Eugenie DeVos

Born: 19-May-1883
Died: 2-May-1961 Born in Ruddervoorde.
Died in Ironwood, MI Gogebic County
Buried in Iron Belt, WI Iron County

Comments: AD 1883 May, 19th, at 05:00 PM, before us, Bernardus Devisschere, acting alderman,charged to take care of the registry office of the village of Ruddervoorde, district of Bruges, province of West-Flanders, has appeared August Devos, worker, 31 years old, born and living in Ruddervoorde, who has shown us a female baby born in Ruddervoorde yesterday at 05:00 PM; a child of him and of Clemence Roose, his wife, housekeeper, 22 years old,born at Lichtervelde and living at uddervoorde. He declared he wanted to give Eugénie as first name. These declaration and presentation happened in the presence of Francies Van Paemel, worker, 52 years old, and Sebastianus Noë, shopkeeper, 59 years old; both witnesses are no relatives of the father and they both live in Ruddervoorde.After the certificate had been read to them, thefirst witness joined us in signing it; the father and the second witness didn't sign because they couldn't.

Eugenie's Family

Spouse: August VanDerSchaegen (Married 2-Jun-1902)
Children: Valere Joseph VanDerSchaegen, Zulma Maria Godelieva VanDerSchaegen, Martha Maria Madeleine Vanderschaeghe, Michael VanDerSchaegen, Rudolph "Rudy" Maurice VanDerSchaegen, Mary (Marge) Magdalene Sofia VanDerSchaegen, Wilbert (Bill) (Sippy) Leo VanDerSchaegen, Philomena (Minnie) Agnes VanDerSchaegen, Lily Eugenie VanDerSchaegen
Married in Ruddervoorde, Belgium

June 1905 : August Vanderschaeghe migrated from Belgium to the USA. Destination : Iron Belt, WI.

1906 - 1909 : August lived in Iron Belt, WI where he worked in an iron ore mine. Michael and Rudolph were born there.

1910 - 1914 : August and Eugenie lived in Savage, MN where their son Wilbert and their daughters Mary and Philomena were born.

1918 : They were living in Hinckley, MN

1926 : They were living in Cloverdale, MN on a farm where Lillian was born.

1930 : They were living in Sandstone, MN on a poultry farm.

1933 : They moved back to Iron Belt, WI

1938 - 1947 : They lived in Knight, WI, where August worked as laborer on the WPA Sewer Project and they raised chickens and sold them and eggs to the local stores.

1947 - 1960 : They lived in Iron Belt, WI.

1960 - : They moved to Pence, WI. after the state took their home for a new highway.

Eugenie's Heritage

Parents: Augustus DeVos, Clemence Roose
Siblings: Edmond DeVos, Julius DeVos, Arthur Joseph DeVos

Eugenie's Picture Album