Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Johann Henrich Falter
1. Johann Henrich Falter was born on 5 May 1709 in Ober-Ostern, Germany (son of Johannes Falter and Margaretha Keil); died on 21 Jan 1779 in Ober-Ostern, Germany. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Johann Heinrich Falter was born on 21 Jun 1748 in Ober-Ostern, Germany.
2. Johannes Falter was born on 16 Mar 1682 in Reichelscheim, Germany (son of Hans Heinrich Falter and Elisabeth Friedrich); died on 19 Jun 1749 in Ober-Ostern, Germany. Johannes + Margaretha Keil. Margaretha (daughter of Hanss Keil der Jungere and Margretha Walther) was born on 27 Aug 1683 in Unter-Ostern, Germany; died on 20 Mar 1748 in Ober-Ostern, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Margaretha Keil was born on 27 Aug 1683 in Unter-Ostern, Germany (daughter of Hanss Keil der Jungere and Margretha Walther); died on 20 Mar 1748 in Ober-Ostern, Germany. Children:
- 1. Johann Henrich Falter was born on 5 May 1709 in Ober-Ostern, Germany; died on 21 Jan 1779 in Ober-Ostern, Germany.
Generation: 3
4. Hans Heinrich Falter was born about 1630 in Rohrbach, Germany (son of Hans Falter and Anna); died on 27 Mar 1694 in Rohrbach, Germany. Hans + Elisabeth Friedrich. Elisabeth (daughter of Valentin Friedrich and Catharina Pfeiffer) was born on 8 Oct 1648 in Grob-Gumpen, Germany; died on 1 Nov 1710 in Reichelscheim, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Elisabeth Friedrich was born on 8 Oct 1648 in Grob-Gumpen, Germany (daughter of Valentin Friedrich and Catharina Pfeiffer); died on 1 Nov 1710 in Reichelscheim, Germany. Children:
- 2. Johannes Falter was born on 16 Mar 1682 in Reichelscheim, Germany; died on 19 Jun 1749 in Ober-Ostern, Germany.
6. Hanss Keil der Jungere was born on 6 Mar 1650 in Ober-Ostern, Germany (son of Hans Keil der Altere and Margaretha Engelhard); died on 28 Dec 1704 in Unter-Ostern, Germany. Hanss + Margretha Walther. Margretha (daughter of Johann Philipp Walther and Christina) was born on 16 Sep 1655 in Erbach, Germany; died on 17 Apr 1720 in Ober-Ostern, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Margretha Walther was born on 16 Sep 1655 in Erbach, Germany (daughter of Johann Philipp Walther and Christina); died on 17 Apr 1720 in Ober-Ostern, Germany. Children:
- 3. Margaretha Keil was born on 27 Aug 1683 in Unter-Ostern, Germany; died on 20 Mar 1748 in Ober-Ostern, Germany.
Generation: 4
8. Hans Falter was born in 1600 in Rohrbach, Germany. Hans + Anna. Anna was born in 1604 in Rohrbach, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Anna was born in 1604 in Rohrbach, Germany. Children:
- 4. Hans Heinrich Falter was born about 1630 in Rohrbach, Germany; died on 27 Mar 1694 in Rohrbach, Germany.
10. Valentin Friedrich was born about 1620 in Grob-Gumpen, Germany; died in 1657 in Grob-Gumpen, Germany. Valentin + Catharina Pfeiffer. Catharina was born about 1620. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Catharina Pfeiffer was born about 1620. Children:
- 5. Elisabeth Friedrich was born on 8 Oct 1648 in Grob-Gumpen, Germany; died on 1 Nov 1710 in Reichelscheim, Germany.
12. Hans Keil der Altere was born in 1615 in Ober-Ostern, Germany (son of Leon Hans Keil). Hans + Margaretha Engelhard. Margaretha (daughter of Nikolaus Engelhard and Katharina Hartgelobe) was born in 1618 in Ober-Ostern, Germany; died in 1651 in Ober-Ostern, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Margaretha Engelhard was born in 1618 in Ober-Ostern, Germany (daughter of Nikolaus Engelhard and Katharina Hartgelobe); died in 1651 in Ober-Ostern, Germany. Children:
- 6. Hanss Keil der Jungere was born on 6 Mar 1650 in Ober-Ostern, Germany; died on 28 Dec 1704 in Unter-Ostern, Germany.
14. Johann Philipp Walther was born on 30 Nov 1605 in Schonnen, Germany (son of Matthes Walter and Anna Huel); died on 17 Mar 1662 in Schonnen, Germany. Johann + Christina. Christina was born in 1625 in Schonnen, Germany; died on 28 Feb 1664 in Breitenbrunn, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Christina was born in 1625 in Schonnen, Germany; died on 28 Feb 1664 in Breitenbrunn, Germany. Children:
- 7. Margretha Walther was born on 16 Sep 1655 in Erbach, Germany; died on 17 Apr 1720 in Ober-Ostern, Germany.
