J. Francis Vander Kelen
The following information is from The Flemish in Wisconsin by Jeanne and Les Rentmeester. Copywright 1985.

  John Francis and John Baptiste, half brothers, left their home on Kaalheid Street, Huldenberg, Province of Brabant, Belgium for America landing at New York in August 1857.  John "Frank" Vander Kelen (b. 7 Aug 1823, d. 17 July 1909) was the son of Henry Vander Kelen and Maria Catherine De Baeker. John Baptiste Vander Kelen b. 18 Sep 1835, d. 12 Jan 1913 was the son of Henry Vander Kelen and Anna Catherine Vanden Plas.

Obit for Frank Van Der Kelen from the Green Bay Press Gazette 15 July 1909

HALF CENTURY RESIDENT PASSES AWAY YESTERDAY
Frank Van Der Kelen, a Resident of Brown County for 54 years, Passes Away at Son's Home.
The death of Frank Van Der Kelen, a retired farmer of the town of Eaton, who had made his home in this city for the past 15 years, occurred yesterday afternoon at the home of his son, Al Van Der Kelen.  At the time of his death the deceased was 77 years of age.  Mr Van Der Kelen had been a resident of Brown County for the past 54 years.  The funeral will be held Saturday morning from SS Peter and Paul church at 8:30 o'clock, Father Anderegg officiating.  The interment will be at Preble. (Note: Frank and his wife Lucy are buried in Holy Martyrs of Gorcum Cemetery.)
The deceased is survived by seven children and one brother.  The children are the following: Mrs. John Nockaerts of Bellevue, Mrs Phillip Watermolen of this city, Mrs. J Watermolen of Bellevue, Mrs Louis LaCourt of this city, and Mrs Frank Van Der Heiden of Eaton, Al Van Der Kelen and Theo. Van Der Kelen of Bellevue.  He also leaves one brother, John Van Der Kelen of Humboldt.


                                                                                
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  Henricus Vander Kelen                               | 
| b.  Abt 1803 Overyssche, Brabant Province, Belgium  |
| d.  Abt 1889                                        |                        
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|--Joannes Franculus Vander Kelen
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| Maria Catherina DeBaeker | 
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