Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Jacob Melchoir
1. Jacob Melchoir was born on 25 Jan 1849 in Leeheim, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt; died in 1926 in Unadilla, Otoe, Nebraska, United States of America. Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Thiele. Elizabeth was born in Jul 1836 in Germany; died in 1914 in Otoe, Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Malinda K Melchoir
was born on 28 Apr 1872 in Nebraska; died on 24 Aug 1946 in North Branch Lutheran Cemetery, Otoe Co., NE.
- 2. Malinda K Melchoir
Generation: 2
2. Malinda K Melchoir
(1.Jacob1) was born on 28 Apr 1872 in Nebraska; died on 24 Aug 1946 in North Branch Lutheran Cemetery, Otoe Co., NE. Malinda married John William Riege on 4 Apr 1895 in Otoe Co., NE. John (son of Ernst Friedrich Riege and Wilhelmina Struhs) was born on 23 Oct 1870 in Grant Co., Wisconsin; died on 27 Apr 1954 in Unadilla, Otoe, Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Verne Frederick Riege
was born on 4 Sep 1912; died on 14 Oct 2000.
- 3. Verne Frederick Riege
Generation: 3
3. Verne Frederick Riege
(2.Malinda2, 1.Jacob1) was born on 4 Sep 1912; died on 14 Oct 2000. Family/Spouse: 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]
Children:
Generation: 4
4.
Lynn Arthur Riege
(3.Verne3, 2.Malinda2, 1.Jacob1)Family/Spouse: Cheryl Lynn Lamason. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Anita Riege
- 6. 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. - 7. Larissa Blu Riege
was born on 9 Feb 1988.
- 5. Anita Riege
