Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Thomas Hewes
1. Thomas Hewes was born on 29 Aug 1596 in Feckenham, England. Thomas married about 1600 in Feckenham, England. was born about 1600 in Feckenham, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Hannah Hewes
was born about 1630.
- 2. Hannah Hewes
Generation: 2
2. Hannah Hewes
(1.Thomas1) was born about 1630. Hannah married Jeremiah Burroughs on 1 May 1651 in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Jeremiah (son of Mary Ireland) was born in 1626 in New London, CT; died in Nov 1660 in Scituate, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Mary Burroughs
was born on 2 Dec 1656 in Scituate, Massachusetts; died on 22 Nov 1728 in Marshfield, Massachusetts.
- 3. Mary Burroughs
Generation: 3
3. Mary Burroughs
(2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 2 Dec 1656 in Scituate, Massachusetts; died on 22 Nov 1728 in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Mary married Jonathon Crooker in 1678 in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Jonathon (son of Francis Crocker and Mary Gaunt) was born in 1654 in Marshfield, Massachusetts; died on 11 Feb 1745 in Marshfield, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Francis Crooker
was born on 14 Apr 1687 in Marshfield, Massachusetts; died on 23 May 1750 in Marshfield, Massachusetts.
- 4. Francis Crooker
Generation: 4
4. Francis Crooker
(3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 14 Apr 1687 in Marshfield, Massachusetts; died on 23 May 1750 in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Francis married Patience Childs on 11 Mar 1723 in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Patience (daughter of Joseph Childs and Elizabeth Seabury) was born on 11 Apr 1696 in Marshfield, Massachusetts; died in Marshfield, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Isaiah Crooker
was born on 28 Jan 1730 in Marshfield, Massachusetts; died on 15 Sep 1795 in West Bath, Maine.
- 5. Isaiah Crooker
Generation: 5
5. Isaiah Crooker
(4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 28 Jan 1730 in Marshfield, Massachusetts; died on 15 Sep 1795 in West Bath, Maine. Isaiah married Sarah Elizabeth Philbrook on 24 Oct 1750 in Georgetown, Maine. Sarah (daughter of Sr. Jonathon Philbrick and Elizabeth Whidden) was born in 1731 in Greenland, NH; was christened in 1731 in Greenland, Rockingham, NH; died on 20 Aug 1757 in Greenland, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Zacheus Crooker
was born on 1 Jul 1778 in Bath, Maine; died on 7 Jan 1853 in Phippsburg, Maine.
- 6. Zacheus Crooker
Generation: 6
6. Zacheus Crooker
(5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 1 Jul 1778 in Bath, Maine; died on 7 Jan 1853 in Phippsburg, Maine. Zacheus married Polly Merritt on 10 Oct 1800. Polly (daughter of Consider Merritt and Sarah Beal) was born in 1783 in of Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 11 Dec 1875. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Sophronia Crooker
was born on 23 Jul 1802 in Bath, Sagadahoc, ME; died in 1858 in Bath, Sagadahoc, ME. - 8. Joanna Merritt Crooker
was born on 27 Nov 1805 in Bath, Sagadahoc, ME; died in 1892 in Bath, Sagadahoc, ME. - 9. Elizabeth W Crooker
was born in 1807 in Bath, Sagadahoc, ME. - 10. Isaiah Crooker
was born in 1807 in Maine; died on 4 Dec 1888 in Bath, Sagadahoc, ME; was buried in 1887 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. - 11. Consider Merritt Crooker
was born on 29 Sep 1809 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA; died in Bath, Sagadahoc, ME. - 12. Elsey Grace Crooker
was born on 18 Sep 1811 in Bath, Sagadahoc, ME. - 13. John Stockridge Crooker
was born on 20 Aug 1815 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA. - 14. Zaccheus Crooker
was born on 22 Apr 1818 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA. - 15. Warren Hathaway Crooker
was born on 15 Apr 1820 in Bath, Maine; died on 29 Sep 1907 in Bath, Maine. - 16. Timothy Stevens Crooker
was born on 22 Nov 1822 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA; died on 15 Apr 1919 in Auburn, NE, USA.
- 7. Sophronia Crooker
Generation: 7
7. Sophronia Crooker
(6.Zacheus6, 5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 23 Jul 1802 in Bath, Sagadahoc, ME; died in 1858 in Bath, Sagadahoc, ME. 8. Joanna Merritt Crooker
(6.Zacheus6, 5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 27 Nov 1805 in Bath, Sagadahoc, ME; died in 1892 in Bath, Sagadahoc, ME. 9. Elizabeth W Crooker
(6.Zacheus6, 5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1807 in Bath, Sagadahoc, ME. 10. Isaiah Crooker
(6.Zacheus6, 5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1807 in Maine; died on 4 Dec 1888 in Bath, Sagadahoc, ME; was buried in 1887 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. 11. Consider Merritt Crooker
(6.Zacheus6, 5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 29 Sep 1809 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA; died in Bath, Sagadahoc, ME. 12. Elsey Grace Crooker
(6.Zacheus6, 5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 18 Sep 1811 in Bath, Sagadahoc, ME. 13. John Stockridge Crooker
(6.Zacheus6, 5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 20 Aug 1815 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA. 14. Zaccheus Crooker
(6.Zacheus6, 5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 22 Apr 1818 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA. 15. Warren Hathaway Crooker
(6.Zacheus6, 5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 15 Apr 1820 in Bath, Maine; died on 29 Sep 1907 in Bath, Maine. 16. Timothy Stevens Crooker
(6.Zacheus6, 5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 22 Nov 1822 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA; died on 15 Apr 1919 in Auburn, NE, USA. Timothy married Lydia A Winslow on 28 Jun 1846 in Bath, Maine. Lydia (daughter of William Winslow and Lucinda Hall) was born on 16 Jan 1831 in Bath, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Lewis Wallace Crooker
was born on 21 Dec 1861 in Bath, Maine; died on 29 Aug 1932 in Ainsworth, Ne.
- 17. Lewis Wallace Crooker
Generation: 8
17. Lewis Wallace Crooker
(16.Timothy7, 6.Zacheus6, 5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 21 Dec 1861 in Bath, Maine; died on 29 Aug 1932 in Ainsworth, Ne. Lewis married Lydia Ann Giles on 19 Feb 1885 in Fillmore Co., Ne. Lydia (daughter of George Giles and Christina Sweeley) was born on 8 Oct 1858 in Peoria, IL; died on 17 Nov 1956 in Ainsworth, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. Grace Irene Crooker
was born on 7 Feb 1886 in Nebraska; died on 20 Aug 1940 in Nebraska.
- 18. Grace Irene Crooker
Generation: 9
18. Grace Irene Crooker
(17.Lewis8, 16.Timothy7, 6.Zacheus6, 5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 7 Feb 1886 in Nebraska; died on 20 Aug 1940 in Nebraska. Grace married George Fred Ellis in 1903. George (son of Fred Ellis and Hetty Decatur) was born in 1882 in Nebraska; died in 1910 in Lakeland, Brown Co., Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. Georgia Irene Ellis
was born on 16 Nov 1906; died on 17 Jul 1963. - 20. Wallace Lyman Ellis
was born on 17 Apr 1908 in Elsmere, Cherry Co., Ne; died on 15 Nov 1957 in Ainsworth, Ne.
- 19. Georgia Irene Ellis
Generation: 10
19. Georgia Irene Ellis
(18.Grace9, 17.Lewis8, 16.Timothy7, 6.Zacheus6, 5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 16 Nov 1906; died on 17 Jul 1963. 20. Wallace Lyman Ellis
(18.Grace9, 17.Lewis8, 16.Timothy7, 6.Zacheus6, 5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 17 Apr 1908 in Elsmere, Cherry Co., Ne; 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]
Children:
- 21. Thelma Ellis
was born in 1935. - 22. Robert Eugene Ellis
was born on 8 Dec 1935; died on 3 Oct 1992. - 23. Wayne Ellis
was born in 1938. - 24. Frederick Ellis
was born in 1939.
- 21. Thelma Ellis
Generation: 11
21. Thelma Ellis
(20.Wallace10, 18.Grace9, 17.Lewis8, 16.Timothy7, 6.Zacheus6, 5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1935. 22. Robert Eugene Ellis
(20.Wallace10, 18.Grace9, 17.Lewis8, 16.Timothy7, 6.Zacheus6, 5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 8 Dec 1935; died on 3 Oct 1992. Family/Spouse: 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]
Children:
- 25. Kristine Marie Ellis
was born on 31 Oct 1970 in Bassett, NE.
- 25. Kristine Marie Ellis
23. Wayne Ellis
(20.Wallace10, 18.Grace9, 17.Lewis8, 16.Timothy7, 6.Zacheus6, 5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1938. 24. Frederick Ellis
(20.Wallace10, 18.Grace9, 17.Lewis8, 16.Timothy7, 6.Zacheus6, 5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1939.
Generation: 12
25.
Kristine Marie Ellis
(22.Robert11, 20.Wallace10, 18.Grace9, 17.Lewis8, 16.Timothy7, 6.Zacheus6, 5.Isaiah5, 4.Francis4, 3.Mary3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 31 Oct 1970 in Bassett, NE. Kristine married Christopher Frank Caauwe on 15 Jun 1991 in Norfolk, NE. Christopher (son of Thomas Charles Caauwe and Barbara Jean Elaine Dreger) was born on 10 Jun 1969 in Norfolk, Madison Co., NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 26. Avery James Caauwe
was born on 30 May 1992 in Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States. - 27. Logan Robert Eugene Caauwe
was born on 15 Jan 1994 in Santa Rosa, CA. - 28. dennis Caauwe
was born on 10 Apr 2003 in Santa Rosa, CA.
- 26. Avery James Caauwe
