  Tarkus Member Username: Tarkus Post Number: 538 Registered: 04-2006 |
Grandmother came over from Ninove Belgium legally thru Ellis Island in 1919. Settled on Philip near Kerchaval. | ||
Digitalvision Member Username: Digitalvision Post Number: 892 Registered: 11-2003 |
Grandfather came over around 1925, met my grandmother around 1930 and settled in your grandmother's neighborhood and was a minister at an Episcopal church near there. | ||
Steelworker Member Username: Steelworker Post Number: 1104 Registered: 02-2004 |
I know my grandmas grandpa was from belgium and he married a german they raised my grandma in the family home in the Eastside of Detroit. | ||
Mbr Member Username: Mbr Post Number: 401 Registered: 03-2005 |
Gazette van Detroit Newspaper http://www.gazettevandetroit.c om/ | ||
Eastburn Member Username: Eastburn Post Number: 209 Registered: 03-2008 |
Mom came from Dienze, Belgium in 1923 or so. Married a Scots/Irish Canadian whose family emigrated to the colonies from Ireland pre revolutionary war then went to Canada because they were true Orangemen. United Empire loyalists. I guess with that background, I'm an American. | ||
Diane12163 Member Username: Diane12163 Post Number: 56 Registered: 07-2008 |
Father born in small town in Belgium and came over on the boat when he was 2 years old. Belgian town pronounced (Skoofascapalla). | ||
Diane12163 Member Username: Diane12163 Post Number: 57 Registered: 07-2008 |
Tarkus: My grandparents lived on Philip, too. Do you know any VanHollebeke's? | ||
Tarkus Member Username: Tarkus Post Number: 565 Registered: 04-2006 |
I don't I'll ask my parents and Aunt. Their address was 2156 Philip b/t Vernor and Kercheval. | ||
Diane12163 Member Username: Diane12163 Post Number: 65 Registered: 07-2008 |
Thanks Tarkus. I can't recall their cross streets off hand. Their house was cool, though. It had the main floor and a fully livable basement with kitchen, bedroom, living room and full bath. Upstairs there was a one bedroom apartment where a hungarian friend, Susie lived. My folks stayed up there for awhile before Susie came. Grandparents names were Maurice and Irma. Dad was Marcel. Mom is Margaret and dad has a sister Yvonne. |
