Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Lester Leroy Caauwe
1. Lester Leroy Caauwe was born in 1890 in David City, Butler, Nebraska, USA (son of Cornelius Adriaan Cornelis Caauwe and Maggie Caauwe); died in 1890.
2. Cornelius Adriaan Cornelis Caauwe was born on 28 Sep 1859 in Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands (son of Lieven Caauwe and Maria Jelderda); died on 11 Nov 1938 in Holland, Michigan. Cornelius married Maggie Caauwe in 1886 in Lake Park, Dickinson, Iowa, USA. Maggie was born in 1865 in Ohio, USA; died on 12 Aug 1932 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Maggie Caauwe was born in 1865 in Ohio, USA; died on 12 Aug 1932 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa, USA. Children:
- 1. Lester Leroy Caauwe was born in 1890 in David City, Butler, Nebraska, USA; died in 1890.
- Edna Myrtle Caauwe was born on 21 Feb 1893 in Pilger, Stanton, Nebraska, USA; died on 15 May 1978.
- Pearl Alice Caauwe was born on 26 Jun 1894 in Pilger, Stanton, Nebraska, USA; died on 6 May 1984 in Garden Grove, Orange, California, USA.
- Lena Caauwe was born on 19 May 1897 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA; died on 16 Jan 1983 in Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA.
- Cornelis Caauwe was born on 3 Jul 1901 in Pilger, Stanton, Nebraska, USA; died on 6 Jul 1969 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa, USA.
- Earl Ray Caauwe was born on 29 Nov 1901; died on 11 Jan 1996.
- Hannah Caauwe was born about 1902 in Michigan, USA.
- Alta Elizabeth Caauwe was born on 20 Nov 1903 in Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska, USA; died on 26 May 1991 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
- Clare Caauwe was born in 1905; died in 1908.
- Clara Lucille Caauwe was born on 20 Jul 1906 in Pilger, Stanton, Nebraska, USA; died on 18 Jan 1908 in Pilger, Stanton, Nebraska, USA.
Generation: 3
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Lieven Caauwe was born on 14 Mar 1829 in Wissenkerke, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands (son of Cornelis Caauwe and Dina Elve); died on 24 Mar 1870 in Wissenkerke, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands. Lieven married Maria Jelderda on 14 Oct 1857 in Kortgene, Netherlands. Maria (daughter of Adrianis Jelderda and Magdalena Catharine Schellaars) was born on 8 Nov 1835 in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands; died on 9 Sep 1929 in Colijnsplaat, Zeeland, Netherlands. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Maria Jelderda was born on 8 Nov 1835 in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands (daughter of Adrianis Jelderda and Magdalena Catharine Schellaars); died on 9 Sep 1929 in Colijnsplaat, Zeeland, Netherlands. Children:
- 2. Cornelius Adriaan Cornelis Caauwe was born on 28 Sep 1859 in Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands; died on 11 Nov 1938 in Holland, Michigan.
- Adrian Cornelius Caauwe was born on 8 Aug 1860 in Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands; died on 12 Jul 1939 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa, USA.
- Peter Caauwe was born on 21 Nov 1861 in Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands; died on 31 Mar 1941 in Norfolk, Madison Co., NE; was buried in Pilger Cemetery, Pilger, Stanton Co., NE.
- Lena Caauwe was born on 11 May 1864 in Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands; died on 11 Sep 1966 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA.
- Dina Caauwe was born on 24 Dec 1865 in Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands; died on 18 Dec 1954 in Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands.
- Johanna Caauwe was born on 1 Sep 1868 in Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands; died on 5 Jul 1961 in Holland Ottawa Co MI.
Generation: 4
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Cornelis Caauwe was born on 11 Sep 1785 in Zierikzee, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands (son of Lieven Caauwe and Neeltje van Tholen); died on 27 Mar 1870 in Wissenkerke, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands. Cornelis married Dina Elve on 24 Oct 1823 in Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands. Dina (daughter of Pieter Elve and Catharina Sinke) was born on 1 Apr 1792 in Axel, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, ZL, NLD; died on 28 Mar 1875 in Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Dina Elve was born on 1 Apr 1792 in Axel, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, ZL, NLD (daughter of Pieter Elve and Catharina Sinke); died on 28 Mar 1875 in Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands. Children:
- Elisabeth Caauwe was born on 6 Jan 1824 in Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands.
- Pieter Caauwe was born on 6 Feb 1826 in Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands.
- 4. Lieven Caauwe was born on 14 Mar 1829 in Wissenkerke, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands; died on 24 Mar 1870 in Wissenkerke, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.
- Katrina Caauwe was born on 5 Sep 1831 in Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands; died on 16 Jul 1920 in Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands.
- Dina Caauwe was born on 4 Aug 1836 in Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands.
10. Adrianis Jelderda was born on 16 Feb 1812 in Roosendaal en Nispen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland (son of Sibert Jelderda and Maria Klaassen); died on 2 Jan 1865 in Kortgene, Zeeland, Nederland. Adrianis + Magdalena Catharine Schellaars. Magdalena (daughter of Johannes Schellaars and Margaretha/Grietje Mulders) was born on 4 Feb 1810 in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands; died on 16 Aug 1899 in Wissenkerke. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Magdalena Catharine Schellaars was born on 4 Feb 1810 in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands (daughter of Johannes Schellaars and Margaretha/Grietje Mulders); died on 16 Aug 1899 in Wissenkerke. Children:
- 5. Maria Jelderda was born on 8 Nov 1835 in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands; died on 9 Sep 1929 in Colijnsplaat, Zeeland, Netherlands.
