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Charles was born in IJzendijke, Zeeland, Netherlands on 6 July 1846[1] to Jacobus and Janneke (DEES) VAN PARIJS. There isn’t much else known about Charles’ childhood, but he met and married Johanna Marie KREBBEKX on 22 December 1870 in the nearby town of Hoofdplaat.[2]
He and his family emigrated to the US around October 1874[3] and they finally settled in central Wisconsin along with many other families from the Netherlands and Belgium.
Johanna and Charles had 8 or 9 children, depending on the source of information. Mysteriously, there is no definitive date of death for Charles since he basically vanished.
Disappearance
So, the year is 1922 and Charles tells his family he is going grocery shopping and, according to family lore, is never heard from again. Here is the story as told by Marjorie (DeBroux) Thielke, Charles' great-granddaughter:
- Charles Van Price was born in the early 1800s and came to U.S. in 1874. He traveled to Dousman, Wisconsin in Waukesha County and worked for Mr. Dousman, later moving to Little Chute, Wisconsin, then to Phlox, Wisconsin in 1887. While staying with his daughter, Effie, in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1922, he went grocery shopping for her and was never seen again. After investigating, it was assumed that he returned to Holland from Milwaukee. He sold his land earlier, and was now one of the wealthiest men in that part of the state. His daughter found he had withdrawn all his savings (a very sizable amount) and probably left for Europe. They traced him to Antwerp, Belgium — then all trace was gone. He was never heard from again.
His disappearance is still a mystery. Some basic research has been done related to Antwerp for 1922, but nothing was found. Though, Charles' passport application was found.[4] It was filled out for a Charles O Price in 1922. Browsing over the information located on it, we're pretty confident that it’s the same Charles. There is a second application in 1923. Some of the dates in the 1922 application are a bit off from his documented dates, but the 1923 application fixes a lot of those mistakes.
It seems he first went to "visit his brother for 3 months" on August 5th, 1922 aboard the SS Finland from New York to Antwerp. His next passport indicates he is going back to "visit his brother for one year" from New York but it does not list a ship, arrival port or date.[4] The odd thing is that out of all of his brothers only one was living in 1922, Peter, and he was already living in the US in the state of New York.
It is assumed he either stayed in the Netherlands or that he passed away not long after arriving, as he was 79 years old at the time.
Sources
- ↑ Zeeland, Netherlands "Geboorteakten, 1796/1811-1917," birth records, Zeeuws Archief (https://www.wiewaswie.nl/en/ : accessed 10 January 2019), Charles Ludovicus van Parijs; 6 Jul 1846; Item IJZ-G-1846 #16; https://www.wiewaswie.nl/en/detail/27570213.
- ↑ Zeeland, Netherlands "Gemeenten, 1796/1811-1980," marriage records, Zeeuws Archief (https://www.wiewaswie.nl/en/ : accessed 10 January 2019), Charles Ludovicus van Parijs & Johanna Maria Krebbekx; 22 Dec 1870; Item HOO-H-1870 #19.
- ↑ "Emigranten West-Zeeuws-Vlaanderen 1840-1950," database, Zeeuwen Gezocht, Charles Ludovicus van Parijs.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDF-91WJ : 16 March 2018), Charles O Price, 1922; citing Passport Application, Wisconsin, United States, source certificate #207176, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 2068, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- 1880 US Census, federal, pop. sch., Kaukauna, Outagamie Co., Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 128, p.46, h.397 f.412, Charles Price; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 29 March 2010); citing NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- 1900 U.S. Census, federal, pop. sch., Norwood Township, Langlade Co., Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 53, Sheet 4A, h.63 f.63, Charles Van Price; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 29 March 2010); citing NARA microfilm publication T623. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
- 1910 US Census, federal, pop. sch., Norwood Township, Langlade Co., Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 148, Sheet 6A, h.96 f.96, Charles Price; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 29 March 2010); Citing NARA microfilm publication T624. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
- 1920 U.S. Census, federal, pop. sch., Norwood Township, Langlade Co., Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 120, Sheet 1B, h.18 f.18, Charles L Price; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 29 March 2010); Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625, 2076 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
