Charles E. Vanderburgh: Descendants, Part II

This is the fourth installment on a series of Judge C.E. Vanderburgh.
First installment: Jurist of Minnesota
Second installment: Benefactor of Minneapolis
Third installment: Descendants, Part I
You can also read about the origin of his photo here.

In our last post, we discovered the grandchildren of Judge C.E. Vanderburgh: Charles and Francine. Since publishing the last post, my research into Francine has returned with a bit more information regarding William and Jeanne. I found three more passport applications by Francine: one as an application to return to the U.S. (filed prior to the 1919 application featured in our last post), and two filed afterwards, in 1921 and 1923.

The last photograph of Francine Vanderburgh,
in a passport application made in 1923
In March 1919, Francine applies for a passport to return to the United States for the first time in 10 years. She writes that she moved to Paris in 1908, as "my mother is divorced and married a Frenchman." She writes that she had not returned to the U.S. in 10 years, but prior to moving to Paris she had made multiple trips between the U.S. and Europe. This would explain a curious passenger list from 1907 I found that lists Charles and Francine as arriving in New York in 1907.

This March 1919 passport application obviously went through, as she returned to the United States, eventually applying for the passport to return to France a few months later in July, as featured in the previous post. It also states that her father lives in Hotel Leamington. Now it makes sense why this hotel is listed in Charles' passport application that we previously examined, and why is draft registration card lists his permanent address as Hotel Leamington. But why would a well-to-do Minneapolis lawyer reside in a Hotel?

Charles E. Vanderburgh 2nd
Unfortunately, tracing Francine's line proved too difficult, and so our research brings us to Charles Edwin Vanderburgh the 2nd, pictured left.

A record search for the younger Charles Vanderburgh returned some curious results. First, his surname appears as the more traditional Dutch 'Van der Burgh' rather than the anglicized "Vanderburgh." Perhaps an homage to his grandfather's upstate New York Dutch roots? Charles doesn't readily show up in any census data, leading us to believe that his passport application was successful and he returned to Paris. However, he does show up quite extensively in New York Passenger and Crew Lists and Arrival Lists, indicating that he was quite the world traveler. Let's look into that.

1934

On June 22nd, 1934, Charles Van Der Burgh returned from Cherbourg after five days at sea on the S.S. Aquitania. Though 34, he is listed as single, and resides at 923 7th St in Minneapolis - the same street his father, William, was living at, according to the biography he submitted to the Princeton reunion book.


1935

Charles E. Vanderburgh II in a later
passport application
On April 4, 1935, he marries Alison Philips, in Manhattan. A copy of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle posted that day reports the following: The couple will sail Saturday on the French liner Champlain on their wedding trip. They will make their home in Paris, where the bridegroom has lived for the past ten years. He is a member of the legal staff of the Standard Oil Company in that city. Mr. Van der Burgh's paternal grandfather was the late Charles Van der Burgh, Supreme Court Judge of Minnesota. He was graduated from Exeter and from Princeton University in the class of '26. He also studied at the Sorbonne. Miss Philips is a graduate of Miss Chapin's School. She also attended Bryn Mawr and for the past four years has passed most of her time abroad studying French and music. She is a member of the Junior League, Bryn Mawr Club and the Colony Club of New York and the American Women's Club in Paris.

1951

Charles, Alison, and a son, Charles E Van der burgh (you guessed it - the 3rd!) arrive in New York on August 7, having traveled First Class on the Queen Elizabeth with 12 pieces of luggage... and a dog! (Note: the S in Charles' middle name must be a typo). Their address is listed as 564 Park Ave.


This would mean that Charles E. Van der Burgh the third was born in 1941, in New York.

1955

Charles, Alison, and Son Charles arrive in New York on Sept 8 after 9 days at sea with 12 bags of luggage. They are, of course, traveling First Class.




1956

1956 is another year of travel for Charles, flying to New York from Paris on April 8, and back to Paris on May 23.

1978 - Death

Charles E. Van der Burgh II died in October of 1978 in Europe, according to the Social Security Death Index. I was not able to find any further records of his wife, Alison, nor his sister, Francine.

For privacy concerns, I will end the Vanderburgh saga here. I have located and have been in touch with a relative, and am hoping to return the cabinet card soon. This genealogy has been such a captivating story of law, philanthropy, and travel: exactly what I had hoped from such a priceless 19th century photograph of a judge at work.

Hopefully this story has meant something, to someone, somewhere.




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  1. I am thé son of Francine Van der Burgh, married to Jean Gaulis in1927 in Paris....

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