past 18 years. He was employed at the Allenport tube mill as a roller. He is survived by his widow, Clemensi M Huweart Storez and two sister and three brothers, Mrs. Augusta Demys, Lock View, Mrs. Laura Viramt, Twilght, George Desire and Armond Storez. The Monessen Daily Independent, Monessen, Pennsylvania – 27 Aug 1928
Mrs. Louise DEVETT, wife of Michael DEVETT of Lilly, died at 11:55 o’clock last night at the Altoona hospital of a complication of diseases. She was admitted on April 7. She was born in Belgium and was 43 years of age. The remains were taken to Lilly today. Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pennsylvania – 15 April 1927
Alexander A. WULFFING, aged 69 years, of 1106 DuShane street, watchman at the Pennsylvania railroad crossing, East Washington street, dropped dead Saturday night at 11:55 soon after reporting for duty. Mr. Wulffing’s death was very unexpected as he had just returned from Niles, Om where he had spent the day with his daughter Mrs. J Crawford of that place. While reporting to work soon after he reached this city he was seen to fall over on the sidewalk near the crossing. Some passersby ran to his aid and he was carried into the East Side station. A physician was sent for but before medical aid could reach him he passed away. His death is believed to have been the result of a sudden heart attack. Mr. Wulffing was born in Gosselies, Belgium, April 10, 1858, a son of Henri and Sophia Wulffing. He had been a resident of this city for 30y ears and for the last seven years had been in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. C. M. Thompson. Mrs. H. W. Moncrief and Mrs. Jennie Thocia of this city and Mrs. J. Crawford of Niles, and one son Amedy Wulffing of Paris, France. His wife, Mephanie Hanny, preceded him In death some time ago and he had been making his home with his daughter. Mrs. H. W. I Moncrief of this city, funeral services will take place Tuesday, September 27, at 2:30 pm from his daughter's home on DuShane street. Burial in Oak Park cemetery. New Castle News, New Castle, Pennsylvania – 26 Sep 1927
Alphonse VAN GATHERN of 209 Crest avenue died this morning at 10:30 o'clock after a lingering illness. He was aged 56 years and was born in Belgium March 15, 1822. He came here from Canada five years ago. He is survived by his widow and two sons, Alphonse, Jr., and Augustus, both at home, and one granddaughter, Alice, a brother and sister in Canada and three sisters in Belgium. Funeral services will he announced later. The Charleroi Mail, Charleroi, Pennsylvania – 29 Sep 1928
A victim of pleurisy pneumonia. Mrs. Palmyre HUMEZ, wife of Alexander F. Humez died Tuesday evening. Jan, 22, at 6 o'clock at the home of her daughter. Mrs. E. G. Lang on East avenue. Mrs. Humez was born in Belgium. 73 years ago, coming to tbe United States in 1888 and settling in Wellsboro about 31 years ago, where she was loved and respected by all who knew her. Besides her husband, Mrs. Humez is survived by three children, A. P. Humez, of Mt, Jewett, Pa.; F. J. Humez, of Detroit, and Mrs. E. G. Lane, of Wellsboro. Five grandchildren and three great grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were conducted by Dr. George B. VanWaters. rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal church last Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock; burial in Wellsboro cemetery. Wellsboro Gazette, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania – 31 Jan 1929
Mrs. Fannie GILLETTE, aged 70 years, a former well known resident of Charleroi, died yesterday, May 26, at her home in Detroit, Mich., following a lingering illness. Mrs. Gillette was born in Belgium in 1859. She immigrated to this country forty years ago and was among the early settlers of Charleroi. She made her home here until four years ago when she left to reside in Detroit, Mich. There survive the following children: Mrs. Ralph8 --- of Buffalo, NY, Mrs. Clarence England of North Charleroi, Mrs. Frank Hook, Mrs. Ann Lehew, Mrs. Carl Anderson, Leo Gillette and Fred Gillette, all of Detroit. The body is expected to arrive in Charleroi today and funeral services will be held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. England of North Charleroi. Definite arrangements have not been completed and will be announced later. – The Charleroi Mail, Charleroi, Pennsylvania – 27 May 1929
Mrs. Lucy BARBIAUX, aged 35 years, died Saturday, February 21, at her home in Dearborn, Michigan. Surviving are her husband, Emile, and three children, all at home. Her mother, Mrs. Josephine Delestine, of Dearborn, also survives, along with three brothers, Emile and Aimie, of Lock Four, and Ermin, of Dearborn. The body will be brought to Lock Four Tuesday and taken to the home of the brother, Aimie Delestine, 531 Center avenue, Lock Four, where funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon cemetery. The Monessen Daily Independent, Monessen, Pennsylvania – 24 Feb 1941
After an illness of a few months Peter DETURK, aged 91, died at his home in Fairchance on Monday last. He was born in Belgium December 31, 1821. He is survived by one son, William and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held at his late home Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock, interment being made in the Fairchance cemetery. The Morning Herald, Uniontown, Pennsylvania – 6 September 1912
Theophile PORIGNAUX, aged 68 years, died Saturday at 11:40 am at his home at North Charleroi. He was born in Honay, Belgium. He had been a resident of this vicinity for about 26 years, having been a well known. The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock, with interment in the Charleroi cemetery. – The Charleroi Mail, Charleroi, Pennsylvania - 3 Jan 1916
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Belgian Passengers Arriving in New Orleans 1891-1895
Left from Antwerp, Belgium
Name Age/Sex Status profession arrived aboard DE REU, Triphon 35/M farmer 22 Jun 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome De MEYER, Louise 30/F none 22 Jun 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome De REU, Emma 7/F none 22 Jun 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome De REU, Irma 5/F none 22 Jun 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome WILLEMS, Petrus 34/M farmer 22 Jun 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome SMETS, Isidore 35/M farmer 22 Jun 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome CLAES, Hypolite 40/M farmer 22 Jun 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome BADUEL, Leopold 19/M farmer 22 Jun 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome
VAN VARENBERGH, Jules 26/M horticulturist 2 Sep 1891 Steamer Marseille REINQUEIN, J B 27/M farmer 2 Sep 1891 Steamer Marseille MEIRESONNE, Charles 35/M farmer 2 Sep 1891 Steamer Marseille JAMAAR, Norbert 50/M farmer 2 Sep 1891 Steamer Marseille JAMAAR, Anna 50/F none 2 Sep 1891 Steamer Marseille JAMAAR, Francis 22/M farmer 2 Sep 1891 Steamer Marseille JAMAAR, Maria 19/F none 2 Sep 1891 Steamer Marseille JAMAAR, Maria 17/F none 2 Sep 1891 Steamer Marseille JAMAAR, Barbe 11/F none 2 Sep 1891 Steamer Marseille JAMAAR, Joseph 7/M none 2 Sep 1891 Steamer Marseille JAMAAR, Maria 6/F none 2 Sep 1891 Steamer Marseille DE WOLF, Hippolyte 45/M farmer 2 Sep 1891 Steamer Marseille LAMOTE, Auguste 28/M smith 2 Sep 1891 Steamer Marseille VAN LAER, Romein 35/M none 2 Sep 1891 Steamer Marseille
PEERS, Camille 39/M shoemaker 13 Oct 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome PREYPE, Hector 29/M farmer 13 Oct 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome PREYPE, Idalie 26/F none 13 Oct 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome PREYPE, Henri 2/M none 13 Oct 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome PREYPE, Marie 4m/F none 13 Oct 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome WILLAERT, August 35/M farmer 13 Oct 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome SIMAAE, Lucie 28/F none 13 Oct 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome PHARASYN, Edouard 28/M farmer 13 Oct 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome LIEBRECHT, Romanie 24/F none 13 Oct 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome PETRUS, Joseph 67/M none 13 Oct 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome PETRUS, Justine 57/F none 13 Oct 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome PETRUS, Alphonse 17/M none 13 Oct 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome PETRUS, Rosa 18/F none 13 Oct 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome PETRUS, Constant 13/M none 13 Oct 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome PETRUS, Gustaf 11/M none 13 Oct 1891 Steamer Dupuy de Lome
QUAEYHAEGARD, Jos 47/M farmer 11 Dec 1891 Steamer Hearner MAES, Edmond 26/M baker 11 Dec 1891 Steamer Hearner VERMEERSCH, Jos 40/M farmer 11 Dec 1891 Steamer Hearner JONGBLOET, Marie 30/F none 11 Dec 1891 Steamer Hearner VERMEERSCH, Elise 11/F none 11 Dec 1891 Steamer Hearner VERMEERSCH, Charles 7/M none 11 Dec 1891 Steamer Hearner VERMEERSCH, August 2/M none 11 Dec 1891 Steamer Hearner WARLOP, Theophile 27/M baker 11 Dec 1891 Steamer Hearner WARLOP, Emma 20/F ma---maker 11 Dec 1891 Steamer Hearner
D'HAENE, Jan 35/M farmer 14 Apr 1892 Steamer Marseille PATOU, Jean 23/M farmer 14 Apr 1892 Steamer Marseille
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DeLANGHE, Constant 44/M laborer 23 May 1892 Grassbrook BANGERT, Daniel 39/M laborer 23 May 1892 Grassbrook BANGERT, Helena 32/F laborer 23 May 1892 Grassbrook BANGERT, Elisabeth 11/F laborer 23 May 1892 Grassbrook BANGERT, Friedrich 10/M laborer 23 May 1892 Grassbrook BANGERT, Helena 7/F laborer 23 May 1892 Grassbrook BANGERT, Anna 4/F laborer 23 May 1892 Grassbrook BANGERT, Daniel 2/M laborer 23 May 1892 Grassbrook BANGERT, Georg 9m/M laborer 23 May 1892 Grassbrook
DELFOSSE, Henri 41/M day laborer 10 Apr 1893 Steamer Havre DELFOSSE, Marie 38/F day laborer 10 Apr 1893 Steamer Havre
HOOGE, Pierre 25/M S farmer 21 Nov 1894 SS Canarias SCHEIRE, Casimir 29/M S farmer 21 Nov 1894 SS Canarias VERHOEGEN, August 41/M S farmer 21 Nov 1894 SS Canarias
COUR, Francois Gregoire 51/M M joiner 2 January 1895 SS Carolina COUR, Philomene 50/F M housewife 2 January 1895 SS Carolina COUR, Nestor 22/M S joiner 2 January 1895 SS Carolina COUR, Marie 21/F S none 2 January 1895 SS Carolina COUR, Elisa 19/F S none 2 January 1895 SS Carolina COUR, Josephine 17/F S none 2 January 1895 SS Carolina OUTER, Rene 35/M S painter 2 January 1895 SS Carolina
De PARADE, Edouard 47/M M farmer 24 Feb 1895 SS Canarias BALIS, Auguste 39/M M farmer 24 Feb 1895 SS Canarias
CLERICI, A 42/M merchant 6 Mar 1895 SS Hiram CLERICI, Mrs 32/F family 6 Mar 1895 SS Hiram CLERICI, baby 2m/M family 6 Mar 1895 SS Hiram CLERICI, baby 15m/F family 6 Mar 1895 SS Hiram
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Sylvanus MORLEY’s DELANOY Family Ties By Micheline Gaudette
Do you ever watch the “History” channel? I do, and on that evening, the program about Sylvanus Griswold Morley, the famous archeologist, (and possible model for the no less famous “Indiana Jones” movies) was most interesting. One of the reasons Sylvanus Morley volunteered to spy on German activities in Central and South America during WWI, was his outrage at the German atrocities perpetrated on the Belgian people during that war. In fact, the commentator added, Sylvanus’ mother was Belgian. Of course, I couldn’t let this pass-by and quickly checked the US Census records at Ancestry, it showed that his mother was born in Georgia. But her father Felix DeLannoy was Belgian. Felix was one of the young adventurous men who followed General Louis LeHardy de Beaulieu to Rome, Georgia.1 And so the search for Felix DeLannoy’s birthplace in Belgium began. Some US sources gave Brussels as his birthplace, but research done by Hubert Nivard eliminated Brussels, some sources gave Antwerp. I needed help with Antwerp, was it the city or the province? Photo of Mayanist scholar, Sylvanus G. Morley; taken c.1912 (photographer unknown) in Copan, Honduras. Without exception, there is always a story of help behind everything I research and write about, and so, first of all, I would like to thank those who helped me so generously, Paul de Clerck, Wilfried Taeyman, and of course Hubert Nivard. I sought Paul de Clerck’s counsel and was advised to contact the Antwerp Yahoo group linked to the VVF: [email protected] I did and amazingly, within 1 day of the posting, I received the birth record of Felix DeLannoy from Wilfried Taeyman who also sent other records pertaining to that family. Yes, Felix was born in Antwerp, it was his father who was born in Brussels. With Brussels, no problem, I knew I could count again on our good friend Hubert Nivard, and like usual Hubert went the extra mile. Thanks are due also to Jan Alexander, archivist at Widener University for research done on my behalf.
The Felix DELANNOY family. The DeLannoy name is ancient, many people of diverse nationalities bear that name, however not all are related. In the case of Felix DeLannoy, it would appear he descended from the noble Belgian de Lannoy family. Some members of that family were already living in America when New York was still known as New Amsterdam. The spelling of the name varied, like Delano, (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) Delaney, deLanoy, etc… For the sake of uniformity, the DeLannoy spelling was kept in this article.
Felix Nicolaus DeLannoy was born in Antwerp on August 15, 1826, he was the son of Franciscus Carolus Cyprianus de Lannoy, 35, (born in Brussels and judge at the Court of Justice in Antwerp) and Maria Constantia Thomas de Sorlus, 25 (born in La Pouyade, Gironde, France).2 The record is written in Dutch (at that time Belgium was under Dutch rule), but the people listed in the record always used their French names: Felix Nicolas, Francois Charles Cyprien, Marie Constante. Two siblings were also born in Antwerp: Julia and Louisa.
A few years after his arrival (1849) in Rome, Georgia, Felix married Sarah Jane Ring, born 1832, (probable daughter of David Ring, owner of an oil and color store) in Charleston, South Carolina. Felix and Sarah had 2 children, Clarence and Sarah. Sarah Ring DeLannoy died after the birth of her daughter. Felix moved to Vermont where he was employed as a teacher. It’s in Brattleboro, Vermont, that he married his 2nd wife Martha Crosby on September 2, 1860. Martha was an artist specializing in portraits. She also taught French. Felix and Martha DeLannoy had 3 children, George (born Vermont), Anne (born Vermont), Helen (born Pennsylvania). After the Civil War, the DeLannoy family moved to Chester, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, where Felix resumed his career as a professor of modern languages, this time at the Pennsylvania Military Academy (also referred to as Pennsylvania Military College, but now known as Widener University). The DeLannoy family lived at 617 E. 14th St. Chester, which seems to have been part or is now part of the Pennsylvania Military Academy campus. Martha DeLannoy’s sister Harriet Crosby came to live with the family and opened a school for young girls at her sister’s residence.
It’s mainly by using censuses that we can follow the DeLannoy family.
In 1850, Felix is listed as single and living in Rome, Georgia. In 1860 he is found in Brattleboro Vermont, with his 2nd wife and 2 children by his first wife. In 1870 he is in Chester, Pennsylvania with Martha 37, Sarah 12, George 9, Anne 7, Ellen (Helen)3, Valentine? Crosby 18, and Harriet Crosby 38. The 1880 US census shows Felix still living in Chester with Martha, Sarah, George, Anne, Helen, Harriet Crosby and a servant Delilah Jackson, 22. Felix will remain in Chester until his death on May 8, 1888. He and many members of his family are buried at the Chester Rural Cemetery3. The Pittsburgh Dispatch of January 1, 1889, listed Felix DeLannoy among the respected local residents having passed away the previous year. Little is known of Felix’s life in the United
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States, he returned to Belgium at least once in 1878 with Martha and his daughter Sarah. The Chester newspapers mentioned him a few times as a participant in the affairs of the Pennsylvania Military Academy and in the Chester social life.4
Felix’s oldest son, Clarence Woodville DeLannoy was born August 20, 1855 in Rome, Georgia. At the age of 13 he was sent to Belgium to live with his grandparents and study at the St. Louis College (Institut St. Louis) in Brussels where he remained for 7 years. As a young man, Clarence showed great interest in the study of old stones but didn’t pursue that interest, instead he turned his attention to medicine. After graduating from Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, he opened a practice in Chester, Pennsylvania. Around 1895, he and his family moved to Colorado, where he practiced medicine.5
The 1900 census of Telluride, San Miguel, Colorado shows Clarence had married in 1885 Minnie Adelaide Slippy or Sleppy. They had 9 children, 6 still alive: Charles F. 14, Francis 10, Paul 7, Juliette 6, Jacques 5, Norbert 1 ( Felix, George-Norman and Clarence having passed away). Other children will follow: George in 1901, “Buckle” in 1903, and Clarence W. in 1905. The Love Tree Cemetery Survey names Clarence as one of the doctors who rushed to help in the Smuggler-Union mine fire of 1901.6 Clarence Woodville DeLannoy passed away on Feb 7,1905 in Telluride, Colorado,6,7 but is buried in the St. Michael Roman Catholic Cemetery in Chester, Pennsylvania, sharing the same grave of 2 of his sons (George) Norman 1887-1890 and Clarence 1897-1898. Clarence Woodville DeLannoy was Catholic, while his brother and sisters were Protestants.
After Clarence’s death, it becomes difficult to follow the whereabouts of his 9 children. But by comparing names, birthdates, birthplaces found in the California Death Index, it would appear California was the place most of them had been living and where they died.
California Death Index : DELANNOY Charles Felix, b. 11/24/1886 in Pennsylvania. Mother maiden name Slepty died Napa 1/14/1952, 67. DELANNOY Charles Frank, b. 3/9/1890, in Pennsylvania. Mother maiden name: MIGOM..) died Pumas 6/27/1956, 66. DELANNOY Clarence W. b. 2/17/1905 in Colorado, Mother maiden name: Sleppy, died in Solano on 6/10/1960, 55. DELANNOY George C. b. 4/1/1901 in Colorado, Mother maiden name: Sleppy, died in Stanislaus 1/8/1968, 66 . DELANNOY Paul A. b. 6/18/1892, Pennsylvania, died San Diego 11/30/1976, 84. DELANNOY Buckle W. b. 10/18/1903 in Colorado, Mother maiden name Slept, died. San Joaquim 8/25/1960, 57.
Juliette DELANNOY found in the 1900 Colorado, Telluride census and also in the 1910 Jefferson Co., Colorado, living at the Industrial School for Girls. Nothing more is known about Juliette. Did she have a good life? Did she marry? Did she reunite with her brothers?
Jacques DELANNOY in the 1910 census of Denver Co. Colorado, living in the household of Jesse Hobert. And later on found living in Queens, NY with his wife and 2 children,one born in Idaho and the other one in Montana. Norbert DELANNOY, age 1, in 1900 is found also in the 1920 San Francisco, California Census. No information was found regarding Adelaide Slippy, Clarence’s wife and the mother of his 12 children.
Felix’s 2nd child, Sarah DeLannoy was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 7, 1858. She married Benjamin Franklin Morley at St. Paul Episcopal Church in Chester on June 3rd,1882. Benjamin Morley was a professor at Pennsylvania Military College, where he was once vice-president and had received the grade of colonel. This Morley family has strong roots in Western Massachusetts. The Morley family moved to Colorado around 1893. At the time of the 1900 census they were living in Buena Vista, Chaffee, Colorado, with their 3 sons as listed in the census: S.G (for Sylvanus Griswold), C. Del. (C. could be Charles or Clarence? Del for DeLannoy), Jas. Henry, and 3 daughters: Alice E., Elinor (Eleanor), S. Elizabeth. Only Eleanor and S. Elizabeth were born in Colorado, the other children were born in Pennsylvania. Colonel Benjamin Morley owned several gold and silver mines and died tragically in the “Mary Murphy Mine” near Romley, on Sept. 22, 1903. Adolph Abramson died trying to save him, this brave man is buried at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery .8 Benjamin F. Morley is buried at the Chester Rural Cemetery in Pennsylvania. The name of Romley, now a ghost town in Colorado, is an anagram for Morley.
After the death of her husband, Sarah DeLannoy Morley returned to Chester, Pa. She died of heart disease (angina pectoris) on January 12, 1926 in Jacksonville, Florida, at the home of a married daughter,9 but is buried alongside her husband at the Chester Rural Cemetery. From a photo of her family, one can tell she was a very pretty lady,(an excellent, very professionally done Morley genealogy had been published in Ancestry, it included a picture of Benjamin and Sarah and their children, unfortunately the genealogy was removed) even her passport picture taken much later showed she had kept her good looks. Sylvanus Morley is the best known of Benjamin and Sarah’s children, but S. Elizabeth was also well known as one of the Great Floridians, for the work in conservation and preservation done in that state. Sarah’s obituary lists her other children, Mrs. Clarence Eugene Myers of Chester (Alice Morley) Mrs. Charles Towers of Jacksonville, Florida (S. Elizabeth Morley), Mrs. Glenn Vail of Hollywood, California (Eleanor Morley), Henry (James Henry) Morley of Virginia. Missing from the obituary is her son C. Del Morley of the 1900 Colorado census. At the time of her dead she had 6 grandchildren.
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George DeLannoy son of Felix and Martha, was born in Brattleboro, Vermont in 1861. He married Louisa Snowden. No issue from that union. In 1881, George DeLannoy enlisted as a private in Co. A, 11th regiment, by 1883 he had been promoted to 2nd lieutenant. 10 George became a successful business man. He died in June 194011and is buried at the Chester Rural Cemetery, lot 276. Anne DeLannoy, daughter of Felix and Martha, born in Vermont in 1863, remained single and lived with her mother.
Helen DeLannoy, daughter of Felix and Martha, born in 1865 in Pennsylvania, married Silas Comfort, a civil engineering professor at Pennsylvania Military College, he is credited with designing the steel structure of Yale University library, he died July 13, 191012. Like her mother, Helen was an artist. She was only 16 when she sketched Pennsylvania Military Academy after a fire. Silas and Helen DeLannoy Comfort had 2 children: Martha D. and Frederick D. Comfort, the middle initial D stands for DeLannoy. Martha remained single and lived with her mother Helen and grandmother Martha Crosby DeLannoy. Frederick married (no known issue) and spent over 30 years (1921-1953) in the military, participating in WWII and Korean wars. He retired with the grade of colonel. His name is listed at the Philadelphia Memorial Park. Frederick was also honored at the Chester, Pennsylvania Military Academy (Google Image) Pennsylvania, reception of June 20-21, 1919 as having served during WWI. As for Martha Crosby DeLannoy, Felix’s 2nd wife who raised all the children, she lived to be over 90 years old. Martha passed away between 1926 and 1930.
The story of Felix DeLannoy’s family doesn’t end here. On the contrary, his descendants, bearing the name DeLannoy or not, are very numerous and continue to prosper wherever they are living.
Sources: From Hubert Nivard: Baptismal record: Christening record of Felix’s father: Francois Charles Cyprien DELANNOY was baptized at St. On December 26, 1791, François Jacques de Coudenberg, Brussels, he was the son of Nicolas Joseph de LANNOY and Elisabeth Charles Cyprien was baptized, he was VANDENBOSCH. The family lived at section 7, rue des Petits-Carmes 912, Brussels. Francois born at 1:00 AM, son of Nicolas Joseph Charles Cyprien had 2 brothers: Charles and Felix (uncle of the American Felix DeLannoy). DE LANNOY and Elisabeth VANDEN Francois Charles had a distinctive career in law. He was made a knight of the Order of Leopold in BOSCHEN. Godfather: Charles François 1856. Francois Charles married Marie Constante Thomas de Sorlus, a French lady established in DE MUSSEN. Godmother: Caroline Brussels. Her genealogy can be found at www.Geneanet.org Marguerite DE MUSSEN, of this parish. Signatures: C. Delannoy, C. De Mussen; de LANNOY in BRUXELLES the godmother signed C.M. Alliot de Nicolas Joseph de LANNOY, 67y old, husband of Elisabeth VANDENBOSCH, retired, living at Mussen. section 7, rue des Petits-Carmes 912, born in Brussels. Baptism in the Saint-Jacques sur Elisabeth VANDENBOSCH, 45y old, wife of Nicolas Joseph de LANNOY, living at section 7, Coudenberg church. A beautiful church rue des Petits-Carmes 912, born in Assche, living in Brussels since 1792. located close to the Place Royale and the Children: Royal Palace. Félix, 14y old, living at section 7, rue des Petits-Carmes 912, born in Brussels, son of Nicolas Joseph and of Elisabeth VANDENBOSCH . François, 17y old, in the military with the 123e de Ligne, residing at section 7, rue des Petits-Carmes 912, born in Brussels Charles, 20y old, residing section 7, rue des Petits-Carmes 912, born in Brussels, son of Nicolas Joseph and of Elisabeth VANDENBOSCH.
1Belgian Laces vol. 34 issue 131 2012, p.4 2Antwerp birth record graciously searched for and provided by Wilfried Taeyman. 3OldChesterPa.com: Chester Rural Cemetery Interment Index 4Chester Daily Times, Sept. 7, 1878, June 11, 1879; June 10, 1880; July 30, 1881; March 18, 1882, http://delawarecolib.newspaperarchive.com/ 5 Bibliographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Delaware County, Pennsylvania 1894 p. 455. 6 www.telluride-co.gov/cemeterySurvey/index.html 7St. Louis Medical Review, Vol. 51, p.259.87 www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=428811 8 Mt. Olivet Cemetery records 9 Chester Times Jan. 13 1926 obituary 10 History of Delaware County - Ashmead, Ch. XXXII,p. 412. 11 Chester Times June 14, 1940. 12 American Society of Civil Engineers – Transactions vol. 71, p. 452 Please note the US census records listed were found at Ancestry.com and at Familysearch.org
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Belgians in 1911 New Brunswick Extracted by Régine Brindle
Name Relation Birth/Birthplace emigrated religion Occupation Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick 2/20 Druet, Frank Head April 1856/Belgium 1887-Na R Catholic labourer 3/20 Druet, Louise Wife June 1859/Belgium 1887-Na R Catholic none 4/20 Druet, Oscar Son July 1884/Belgium 1887-Na R Catholic Livery stable 5/20 Druet, May daughte-in-law May 1887/New Brunswick R Catholic none 6/20 Druet, Corrine gd-daughter June 1908/New Brunswick R Catholic none 7/20 Druet, Evelyne gd-daughter March 1911/New Brunswick R Catholic none 8/20 Druet, Florence adopted July 1890/New Brunswick R Catholic none
Gloucester, New Brunswick 93/100 Van de Moortel, Theophile Head May 1843/Belgium 1885/1906 R Catholic priest
St Isidor, Gloucester, New Brunswick 1/1 Brison, Charles Fr Head Dec 1844/Belgium 1861/1878 R Catholic teacher 1/1 Brison, Helene wife Sep 1853/New Brunswick R Catholic none 1/1 Arsenio, Mathias son-in-law Feb 1888/Prince Edward Island R Catholic farmer 1/1 Arsenio, Julie daughter Jun 1890/New Brunswick R Catholic none 1/1 Arsenio, Marie Marg Rose L granddaughter Apr 1891/New Brunswick R Catholic none
Marysville, York, New Brunswick 226/234 Deltner, Alexander Boarder Jan 1881/Belgium 1894 R Catholic laborer
Chipman, Sunbury and Queens, New Brunswick 172/173 Jacopant, John Head Oct 1858/Belgium 1908 R Catholic miner 172/173 Jacopant, Hongray? Wife Jul 1859/Belgium 1909 R Catholic none 172/173 Jacopant, John Son Jul 1891/Belgium 1909 R Catholic miner 172/173 Jacopant, Levi Son Jan 1895 /Belgium 1909 R Catholic miner 172/173 Jacopant, Annie Daughter Jul 1896/Belgium 1909 R Catholic 172/173 Jacopant, Jules Son Jan 1900 /Belgium 1909 R Catholic 172/173 Jacopant, Julie Daughter Jun 1901/Belgium 1909 R Catholic 172/173 Jacopant, Joseph Son Dec 1906/Belgium 1909 R Catholic miner
173/174 Manet, Gus Head Oct 1886/Belgium 1909 R Catholic none 173/174 Manet, Gilma Wife Aug 1886/Belgium 1909 R Catholic none 173/174 Manet, Flosie Daughter May 1908/Belgium 1909 R Catholic 173/174 Manet, Lena Daughter Nov 1908/Belgium 1909 R Catholic
174/175 Gaeuopant, Peter Head May 1890/Belgium 1909 R Catholic miner 174/175 Gaeuopant, Leone Wife Apr 1880/Belgium 1911 R Catholic miner
175/176 Cola, Frank Head Jun 1886/Belgium 1908 R Catholic miner 175/176 Cola, Henrette Wife Feb 1892/Belgium 1908 R Catholic miner 175/176 Cola, Alice Daughter Jun 1906/Belgium 1908 R Catholic
176/177 Cainey, Clement Head Mar 1882/Belgium 1908 R Catholic miner 176/177 Cainey, Justinie Wife Aug 1884/Belgium 1908 R Catholic miner 176/177 Cainey, Cola Son Feb 1905/Belgium 1908 R Catholic
182/183 Demack, Dominic Head Jun 1884/Italy 1903 R Catholic miner 182/183 Demack, Louise Wife Mar 1886/France 1904 R Catholic miner 182/183 Demack, George Son Mar 1904/Belgium R Catholic none 182/183 Demack, Fred Son Jun 1911/New Brunswick R Catholic
Northfield, Sunbury and Queens, New Brunswick 84/84 Van Eyken, Frank Head Nov 1880/Belgium 1903/1906 R Catholic miner 84/84 Van Eyken, Marie Wife Oct 1883/Belgium 1903 R Catholic none 84/84 Van Eyken, John F son Jan 1904/New Brunswick R Catholic none
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85/85 Van Edegen, Frank Head May 1873/Belgium 1906/Pa R Catholic farmer 85/85 Van Edegen, Julie Wife Jun 1878/Belgium 1906 R Catholic none 85/85 Van Edegen, Raymond Son Aug 1898/Belgium R Catholic none 85/85 Van Edegen, Bertha Daughter Feb 1906/Belgium R Catholic none
88/88 Flament, Frank Head Oct 1890/Belgium 1903/1909 R Catholic miner 88/88 Flament, George Son Mar 1904/Belgium R Catholic none 88/88 Abts, Albert Lodger Jul 1890/Belgium 1909 R Catholic miner
92/92 Van Den Barre, Gust Head Jun 1867/Belgium 1907/1909 R Catholic farmer 92/92 Van Den Barre, Judeth Wife Feb 1868/Belgium R Catholic none 92/92 Van Den Barre, Frank Son Jul 1893/Belgium R Catholic laborer 92/92 Van Den Barre, Erma Daughter Jul 1896/Belgium R Catholic none 92/92 Van Den Barre, Alphonse Daughter Dec 1898/Belgium R Catholic none 92/92 Van Den Barre, Leonie Daughter Jan 1903/Belgium R Catholic none
107/107 Martin, Marius Head Nov 1856/New Brunswick R Catholic farmer 107/107 Martin, Erma J Wife Dec 1884/Belgium R Catholic none 107/107 Martin, Emily M daughter Jan 1905 /New Brunswick R Catholic none 107/107 Martin, William J son Feb 1906/New Brunswick R Catholic none 107/107 Martin, Rene son Nov 1910/New Brunswick R Catholic none
139/139 Jackart, Peter Head Dec 1864/Belgium 1900/1908 R Catholic laborer 139/139 Jackart, Celina Wife Feb 1862/Belgium R Catholic none 139/139 Swift, Ernest grandson Apr 1905/New Brunswick R Catholic none
140/140 Honis, Auguste Head Dec 1866/Belgium 1909 R Catholic laborer 140//140 Honis, Rose Wife Oct 1862/Belgium R Catholic 140/140 Honis, Martha Daughter Aug 1905/Belgium R Catholic
145/145 Honis, Fredrick Head Feb 1875/Belgium 1910 R Catholic laborer 145/145 Honis, Jenna Wife Nov 1875/Belgium R Catholic 145/145 Honis, Camille Son Apr 1901/Belgium R Catholic
149/149 Mahin, Jule Head Mar 1882/Belgium R Catholic laborer 149/149 Mahin, Lena Wife Mar 1885/Belgium Na R Catholic none 149/149 Mahin, Clema Son Feb 1905/Belgium Na R Catholic none 149/149 Mahin, Elie Son Jan 1907 /Belgium Na R Catholic none
150/150 Bartelle, Arthur Head Apr 1875/Belgium 1909 R Catholic laborer 150/150 Bartelle, Bernice Wife Sep 1875/Belgium R Catholic none 150/150 Bartelle, Germia Daughter Dec 1900/Belgium R Catholic none 150/150 Bartelle, Valente Daughter Feb 1908/Belgium R Catholic none 150/150 Bartelle, Arthur Son Mar 1906/Belgium R Catholic none
151/151 Brums, Marie Head Mar 1839/Belgium 1903/Na R Catholic none 151/151 Van den Marin, Arthur Lodger Apr 1876/Belgium 1909 R Catholic laborer 151/151 Van den Marin, Victoria Lodger May 1879/Belgium R Catholic 151/151 Van den Marin, Augusta daughter Jun 1898/Belgium R Catholic
152/152 Morell, Louis Head Mar 1890/Belgium Na R Catholic lanorer 152/152 Morell, Louise Wife Aug 1888/Belgium Na R Catholic none 152/152 Morell, Margaret daughter Jan 1911 /New Brunswick R Catholic
153/153 Van den Mere, Alexander Head Nov 1885/Belgium 1911 R Catholic laborer 153/153 Van den Mere, Marie Wife Jun 1883/Belgium R Catholic 153/153 Van den Mere, Valentine Daughter Mar 1906/Belgium R Catholic
155/155 Halter, Philomene Wife Mar 1873/Belgium 1911/Pa R Catholic laborer 155/155 Halter, Henry Head Mar 1874/Belgium R Catholic 155/155 Halter, Theophile son Apr 1908/New Brunswick R Catholic
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It will be 25 years on July 20 next (1913) since the Canadian Obituaries: Manitoba following Belgians came to reside in St. Boniface: Theo. Extracted by Régine Brindle Ellewont, Felix Menu, Charles Menu, P. Brabandt, Joseph Allard, Charles Verschort, Adolphe Pioneer Western Missionary Dies Verschort. In the same year Joseph Fifi and Louis EDMONTON, June 5 — Pioneer missionary in the west, Father Verhoeven Albert Naessens, 78, of St. Albert, a member of the Oblate also came. The Belgian colony has been so successful Missionary Order, died in hospital here last night. He had been ill for and has grown so much in the last 25 years that it will not a month. Born at Courtrai in Belgium, he came to Canada in 1883 to be amiss to record the names of its pioneers. complete his ecclesiastical studies and was ordained priest in Ottawa Those having reached the in 1889. - 24y: Camille Van Walleghen, Bruno Verhaeghe, The Lethbridge Herald - Friday, June 05, 1942, Lethbridge, Alberta Constant Bossuyt, Jerome Verhaeghe; - 23y: Pierre Bossuyt, Charles Walbroeck, Aug. Van A brown, silken-haired Raes, Paul Van Raes, Jean Van Raes; goat stood at the bedside of - 22y: Jules Decraene, Auguste, Camille Jules and an aged St. Boniface man. Gerome Verhaeghe, Frank Wynant, Const. Van Tuesday, and bleated its Croegnest, Aug Burltinck, Chas. Maes, Ed. customary morning Lammens, Norbert Brabant, Desire Van Belleghem, salutation. But there was Paul Beaugard. no answer from 78 year- This year's officers of the Belgian club are: President Aug. old Desire Castiau, for he Vanhoorenbeck; secretary treasurer Felix Menu; had died in his sleep during members Aug. Van Raes, Theo. Ellewant, Ed. the night. He lived in a Christiaens, Jules Lelen, Leonard Debrue, Jules shack on the corner of Decraene, Paul Desmet. Bertrand and Youville Winnipeg Free Press, 7 Jun 1913, Winnipeg, Manitoba REFUSES TO LEAVE DEAD streets. Tuesday morning, MASTER A Belgium lad by the name of Leon Vanhaverbeke, a a man working in the resident at the Windsor, received word from the patent lumber yards nearby, noticed that Mr. Castiau was not about as usual. office in Washington that his application for intent has For years he had been seen puttering around the shack in the early been allowed for a paper hanging machine. This thing is morning, cleaning up, fetching water and cooking his breakfast, for he new and he got word from very competent engineers in lived alone. Worried, by his non-appearance, the man walked over to New York that the invention had a great commercial the shack and looking through a window saw him lying on the bed. value. He is the inventor, too, of an automatic railway Fearing he was dead, police were called. For years a great friend of signal, patent pending. the children in the neighborhood, they gathered around his shack Lethbridge Herald, 6 Dec 1905, Lethbrige, Alberta when the word spread. Sergeant J. McDougall, of St. Boniface police, was investigating. “There is a goat locked up over there,” he was The following Belgians are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. told. Finally, he walked across to another small shack and released the Octave Rodts, Dumoulin Street: Auguste Delichte and animal. Running out, the goat stood for a moment, apparently Miss Alma Delichte of St. Alphonse, Man. The following looking for Castiau, then, failing to see him, it immediately trotted Belgians are visiting in St. Boniface en route for Belgium: back to his shack. Inside it stood by the bed, bleating a "Good Mr. and Mrs. Schamp and their three sons and Charles morning." There was no answer. Finally the police dragged it out, Van Brabant of Cypress River; Mr. and Mrs. Evariste Cnuddle and Joseph Vandecalsyde of St Alphonse, but somehow it broke free and darted back for the shack towards its Man.; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bertouille, Amedee master. In desperation the animal was chained, but it took the Rostan and Rene Peeters of Bruxelles, Man. strength of three boys to pull it: from the bedside away to a new Winnipeg Free Press, 24 Nov 1919, Winnipeg, Manitoba home. Dr. N. A. Laurendeau, St. Boniface coroner, pronounced life extinct. The body was taken to Desjardins' funeral parlor and the VAN BRABANT - ALDERSON Belgian consulate notified of Castiau's death. He leaves no relatives The marriage of Helen Evelyn, only daughter of Mrs. E. in Canada it is understood. His wife died some time ago. Alderson, of Winnipeg, to Leading Aircraftman Victor Winnipeg Free Press, 28 Oct 1937, Winnipeg, Manitoba Vier Van Brabant, only son of Mr. and Mrs. George Van Brabant, took place March 21, at Grace church Antwerp, March 28 — Ferdinand Vandertaelen, a merchant prince manse. Rev. W. G Martin officiated. The couple was of this city, committed suicide. The act was due the failure of several attended by Miss Mabel Tailor, as bridesmaid, and Private allied --- whose liabilities will probably reach a colossal sum. Mr. James Will was groomsman. A reception was held at the Vandertaeten was a leading member of the Liberal party and had been home of the bride's mother. Leading Aircraftman and Mrs. dubbed the John Bright of Belgium. Van Brabant will reside in Winnipeg. The Winnipeg Free Press, 29 Mar 1889, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Free Press, 27 Mar 1942, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Canadian Obituaries: Ontario By Elaine Putman
BULTINCK, Mrs. Margaret - of Delhi passed away at Norfolk General Hospital, Simcoe on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. The former Margaret Maria Verkest, beloved wife of the Late Jerome Bultinck (2004). Loving mother of Carolyn L. Bultinck of London and James Bultinck (Alicia) of Delhi. Cherished grandmother of Janice Snively (A.J.); Stephen Bultinck and Anthony Bultinck (Sabrina Lindsay) and great grandmother of Rylie and Mason Snively. Predeceased by her parents Arthur Leon (1961) and Lia Maria (DeClereq) Verkest (1963), her brother & sister-in-law Marcel (1989) and Elizabeth Verkest (1998) and her sister Henrietta Smith (1987). Friends may call at the MURPHY FUNERAL HOME, Delhi for visitation on Friday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and for Parish Prayers Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs Roman Catholic Church, Delhi on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Fr. Alan Dufraimont officiating. Interment in Delhi Cemetery. Donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, the Canadian Diabetes Association or the Norfolk General Hospital Foundation will be gratefully appreciated by the family. The family wishes to express their thanks to the Nurses on 4B of Norfolk General Hospital for the excellent care and compassion given to Margaret.
Norma Jensen was born in Hamilton on July 10, 1912 and passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at the Norfolk Hospital Nursing Home in her 100th year. Her father was Norman Richard Whiteside and her mother was May Stanford Arthur. She was predeceased by her husband Arne Munck Jensen, son Donald Munck Jensen, daughter Margaret Rose Coulson, brothers William Holtman Whiteside and Colin Arthur Whiteside. Dear mother of Norman Eric Jensen and Elspeth Louise Smelser. She is also survived by her son-in-law Edwin Coulson. Cherished grandmother of Arden and Steven Smelser (Fiona) and Andrea Winger (Drew), Soren Coulson (Jane) and Darren Coulson and Robert and Scott Jensen. Great grandmother of ten. Norma and Arne founded A.M. Jensen Limited Cheese Company in Simcoe. Norma was a member of St. James United Church, the Woodhouse Women’s Institute was a former member of the Eastern Star, I.O.D.E. and the Kinettes. Norma established and operated Jensen’s Restaurant (now the Kaley’s Restaurant) on Robinson Street in Simcoe. Friends are invited to call at THE FERRIS FUNERAL HOME, 214 Norfolk St., S., Simcoe on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where service will be held on Saturday, June 30 at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Mary Jo Patterson officiating. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. Donations to the Norfolk Hospital Nursing Home or Alzheimer’s Society would be appreciated. Special thanks to Dr. Johnston and the nursing staff of Norfolk Hospital Nursing Home for their years of loving care. Online condolences at www.ferrisfuneral.com. - Posted online by Ferris Funeral Home, Simcoe, Ontario on 28 June 2012
Suddenly, on Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital with his loving family by his side, Wilmert Gerard Van Haverbeke of Tillsonburg and formerly of R.R. #4 Langton, at the age of 68 years. Wilmert was born in Belgium, November 24, 1939, son of the late Omer Van Haverbeke and the late former Maria Paret. Much loved husband and best friend of 48 years of Carol (Long) Van Haverbeke. Loved father of: Brian Van Haverbeke (Tracie) of Mount Brydges, Keith Van Haverbeke (and wife Tania) of R.R. #5 Langton, Dave Van Haverbeke (and wife Marcia) of Wyecombe. Proud and loving grandfather of six grandchildren and two step-grandchildren: Nicole, Kirk, Alex and Kristen; Levi, Kaitlyn; Danica and Julian. Survived by two sisters and two brothers: Ozzie Van Haverbeke (Joan) of Courtland; Mary (Walt Willaert) of Tillsonburg; Edna De Maeyer of Courtland (and late Joe, Oct. 8, 2006), Eric Van Haverbeke (Marilyn) of Langton and nieces, nephews and cousins. Predeceased by a sister, Lianna and her husband, the late Ray Register, and also predeceased by two nephews: Greg Van Haverbeke (Oct. 27, 1984) and Rick De Maeyer (May 31, 1988) and a sister-in-law Grace Van Haverbeke (June 4, 1996). Wilmert was a dedicated former employee of Cayuga Const. (Simcoe), where he was a drag line operator and former employee of Long's Lumber, Langton. The family will receive friends, relatives and neighbours on Thursday, 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the VERHOEVE FUNERAL HOME, 262 Broadway, Tillsonburg, 519-842- 4238 . Complete Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Wilmert Van Haverbeke to be conducted on Friday at 11 a.m. in the Verhoeve Funeral Home Chapel, Tillsonburg. Inurnment later in the Tillsonburg Cemetery. Memorial donations (by cheque only) payable to the "Ed De Sutter Dialysis Unit - T.D.M.H." or charity of your choice would be sincerely appreciated by Carol and the family. The Simcoe Reformer, Simcoe, Ontario - Posted online August 2008
MEULEMEESTER, Maria - Passed away, peacefully, surrounded with the love of Albert and her family, on Friday, Oct. 5th, 2012, at the Norfolk General Hospital, Simcoe, Maria (Vanhooren) Meulemeester of Langton, at the age of 82. Born in Vladslo, W.F., Belgium, daughter of the late Alois Vanhooren and the late former Pharailde Verhaeverbeke. Survived by her much loved husband and best friend of 59 years Albert Arthur Meulemeester. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of: Rosie and Bill Murchie of Norwich; Roger and Susan Meulemeester of Simcoe; Andre and Diane Meulemeester of Langton; Richard and Heather Meulemeester of Langton; Ronald and Lorraine Meulemeester of Vittoria; Lynda and Leigh Toft of Langton. Proud and loving grandmother of thirteen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Survived by a sister Madeleine and (Camiel Fasseel) of RR2 Port Burwell. Friends, neighbours and relatives will be received on Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the VERHOEVE FUNERAL HOME, 40 Queen Street, Langton ( 519-875-4464 ). C.W.L. Prayers Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. and Parish Prayers Tuesday evening at 8:00 p.m. Funeral Mass of Christian Burial on Wednesday, October 10th, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the Sacred Heart R.C. Church, Langton by Rev. Fr. Slawomir Szwagrzyk. Interment follows in the Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery, Langton. Memorial donations in Maria's memory, are payable (by cheque) to the "Sacred Heart Church" or the "Norfolk General Hospital Foundation"
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VANHOUTTEGHEM, Mr. Freddy -Vanhoutteghem of William Street, Delhi passed away at the Hamilton General Hospital on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 in his 70th year. Freddy had an avid passion for Racing Pigeons and was a member of various Racing Pigeon Clubs in the area. Loving father of Brian Vanhoutteghem, Port Burwell; Darlene Jones (Scott), Dawson Creek, B.C. and Eric Vanhoutteghem, Walsh. Cherished grandfather of Victoria & Cole. Dearest brother of Frida Catlin (Godfried), Belgium; Rika Vanhee (Willy), Belgium; Regina Harrison, Delhi and Walter Vanhoutteghem (Francine), Tillsonburg. Also survived by several nieces & nephews. Predeceased by his brother Eteinne Vanhoutteghem. A Celebration of Life Gathering for Freddy will be held at the Delhi Belgium Club on Saturday October 20, 2012 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Memorial Donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation can be made at the MURPHY FUNERAL HOME , Delhi (519) 582-1290 and will be gratefully appreciated by the family. Simcoe Reformer - www.simcoereformer.ca - Posted online 20 Oct 2012
VANNESTE-NOLF, Yolande Angele - Peacefully, at the Brantford General Hospital on Friday October 26, 2012, Yolande Angele Vanneste-Nolf passed away in her 87th year. Predeceased by her husband Roger (2002) and her son Roger (2006). Cherished mother of John (Patricia), Hilda (Warren), Luc (Pamela), Christine (Léopaul), Marianne (Peter), Katy (Rob), Annemieke and Caroline (Aubrey). Survived by daughter-in-law Kathy. Beloved grandmother of Stéphane (Katerine), Marc (Maureen), Nicholas, Stephanie (Scott), Andrew, Adrian (Andreia), Alex, Vanessa, Michelle, Michael and Thomas. Great-grandmother of Charlotte. Survived by her sister Josephine and brothers Maurits and Pol. Funeral arrangements entrusted to the DWAYNE D. BUDGELL FUNERAL HOME . A Memorial Mass will be held at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, 17 Washington Street, Paris on Monday October 29, 2012 at 11 am. Father Mike Bennett will officiate. In accordance with Yolande's wishes, cremation has already taken place. Donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences may be made at www.budgellfuneralhome.ca
VAN HOVE, Mr. Julien (Judy) - Formerly of Adams Avenue, Delhi passed away peacefully at the Delrose Retirement Residence, Delhi on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in his 91st year. Judy was born on December 29, 1921 to his parents, Camiel & Marie. Predeceased by his beloved first wife Irene (Verbeke) Van Hove (1999). Survived by his second wife Mariette (Collver) Van Hove. Loving father of Rose Marie Travale (Rick), Delhi; Marlene Weiler (Harv), Delhi and Michael Van Hove (Yvonne), RR 1 Simcoe. Cherished Grandpa to Tara DeMaere (Paul), Tim Weiler (Marie), Shawn Weiler (Deb), Carissa Engell (Shawn), Jason Van Hove, Christopher Van Hove (Eliesha), and Adam Van Hove (Larissa). Wonderful great grandfather "G.G" to Sierra & Jaiden DeMaere, Zachary & Nicholas Weiler, and Aidan & Ayla Weiler. Dearest brother to Elsie Godelie, Richard Van Hove, Lucienne Monsere (Roger), and John Van Hove. Also survived by several extended children, grandchildren, and nieces & nephews. Predeceased by his sister Juliette Dewannemaeker & husband Roger Dewannemaeker, sister-in-law Ileen Van Hove, brother-in-law Hector Godelie, and sister-in-law Yvonne Van Hove. Judy was a tobacco farmer for many years. Member of the Delhi Belgium Club and Former Member of the Delhi - La Salette Knights of Columbus. Former Trustee of the Banner School. He enjoyed farm auctions, yard sales and had 5 of everything. He was an avid joke teller. His grandchildren fondly remember sitting on his lap while listening to his animal stories. Friends may call at the MURPHY FUNERAL HOME,Delhi for visitation on Thursday from 2:00 to 4:00 & 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and for Parish Prayers at 3:30 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs Roman Catholic Church, Delhi on Friday, November 2, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Fr. Alan Dufraimont officiating. Interment in Delhi Cemetery. Donations to the Delhi Community Health Centre or the Norfolk General Hospital Foundation will be gratefully appreciated by the family. – Simcoe Reformer - Posted online 1 November 2012
VANEVERY, Matthew - Suddenly as the result of an automobile accident on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at the age of 45 years. Beloved partner of Marlene Hiltz. Loving son of Elaine (Kitty) VanEvery and Ken Martin, and the late Basil VanEvery. Dear brother of Curt (Marie), Lynn (Larry), Cindy, Micheal (Debbie), Ryan (Christine), Kate (Mike), and the late Danny. Matthew will also be fondly remembered and sadly missed by many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. The family will honour his life with visitation at the Hyde & Mott Chapel of R.H.B. ANDERSON FUNERAL HOMES Ltd., 60 Main Street South, Hagersville on Saturday 7-9 and on Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where Funeral Service will be held in the chapel on Monday, November 19, 2012 at 11 a.m. Interment Stumphall Cemetery, Six Nations. As an expression of sympathy donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation. www.rhbanderson.com - Presented By Simcoe Reformer, November 16, 2012
In memoriam of Jerry Victor Van Daele, 03/25/1946 - 11/17/2012 - Mr Jerry Van Daele, a resident of Wallaceburg, passed away at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance “Sydenham Campus“, in Wallaceburg at the age of 66 years. Son of the late Marcel and Simonne (Spiessens) Van Daele. Dear husband of Mary Lou (Van Waterschoot) Van Daele. Loving father of Stacey (Eric) Bezanson, Kim (Ray) McNeil and Shawn (Clint) Van Daele. Sadly missed by his grandchildren Matthew, Megan, David, Connor and Jared. Predeceased by a brother Terry. Kind brother-in-law of Judy Van Daele, Liza (Bob) Hunter, Hilda (Hugo) Menheere, Henrietta (Leo) De Smit, Carla (Kent) Peterson, Pete (Linda) Van Waterschoot, Mary Agnes (Brian) Bogaert. Resting at the Eric F. Nicholls Funeral Home (639 Elgin St. Wallaceburg 519-627-2861 ). Visitation will be on Sunday, November 18, 2012 from 7-9 pm. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, November 29, 2012 From Our Lady Help of Christians Church at 10:30am, with Fr. Greg Bonin, Celebrant. Interment in Riverview Cemetery. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society may be left at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.ericfnichollsfuneralhome.com. As a living memorial, a tree will be planted in Nicholls Memorial Forest in memory of Jerry Van Daele. NICHOLLS FUNERAL HOME LIMITED - Posted online 17 November 2012 140
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Belgians in the 1900 US Census: FLORIDA By Chuck VandenEeden Alachua County Name Relation Sex Birthdate Status BirthPlace/Father/Mother Emig./Nat. Occupation Waldo ED: 1 404/560 Lanser, Robert Head m May 1840 s Belgium/Belgium/Belgium 1889 truck farmer
Brevard County Name Relation Sex Birthdate Status BirthPlace/Father/Mother Emig./Nat. Occupation Titusville ED: 23 258/259 Brady, Abina Head m Apr 1822 wd Belgium/Belgium/Belgium 1850 ? keep house 258/259 Brady, Josephine Dghter f Apr 1861 s Alabama/Switzerland/Belgium none 258/259 Morgan, Fredrich head m Aug 1865 m-3 Wales/Wales/Wales 1883 clerk office 258/259 Morgan, Albine Wife m May 1869 m-3 Alabama/Switzerland/Belgium keep house 340/344 Brady, Louis Head m Mar 1869 m-5 Alabama/France/Belgium grocer 340/344 Brady, Daisy Wife m Dec 1870 m-5 Mass./Massachusetts/Mass keep house 340/344 Brady, Edward Head m Jul 1860 wd Alabama/France/Belgium
Citrus County Hartshorn ED: 27 390/397 Dosleir, Constant Servant m Feb 1841 s Belgium/Belgium/Belgium 1874 laborer
Dade County Miami ED: 27 390/401 Robertson, Charles head m Apr 1865 m-18 Kentucky/Kentucky/Iowa house painter 390/401 Robertson, Nellie Wife m Oct 1867 m-18 Illinois/Belgium/Kentucky keep house
DeSoto County Punta Gorda ED: 34 32/32 Connelly, M A Head f Jan 1843 wd England/Ireland/Belgium 1870 ? rooming house oper.
Duval County Mandarin ED: 40 113/115 Verelat, John Head m Apr 1858 s New Jersey/Belgium/Belgium farmer 113/115 Verelat, Anna M Mother f Nov 1833 wd Belgium/Belgium/Belgium ? ? keep house 113/115 Verelat, Annie Sister f Mar 1870 s New York/Belgium/Belgium teacher
Escambia County Pensacola ED: 20 306/321 Dubrese, Leon Head m Feb 1833 m-29 Belgium/Belgium/Belgium ? ? teacher 306/321 Dubrese, Matilda Wife f Mar 1840 m-29 Michigan/Michigan/Michigan keep house 306/321 Dubrese, Rose Dghter f Mar 1868 m Canada Eng/Belgium/Michigan ? 306/321 Dubrese, Allbert Son m Sep 1858 m Michigan/Belgium/Michigan ? 306/321 Dubrese, Fernando Son m Aug 1863 m Michigan/Belgium/Michigan ? 306/321 Dubrese, Leon Son m Sep 1865 m Canada Eng/Belgium/Michigan ? 306/321 Dubrese, Harry Son m Sep 1873 m? Michigan/Belgium/Michigan ? 306/321 Dubrese, Lewis Son m Aug 1879 s Michigan/Belgium/Michigan ? 306/321 Dubrese, Matilda Dghter f Apr 1884 s Kansas/Belgium/Michigan ? 306/321 Goss, Joseph Son-i-L m Aug 1860 m England/Belgium/Michigan ? ? ?
Hillsborough County College Hill ED: 59 227/230 Dubosch, Arsh* Head m Jun 1864 m-4 Belgium/Belgium/Belgium 1881 cigarmaker 227/230 Dubosch, Thirisa Wife f Oct 1866 m-4 Austria/Austria/Austria ? ? keep house 227/230 Dubosch, Rosa Dghter f Sep 1899 s Florida/Belgium/Austria school Port Tampa ED: 65 743/761 Sezeys, John Head m May 1850 m-25 Belgium/Belgium/Belgium 1870 engineer ship 743/761 Sezeys, Jennie Wife f Jul 1851 m-25(14/4) Florida/England/Scotland keep house 743/761 Sezeys, Nelson Son m Oct 1878 s Florida/Belgium/Florida oiler ship 743/761 Sezeys, Irene Dghter f Jan 1883 s Louisiana/Belgium/Florida 743/761 Sezeys, John Son m Dec 1891 s Florida/Belgium/Florida 743/761 Sezeys, Ida M Dghter f Aug 1893 s Florida/Belgium/Florida Precinct 29 ED: 64 181/184 Jacqmain, Edward Head m Sep 1861 m-16 Florida/Belgium/Germany bottler 181/184 Jacqmain, Sarah A Wife m Mar 1862 m-16 Florida/Germany/Germany keep house Tampa ED: 66 385/407 Castaing, Virginia Boarder f Jun 1866 s Louisiana/France/Belgium none 66/68 Roels, Ambrose Head m Mar 1843 m-32 Belgium/France/Belgium 1884 ship carpenter 66/68 Roels, Mary Wife f Dec 1849 m-32 France/France/Florida ? ? keep house 66/68 Roels, Peter Son m Sep 1883 s France/Belgium/Florida ship carpenter
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Name Relation Sex Birthdate Status BirthPlace/Father/Mother Emig./Nat. Occupation 1010/1051 Middlebrook, Zera Head m Nov 1872 m-1 Georgia/Georgia/Georgia engineer stationary 1010/1051 Middlebrook, Ambrosina Wife f Oct 1878 m-1 France/Belgium/France ? ? keep house Tampa ED: 69 753/881 Mcbemus, Theo* Head m 1855? s Belgium/Belgium/Belgium 1873 clergyman Tarpon Springs ED: 58 93/93 Castaing, Victor Head m Mar 1853 m-11 Louisiana/France/Belgium painter 93/93 Castaing, Cara Wife m Dec 1869 m-11 Kentucky/Massachusetts/Maine keep house 98/98 Castaing, Willis Head m Jan 1856 m-16 Louisiana/France/Belgium carpenter 98/98 Castaing, Annie Wife f Aug 1852 m-16 N. Carolina/N. Carolina/N. Carolina keep house
Marion County Ocala ED: 86 133/138 Bogie, Cawella Head f Jan 1864 wd France/France/Belgium ? ? landlady 434/466 Van Eafen, Emil Head m Mar 1866 wd Belgium/Belgium/Belgium 1888 ? owner
Monroe County Key West ED: 103 248/248 Bockes, George H Head m Apr 1834 m Belgium/Germany/Germany 1848 Sea Captain 248/248 Bockes, Gertrude L Wife f Apr 1854 m-28 Florida/Ireland/Bahama keep house 248/248 Bockes, Mervyn L Son m Aug 1878 s Florida/Belgium/Florida 248/248 Bockes, Rosalee A Dghter f May 1884 s Florida/Belgium/Florida
Nassau County Fernandina ED: 110 486/543 Beugnet, Leopold Head m May 1850 m-20 Belgium/France/Belgium 1884 clerk court 486/543 Bengnet, Mary Wife f Apr 1848 m-20 Massachusetts/England/Ohio keep house 486/543 Bengnet, William L Son m Apr 1883 s Florida/Belgium/Massachusetts school 486/543 Bengnet, Beaulah Dghter f Oct 1887 s Florida/Belgium/Massachusetts school 486/543 Bengnet, Harry Son m Jul 1892 s Florida/Belgium/Massachusetts
Orange County Lake Maitland ED: 117 314/314 Reynaert, John Head m May 1843 s Belgium/Belgium/Belgium 1882 priest Sanford ED: 119 167/196 Miller, T J Head m Mar 1852 m-19 Belgium/Belgium/Belgium ? Na cabinet maker 167/196 Miller, Isadore E Wife f Apr 1864 m-19 New Jersey/New York/New Jersey keep house 167/196 Miller, Oliver J Son m May 1882 s Kansas/Belgium/New Jersey school 175/205 Millis, F L Head m Aug 1878 m-1 Florida/Belgium/New Jersey clerk/salesman 175/205 Millis, Maud Wife f Dec 1881 m-1 Florida/Ireland/Georgia keep house
Pasco County Anclote ED: 129 401/405 Anderson, Barney Head m Jun 1857 m-15 Belgium/Belgium/Belgium 401/405 Anderson, Martha E Wife f Oct 1867 m-15 Florida/England/Belgium laborer 401/405 Anderson, William B Son m Jun 1887 m-15 Florida/Belgium/Florida keep house 401/405 Anderson, Helena M Dghter f Jan 1890 s Florida/Belgium/Florida school 401/405 Anderson, Barnetta Dghter f Nov 1891 s Florida/Belgium/Florida school 401/405 Anderson, Minnie Dghter f Mar 1894 s Florida/Belgium/Florida 401/405 Anderson, Alice Dghter f Dec 1896 s Florida/Belgium/Florida 401/405 Anderson, Theodore Son m Aug 1899 s Florida/Belgium/Florida San Antonio ED: 128 64/65 Claessens, Raymond employee m Sep 1848 wd Belgium/Belgium/Belgium 1891 St Leo Military Coll. 64/65 Claessens, Frank student m Jan 1882 s France/Belgium/Belgium 1891 St Leo Military Coll. 121/122 Roche, Joseph Leo Head m May 1868 m-4 France/Belgium/France 1888 ? farmer 121/122 Roche, Mary Wife f Nov 1879 m-4 Florida/Georgia/Florida keep house 121/122 Roche, Joseph son m Sep 1897 s Florida/France/Florida 121/122 Roche, Alfred Brother m Sep 1876 s France/Belgium/France ? ? farmer
Polk County Precinct 18 ED: 130 116/117 Beaumont, David A Head m Nov 1857 m-10 Belgium/Belgium/Belgium 1875 machinist Precinct 2 ED: 131 180/180 Remont, David Head m Nov 1858 m-10 Belgium/Belgium/France 1882 machinist 180/180 Remont, Rosa Wife f Oct 1875 m-10 Florida/Mississippi/Florida keep house 180/180 Remont, Louis Son m Aug 1891 s Florida/Belgium/Florida school 180/180 Remont, Paul W Son m May 1889 s Florida/Belgium/Florida school
Putnam County Precinct 17 ED: 149 69/69 Le Hardy, Charles Head m Dec 1867 m-8 Georgia/Belgium/Georgia farmer 69/69 Le Hardy, Amelia Wife f Mar 1870 m-8 Florida/S. Carolina/S. Carolina keep house 142
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Fun Facts: Belgian Historical Trivia
The Archives of the City of Brussels have kept the temporary work permit applications that foreign workers had to have shortly after WWII. Filled out by employers, these applications contain the names of many artists.
Among them was that of Stanley LAUREL.
In December 1947, the famous pair of comedians LAUREL and HARDY performed a skit at the Alhambra Theater as part of the end of the year Hollywood Parade. They played the part of two apprentice-drivers who were caught up with the police officer in charge of handing out driver’s licenses. The press of the day relates the great success of the two comedians in spite of the fact that the skit was all in English. Their act was one that surpassed language barriers. After Brussels, the pair performed across all of Belgium.
The theater seated 2,500 people, the largest in Brussels in the early days. It was located on the boulevard Emile Jacqmain and was a hot spot of Brussels culture from 1846 to 1974, first as a theater, later as a Music Hall. http://www.bruxelles.be/artdet.cfm/docUSdS9yI2sRY= http://www.bruxelles.be/artdet.cfm/7083 http://sofei-vandenaemet.skynetblogs.be/tag/theatre%20l%20alhambra
Without a doubt, it was between the two World Wars that the Alhambra saw its most memorable days, first under the direction of the famous music-hall expert, the Parisian Léon Volterra who put on sumptuous shows with 180 girls! He did not skimp on the means nor on the technical prowess to offer the public dazzling spectacles like the Centennial Review, which ran for five months in 1930, while Maurice Chevalier and Mistinguett ran 3 months. Volterra went bankrupt and The Alhambra was bought by the Van Stalle brothers who returned it to its previous glory. Charles Trénet, Josephine Baker, Libeau, Roels, Laurel and Hardy, Georges Guétary, Luis Mariano, Rose Amy, Jean Kipura, André Dassary, Fernandel, Jean Tranchant, Lucienne Boyer, José Janson,
http://imagesdebelgique.skynetblogs.be/archive/20 Gustave Libeau, Esther Deltenre, Zizi Festerat, etc. all performed there and the 09/10/12/le-theatre-de-l-alhambra-a-bruxelles.html public grew in number every year.
It is worth noting that during WWI, the Germans occupied the building. In 1917 it was used for the Raad van Vlaanderen Congress. The theater also had a famous bar: the Parrot. In 1920, Jazz was played there for the first time, by the Mitchell’s Jazz Kings as well as then yet unknown Sidney Bechet!
In 1955, the Alhambra was sold but the buyers were sued for fraudulent bankruptcy four years later! In 1958, the building was going to be turned into a parking lot but the project was aborted. Nothing else happened for the next 15 years. A series of organizations tried in vain to revive the Brussels Music-Hall temple.
In 1972, the technical services of the city of Brussels visited the place. Robert Goffaux quoted parts of the report in “Le Soir”: “In the basement, there is a total clutter of furniture, old materials and various objects among ceiling rubble and other layers of waste. The same can be said of the first floor and above: all the seats and corridors are covered in a thick layer of dust and pigeon droppings. (...) The whole building is filled with a pungent smell due to the pigeons as well as to the general humidity found in the show room, the corridors and other rooms. The humidity comes from the very poor state of the leaky roof where large openings can be seen. (...)As to the building structure itself, the report written by a delegate of the Public Works office allows us to conclude that "Apart from the main structure, the building is in a state that requires the utmost vigilance."
Mayor Lucien Cooremans, as a safety measure, demands the tearing down of the building. Some people raised their voices to save the building. Some even try to preserve the sumptuous façade made by architect Cluysenaer and the 4 caryatids of Charles Vander 143
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Stappen. After the demolition, an expert realized the caryatids were the work of Rodin. The commission on monuments and sites tried to classify the façade but the city authorities endorse the mayor's decision to demolish the Alhambra9, which finally disappears from Brussels’ landscape in 1977.
Many projects were proposed to fill the void of the empty lot: open-air parking, apartment and equipment building, a hotel, offices. Guy Gallez was so helpful in providing pictures of what now stands in the place of the old theater. Thank You, Guy!
9 La Tribune de Bruxelles also offers a picture of what the location looks like today in their “Before” and “After” section at http://www.tbx.be/fr/16.04/28/app.rvb - http://archives.lesoir.be/bruxelles-d-hier-et-d-aujourd-hui-lxxxix-les-girls-et-l_t-19931018-Z07CRL.html 144
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Abts, Albert p137 Camerlynch, Robert Hector Louis p117 Delannoy, Buckle W p134 Frymann, Fret C p120 Allaert, Jules p117 Castaing, Annie p142 Delannoy, Charles Felix p134 Gaeuopant, Leone p136 Allard, Joseph p138 Castaing, Cara p142 Delannoy, Charles Frank p134 Gaeuopant, Peter p136 Ameye, Linda Ann p129 Castaing, Victor p142 Delannoy, Clarence W p134 Garpoy, Edith p127 Ameye, Renee p129 Castaing, Virginia Boarder p141 Delannoy, Felix p133 Garpoy, Frederick p127 Ameye, Victor p129 Castaing, Willis p142 Delannoy, George C p135, 137 Garpoy, Gladis p127 Anderson, Alice p142 Castelein, Octaaf p117 DeLannoy, Helen p135 Garpoy, Marcella p127 Anderson, Barnetta p142 Castiau, Desire p138 Delannoy, Juliette p134 Garpoy, Maria p127 Anderson, Barney p142 Chase, Leah p128 DeLannoy, Martha p135, 137 Garpoy, Ronald p127 Anderson, Helena M p142 Chaufouraux, Armand H p117 Delannoy, Norbert p134 Geenens, Louis p117 Anderson, Martha E p142 Claes, Hypolite p131 Delannoy, Paul A. p134 Geimer, Victor Jr. p117 Anderson, Minnie p142 Claessens, Frank p142 Delannoy, Sarah p134 Gersch, Carlos p119, 120 Anderson, Theodore p142 Claessens, Raymond p142 Delfosse, Henri p132 Ghyselinck, Joseph p117 Anderson, William B p142 Clerici, A p132 Delfosse, Marie p132 Gillette, Fannie p130 Anthonis, Emile p117 Clerici, baby p132 Delichte, Alma p138 Girsh, Carlos p119, 120 Anthonis, Frank p117 Clerici, Mrs p132 Delichte, Auguste p138 Goedert, Nicholas p120 Arntz, Theodore p129 Cnuddle, Evariste p138 Delporte, Frank p117 Goegebuer, Alphonse p117 Arsenio, Julie p136 Cocklington, William p120 Deltner, Alexander p136 Goegebuer, Emil J p117 Arsenio, Marie Marg Rose L p136 Codenys, Alfons p117 Demack, Dominic p136 Goffaux, Robert p143 Arsenio, Mathias p136 Cola, Alice p136 Demack, Fred p136 Goossens, Abre p118 Arthur, May (Stanford) p139 Cola, Frank p136 Demack, George p136 Goss, Joseph p141 Baduel, Leopold p131 Cola, Henrette p136 Demack, Louise p136 Gossens, Desaurie p118 Balis, Auguste p132 Collignon, John B p120 Demolin, August p117 Groetch, Carlos p119 Baltes, Mary p127 Comfort, Silas p135 Denys, Alois p117 Grofils, Jules p118 Baltes, Michael p127 Connelly, M A p141 Depont, Achiel p117 Grosh, Jacob p120 Bangert, Anna p132 Cooremans, Lucien p143 Desmet, Paul p138 Haines, James p129 Bangert, Daniel p132 Corteville, Victor p117 Desnedt, Gustave p117 Haines, Walker p129 Bangert, Elisabeth p132 Cour, Elisa p132 Deturk, Peter p130 Halter, Henry p137 Bangert, Friedrich p132 Cour, Francois Gregoire p132 Devett, Louise p130 Halter, Philomene p137 Bangert, Georg p132 Cour, Josephine p132 Devolder, Joseph p117 Halter, Theophile p137 Bangert, Helena p132 Cour, Marie p132 Devolder, Leon p117 Hamman, John p120 Barbiaux, Lucy p130 Cour, Nestor p132 D'Haene, Jan p131 Hancart, Alfred p118 Bartelle, Arthur p137 Cour, Philomene p132 Dierckens, Achil p117 Heilman, Clarence R p129 Bartelle, Bernice p137 Crosby, Harriet p133 Dobbelaere, Octaaf p117 Heinercheidt, Isidore Pierre Olimpe p118 Bartelle, Germia p137 Curran, Cecilia p129 Dobbels, Remi p117 Hennard, Joseph p119, 120 Bartelle, Valente p137 Curran, Daniel Joseph p129 Doblelaere, Leonard p117 Henrard, Firmin p115 Bartet, Rene p117 Curran, Thomas J p129 Dosleir, Constant p141 Henrigilles, Joseph p120 Beaugard, Paul p138 Damman, Cyriel p117 Druet, Corrine p136 Heyse, Peter p120 Beaumont, David A p142 De Bosscher, Rene p117 Druet, Evelyne p136 Hockenberger, Charlie p127 Benard, Louis p120 de Caters, Guy p115 Druet, Florence p136 Hockenberger, Elda p127 Bengnet, Beaulah p142 de Caters, Pierre p113, 114 Druet, Frank p136 Hockenberger, Emma p127 Bengnet, Harry p142 de Clerck, Paul p133 Druet, Louise p136 Hockenberger, Golda p127 Bengnet, Mary p142 De Coninck, Leopold p117 Druet, May p136 Hockenberger, John p127 Bengnet, William L p142 De Keunink, Joseph Gustave p117 Druet, Oscar p136 Hockenberger, Ollievies p127 Bertouille, Richard p138 De Landtsheer, John Philip p117 Dubosch, Arsh* p141 Hockenberger, Welleslas p127 Beugnet, Leopold p142 de Lannoy, Fr Carolus Cyprianus p133 Dubosch, Rosa p141 Honis, Auguste p137 Bockes, George H p142 de Lannoy, Fr Charles Cyprien p135, 137 Dubosch, Thirisa p141 Honis, Camille p137 Bockes, Gertrude L p142 de Lannoy, Marie Constante p133 Dubrese, Allbert p141 Honis, Fredrick p137 Bockes, Mervyn L p142 de Lannoy, Nicolas Joseph p135 Dubrese, Fernando Son p141 Honis, Jenna p137 Bockes, Rosalee A p142 De Martleare, Henry p117 Dubrese, Harry p141 Honis, Martha p137 Bodden, John p129 De Meulenaere, Jules p117 Dubrese, Leon p141 Honis, Rose p137 Bogart, Joseph p120, 122 De Meyer, Louise p131 Dubrese, Leon p141 Hooge, Pierre p132 Bogie, Cawella p142 De Parade, Edouard p132 Dubrese, Lewis p141 Hougardy, Lucien Frank p118 Boryn, Herman Joseph p117 De Reu, Emma p131 Dubrese, Matilda p141 Hullebusch, Camiel p118 Boryn, Raymond p117 De Reu, Irma p131 Dubrese, Matilda p141 Hullebusch, Gustaf p118 Bossuyt, Constant p138 De Reu, Triphon p131 Dubrese, Rose p141 Humez, Alexander F p130 Bossuyt, Pierre p138 De Schraives, Joseph p120 Ducat, Adelaide p125 Humez, Palmyre p130 Brabandt, P p138 de Sorbus, Maria Constantia Thomas p133 Ducat, Jules p125 Jackart, Celina p137 Brady, Abina p141 De Vries, Harry p117 Ducat, Pauline p125 Jackart, Peter p137 Brady, Daisy p141 De Wandel, Michael Emiel p117 Ducoulombier, Gustaf p117 Jacopant, Annie p136 Brady, Edward p141 De Wolf, Hippolyte p131 Dufour, Morris W p120 Jacopant, Hongray? p136 Brady, Josephine p141 Debaene, Alois p117 Duke, Patrick p129 Jacopant, John p136 Brady, Louis p141 Debates, Henry J p117 Duyck, Remi p117 Jacopant, Joseph p136 Brandegram, Joseph p129 Debrue, Leonard p138 Ellewont. Theo p138 Jacopant, Jules p136 Brison, Charles Fr p136 Declercq, Suzanne p113 Elsen, Louis p117 Jacopant, Julie p136 Brison, Helene p136 Declerk, Cyriel p117 Fays, Peter p120 Jacopant, Levi p136 Brums, Marie p137 Decraene, Jules p138 Fermoyn, Hector p117 Jacqmain, Edward p141 Brydels, Gustaaf p117 Dejean, Hattie M p127 Fifi, Joseph p138 Jacqmain, Sarah A p141 Bultinck, Jerome p139 Dejean, Hector J p127 Fishman, Abraham p117 Jacques, Peter p119, 120, 121 Bultinck, Margaret p139 Dejean, Louie F p127 Flament, Frank p137 Jamaar, Anna p131 Burltinck, Aug p138 Dejean, Ruth A p127 Flament, George p137 Jamaar, Barbe p131 Burton, Henry p120 Dekeersgieter, Arthur p117 Forre, Emile p117 Jamaar, Francis p131 Cainey, Clement p136 Dekeersgieter, Evo p117 Fraipont, Emile p120 Jamaar, Joseph p131 Cainey, Cola p136 Dekeersgieter, Jules p117 Francart, Ferdinand p120, 123 Jamaar, Maria p131 Cainey, Justinie p136 DeLanghe, Constant p132 Francis, George p117 Jamaar, Norbert p131 Camerlinck, Oscar Julius p117 DeLannoy, Anne p135 Frere, Jules James p117 Jamett, Francis p118 145
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Jannee, Louis p120, 121 Monty, Henry p118 Schelstraete, Gustaf p118 Vandame, Joseph p127 Jensen, Arne Munck p139 Morell, Louis p137 Schmidt, Charles W, Jr. p118 Vandame, Josephine p127 Jensen, Norma p139 Morell, Louise p137 Schneider, Fanny p127 Vandame, Nellie p127 Jongbloet, Marie p131 Morell, Margaret p137 Selift, Marie Rose p128 Vandame, Silva p127 Joostens, John p118 Morgan, Albine p141 Sennesol, Alex p127 Vandamme, Paul J p118 Joris, Lea p128 Morgan, Fredrich p141 Sennesol, Edward p127 Vandecalsyde, Joseph p138 Keich, John p120 Morley, Benjamin Franklin p134 Sennesol, Linnie p127 Vandell, Peter p120 Keipes, Sebastian p120, 121 Morley, Sylvanus, Griswold p133 Sennesol, Louise p127 Vandenbosch, Elisabeth p135 Kocher, John p120, 124 Muss, Nicholas p120 Sezeys, Ida M p141 Vander Stappen, Charles p143 Kreck, Theodore p118 Naert, Honore p118 Sezeys, Irene p141 Vandereecken, Leo p118 Lague, Alois p118 Naessens, Albert p138 Sezeys, Jennie p141 Vandertaelen, Ferdinand p138 Lammens, Ed. p138 Nauson, Harry p118 Sezeys, John p141 Vandervest, Albert p123 Lamote, Auguste p131 Nays, Louis p120, 123 Sezeys, Nelson p141 Vandervest, Antoine p123 Landuyt, Cyril p118 Nelis, John B p120, 124 Simaae, Lucie p131 Vandervest, August p119, 120, 121 Lanser, Robert p141 Nellis, Eleonore p124 Sleppy, Minnie Adelaide p134 Vandervest, Charles p123 Lasever Heilma, Germa p129 Nicaise, Leon p118 Slippy, Minnie Adelaide p134 Vandervest, Emile p123 Laurel, Stanley p143 Nivard, Hubert p133 Smets, Isidore p131 Vandervest, Gaston p123 Lauwaert, Theofiel p118 Noynaert, Frank p118 Smith, Cathrine p127 Vandervest, Joseph C p119, 120 Le Hardy, Amelia p142 Office, Charles p120 Smith, John p127 Vandervest, Josephine p123 Le Hardy, Charles p142 Outer, Rene p132 Smith, Sophia p127 Vandervest, Marie p123 Leers, Adolf p118 Page, Albert p123 Snowden, Louisa p135 Vandervest, Philicien p123 Legot, Eugenie p124 Page, Ernest p123 Soetaert, Peter p118 Vanever, Matthew p140 LeHardy de Beaulieu, Louis p133 Page, Henry p123 Steyaert, Julien Emile p118 Vanhaverbeke, Leon p138 Leveque, Florent p118 Page, Joseph p123 Storez, Peter J p129 Vanhee, Gustave p118 Leveque, Joseph Polixene p118 Page, Theophile p123 Streff, John p120, 125 Vanhevel, Edmond p118 Liebrecht, Romanie p131 Paret, Maria p139 Swift, Ernest p137 Vanhoorenbeck, Aug. p138 Lisburg, Albert p127 Patou, Jean p131 Swinnen, Telisford p124 Vanhoutteghem, Freddy p140 Lisburg, Emma p127 Peers, Camille p131 Tack, Rene p118 Vanlanker, Achiel p118 Lisburg, Harry p127 Peeters, Rene p138 Taeyman, Wilfried p133 Vanlerberghe, Camiel p118 Lisburg, Maltilda p127 Petrus, Alphonse p131 Trokey, John p118 Vanneste‐Nolf, Yolande Angele p140 Lisburg, Mary p127 Petrus, Constant p131 Turney, Victor p127 Vanrees, William p118 Lisburg, Paul p127 Petrus, Gustaf p131 Tyck, Jules p114 Vanzant, John p119 Lisburg, Rosa p127 Petrus, Joseph p131 Van Beers, Peter John p118 Velghe, Henry p118 Lommen, Louis p118 Petrus, Justine p131 Van Belleghem, Desire p138 Verbeke, Arthur J p118 Luttig, John Baptiste p118 Petrus, Rosa p131 Van Brabant, Charles p138 Verbeke, Henry J p118 Luttig, John Peter p118 Pharasyn, Edouard p131 Van Brabant, George p138 Verelat, Anna M p141 Luttig, Nicholas p118 Pierle, Chester p127 Van Brabant, Helen evelyn (Alderson) p138 Verelat, Annie p141 Maes, Chas. p138 Pierle, Henry p127 Van Brabant, Victor Vier p138 Verelat, John p141 Maes, Edmond p131 Pierle, Jabez p127 Van Croegnest, Const. p138 Verhaeghe, Bruno p138 Maes, Francis p120 Pierle, Lewis D p127 Van de Moortel, Theophile p136 Verhaeghe, Jerome p138 Maessen, Gus p118 Pierle, Mattie p127 Van Den Barre, Alphonse p137 Verhoegen, August p132 Mahin, Clema p137 Piette, Marcel Gregoire p118 Van Den Barre, Erma p137 Verhoeven, Joseph p138 Mahin, Elie p137 Pillet, Eleanore p124 Van Den Barre, Frank p137 Verhoeven, Louis p138 Mahin, Jule p137 Pillet, Pierre p120, 124 Van Den Barre, Gust p137 Verkest, Margaret Maria p139 Mahin, Lena p137 Ponnet, Henry p118 Van Den Barre, Judeth p137 Vermeersch, Achiel p118 Manet, Flosie p136 Porignaux, Theophile p130 Van Den Barre, Leonie p137 Vermeersch, August p131 Manet, Gilma p136 Preype, Hector p131 Van den Marin, Arthur p137 Vermeersch, Charles p131 Manet, Gus p136 Preype, Henri p131 Van den Marin, Augusta p137 Vermeersch, Elise p131 Manet, Lena p136 Preype, Idalie p131 Van den Marin, Victoria p137 Vermeersch, Jos p131 Martin, Emily M p137 Preype, Marie p131 Van den Mere, Alexander p137 Verschort, Adolphe p138 Martin, Erma J p137 Quaeyhaegard, Jos p131 Van den Mere, Marie p137 Verschort, Charles p138 Martin, Marie Joseph p128 Raybrook, Joseph R p118 Van den Mere, Valentine p137 Viaene, Emeri p118 Martin, Marius p137 Reinquein, J B p131 Van Eafen, Emil p142 Volterra, Leon p143 Martin, Rene p137 Remont, David p142 Van Edegen, Bertha p137 Vondamme, Gustav p118 Martin, William J p137 Remont, Louis p142 Van Edegen, Frank p137 Walbroeck, Charles p138 Mcbemus, Theo* p142 Remont, Paul W p142 Van Edegen, Julie p137 Walleghem, Joeseph p118 McMullen, Katheen p129 Remont, Rosa p142 Van Edegen, Raymond p137 Wallot, Nellie p128 Meesmans, George p119, 120, 121 Reynaert, John p142 Van Eenos, John p118 Warlop, Emma p131 Meiresonne, Charles p131 Ring, David p133 Van Eyken, Frank p136 Warlop, Theophile p131 Menu, Charles p138 Ring, Sarah Jane p133 Van Eyken, John F p136 Whiteside, Norman Richard p139 Menu, Felix p138 Risbowne, Theodore p119 Van Eyken, Marie p136 Willaert, August p131 Mestdagh, Jules p118 Robertson, Charles head p141 Van Gathern, Alphonse p130 Willems, Petrus p131 Michaux, J Philip p129 Robertson, Nellie p141 Van Haverbeke, Carol (Long) p139 Woodville DeLannoy, Clarence p134 Michene, denis p129 Roche, Alfred p142 Van Haverbeke, Omer p139 Wulffing, Alexander A p130 Middlebrook, Ambrosina p142 Roche, Joseph p142 Van Haverbeke, Wilmert Gerard p139 Wynant, Frank p138 Middlebrook, Zera p142 Roche, Joseph Leo p142 Van Hove, Julien p140 Mignolet, Jean Jacques p118 Roche, Mary p142 Van Laer, Romein p131 Miller, Isadore E p142 Roels, Ambrose p141 Van Luchene, Raymond p118 Miller, Oliver J p142 Roels, Mary p141 Van Raes, Aug. p138 Miller, T J p142 Roels, Peter p141 Van Raes, Jean p138 Millis, F L p142 Rosbourne, Theodore p120 Van Raes, Paul p138 Millis, Maud p142 Rostan, Amedee p138 Van Varenbergh, Jules p131 Milquet, Gregoire p120, 121 Ruch, August p127 Van Walleghen, Camille p138 Minney, Teaffle p118 Rumbout, Charles p119, 120 Van Zandt, John p120 Mischel, Pierre p120, 121 Salman, Clementine p125 Vandame, ? p127 Monaux, Isabella p128 Scheire, Casimir p132 Vandame, Fredrick p127 146