Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Cornelis Caauwe
1. Cornelis Caauwe was born on 3 Jul 1901 in Pilger, Stanton, Nebraska, USA (son of Cornelius Adriaan Cornelis Caauwe and Maggie Caauwe); died on 6 Jul 1969 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa, USA.
2. 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 Maggie Caauwe in 1886 in Lake Park, Dickinson, Iowa, USA. Maggie was born in 1865 in Ohio, USA; died on 12 Aug 1932 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Maggie Caauwe was born in 1865 in Ohio, USA; died on 12 Aug 1932 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa, USA. Children:
- Lester Leroy Caauwe was born in 1890 in David City, Butler, Nebraska, USA; died in 1890.
- Edna Myrtle Caauwe was born on 21 Feb 1893 in Pilger, Stanton, Nebraska, USA; died on 15 May 1978.
- Pearl Alice Caauwe was born on 26 Jun 1894 in Pilger, Stanton, Nebraska, USA; died on 6 May 1984 in Garden Grove, Orange, California, USA.
- Lena Caauwe was born on 19 May 1897 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA; died on 16 Jan 1983 in Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA.
- 1. Cornelis Caauwe was born on 3 Jul 1901 in Pilger, Stanton, Nebraska, USA; died on 6 Jul 1969 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa, USA.
- Earl Ray Caauwe was born on 29 Nov 1901; died on 11 Jan 1996.
- Hannah Caauwe was born about 1902 in Michigan, USA.
- Alta Elizabeth Caauwe was born on 20 Nov 1903 in Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska, USA; died on 26 May 1991 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
- Clare Caauwe was born in 1905; died in 1908.
- Clara Lucille Caauwe was born on 20 Jul 1906 in Pilger, Stanton, Nebraska, USA; died on 18 Jan 1908 in Pilger, Stanton, Nebraska, USA.
Generation: 3
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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:
- 2. 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: 4
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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]
9. 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.
- 4. 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.
10. 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]
11. 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:
- 5. Maria Jelderda was born on 8 Nov 1835 in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands; died on 9 Sep 1929 in Colijnsplaat, Zeeland, Netherlands.
