Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families
dennis Caauwe
1.
dennis Caauwe was born on 10 Apr 2003 in Santa Rosa, CA (son of Christopher Frank Caauwe and Kristine Marie Ellis).
2.
Christopher Frank Caauwe was born on 10 Jun 1969 in Norfolk, Madison Co., NE (son of Thomas Charles Caauwe and Barbara Jean Elaine Dreger). Christopher married Kristine Marie Ellis on 15 Jun 1991 in Norfolk, NE. Kristine (daughter of Robert Eugene Ellis and Alda Mae Moon) was born on 31 Oct 1970 in Bassett, NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3.
Kristine Marie Ellis was born on 31 Oct 1970 in Bassett, NE (daughter of Robert Eugene Ellis and Alda Mae Moon). Children:
- Avery James Caauwe was born on 30 May 1992 in Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States.
- Logan Robert Eugene Caauwe was born on 15 Jan 1994 in Santa Rosa, CA.
- 1. dennis Caauwe was born on 10 Apr 2003 in Santa Rosa, CA.
Generation: 3
4.
Thomas Charles Caauwe was born on 24 Nov 1934 in Norfolk, Madison Co., NE (son of Frank Walter Caauwe and Irma Grace Wenke). Thomas married Barbara Jean Elaine Dreger on 12 Jun 1955 in Meadow Grove, Madison Co., NE, and was divorced in 1983. Barbara (daughter of Paul Alfred William Dreger and Esther Elsie Wittnebel) was born on 3 Feb 1938 in Meadow Grove, Madison Co., NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Barbara Jean Elaine Dreger was born on 3 Feb 1938 in Meadow Grove, Madison Co., NE (daughter of Paul Alfred William Dreger and Esther Elsie Wittnebel). Children:
- Jeffrey Charles Caauwe was born on 27 Apr 1959 in Norfolk, Madison Co., NE; died on 27 Apr 1959 in Norfolk, Madison Co., NE; was buried in Norfolk, Madison Co., NE.
- Scott Alan Caauwe was born on 22 Jan 1960 in Norfolk, NE; was christened on 24 Jan 1960 in Norfolk, NE.
- David Paul Caauwe was born on 22 Aug 1961 in Columbus, Platte Co., NE.
- 2. Christopher Frank Caauwe was born on 10 Jun 1969 in Norfolk, Madison Co., NE.
6. Robert Eugene Ellis was born on 8 Dec 1935 (son of Wallace Lyman Ellis and Dagma Cecilia Fredericksen); died on 3 Oct 1992. Robert + Alda Mae Moon. Alda (daughter of Frederick Richard Moon and Margaret Johnson) was born on 26 Feb 1937 in Stuart, Holt, Nebraska Territory, United States; died on 3 Jan 2017 in Bassett, Rock, Nebraska, United States; was buried in Jan 2017 in Stuart Cemetery, Stuart, Holt, Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Alda Mae Moon was born on 26 Feb 1937 in Stuart, Holt, Nebraska Territory, United States (daughter of Frederick Richard Moon and Margaret Johnson); died on 3 Jan 2017 in Bassett, Rock, Nebraska, United States; was buried in Jan 2017 in Stuart Cemetery, Stuart, Holt, Nebraska, United States. Children:
- 3. Kristine Marie Ellis was born on 31 Oct 1970 in Bassett, NE.
Generation: 4
8.
Frank Walter Caauwe was born on 7 Sep 1905 in Stanton Co., NE (son of Peter Caauwe and Susan Katherine Carson); died on 18 Jul 1996 in Norfolk, Madison Co., NE; was buried on 22 Jul 1996 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Norfolk, Madison Co., NE. Frank married Irma Grace Wenke on 19 Jul 1930 in Norfolk, Madison Co., NE. Irma (daughter of August Wilhelm Fredrich Wenke and Lizzie Belle Cook) was born on 3 Jul 1908 in Pierce Co., NE; died on 27 Oct 1983 in Norfolk, Madison Co., NE; was buried in Nov 1983 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Norfolk, Madison Co., NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Irma Grace Wenke was born on 3 Jul 1908 in Pierce Co., NE (daughter of August Wilhelm Fredrich Wenke and Lizzie Belle Cook); died on 27 Oct 1983 in Norfolk, Madison Co., NE; was buried in Nov 1983 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Norfolk, Madison Co., NE. Children:
- Russel Dean Caauwe was born on 26 Aug 1931 in Norfolk, Madison Co., NE; died on 18 Apr 2023 in Chicago, IL.
- 4. Thomas Charles Caauwe was born on 24 Nov 1934 in Norfolk, Madison Co., NE.
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Paul Alfred William Dreger was born on 11 Jan 1911 in Nebraska, United States (son of Albert Carl Frederick Dreger and Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks); died on 18 Mar 1993 in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States; was buried in Palm Downtown Cemetery, Las Vegas, NV. Paul married Esther Elsie Wittnebel on 5 Feb 1934 in Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States. Esther (daughter of Otto Carl Wittnebel and Mary 'Marie" Ella Laubsch) was born on 17 Mar 1907 in Wessington, Beadle Co., SD; died on 23 May 2008 in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States; was buried in Palm Downtown Cemetery, Las Vegas, NV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Esther Elsie Wittnebel was born on 17 Mar 1907 in Wessington, Beadle Co., SD (daughter of Otto Carl Wittnebel and Mary 'Marie" Ella Laubsch); died on 23 May 2008 in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States; was buried in Palm Downtown Cemetery, Las Vegas, NV. Children:
- Janice Joy Pauline Dreger was born on 26 Nov 1935 in Norfolk, NE.
- 5. Barbara Jean Elaine Dreger was born on 3 Feb 1938 in Meadow Grove, Madison Co., NE.
12. Wallace Lyman Ellis was born on 17 Apr 1908 in Elsmere, Cherry Co., Ne (son of George Fred Ellis and Grace Irene Crooker); died on 15 Nov 1957 in Ainsworth, Ne. Wallace married Dagma Cecilia Fredericksen on 15 Mar 1934 in Rushville, Ne. Dagma (daughter of Hans Christian Fredericksen and Dagmar Ceclia Hansen) was born on 17 Jun 1915 in Brown Co., Ne; died on 29 Oct 2006 in Norfolk, NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Dagma Cecilia Fredericksen was born on 17 Jun 1915 in Brown Co., Ne (daughter of Hans Christian Fredericksen and Dagmar Ceclia Hansen); died on 29 Oct 2006 in Norfolk, NE. Children:
- Thelma Ellis was born in 1935.
- 6. Robert Eugene Ellis was born on 8 Dec 1935; died on 3 Oct 1992.
- Wayne Ellis was born in 1938.
- Frederick Ellis was born in 1939.
14. Frederick Richard Moon was born on 2 Feb 1905 (son of Richard Moon, Jr. and Selena louia Bell); died on 15 May 1996 in Bassett, Rock, Nebraska. Frederick + Margaret Johnson. Margaret was born in 1910; died in 1963. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Margaret Johnson was born in 1910; died in 1963. Children:
- 7. Alda Mae Moon was born on 26 Feb 1937 in Stuart, Holt, Nebraska Territory, United States; died on 3 Jan 2017 in Bassett, Rock, Nebraska, United States; was buried in Jan 2017 in Stuart Cemetery, Stuart, Holt, Nebraska, United States.
