Florian Berger &
Virginie Marie Balza
Florian BERGER was born in 1875. Very liitle is known about him and his family at this time.
Virginie Marie was born September 20th, 1875, in Sart-Walhain (near Liege), Brabant, Belgium the fourth child of Antoine BALZA and Marie Antoinette FLAHAUX.
Florian Berger and Virginia Marie Balza were wed on November 25th, 1902. They lived on the Antoine Balza farm until both Antoine and Maire Antoinette died, at which time they had to sell the farm to settle the estate.
Florian and Virginie had one son John born in 1907, he married Louise ? and they had one daughter Ruby.
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 fourth born was Virginie Marie who
married Florian Berger. This family is descrived 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). Antoine and Marie Antoinette had 10
children (Antoine Balza
Family History) the fourth born was Virginie Marie who
married Florian Berger. This family is descrived above.
BERGER Ancestry
Florian above, is the oldest BERGER known at this time.
? Ancestry
Last updated: September 9th, 1999
Copyright 1999, Richard M. Balza
To make corrections or obtain more information contact: Richard M. Balza