Alphonse Ropson &
Eleanore Balza
Alphonse ROPSON was born ? in ?.
Marie Eleanor Louise (Eleanor) was the first child of Antoine BALZA and Marie Antoinette FLAHAUX born in the Unidted States. She was born on March 7th, 1881, in Duval, Door County, Wisconsin.
When Eleanor and Alphonse were married isn't known at this time. They had six children listed below:
- George, born ?
- Edward, born ? who married Sadie ROPSON who ran a hat shop in Sturgeon Bay.
- Lola, born ?, who married ? BOEHM.
- Libbie, born ?, who married ? BOULANGER.
- Josie, who married ? DELVAUX.
- Mayme, who married ? DEBAKER.
Eleanor died in 1975, Alphonse died in 1976?
ROPSON Ancestry
Alphonse is the oldest ROPSON currently known.
? Ancestry
BALZA Ancestry 
The surname BALZA is a derivation (Belzer, Balzac, Balzer, etc.) of the ancient name "BALTHAZAR" (one of the three wise men). The country of origin for this Balza family is Belgium more specifically Sart-Walhain in Namur Province where we've traced our earliest known ancestors. At this time the earliest known family group with the Balza surname is Jean Joseph BALZA who married Marie Therese BRABANT. Very little is known about this family - it is still a subject for on-going research (Jean Joseph Balza Sr. Family History). They had at least one son Jean Joseph Balza (1804 - 1889) who married Virginie BERO (1807 - 1872) and they where blessed with eight children (Jean Joseph Balza Family History). The youngest of these was Antoine BALZA (1845 - 1927) who married Marie Antoinette FLAHAUT (1845 - 1927). Antoine and Marie Antoinette had 10 children (Antoine Balza Family History) the sixth was Eleanor who married Alphonse ROPSON and is described above.
FLAHAUT Ancestry
The FLAHAUT surname originates in Sart-Walhain, Namur Province, Belgium. Our earliest known Flahaut ancestor is Pierre Joseph FLAHAUT (1804 - unknown) who married Julienne ADAM (abt 1803 - unknown). This couple had 6 children (Pierre Joseph Flahaut Family History) the youngest of which was Marie Antoinette FLAHAUT (1845 - 1927). Marie married Antoine BALZA (1845 - 1927). Marie Antoinette and Antoine had 10 children (Antoine Balza Family History) the sixth was Eleanor who married Alphonse ROPSON and is described above.
Last updated: January 1st, 2000
Copyright 2000, Richard M. Balza
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