Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families
Lydia Ann Giles
1858 - 1956 (98 years)1. Lydia Ann Giles was born on 8 Oct 1858 in Peoria, IL (daughter of George Giles and Christina Sweeley); died on 17 Nov 1956 in Ainsworth, Ne. Lydia married Lewis Wallace Crooker on 19 Feb 1885 in Fillmore Co., Ne. Lewis (son of Timothy Stevens Crooker and Lydia A Winslow) was born on 21 Dec 1861 in Bath, Maine; died on 29 Aug 1932 in Ainsworth, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Grace Irene Crooker was born on 7 Feb 1886 in Nebraska; died on 20 Aug 1940 in Nebraska.
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George Giles was born in 1826 in Pennsylvania (son of Thomas Giles and Ann Picken); died on 13 Jan 1925. George married Christina Sweeley on 26 Nov 1857 in Tazewell, IL. Christina (daughter of Joseph Sweeley and Christina Barbara Gerlach) was born on 25 Oct 1839 in Hepburnville, PA; died on 18 Apr 1899 in Elsmere, Cherry Co., Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Christina Sweeley was born on 25 Oct 1839 in Hepburnville, PA (daughter of Joseph Sweeley and Christina Barbara Gerlach); died on 18 Apr 1899 in Elsmere, Cherry Co., Ne. Children:
- 1. Lydia Ann Giles was born on 8 Oct 1858 in Peoria, IL; died on 17 Nov 1956 in Ainsworth, Ne.
Generation: 3
4. Thomas Giles was born in 1788 in Glouchestershire, England (son of Thomas Giles); died on 10 Sep 1838 in Peoria, IL. Thomas married Ann Picken about 1813. Ann was born in 1784 in England; died in 1854 in Peoria, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Ann Picken was born in 1784 in England; died in 1854 in Peoria, IL. Children:
- 2. George Giles was born in 1826 in Pennsylvania; died on 13 Jan 1925.
6. Joseph Sweeley was born in 1809 in Pennsylvania; died in 1852 in Salisbury, IL. Joseph married Christina Barbara Gerlach on 1 Feb 1832 in Williamsprt, PA. Christina was born in 1811 in Wuerttemberg, Germany; died on 29 Dec 1884 in Exeter, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Christina Barbara Gerlach was born in 1811 in Wuerttemberg, Germany; died on 29 Dec 1884 in Exeter, Ne. Children:
- 3. Christina Sweeley was born on 25 Oct 1839 in Hepburnville, PA; died on 18 Apr 1899 in Elsmere, Cherry Co., Ne.
Generation: 4
8. Thomas Giles was born in 1760 in England. Children:
- 4. Thomas Giles was born in 1788 in Glouchestershire, England; died on 10 Sep 1838 in Peoria, IL.