Julius Vanderschaegen 
Born: 7-Mar-1884Died: 15-Oct-1959 There seems to be a difference of opionion on when he was born and died. Anyone know for sure???
Born in Ruddervoorde, Belgium
birth 17 March 1884, Ruddervoorde (B), died 20 April 1954, Iron Belt, Wisconsin
Comments: He was also known as Jules and Chick.
The following is from Johan Verplancke of Belgium:
Julius made his passage aboard the Zeeland, probably a ship chartered by the Red Star Line. Departure : Antwerpen 05/05/1906. Arrival : New York 15/05/1906. His final destination was : "brother A. Vanderschaege Iron Belt, Wisc". According to the Venesoen reports Julius declared that his brother Auguste worked for a year on a farm in the Iron Belt WI and earned there $2.00 per day. These records about the statement of Julius (May, 1906) are very remarkable because they aren't consistent with the statement of his brother Richard (Jun, 1906) and with the statements of the brothers De Vos (Apr, 1906 - brothers in law to Auguste Vanderschaeghe - who both declared that Auguste worked for a year in a factory and earned $2.50 per day) ...
