August VanDerSchaegen

Comments: August and his wife, Eugenie DeVos, accompanied by their son Valere and their daughter Selma Marie came to America in 1905. Three additional children, Sarah, Martha and Flora were born to this union but died as babies.

The following is from Johan Verplancke of Belgium:
He was the first of the Vanderschaeghe-familymembers who emigrated. He travelled with his family : his wife Eugenie De Vos and their son Valère and their daughters Zulma and Martha.  They travelled on board of the
Kroonland, a ship of the Red Star Line.  The ship departed from Antwerpen
(Belgium) on 10/06/1905 and arrived at New York on 20/06/1905.  As
destination for his passage he gave : friend Alphonse Vervalle, Hurley WI.

AD 1879 April, 4th, 10:00 AM, before us Bernardus Devisschere, "alderman", civil servant charged to take care of the registry office of the village of Ruddervoorde, district of Bruges, province of West-Flanders, has appeared : Henri Vanderschaeghe, nurseryman, 30 years old, born in Wingene and living in Ruddervoorde, who has shown us a baby male, born here today at 04:00 AM, a child of him and of Philomena De Corte, his wife, housekeeper, 27 years old, born and living in Ruddervoorde. He declares he want to give the baby as first name Auguste.  The declaration and presentation mentioned above happened in the presence of Henri Deneweth,
"town clerk", 28 years old and René Devriese, policeman, 42 years old.
Both witnesses aren't relatives of the father, and both live in Ruddervoorde.

The father and the two witnesses did sign this certificate after it has been read to them.