Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Charles Henry William Busse
1. Charles Henry William Busse was born on 10 Jul 1849 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia (son of Carl or Karl Heinrich Busse and Louise Dorothee Engel "Angeline" Schwarzen); died on 16 Aug 1932 in Burt Co., Ne. Charles married Louise Caroline Miller on 1 Mar 1876. Louise was born on 5 Jun 1858 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; died on 27 Mar 1891 in Omaha, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Augusta Julia Busse was born on 10 Mar 1891 in St. Mary's, Mills, Iowa; died on 27 Apr 1978 in Decatur, NE.
2. Carl or Karl Heinrich Busse was born on 15 Dec 1820 in Buschen, Freudenberg, Germany (son of Philip Dietrich Wilhelm Busse and Wilhelmine Charlotte Harre); died on 28 Oct 1886 in Mills, Iowa. Carl married Louise Dorothee Engel "Angeline" Schwarzen on 18 Jan 1849 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Louise (daughter of Carl Friedrich Schwarzen and Anne Marie Sophie Elisabeth Huchzermeier) was born on 17 Jan 1826 in Langenhagen, Monch, Germany; died on 15 Jul 1922 in Mills, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Louise Dorothee Engel "Angeline" Schwarzen was born on 17 Jan 1826 in Langenhagen, Monch, Germany (daughter of Carl Friedrich Schwarzen and Anne Marie Sophie Elisabeth Huchzermeier); died on 15 Jul 1922 in Mills, Iowa. Children:
- 1. Charles Henry William Busse was born on 10 Jul 1849 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia; died on 16 Aug 1932 in Burt Co., Ne.
Generation: 3
4. Philip Dietrich Wilhelm Busse was born in Apr 1785 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia (son of Johann Wilhelm Busse and Maria Elisabeth); died on 15 Jul 1847 in Besebruch, Lohne, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Philip married Wilhelmine Charlotte Harre on 3 Apr 1808 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Wilhelmine (daughter of Johann Henrich Harre and Cathrine Marie Isemann) was born in Feb 1785; died on 14 Oct 1860 in Ellerbusch, Lohne, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Wilhelmine Charlotte Harre was born in Feb 1785 (daughter of Johann Henrich Harre and Cathrine Marie Isemann); died on 14 Oct 1860 in Ellerbusch, Lohne, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Children:
- 2. Carl or Karl Heinrich Busse was born on 15 Dec 1820 in Buschen, Freudenberg, Germany; died on 28 Oct 1886 in Mills, Iowa.
6. Carl Friedrich Schwarzen (son of Johann Henrich Schwarzen and Anna Maria Ilsabein Husing). Carl married Anne Marie Sophie Elisabeth Huchzermeier on 14 Aug 1814 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Anne (daughter of Christian Friedrich Huchzermeier and Maria Louise Korte) died on 4 Dec 1837 in Langenhagen, Monch, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Anne Marie Sophie Elisabeth Huchzermeier (daughter of Christian Friedrich Huchzermeier and Maria Louise Korte); died on 4 Dec 1837 in Langenhagen, Monch, Germany. Children:
- 3. Louise Dorothee Engel "Angeline" Schwarzen was born on 17 Jan 1826 in Langenhagen, Monch, Germany; died on 15 Jul 1922 in Mills, Iowa.
Generation: 4
8. Johann Wilhelm Busse was born in 1745 in Schloss Limberg, Westphalia, Prussia; died on 14 Mar 1794 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Johann married Maria Elisabeth on 11 Jan 1774 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Maria died on 1 May 1785 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Maria Elisabeth died on 1 May 1785 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Children:
- 4. Philip Dietrich Wilhelm Busse was born in Apr 1785 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia; died on 15 Jul 1847 in Besebruch, Lohne, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia.
10. Johann Henrich Harre was born in 1736 (son of Henrich Christian Harre and Catrina Elisabeth Meyer); died on 1 Jan 1800 in Halstern, Lohne, Herford, Westpalia, Prussia. Johann married Cathrine Marie Isemann on 30 Oct 1761 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Cathrine was born in 1750 in Halstern, Lohne, Herford, Westpalia, Prussia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Cathrine Marie Isemann was born in 1750 in Halstern, Lohne, Herford, Westpalia, Prussia. Children:
- 5. Wilhelmine Charlotte Harre was born in Feb 1785; died on 14 Oct 1860 in Ellerbusch, Lohne, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia.
12. Johann Henrich Schwarzen (son of Johann Philip Schwarzen and Cathrina Elisabeth Busse); died on 11 Apr 1798 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Johann married Anna Maria Ilsabein Husing on 1 Aug 1772 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Anna (daughter of Johann Friedrich Halstenberg and Anna Maria Elisabeth Nagel) died on 24 Sep 1789 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Anna Maria Ilsabein Husing (daughter of Johann Friedrich Halstenberg and Anna Maria Elisabeth Nagel); died on 24 Sep 1789 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Children:
14. Christian Friedrich Huchzermeier was born on 1 Jun 1763 in Tengern, Lubbecke, Westphalia, Prussia; died on 1 Nov 1832 in Grimminghausen, Schmallenberg, Germany. Christian married Maria Louise Korte on 18 Feb 1786 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Maria (daughter of Jost Henrich Rehtmeyer Korte and Cathrina Elisabeth Horst) died on 20 Apr 1841 in Grimminghausen, Schmallenberg, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Maria Louise Korte (daughter of Jost Henrich Rehtmeyer Korte and Cathrina Elisabeth Horst); died on 20 Apr 1841 in Grimminghausen, Schmallenberg, Germany. Children:
- 7. Anne Marie Sophie Elisabeth Huchzermeier died on 4 Dec 1837 in Langenhagen, Monch, Germany.
Generation: 5
20. Henrich Christian Harre was born in 1710 in Prussia, Germany; died on 20 Jun 1788 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Henrich married Catrina Elisabeth Meyer on 18 Nov 1728 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Catrina died on 28 Apr 1776 in Halstern, Lohne, Herford, Westpalia, Prussia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
21. Catrina Elisabeth Meyer died on 28 Apr 1776 in Halstern, Lohne, Herford, Westpalia, Prussia. Children:
- 10. Johann Henrich Harre was born in 1736; died on 1 Jan 1800 in Halstern, Lohne, Herford, Westpalia, Prussia.
24. Johann Philip Schwarzen died on 20 Jun 1780 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Johann married Cathrina Elisabeth Busse on 16 Jul 1741 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Cathrina died on 22 Jun 1779 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
25. Cathrina Elisabeth Busse died on 22 Jun 1779 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Children:
- 12. Johann Henrich Schwarzen died on 11 Apr 1798 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia.
26. Johann Friedrich Halstenberg was born about 1716 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia; died on 14 Apr 1783 in Grimminghausen, Schmallenberg, Germany. Johann married Anna Maria Elisabeth Nagel on 30 Jul 1745 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Anna died on 22 May 1779 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
27. Anna Maria Elisabeth Nagel died on 22 May 1779 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Children:
- 13. Anna Maria Ilsabein Husing died on 24 Sep 1789 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia.
30. Jost Henrich Rehtmeyer Korte died on 24 May 1765 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Jost married Cathrina Elisabeth Horst on 21 Dec 1735 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Cathrina was born in 1722 in Germany; died on 4 Oct 1779 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
31. Cathrina Elisabeth Horst was born in 1722 in Germany; died on 4 Oct 1779 in Mennighuffen, Herford, Westphalia, Prussia. Children:
- 15. Maria Louise Korte died on 20 Apr 1841 in Grimminghausen, Schmallenberg, Germany.
