Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Leonard Caauwe
1. Leonard Caauwe was born on 17 Jul 1891 in Holland, Michigan (son of Cornelius Adriaan Cornelis Caauwe and Maria De Vos); died on 8 Nov 1935 in Holland, Michigan. Leonard married Jantje Jennie Boes on 29 Jan 1920 in Holland, Michigan. Jantje was born on 3 Feb 1898 in Borculo, MI; died on 9 Feb 1920 in Holland, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Cornelius Caauwe was born on 6 Feb 1920 in Santa Clara, CA; died on 18 Sep 1985 in Santa Clara, CA.
Leonard married Lillian Mae Babcock on 12 Nov 1925 in Holland, Michigan. Lillian was born on 4 Sep 1905 in Ottawa, Michigan; died on 23 Dec 1986 in Holland, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Leona Caauwe was born on 4 Mar 1926 in Holland, Michigan; died on 2 Sep 2004 in Holland, Michigan.
- Everton Leonard Caauwe was born on 31 Aug 1927 in Holland, Michigan; died on 31 Dec 1986 in Grand Rapids, MI.
- Wanda Margaret Caauwe was born on 27 Jul 1932 in West Olive, MI; died on 31 Jan 2006 in Holland, Michigan.
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 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]
3. 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.
- 1. Leonard Caauwe was born on 17 Jul 1891 in Holland, Michigan; died on 8 Nov 1935 in Holland, Michigan.
- 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: 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.
