Lena Caauwe^[1]

1864 - 1966  (102 years)   Has 100 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

Lieven Caauwe

1829 - 1870  (41 years)

Birth	14 Mar 1829	Wissenkerke, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
Died	24 Mar 1870	Wissenkerke, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
	Cause: (Old family story that he died at sea, though death cert. states he died in Wissenkirke)
Father	Cornelis Caauwe,   b. 11 Sep 1785, Zierikzee, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
Mother	Dina Elve,   b. 1 Apr 1792, Axel, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, ZL, NLD
Married	24 Oct 1823	Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands
Family	Maria Jelderda,   b. 8 Nov 1835, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Married	14 Oct 1857	Kortgene, Netherlands
Children	+ 1. Cornelius Adriaan Cornelis Caauwe,   b. 28 Sep 1859, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 2. Adrian Cornelius Caauwe,   b. 8 Aug 1860, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 3. Peter Caauwe,   b. 21 Nov 1861, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 4. Lena Caauwe,   b. 11 May 1864, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 5. Dina Caauwe,   b. 24 Dec 1865, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 6. Johanna Caauwe,   b. 1 Sep 1868, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands

Maria Jelderda

1835 - 1929  (93 years)

Birth	8 Nov 1835	Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Died	9 Sep 1929	Colijnsplaat, Zeeland, Netherlands
Father	Adrianis Jelderda,   b. 16 Feb 1812, Roosendaal en Nispen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Mother	Magdalena Catharine Schellaars,   b. 4 Feb 1810, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Family	Lieven Caauwe,   b. 14 Mar 1829, Wissenkerke, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
Married	14 Oct 1857	Kortgene, Netherlands
Children	+ 1. Cornelius Adriaan Cornelis Caauwe,   b. 28 Sep 1859, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 2. Adrian Cornelius Caauwe,   b. 8 Aug 1860, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 3. Peter Caauwe,   b. 21 Nov 1861, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 4. Lena Caauwe,   b. 11 May 1864, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 5. Dina Caauwe,   b. 24 Dec 1865, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 6. Johanna Caauwe,   b. 1 Sep 1868, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands

Gerbrand Dekker

1856 - 1928  (71 years)

Birth	12 Dec 1856	Netherlands
Died	12 Feb 1928	Ottawa County, Michigan
Family	Lena Caauwe,   b. 11 May 1864, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands
Married	1 Aug 1891	Chicago, IL
Children	+ 1. Nellie Dekker,   b. 14 Jul 1893, Chicago, IL + 2. Marie Catherine Dekker,   b. 9 Sep 1902, Chicago, IL + 3. Edward C Dekker,   b. 7 Sep 1907, Michigan

Nellie Dekker

1893 - 1974  (81 years)

Birth	14 Jul 1893	Chicago, IL
Died	14 Nov 1974
Father	Gerbrand Dekker,   b. 12 Dec 1856, Netherlands
Mother	Lena Caauwe,   b. 11 May 1864, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands
Married	1 Aug 1891	Chicago, IL
Family	Jacob John Jacobs,   b. 4 May 1890, Lake City, MI
Married	4 Apr 1917	Holland, Michigan
Children	+ 1. Walter Albert Jacobs,   b. 28 Mar 1918, Holland Ottawa Co MI   2. George John Jacobs,   b. 23 Nov 1919, Holland Ottawa Co MI   3. Robert Arthur Jacobs,   b. 27 May 1925, Holland Ottawa MI

Marie Catherine Dekker

1902 - 1994  (91 years)

Birth	9 Sep 1902	Chicago, IL
Died	22 Jul 1994	Zeeland, Michigan
Father	Gerbrand Dekker,   b. 12 Dec 1856, Netherlands
Mother	Lena Caauwe,   b. 11 May 1864, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands
Married	1 Aug 1891	Chicago, IL
Family	Arie Branderhorst,   b. 8 Feb 1896, Overisel, Michigan

Edward C Dekker

1907 - 1977  (70 years)

Birth	7 Sep 1907	Michigan
Died	28 Nov 1977	Zeeland, Michigan
Father	Gerbrand Dekker,   b. 12 Dec 1856, Netherlands
Mother	Lena Caauwe,   b. 11 May 1864, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands
Married	1 Aug 1891	Chicago, IL
Family	Helene Karnes,   b. 1910, Michigan
Married	3 May 1934	Zeeland, Michigan

• Name	Lena Caauwe
  Birth	11 May 1864	Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands
  Gender	Female
  Death	11 Sep 1966	Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA
  Person ID	I309	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Lieven Caauwe,   b. 14 Mar 1829, Wissenkerke, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands d. 24 Mar 1870, Wissenkerke, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Maria Jelderda,   b. 8 Nov 1835, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands d. 9 Sep 1929, Colijnsplaat, Zeeland, Netherlands (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	14 Oct 1857	Kortgene, Netherlands
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gerbrand Dekker,   b. 12 Dec 1856, Netherlands d. 12 Feb 1928, Ottawa County, Michigan (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1 Aug 1891	Chicago, IL
  Children	+ 1. Nellie Dekker,   b. 14 Jul 1893, Chicago, IL d. 14 Nov 1974 (Age 81 years) > 2. Marie Catherine Dekker,   b. 9 Sep 1902, Chicago, IL d. 22 Jul 1994, Zeeland, Michigan (Age 91 years) > 3. Edward C Dekker,   b. 7 Sep 1907, Michigan d. 28 Nov 1977, Zeeland, Michigan (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] MIROSLAW STOKLOSA, STOKLOSA Web Site, 2 Nov 2015, Lena Caauwe (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match