Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families
Larissa Blu Riege
1.
Larissa Blu Riege was born on 9 Feb 1988 (daughter of Lynn Arthur Riege and Cheryl Lynn Lamason). Larissa married Eric Michael Caauwe on 18 May 2007 in Pierce, NE. Eric (son of Scott Alan Caauwe and Peggy Liz Sommerfeld) was born on 12 May 1983 in Norfolk, NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Corinna Rose Caauwe was born on 14 Feb 2009 in Norfolk, Ne.
- Cyrah Eve Caauwe was born on 19 Aug 2010 in Page, Nebraska.
- Rhema Joy Caauwe was born on 13 Mar 2014 in Page, Ne.
- Mekhiah Arthur Blu Caauwe was born on 4 Apr 2025 in Page, NE.
2.
Lynn Arthur Riege (son of Verne Frederick Riege and Gladys Minnie Hoferer). Lynn + Cheryl Lynn Lamason. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3.
Cheryl Lynn Lamason (daughter of Jerry Lynn Lamason and Betty Jo DeArmas). Children:
- Anita Riege
- Christian D Riege was born on 3 Mar 1973 in Torrance, CA; died on 6 Sep 2011 in Carson City, NV; was buried in Page, Ne.
- 1. Larissa Blu Riege was born on 9 Feb 1988.
Generation: 3
4. Verne Frederick Riege was born on 4 Sep 1912 (son of John William Riege and Malinda K Melchoir); died on 14 Oct 2000. Verne + Gladys Minnie Hoferer. Gladys (daughter of John Carl Hoferer and Anna Marie Hoffart) was born on 20 Mar 1916 in Verdigre, Ne; died on 20 Sep 1998. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Gladys Minnie Hoferer was born on 20 Mar 1916 in Verdigre, Ne (daughter of John Carl Hoferer and Anna Marie Hoffart); died on 20 Sep 1998. Children:
6. Jerry Lynn Lamason was born on 15 Aug 1927 in Page, Ne (son of Gerald Richard Lamason and Hattie Eva Brownell); died on 15 Nov 2015 in Fallon, NV; was buried in Page, Ne. Jerry married Betty Jo DeArmas on 9 Dec 1949 in Florida City, FL. Betty (daughter of Manuel DeArmas and Rosalie Corinna Padilla) was born on 14 Aug 1925; died on 26 Mar 2011 in Fallon, NV; was buried in Page, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7.
Betty Jo DeArmas was born on 14 Aug 1925 (daughter of Manuel DeArmas and Rosalie Corinna Padilla); died on 26 Mar 2011 in Fallon, NV; was buried in Page, Ne. Children:
Generation: 4
8. John William Riege was born on 23 Oct 1870 in Grant Co., Wisconsin (son of Ernst Friedrich Riege and Wilhelmina Struhs); died on 27 Apr 1954 in Unadilla, Otoe, Nebraska, United States. John married Malinda K Melchoir on 4 Apr 1895 in Otoe Co., NE. Malinda (daughter of Jacob Melchoir and Elizabeth Thiele) was born on 28 Apr 1872 in Nebraska; died on 24 Aug 1946 in North Branch Lutheran Cemetery, Otoe Co., NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Malinda K Melchoir was born on 28 Apr 1872 in Nebraska (daughter of Jacob Melchoir and Elizabeth Thiele); died on 24 Aug 1946 in North Branch Lutheran Cemetery, Otoe Co., NE. Children:
- 4. Verne Frederick Riege was born on 4 Sep 1912; died on 14 Oct 2000.
10. John Carl Hoferer was born on 22 Jan 1875 in West Point, Ne (son of William P Hoferer and Barbetta Lackie); died on 28 Oct 1952 in Verdigre, Ne; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton, Knox Co., NE. John married Anna Marie Hoffart on 18 Nov 1897 in Creighton, Ne. Anna (daughter of Heinrich Hoffart and Katharina Falter) was born on 3 Aug 1876 in Germany; died on 2 Nov 1961 in Nebraska; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton, Knox Co., NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Anna Marie Hoffart was born on 3 Aug 1876 in Germany (daughter of Heinrich Hoffart and Katharina Falter); died on 2 Nov 1961 in Nebraska; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton, Knox Co., NE. Children:
- Elsie Hoferer
- John H Hoferer
- Irma E Hoferer
- 5. Gladys Minnie Hoferer was born on 20 Mar 1916 in Verdigre, Ne; died on 20 Sep 1998.
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Gerald Richard Lamason was born on 28 May 1909 in Page, Ne (son of Benjamin J. Lamason and Grace Belle Tavenner); died on 5 Jul 2013 in Page, Ne; was buried in Page, Ne. Gerald + Hattie Eva Brownell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Hattie Eva Brownell (daughter of Roy Armond Brownell and Myrtle May Ellis). Children:
- 6. Jerry Lynn Lamason was born on 15 Aug 1927 in Page, Ne; died on 15 Nov 2015 in Fallon, NV; was buried in Page, Ne.
14. Manuel DeArmas Manuel + Rosalie Corinna Padilla. Rosalie (daughter of Toriba Padilla and Juanita Perez) was born in Key West, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Rosalie Corinna Padilla was born in Key West, FL (daughter of Toriba Padilla and Juanita Perez). Children:
- Edith Christina DeArmas was born on 8 Jun 1920; died on 24 Nov 2010 in Tampa, FL.
- 7. Betty Jo DeArmas was born on 14 Aug 1925; died on 26 Mar 2011 in Fallon, NV; was buried in Page, Ne.
Generation: 5
16. Ernst Friedrich Riege was born on 8 Aug 1842 in Germany; died on 6 Jan 1925 in Otoe, Nebraska, United States. Ernst + Wilhelmina Struhs. Wilhelmina was born on 1 Oct 1841 in Germany; died on 15 Jun 1910 in Otoe, Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. Wilhelmina Struhs was born on 1 Oct 1841 in Germany; died on 15 Jun 1910 in Otoe, Nebraska, United States. Children:
- 8. John William Riege was born on 23 Oct 1870 in Grant Co., Wisconsin; died on 27 Apr 1954 in Unadilla, Otoe, Nebraska, United States.
18. Jacob Melchoir was born on 25 Jan 1849 in Leeheim, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt (son of Ludwig Friedrich Melchior and Anna Christina Margaretha Horst); died in 1926 in Unadilla, Otoe, Nebraska, United States of America. Jacob + Elizabeth Thiele. Elizabeth was born in Jul 1836 in Germany; died in 1914 in Otoe, Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
19. Elizabeth Thiele was born in Jul 1836 in Germany; died in 1914 in Otoe, Nebraska, United States. Children:
- 9. Malinda K Melchoir was born on 28 Apr 1872 in Nebraska; died on 24 Aug 1946 in North Branch Lutheran Cemetery, Otoe Co., NE.
20. William P Hoferer was born on 1 Mar 1843 in Baden, Germany (son of Joseph Hoferer and Monika Blust); died on 23 Apr 1924 in Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton, Knox Co., NE; was buried in Creighton, Knox County, Nebraska, USA. William + Barbetta Lackie. Barbetta (daughter of Georg Paul Loebel and Anna Sturm) was born on 31 Oct 1851 in Germany; died on 15 Nov 1922 in Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton, Knox Co., NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
21. Barbetta Lackie was born on 31 Oct 1851 in Germany (daughter of Georg Paul Loebel and Anna Sturm); died on 15 Nov 1922 in Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton, Knox Co., NE. Children:
- 10. John Carl Hoferer was born on 22 Jan 1875 in West Point, Ne; died on 28 Oct 1952 in Verdigre, Ne; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton, Knox Co., NE.
22. Heinrich Hoffart was born on 29 Mar 1838 in Kirch-Brombach, Germany (son of Johann Michael Hoffart and Anna Margarethe Uhrig); died in 1913. Heinrich + Katharina Falter. Katharina (daughter of Georg Heinrich Falter and Anna Barbara Schafer) was born on 13 Jan 1840 in Hembach, Brombachtal, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died on 6 Apr 1900 in Pierce, Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
23. Katharina Falter was born on 13 Jan 1840 in Hembach, Brombachtal, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany (daughter of Georg Heinrich Falter and Anna Barbara Schafer); died on 6 Apr 1900 in Pierce, Nebraska, United States. Children:
- 11. Anna Marie Hoffart was born on 3 Aug 1876 in Germany; died on 2 Nov 1961 in Nebraska; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton, Knox Co., NE.
24. Benjamin J. Lamason was born on 14 Nov 1874 in Illinois, United States (son of John R R Corp Lamason and Mary Elizabeth Abbott); died in 1930; was buried in Page Cemetery, Page, Nebraska. Benjamin married Grace Belle Tavenner in 1901. Grace (daughter of James T Tavenner and Sarah Elizabeth Carruthers) was born in 1882 in Kansas; died in 1960 in Page, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
25. Grace Belle Tavenner was born in 1882 in Kansas (daughter of James T Tavenner and Sarah Elizabeth Carruthers); died in 1960 in Page, Nebraska. Children:
- Elsie Lamason was born on 28 Aug 1903 in Nebraska; died in Dec 1977 in Holt, Nebraska, United States.
- John T Lamason was born on 24 Feb 1906 in Page, Ne; died on 23 Jul 1996 in Lakewood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- 12. Gerald Richard Lamason was born on 28 May 1909 in Page, Ne; died on 5 Jul 2013 in Page, Ne; was buried in Page, Ne.
26. Roy Armond Brownell was born on 7 Mar 1888 in Hanson, South Dakota, United States (son of Henry Humphrey Brownell and Hattie Eva Walker); died on 14 Apr 1972 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Roy married Myrtle May Ellis on 16 Jun 1909. Myrtle (daughter of Jacob E Ellis and Rosa Etta Belle Williams) was born on 23 Jul 1889 in Nebraska, USA; died on 4 Nov 1973 in Lakewood, Los Angeles, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
27. Myrtle May Ellis was born on 23 Jul 1889 in Nebraska, USA (daughter of Jacob E Ellis and Rosa Etta Belle Williams); died on 4 Nov 1973 in Lakewood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Children:
30. Toriba Padilla was born in Cuba. Toriba + Juanita Perez. Juanita was born in Guatemala. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
31. Juanita Perez was born in Guatemala. Children:
- 15. Rosalie Corinna Padilla was born in Key West, FL.
Generation: 6
36. Ludwig Friedrich Melchior was born on 1 Jan 1804 in Leeheim, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt (son of Johann Conrad Melchior and Anna Elizabeth Fischer); died on 16 May 1873 in Leeheim, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt. Ludwig + Anna Christina Margaretha Horst. Anna was born in 1805 in Stockfadl, Leeheim, Stk, H-Dr. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
37. Anna Christina Margaretha Horst was born in 1805 in Stockfadl, Leeheim, Stk, H-Dr. Children:
- 18. Jacob Melchoir was born on 25 Jan 1849 in Leeheim, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt; died in 1926 in Unadilla, Otoe, Nebraska, United States of America.
40. Joseph Hoferer was born on 10 Feb 1807 in Lierbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died on 3 Feb 1855 in Ottenhofen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Joseph married Monika Blust on 11 Jan 1836 (MARR) in Ottenhoefen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. Monika was born about 1810 in Germany; died in Germany? US?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
41. Monika Blust was born about 1810 in Germany; died in Germany? US?. Children:
- Charles Carl Hoferer was born on 4 Oct 1836 in Ottenhofen, Rastatt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany; died on 18 Apr 1900 in Creighton, Knox, Nebraska, United States; was buried in Creighton, Knox County, Nebraska, USA.
- Hoferer was born on 19 Mar 1838 in Ottenhöfen im Schwarzwald, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany; died on 27 Mar 1909 in Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States; was buried in Kohlerlawn Cemetery, Nampa, Canyon County, ID - Find A Grave Memorial# 47300279.
- Joseph Hoferer was born on 5 Jan 1840 in Ottenhoffen im Schwarzwald, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany; died on 6 Apr 1901 in Ottenhoffen im Schwarzwald, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.
- Amalie Hoferer was born on 20 Oct 1841 in Ottenhöfen im Schwarzwald, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany; died in 1879 in Germany.
- 20. William P Hoferer was born on 1 Mar 1843 in Baden, Germany; died on 23 Apr 1924 in Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton, Knox Co., NE; was buried in Creighton, Knox County, Nebraska, USA.
- Fidal Hoferer was born on 21 Nov 1844 in Ottenhoefen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany; died in Feb 1880 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States.
- Adelhaid Hoferer was born on 21 Dec 1846 in Ottenhoffen im Schwarzwald, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany; died on 10 Mar 1849 in Ottenhöfen im Schwarzwald, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.
- Gustav Andrew Hoferer was born on 21 Nov 1849 in Ottenhoefen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany; died on 24 Nov 1895 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States; was buried in Tremont, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA.
- Lucas Hoferer was born on 1 Apr 1852 in Ottenhoffen im Schwarzwald, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.
- Appolonia Opelonia Hoferer was born in 1854 in Germany; died in 1931 in Nebraska; was buried in Creighton, Knox County, Nebraska, USA.
42. Georg Paul Loebel was born on 25 Oct 1828 in England; died on 15 Apr 1907 in Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton, Knox Co., NE. Georg + Anna Sturm. Anna was born on 25 Sep 1825; died on 14 Jun 1889 in Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton, Knox Co., NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
43. Anna Sturm was born on 25 Sep 1825; died on 14 Jun 1889 in Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton, Knox Co., NE. Children:
- 21. Barbetta Lackie was born on 31 Oct 1851 in Germany; died on 15 Nov 1922 in Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton, Knox Co., NE.
44. Johann Michael Hoffart was born on 28 Jan 1811 in Bad Konig, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany (son of Johann Peter Hoffart and Maria Elisabetha Vogt); died on 10 Sep 1880 in Kirch-Brombach, Germany. Johann + Anna Margarethe Uhrig. Anna (daughter of Johannes Urich and Josepha Katharina Merkel) was born on 5 Sep 1805 in Bad Konig, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died on 6 Feb 1882 in Kirch-Brombach, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
45. Anna Margarethe Uhrig was born on 5 Sep 1805 in Bad Konig, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany (daughter of Johannes Urich and Josepha Katharina Merkel); died on 6 Feb 1882 in Kirch-Brombach, Germany. Children:
- 22. Heinrich Hoffart was born on 29 Mar 1838 in Kirch-Brombach, Germany; died in 1913.
46. Georg Heinrich Falter was born on 17 Feb 1813 in Hembach, Brombachtal, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany (son of Georg Ludwig Falter and Maria Gertraud Schantz); died on 13 Dec 1897 in Nebraska. Georg + Anna Barbara Schafer. Anna (daughter of Johann Adan Schafer and Elisabetha Margaretha Schafer) was born on 10 May 1812 in Furstengrund, Germany; died in 1890 in Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
47. Anna Barbara Schafer was born on 10 May 1812 in Furstengrund, Germany (daughter of Johann Adan Schafer and Elisabetha Margaretha Schafer); died in 1890 in Nebraska. Children:
- 23. Katharina Falter was born on 13 Jan 1840 in Hembach, Brombachtal, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died on 6 Apr 1900 in Pierce, Nebraska, United States.
48. John R R Corp Lamason was born on 24 Mar 1843 in OH, Richland County (son of Wilson Larmison or Lamason and Mary Anne Wisler); died on 5 Mar 1890 in NE., Holt Co., Page Cemetery; was buried in Page Cemetery, Nebraska, USA. John married Mary Elizabeth Abbott on 22 Jan 1874 in Tazewell, IL. Mary was born on 16 Dec 1847 in Dayton, Ohio; died on 1 Mar 1937 in Page, Nebraska; was buried in Page Cemetery, Page, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
49. Mary Elizabeth Abbott was born on 16 Dec 1847 in Dayton, Ohio; died on 1 Mar 1937 in Page, Nebraska; was buried in Page Cemetery, Page, Nebraska. Children:
- 24. Benjamin J. Lamason was born on 14 Nov 1874 in Illinois, United States; died in 1930; was buried in Page Cemetery, Page, Nebraska.
- Harry B. Lamason was born on 6 Oct 1876 in Mackinaw, Ohio; died in 1905 in Page, Nebraska; was buried in Page Cemetery, Page, Nebraska.
- Leslie Lamason was born on 1 Aug 1879 in Mackinaw, Tazewell, Illinois, United States; died on 6 Aug 1961 in Lincoln, Nebraska; was buried in Page Cemetery, Page, Nebraska.
50. James T Tavenner was born on 12 Nov 1846 in Leesburg, Loudoun, VA (son of Richard Tavenner and Delilah Violinda Hall); died on 9 Mar 1922 in Page, Ne. James + Sarah Elizabeth Carruthers. Sarah (daughter of William Carruthers and Louisa White) was born on 3 Jun 1850 in Leesburg, Loudoun, VA; died on 22 May 1925 in Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
51. Sarah Elizabeth Carruthers was born on 3 Jun 1850 in Leesburg, Loudoun, VA (daughter of William Carruthers and Louisa White); died on 22 May 1925 in Nebraska. Children:
- Louisa Velinda Tavenner was born in 1874; died in 1957.
- Bertha A Tavenner was born in 1877; died in 1974.
- 25. Grace Belle Tavenner was born in 1882 in Kansas; died in 1960 in Page, Nebraska.
- Willian Thomas Tavenner was born in 1883; died in 1960.
- John Tavenner was born in 1886.
- Tavenner was born in 1889.
- Elmer J Tavenner was born in 1892; died in 1964.
- Zora M Tavenner was born in 1897.
52. Henry Humphrey Brownell was born on 7 Dec 1856 in Wisconsin, United States (son of Daniel G Brownell and Anna); died on 15 Aug 1934 in Allen, Dixon, Nebraska. Henry + Hattie Eva Walker. Hattie (daughter of Eli Wesley Jr Walker and Abbie Baker) was born on 18 Oct 1858 in Wisconsin, United States; died on 26 Jan 1905 in Allen, Dixon, Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
53. Hattie Eva Walker was born on 18 Oct 1858 in Wisconsin, United States (daughter of Eli Wesley Jr Walker and Abbie Baker); died on 26 Jan 1905 in Allen, Dixon, Nebraska, United States. Children:
- Jesse Brownell
- 26. Roy Armond Brownell was born on 7 Mar 1888 in Hanson, South Dakota, United States; died on 14 Apr 1972 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
54. Jacob E Ellis was born on 11 Feb 1864 in Jefferson, Iowa, United States (son of William Ellis and Sarah "Sally" Heston); died on 21 Aug 1902 in Nebraska, United States; was buried in Allen, Dixon County, Nebraska, USA. Jacob married Rosa Etta Belle Williams on 10 Oct 1885 (MARR) in Springbank Township, Dixon Co., NE. Rosa (daughter of Milton M Williams and Deborah Coffin) was born on 2 Apr 1864 in Jefferson County, Iowa, USA; died on 22 Jan 1914 in Dixon Co., NE; was buried in Allen, Dixon County, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
55. Rosa Etta Belle Williams was born on 2 Apr 1864 in Jefferson County, Iowa, USA (daughter of Milton M Williams and Deborah Coffin); died on 22 Jan 1914 in Dixon Co., NE; was buried in Allen, Dixon County, Nebraska, USA. Children:
- Emma Mae Ellis was born on 16 Nov 1885 in Nebraska, USA; died on 16 Dec 1964 in Minot, Ward, North Dakota, USA.
- Charles J Ellis was born on 3 Apr 1887 in Nebraska; died in 1952 in Nebraska, USA; was buried in Wakefield, Dixon County, Nebraska, USA.
- 27. Myrtle May Ellis was born on 23 Jul 1889 in Nebraska, USA; died on 4 Nov 1973 in Lakewood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Everett E Ellis was born in Jan 1890 in Nebraska.
- Constance E. Ellis was born on 27 Nov 1897 in Dixon County, Nebraska, USA; died on 14 Feb 1967 in Los Angeles County, California, USA; was buried in Cypress, Orange County, California, USA.
- Alonzo Ellis was born on 21 Apr 1899 in Nebraska, USA; died on 13 Sep 1945 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA.
- Lonnie John Ellis was born on 21 Apr 1899 in Allen, Dixon County, Nebraska, USA; died on 13 Sep 1945 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA; was buried in Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, USA.
