Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Edward Wilcox
1. Edward Wilcox was born on 5 Nov 1662 in Westerly, Rhode Island; died on 5 Nov 1715 in Westerly, Rhode Island. Family/Spouse: Mary Ann Hazard. Mary was born on 3 Oct 1666 in South Kingstown, RI; died in 1695 in Westerly, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Mary Esther Wilcox
was born on 4 Oct 1689 in Westerly, Rhode Island; died on 27 Nov 1762 in Westerly, Rhode Island.
- 2. Mary Esther Wilcox
Generation: 2
2. Mary Esther Wilcox
(1.Edward1) was born on 4 Oct 1689 in Westerly, Rhode Island; died on 27 Nov 1762 in Westerly, Rhode Island. Family/Spouse: Joseph S Lewis. Joseph (son of John Lewis, II and Anne Lanphere) was born on 16 Oct 1683 in Westerly, Washington County, RI; died on 27 Nov 1762 in Westerly, Washington County, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Amos Lewis
was born on 2 Mar 1718 in Westerly, Rhode Island; died in Oct 1790 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island.
- 3. Amos Lewis
Generation: 3
3. Amos Lewis
(2.Mary2, 1.Edward1) was born on 2 Mar 1718 in Westerly, Rhode Island; died in Oct 1790 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island. Family/Spouse: Eleanor Randall Greene. Eleanor (daughter of Benjamin Greene, Sr and Eleanor Randall) was born on 2 Mar 1718 in Westerly, Rhode Island; died in Oct 1790 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Randall Lewis, Sr
was born about 1741 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island; died in 1789 in Delhi, NY.
- 4. Randall Lewis, Sr
Generation: 4
4. Randall Lewis, Sr
(3.Amos3, 2.Mary2, 1.Edward1) was born about 1741 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island; died in 1789 in Delhi, NY. Family/Spouse: Alice "Elsie" Rathbun. Alice (daughter of John Rathbun and Olive Safford) was born in 1754 in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; died on 13 Apr 1842 in Delhi, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Caleb Lewis
was born on 16 Jun 1782 in Delhi, NY; died about 20 Mar 1861 in Troy, NY.
- 5. Caleb Lewis
Generation: 5
5. Caleb Lewis
(4.Randall4, 3.Amos3, 2.Mary2, 1.Edward1) was born on 16 Jun 1782 in Delhi, NY; died about 20 Mar 1861 in Troy, NY. Family/Spouse: Catherine Hall. Catherine (daughter of William Martin Hall, III and Rachel Saunders) was born on 17 Aug 1784 in Rhode Island; died on 17 Dec 1847 in Petersburg, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Leonard LeLand Lewis
was born about 1819; died on 25 Oct 1897. - 7. Almira Lewis
was born about 1821.
- 6. Leonard LeLand Lewis
Generation: 6
6. Leonard LeLand Lewis
(5.Caleb5, 4.Randall4, 3.Amos3, 2.Mary2, 1.Edward1) was born about 1819; died on 25 Oct 1897. Family/Spouse: Cynthia Hill. Cynthia was born about 1822 in Petersburg, NY; died on 18 May 1899 in Chicago, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Perry Vanado Lewis
was born on 12 Jun 1839 in Petersburg, NY; died on 25 Mar 1930 in Meadow Grove, Ne. - 9. Van Buren Lewis
was born on 21 Oct 1842 in Petersburg, NY; died on 5 Sep 1922 in Meadow Grove, Ne. - 10. Victoria S Lewis
was born on 27 Jul 1846 in Petersburg, NY; died on 29 Sep 1899 in Petersburg, NY. - 11. Amasa Leonard Lewis
was born on 1 Jun 1849 in Petersburg, NY; died on 28 Sep 1935 in Hoosick, NY. - 12. Harriet Lewis
was born about 1851 in Petersburg, NY. - 13. Charles Henry Lewis, I
was born on 1 Jan 1853 in Petersburg, NY; died on 2 Jul 1921 in Backus, MN.
Family/Spouse: Lorinda Lewis. Lorinda was born on 9 May 1837; died on 5 Nov 1916. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
- 8. Perry Vanado Lewis
7. Almira Lewis
(5.Caleb5, 4.Randall4, 3.Amos3, 2.Mary2, 1.Edward1) was born about 1821.
Generation: 7
8.
Perry Vanado Lewis
(6.Leonard6, 5.Caleb5, 4.Randall4, 3.Amos3, 2.Mary2, 1.Edward1) was born on 12 Jun 1839 in Petersburg, NY; died on 25 Mar 1930 in Meadow Grove, Ne. Family/Spouse: Adelaide Heath. Adelaide (daughter of Albert Heath and Betsy Dinsmoor Bennett) was born on 12 Mar 1845 in Montpelier, Vermont; died on 12 Nov 1893 in Meadow Grove, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9.
Van Buren Lewis
(6.Leonard6, 5.Caleb5, 4.Randall4, 3.Amos3, 2.Mary2, 1.Edward1) was born on 21 Oct 1842 in Petersburg, NY; died on 5 Sep 1922 in Meadow Grove, Ne. Van married Adeline I Heath in 1858 (MARR) in Madison, Wisconsin. Adeline (daughter of Albert Heath and Betsy Dinsmoor Bennett) was born on 12 Mar 1845 in Montpelier, Vermont; died on 4 Jun 1902 in Meadow Grove, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Frank Eugene Lewis
was born on 26 Oct 1859 in Saxony, Wisconsin; died on 28 Feb 1937. - 15. William Wallace Lewis
was born on 2 May 1868 in Albany, Green, Wisconsin, United States; died on 2 Nov 1950 in Madison Grove, NE; was buried in Meadow Grove, Ne. - 16. Sylvester Lewis
was born on 22 Jun 1874; died on 20 Jun 1950.
- 14. Frank Eugene Lewis
10. Victoria S Lewis
(6.Leonard6, 5.Caleb5, 4.Randall4, 3.Amos3, 2.Mary2, 1.Edward1) was born on 27 Jul 1846 in Petersburg, NY; died on 29 Sep 1899 in Petersburg, NY. Family/Spouse: Noel J Thomas. Noel was born in 1840 in New York, USA; died on 23 Mar 1917 in New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Amasa Leonard Lewis
(6.Leonard6, 5.Caleb5, 4.Randall4, 3.Amos3, 2.Mary2, 1.Edward1) was born on 1 Jun 1849 in Petersburg, NY; died on 28 Sep 1935 in Hoosick, NY. Family/Spouse: Carrie C Schlagel. Carrie was born on 1 Jul 1846 in Canada; died on 1 Mar 1902 in Petersburg, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
12. Harriet Lewis
(6.Leonard6, 5.Caleb5, 4.Randall4, 3.Amos3, 2.Mary2, 1.Edward1) was born about 1851 in Petersburg, NY. 13. Charles Henry Lewis, I
(6.Leonard6, 5.Caleb5, 4.Randall4, 3.Amos3, 2.Mary2, 1.Edward1) was born on 1 Jan 1853 in Petersburg, NY; died on 2 Jul 1921 in Backus, MN. Family/Spouse: Emma Lenora Heath. Emma was born on 25 Nov 1866 in Madison, Wisconsin; died on 14 Jan 1944 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 8
14. Frank Eugene Lewis
(9.Van7, 6.Leonard6, 5.Caleb5, 4.Randall4, 3.Amos3, 2.Mary2, 1.Edward1) was born on 26 Oct 1859 in Saxony, Wisconsin; died on 28 Feb 1937. Family/Spouse: Flourie D Young. Flourie was born in Indiana; died in 1918. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Frank married Nellie Alex in 1926 (MARR). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. William Wallace Lewis
(9.Van7, 6.Leonard6, 5.Caleb5, 4.Randall4, 3.Amos3, 2.Mary2, 1.Edward1) was born on 2 May 1868 in Albany, Green, Wisconsin, United States; died on 2 Nov 1950 in Madison Grove, NE; was buried in Meadow Grove, Ne. William married Margaret May Cook in 1890 (MARR). Margaret was born on 1 Mar 1869 in Pennsylvania, United States; died on 16 Nov 1937 in Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Faye Lewis
was born in May 1891 in Nebraska. - 18. Henry L Lewis
was born on 7 Mar 1893 in Madison, Nebraska, United States; died on 25 Jun 1953 in Tillamook, Tillamook, Oregon, United States. - 19. Hazel A Lewis
was born in Feb 1897 in Nebraska. - 20. ELLA Adelaide Lewis
was born on 17 Jun 1899 in Meadow Grove, Madison, NE; died on 27 Dec 1973 in Portland, Multnomah, OR; was buried in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. - 21. Earl R Lewis
was born on 22 Mar 1909 in Meadow Grove, Ne; died on 10 Nov 1996 in Reedsport, OR.
- 17. Faye Lewis
16. Sylvester Lewis
(9.Van7, 6.Leonard6, 5.Caleb5, 4.Randall4, 3.Amos3, 2.Mary2, 1.Edward1) was born on 22 Jun 1874; died on 20 Jun 1950.
