Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Harry Clemens
1. Harry Clemens was born in Oct 1897 (son of Theodore H Clemens and Mary Caroline Lappe).
2. Theodore H Clemens was born on 24 Dec 1870 in Rhein, Prussia (son of Henry Clemens and Henrietta Veith); died on 2 Apr 1956 in Nebraska; was buried in Kearney, Nebraska. Theodore + Mary Caroline Lappe. Mary (daughter of Henry Lappe and Maria Francisca Hoefer) was born on 4 May 1879 in Petersburg, Ne; died on 17 Nov 1955 in Petersburg, Boone, Nebraska, 68652, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Caroline Lappe was born on 4 May 1879 in Petersburg, Ne (daughter of Henry Lappe and Maria Francisca Hoefer); died on 17 Nov 1955 in Petersburg, Boone, Nebraska, 68652, USA. Children:
- Tillie Clemens
- Henry J Clemens was born in Oct 1897 in Nebraska; died in 1963 in ElgElgin, Ne.
- 1. Harry Clemens was born in Oct 1897.
- Mary Clemens was born in Feb 1900 in Nebraska.
- Paul T Theodor Clemens was born on 19 Jan 1902 in Butte, NE; died on 17 Sep 1993 in Las Vegas, NV; was buried on 24 Sep 1993 in Battle Creek, NE.
- Frances Clemens was born in 1905 in Nebraska.
- William Clemens was born about 1907 in Nebraska.
Generation: 3
4. Henry Clemens was born in Sep 1839 in Prussia, Germany. Henry married Henrietta Veith about 1870 in Germany. Henrietta was born in Mar 1847 in Prussia, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Henrietta Veith was born in Mar 1847 in Prussia, Germany. Children:
- 2. Theodore H Clemens was born on 24 Dec 1870 in Rhein, Prussia; died on 2 Apr 1956 in Nebraska; was buried in Kearney, Nebraska.
6. Henry Lappe was born on 28 Sep 1828 in Henrichenburg, Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (son of Hermann Lappe and Isabella Reiner); died on 21 Mar 1925 in Butte, Boyd, Nebraska. Henry + Maria Francisca Hoefer. Maria (daughter of William Hoefer and Mary Francis Schulte-Althoff) was born on 25 Dec 1849 in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; died on 23 Sep 1937 in Butte, Boyd, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Maria Francisca Hoefer was born on 25 Dec 1849 in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (daughter of William Hoefer and Mary Francis Schulte-Althoff); died on 23 Sep 1937 in Butte, Boyd, Nebraska. Children:
- Heinrich Wilhelm Lappe was born on 22 Sep 1870 in Datteln, Westphalia, Prussia.
- Elizabeth Lappe was born in 1873 in Prussia, Germany.
- Francis Lappe was born in 1873.
- Anna Maria Elisabeth Lappe was born on 16 Aug 1874 in Datteln, Westphalia, Prussia.
- Josephine Lappe was born in May 1878 in Petersburgh, IA.
- 3. Mary Caroline Lappe was born on 4 May 1879 in Petersburg, Ne; died on 17 Nov 1955 in Petersburg, Boone, Nebraska, 68652, USA.
- Jennie Lappe was born on 13 Jun 1882 in Carroll, IA; died in Jun 1969 in Elgin, Ne.
- Annie Lappe was born in Jul 1883 in Woodbury, IA.
- William M Lappe was born in May 1885 in Iowa; died in 1953.
- August Theodore Lappe was born on 22 Apr 1887 in Danburg, IA; died on 28 Apr 1960 in Pierre, SD.
- Katie Lappe was born in Jul 1889 in Minnesota.
- Sadie Lappe was born in Aug 1897 in Nebraska.
- Dorothy Lappe was born in May 1909 in Iowa; died in Sep 1973 in Nebraska.
Generation: 4
12. Hermann Lappe was born on 1 Oct 1787 in Henrichenburg, Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (son of Henrici Lappe and Elisabeth Beste). Hermann married Isabella Reiner on 19 Nov 1809 in Katholisch, Henrichenburg, Westfalen, Prussia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Isabella Reiner (daughter of Theodor Reiner and Clarae Droegendick). Children:
- 6. Henry Lappe was born on 28 Sep 1828 in Henrichenburg, Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; died on 21 Mar 1925 in Butte, Boyd, Nebraska.
14. William Hoefer was born on 29 Jun 1820 in Dattel, Westfalen, Prussia (son of Bernard Wilhelm Hoever and Joanna Maria Gertrude Schulte Hubert); died on 28 Apr 1905 in Petersburgh, IA. William + Mary Francis Schulte-Althoff. Mary (daughter of Christpher Harwig Schulte-Althoff and Anna Maria Grtholter-Eickelman) was born in Oct 1824 in Datteln, Westphalia, Prussia; died on 15 Jan 1912 in Petersburgh, IA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Mary Francis Schulte-Althoff was born in Oct 1824 in Datteln, Westphalia, Prussia (daughter of Christpher Harwig Schulte-Althoff and Anna Maria Grtholter-Eickelman); died on 15 Jan 1912 in Petersburgh, IA. Children:
- Infant Son Hoefer
- Elizabeth Hoefer was born on 28 Feb 1849 in Datteln, Westphalia, Prussia; died on 26 Dec 1900 in Elgin, Ne.
- 7. Maria Francisca Hoefer was born on 25 Dec 1849 in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; died on 23 Sep 1937 in Butte, Boyd, Nebraska.
- Caroline Hoefer was born on 12 Dec 1852 in Datteln, Westphalia, Prussia; died on 10 Apr 1945 in Petersburgh, IA.
- Juliuanus Theodore Hoefer was born on 9 Sep 1854 in Datteln, Westphalia, Prussia; died on 21 Jan 1929.
- Johann Heinrich Hoefer was born on 19 Feb 1856 in Datteln, Westphalia, Prussia; died on 7 Feb 1924 in Elgin, Ne.
- Hermann Hoefer was born on 29 Jun 1858 in Datteln, Westphalia, Prussia; died on 2 May 1932.
- Conrad Hoefer was born on 11 Nov 1859 in Datteln, Westphalia, Prussia; died on 5 Jun 1944 in Neligh, Ne.
- Wilhelm Christoph Hoefer was born on 11 Nov 1861 in Datteln, Westphalia, Prussia; died on 1 Dec 1953 in Dubuque, IA.
- Maria Catharina Hoefer was born on 28 Jul 1864 in Datteln, Westphalia, Prussia; died on 12 Aug 1940.
- Josephine Elisabeth Hoefer was born on 21 Oct 1865 in Datteln, Westphalia, Prussia; died on 7 May 1957 in Bloomington, WI.
- August Hoefer was born on 11 Apr 1870 in Datteln, Westphalia, Prussia; died on 18 Jan 1960.
