Joseph J. Balza
& Clara Gerard
Joseph J. BALZA was born
on March 12th, 1883, in Duval, Door county Wisconsin.
Joseph was the eighth child of Antoine BALZA and Marie
Antoinette FLAHAUT.
Clara GERARD born April 30th, 1887, was the daughter of Modest GERARD and Leonie GUILETTE.
Joseph and Clara were married on May 1st, 1911. They were never blessed with any children. Joe and Clara owned a farm near the little Catholic church in Duval, Door County, Wisconsin.
Memories: Alice Lindstrom
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 eighth was Joseph
J. Balza who married Clara GERARD. this couple 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 (about 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) their family history is described above.
GERARD Ancestry
The oldest known GERARD at this point is Modest GERARD who married Leonie GUILETTE .
Modest and Leonie had six children the youngest of which was Clara GERARD who married Joseph J. BALZA. They
are described above.
GUILETTE Ancestry
The oldest known GUILETTE at this point is Leonie GUILETTE who married Modest GERARD. Modest
and Leonie had six children the youngest of which was Clara GERARD who married Joseph J. BALZA. They
are described above.
Last updated: January 1st, 2000
Copyright 2000, Richard M. Balza
To make corrections or obtain more information contact: Richard M. Balza