Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Henrietta Wilhelmine Luedke
1. Henrietta Wilhelmine Luedke was christened on 3 May 1839 in Brandenburg, Peetzig, Prussia; died in Germany. Henrietta married Friederich August Sasse on 15 Jun 1858. Friederich (son of John Friederich Sasse and Wilhemine Holzkam) was born on 2 Nov 1831 in Brandenburg, Peetzig, Prussia; died on 13 Jun 1908 in Norfolk, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Augusta Sasse
was born in 1860 in Prussia; died in 1885 in Pilger, Ne.
- 2. Augusta Sasse
Generation: 2
2. Augusta Sasse
(1.Henrietta1) was born in 1860 in Prussia; died in 1885 in Pilger, Ne. Augusta married August Tiedtke on 2 Nov 1879 in Stanton Co, Ne. August (son of Mathias Tiedtke and Caroline Tucholski) was born on 22 Aug 1845 in Seegenan, West Prussia; died on 19 Sep 1934 in Pilger, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Paul Tiedtke
- 4. Ed Tiedtke
- 5. Art Tiedtke
- 6. Otto August Tiedtke
was born on 1 Sep 1880 in West Point, Ne; died on 5 Sep 1959 in Pilger, Ne; was buried in Pilger, Ne. - 7. Hattie Tiedtke
was born on 21 Jan 1883 in Stanton Co., NE; died on 3 Sep 1927 in Cheyenne, Wy. - 8. Ida Tiedtke
was born in 1884 in Stanton Co., NE; died in 1937.
- 3. Paul Tiedtke
Generation: 3
3. Paul Tiedtke
(2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1)4. Ed Tiedtke
(2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1)5. Art Tiedtke
(2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1)6. Otto August Tiedtke
(2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1) was born on 1 Sep 1880 in West Point, Ne; died on 5 Sep 1959 in Pilger, Ne; was buried in Pilger, Ne. Otto married Anna Tritten on 23 Apr 1903 in Wisner, Ne. Anna (daughter of Peter Tritten and Anna Beetschen) was born on 27 Sep 1884 in St. Stephan, Berne, Switzerland; died on 18 Sep 1968 in Wayne, Ne; was buried in Pilger, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Arthur Lloyd Tiedtke
was born on 28 Apr 1904 in Wisner, Ne; died in 1989 in Twain Harte, Ca. - 10. Allen Lewis Tiedtke
was born on 30 Oct 1905 in Stanton Co., NE; died on 4 Aug 1974 in West Point, Ne; was buried in Pilger, Ne. - 11. Lewis Burton Tiedtke
was born on 31 Oct 1907 in Pilger, Ne; died in Oct 1985 in Phoenix, Az; was buried in Pilger, Ne. - 12. Bernice Harriett Tiedtke
was born on 17 Aug 1909 in Pilger, Ne; died on 19 Feb 1972 in Los Angeles, Ca; was buried in Pilger, Ne. - 13. Clara Helen Tiedtke
was born on 11 Sep 1911 in Pilger, Ne; died on 17 Mar 1995 in Pasadena, Ca. - 14. Marie Louise Tiedtke
was born on 24 Aug 1913 in Pilger, Ne; died in 1993 in Fullerton, Ca. - 15. Margaret Agnes Tiedtke
was born on 18 Dec 1915 in Pilger, Ne; died on 2 Oct 1996 in Long Beach, Ca; was buried in Pilger, Ne. - 16. Russell Wayne Tiedtke
was born on 9 Oct 1919 in Pilger, Ne. - 17. Elaine Mae Tiedtke
was born on 1 Mar 1922 in Pilger, Ne; died on 16 Oct 1998 in Medford, Or. - 18. Warren Wallace Tiedtke
was born on 22 Apr 1924 in Pilger, Ne. - 19. Shirley Ann Tiedtke
was born on 10 Jun 1926 in Pilger, Ne. - 20. Marvin Robert Tiedtke
was born on 24 Sep 1929 in Wisner, Ne; died in 1999 in Pilger, Ne.
- 9. Arthur Lloyd Tiedtke
7. Hattie Tiedtke
(2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1) was born on 21 Jan 1883 in Stanton Co., NE; died on 3 Sep 1927 in Cheyenne, Wy. Family/Spouse: Charles Edward York. Charles was born on 26 Mar 1873 in Canada; died on 4 May 1950 in Cheyenne, Wy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 21. Lloyd York
was born on 29 Mar 1911 in Cheyenne, Wy; died on 29 Feb 1984 in Cheyenne, Wy. - 22. Charles York
was born in 1915 in Cheyenne, Wy; died in 1923 in Cheyenne, Wy. - 23. Harold Frank York
was born on 19 May 1919 in Cheyenne, Wy; died on 2 Sep 2001 in Denver, Co. - 24. Maxine Faye York
was born on 26 Aug 1922 in Cheyenne, Wy.
- 21. Lloyd York
8. Ida Tiedtke
(2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1) was born in 1884 in Stanton Co., NE; died in 1937. Ida married Jesse Cary in 1904 in Nebraska. Jesse (son of John M Cary and Elizabeth J Wilson) was born on 7 Dec 1883 in Hamilton Co, Ne; died on 7 Oct 1937 in Ca; was buried in Ca. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 4
9. Arthur Lloyd Tiedtke
(6.Otto3, 2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1) was born on 28 Apr 1904 in Wisner, Ne; died in 1989 in Twain Harte, Ca. Arthur married Vera Worrell on 26 Dec 1929. Vera was born on 19 Mar 1910 in Wisner, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 25. Arthur Lloyd Tiedtke, Jr.
was born on 27 Oct 1930 in Beemer, Ne. - 26. Beverly Joyce Tiedtke
was born on 27 Jan 1933 in Pilger, Ne. - 27. Douglas Eugene Tiedtke
was born on 8 Jul 1934 in Pilger, Ne. - 28. Lois Lee Tiedtke
was born on 19 Jul 1935 in Pilger, Ne. - 29. Anna Marie Tiedtke
was born on 27 Nov 1936 in Pilger, Ne. - 30. JoDee Faith Tiedtke
was born on 27 May 1939 in Pilger, Ne; died on 25 May 1966 in Ca. - 31. Sandra Sue Tiedtke
was born on 11 May 1943 in Atascadero, Ca. - 32. Phillipe Tiedtke
was born on 17 Oct 1944 in Santa Cruz, Ca; died on 8 Jun 1967 in USS Enterprise.
- 25. Arthur Lloyd Tiedtke, Jr.
10. Allen Lewis Tiedtke
(6.Otto3, 2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1) was born on 30 Oct 1905 in Stanton Co., NE; died on 4 Aug 1974 in West Point, Ne; was buried in Pilger, Ne. Allen married Viola Shoemaker on 22 Nov 1930 in Wisner, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 33. Dean Tiedtke
was born on 1 Apr 1933 in Pilger, Ne; died on 19 Nov 2011 in Norfolk, Ne. - 34. Mary Ann Tiedtke
was born in 1934 in Nebraska; died in Feb 1940 in Ashland, Ne. - 35. Carol Lou Tiedtke
was born in 1938 in Ashland, Ne. - 36. Janet Tiedtke
was born in 1940 in Ashland, Ne.
- 33. Dean Tiedtke
11. Lewis Burton Tiedtke
(6.Otto3, 2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1) was born on 31 Oct 1907 in Pilger, Ne; died in Oct 1985 in Phoenix, Az; was buried in Pilger, Ne. Lewis married Alice Anderson in 1927. Alice was born in Nebraska; died in 1980. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
12. Bernice Harriett Tiedtke
(6.Otto3, 2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1) was born on 17 Aug 1909 in Pilger, Ne; died on 19 Feb 1972 in Los Angeles, Ca; was buried in Pilger, Ne. 13. Clara Helen Tiedtke
(6.Otto3, 2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1) was born on 11 Sep 1911 in Pilger, Ne; died on 17 Mar 1995 in Pasadena, Ca. Clara married Ralph Lawrence on 4 Apr 1933 in West Point, Ne. Ralph (son of John W Lawrence and Bertha Yost) was born on 12 Aug 1904 in Hastings, Ne; died on 7 Jan 1972. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 37. Sharon Kay Lawrence
was born on 15 Oct 1937 in Tekamah, Ne.
- 37. Sharon Kay Lawrence
14. Marie Louise Tiedtke
(6.Otto3, 2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1) was born on 24 Aug 1913 in Pilger, Ne; died in 1993 in Fullerton, Ca. Marie married Merlin Hyland on 26 Nov 1933 in Nebraska. Merlin died in Ca. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 38. Joann Hyland
- 39. Allen Hyland
- 40. Merle Hyland
- 38. Joann Hyland
15. Margaret Agnes Tiedtke
(6.Otto3, 2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1) was born on 18 Dec 1915 in Pilger, Ne; died on 2 Oct 1996 in Long Beach, Ca; was buried in Pilger, Ne. Margaret married Walter Gustaf Sund on 15 Nov 1947. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
16. Russell Wayne Tiedtke
(6.Otto3, 2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1) was born on 9 Oct 1919 in Pilger, Ne. Russell married Helen Husman on 18 Oct 1940 in Reno, Nv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. Elaine Mae Tiedtke
(6.Otto3, 2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1) was born on 1 Mar 1922 in Pilger, Ne; died on 16 Oct 1998 in Medford, Or. Elaine married Jack Reeves on 19 Sep 1947 in Walla Walla, Wa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 41. Cheryl Ann Reeves
- 42. Sheila Reeves
- 43. Cathy Bernice Reeves
- 41. Cheryl Ann Reeves
18. Warren Wallace Tiedtke
(6.Otto3, 2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1) was born on 22 Apr 1924 in Pilger, Ne. Warren married Dorothy Vraspir on 13 Sep 1947 in Nebraska. Dorothy died in 2000 in Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 44. DeAnna Tiedtke
was born in Nebraska. - 45. Stephen Tiedtke
was born in Nebraska; died in 1980 in Tekamah, Ne. - 46. Michael Tiedtke
was born in Nebraska.
- 44. DeAnna Tiedtke
19. Shirley Ann Tiedtke
(6.Otto3, 2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1) was born on 10 Jun 1926 in Pilger, Ne. Shirley married Jack Wesley Graber on 24 Nov 1946 in Pilger, Ne. Jack (son of Carl William Graber and Dorothy Page) was born on 16 Nov 1924 in Omaha, NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
20. Marvin Robert Tiedtke
(6.Otto3, 2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1) was born on 24 Sep 1929 in Wisner, Ne; died in 1999 in Pilger, Ne. Marvin married Joann FruedenbergPilger, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 47. Vickie Tiedtke
- 48. Robert Tiedtke
- 49. Mark Tiedtke
- 47. Vickie Tiedtke
21. Lloyd York
(7.Hattie3, 2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1) was born on 29 Mar 1911 in Cheyenne, Wy; died on 29 Feb 1984 in Cheyenne, Wy. Family/Spouse: Alice. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
22. Charles York
(7.Hattie3, 2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1) was born in 1915 in Cheyenne, Wy; died in 1923 in Cheyenne, Wy. 23. Harold Frank York
(7.Hattie3, 2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1) was born on 19 May 1919 in Cheyenne, Wy; died on 2 Sep 2001 in Denver, Co. Family/Spouse: Marge. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
24. Maxine Faye York
(7.Hattie3, 2.Augusta2, 1.Henrietta1) was born on 26 Aug 1922 in Cheyenne, Wy. Maxine married Eric John Groseth on 3 Jul 1941 in Kimball, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 50. Marsha Groseth
was born on 11 Nov 1945. - 51. Christine Groseth
was born on 26 Apr 1949. - 52. Virginia Groseth
was born on 6 Aug 1950. - 53. John W Groseth
was born on 8 Jun 1953.
- 50. Marsha Groseth
