Hello,

I am very excited to hear from you! My father Robert Stephens is the Grandson of Dorthea Irena DeRidder who would be Alphonse's sister. She died at the age of 25, so we have hardly any info on her. We have been trying to find any information on my Great-Grandmothers line, but it has been difficult. I have put a lot together about her brothers and sisters and have found all of their ship records and have tracked them on census records. I only know her parents names from marriage certificate. My Mom had been in contact with some descendants of the Varewycks, so we have quite a bit of inf on them.

I have contacted a professional genealogist in Belgium, she should have more information within the week.

Please let me know if you have any more information about cousins or anything else, or if you would like to see any of the info I have.

Please e-mail:
karimeup@yahoo.com

Thank you,

Kari Anderson