Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Franz Wiest
1. Franz Wiest was born in 1802 in Steinweiler, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany (son of Johann Sebastian Wiest (Wust, Wuest) and Maria Elisabetha Nolde); died on 11 Oct 1840 in Rohrbach, Odessa, Russia; was buried on 13 Oct 1840 in Rohrbach & Worms, Russia.
2. Johann Sebastian Wiest (Wust, Wuest) was born on 1 Sep 1779 in Rohrbach, Steinweiller, Pfalz, Russia; was christened on 12 Sep 1779 in Rohrbach-Steinweiler, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany (son of Johann 'Jacob' Wuest and Eva Catharina Runk); died before 1840 in Rohrbach, Odessa, Russia. Johann married Maria Elisabetha Nolde on 1 Oct 1800 (MARR) in Erlenbach Kandel, Pfalz, Bayern. Maria (daughter of Johann Peter Nolde and Catharina Birckes) was born on 25 May 1780 in Steinweiler, Reinland-Pfalz, ????????; was christened on 26 May 1780 in Evangelisch, Rohrbach-Steinweiler, Pfalz, Bayern; died on 7 Jul 1840 in Rohrbach (?????????????), ???????? ???????, ???????; was buried on 9 Jul 1840 in Rohrbach & Worms, Russia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Maria Elisabetha Nolde was born on 25 May 1780 in Steinweiler, Reinland-Pfalz, ????????; was christened on 26 May 1780 in Evangelisch, Rohrbach-Steinweiler, Pfalz, Bayern (daughter of Johann Peter Nolde and Catharina Birckes); died on 7 Jul 1840 in Rohrbach (?????????????), ???????? ???????, ???????; was buried on 9 Jul 1840 in Rohrbach & Worms, Russia. Children:
- Georg Jacob Wiest was born on 20 Mar 1799 in Kassel, Odessa, Russia; was christened on 20 Mar 1799 in EVANGELISCH, ERLENBACH KANDEL, PFALZ, BAVARIA; died in 1847 in Rohrbach, Ukraine.
- 1. Franz Wiest was born in 1802 in Steinweiler, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany; died on 11 Oct 1840 in Rohrbach, Odessa, Russia; was buried on 13 Oct 1840 in Rohrbach & Worms, Russia.
- Philipp Peter Wiest was born on 27 Jul 1803 in Kassel, Odessa, Russia; was christened on 28 Sep 1803 in Evangelisch, Erlenbach Kandel, Pfalz, Bavaria; died on 19 Feb 1855 in Rohrbach, Odessa, UKRAINE, USSR.
- Marianna 'Maria Anna' Wiest was born in 1811 in of Erlenbach, Germersheim, Pfalz, Germany; died on 13 Mar 1847 in Rohrbach (?????????????), ???????? ???????, ???????; was buried in 1894.
- Katharina 'Elisabeth' Wiest (or) Wuest was born on 27 Nov 1812 in Rohrbach, Odessa, Ukraine, Russia; died on 5 Apr 1845 in Rohrbach, Odessa, Ukraine, Russia.
- Ludwig Wiest was born about 1815 in of Rohrbach, Odessa, Russia.
- Peter Sebastian Wiest was born on 17 Jul 1818 in Rohrbach, Odessa, Russia; died on 19 Feb 1855 in Rohrbach, Odessa, Russia; was buried in 1855 in Rohrbach, Odessa, Russland.
- Johann Martin Wiest was born on 22 Jan 1824 in of Erlenbach, Germersheim, Pfalz, Germany; died on 28 Jan 1844.
- Karl Wiest was born about 1828 in Rohrbach, Odessa, Ukraine, Russia; died in 1856 in Rohrbach, Odessa, Ukraine, Russia; was buried in 1856.
- Johann Wiest was born on 2 Jun 1828 in Rohrbach, Ukraine, Ussr; died on 3 Jun 1878 in Rohrbach, Odessa, UKRAINE, USSR.
- Christian Wiest was born about 1833 in Rohrbach, Odessa, Ukraine, Russia.
- Margaretha Wiest was born in Aug 1833 in Rohrbach, Ukraine, Ussr; was christened on 13 Aug 1833 in Worms, Rohrbach, Odessa, Kherson, Russia; died in Rohrbach, Ukraine, Ussr.
Generation: 3
4. Johann 'Jacob' Wuest was born on 14 Dec 1745 in Rohrbach-Steinweiler, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany; was christened on 16 Dec 1745 in Rohrbach-Steinweiler, Pfalz, Bayern. Johann + Eva Catharina Runk. Eva was born in 1752 in Erlenbach, Germersheim, Pfalz, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Eva Catharina Runk was born in 1752 in Erlenbach, Germersheim, Pfalz, Germany. Children:
- 2. Johann Sebastian Wiest (Wust, Wuest) was born on 1 Sep 1779 in Rohrbach, Steinweiller, Pfalz, Russia; was christened on 12 Sep 1779 in Rohrbach-Steinweiler, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany; died before 1840 in Rohrbach, Odessa, Russia.
6. Johann Peter Nolde was born on 21 Apr 1749 in Evangelisch, Rohrbach-Steinweiler, Pfalz, Bayern; was christened on 24 Apr 1749 in Evangelisch, Rohrbach-Steinweiler, Pfalz, Bayern. Johann + Catharina Birckes. Catharina (daughter of Johannes Birck and Anna Margaretha Schutz) was born in 1752. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Catharina Birckes was born in 1752 (daughter of Johannes Birck and Anna Margaretha Schutz). Children:
- Peter Nolde was born on 12 Oct 1775 in Evangelisch, Rohrbach-Steinweiler, Pfalz, Bayern; was christened on 14 Oct 1775 in Evangelisch, Rohrbach-Steinweiler, Pfalz, Bayern.
- 3. Maria Elisabetha Nolde was born on 25 May 1780 in Steinweiler, Reinland-Pfalz, ????????; was christened on 26 May 1780 in Evangelisch, Rohrbach-Steinweiler, Pfalz, Bayern; died on 7 Jul 1840 in Rohrbach (?????????????), ???????? ???????, ???????; was buried on 9 Jul 1840 in Rohrbach & Worms, Russia.
Generation: 4
14. Johannes Birck was born on 25 Apr 1719 in Flörsheim, Wiesbaden, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany (son of Johannes Birck and Maria Elisabeth Wagner); died on 19 Feb 1769 in Haßloch, Rüsselsheim, Groß-Gerau, Hessen, Germany. Johannes + Anna Margaretha Schutz. Anna was born on 17 Mar 1724 in Flörsheim am Main, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany; died on 18 Jun 1757 in Flörsheim am Main, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Anna Margaretha Schutz was born on 17 Mar 1724 in Flörsheim am Main, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany; died on 18 Jun 1757 in Flörsheim am Main, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany. Children:
- 7. Catharina Birckes was born in 1752.
