When Paul Van Overbeke was born on 11 March 1884, in Belgium, his father, Frederic Van Overbeke, was 39 and his mother, Marie Hortence Dhont VanOverbeke, was 38. He married Emma Loke on 4 June 1908, in Lyon, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Grandview Township, Lyon, Minnesota, United States in 1900 and Lake Stay Township, Lincoln, Minnesota, United States for about 10 years. He died on 15 March 1968, at the age of 84, and was buried in Ivanhoe, Lincoln, Minnesota, United States.