Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families
Bill Wittnebel
Abt 1878 - 1. Bill Wittnebel was born about 1878 in Wisconsin, United States (son of Henry Wittnebel and Bertha Louise Falk).
2. Henry Wittnebel was born in 1840 in Prussia, Germany (son of Wilhelm Wittnebel and Wihelmine Schelin); died on 20 Feb 1911; was buried in Wessington Cemetery, Wessington, South Dakota, United States?. Henry married Bertha Louise Falk on 26 Mar 1869 in Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. Bertha (daughter of Johann John Falk and Dorothea Louise Henriette Pribbernow) was born in May 1850 in Prussia, Germany; died in 1928; was buried in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Bertha Louise Falk was born in May 1850 in Prussia, Germany (daughter of Johann John Falk and Dorothea Louise Henriette Pribbernow); died in 1928; was buried in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Children:
- Leona Wittnebel
- Tilly Wittnebel
- August Wittnebel
- Elma Wittnebel
- Alvena Wittnebel was born on 23 Apr 1869 in Herman, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States; died on 20 May 1900.
- Otto Carl Wittnebel was born on 7 Aug 1870 in Iron Ridge, Wisconsin, United States; died on 1 Mar 1944 in Los Angeles, California, United States; was buried in 1944 in Roosevelt Mem Cem. Gardena, California, United States.
- Gustaff Wittnebel was born about 1872 in Wisconsin, United States.
- Mary Wittnebel was born about 1874 in Wisconsin, United States.
- Henry Wittnebel was born about 1876 in Wisconsin, United States.
- 1. Bill Wittnebel was born about 1878 in Wisconsin, United States.
Generation: 3
4. Wilhelm Wittnebel Wilhelm + Wihelmine Schelin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Wihelmine Schelin Children:
- 2. Henry Wittnebel was born in 1840 in Prussia, Germany; died on 20 Feb 1911; was buried in Wessington Cemetery, Wessington, South Dakota, United States?.
6. Johann John Falk was born on 3 Apr 1808 in Grabau, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia (son of Gottfried Falk and Christine Eichhorst); died in 1896 in Hoskins, Wayne, Nebraska. Johann + Dorothea Louise Henriette Pribbernow. Dorothea (daughter of Friedrich Pribbernow and Ester Sophia Shultz) was born on 18 Sep 1815 in Meesow, Germany; died in 1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Dorothea Louise Henriette Pribbernow was born on 18 Sep 1815 in Meesow, Germany (daughter of Friedrich Pribbernow and Ester Sophia Shultz); died in 1897. Children:
- 3. Bertha Louise Falk was born in May 1850 in Prussia, Germany; died in 1928; was buried in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Generation: 4
12. Gottfried Falk was born in 1758 in Grabow, Prussia, Ostpreussen, Poland (son of Friedrich Falk and Anna Faust); died in 1811. Gottfried married Christine Eichhorst in 1785 in Grabow, Oststernberg, Brandenburg, Deutschland. Christine (daughter of Frederick Eichhorst and Christine Vetter) was born about Jan 1769 in Grabau, Wirsitz, Posen, Preussen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Christine Eichhorst was born about Jan 1769 in Grabau, Wirsitz, Posen, Preussen (daughter of Frederick Eichhorst and Christine Vetter). Children:
- 6. Johann John Falk was born on 3 Apr 1808 in Grabau, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia; died in 1896 in Hoskins, Wayne, Nebraska.
14. Friedrich Pribbernow was born on 24 Feb 1789 in Meesow, Germany (son of Michael Pribbernow and Brigitta Buss); died on 17 Jan 1861 in Meesow, Germany. Friedrich + Ester Sophia Shultz. Ester (daughter of Michael Shultz and Dorothea Louise Dittberner) was born on 29 Aug 1790 in Daberkow, Prussia, Germany; died on 20 Feb 1823 in Meesow, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Ester Sophia Shultz was born on 29 Aug 1790 in Daberkow, Prussia, Germany (daughter of Michael Shultz and Dorothea Louise Dittberner); died on 20 Feb 1823 in Meesow, Germany. Children:
- 7. Dorothea Louise Henriette Pribbernow was born on 18 Sep 1815 in Meesow, Germany; died in 1897.