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Christian Sommerfeld

Christian Sommerfeld

Male Abt 1820 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Christian Sommerfeld was born about 1820 in Prussia, Germany.

    Family/Spouse: Charlotte Herman. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Augusta Helen Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Apr 1843 in Germany; died on 9 Jul 1930 in Kalamazoo, Madison Co., Ne; was buried in Kalamazoo, Madison Co., Ne.
    2. 3. Wilhelmine Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Feb 1849 in Pommern, Ger; died on 26 Sep 1923 in Nebraska; was buried in St Paul's Cem., Platte Co., Ne.
    3. 4. Emilie Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Feb 1850; died on 27 Apr 1927 in Nebraska.
    4. 5. Gustav Herman Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Apr 1853 in Pommern, Ger; died on 3 Aug 1919 in Newman Grove, NE; was buried in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Lindsay, Ne.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Augusta Helen Sommerfeld Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born on 6 Apr 1843 in Germany; died on 9 Jul 1930 in Kalamazoo, Madison Co., Ne; was buried in Kalamazoo, Madison Co., Ne.

    Augusta married Charles Helm on 11 Feb 1872 in Chicago, Il. Charles was born on 16 Oct 1841 in Prussia, Germany; died on 19 Nov 1904 in Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Herman Helm  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Dec 1872 in Chicago, Il; died in 1933 in Nebraska.
    2. 7. Minnie Sophie Marie Helm  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 May 1875 in Madison, Ne; died on 24 Nov 1945 in Madison, Ne.

  2. 3.  Wilhelmine SommerfeldWilhelmine Sommerfeld Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born on 3 Feb 1849 in Pommern, Ger; died on 26 Sep 1923 in Nebraska; was buried in St Paul's Cem., Platte Co., Ne.

    Family/Spouse: August Christian Eucker. August was born on 23 Jul 1841 in Kurhessen, Germany; died on 31 Mar 1930; was buried in St Paul's Cem., Platte Co., Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Emilie Sommerfeld Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born on 6 Feb 1850; died on 27 Apr 1927 in Nebraska.

  4. 5.  Gustav Herman SommerfeldGustav Herman Sommerfeld Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born on 27 Apr 1853 in Pommern, Ger; died on 3 Aug 1919 in Newman Grove, NE; was buried in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Lindsay, Ne.

    Gustav married J D Auguste Engelke on 23 Nov 1880 in Madison Co, NE (At Ohio and Missouri Synod Church, later destroyed). J (daughter of Julius Engelke and Mathilda Auguste Zimmerman) was born on 25 Jan 1859 in Hanover, Ger; died on 16 Dec 1898 in Homestead farm near Newman Grove, Nebraska; was buried in Not buried beside her husband as she was Catholic. Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Lindsay, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Richard Augusta Christian Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Aug 1883 in Lindsay, Platte Co., NE; died on 24 Jul 1971 in Norfolk, NE; was buried in Norfolk, Ne.
    2. 9. Otto Theodore Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Dec 1885 in West Virginia, United States; died on 1 Mar 1976 in Nebraska, United States.
    3. 10. Albert Gustave Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jun 1888 in Lindsay, Platte Co., NE; died on 11 Jan 1979 in Norfolk, NE.
    4. 11. Emma Wilhelmine Ida Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Aug 1890; died on 18 Sep 1968; was buried in Tabor Lutheran Cemetary.
    5. 12. Adolph Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Oct 1892 in Plainview, Ne; died on 12 Aug 1980 in Plainview, Ne.
    6. 13. Ida Louise Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Apr 1895; died on 27 Apr 1987 in York, NE.
    7. 14. Anna Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Oct 1898; died on 23 Mar 1995; was buried in Longmont, CO.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Herman Helm Descendancy chart to this point (2.Augusta2, 1.Christian1) was born on 16 Dec 1872 in Chicago, Il; died in 1933 in Nebraska.

    Family/Spouse: Bertha Louise Gall. Bertha was born on 17 Jul 1882 in Daber, Prussia, Germany; died in Apr 1974 in Atkinson, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Minnie Sophie Marie HelmMinnie Sophie Marie Helm Descendancy chart to this point (2.Augusta2, 1.Christian1) was born on 4 May 1875 in Madison, Ne; died on 24 Nov 1945 in Madison, Ne.

    Minnie married Richard Carl Beltz on 25 Feb 1897 in Kalamazoo, Madison Co., Ne. Richard was born on 26 Aug 1875 in Madison, Ne; died on 29 Nov 1972 in Newman Grove, NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 8.  Richard Augusta Christian SommerfeldRichard Augusta Christian Sommerfeld Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gustav2, 1.Christian1) was born on 3 Aug 1883 in Lindsay, Platte Co., NE; died on 24 Jul 1971 in Norfolk, NE; was buried in Norfolk, Ne.

    Richard married Helen Hedwig Reichel on 8 Nov 1923 in Gregory Co., SD. Helen (daughter of Christian Reichel, Jr and Barbara Katherina Louise Blakkolb) was born on 18 Feb 1897 in Naper, NE; died on 14 Nov 1968 in Norfolk, NE; was buried in Norfolk, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Reba Arlene Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jul 1924 in Norfolk, Ne; died on 25 May 2014 in Norfolk, Ne; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Norfolk, Ne.
    2. 16. LeRoy Richard Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Oct 1929 in Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, United States; died on 12 Jan 2003 in Norfolk, NE; was buried in Norfolk, NE.

  4. 9.  Otto Theodore SommerfeldOtto Theodore Sommerfeld Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gustav2, 1.Christian1) was born on 25 Dec 1885 in West Virginia, United States; died on 1 Mar 1976 in Nebraska, United States.

    Family/Spouse: Lena Klentz. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Lenora Johnson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 10.  Albert Gustave SommerfeldAlbert Gustave Sommerfeld Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gustav2, 1.Christian1) was born on 29 Jun 1888 in Lindsay, Platte Co., NE; died on 11 Jan 1979 in Norfolk, NE.

    Albert married Erna A Krehnke on 22 Aug 1919 in Pierce, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Alfred Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 May 1920; died on 14 Jan 2009 in Norfolk, Nebraska; was buried in Norfolk, Nebraska.

  6. 11.  Emma Wilhelmine Ida SommerfeldEmma Wilhelmine Ida Sommerfeld Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gustav2, 1.Christian1) was born on 24 Aug 1890; died on 18 Sep 1968; was buried in Tabor Lutheran Cemetary.

    Family/Spouse: Ernest Schmidt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 12.  Adolph SommerfeldAdolph Sommerfeld Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gustav2, 1.Christian1) was born on 15 Oct 1892 in Plainview, Ne; died on 12 Aug 1980 in Plainview, Ne.

    Family/Spouse: Ella Grace Lewis. Ella was born on 4 Aug 1895. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 13.  Ida Louise SommerfeldIda Louise Sommerfeld Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gustav2, 1.Christian1) was born on 10 Apr 1895; died on 27 Apr 1987 in York, NE.

    Ida married David H Willis on 16 Oct 1933. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 14.  Anna SommerfeldAnna Sommerfeld Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gustav2, 1.Christian1) was born on 5 Oct 1898; died on 23 Mar 1995; was buried in Longmont, CO.

    Anna married Peter Bitter on 8 Jul 1924 in Columbus, Ne. Peter died on 1 Aug 1951. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Erwin Bitter  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 15.  Reba Arlene SommerfeldReba Arlene Sommerfeld Descendancy chart to this point (8.Richard3, 5.Gustav2, 1.Christian1) was born on 31 Jul 1924 in Norfolk, Ne; died on 25 May 2014 in Norfolk, Ne; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Norfolk, Ne.

  2. 16.  LeRoy Richard SommerfeldLeRoy Richard Sommerfeld Descendancy chart to this point (8.Richard3, 5.Gustav2, 1.Christian1) was born on 13 Oct 1929 in Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, United States; died on 12 Jan 2003 in Norfolk, NE; was buried in Norfolk, NE.

    LeRoy married Margaret Emma Korn on 2 Jul 1951 in Norfolk, Nebraska. Margaret (daughter of Alfred Otto Korn and Emma Ida Tiedtke) was born on 18 Feb 1930 in Norfolk, NE; died on 9 Sep 2013 in Seward, Ne; was buried in Norfolk, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Russel LeRoy Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Sep 1953 in Norfolk, NE.
    2. 20. Elaine Margaret Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Dec 1954 in Norfolk, NE.
    3. 21. Priscilla Lynne Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Mar 1957 in Norfolk, NE; died on 18 Feb 2018 in Tekamah, Ne; was buried in Tekamah, Ne.
    4. 22. Peggy Liz Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Nov 1960 in Norfolk, NE; was christened on 27 Nov 1960 in Norfolk, NE.
    5. 23. Scott Phillip Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Oct 1963 in Norfolk, NE.

  3. 17.  Alfred Sommerfeld Descendancy chart to this point (10.Albert3, 5.Gustav2, 1.Christian1) was born on 18 May 1920; died on 14 Jan 2009 in Norfolk, Nebraska; was buried in Norfolk, Nebraska.

    Alfred married Grace I Brokaw on 12 Oct 1941 in Norfolk, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Jan Sommerfeld  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 18.  Erwin BitterErwin Bitter Descendancy chart to this point (14.Anna3, 5.Gustav2, 1.Christian1)


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