f a m i l y Children with: Blondina Maria Heuninckx Siblings: Maria Mathildis Catherina DE WAELE Emiel Jan DE WAELE Honoré DE WAELE Emilia Maria DE WAELE Polydoor Isidoor DE WAELE Prudent Maria DE WAELE Children: Arthur Nicholas DeWaele Matilda DeWaele Josephina (Annie) DeWaele Agnes Ellen DeWaele Alfred Louis DeWaele Emily Maria DeWaele Henry J. DeWaele John DeWaele Emiel Honore Urbaan DeWaele Fidelis Jozef Edgard DE WAELE Charles (Karel) Leonard DeWaele Born: 24 Oct 1839, Sinaai Married 25 Oct 1864, Holy Catherina Church, Sinaai, to Blondina Maria Heuninckx Died: 10 Aug 1914, Bay City, MI Occupation: Prosecuting Attorney, Lumber Inspector Pictures: Newspaper article on Charles Poem written by Charles when Matilda died (Walter Gaspar) Photo of Charles & Blondina's house (Blondina, Charles, Henry, Elizabeth) (Sandra Borgon) Charles in his study (Sue Coscarelly) Charles' gravestone DeWaele family, 1886 DeWaele family, 1908 Links: 1880 Census In 1869 Charles and Blondina left Sinaai for Rotterdam (Netherlands) where they boarded a ship and came to America. They never returned to Belgium nor see Charles' father Henricus de Waele, who died 6 years later, again. By following birth records we know Charles and Blondina started in La Fayette, Indiana (Henry) and moved to Grand Rapids, MI (Emily). They then went to Bay City, MI (Alfred) and next to St. Helen (Arthur). On October 25, 1889 they had their silver marriage in St. Helen. Once Charles became Prosecuting Attorney they lived in Roscommon, MI. This is why most DeWaeles still live in Michigan. "Roscommon's Fine Old Man" is the title of a local newspaper article on Charles. Charles De Waele (spelled with a capital D) was a pioneer resident of Roscommon county, and was well educated. He was fluent in 7 languages, wrote several books (in different languages) and was a linguist. He came to America with only his education, and studied law at St. Helens. He started poor but his untiring energy allowed him to find success, and he owned several farms, store buildings, and residences. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the Northeastern Michigan Development Bureau and helped advance that area of the country. Charles was baptized at Holy Catherina Church in Sinaai on 25 October 1864. Buried in old St. Patrick cemetary in Bay City.

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