Van Mieghem's in the World

(maintained by Jan A. Van Mieghem)

    This page builds a list of Van Mieghem's in the world and serves as a vehicle for any Van Mieghem to get to know one another. The internet provides us with a great medium and I have received several emails from namesakes inquiring whether we are related or just wanting to introduce each other. If you like to participate, email me and I will add your coordinates and any other information you want to share to this page. (Send me birth dates + place of your family members along the Van Mieghem branch.) Peter (° 1950; currently Marysville, WA) Van Mieghem also maintains a Van Mieghem group on Facebook.

    For your information: on April 10, 2006, the Belgian telephone guide listed 476 telephone numbers under the name Van Mieghem, 76 of which in Antwerp. (8 years earlier in 1998, the numbers were 403 and 76) There were 43 listed in The Netherlands. On March 23, 1998, the US Switchboard telephone guide listed 32 telephone numbers under the name Van Mieghem (or Vanmieghem as listed).

    According to my namesake Jan Van Mieghem, all Van Mieghem's ultimately stem from one family. His family had a geneology that traced Van Mieghem's to the 14th century. Sadly, this information was destroyed during "the war" (WWII). Jan says that he was told that the name "Van Mieghem" originates from a place in Germany called "Milchheim" (Place with milk). In Poland there still exists a town called "Miegchow" which means the same.

    Below, I have organized the Van Mieghem's that I am aware of along family trees, starting in Belgium. Default state and family name is Van Mieghem, Belgium. Other conventions: "x" means "married to" and always the wife's maiden name is used, if known; ° means born and + deceased. [complete] means that the rest of that branch is complete, i.e., without any missing persons. (Realize that the date format is day-month-year, except for the US where it goes month-day-year.)

  1. Oldest Van Mieghem tree (my family, complete)
    1. Johannes and Petrus (° Erembodegem, 1672) (no other records found) [E = Erembodegem]
      1. Paulus (° 16??;+18-2-1731): First Marriage with Catharina Merckx (married 8-7-1703)--children Petrus and Paulus; Second Marriage with Barbara Pauwels (married 23-7-1709)--4 children
        1. Petrus (o Erembodegem 31-3-1706; + Erem, 6-7-1772)
        2. Paulus (o ?; + Eremb,1-4-1710)
        3. Joannes Franciscus (o Eremb, 29-12-1711, + Eremb,10-9-1785) X Petronella DePauw: married 14-1-1742
          1. Judocus (oE,30-6-1744,+E,12-11-1745)
          2. Bernardus (oE,25-11-1744)
          3. Elisabeth (oE,22-2-1746,+E,17-9-1796) X Frans Van Vaerenbergh married 14-1-1772
          4. Suzanna (oE,9-11-1747)
          5. Christina (oE,26-6-1750)
          6. Theresia (oE,2-1-1754) X Jan Baptist Osselaer: married 24-8-1779 ???
          7. Philiphina (E,15-8-1756,+E,8-1-1761)
          8. Bernardinus (E,28-6-1763,+E,5-5-1794)
          9. Joanna (oE, 1767?,+E,24-12-1821) X Michiel Raes: married 20-11-1782
        4. Anna (o Eremb, 17-5-1714)
        5. Rogerius (o ?, +E 27-6-1810) X Maria Droeshout: married: 10-9-1746
          1. Joanna Maria (oE,28-6-1744,+E,10-7-1796)X Joannes Baptist Dierck: married E,14-2-1775
          2. Petrus (oE,17-10-1747,+E,23-4-18826) single
          3. Joanna (oE,,23-2--1750,+E,3-4-1793?)
          4. Theresia (oE,29-3-1753,+E,28-4-1793)X Frans Dierckx married E,12-11-1775
          5. Judoca (oE,12-6-1757)X Pieter Jacobus Meert: married 20-5-1790
        6. Egidius (° Erembodegem, 21-8-1716; +Erembodegem, 2-1-1782) X Meert Joanna : married 12-7-1736
          1. Andreas (o Erembodegem, 4-1-1737,+E,13-7-1762)
          2. Joannes Franciscus (o Eremb, 30-9-1739)
          3. Maria (o Eremb, 28-4-1742,+ E,16-3-1782) X Andreas Ledegem married 20-4-1766
          4. Petronella (o 17-9-1744,+ 31-10-1747)
          5. Christianus (° Erembodegem, 23-10-1746; + Erembodegem, 1-2-1798) X Joanna Jacobs(+E,6-8-1811) married: Erembodegem,20-5-1770
            1. Anna Catharina (oE,26--2-1771,+E,29-1-1787)
            2. Petrus Jacobus (oE,5-1-1772,+E,12-4-1825) X Anne Marie Lenssens
              1.  Joannes (o ,+Ieper,29-5-1820) soldier infanterie
              2. Josephus (oE,23-5-1804,+E,9-12-1860)X Isabelle Segers: married 1846
              3. Amelia (oE,22-12-1807, )X Joannes Franciscus Van Neck: married E,26-11-1840. four sons (Rozalie Van Mieghem oE,1831)
              4. Marie Therese (oE,27-7-1814,+E,18-4-1815)
              5. Josse (oE,19-4-1817- so-named in the act; in klapper Judocus (oE,20-4-1816)

               [Donatus (oE,8-5-1809 ? unreadable,+E,10-6-1846) son of Christiaan and Anna Leynssens ? ]

            3. Andreas (oE,17-6-1773,+E,28-3-1855)X Francisca Ghijsens and second marriage X Barbara Pauwels
              1. Joanna Maria (oE,29-4-1833)X Augustus Eeckhout (oE,28-7-1828) married E, 19-11--1853
              2. Amelia (oE,29-11-1834, +E,22-11-1852)
              3. Franciscus (oE,18--3-18837,+E,15-6-1840)
              4. Delfine (oE,4-8-1840) X Carolus Ludovicus Van den Broeck married E,9-6-1858
              5. Philomena (oE, ? ) moved to Aalst 14-4-1838

            4. Benedictus (oE,21-10-1774,+E,27-4-1787)
            5. Petronella (oE,18-12-1775,+E,29-2-1788)
            6. Egidius (oE,26-3-1777,+E,3-12-1786)
            7. Jan Baptist (oE,10-1-1779 )
            8. Jan (oE,16-9-1780,,+E,27-2-1785)
            9. Cornelius (oE,5-10-1781,,+Borchtlombeek,15-2-1862):

              first marriage (Pamel, 26-10-1808) with Marie Elisabeth Minner (o Pamel, 8 jan. 1780; + Pamel, 19 okt. 1814)

              1. Joanna (o Pamel, 24-8-1809; +Pamel, 23-2-1887) X Petrus Stockmans
              2. Pierre Jacques (o Pamel, 17-8-1811; +Borchtlombeek, 13-7-1833) died at home
              3. Andre (o Pamel, 21-2-1814; +Pamel, 19-11-1814) died just before the mother

              second marriage (Pamel, 25-4-1818) with Catherine Therese Kestens (o Pamel, 15 okt. 1788; + Borchtlombeek, 21 dec. 1864)

              1. Joannes (Jean) (o Pamel, 25-7-1819,) X Joanne Chatherina Appelmans (o Pamel, 25-2- 1823)
                1. Cornelius Franciscus (oPamel,19-4-1850) X Joanna Clementina at Pamel at Pamel on 2-10-1901
                  1. Yvonne (o Pamel, 13-1-1904) X C Van Den Brande
                  2. (Achille Jean Joseph, recognized at the wedding, (oMeerbeke,27-4-1890,+Gooik,14-1-1944)
              2. Marie Francoise (o Pamel, 7-8-1821; + Pamel, 6-7-1897)
              3. Jeanne Catherine (oPamel,10-2-1823;+Borchtlombeek,16-7-1833)
              4. Guillemus Josephus (oPamel,26-12-1825) X 1 Anna Catherina Heymans X 2 Angelica De Leenheer

                first marriage (?) with Anna Catherina Heymans (o ?; + Denderleeuwl, 13 sep. 1849)

                1. Cornelius (o Denderleeuw, 26-4-1848; Denderleeuw, 20-3-1917) x Johanna Catherina De Ryck (o Denderleeuw, 28-12-1850 + Denderleeuw, 13-10-1919 ) married Denderleeuw, 11-6-1873
                  1. Alfons (o Denderleeuw, 3-5-1874; +Denderleeuw, 20-12-1942) X Valeria Van den Berg (o Brussel, 26-7-1874; +Denderleeuw, 10-1-1930)
                    1. Corneel (o Denderleeuw, 30-8-1903; +?) X Simone De Cock
                    2. Bertha (oDenderleeuw 29-7-1905 ongehuwd
                    3. Rene (oDenderleeuw 17-3-1912) X Julia Michiels
                      1. Alfons (oAnderlecht 21-12-1939) X Godelieve Paesmans
                        1. Els
                        2. Lena
                      2. Jan (oHalle 22-3-1945) X Francine Lerinckx
                        1. Riet
                  2. Karel Lodewijk X Rosalie Cobbaut
                    1. Cornelia X Jozef De Neef :3 kinderen
                    2. Leontine X Frans Meert :4 kinderen
                    3. Kamiel X Jeanne De Proft
                      1. Walter X Julia Van Capellen :geen
                      2. Rosanne
                      3. Cornelia X Serge Theys:1 kind
                      4. Rik X Maurisette: Johan,John
                      5. Marleen
                    4. Frans (ongehuwd)
                    5. August X Leonie De Bisschop
                      1. Karel X Schultz :geen
                      2. Roger X Claudine Trappeniers:Yvan,Johan,Lieve
                      3. Rita
                      4. Maria
                      5. Godelieve X Larry Johnnson :1 kind (wonen in de USA)
                  3. Theresia Cordula(oDenderl,28-8-1879,+Denderl,1948) ongehuwd
                  4. Paulina Adriana(oDenderl,10-5-1881)X August De Clercq (beide overleden _geen kinderen)
                  5. Maria Theresia(oDenderl,5-10-188222) ongehuwd
                  6. Jan X Rosalie Madeleine Couck
                    1. Roger X Elza Eelbode:
                      1. Elza X Frans Muyylaert:Carl, Karim
                      2. Ludwig X Simonne:Christel, Marijke
                      3. Gunther X Erna Meuleman: Marleen, Heinz
                      4. Machteld X Hubert Wiels:geen kinderen
                      5. Hilde X Erik De Bruyn: Leentje
                    2. Willy X Clemence Van de Steen
                      1. :Erik X Jacqueline Engels:Erik
                    3. Lea X Arie Verhagen (Schiedam,Nederland):Lea,Francis
                    4. Simona gescheiden van August Verbeken X Roger De Coster :Herman,Dirk,Frank
                    5. Yvonne X Edward Lens:HerwigX Cecile Hooft :BoudewijnX Van Vaerenbergh
                    6. Georgette X Wout Egbert (Amstelveen,Nederland):5 kinderen
                    7. Estelle X Jozef Ruisseveldt:Marleen
                    8. Esther(+) X Rene Blancquart:Ingrid,Gert
                    9. Andre X Godelieve Van den Broeck:
                      1. Helga X Hubert De Gendt
                      2. Erwin X Rita Bogaert
                      3. Gerda X Mark Roosen
                  7. Frans (oDenderl,15-8-1887,+1913):ongehuwd onderwijzer
                  8. Clement (oDenderl,27-5-1889,+D,1918):ongehuwd onderwijzer
                  9. Karel Remi (oDenderl,25-9-1890,+16-12-1974) X Anna Lelarge(+) X Ria Schreiber:Duitsland
                  10. Celina Carolina (oDenderl,27-2-1894,+D,22-5-1920) ongehuwd

                second marriage (Outer 22-1-1851) with Angelica De Leenheer (o Outer, 31-3-1822; + Pamel, 28-1-1876)

                1. Maria Catherina (oOuter,9-11-1851)
                2. Seraphien (oOuter, 28-9-1854,+Meerbeke,16-4-1889) X Philomena Linthout (oOuter, 25-1-1841) married: Meerbeke,17-7-1878
                  1. Adelina(oMeerbeke,16-2-1881,+Meerbeke,19-7-1952X Jan Jacobs
                3. Joannes Eleodorus (Theodoor),(° Pamel, 3-7-1858; + Okegem, 2-11-1923) X Maria Adela Van Dalem (o Okegem,1-5-1863,+Okegem,6-6-1930). Married 24-11-1886   [complete] (his brothers: Cornelius, Seraphien, Petrus Josephus)
                  1. Frans (° Okegem, Oct 22, 1900; + Ninove, Oct 4, 1978) (no sibblings) [complete]
                    1. Roger (° Meerbeke, Aug 8, 1931; + Ninove, April 2, 1974) (no sibblings) & Godelieve Penne
                      1. Piet Frans Albert (° Ninove June 5, 1964; currently in Pijnacker, Delft, The Netherlands) & Saskia Verbeek(° Baarn, 8 juni 1963; + Pijnacker 17 feb 2012)
                        1. Vincent Caspar Roger (° Leuven, Sept 18, 1992)
                        2. Nathan Jan Laurentius (° Leuven, Dec 5, 1994; +Leiden, Feb 12, 2012)
                        3. Laurens Caspar Frans (° Delft, April 16, 2000)
                      2. Jan Albert (° Ninove Aug 23, 1966; currently in Chicago/Evanston, Illinois) & Shannon B. Cahill
                        1. Maximiliaan Roger (° Skokie, April 15, 2001)
                        2. Katharine Margriet (° Evanston, July 9, 2002)
                        3. Marcus Kenneth (° Evanston, Oct 23, 2004)
                        4. Karolien Lieve (° Evanston, Oct 23, 2004)
                      3. Ann Rita (° Ninove Jan 19, 1970; currently in Genk) & Bart Neuville
                        1. Thomas (° Genk, 2010)
                4. Gustave  Jan (oPamel,13-6-1861)
                5. Marie Clementina (oPamel,1-12-1864,+Okegem,28-12-1925)
                  1. Marie  Madeleine(oGent,18-1-1889)
                6. Lucianus Franciscus (oPamel,4-10-1866)
                7. Petrus Josephus (oPamel,24-4-1868,+Okegem,  )X Felicia DeRoy(oOkegem, 10-6-1879,+Okegem,14-2-1934) married Okegem,21-9-1900 (uitleg volgt)
                  1. Franciscus Josephus (oOkegem 29-12-1898) X Celine Straatmans
                  2. Maria Berta (oOkegem,19-11-1900)X D Hondt Carolus gehuwd:22-4-1921
                  3. Alphonsus (oOkegem, 9-4-1903) X Therese Pollet
                  4. Gudula (oOkegem,6-2-1905) X Alphonsus Lorang gehuwd 9-9-1927
                  5. Gaspar (oOkegem,21-3-1907,+Anderlecht,30-3-1929)
                  6. Richard Luciaan (oOkegem,5-5-1909)X Allise Maye
                  7. Tina Valentina (oOkegem,31-11-1911)X Cyril Scheerlinck gehuwd17-5-1939
                  8. Gustaaf(oOkegem27-1-1914)
                  9. Albert Jozef (oOkegem9-6--1917,+Okegem26-2-1939)
                  10. Angele Maria Hubertine(oOkegem16-7-1919)XVictor Van Hoek

                  This family may stem from Guillemuss also, but not clear yet:

                  Roger

                  André (+ Denderleeuw)

                  Erwin (Aalst)

                  Gerda (Aalst)

                  Helga & Hubert De Gendt (Aalst)

              5. Pierre Jacques (Petrus Jacobus) (oPamel,8-9-1828,+Pamel,17-5-1830)
              6. Jean Baptist (Joannes Baptist)(oPamel,14-8-1832) X Theresia Josepha Eylenbosch (o Borchtlombeek, 3-8-1839) married Pamel 3-4-1961
                1. Marie Hortensia (oBorchtlombeek, 8-8-1859)
                2. Joanna Clementina (oBorchtlombeek, 8-11-1861:AchilleJeanJoseph) X Cornelius Franciscus(19-4-1850zie hoger
                3. Petrus Edmondus (oBorchtl,26-12-18862,+Pamel,3-12-18889) X Adelia Segers(oPamel,28-6-18677)
                  • Maria Clementina (oPamel,15-2-1889)
                  • Maria Therese (o ,+Pamel,22-2-1991)
                4. Rufinus Josephus (oPamel,20-5-1864)
                5. Maria Joanna (oPamel,11-12-1865) X Gaspar Emile V.d Gucht married at Pamel,20-9-1892
                6. Franciscus Theophiles (oPamel,13- -1867)
                7. Maria Joanna Emma (oPamel,19-7-1869)
                8. Catharina Helena (oPamel,29-3-1873)
                9. Maria Carolina Clementina (oPamel,12-3-1875
            10. Jan Baptist (oE,11-2-1785,+E,6-10-1786)
            11. Dominicus (oE,11--1-1786,+E,27-3-1788)

            [all registers from 1779 until 1783 are missing]

          6. Jacobus (o E, 10-10-1749, ) X Gertrudis DHaeseleer: Jan Frans (+E 1771)

          7. Judoca (o E, 21-9-1752, + E, 2-1-1765)

          8. Joannes Franciscus (o E 17-3-1755, )
          9. Theresia (o E, 13-2-1758; + E ,15-10-1798)
          10. Joannes (o E ,6-2-1761, +E,22-4-1843) X Barbara Van Mol married 4-11-1789
  2. Van Mieghem family in Pamel ("'t klein kasteeltje", the little castle. This family had many children.)
  3. Family tree of Van Mieghems geboren in Sint-Gilles-Waas - Belgium prepared by Rudy Van Mieghem on March 2009; ( Peter's family from Washington, USA is part of this).
  4. Oscar Van Mieghem and Aline (?) (Info from Eva Van Mieghem on 3/24/2005) They had 5 children: Raphael, Magda, Liliane, Jo and Leander. My parents, Raphael Van Mieghem and Dora De Smet have 6 children:

 

  1. In the U.S. : descendants of Petrus Aloysius (° 14/6/1887 Vrasene, Belgium who moved to Norway, MI around 1920). Info from http://www.vanmieghem.org/
  2. In the U.S. : Frank (° Sint-Gillis-Waas 1894; moved to Everett, WA in 1921; + Everett, WA, 1984) x Martha Van Landehem (° 1896; + Everett, WA 1986). This is a sub-branch of Family tree of Van Mieghems geboren in Sint-Gilles-Waas - Belgium prepared by Rudy Van Mieghem on March 2009;
  3. In the U.S. : three brothers and a sister left Belgium for Iowa

In the Netherlands:

    1. Piet (° 1905; + 1980) & Amalia Kint (° 1902; + 1990)
    2. Alfons (most likely a brother of Piet)

other perhaps related Van Mieghems: