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4 INFORMATION This booklet of the familly history and genealogy of the Palmer family is compiled for my friends in Manito, Havana -IL, Scappoose and Portland-OR. Research of the family started in 1996 after a visit to Clarence L. Palmer in Manito-IL who married my ex sister in law Ardith L. Smit. Clarence introduced me to many Palmers and their relatives and friends in Manito. The Palmers and their friends DeSutter told me that they were of Dutch origin. Clarence grandfather was born in Isendieka -IJzendijke- Netherlands. The Palmer families in the Manito-area Ilinois are descendants from Belgian forefathers and one of their desendants, Leonardus from Biervliet- Zeeland in the Netherlands, immigrate in the year His family name was -van Pamelen-, arrived with wife and three sons at Castle Garden, New York State, November The American immigration officer wrote his name down as: Leo Van Palmer. I started my research in the archives of the City Council of Oostburg in 1996, and found only 2 of the 3 sons. The missing one was Engelbertus (D.10.1.) who was not even mentioned in the Dutch book: 'Emigrants to America '. Found him by a de Zutter desent, Fons De Milliano's spouse in Terneuzen. By him I got in contact with Herman Hamelijnck from IJzendijke, a relative of Leonardus's spouse Hendrika, he also had most of the van Pamelen families in his parentage of the Hamelijnck's. The Palmer's in Manito-L did'nt know anything of the were about of Petrus, till I got an in 2003 from Marilyn J. Huffman-Palmer from Scappoose-OR, who found 'van Pamelen' on my website: timsview.nl. She provided me with all relatives of her greatgrandfather Petrus Palmer (D.10.6.). Roger van Pamelen from Breskens is the one who completed the descendants of 'Dutch' son Venantius. The book "It's good to remember", Volume-I of the 'Manito Historical Society' is a book with family stories written by desendants up to the year Volume-II is issued in In Volume-I are complete stories of the Palmer's and the DeSutter's which I used to complete the genealogy of the 'van Pamelen' family, compiled with Dutch information which I found in several archives. Harold Palmer from Havana-IL at last, provided me with the parentage of his grandfather August Palmer. CIVIL REGISTRATION The United States Census is a decennial census mandated by the United States Constitution. The population is enumerated every 10 years and the results are used to allocate Congressional seats, congressional apportionment, electoral votes, and government program funding. Decennial U.S. Census figures are based on actual counts of persons dwelling in U.S. residential structures. They include citizens, non-citizen legal residents, non-citizen long-term visitors and illegal immigrants. The Census Bureau bases its decision about whom to count on the concept of usual residence. Usual residence, a principle established by the Census Act of 1790, is defined as the place a person lives and sleeps most of the time. For the first six censuses ( ), enumerators recorded only the names of the heads of household and a general demographic accounting of the remaining members of the household. Beginning in 1850, all members of the household were named on the census. The census enumerators were typically from the village or neighborhood and often knew the residents. The first cencus was taken on August 2,1790. The 1850 census was a landmark year in American census-taking. It was the first year in which the census bureau attempted to record every member of every household, including women, children and slaves. In Europe, Napoleon, as the emperor of France, maybe, heard of this actual US-counts of inhabitants and launched his plan in Registration of baptising, marriages and funerals in Belgium and Zeeland before 1796, was done by Roman Catholic priests and written in Latin. After the annexation of the Southern Netherlands -Zeeland-, by the French Empire, the french law including the Code Civil --the French Civil Code-- came into force on January 1,1811. Part from the Code Civil was the Etat Civil, the civil registration. Between September 22,1798 and September 23,1800 (year VII and VIII of the Batavian Republican calender in Flanders) the marriage contract took place in the capital of the cantons. The marriages were done by the president of the 'municipalité de canton' who wrote the marriage in separate registers. This period is known as municipal administration. In Zeelandic Flanders there were five cantons, named Axel, Hulst, IJzendijke Oostburg and Sluis. The marriage registers of this period are missing in the individual council's cival registration registers. Some village councils kept registers with copies of this marriage licenses, only from village citizens. Some areas in the Netherlands started earlier with civil registration. In the Southern province of Zeeland these were Zeelandic-Flanders (Zeeuws Vlaanderen) and Vlissingen, which were annexated in 1796 and 1808 by the French. The civil servant, who became the specialised official was appointed in every municipality with registration of the births, marriages and deceased inhabitants. Most of them could not read and write so this servant wrote the names down as they were spoken in french. Who was a born van Pamelen was registrated as Vanpamel or Van Paemel, Franciscus as Francois or Francies, Petrus as Petri, Jacobus as Jacques or Jacobi. All certificates were written in the french language untill 1806 and who married after, as Francois Van Paemel became Franciscus Vanpamel or van Pamelen, Laureyns as Laurentius, Jacques and Jacobi as Jacobus. Official registration in the whole Kingdom of The Netherlands began in The Republican calender was introduced by the french in First day of the year was September 22,1792 on the french calender: day one of Vendémiaire, first year of the French Republic. A Republican year had 12 month of 30 days. All certificates got the dates according to the Republican calender, f.i. the fifthteens day (5 April) of the month Germinal (March-April) of the twelfth year (1804) of the French Republic. Civil Register of Certificates (22 June 4th year - 21 July, 14th and last year of the Republican calender, were written in the french language. End of annexation by the France Empire came in The United States Federal Census gave a lot of information of the Palmer families in the USA. Also source citations, such as marriage and death indexes, passenger lists, civilian draft registrations, naturalisation records, Civil Registration Netherlands and Belgium and many websites of digitilised records were searched for over 15 years to make this booklet as it is today. I, and persons mentioned, took the opportunity to dig up the past, to ensure your children know their ancestors. With thanks to all persons whom were involved.

5 CONTENTS D.10.1.a. = first child of D grandchild of D greatgrandchild of D. Van Pamelen Family Tree Page 1. Pedigree of the Flemish, Dutch and US families. The Low Land - Belgica. Page 2. History of the Low Countries. PALMER -van Pamelen- Family History. Page 3. Leo Palmer -van Pamelen- family history. The move of forefathers van Pamelen. Immigrants from the Flemish Region. Palmer Family Tree. Page 4. Pedigree of the Palmer's, Manito-IL immigrants. Flemish ancestors van Pamelen. Page 5-6. Parentage of Flemish descendants. Dutch ancestors van Pamelen. Page 7-8. Parentage of Dutch descendants. D.10. Leonardus van Pamelen - Van Palmer. Page 9. Manito-IL immigrants: Leo and Hendrika van Pamelen. D.10. Leonardus van Pamelen - Van Palmer. Page 10. Children born D till D D.10. Leonardus van Pamelen - Van Palmer. Page 11. Children born D till D D Engelbertus Bernardus - Engle Ben Palmer. Page 12. Parentage and descendants. D Venantius Josephus van Pamelen. Page Parentage and descendants. D Petrus Bernardus - Peter Palmer. Page Parentage and descendants. D Augustus Franciscus - August Palmer. Page Parentage and descendants. Palmer - US and Dutch relatives. Page 27. Pedigree family relations It's Good to Remember.

6 1 Manito-IL A. Guillielmus X Catharina van Nieuwenhuijse - 10 children B. Laurentius X (1) Joanna van de Weghe Westport-SD X (2) Livina Huijsman - 5 children Portland-OR X (3) Joanna Wijngaert* - 3 children HOLLAND Belgium C. Laurentius X (1) Maria Derouck - 7 children X (2) Isabella de Vriend* - 7 children X (1) Isabella de Coster BELGIUM D. Leonardus HOLLAND X (2) Maria Cornelia de Geest 3 children, born in Lapscheure. two of them are: children, born in Biervliet, 9 died (in) infancy. D.1. D.2. D.10. D.8. D.11. Bernardus Pieter Franciscus Jacobus Leonardus Franciscus Bernardus Johannes Bernardus X X X X Francisca J. Coppens Barbara Theresia van de Bossche Hendrika Hamelijnck Prudentia van Cante 4 children 2 died infancy 11 children 7 died infancy 13 children 9 died infancy 10 children 6 died infancy D.1.2. D.2.1. D D D D Petrus Johannes Jacobus Augustinus Eduardus Petrus Bernardus Franciscus Bernardus Josephus Bernardus X X X X X X Sophia Francisca Bockstael Rosalia Haers Barbara Theresia de Schoolmeester Prudentia L. Pijcke Maria J. de Poorter Johanna M. van Opdorp 5 children 1 died infancy 11 children 3 died infancy 6 children 1 died infancy 6 children 2 died infancy 5 children 1 died inf. 5 children 1 died inf. Biervliet Biervliet Biervliet 3 sons to USA with parents 1883 D D D D D D D Charles Eduardus Johannes Engelbertus Venantius Petrus Augustus Augustinus Bernardus Josephus Bernardus Franciscus X X X X X X X Akke Wilhelmina Maria Theresia Maria Louisa Nathalia Rosalia Julia Etta Mary E. Hoeksema van de Berge Talboo de Zutter Vercruijsse Kent Martin 7 children 7 children 2 children 7 children 10 children 5 children 8 children 2 died infancy 1 died infancy 6 died infancy 2 died infancy 1 died inf. 1 died inf. Biervliet 2 daughters lived in NY-USA D c. D b. D b. D D D D Alphonsus Francis Emile Henry Henry Merardus Robertus Leonardus Clarence Theophile Bernard Lenard X X X X X X X Elsie Mary. Maria Johanna Celina Sophia Louisa Katherine Emelie Maria Ella Fern Lena Cross de Wever Verrey Jackson Boutens Hewitt Dringenberg no children 6 children 2 children 2 children 13 children 5 children 2 children Portland-OR Biervliet IJzendijke Manito-IL Schoondijke Westport- SD Manito-IL D b.6. D e. Arsene Alphons George Alphons X X Lilian Ann Wolf Immigrate and lived in the USA. Sylvia L. 2 children 2 children to Canada 1960 to USA 1948 < van Pamelen descendants living in Holland > < US Palmer's descendants living in the USA and Holland >

7 2 The Low Land - Belgica Latin: Belgica, synonymous for Netherland - Low Land. 52 BC: The southern region was the Roman Province Gallia Belgica, the northern regio was in the Province Germania. The border between the two regions was the river Rhine to 1482: Burgundian Netherlands. The area comprised large parts of present-day and the, as well as, parts of northern France. Justus Lipsius ( ) described the Bourgondian Duke Philippe le Bon as the "Conditor BELGII" (Creator of the Netherlands). By inheritances, purchases and influence, he United almost the whole future area of the Netherlands (Belgica) to 1581: Habsburg Netherlands, devided in seventeen provinces. 1581: The southern regio were reconquered by the Spanish and ruled by Philip, Duke of Parma. Including the County Flanders and Walloon Flanders. From 1713 it became Austrian Netherlands (Belgica Regia) under the Habsburg crown, in 1795 anexed by France. 1648: The northern regio of Habsburg Netherlands formed the Federal Republic Holland (Dutch Republic of the Seven Provinces - Belgica Foederata), lead by the provinces Holland and Zeeland. 1815: Both regions formed The United Kingdom of the Netherlands, lead by the House of Orange-Nassau. 1839: Dutch King Willem I agreed to an independent Belgium. ----> Read further "History of the Low Countries", below. The region was named in Latin: Belgica, and was the Roman province Gallia Belgica, which covered more or less the same area as the present Benelux Countries. From the end of the Middle Ages until the 17th century, it was a prosperous centre of commerce and culture. Belgium seceded from the Netherlands in 1830, so we could say: All born Pamelens - before 1830, are born in the low land Netherlands. By the Roman Empire known as the province Belgica, Latin word for Netherland (low land). 2011: Greater -Netherland, is the political movement to unite all Dutch-speaking people into a single state. Then known as Dietsland. History of the Low Countries The Eighty Years' War ( ) divided the Low Countries into the northern United Provinces, the Republic of the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands (the "Federated Netherlands") and the Southern Netherlands (Belgium). The latter were ruled successively by the Spanish and the Austrian Habsburgs and comprised most of modern Belgium. This was the theatre of most Franco-Spanish and Franco-Austrian wars during the 17th and 18th centuries. Before the French Revolutionary Wars, Southern Netherlands (Belgium) had been known since 1714 as Austrian Netherlands when Austria took possession of the Spanish Netherlands. Nominally ruled by the Hapsburg monarchy from Vienna. It enjoyed considerable autonomy until 1789, when the Austrian emperor attempted to centralize and consolidate his authority in the region. Upset with the loss of autonomy, and influenced by the events in neighboring France, the Belgians revolted and in 1790 declared their independence as the United States of Belgium. The Austrians quickly regained control, but soon found themselves at war with the revolutionary regime in France. Following the campaigns of 1794 in the French Revolutionary Wars, the Low Countries -including territories that were never nominally under Habsburg rule, were annexed by the French First Republic, ending Austrian rule in the region. During the 18th century, the northern Netherlands experienced a long period of decline and the country was embroiled in several wars, mostly involving England and France, as the nations fought for supremacy at sea. Gradually, the Netherlands declined in importance, as the economic and colonial power of England and France grew. The French army was ready to march into the Netherlands in 1794 but the end of the republic came in 1795 when Dutch rebels, unhappy with their leader William V, formed the Batavian (Dutch) Republic with the help of revolutionary French. The French had forbidden the puppet Dutch ("Batavian") Republic to trade with Britain, and the Dutch economy had suffered greatly. In reality, the Netherlands became a French protectorate. An Anglo - Russian force of 32,000 men landed in Den Helder a town in North Holland on August 27,1799, captured the Dutch fleet on August 30 and the city of Alkmaar on October 3. Following a series of smaller battles at Bergen on September 19 and other towns, they faced the French and Dutch armies in the dunes of Castricum on October 6. The 'Battle of Castricum' saw a France-Dutch force defeat an Anglo-Russian force near Castricum. The battle was fought during the War of the Second Coalition against Revolutionary French between French- Dutch forces and BritishRussian forces. The town of Castricum passed from British-Russian to Batavian-French hands several times until the former finally fled. This was one of the bloodiest wars on Dutch soil. After a chaotic retreat the parties signed the Convention of Alkmaar on October 10,1799. There is still a house in Castricum which shows a cannonball which striked into the outer wall on Sunday October 6,1799. Napoleon became the emperor of France in 1806 and with the rise of Napoleon, french rule over Belgium became more constructive, including the revitalization of industry and --with the opening of the Schelde, seaway through Zeelandic Flanders -- the partial recovery of Antwerp. Napoleon declared his brother Louis Bonaparte, King of the Netherlands. Louis abdicated in 1810 and the great Allied powers decreed that Belgium would become a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, ruled by the first king of the Kingdom, King Willem I, known as Willem VI of the intensely Calvinist Orange family that had ruled as Stadtholder in the Dutch Republic. It was supposed to be a joint kingdom, with dual capitals in The Hague and Brussels. King Willem, however, became increasingly authoritarian and was insensitive to his Belgian subjects. His declaration of Dutch as the sole official language upset the french-speaking Walloons, and his attempts to impose the teaching of Calvinist doctrine in the schools offended both French and Dutch-speaking Catholics. The reunification of the Low Countries as the United Kingdom of the Netherlands occurred at the dissolution of the First French Empire in The 1830 Belgian Revolution led to the establishment of a Catholic and bourgeois, officially french-speaking and neutral, independent Belgium under a provisional government and a national congress. Following a usage which can be traced back to the Burgundian and Habsburgian courts in the 19th century it was necessary to speak french to belong to the governing upper class, and those who could only speak Dutch were effectively second-class citizens. Late that century, and continuing into the 20th century, Flemish movements evolved to counter this situation. While the Walloons and most Brusselers adopted french as their first language the Flemings refused to do so and succeeded progressively in imposing Dutch as Flander's official language. Many flemish people still speak dialects of Dutch in their local environment. It was a barrier against the France occupation in the South. After the Imperial French Army was defeated by combined armies of the Anglo -Allied army at Waterloo in present Belgium, June 1815, Belgiums borders with France were settled in 1830, and in 1839 Dutch King Willem I agreed to an independent Belgium, including West - and East Flanders. Zeelandic-Flanders became part of the Dutch Province Zeeland. Many flemish farmers from West Flanders moved closer to Zeeland, affraid of the french influence in the South. These people were all farm-hands and during the winter there was no work and no pay. For living in this time, they had to save money during the summer. Most of the fieldworkers who immigrate in America came from those areas. One of the reasons for emigration was principally the fail of the harvest in 1845 en In July 1845 an illness broke out in the potatoes (phytoftora infestans) and in 1846 of the rye. More then one third of the flemish people were poor and lived on the edge of poverty for years. If somebody got ill, there was no money to pay a doctor or medicines. There were family s where many children died and in other families a few. Life was hard in those days and it was a naturaly selection. The potato famine lasted till 1854.

8 3 PALMER -van Pamelen- Family History Based on stories written by Palmer immigrants, compiled with Dutch info by author. Leonardus van Pamelen (D.10.) and his spouse Hendrika Hamelijnck lived in the village of Biervliet, the Netherlands, in the province of Zeeland, Netherlands. The two oldest sons, Engelbertus (D.10.1.) and Venantius (D.10.4.) are born there, two children died in infancy. Most flemish families in that time were pour, not strong and were hungry, course the potato-famine in Flanders from 1845 till The family moved to the village of IJzendijke (Isendieka) February 11,1854, 7 children were born there, 3 of them died infancy and 2 at the age of 1-4 year. The family moved to the city of Schoondijke, May 15,1872, with the two oldest sons and the still living Petrus (D.10.6.) and Augustus (D ). Leonardus and his oldest two sons worked in summertime on different farms. The family moved again, January 29,1873 to Aardenburg and Venantius left the family April 13,1873 to work in Zuidzande where Petrus joined him for a period of time. The Palmers with the 2 youngest sons moved in May 1874 to the village of Oostburg and May 1,1875 to Schoondijke. Son Venantius worked on a farm in Waterlandkerkje from May 1879 till November 1879 and left the family after wintertime again on May 30,1881 to work on a farm in St.Kruis where he met his bride to be. He married her in April 1883 and made their home in the city of Schoondijke. Son Venantius worked and lived all his life with his family in Schoondijke and the last 4 years of his life at his daughter Leonie Sophia's (D ) place in Oostburg, were he died in Leonardus, Hendrika and three sons emigrate to America in November 1883, at that time young Augustus was at the age of 14. The Leonardus Palmer family worked and saved for almost 15 months in New York State and purchased tickets to Illinois early They ended up on a fourty-acre track of untilled land west of Manito-IL known as the Robert Morris place. Engelbertus had returned to Holland for his bride to be and married Nathalia de Zutter in May 1885, they made their home in Aardenburg and emigrate October 1888 to Manito-IL to join his parents and brothers. Leonardus died in 1896 and his three sons continued the farmwork. Nathalia Palmer's brothers Louis and August de Zutter came over by invitation of Engle Palmer and start to work for him to pay him back. Those DeSutter brothers paid for the tickets for their parents and younger brother Chris to come over in May By that time Engelbertus (Engle Bert) Palmer had purchased his own farm implements in 1904 and began farming for themselfs at the old Ben Schenck farm on Timberlane Terrace, Mason County IL. August Palmer married in 1894 and he settled on a farm in the Topeka-IL area. Petrus Palmer, who married in 1891 in Manito-IL, 3rd son of Leonardus and Hendrika van Pamelen, left the Palmer farm in ~1908 for Brown County -SD. His descendants are now living in South Dakota and Oregon. Engelbertus died in January 1921 and son Francis took over the farm, he started raising cattle on the Palmer family farm and delivering milk to Manito residents. After a couple of years working for the Palmers, August DeSutter got a job at the Wiedmar Chemical Company and Louis returned to Holland to marry. He joined August working for the dirt company after he returned from Holland in During the years, both brothers DeSutter purchased a lot of land in Tazewell and Mason County-IL and start farming on their own farm in 1921 at Rural Route, Manito Mason County, and Spring Lake Township Tazewell County - Illinois. Engle Palmer's son Francis and grandson Engle Bert had a grocery store on Market St. in Manito-IL and Chris J. DeSutter took an active part in Manito's growth and development. The move of forefathers van Pamelen 1745 trail of Laurentius (C) and son Leonardus (C.9.) trail of Leonardus (D.10.) Immigrants from the Flemish Region Immigrants came mostly from the southern province of Zeeland in the Netherlands and from West Flanders in Belgium (former Southern Netherlands). The big rush started in 1845, the year of the potatoe famine. It was the greatest movement of people in history. Between 1820 and ,076,000 people came to the USA as immigrant. Till 1891 they arrived at Castle Garden-New York and from 1892 on Ellis Island. Between 1845 and 1930, 250,000 flemish people immigrated into the USA. A top was the year 1882, accepted where 9,519 Dutch people. From West Flanders and Zeeland thousands left through Antwerp on sailships and they travelled steerage. SS Amsterdam I from Rotterdam, Boulonge-France to Castle Garden-New York Arriving November 22, > On this voyage Leonardus van Pamelen, Hendrika and his three sons Engelbertus, Petrus and Augustus. See page 9. <----Depart from Antwerp ~1850 during the potato famine SS Amsterdam I On July 30,1884 it ran aground off of Nova Scotia and was declared a total loss. First settlements.

9 4 LEGEND B:= Born; D:= Died; X = married to; ( ) = mother* of the child(ren);???? unknown date/person;... unknown place/town D = fourth child of father D.10., the tenth child of his grandfather D. D a. = first child of the second child of his grandfather D.10.4., the tenth child of his great-grandfather D.10. A. Guillielmus X Catharina van Nieuwenhuijse*- 10 child. B. Laurentius X (1) Joanna van de Weghe X (2) Livina Huijsman - 5 children It's Good to Remember. X (3) Joanna Wijngaert* - 3 children C. Laurentius X (1) Maria Derouck* - 7 children X (2) Isabella de Vriend* - 7 children C.9. = D. Leonardus Jacobus X (1) Isabella de Coster - 3 children X (2) Maria Cornelia de Geest* - 12 children D.10. Leonardus X Hendrika Hamelijnck* - 13 children D D D D Engelbertus Bernardus Venantius Josephus Petrus Bernardus Augustus Franciscus IL USA Dutch Branch SD USA IL USA X Nathalia* de Zutter X Rosalia* Vercruijsse X Julia Etta* Kent X Mary E.* Martin D D D Josephus B. B:01/23/1851 D:05/09/1856 Philomena B:05/12/1861 D:08/17/1861 Emile F. B:04/23/1865 D:09/11/1869 D D D Johannes F. B:03/27/1852 D:02/20/1854 Anna C. B:07/25/1862 D:11/13/1862 Charles L. B:08/25/1866 D:02/24/1867 D D D Stephanie B:12/17/1856 D:07/31/1858 Ludovica C. B:10/21/1863 D:04/15/1867 Benonie B:12/02/1867 D:12/29/1867 Augustus <-- nephews --> Augustus F. Charles A. <--nephews--> Henry L. Augustinus Emile T. Walter Elmer Francis C. Augustus L. Henry B. Ernest 4 more Alphonsius E. brothers Earl L. Leonardus J. Nelson Everett Clyde Engle B. Engle Ben <-- cousins --> Ferdinandus Petrus L. brothers Stanley L. Charles H. <-- cousins --> Leo E. Lyle W.?? (2) Robert R. Florent J. Nelson George A. Clarence L. Gerardus Harold Marcel Harold 12 more Ralph Manito-IL USA Zeeland Netherlands Westport-SD Portland-OR Manito-IL Havana-IL Number of living children in the USA are based on the Fifteenth Census of the United States, April 4,1930 ( deceased).

10 5 Flemish ancestors Palmer - van Pamelen - (B) = Austrian (Southern) Netherlands till 1795 then France till 1814 and Kingdom of the Netherlands (H) = Kingdom of the Netherlands present day. Untill 1796: born, read baptised - died, read buried. A. Guillielmus van Paemel Born in Ruiselede-Southern Netherlands in the year He died in Ruiselede on October 23,1694 at age 34. Was married to Catharina van Nieuwenhuijse, born in Ruiselede -Southern Netherlands November 29,1655 died in Ruiselede on October 4, daughters and 4 sons, one of them was: A.5.: Laurentius Van Paemel(en). See B. B. Laurentius (Laureyns) van Paemel Born in Ruiselede(B) on March 9,1683 died in Ruiselede(B) on August 12,1757. He married in Ruiselede(B) on February 14,1703 to (1) Joanna van de Weghe, born in the year 1678, died in Ruiselede on April 14,1703. Laureyns remarried in Ruiselede on March 5, 1707 to (2) Livina Huijsman, born in the year 1684, died in Ruiselede on April 17,1720. Married again in 1721 to (3) Joanna Wijngaert (van de Wijngaerde), born in Ruiselede in the year 1692 died in Ruiselede on March 17,1729. Children born (2): 5. Children born (3): 8, one son was: B.7. Laurentius. See C. C. Laurentius (Laureyns) van Paemel Born in Ruiselede(B) October 15,1723 died in Lapscheure(B) on November 3,1789. Married in Lapscheure(B) May 9,1745 to (1) Maria Cornelia Derouck, born in Lapscheure April 26,1722, died in Lapscheure December 14,1768. In 1789/1790 his living children and grandchildren became all heir, see ) at the persons involved. Maria was a daughter of Petrus Derouck who married as widower Petronella Spae in 1735, they got 3 sons. Petronella Spae married later as widow Thomas Ignaas de Zutter in 1743, ancestor (A.) of the DeSutters in Manito-IL, from this marriage 1 daughter and 4 sons, one son is ancestor Franciscus de Zutter (A.2.5.). Children born (1): C.1. Laurentius Bernardus Van Paemel, (Laureyns) born in Lapscheure(B) March 24,1746 died in Lapscheure November 7,1814. Married in church at Lapscheure November 19,1765 to (1) Maria Jacoba van Damme, baptised in Lapscheure February 18,1735 buried in Lapscheure March 7,1796. On the day his father Laurentius passed away, he became legator and being appointed as guardian over his fathers young kids C.9., C.10. and C.14. and over the children of his brothers who passed away before 1789 (Brugse Vrije Belgium - Staat Van Goed 2e Reeks - act no.11579). Children born (1): a. Cecilia Francisca Van Paemel, baptised in Lapscheure(B) May 11,1767 buried January 12,1768 Laurentius remarried in Lapscheure April 12,1796 (2) Rosa Francisca Aernouts, baptised in Lapscheure June 17,1768 died in Lapscheure March 26,1803. Children born (2): b. Petrus Josephus Van Paemel, born ~1800. Married in Moerkerke(B) May 6,1839 to Marie Jacoba Versluys, born in Moerkerke(B) April 11, sons and 1 daughter.. c. Martha Francisca Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) February 22,1803 died???? Married in Lapscheure April 28,1831 to Andries Cattoor, born in Moerlerke(B) December 26,1800 died in Sluis(N) September 18, daughters and 1 son. Laurentius remarried, in french terminal year 21 thermidor XI, August 9,1803 (3) Agatha Wagenaere, born in Lapscheure July 3, 1781 died in Lapscheure July 13,1830. Witness at the wedding was Leopoldus Franciscus Danneels, age 43, (C.5.). Children born (3): d. Maria Theresia Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) June 30,1804 died in Lapscheure September 18,1881. Married in Lapscheure(B) April 8,1839 to Constantinus Serreyn, widower of Joanna Stoens, born in Lapscheure March 17,1795, died in Lapscheure January 27,1859. Witness at the wedding was Joannes (C.14.b.), at age 34, (half)uncle of the bride. e. Bernardina Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) January 14,1812 died infancy. C.2. Petrus (Pieter) Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) ~1748, died in Lapscheure February 17,1778. Married in Lapscheure August 16,1772 to Francisca Joanna van de Moere, born in Lapscheure March 16,1748 died in Lapscheure ~1790. a. Jacobus Bernardus Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) July 24,1773. )Inherit from grandfather Laurentius (C.) b. Phillippus Jacobus Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) ~1774. )Inherit from grandfather Laurentius (C.) died in Lapscheure March 31,1814. Married in Lapscheure 1799 to Isabella Geleyns, born in Lapscheure ~1779, died???? 1. Franciscus (Frans) Bernardus Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) January 31,1801 died in Lapscheure November 19,1872. Married in Moerkerke(B) May 23,1826 to Emeliana Lampo, born in Moerkerke August 28,1801 died February 15, , one is Rosalia Van Paemel 1841, see C.14.d.2. page Johannes Franciscus Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure August 9,1811 died???? Married in Lapscheure April 27,1840 to Joanna Francisca Aernouts, born in Klemskerke(B) April 16,1808 died???? Witnesses at the wedding were Joannes (C.14.), halfbrother of grandfather Pieter (C.2.) and his brother Franciscus Van Paemel (b.1.). c. Isabella Clara Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) December 26,1775. )Inherit in 1789 from grandfather Laurentius (C.). Died in Lapscheure September.12,1796. C.3. Joannes Jacobus Bernardus Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) August 1,1749 died in Lapscheure May 2,1778. Married in Lapscheure May 5,1771 to Theresia Danneels, born ~1750. Theresia remarried in Lapscheure June 30,1778 to Joannes Maes. Theresia's daughter Regina Maes born July 19,1787 inherit in 1792 from halfbrother Jacobus (C.3.c.) and in 1793 from halfsister Joanne (C.3.a.), it affects grandfather Laureyns (C.) part of her inheritance. a. Joanne Cornelia Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) June 17,1772. )Inherit in 1778 from father Joannes and in 1789 from grandfather Laureyns (C.) and in 1792 grandfathers part from her brother Jacobus (c. ). Joanne died in Lapscheure May 8,1793. b. Engelbertus Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) January 14,1775 buried May 23,1775. c. Jacobus Franciscus Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) February 13,1777. )Inherit in 1778 from his father Joannes and grandfather Laureyns (C.). Orphan Jacobus is buried in Lapscheure February 13,1792. C.4. Petrus Joannes Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) February 4, 1752 died February 27,1752. C.5. Petronella Francisca Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) September 15,1754 died???? Married January 19,1780 to Leopoldus Franciscus Danneels, born in 1760 died????. 3 daughters and 2 sons. Continue next page

11 6 C. Laurentius (Laureyns) van Paemel Children born (1): (cont.) C.6. Josephus Joseph Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) May 18,1757 died in Lapscheure January 1,1808. Married in 1781 to (1) Maria Verschoote, born in Lapscheure ~1761 died in Lapscheure April 7,1785. Children born (1): a. Phillippus Jacobus Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) November 17,1782 buried October 26,1794. b. Joannes Franciscus Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) January 4,1785 died January 11,1785. Josephus remarried May 31,1785 (2) Joanna Francisca Jaenette Boens, born ~1760 died in Lapscheure July 22,1822. Children born (2): c. Regina Theresa Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) April 30,1786 died???? d. Cornelia (Carolina) Francisca Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) August 5,1788 buried November 11,1794. e. Joanna Francisca Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) January 16,1790 buried September 5,1790. f. Franciscus Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) July 21,1791 buried September 3,1792. g. Clemens Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) December 5,1793 buried November 3,1794. h. Isabella Francisca Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) March 12,1796 died???? Married in Moerkerke(B) May 19, 1841 to Petrus Joannes Dobbelaere, born in Moerkerke(B)???? i. Magdalena Francisca Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) in 1798 died in Sluis(H) May 23,1863. Married in Sluis May 8, 1839 to Joannes Jacobus de Brock, born in Westcapelle(B) ~1813 died in Sluis(H)???? j. Coleta Francisca Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) March 28,1807 died November 11,1894. Married in Lapscheure September 5,1839 to Petrus Joannes Closse, widower of Emeliana Vandewalle, born in Lapscheure December 12,1792. C.7. Isabella Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) December 19,1760 died infancy. Laurentius Bernardus married as widower at Lapscheure(B) May 25,1769 to (2) Isabella de Vriend, (Devrint) born in Hoeke(B) on October 8,1746 died in Lapscheure(B) on December 13,1816. She was a daughter of Judocus De Vriend and Maria Petronella De Neve. Isabella was widow of Mattheus Joannes De Sutter who died in Lapscheure April 7,1769. Laurentius became on Januari 1,1771 surveying gardian over a brother of his spouse Isabella, Pieter de Vriend born in 1755, who inherit from his mother Marie de Neve by act Brugse Vrije Noordkwartier registernumber: In 1781 Isabella inherit from her father Pieter de Vriend who died June 9,1780. After Laurentius's death, Isabella married in Lapscheure June 23,1789 Mattheus Johannes de Sutter, born in Lapscheure on November 25, 1758 buried April 7,1790. Isabella remarried after his death in Lapscheure June 30,1790 Joachim Franciscus Minnaert, baptised July 18,1763 son of Gabriël Minnaert and Joanna Cornelia de Sutter. Not related to the Manito DeSutters. After Isabella's death in 1816, Joachim Minnaert (54) remarried in Lapscheure April 3,1817 Joanna Francisca Blomme (31), born in Lapscheure October 20,1785, died in Lapscheure February 12,1848. Joachim died in Lapscheure March 10,1835. Children born (2): C.8. Isabella Francisca Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) January 3,1770 died January 7,1770. C.9. - D. Leonardus Jacobus van Pamel ----> See page 7-8. Born in Lapscheure(B) on June 21,1771. Nickname: Lindes. )Inherit in 1789 from his grandfather Laurentius (C.) and in 1793 from his niece Joanne (C.3.a.). Leonardus died in Biervliet(H) on January 28,1848. He married (1) Isabella de Coster, born in Maldegem(B) August 22,1774, died in Damme(B) on June 4,1803. After Isabella died, he moved in 1805 to Biervliet(H) and married in Biervliet on October 26,1808 (2) Maria Cornelia de Geest, born in Eggewaerts-As Cappelle(B) on February 22,1784, died in Biervliet on March 2,1858. Children born (1): page 7. Children born (2): page 8. C.10. Bernardus (Beernaert) Van Pamel, born in Lapscheure(B) in 1772 died abt May Became an orphan in 1789 and )Inherit from his grandfather Laurentius (C.) and in 1793 from his niece Joanne Van Paemel (C.3.a.). C.11. Anna Theresia Van Pamel, born in Lapscheure(B) April 8,1774 died infancy. C.12. Phillippus Bernardus Van Pamel, born in Lapscheure(B) March 30,1777 died infancy. C.13. Anna Maria Van Pamel, born in Lapscheure(B) June 4,1780 died infancy. C.14. Joannes Cornelius (Jean Corneille) Van Pamel, born in Lapscheure(B) November 17,1784 died in Lapscheure(B) January 19,1859. )Inherit in 1789 from his grandfather Laurentius (C.) and in 1793 from his niece Joanne (C.3.a.). Joannes married in Lapscheure April 16,1806 Isabeau (Isabella) Jacqueline Latomme, born in Lapscheure January 27,1784 died in Lapscheure September 6,1858. Joannes was witness at the wedding of Leopoldus Franciscus Danneels with Rosa Francisca Winnock on May 5,1824. Mother of bridegroom Leopoldus was Petronella Van Paemel (C.5. ) at age 73. Grandchilldren of Laurentius (C.), living in Belgium. Descendants moved later to Zeeland-Holland. a. Petrus Joannes Van Pamel, (Pieter Jan) born in Lapscheure(B) November 6,1802 died in Lapscheure January 14, Married in Lapscheure May 28,1834 to (1) Anna Catharina Depover, born in Lapscheure May 15,1807 died in Lapscheure May 27,1843. Remarried in Lapscheure August 23,1843 to (2) Joanna Deygers, born in Lapscheure March 28,1804 died in Maldegem(B) September 17,1857. Witness at the wedding (2) was Leopoldus (d.). b. Joannes Franciscus Van Pamel, (Jan Frans) born in Lapscheure(B) November 19,1806 died in Lapscheure May 4, Married in Lapscheure June 8,1836 to (1) Coleta Francisca Fonteijne, born in Lapscheure December 9,1805. Divorced. Remarried in Lapscheure October 15,1852 (2) Anna Catharina Closse, born in Moerkerke(B) August 30, 1821, died???? Joannes was witness at the wedding of Maria Theresia Van Paemel (C.1.d.) at age 34. Children born (1): 2 daughters and 1 son. c. Joanna Van Paemel, born in Lapscheure(B) December 29,1808 died in Leffinge(B) December 8,1880. Married in Leffinge(B) September 1,1852 to Henri Josephus Debargie, born in Leffinge March 20,1814 died in Leffinge Oct.14,1868. d. Jacobus Bernardus Van Pamel, born in Lapscheure(B) November 1,1814 died in Lapscheure November 9,1872. Married in Lapscheure May 6,1844 (1) Regina Francisca Moens, born in Hoeke(B) March 17,1814 died in Lapscheure August 6,1859. Jacobus remarried in Hoeke(B) May 30,1860 to (2) Maria Theresia Van de Velde -widow of Ambrosius De Pauvere-, born in Moerkerke(B) December 15,1811 died???? Children born (1): 3. One son was: Fanciscus Jacobus (Jacob) Van Pamel, born in Lapscheure August 6,1848 died??. Married in Lapscheure July 26,1876 to (1) Julia Caboor, born in Moerkerke(B) February 15,1850 died in Lapscheure August 16,1878. Child born: Julie. Francis Jacob married in Lapscheure June 24,1881 to (2)Rosalia Van Paemel (C.2.b.1.), born in Lapscheure March 3,1841 died???? daughter of Franciscus Bernardus Van Paemel and Emiliana Lampo. They lived in Damme(B). Accepted child of (1) Julia Caboor: Julie van Pamel, born in Lapscheure July 17,1873. Children born (2): Julia Maria van Pamel, born in Damme(B) August 2,1883. e. Leopoldus Franciscus Van Pamel, born in Lapscheure(B) April 22,1817 died in Sluis(H) July 19,1892. Married in Lapscheure August 15,1845 to Johanna Theresia Tijleman, born in Lapscheure May 9,1817 died in Sluis(H) March 23, daughters and 2 sons. -- END of Flemish ancestors Palmer - van Pamelen - family --

12 7 Dutch ancestors Palmer -Van Pamelen- Palmer's Dutch ancestors lived in Biervliet, IJzendijke and Schoondijke, Zeeland, The Netherlands, since Leonardus (D.) moved from Lapscheure(B) to Biervliet(H) during the french annexation of Zeeland off 1792, the year the Republican calender was introduced by the french. First day of the year was September 22,1792 on the french calender: day one of Vendémiaire, first year of the French Republic. A Republican year had 12 months of 30 days. See information page. For the familytree of van Pamelen families in The Netherlands, see page 1. (B) = Village in present Belgium, (H) or non = Village in The Netherlands. C.9. - D. Leonardus Jacobus van Pamel ----> Born in Lapscheure(B) on June 21,1771. Nickname: Lindes. Leonardus died in Biervliet(H) on January 28,1848. He married (1) Isabella de Coster, born in Maldegem(B) August 22,1774, died in Damme(B) on June 4,1803. After Isabella died, he moved in 1805 to Biervliet(H) and married in Biervliet on October 26,1808 (2) Maria Cornelia de Geest, born in Eggewaerts- As Cappelle(B) on February 22,1784, died in Biervliet on March 2,1858. She was a daughter of Joannes Jacobus De Geest and Cornelia Christina De Bruijne. Children born (1): D.0. Johannes Franciscus (Jean Francies), born in Lapscheure(B) in french year V, 26 Brumaire (November 16,1796). Lived in 1849 at Bouchaute-W.Flanders(B) and was May 10,1849 witness at Leonardus's (D.10.) wedding as his halfbrother at age 52. D.1. Bernardus Franciscus, born in Lapscheure(B) on August 15,1797 died in IJzendijke(H) on December 27,1873. Married in Biervliet(H) May 18,1825 to (1) Francisca Josepha Coppens born in Moerkerke(B) May 10,1795 died in Biervliet on May 14, Bernardus remarried in IJzendijke(H) September 28,1837 to (2) Maria Jacoba Waetjens, born in IJzendijke on June 22, widow of Johannes Baptiste van Cante- died in IJzendijke on April 10,1865. Bernardus was May 10,1849 witness at Leonardus's (D.10.) wedding as his halfbrotherat age 51. Children born (1): Grandchilldren of Laurentius (C.), living in Zeeland, Netherlands. 1. Amelia Francisca, born in Biervliet(H) on September 28,1825 died in IJzendijke((H) on March 5,1904. Married in Biervliet on February 7,1850 to Johannes Franciscus Verdegem, born in Biervliet December 22,1826 died in IJzendijke November 9,1879 son of Martinus Verdegem (landman) and Francisca Rosalia Wattee. 3 sons and 3 daughters. 2. Petrus Bernardus, born in Biervliet(H) on December 19,1827 died in IJzendijke(H) on September 15,1872. Married in IJzendijke on May 8,1862 to Sophia Francisca Bockstael, born in Philippine(B) on August 13,1829 died in Vlissingen(H) on February 23, sons and 3 daughters. D.2. Pieter Bernardus, baptised in Lapscheure(B) August 23,1799. He worked in IJzendijke(H) and married there September 20, 1826 to Barbara Theresia van de Bossche, born in St.Laureins(B) on November 27,1800 died in Hoofdplaat(H) February 25, Pieter was May 10,1849 witness at Leonardus's (D.10.) wedding as his halfbrother at age 49. Pieter died in IJzendijke on March 20,1853. Children born from this marriage: 4 sons and 6 daughters. One of his sons was: 1. Johannes Franciscus, born in IJzendijke(H) on August 31,1827. Married in Waterland Oudeman(B) to Rozalia Haers, born in Waterland(B) on January 21,1834 died in Hoofdplaat(H) on January 15,1904. Johannes died in Hoofdplaat on August 8,1908. Chidren born: 3 sons and 8 daughters. Two of his sons were: 3. and Eduardus, born in IJzendijke on September 16,1863. Married in Biervliet on May 14,1892 to Maria Theresia van de Berge, born in Retranchement(H) on July 31,1865 died in IJzendijke on August 20,1956. Eduardus died in Biervliet on February 6,1936. from this marriage 4 sons and 3 daughters. Two of his sons were: b. and c. b. Merardus, born in Biervliet on October 28,1894. Married in Biervliet on October 5,1922 to Maria Johanna de Wever, born in Biervliet on February 11,1898 died in IJzendijke on April 8,1981. Merardus died in Oostburg on July 8,1968. from this marriage 4 sons and 2 daughters. One of his sons was: Arsène Alphons, born in Biervliet on February 5,1937. Emigrate to Terra Cotta, Ontario Canada on May 1,1960. Married in Georgetown, Ontario Canada on June 15,1963 to Lilian Ann Wolf, born in Matheson, Ontario Canada on June 29,1935, died in Georgetown February 17, Children born at Georgetown-Ontario: 1 son and 2 daughters. c. Alphonsus Leonardus, born in Biervliet on June 3,1896 died at Portland, Multnomah-OR February 6,1980. Left Holland at the age of 17 for America, arrived on SS Rijndam in New York on March 4,1914. He ended up in Rock Island, East-Moline-IL, USA, moved to Vancouver-WA in 1918 and later to Portland-OR. Naturalized as American cityzen in Portland-OR on August 6,1918. Given name in USA: Alfons Van Pamelen and he was employed as a landscape gardener. Married in Vancouver-WA May 12,1923 to Frederika Johanna Elbert, born in Hengelo(H) December 20,1905, she arrived with her mother in New York in December 1907 on the SS Rotterdam and came via Hennepin, Putnam-IL to Portland-OR, they devorced January 18,1924 by court order off Frederika. Alphons remarried October 13,1926 Elsie Mary Cross, widow of George Brown from Saskatchewan Canada, born in Wichnor, Staffordshire-England July 16,1897 died in Portland-OR November 2,1983. They made their home in Portland-OR and travelled twice to Southampton -England with Christmas, in 1930 and 1946 on the vessels Europa and Queen Elizabeth, returned home in February 1931 and They were relatives of the Palmers in McNulty-OR, but never knew it (D ). Alfons served as American soldier during WW-I from June 1917 at Vancouver-WA. No children born. 4. Edemond Bernardus, born in IJzendijke on May 27,1865. Married in Hoofdplaat on November 28,1895 to Elizabeth Roelands, born in Hoofdplaat on January 24,1874. They emigrate on December 1,1900 to the USA Maybe to Moline-IL, followed by his nephew Alphonsus (3.c.) in At the present day, no further information known. Continue next page.

13 8 C.9. - D. Leonardus Jacobus van Pamelen ----> (cont.) After Leonardus's spouse Isabella died in 1803, he had for a long time a relation with (2) Maria Cornelia de Geest and married her in 1808 at Biervliet(H), she was pregnant of a baby twin (D.3. - D.4.). Below the marriage certificate dated October 26,1808 at Biervliet. They wrote his name down as Leonardus Jacobi van Pammelen and that he lived with Maria in "this community" (Biervliet). Translation Actes des Mariages et Divorce from French into English, line by line: # Today twentysix of October eightteenhundred and eight # before us Jr.Thare, head officer Civil State # of the community biervliet, canton IJsendijke, department de Schelde # the comparant Leonardus Jacobi van Pammelen, widower # of Isabella de Koster, age thirtyseven years, son # of Laurentius and Isabelle de Vrint, born at # Lapscheure, department de La Lijs, living in this community # with maria cornelia de geest, daughter of Johannis Jacobi # and cornelia de Bruijne, age twentyfour years And... Children born (2): D.3. Berbera, born in Biervliet on March 26,1808. Twin of D.4. Died as infant September 10,1808. D.4. Franciscus Cornelis (Francois Corneille), born in Biervliet on March 26,1808. Twin of D.3. Died in IJzendijke January 20,1810. Remark on death certificate: "occupation father Leonardus: Journalier > workman on day-pay". D.5. Ludovicus, born in Biervliet on December 11,1810. Died there April 28,1811. D.6. Jacobus Bernardus, born in Biervliet on September 20,1813. Died there May 5,1816. D.7. Leonardus Johannes, born in Biervliet on April 12,1816. Died as infant April 21,1816. D.8. Franciscus Johannes, born in Biervliet on March 26,1817. Died there September 16,1835. D.9. Pieternella Johanna, born in Biervliet on November 11,1819. Died as infant October 15,1820. D.10. Leonardus (Jacobi) van Pamelen ---> next page. Born in Biervliet April 11,1822, married in Biervliet to Hendrika Hamelijnck. Witnesses were halfbrothers Jaen Francies, Bernardus and Petrus van Pamel (D.0., D.1. and D.2.) and his brother Jacobus van Pamel (D.11.). Marriage certificate only signed by the groom and brother Jacobus, all others could not write. D.11. Jacobus Bernardus, born in Biervliet on April 16,1824 died in Hoofdplaat on May 1,1884. Married in IJzendijke on May 12,1853 to (1) Prudentia van Cante, born in IJzendijke on May 10,1831 died in Biervliet on July 16,1876. Jacobus remarried in Schoondijke on September 13,1877 to (2) Rosalia van Meir, born in Schoondijke on March 15,1833 died there on March 23,1904. Jacobus was May 10,1849 witness at his brother Leonardus's (D.10.) wedding at age 25. Children born (1): 8 sons and 2 daughters. D.12. Fredericus Franciscus, born in Biervliet on February 17,1827. Died there February 11,1830. D.13. Josepha, born in Biervliet on March 30,1830. Died infancy March 30,1830. D.14. Maria Theresia, born in Biervliet on March 6,1831. Died infancy March 13, END of Dutch ancestors Palmer - van Pamelen - family --

14 9 D.10. Leonardus van Pamelen and Hendrika Hamelijnck ---> Leo for his family. Surname in the USA: Van Palmer. Born in Biervliet on April 11,1822. He married in Biervliet on May 10,1849 Hendrika Hamelijnck, born in Waterlandkerkje on November 28,1827. She was a daughter of Petrus Jacobus Hamelijnck and Maria Christina van Vooren. Witnesses at the wedding were Jaen Francies (D.0.), Bernardus (D.1.), Pieter (D.2. ) all halfbrothers, and Leonardus's only living brother Jacobus (D.11.). Their religion was Roman Catholic and he was fieldworker on different farms and there was only work during summertime. Farmlife was hard, they slept on the farm in a separate barn, called kevént, no heating, water and light just an oillamp. A married man earns more pay and in many cases their wifes helped on the field. Took the little-ones with them in a wheelbarrel which they parked at the edge of the field. The older children went to school or to their grandparents. Four boys were born in Biervliet, two of them died at young age. With the two sons left, the family moved February 11,1854 to IJzendijke (Isendieka), 9 children were born there, 5 daughters and 3 sons died infancy or at young age. The family moved May 15,1872 to Schoondijke with the four still living sons. Hendrika On January 29,1873 they moved to Aardenburg and in May 1874 to Oostburg. Finally they ended up again in Schoondijke on May 1,1875, lived there for eight years before they decided to go to America. Leonardus and Hendrika emigrate in November 1883 on the SS Amsterdam I to New York with their three sons Engelbertus (D.10.1.), Petrus Bernardus (D.10.6.) and 14 year old Augustus Franciscus (D ). They did not go to the Village Council of Schoondijke to registrate their emigration, but took the first cheap fare from Amsterdam-Port they could get. They travelled steerage and after a long voyage they arrived at Castle Garden Island on November 22,1883. After they worked and saved 15 months in New York State, Leonardus, Hendrika and two of their sons travelled to Manito-IL February 1885 and start to built a home on a fourty-acre track of untilled land west of Manito --then known as the Robert Morris place--. They worked hard to clean and prepare the land for cultivation and where soon blended into the social and business life of the Manito community. Oldest son Engelbertus returned from New York back to Aardenburg for his bride to be, arriving March The Leonardus family was missing by the Village Council from November 1883 till the day of May 7,1885 oldest son Engelbertus married Nathalia de Zutter. His marriage was the reason they missed the family as residents of Schoondijke since they sailed off for America. Engelbertus's family joined the Palmers in Manito-IL November Leonardus youngest son Augustus married in 1892 and start farming on a small farm in Topeka-IL. Petrus married in 1891 and continued farming on the Palmer farm after Leonardus passed away and moved with his family in 1908 to Westport, Brown County -SD. Leonardus let a brother (D.11.) and his second son Venantius (D.10.4.) behind, they found their way in Zeeland. Venantius lived in Schoondijke for the rest of his life and never saw his relatives again, only his brother Engelbertus, who returned March Leonardus (Leo) died in Quiver-IL on August 5,1896, one year and 5 months after he send in his intention to file for citizenship, March Quiver, several miles south of Manito, was in the tees a summer retreat area, in earlier years it could have been farmland. If Leo farmed or lived there is not known. His widow Hendrika (Henriëtta) died in Manito-IL on October 17,1916. next page. The SS Amsterdam I, sailed from Amsterdam via Boulonge-France to Castle Garden-New York, depart November 13,1883. Buildnumber 221. Brt Build at A. Mc. Millian & Sons, Dumbarton, Schotland, launged December 17,1879 as SS British Crown. Ordered by a one ship Shipping Company with NASM participate March 1880, LxWxH:100.6 x x 7.06 metres. DG 6,50 metres. Type schip: passengers/freight. Passengers: 52 first class, 648 third class (steerage). Crew: 57. Sailed from September for NASM, Rotterdam, Holland (present day: Holland America Line). On July 30,1884 it ran aground in havy fog off of Cape Sable, Nova Scotia and was declared a total loss. There were three victims. The wreakage was sold on October 26,1884 to be dismanteld. Continue next page

15 10 D.10. Leonardus van Pamelen and Hendrika Hamelijnck ---> 1. Engelbertus Bernardus ---> Engle Bert Van Palmer for his family. Later: Engle Palmer. Engle Bert and Nathalia Born in Biervliet-Holland on October 2,1849. Hired man at different farms. He left his parents at the age of 21 on December 13,1870 to work in Waterlandkerkje and has been for one or two days in the Oostburg-prison for disturbance in 1872 and He decided to go with his parents in November 1883 to leave for America. Two of his brothers, Petrus (D.10.6.) and Augustus (D ) went with them and his father Leonardus took the first boat he good get and departed from Amsterdam on November 13,1883. After they worked and saved in New York State, the family moved to Illinois early 1885 and settled down in Manito-IL. Engelbertus returned from New York back to Schoondijke and found shelter at his brother Venantius (D.10.4.) place, March He married in Aardenburg on May 7,1885 Nathalia de Zutter, born July 10,1852 in Eede, daughter of Franciscus Ludovicus de Zutter and Maria Theresia de Weerd. They made their home in Aardenburg where their first born died infancy. This is also the period of getting aquainted with Nathalia's brothers August and Francis de Zutter and her nephews Louis and August de Zutter. After the second born boy they left Holland October 1888 for America to join his parents and younger brothers in the Manito-IL area. Their 7 months old son Augustinus (D ) got sick after a long boattrip and there was only money for one to travel to Manito-IL. Nathalia started a long journey to his family in Manito-IL. Mrs. Rebecca Rodgers of the Manito Hotel saw the young mother with her sick baby and offered shelter until her husband's mother Hendrika Palmer could come over for her. A day after arrival her son died. Engelbertus worked and saved money in New York for almost two months to buy his ticket to Manito -IL and joined his wife early Both took out their final documentation of citizenship and became a loyal and faithful citizen of the United States on November 2,1896. Engelbertus purchased his own farm implements in 1904 and began farming for themselfs on the old Ben Schenck farm then owned by William Hodkinson in an area developed by Gnile Talbott now Timberlane Terrace, Mason County-IL. After his death his son Francis took over the farmwork and the family lived there till Engle paid for the tickets for Nathalia's brother Augustus's sons Ludovicus and Augustinus de Zutter to come over to America in a letter dated October 1st 1902, and he wrote: "Dearest Brother, Sister Ludovica, nephew Louis and August. If you want to come and be my hired man I will teach you the farm work. Good hands get $18 to 20 a month, I will give you $15. In a year you can be a good hired man. Before you come you must go to my brother Venantius and ask him the size of his wooden shoes and bring me two pair with flowers carved in them, also some cabbage seed, pure and clean, and a flask of wiskey. You will be here at New Years, the longer you wait the colder it will be". Signed: E.B. van Pamelen, Manito-IL. The brothers DeSutter arrived in Manito-IL March 1905 and they start working for Engle Bert Van Palmer to pay him back. Engle Bert Van Palmer died in Manito-IL on January 26,1921. Nathalia (Nettie) died on July 18,1949 just over 97 years old. page Josephus Bernardus Born in Biervliet on January 23, died in IJzendijke May 9, Johannes Franciscus Born in Biervliet on March 27, died in Biervliet February, 20, Venantius Josephus Familyname in Holland: van Pamelen. Born in Biervliet on December 17,1853, Venantius and Rosalia just before the potato famine in He started to work on a farm of friends in Biervliet at the age of 17 on August 15,1871. Returned to his parents May 30,1872, in Schoondijke. Helped to move his parents to Aardenburg and left on April 13,1873 to work again on the farm in Biervliet. In summer 1874 he worked in Zuidzande, were his brother Petrus (D.10.6.) joined him on the farm for over 9 months in summer On May 1st 1876 both brothers returned to their parents in Schoondijke. Venantius left the family May 19,1879 to work in Waterlandkerkje and returned to the family on November 19,1879. No work, no pay and left the family again May 30,1881 to St.Kruis to work on the farm of Joannes Temmerman (see the marriage of his son Leonardus (D ) with a daughter of Mr.Temmerman's son Carolus.) Venantius married April 25,1883, Rosalia Vercruijsse, born in St.Kruis on May 13,1859, died in Schoondijke September 3,1900, daughter of Felix Vercruijsse and Johanna Cornelia Verhulst. His parents with his three brothers left Schoondijke for America in November After his first child in March 1884 the family moved in 1885 from St.Kruis to Schoondijke where his other nine children were born. Oldest brother Engelbertus (D.10.1.) returned from New York in January 1885 and married May 7,1885 with Nathalia de Zutter, Venantius was his brother Engelbertus's best man on his marriage with Nathalia de Zutter, he signed as: V.J. van Pamelen His brother Engelbertus emigrate again with his spouse Nathalia, October 1888, to join his parents and brothers to Manito-IL. Venantius was the only son of Leonardus and Hendrika van Pamelen who lived all his working life with his family in Schoondijke. After his daughter Nathalia (D ) married in 1920 and directly emigrate, he moved in at his daughter Leonie's (D ) place in Oostburg. Venantius died in Oostburg on August 30,1924. page Stephanie Born in IJzendijke-Holland on December 17, died in IJzendijke July 31,1858. Continue next page.

16 11 D.10. Leonardus van Pamelen and Hendrika Hamelijnck --- > Children born (cont.): 6. Petrus Bernardus ---> Peter or uncle Pete for his family. Born in IJzendijke on October 13,1858. Peter and Julia At the age of 16 he joined his brother Venantius (D.10.4.) for a period of 9 months on a farm in Zuidzande and returned to the family in Schoondijke-Holland - on May 1st He immigrate in the USA with his parents and his brothers Engelbertus (D.10.1.) and Augustus (D ) November 22,1883. Lived with his parents for ~15 months in New York State before the family moved to Illinois early He helped his father Leonardus who settled on a fourty-acre track of untilled land, west of Manito-IL, to clean and prepare the land for cultivation. Peter married in Manito-IL on October 21,1891 Julia Etta Kent, born in Warren, Lucas-IO February 24,1872. Peter's best man at his wedding was his brother August (D ). Peter continued farming with his brother August after his father Leo passed away in Older brother Engelbertus had returned to Holland for his bride to be and joined the Palmer family early 1889, after he was hold-up in New York because there was only money for his spouse Nathalia de Zutter to travel to Manito-IL, November Peter farmed on the family farm, owned by his brother Engelbertus since The nephews of Nathalia Van Palmer, Louis and August de Zutter came over early March 1905 and they start working for the Palmers. Since then, Peter long for his own property and early 1908 he and his family moved to Brown County-SD with his sons Charles (D ) and Henry (D ) and daughters Cora and Grace. After they grow-up, his children gone their own way, son Charles lived in Westport, Brown County-SD and Henry moved in 1922 to Vernonia-OR and in 1928 to McNulthy-OR. Julia Etta died in Westport, Brown County-SD on May 3,1921 of tuberculosis of lungs, duration: 2 years. Peter died of an apoplexy in Garland, Brown County-SD on March 12,1926. page Philomena Born in IJzendijke-Holland on May 12,1861- died in IJzendijke August 17, Anna Catharina Born in IJzendijke on July 28, died in IJzendijke November 13, Ludovica Christina Born in IJzendijke on October 27, died in IJzendijke April 15, Emile Franciscus Born in IJzendijke on April 23, died in IJzendijke September 11, Charles Louis Born in IJzendijke on August 25, died in IJzendijke February 24, Benonie Born in IJzendijke on December 1, died in IJzendijke December 29, Augustus Franciscus ---> Grandpa August for his family. Born in IJzendijke on June 25,1869. Immigrated at the age of 14 with his parents and older brothers Engelbertus (D.10.1.) and Petrus (D.10.6.) November They ended up in New York State and lived and worked there for ~15 months. After the family had moved to Illinois early 1885 and at the same time his brother Engelbertus returned back to Schoondijke, he worked with his father and brother as a tenant farmer. His brother Engelbertus came back with his spouse Nathalia de Zutter November 1888, and was the third helping hand on the farm. August married on December 15,1892 at the Martin Homestead near Topeka-IL (1) Mary E. Martin, born in Topeka-IL August 18,1872, originally from New Jersey. She was the only daughter of George Warren Martin, born in 1846 in New Jersey-NJ died December 10,1889 and Sarah Jane Whitehead, born May 17,1844, died April 11,1905. After he married Mary, they settled during the years on various farms in the Topeka area-il. Mary died October 17,1916. <---- Mason County Farmer's Directory Registration of August's 300 acres of farmground, leased from the owner Hugh Mc.Carry in 1915 at Rural Route, Topeka-IL, Manito Township. In later years August's occupation was: grain buyer. After Mary passed away he subsequently made his home with his daughter Gertrude (D ) and husband Merrel Mitchell till the date he married on September 10,1918 to (2) Elizabeth M. (Lizzie) Mitchell, born in Mason City-IL on December 8,1869, died in Manito - IL March 12,1941. Elizabeth was the mother of his daughter Gertude's husband Merrel L. Mitchell. She was a daughter of Jasper N. Knoles and Harriet Fischer and widow of George F. Mitchell.. For several years they occupied a farm one mile west of Manito-IL and in the spring of 1920 they moved to the Frank Butt farm near Havana-IL. When Mrs. Palmer health began to fail in 1932, they moved to a smaller farm half a mile west of Havana-IL. In 1933 they purchased a comfortable retiring home in Manito-IL and came there to establich their retiring home. After an other five years he continued to reside in his home untill the infirmities of age came upon him and the condition of his health became critical. He then took up a home with his son Elmer (D ) and family in Manito-IL. August Palmer died at AM on February 23,1946 at his son Elmer's place. Both are buried at Oak Grove Cemetary, Manito-IL on February 26,1946. page END of Leonardus van Pamelen - Leo Van Palmer's - children --

17 12 D Engelbertus Bernardus and Nathalia de Zutter ---> Engle Bert for his family. Oldest son of Leonardus van Pamelen. He and his parents and younger brothers arrived in New York State on 22 November 1883 and after saving the money the family moved to Manito -IL early Engelbertus returned to Holland for his bride to be early 1885 and married Nathalia. After four and a half years living in Aardenburg-Holland they joined the Palmer family in Manito-IL October 1888 but he had to work and safe first before he could travel to Manito-IL early He was the one who brought the first of the DeSutter family -Nathalia de Zutter- to the USA. He bought at Forest City-IL his own farm implements in 1904 and payed for Nathalia's nephews Ludovicus and Augustinus de Zutter to come over to Manito-IL in March The DeSutter brothers start working for Engle Bert to pay him back. When Nathalia's older brother Augustus arrived in Manito-IL May 1906 they gave shelter to her brother's family. Ludovicus DeSutter returned to Holland in 1907 for his bride to be and returned again to Manito-IL, May In that time August(inus) DeSutter was working for the Wiedmar Chemical Company, till 1910 the former Springfield Filler Company, and so did Ludovicus in Those two DeSutter brothers bought a lot of land in Mason and Tazewell County-IL and started farming on their own farm since Engel Bert 1. Augustus Leonard Born in Aardenburg-Holland on October 15,1886. Died on February 16, Augustinus Franciscus Born in Aardenburg-Holland on March 14,1888. Died 8 months old, a day after arrival with his mother in Manito-IL, November Francis Charles Frank for his family. Surname in USA: Palmer. Born in Manito -IL on January 23,1890. Frank married January 14,1917 Louisa Katherine Jackson from Forest City-IL, born on September 29,1891, her grandfather was Josiah Jackson, a contractor in the Forest City area who build the first Village School in After his fathers death on January 26, 1921 Frank started raising cattle on the Palmer family farm (the old Ben Schenck farm then owned by William Hodkinson, see story at D.10.) and delivering milk to Manito residents. From the 6 cows doing duty, an average of 85 to 90 quartes of milk was delivered on Mrs.Louisa Palmers daily route. They took over the Meat Market from Lawrence Scarff in February 1930 and sold the familyfarm to live in the building of Clyde Hodkinson together with his grand -mother Nathalia Palmer-DeSutter. Frank and Louisa sold the Meat Market and started a grocery store and called it Palmers Market. In the summer of 1941 they purchased the building from Clyde Hodkinson. Frank served as Village Trustee for 10 years and became Mayor of Town in from April 1935 till 1947, during which time he established Manito Waterworks in Frank also served as secretary of the Manito High School Board of Education for 12 years. Frank had his office in one corner of the rear part of the store. Both, Frank and Louisa, were vitally interested in all WWII -work. From July 1943 till April 1945 they have taken in for the Government about 1500 pounds of salvage grease. His son Engle (b.) took over the store in 1956 but Frank kept working for his son's store in the meat department. Francis C. Palmer died in Manito-IL on November 9,1964. One son and 6 brothers and sisters proceded him in death. After his death Louisa resides in Havana-IL, died on July 26,1988. a. Engle Benjaman, born in Manito-IL on March 26,1920. Died September 2,1921. b. Engle Ben, born in Manito-IL on August 2,1922. Married to Helen Hardt January 1946, divorced. Remarried to Audrey R. from Delavan-IL, divorced in At young age he helped his father on the Palmer Dairy Farm and his mother delivering milk in Manito -IL. Engle pursued the grocery store, Palmers Market, of his parents from 1956 for many years. He later was a building contractor and build 40 homes and appartments in and around Manito. Ardith Palmer's dad (D e.), Dave Reynolds, did all the cementwork, block laying and brick work. Engle visited the Netherlands on a conducted tour, he did'nt get to Zeeland where his grandfather was born. Engle Ben died at his residence at Meadow Ln, Manito-IL on April 25, Tony Ross, born in Manito-IL in Married to Carol S.??, born in They live at Peoria Heights-IL. Helen, Ross, Janice. -- END of Engle Bert Palmer's descendants -- Frank and Louisa Palmer with son Engle Ben ~1942. Frank and Louisa Palmer, on visit in St helens-or photo taken by Henry Palmer (D ) Mrs.Louisa Palmer, the milkman, with son Engle - July Nathalia Palmer, age 72 On January 21,1927, the snow was so deep, the dairy and 3 year Engle Ben was driven by a team of horses for several days Nathalia Palmer, age 94 Foto send to Henry Palmer (D ) by Louisa Palmer

18 13 D Venantius Josephus and Rosalia Vercruijsse Dutch branch of the family. Familyname in The Netherlands: van Pamelen. All villages mentioned are in present Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, in the Province of Zeeland, Netherlands. Venantius Venantius worked at young age on different farms. At the age of 17 he began to work on a farm in Biervliet together with his older brother Engelbertus (D.10.1.). Went to work in 1874 on a farm in Zuidzande, were his brother Petrus worked with him on the farm for a period of 9 months. On May 30,1881 he started to work for Joannes Temmerman in St.Kruis. His parents left for America in November 1883 with his brothers Engelbertus (D.10.1.), Petrus (D.10.6.) and Augustus (D ). Engelbertus stayed a while at his place after he returned to Holland early 1885 and married in May 1885 with Venantius as his best man. October 1888 his brother Engelbertus emigrate with his spouse Nathalia de Zutter to Manito-IL to join his parents and younger brothers. Exept for his older brother, Venantius never saw his parents and younger brothers back again. He only got letters from his relatives, see the photo of his brother Petrus's (D.10.6.) family, send to him by US-post -see page Nathalia Maria ---> Born in St.Kruis on March 31,1884, Married April 8,1920 to Adrianus Boonman, Nathalia and Adrianus born in Heinekenszand September 15,1878, son of Marinus Boonman and Jacomina Adriaanse Rijk. Born in St.Kruis on March 31,1884. Married April 8,1920 to Adrianus Boonman, born in Heinekenszand on September 15, 1878, son of Marinus Boonman and Jacomina Rijk. They arrived in New York on the SS Nieuw Amsterdam on May 23,1920 and immigrate in Newark, Wayne County-NY in Naturarisation at Manchester-NY in They lived at Arcadia in Newark- NY. Her husband Adrianus died in Newark, Wayne-NY on July 14,1946. Nathalia died at her daughters home in Phelps Ontario-NY on July 17,1969. She is buried at Newark cementary. a. Dorothy Stephanie, born in Newark, Wayne-NY on August 31,1925. She married on August 21,1954 Floyd George Canne, born in Port Gibson-NY on June 24,1921. Floyd's parents Constantinus Canne and Amelia Maria de Wind, immigrated in Port Gibson-NY with all their 9 children in They made their home in Phelps, Ontario County-NY. Dorothy died in Rochester-NY on April 16,1995. After her death, Floyd married again on September 28,1996 in Geneva, Ontario-NY to Florence Eddington, born February 12,1930, died there July 3, Floyd -Flip- died in Bloomfield, Ontario County-NY on March 30, Susan Anne, born in Phelps, Ontario-NY on May13,1955. Married to David C. Vogel, born on????,1954. They made their home in Bloomfield, Ontario County-NY. a. Bradley David, born on February 25,1983. b. Steven Charles, born on April 20,1985. c. Eric Michael, born on April 7, Michael Floyd, born in Phelps, Ontario-NY on May 13,1957. Married to Carol M., born in The made their home in Syracuse, Onondaga County-NY. a. Elizabeth Grace, born on March 7,1992. b. Gail Marie, born on October 7, Lorraine Marie, born in Phelps, Ontario-NY on September 19,1958. Married to James Douglas Heyden, born in They made their home in Henderson-NV.??. 4. Lynne Elizabeth, born in Phelps, Ontario-NY on April 4,1965. Married to John Ward Bannen, born in 1961 in San Francisco-CA. They moved from Phelps-NY to Pacifica-CA, later to Vista-CA. a. Bernhard Race, born on August 19, b. Sean Floyd, born on November 7, Maria Louisa Born in Schoondijke on June 4,1885, died there March 29, Emelie Maria Born in Schoondijke on April 17,1887, died in Oostburg March 6,1967. Married in Schoondijke on May 7,1914 to Leopold Eligius Debbaut, born in Lapscheure-Belgium, May 6,1887, died in Oostburg April 20,1941 son of Leopoldus Ludovicus Debbaut and Amelia Sophia Matthijs. a. Leonardus Jacobus, born in Oostburg on March 10,1915. b. Sylva Maria, born in Oostburg on March 23,1923. Married to Prudent Naeyaert, born February 17,1920, died June 17,1997 son of Leopoldus Naeyaert and Celina Maria Schautteet. 1. Marian Emelie, born in Schoondijke on September 14,1950. Married to Theo Alphons Marie De Milliano, born in IJzendijke on March 12,1945, son of Achiel Emiel De Milliano and Augusta Maria van de Vijver. Achiel De Milliano is blood-related to Ludovicus (Louis) DeSutter's wife Maria Louise De Milliano (7th grade). Their forefather was Alonso De Milliano, born in the year Stephanie Hendrika ---> Born in Schoondijke on December 27,1888. Married in Schoondijke on February 19,1914 to Mattheus Theodoor (Matthew) van Morrelgem, born in Sluis on December 27,1883, son of Ludovicus Carolus van Morrelgem and Maria Theresia Jacques. Mattheus left Holland in 1909 to his 3 year older brother Finantius in Rochester, Monroe-NY, USA. Returned to Holland for his bride to be in Mattheus and Stephania left Holland for Rochester, Monroe County-NY, USA on their weddingday February 19,1914. Stephania and Mattheus visited their relatives in Holland in April 1948, they stayed at her sister Leonie's (6.) place in Oostburg. Stephania had an incurable disease and died in Rochester-NY on March 8,1950. Mattheus and his brother Finantius brought a vist to relatives in Holland in Mattheus died in Rochester-NY on June 20,1971. Next page. Stephanie Continue next page.