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BELGIANS IN AMERICA:    Biographies of Belgian settlers  

J. F. (Frank) De Vylder : son of Dominick and Nellie (De Brouwer) De Vylder, was born Sept. 26, 1845, in Lokeren, Belgium. In 1869 he emigrated to America, stopping first in Bardstown, Ky., a year, then moved to Daviess County. He worked at different occupations until 1876, when he started a grocery in West Louisville, Daviess Co., Ky; remained there till 1881, when he removed to Owensbororo, and opened a saloon and restaurant. He is located on Frederica street, between River and Main. He was married in 1874 to Harriet Rena Murphy, of Daviess County. They have four children- Beatrice, Mary Alice, Maria Justina, and Paul Isadore. They are members of the Catholic church.

Source : History of Daviess County, Kentucky : together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, biographies of representative citizens, and an outline history of Kentucky.- p. 450
Chicago: Inter-state Pub. Co., 1883, 888  pgs.