Peter Caauwe

1861 - 1941  (79 years)   Has 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

Lieven Caauwe

1829 - 1870  (41 years)

Birth	14 Mar 1829	Wissenkerke, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
Died	24 Mar 1870	Wissenkerke, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
	Cause: (Old family story that he died at sea, though death cert. states he died in Wissenkirke)
Father	Cornelis Caauwe,   b. 11 Sep 1785, Zierikzee, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
Mother	Dina Elve,   b. 1 Apr 1792, Axel, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, ZL, NLD
Married	24 Oct 1823	Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands
Family	Maria Jelderda,   b. 8 Nov 1835, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Married	14 Oct 1857	Kortgene, Netherlands
Children	+ 1. Cornelius Adriaan Cornelis Caauwe,   b. 28 Sep 1859, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 2. Adrian Cornelius Caauwe,   b. 8 Aug 1860, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 3. Peter Caauwe,   b. 21 Nov 1861, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 4. Lena Caauwe,   b. 11 May 1864, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 5. Dina Caauwe,   b. 24 Dec 1865, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 6. Johanna Caauwe,   b. 1 Sep 1868, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands

Maria Jelderda

1835 - 1929  (93 years)

Birth	8 Nov 1835	Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Died	9 Sep 1929	Colijnsplaat, Zeeland, Netherlands
Father	Adrianis Jelderda,   b. 16 Feb 1812, Roosendaal en Nispen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Mother	Magdalena Catharine Schellaars,   b. 4 Feb 1810, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Family	Lieven Caauwe,   b. 14 Mar 1829, Wissenkerke, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
Married	14 Oct 1857	Kortgene, Netherlands
Children	+ 1. Cornelius Adriaan Cornelis Caauwe,   b. 28 Sep 1859, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 2. Adrian Cornelius Caauwe,   b. 8 Aug 1860, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 3. Peter Caauwe,   b. 21 Nov 1861, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 4. Lena Caauwe,   b. 11 May 1864, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 5. Dina Caauwe,   b. 24 Dec 1865, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands + 6. Johanna Caauwe,   b. 1 Sep 1868, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands

Susan Katherine Carson

1873 - 1942  (68 years)

Birth	27 Mar 1873	Galax, Grayson Co., VA
Died	5 Feb 1942	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Buried	1942	Pilger, Stanton Co., NE
Father	J. Edwin Carson,   b. 16 Jun 1837, Little River, Ashe Co., NC
Mother	Asenath "Sena" Edwards,   b. 12 May 1843, Grayson Co., VA
Married	18 Oct 1860	Grayson Co., VA
Family	Peter Caauwe,   b. 21 Nov 1861, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands
Married	26 Jul 1897	Stanton, Stanton Co., NE
Children	+ 1. Lee Carson Caauwe,   b. 28 Nov 1898, Wisner, NE + 2. Sena Marie Caauwe,   b. 1 Aug 1900, Wisner, NE + 3. Edwin Peter Caauwe,   b. 1 Jan 1902, Cuming Co., NE + 4. Rufus William Caauwe,   b. 26 Sep 1903, Pilger, NE + 5. Frank Walter Caauwe,   b. 7 Sep 1905, Stanton Co., NE   6. Fern May Caauwe,   b. 30 Aug 1908, Stanton Co, NE + 7. Barbara Mildred Caauwe,   b. 3 May 1910, Stanton Co., NE

Lee Carson Caauwe

1898 - 1985  (86 years)

Birth	28 Nov 1898	Wisner, NE
Died	15 Sep 1985	Wayne, Wayne Co., NE
Father	Peter Caauwe,   b. 21 Nov 1861, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands
Mother	Susan Katherine Carson,   b. 27 Mar 1873, Galax, Grayson Co., VA
Married	26 Jul 1897	Stanton, Stanton Co., NE
Family	Phyllis Gertrude James,   b. 22 Apr 1904, Wayne, Wayne Co., NE
Children	+ 1. Leah Jeanne Caauwe,   b. 30 Mar 1924, Wayne, Wayne Co., NE

Sena Marie Caauwe

1900 - 1942  (41 years)

Birth	1 Aug 1900	Wisner, NE
Died	4 May 1942	Wakefield, NE
Father	Peter Caauwe,   b. 21 Nov 1861, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands
Mother	Susan Katherine Carson,   b. 27 Mar 1873, Galax, Grayson Co., VA
Married	26 Jul 1897	Stanton, Stanton Co., NE
Family	Raymond Riley Roberts,   b. 2 Apr 1899, Montgomery Co., IA
Children	+ 1. Leonard Delwin Roberts,   b. 18 Jan 1922, Wayne Co., Neb + 2. Leona Velma Roberts,   b. 20 Nov 1923, Wayne Co., Neb + 3. Eldin Burton Roberts,   b. 17 Oct 1925, Wayne Co. Ne + 4. Darleen Belva Roberts,   b. 14 Dec 1927, Wakefield, Wayne Co., Neb + 5. Raymond R Roberts, Jr,   b. 1930

Edwin Peter Caauwe

1902 - 1989  (87 years)

Birth	1 Jan 1902	Cuming Co., NE
Died	19 Sep 1989	Wayne, Wayne Co., NE
Father	Peter Caauwe,   b. 21 Nov 1861, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands
Mother	Susan Katherine Carson,   b. 27 Mar 1873, Galax, Grayson Co., VA
Married	26 Jul 1897	Stanton, Stanton Co., NE
Family	Mabel Edythe Spahr,   b. 3 May 1901, Clearfield, IA
Children	+ 1. Marjorie N Caauwe,   b. 21 Jan 1927, Wayne, Wayne, Nebraska, USA + 2. Donald G Caauwe,   b. 26 Feb 1929, Wayne, Wayne, Nebraska, USA

Rufus William Caauwe

1903 - 2004  (100 years)

Birth	26 Sep 1903	Pilger, NE
Died	13 May 2004	Norfolk, NE
Father	Peter Caauwe,   b. 21 Nov 1861, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands
Mother	Susan Katherine Carson,   b. 27 Mar 1873, Galax, Grayson Co., VA
Married	26 Jul 1897	Stanton, Stanton Co., NE
Family	Glendoris Asenath Gableman,   b. 19 Aug 1911, Tilden, NE
Married	4 Apr 1934	Tilden, NE
Children	+ 1. Barbara Caauwe,   b. 1943

Frank Walter Caauwe

1905 - 1996  (90 years)

Birth	7 Sep 1905	Stanton Co., NE
Died	18 Jul 1996	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Buried	22 Jul 1996	Hillcrest Cemetery, Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Father	Peter Caauwe,   b. 21 Nov 1861, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands
Mother	Susan Katherine Carson,   b. 27 Mar 1873, Galax, Grayson Co., VA
Married	26 Jul 1897	Stanton, Stanton Co., NE
Family	Irma Grace Wenke,   b. 3 Jul 1908, Pierce Co., NE
Married	19 Jul 1930	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Children	+ 1. Russel Dean Caauwe,   b. 26 Aug 1931, Norfolk, Madison Co., NE + 2. Thomas Charles Caauwe,   b. 24 Nov 1934, Norfolk, Madison Co., NE

Fern May Caauwe

1908 - 1908  (0 years)

Birth	30 Aug 1908	Stanton Co, NE
Died	6 Nov 1908	Stanton Co, NE
Father	Peter Caauwe,   b. 21 Nov 1861, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands
Mother	Susan Katherine Carson,   b. 27 Mar 1873, Galax, Grayson Co., VA
Married	26 Jul 1897	Stanton, Stanton Co., NE

Barbara Mildred Caauwe

1910 - 1979  (69 years)

Birth	3 May 1910	Stanton Co., NE
Died	18 May 1979	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Buried	May 1979	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Father	Peter Caauwe,   b. 21 Nov 1861, Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands
Mother	Susan Katherine Carson,   b. 27 Mar 1873, Galax, Grayson Co., VA
Married	26 Jul 1897	Stanton, Stanton Co., NE
Family	Wilson Harley Wenke,   b. 2 Jan 1913, Pierce Co, NE
Married	28 Sep 1935
Children	+ 1. Janice Lu Wenke,   b. 21 Jan 1937, Norfolk, NE + 2. Roger Wilson Wenke,   b. 30 May 1943, Norfolk, NE

• Name	Peter Caauwe
  Birth	21 Nov 1861	Wissenkerke, Zeeland, Netherlands
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Mar 1941	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
  Burial	Pilger Cemetery, Pilger, Stanton Co., NE
  Person ID	I12	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Lieven Caauwe,   b. 14 Mar 1829, Wissenkerke, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands d. 24 Mar 1870, Wissenkerke, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Maria Jelderda,   b. 8 Nov 1835, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands d. 9 Sep 1929, Colijnsplaat, Zeeland, Netherlands (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	14 Oct 1857	Kortgene, Netherlands
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan Katherine Carson,   b. 27 Mar 1873, Galax, Grayson Co., VA d. 5 Feb 1942, Norfolk, Madison Co., NE (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	26 Jul 1897	Stanton, Stanton Co., NE
  Children	+ 1. Lee Carson Caauwe,   b. 28 Nov 1898, Wisner, NE d. 15 Sep 1985, Wayne, Wayne Co., NE (Age 86 years) + 2. Sena Marie Caauwe,   b. 1 Aug 1900, Wisner, NE d. 4 May 1942, Wakefield, NE (Age 41 years) + 3. Edwin Peter Caauwe,   b. 1 Jan 1902, Cuming Co., NE d. 19 Sep 1989, Wayne, Wayne Co., NE (Age 87 years) + 4. Rufus William Caauwe,   b. 26 Sep 1903, Pilger, NE d. 13 May 2004, Norfolk, NE (Age 100 years) + 5. Frank Walter Caauwe,   b. 7 Sep 1905, Stanton Co., NE d. 18 Jul 1996, Norfolk, Madison Co., NE (Age 90 years)   6. Fern May Caauwe,   b. 30 Aug 1908, Stanton Co, NE d. 6 Nov 1908, Stanton Co, NE (Age 0 years) + 7. Barbara Mildred Caauwe,   b. 3 May 1910, Stanton Co., NE d. 18 May 1979, Norfolk, Madison Co., NE (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

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  Documents » Slide Show		Peter Caauwe AI generated picture book of Peter and Susan's life written by Jan (Wenke) Mills
  		Peter Caauwe I asked AI to specutate on the orgin of the Caauwe name.
  		Peter Caauwe 2003 letter translation done for Don Caauwe about his grandfather Peter Caauwe
  		Peter Caauwe Peter Caauwe birth certificate
  		Peter Caauwe Obit and grave info on Peter Caauwe
  		Peter Caauwe The origional story of Peter written by Jan (Wenke) Mills
  		Peter Caauwe Some AI answers to the origin of the Caauwe name