Emile Dominic or Dominique Bogaerts became a United States citizen in 1937, in Wapello County, Iowa.
In the July 1908 Border Crossings from Canada to the United States, Dominique Bogaerts, age 24, is listed as entering the U.S. with his wife Auralia, age 21, and their son Jaques, age 9 months. The family had arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from Charleroi, Belgium, and their destination was listed as Illinois. Dominque's occupation was a coal miner. His father's name was given as Charles Bogaerts.
Note: Name is spelled Emil in the obituary from Ottumwa Courier, May 24, 1962:
Emil D. Bogaerts, 77, of 715 S. Moore died Wednesday at 9 p.m. at the Ideal Rest Home at 309 Richmond. He had been in ill health for several months.
Mr. Bogaerts was a retired coal miner. He was born in Belgium April 5, 1885, the son of Charles and Elizabeth Van Buren Bogaerts. He came to the United State in 1908 and had lived in Illinois and Lucas County prior to moving to Ottumwa in 1942.
Surviving are his wife, Ann; one son, Jack Bogaerts in Illinois; two daughters, Mrs. Zella Christopher in Illinois and Mrs. Joyce Shoemaker of Holyoke, Mass.; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and one brother and two sisters in Belgium.
He was preceded in death by five sons, two daughters, and two brothers.
The funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Chapel with Rev. John J. Collins, pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, officiating. Burial will be in Shaul Cemetery.
In the July 1908 Border Crossings from Canada to the United States, Dominique Bogaerts, age 24, is listed as entering the U.S. with his wife Auralia, age 21, and their son Jaques, age 9 months. The family had arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from Charleroi, Belgium, and their destination was listed as Illinois. Dominque's occupation was a coal miner. His father's name was given as Charles Bogaerts.
Note: Name is spelled Emil in the obituary from Ottumwa Courier, May 24, 1962:
Emil D. Bogaerts, 77, of 715 S. Moore died Wednesday at 9 p.m. at the Ideal Rest Home at 309 Richmond. He had been in ill health for several months.
Mr. Bogaerts was a retired coal miner. He was born in Belgium April 5, 1885, the son of Charles and Elizabeth Van Buren Bogaerts. He came to the United State in 1908 and had lived in Illinois and Lucas County prior to moving to Ottumwa in 1942.
Surviving are his wife, Ann; one son, Jack Bogaerts in Illinois; two daughters, Mrs. Zella Christopher in Illinois and Mrs. Joyce Shoemaker of Holyoke, Mass.; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and one brother and two sisters in Belgium.
He was preceded in death by five sons, two daughters, and two brothers.
The funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Chapel with Rev. John J. Collins, pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, officiating. Burial will be in Shaul Cemetery.
Emile Dominic or Dominique Bogaerts became a United States citizen in 1937, in Wapello County, Iowa.
In the July 1908 Border Crossings from Canada to the United States, Dominique Bogaerts, age 24, is listed as entering the U.S. with his wife Auralia, age 21, and their son Jaques, age 9 months. The family had arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from Charleroi, Belgium, and their destination was listed as Illinois. Dominque's occupation was a coal miner. His father's name was given as Charles Bogaerts.
Note: Name is spelled Emil in the obituary from Ottumwa Courier, May 24, 1962:
Emil D. Bogaerts, 77, of 715 S. Moore died Wednesday at 9 p.m. at the Ideal Rest Home at 309 Richmond. He had been in ill health for several months.
Mr. Bogaerts was a retired coal miner. He was born in Belgium April 5, 1885, the son of Charles and Elizabeth Van Buren Bogaerts. He came to the United State in 1908 and had lived in Illinois and Lucas County prior to moving to Ottumwa in 1942.
Surviving are his wife, Ann; one son, Jack Bogaerts in Illinois; two daughters, Mrs. Zella Christopher in Illinois and Mrs. Joyce Shoemaker of Holyoke, Mass.; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and one brother and two sisters in Belgium.
He was preceded in death by five sons, two daughters, and two brothers.
The funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Chapel with Rev. John J. Collins, pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, officiating. Burial will be in Shaul Cemetery.
In the July 1908 Border Crossings from Canada to the United States, Dominique Bogaerts, age 24, is listed as entering the U.S. with his wife Auralia, age 21, and their son Jaques, age 9 months. The family had arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from Charleroi, Belgium, and their destination was listed as Illinois. Dominque's occupation was a coal miner. His father's name was given as Charles Bogaerts.
Note: Name is spelled Emil in the obituary from Ottumwa Courier, May 24, 1962:
Emil D. Bogaerts, 77, of 715 S. Moore died Wednesday at 9 p.m. at the Ideal Rest Home at 309 Richmond. He had been in ill health for several months.
Mr. Bogaerts was a retired coal miner. He was born in Belgium April 5, 1885, the son of Charles and Elizabeth Van Buren Bogaerts. He came to the United State in 1908 and had lived in Illinois and Lucas County prior to moving to Ottumwa in 1942.
Surviving are his wife, Ann; one son, Jack Bogaerts in Illinois; two daughters, Mrs. Zella Christopher in Illinois and Mrs. Joyce Shoemaker of Holyoke, Mass.; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and one brother and two sisters in Belgium.
He was preceded in death by five sons, two daughters, and two brothers.
The funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Chapel with Rev. John J. Collins, pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, officiating. Burial will be in Shaul Cemetery.
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