Mr Jean Baptist Van Impe, 36, from Bergstraat, Kerksken Belgium boarded the Titanic at Southampton with his wife Rosalie and daughter Catharina. They travelled as third class passengers (ticket number 345773, £24, 3s)
Their actions aboard the Titanic are a mystery. All three were lost and no trace of them was ever found.
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To begin with, I'm a huge fan of Dr. Jack & Rexella Van Impe's weekly program Jack Van Impe Ministries that can be seen on the TBN channel. Also because he's such an authority on the Bible, and Biblical Prophecies and all. Thanks to them, I now understand the Bible a lot more. While serfing the internet on another site, I accidently come across the names of their Van Impe Family: Jean Baptiste, a Farmer; his wife, Rosalie Paula; & their daughter, Catharina, whom also lost their lives aboard Titanic. So I decided to look them up here on this site, so that I could learn more about them. Ironically, since Rexella & Jack's JVIM's P.O.B. number is in Troy, Michigan...it didn't surprise me too much, when I learned their family also was headed for Detroit. Also, Jack is always saying, whenever he gets the chance, that he's from Belgium. I was wondering if you think that I (if they don't know already) should share with Rexella & Jack the information I found on their family, or...
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Hey Tammy, well, if you haven't yet, you should share the info with them, but they might not care a bit. Who knows. Laura
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Jean and Rosalie Van Impe also had four more children after Catharina, losing one in infancy. Daughters Sidonie (b. Aug, 1903) Clementine (b. Jul 2, 1907, d. Apr 12, 1996) and son Isidoor (b. 1910). They also had a son, Hector who died a day after his birth in 1908. The two daughters and Isidoor remained behind in the care of relatives in Belgium.
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Rosalie Van Impe (center), before her marriage. Picture found on an auction website.
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