Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Johann Philipp Walther
1. Johann Philipp Walther was born on 30 Nov 1605 in Schonnen, Germany; died on 17 Mar 1662 in Schonnen, Germany. Family/Spouse: Christina. Christina was born in 1625 in Schonnen, Germany; died on 28 Feb 1664 in Breitenbrunn, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Margretha Walther
was born on 16 Sep 1655 in Erbach, Germany; died on 17 Apr 1720 in Ober-Ostern, Germany.
- 2. Margretha Walther
Generation: 2
2. Margretha Walther
(1.Johann1) was born on 16 Sep 1655 in Erbach, Germany; died on 17 Apr 1720 in Ober-Ostern, Germany. Family/Spouse: Hanss Keil der Jungere. Hanss (son of Hans Keil der Altere and Margaretha Engelhard) was born on 6 Mar 1650 in Ober-Ostern, Germany; died on 28 Dec 1704 in Unter-Ostern, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Margaretha Keil
was born on 27 Aug 1683 in Unter-Ostern, Germany; died on 20 Mar 1748 in Ober-Ostern, Germany.
- 3. Margaretha Keil
Generation: 3
3. Margaretha Keil
(2.Margretha2, 1.Johann1) was born on 27 Aug 1683 in Unter-Ostern, Germany; died on 20 Mar 1748 in Ober-Ostern, Germany. Family/Spouse: Johannes Falter. Johannes (son of Hans Heinrich Falter and Elisabeth Friedrich) was born on 16 Mar 1682 in Reichelscheim, Germany; died on 19 Jun 1749 in Ober-Ostern, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Johann Henrich Falter
was born on 5 May 1709 in Ober-Ostern, Germany; died on 21 Jan 1779 in Ober-Ostern, Germany.
- 4. Johann Henrich Falter
Generation: 4
4. Johann Henrich Falter
(3.Margaretha3, 2.Margretha2, 1.Johann1) was born on 5 May 1709 in Ober-Ostern, Germany; died on 21 Jan 1779 in Ober-Ostern, Germany. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Johann Heinrich Falter
was born on 21 Jun 1748 in Ober-Ostern, Germany.
- 5. Johann Heinrich Falter
Generation: 5
5. Johann Heinrich Falter
(4.Johann4, 3.Margaretha3, 2.Margretha2, 1.Johann1) was born on 21 Jun 1748 in Ober-Ostern, Germany. Family/Spouse: Anna Katharina Helmstaedter. Anna was born in 1756; died in 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Georg Ludwig Falter
was born on 15 Dec 1784 in Unter Gersprenz, Germany; died on 22 Aug 1839 in Hembach, Brombachtal, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany.
- 6. Georg Ludwig Falter
Generation: 6
6. Georg Ludwig Falter
(5.Johann5, 4.Johann4, 3.Margaretha3, 2.Margretha2, 1.Johann1) was born on 15 Dec 1784 in Unter Gersprenz, Germany; died on 22 Aug 1839 in Hembach, Brombachtal, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany. Family/Spouse: Maria Gertraud Schantz. Maria was born in 1788; died in 1821. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Georg Heinrich Falter
was born on 17 Feb 1813 in Hembach, Brombachtal, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died on 13 Dec 1897 in Nebraska.
- 7. Georg Heinrich Falter
Generation: 7
7. Georg Heinrich Falter
(6.Georg6, 5.Johann5, 4.Johann4, 3.Margaretha3, 2.Margretha2, 1.Johann1) was born on 17 Feb 1813 in Hembach, Brombachtal, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died on 13 Dec 1897 in Nebraska. Family/Spouse: 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]
Children:
- 8. Katharina Falter
was born on 13 Jan 1840 in Hembach, Brombachtal, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died on 6 Apr 1900 in Pierce, Nebraska, United States.
- 8. Katharina Falter
Generation: 8
8. Katharina Falter
(7.Georg7, 6.Georg6, 5.Johann5, 4.Johann4, 3.Margaretha3, 2.Margretha2, 1.Johann1) was born on 13 Jan 1840 in Hembach, Brombachtal, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died on 6 Apr 1900 in Pierce, Nebraska, United States. Family/Spouse: Heinrich Hoffart. Heinrich (son of Johann Michael Hoffart and Anna Margarethe Uhrig) was born on 29 Mar 1838 in Kirch-Brombach, Germany; died in 1913. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. 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.
- 9. Anna Marie Hoffart
Generation: 9
9. Anna Marie Hoffart
(8.Katharina8, 7.Georg7, 6.Georg6, 5.Johann5, 4.Johann4, 3.Margaretha3, 2.Margretha2, 1.Johann1) was born on 3 Aug 1876 in Germany; died on 2 Nov 1961 in Nebraska; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton, Knox Co., NE. Anna married John Carl Hoferer on 18 Nov 1897 in Creighton, Ne. John (son of William P Hoferer and Barbetta Lackie) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Elsie Hoferer
- 11. John H Hoferer
- 12. Irma E Hoferer
- 13. Gladys Minnie Hoferer
was born on 20 Mar 1916 in Verdigre, Ne; died on 20 Sep 1998.
- 10. Elsie Hoferer
Generation: 10
10. Elsie Hoferer
(9.Anna9, 8.Katharina8, 7.Georg7, 6.Georg6, 5.Johann5, 4.Johann4, 3.Margaretha3, 2.Margretha2, 1.Johann1)Family/Spouse: Arnold Frederick Jessen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. John H Hoferer
(9.Anna9, 8.Katharina8, 7.Georg7, 6.Georg6, 5.Johann5, 4.Johann4, 3.Margaretha3, 2.Margretha2, 1.Johann1)12. Irma E Hoferer
(9.Anna9, 8.Katharina8, 7.Georg7, 6.Georg6, 5.Johann5, 4.Johann4, 3.Margaretha3, 2.Margretha2, 1.Johann1)Family/Spouse: Pahl. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Gladys Minnie Hoferer
(9.Anna9, 8.Katharina8, 7.Georg7, 6.Georg6, 5.Johann5, 4.Johann4, 3.Margaretha3, 2.Margretha2, 1.Johann1) was born on 20 Mar 1916 in Verdigre, Ne; died on 20 Sep 1998. Family/Spouse: Verne Frederick Riege. Verne (son of John William Riege and Malinda K Melchoir) was born on 4 Sep 1912; died on 14 Oct 2000. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 11
14.
Lynn Arthur Riege
(13.Gladys10, 9.Anna9, 8.Katharina8, 7.Georg7, 6.Georg6, 5.Johann5, 4.Johann4, 3.Margaretha3, 2.Margretha2, 1.Johann1)Family/Spouse: Cheryl Lynn Lamason. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Anita Riege
- 16. 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. - 17. Larissa Blu Riege
was born on 9 Feb 1988.
- 15. Anita Riege
Generation: 12
15.
Anita Riege
(14.Lynn11, 13.Gladys10, 9.Anna9, 8.Katharina8, 7.Georg7, 6.Georg6, 5.Johann5, 4.Johann4, 3.Margaretha3, 2.Margretha2, 1.Johann1)Family/Spouse: Gary Erickson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. Caleb Erickson
- 19. Devyn Erickson
- 18. Caleb Erickson
16.
Christian D Riege
(14.Lynn11, 13.Gladys10, 9.Anna9, 8.Katharina8, 7.Georg7, 6.Georg6, 5.Johann5, 4.Johann4, 3.Margaretha3, 2.Margretha2, 1.Johann1) was born on 3 Mar 1973 in Torrance, CA; died on 6 Sep 2011 in Carson City, NV; was buried in Page, Ne. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. Serrah Riege
- 21. Erika Riege
- 22. Sydne Riege
Family/Spouse: Dawnelle. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 23. Michael Riege
- 20. Serrah Riege
17.
Larissa Blu Riege
(14.Lynn11, 13.Gladys10, 9.Anna9, 8.Katharina8, 7.Georg7, 6.Georg6, 5.Johann5, 4.Johann4, 3.Margaretha3, 2.Margretha2, 1.Johann1) was born on 9 Feb 1988. 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:
- 24. Corinna Rose Caauwe
was born on 14 Feb 2009 in Norfolk, Ne. - 25. Cyrah Eve Caauwe
was born on 19 Aug 2010 in Page, Nebraska. - 26. Rhema Joy Caauwe
was born on 13 Mar 2014 in Page, Ne. - 27. Mekhiah Arthur Blu Caauwe
was born on 4 Apr 2025 in Page, NE.
- 24. Corinna Rose Caauwe
