Joannes Arnoldus Caels

Joannes Arnoldus was born on April 5th, 1825 in Lummen.  Joannes Arnoldus' father was Joannes Franciscus Caels and his mother was Carolina Raepers.  His paternal grandparents were Jacobus Caels and Catherina Maris; his maternal grandparents were Henri Raepers and Marie Christine Melot. He had a brother and two sisters, named Felix, Coleta and Philomena.  He was the oldest of the four children. He had a half-sister named Carolina.  He died at the age of 76 in 1901.