4 Eduard Francies Accoe: 1835 - 1903
  +Philomena Willems: 1840 - 1900
  5 Alphonsius Accoe: 18 Dec 1868 - 16 Dec 1969
     + Leonie Willems: 2 Feb 1871 - 31 Mar 1959
     6 Odilon Accoe: 1905 - 1972
     6 Alma Accoe: 1906 - 1978

Alphonsius Accoe was born to Eduard Francies and Philomena (Willems) Accoe in Eeklo, Belgium on December 18, 1868.  In December of 1968, the town of Eeklo celebrated the life of centenarian Alfons Accoe.  In the district of Raverschoot, Eeklo, everybody was involved in the celebration.  A special committee, under the chairmanship of Julien Van Den Driessche and composed of Alfons Lips, secretary, Girard, Bergamn, J. Van Waes, R. Mercy, H. Duprex, Ph. Vrombaut, and C. DeCabooter, provided a grand and attractive program of festivities.
The celebration started with a solemn thanksgiving mass in the church of the deanery, celebrated by the Reverend Deal Ulenders and attended by the cententarian himself, his family, friends, and neighbors.  After the mass, the elder was given a warm reception at the town hall by the mayor and the elderman.  The mayor outlined, shortly, the long and stirring life of Alfons who was born in Eeklo.  Afterwards, the mayor handed him a present from the king and another from the town.  Alfons himself read loud and clear, the inscription engraved upon it.  With a cheerful twinkling in his old eyes, he added, “1868 - 1968, the years have gone by.”  Alfons, who had an astounding clearness of mind, proved that he still carried his 100 years very well by singing two songs of his boyhood.  With a firm hand he signed the town’s golden book and after a toast, the party went for the swimming pool from where they started their trip through the town.
At noon, the centenarian, his family, and the elderman celebrated with a banquet at the Trades House.  During this banquet, the members of the committee visited the house for elderly people and handed presents to everybody.  In the afternoon and evening, there was a merry celebration in “Raverschoot” district.  Besides the contests in bolling, bow shooting, billiards, and darts, there was a social gathering at the Scoutshouse for the centenarian, his family, and friends.  Alfons received lots of presents, flowers, and telegrams with congratulations. Alphonsius Accoe died on December 16, 1969. [1]

Leonie Willems was born February 2, 1871.  She married Alphonsius Accoe and they had a son and a daughter.  Leonie died on March 31, 1959. [2]

5 Alphonsius Accoe: 1868 - 1969
  +Leonie Willems: 1871 - 1959
  6 Odilon Accoe: 19 Apr 1905 - 18 Jul 1972
     +Simona Symoens: 17 Feb 1909 - 28 Feb 2001
     7 Cecilia Accoe: 1927 - 1997
     7 Raymond Accoe: 1931 - 1999
     7 Roger Accoe: 1934 - Living
     7 Arthure Accoe: Unknown
     7 Lauretta Accoe: Unknown

Odilon Accoe was born to Alphonsius and Leonie (Willems) Accoe in Belgium on April 19, 1905.  He married Simona Symoens and they had five children.  Odilon died on July 18, 1972. [3]

Simona Symoens was born on February 17, 1909 and married Odilon Accoe.  She died on Februay 28, 2001. [4]

5 Alphonsius Accoe: 1868 - 1969
  +Leonie Willems: 1871 - 1959
  6 Alma Accoe: 26 Mar 1906 - 13 Feb 1978
     +Raymond Haegeman: 25 Oct 1903 - 20 Apr 1995
     7 Unknown Haegeman: Unknown
     7 Unknown Haegeman: Unknown
     7 Unknown Haegeman: Unknown
     7 Unknown Haegeman: Unknown
     7 Unknown Haegeman: Unknown

Alma Accoe was born to Alphonsius and Leonie (Willems) Accoe in Belgium on March 26, 1906.  She died on February 13, 1978. [5]

Raymond Haegeman was born October 25, 1903 in Sint Laureins, Belgium.  He married Alma Accoe and they had five children.  Raymond died on April 20, 1995 in Eeklo, Belgium. [6]

4 Eduard Francies Accoe: 1835 - 1903
  +Philomena Willems: 1840 - 1900
  5 Philmon Accoe: 20 Mar 1871 - 29 Jul 1941
     +Ida De Vlieger: 25 Dec 1875 - 3 Mar 1956
     6 Margaretha Accoe: 1900 - 1903
     6 Clarrise Accoe: 1902 - 1902
     6 Gustaaf Accoe: 1903 - 1919
     6 Cyriel Accoe: 1904 - 1905
     6 Rachel Accoe: 1905 - 1908
     6 Maria Accoe: 1907 - 1907
     6 Germaine Accoe: 1908 - 1981
     6 Joseph Accoe: 1911 - 1984
     6 Rachel Accoe: 1913 - 1981
     6 Herman Accoe: 1915 - Unknown
     6 Alice Marie Julie Accoe: 1918 - 2003

Philmon Accoe was born to Eduard Francies and Philomena (Willems) Accoe in Sint-Laureins on March 20, 1871.  He died on July 29, 1941. [7]

Ida De Vlieger was born December 25, 1875.  She married Philmon Accoe and they had eleven children, although several died at young ages.  She died in 1956. [8]

4 Eduard Francies Accoe: 1835 - 1903
  +Philomena Willems: 1840 - 1900
  5 Leonie Euphrasie Accoe: 24 Jul 1873 - 31 Oct 1912
     +Eduard De Craene: 17 Nov 1877 - 8 Mar 1946
     6 Rachelle Ida Ludovica De Craene: 1905 - 1987
     6 Petrus Edward Auguste De Craene: 1907 - 1992
     6 Cyriel De Craene: 1908 - 1928
     6 Unknown De Craene: Unknown

Leonie Euphrasie Accoe was born to Eduard Francies and Philomena (Willems) Accoe in Sint-Laureins on July 24, 1873.  She died on October 31, 1912. [9]

Eduard De Craene was born November 17, 1877.  He married Leonie Euphrasie Accoe.  He died in 1946. [10]

4 Eduard Francies Accoe: 1835 - 1903
  +Philomena Willems: 1840 - 1900
  5 Marie-Louise Accoe: 29 Nov 1875 - Unknown
     +August Lippens: 19 Nov 1864 - Unknown

Marie-Louise Accoe was born to Eduard Francies and Philomena (Willems) Accoe in Belgium on November 29, 1875. [11]

August Lippens was born in Sleidinge on November 19, 1864.  He married Marie-Louise Accoe. [12]

4 Eduard Francies Accoe: 1835 - 1903
  +Philomena Willems: 1840 - 1900
  5 Ida Accoe: 30 Jan 1878 - 26 Feb 1973

Ida Accoe was born to Eduard Francies and Philomena (Willems) Accoe in Sint-Laureins on January 30, 1878.  She died on February 26, 1973. [13]

4 Eduard Francies Accoe: 1835 - 1903
  +Philomena Willems: 1840 - 1900
  5 Emiel Accoe: 11 Jul 1881 - 12 Nov 1946
     +Leonie Balcaen: 19 Sep 1887 - 29 Jun 1914
     6 Michel Philemon Accoe: 1909 - 1943
     + Marie De Winne: 7 Jan 1886 - Unknown
     6 Rachel Accoe: 1916 - 1923
     6 Esther Accoe: 1917 - Unknown
     6 Ghislane Accoe: 1923 - Unknown
     6 Elza Accoe: 1928 - Unknown

Emiel Accoe was born to Eduard Francies and Philomena (Willems) Accoe on July 11, 1881.  He died on November 12, 1946. [14]

Leonie Balcaen was born December 25, 1875.  She married Emiel Accoe and they had a son, Michel Philemon Accoe.  Leonie died in 1914. [15]

Marie De Winne was born on January 7, 1886.  She married Emiel Accoe and they had four daughters. [16]

4 Eduard Francies Accoe: 1835 - 1903
  +Philomena Willems: 1840 - 1900
  5 Emma Accoe: 23 Sep 1884 - 25 Jul 1970
     +Cyriel Lippens: 16 Sep 1879 - 12 Feb 1943
     6 Rachel M. Lippens: 1906 - 1970
     6 Irene A. Lippens: 1912 - 1965
     +Ernest Wilburn Hardy: 5 Aug 1885 - 21 Oct 1964

Emma Accoe was born to Eduard Francies and Philomena (Willems) Accoe in Belgium on September 23, 1884.  She married Cyriel Lippens in belgium and immigrated to the United States.  In Indiana Emma raised two daughters.  After Cyriel died in 1943, Emma lived in Mishawaka.  On November 11, 1960 she married Ernst W. Hardy.  He died in 1964.  Emma died in South Bend, Indiana on July 25, 1970. [17]

Cyriel Lippens was born on September 16, 1879.  He married Emma Accoe and immigrated to the United States on May 3, 1912 aboard the RMS Lusitania.  Cyriel died in South Bend, Indiana on February 12, 1943. [18]

Ernest Wilburn Hardy was born on August 5, 1885 in Lakeville, Indiana.  He married Rose Elizabeth Hess in 1905 and they had a daughter in 1915.  Rose died in 1946.  Ernest worked for, and retired from, The Prudential Life Insurance Company.  He was a member of the Broadway EUB Church.  On November 11, 1960, Ernest married Emma (Accoe) Lippens.  Ernest died in Mishawaka, Indiana on October 21, 1964.  Funeral services were held at the Hollis Funeral Home the following Saturday day with the Rev. O. E. Bradford, of the Broadway EUB Church, officiating.  Ernest was buried in Riverview Cemetery in South Bend, Indiana. [19]

5 Emma Accoe: 1884 - 1970
  +Cyriel Lippens: 1879 - 1943
  6 Rachel M. Lippens: 24 Jul 1906 - 8 Oct 1970
     +Harry C. Millage: 19 Aug 1902 - 11 Sep 1977
     7 Cyriel F. Millage: 1947 - 2004

Rachel M. Lippens was born to Cyriel and Emma (Accoe) Lippens on July 24, 1906.  She died in South Bend, Indiana on October 8, 1970. [20]

Harry C. Millage was born August 8, 1902 to Zebb and Luella (McGraw) Millage in Indiana.  On September 23, 1922 he married Rachel M. Lippens in Berrien County, Michigan.  Harry died in South Bend, Indiana on September 11, 1977. [21]

6 Rachel M. Lippens: 1906 - 1970
  +Harry C. Millage: 1902 - 1977
  7 Cyriel F. Millage: 8 Aug 1947 - 12 Feb 2004

Cyriel F. Millage was born to Harry and Rachel (Lippens) Millage in Chicago, Illinois on August 8, 1947.  He graduated from Penn High School, Mishawaka, Indiana in 1965.  Cyriel was a well-known bowler in the South Bend-Mishawaka-Elkhart area, and recorded two perfect 300 games during his career.  He was employed at OC Lanes in Osceola, Indiana from 1986 to 2000.

Cyriel died at Elkhart General Hospital on Thursday, February 12, 2004.  His obituary appeared in the Elkhart Truth.  A memorial service was held later at Rosewood Terrace and Cyriel's ashes were interred in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park in Granger, Indiana.  He had no immediate surviving relatives. [22]

5 Emma Accoe: 1884 - 1970
  +Cyriel Lippens: 1879 - 1943
  6 Irene A. Lippens: 2 Jun 1912 - 28 Apr 1965
     +Garwood E. Schroff: 7 Aug 1914 - 4 Apr 1965

Irene A. Lippens was born to Cyriel and Emma (Accoe) Lippens on June 2, 1912 in Mishawaka, Indiana.  On October 5, 1933 Irene married Garwood Schroff.  She was a member of Little Flower Catholic Church.  Irene died in her home in South Bend, Indiana on April 28, 1965 less than four weeks after the death of her husband.  She had been in failing health for three years.  After visitation and funeral services, held in the Bubb Funeral Chapel, Irene was buried with Garwood in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park in Granger, Indiana. [23]

Garwood E. Schroff was born in Mishawaka, Indiana on August 7, 1914 to Frederick E. and Myrtle (Smith) Schroff.  He married Irene A. Lippens in Chicago, Illinois on October 5, 1933.  Garwood was a merchant policeman in Mishawaka for several years.  He also served as a marshall in Roseland, Indiana.  Garwood was a member of the Little Flower Catholic Church and the Clay Township Lions Club.  Garwood died in South Bend, Indiana on April 4, 1965 after an illness of over three years.  Funeral services were held at the Bubb Funeral Chapel in Mishawaka and he was buried in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. [24]