Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families
Verne Frederick Riege
1912 - 2000 (88 years)1. Verne Frederick Riege was born on 4 Sep 1912 (son of John William Riege and Malinda K Melchoir); died on 14 Oct 2000. Family/Spouse: Gladys Minnie Hoferer. Gladys (daughter of John Carl Hoferer and Anna Marie Hoffart) was born on 20 Mar 1916 in Verdigre, Ne; died on 20 Sep 1998. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
2. John William Riege was born on 23 Oct 1870 in Grant Co., Wisconsin (son of Ernst Friedrich Riege and Wilhelmina Struhs); died on 27 Apr 1954 in Unadilla, Otoe, Nebraska, United States. John married Malinda K Melchoir on 4 Apr 1895 in Otoe Co., NE. Malinda (daughter of Jacob Melchoir and Elizabeth Thiele) was born on 28 Apr 1872 in Nebraska; died on 24 Aug 1946 in North Branch Lutheran Cemetery, Otoe Co., NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Malinda K Melchoir was born on 28 Apr 1872 in Nebraska (daughter of Jacob Melchoir and Elizabeth Thiele); died on 24 Aug 1946 in North Branch Lutheran Cemetery, Otoe Co., NE. Children:
- 1. Verne Frederick Riege was born on 4 Sep 1912; died on 14 Oct 2000.
Generation: 3
4. Ernst Friedrich Riege was born on 8 Aug 1842 in Germany; died on 6 Jan 1925 in Otoe, Nebraska, United States. Ernst + Wilhelmina Struhs. Wilhelmina was born on 1 Oct 1841 in Germany; died on 15 Jun 1910 in Otoe, Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Wilhelmina Struhs was born on 1 Oct 1841 in Germany; died on 15 Jun 1910 in Otoe, Nebraska, United States. Children:
- 2. John William Riege was born on 23 Oct 1870 in Grant Co., Wisconsin; died on 27 Apr 1954 in Unadilla, Otoe, Nebraska, United States.
6. Jacob Melchoir was born on 25 Jan 1849 in Leeheim, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt (son of Ludwig Friedrich Melchior and Anna Christina Margaretha Horst); died in 1926 in Unadilla, Otoe, Nebraska, United States of America. Jacob + Elizabeth Thiele. Elizabeth was born in Jul 1836 in Germany; died in 1914 in Otoe, Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Elizabeth Thiele was born in Jul 1836 in Germany; died in 1914 in Otoe, Nebraska, United States. Children:
- 3. Malinda K Melchoir was born on 28 Apr 1872 in Nebraska; died on 24 Aug 1946 in North Branch Lutheran Cemetery, Otoe Co., NE.
Generation: 4
12. Ludwig Friedrich Melchior was born on 1 Jan 1804 in Leeheim, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt (son of Johann Conrad Melchior and Anna Elizabeth Fischer); died on 16 May 1873 in Leeheim, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt. Ludwig + Anna Christina Margaretha Horst. Anna was born in 1805 in Stockfadl, Leeheim, Stk, H-Dr. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Anna Christina Margaretha Horst was born in 1805 in Stockfadl, Leeheim, Stk, H-Dr. Children:
- 6. Jacob Melchoir was born on 25 Jan 1849 in Leeheim, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt; died in 1926 in Unadilla, Otoe, Nebraska, United States of America.