Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Robert Bruce Caauwe
1. Robert Bruce Caauwe was born on 8 Jan 1953 in IL (son of Cornelius Caauwe and Dorothy Larraine Gustufson); died on 19 Mar 1995 in Lake Placid, FL.
2. Cornelius Caauwe was born on 10 Feb 1917 in Holland, Michigan (son of Peter James Caauwe and Elizabeth Maria Kapteyn); died on 19 Oct 1974 in Chicago, IL. Cornelius + Dorothy Larraine Gustufson. Dorothy was born on 31 Jul 1921 in Chicago, IL; died in Nov 2003 in Chicago, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Dorothy Larraine Gustufson was born on 31 Jul 1921 in Chicago, IL; died in Nov 2003 in Chicago, IL. Children:
- 1. Robert Bruce Caauwe was born on 8 Jan 1953 in IL; died on 19 Mar 1995 in Lake Placid, FL.
Generation: 3
4. Peter James Caauwe was born on 4 Jan 1893 in Holland, Michigan (son of Cornelius Adriaan Cornelis Caauwe and Maria De Vos); died on 12 Oct 1951 in Blue Island, MI. Peter married Elizabeth Maria Kapteyn on 9 Dec 1915 in Holland, Michigan. Elizabeth was born on 2 Feb 1898 in Nieuwerkirk, Netherlands; died on 3 Oct 1973 in Chicago, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Elizabeth Maria Kapteyn was born on 2 Feb 1898 in Nieuwerkirk, Netherlands; died on 3 Oct 1973 in Chicago, IL. Children:
- Neal Caauwe
- 2. Cornelius Caauwe was born on 10 Feb 1917 in Holland, Michigan; died on 19 Oct 1974 in Chicago, IL.
- Richard Paul Caauwe was born on 26 Dec 1919 in Holland, Michigan; died on 24 Aug 1994 in Evergreen Park, IL.
- Dorothy Jane Caauwe was born on 20 Oct 1925 in Holland, Michigan; died on 27 Oct 2009 in Texas.
Generation: 4
8. 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 Maria De Vos on 9 Nov 1881 in Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands. Maria was born on 12 Nov 1859 in Kortgene, Netherlands; died on 10 Dec 1931 in Holland Ottawa Co MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Maria De Vos was born on 12 Nov 1859 in Kortgene, Netherlands; died on 10 Dec 1931 in Holland Ottawa Co MI. Children:
- Lieven Marinus Caauwe was born on 20 Mar 1882 in Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands; died on 27 Mar 1882 in Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands.
- Minnie Caauwe was born on 8 Jan 1884 in Holland Ottawa Co MI; died on 14 Jul 1940 in Holland Ottawa Co MI.
- Levien "Levi" Joe Caauwe was born on 7 Oct 1885 in Holland Ottawa Co MI; died on 27 Dec 1955 in Holland Ottawa Co MI.
- Maria Caauwe was born on 20 Nov 1886 in Holland, Michigan; died on 2 Nov 1972 in Holland, Michigan.
- Marinus Caauwe was born on 18 Jun 1888 in Holland, Michigan; died on 1 Nov 1955 in Holland, Michigan.
- Adrian Caauwe was born on 3 Nov 1889 in Holland, Michigan; died on 12 Dec 1959 in Kent, Michigan.
- Leonard Caauwe was born on 17 Jul 1891 in Holland, Michigan; died on 8 Nov 1935 in Holland, Michigan.
- 4. Peter James Caauwe was born on 4 Jan 1893 in Holland, Michigan; died on 12 Oct 1951 in Blue Island, MI.
- John Caauwe was born on 20 Jun 1894 in Holland, Michigan; died on 17 Sep 1967 in Holland, Michigan.
- Dinah Caauwe was born on 19 May 1896 in Holland, Michigan; died on 16 Jan 1983 in Grand Haven, Michigan.
- Johanna Caauwe was born on 4 Feb 1900 in Holland, Michigan; died on 11 Jul 1974 in Holland, Michigan.
- Cornelius Caauwe was born on 3 Jul 1901 in Holland, Michigan.
Generation: 5
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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:
- 8. 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: 6
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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]
33. 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.
- 16. 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.
34. 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]
35. 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:
- 17. Maria Jelderda was born on 8 Nov 1835 in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands; died on 9 Sep 1929 in Colijnsplaat, Zeeland, Netherlands.
