J D Auguste Engelke

1859 - 1898  (39 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 58 descendants in this family tree.

Julius Engelke

1833 - 1916  (82 years)

Birth	Nov 1833	Prussia, Germany
Died	27 Apr 1916	Omaha, Ne
Family	Mathilda Auguste Zimmerman,   b. 1833, Germany
Children	1. Herman Engelke   2. M. I. Emile Engelke,   b. 26 Jul 1858, Prussia, Germany   3. Augusta Engelke,   b. 26 Jul 1858, Prussia, Germany + 4. J D Auguste Engelke,   b. 25 Jan 1859, Hanover, Ger   5. Louise Engelke,   b. Jul 1866, Prussia, Germany   6. Hermann Fredrick Engelke,   b. 31 Mar 1868, Dransfeld, anover, Prussia

Mathilda Auguste Zimmerman

1833 - 1904  (71 years)

Birth	1833	Germany
Died	1904	Omaha, NE
Family	Julius Engelke,   b. Nov 1833, Prussia, Germany
Children	1. Herman Engelke   2. M. I. Emile Engelke,   b. 26 Jul 1858, Prussia, Germany   3. Augusta Engelke,   b. 26 Jul 1858, Prussia, Germany + 4. J D Auguste Engelke,   b. 25 Jan 1859, Hanover, Ger   5. Louise Engelke,   b. Jul 1866, Prussia, Germany   6. Hermann Fredrick Engelke,   b. 31 Mar 1868, Dransfeld, anover, Prussia

Gustav Herman Sommerfeld

1853 - 1919  (66 years)

Birth	27 Apr 1853	Pommern, Ger
Died	3 Aug 1919	Newman Grove, NE
Buried	Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Lindsay, Ne
Father	Christian Sommerfeld,   b. Abt 1820, Prussia, Germany
Mother	Charlotte Herman
Family	J D Auguste Engelke,   b. 25 Jan 1859, Hanover, Ger
Married	23 Nov 1880	Madison Co, NE (At Ohio and Missouri Synod Church, later destroyed)
Children	+ 1. Richard Augusta Christian Sommerfeld,   b. 3 Aug 1883, Lindsay, Platte Co., NE + 2. Otto Theodore Sommerfeld,   b. 25 Dec 1885, West Virginia, United States + 3. Albert Gustave Sommerfeld,   b. 29 Jun 1888, Lindsay, Platte Co., NE + 4. Emma Wilhelmine Ida Sommerfeld,   b. 24 Aug 1890 + 5. Adolph Sommerfeld,   b. 15 Oct 1892, Plainview, Ne + 6. Ida Louise Sommerfeld,   b. 10 Apr 1895 + 7. Anna Sommerfeld,   b. 5 Oct 1898

Richard Augusta Christian Sommerfeld

1883 - 1971  (87 years)

Birth	3 Aug 1883	Lindsay, Platte Co., NE
Died	24 Jul 1971	Norfolk, NE
	Cause: Stroke
Buried	Norfolk, Ne
Father	Gustav Herman Sommerfeld,   b. 27 Apr 1853, Pommern, Ger
Mother	J D Auguste Engelke,   b. 25 Jan 1859, Hanover, Ger
Married	23 Nov 1880	Madison Co, NE (At Ohio and Missouri Synod Church, later destroyed)
Family	Helen Hedwig Reichel,   b. 18 Feb 1897, Naper, NE
Married	8 Nov 1923	Gregory Co., SD
Children	1. Reba Arlene Sommerfeld,   b. 31 Jul 1924, Norfolk, Ne + 2. LeRoy Richard Sommerfeld,   b. 13 Oct 1929, Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, United States

Otto Theodore Sommerfeld

1885 - 1976  (90 years)

Birth	25 Dec 1885	West Virginia, United States
Died	1 Mar 1976	Nebraska, United States
Father	Gustav Herman Sommerfeld,   b. 27 Apr 1853, Pommern, Ger
Mother	J D Auguste Engelke,   b. 25 Jan 1859, Hanover, Ger
Married	23 Nov 1880	Madison Co, NE (At Ohio and Missouri Synod Church, later destroyed)
Family 1	Lena Klentz
Family 2	Lenora Johnson

Albert Gustave Sommerfeld

1888 - 1979  (90 years)

Birth	29 Jun 1888	Lindsay, Platte Co., NE
Died	11 Jan 1979	Norfolk, NE
Father	Gustav Herman Sommerfeld,   b. 27 Apr 1853, Pommern, Ger
Mother	J D Auguste Engelke,   b. 25 Jan 1859, Hanover, Ger
Married	23 Nov 1880	Madison Co, NE (At Ohio and Missouri Synod Church, later destroyed)
Family	Erna A Krehnke
Married	22 Aug 1919	Pierce, Ne
Children	+ 1. Alfred Sommerfeld,   b. 18 May 1920

Emma Wilhelmine Ida Sommerfeld

1890 - 1968  (78 years)

Birth	24 Aug 1890
Died	18 Sep 1968
Buried	Tabor Lutheran Cemetary
Father	Gustav Herman Sommerfeld,   b. 27 Apr 1853, Pommern, Ger
Mother	J D Auguste Engelke,   b. 25 Jan 1859, Hanover, Ger
Married	23 Nov 1880	Madison Co, NE (At Ohio and Missouri Synod Church, later destroyed)
Family	Ernest Schmidt

Adolph Sommerfeld

1892 - 1980  (87 years)

Birth	15 Oct 1892	Plainview, Ne
Died	12 Aug 1980	Plainview, Ne
Father	Gustav Herman Sommerfeld,   b. 27 Apr 1853, Pommern, Ger
Mother	J D Auguste Engelke,   b. 25 Jan 1859, Hanover, Ger
Married	23 Nov 1880	Madison Co, NE (At Ohio and Missouri Synod Church, later destroyed)
Family	Ella Grace Lewis,   b. 4 Aug 1895

Ida Louise Sommerfeld

1895 - 1987  (92 years)

Birth	10 Apr 1895
Died	27 Apr 1987	York, NE
Father	Gustav Herman Sommerfeld,   b. 27 Apr 1853, Pommern, Ger
Mother	J D Auguste Engelke,   b. 25 Jan 1859, Hanover, Ger
Married	23 Nov 1880	Madison Co, NE (At Ohio and Missouri Synod Church, later destroyed)
Family	David H Willis
Married	16 Oct 1933

Anna Sommerfeld

1898 - 1995  (96 years)

Birth	5 Oct 1898
Died	23 Mar 1995
Buried	Longmont, CO
Father	Gustav Herman Sommerfeld,   b. 27 Apr 1853, Pommern, Ger
Mother	J D Auguste Engelke,   b. 25 Jan 1859, Hanover, Ger
Married	23 Nov 1880	Madison Co, NE (At Ohio and Missouri Synod Church, later destroyed)
Family	Peter Bitter
Married	8 Jul 1924	Columbus, Ne
Children	1. Erwin Bitter

• Name	J D Auguste Engelke
  Birth	25 Jan 1859	Hanover, Ger
  Gender	Female
  Death	16 Dec 1898	Homestead farm near Newman Grove, Nebraska
  Burial	Not buried beside her husband as she was Catholic. Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Lindsay, Ne
  Person ID	I494	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Julius Engelke,   b. Nov 1833, Prussia, Germany d. 27 Apr 1916, Omaha, Ne (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Mathilda Auguste Zimmerman,   b. 1833, Germany d. 1904, Omaha, NE (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gustav Herman Sommerfeld,   b. 27 Apr 1853, Pommern, Ger d. 3 Aug 1919, Newman Grove, NE (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	23 Nov 1880	Madison Co, NE (At Ohio and Missouri Synod Church, later destroyed)
  Children	+ 1. Richard Augusta Christian Sommerfeld,   b. 3 Aug 1883, Lindsay, Platte Co., NE d. 24 Jul 1971, Norfolk, NE (Age 87 years) > 2. Otto Theodore Sommerfeld,   b. 25 Dec 1885, West Virginia, United States d. 1 Mar 1976, Nebraska, United States (Age 90 years) + 3. Albert Gustave Sommerfeld,   b. 29 Jun 1888, Lindsay, Platte Co., NE d. 11 Jan 1979, Norfolk, NE (Age 90 years) > 4. Emma Wilhelmine Ida Sommerfeld,   b. 24 Aug 1890   d. 18 Sep 1968 (Age 78 years) > 5. Adolph Sommerfeld,   b. 15 Oct 1892, Plainview, Ne d. 12 Aug 1980, Plainview, Ne (Age 87 years) > 6. Ida Louise Sommerfeld,   b. 10 Apr 1895   d. 27 Apr 1987, York, NE (Age 92 years) + 7. Anna Sommerfeld,   b. 5 Oct 1898   d. 23 Mar 1995 (Age 96 years)
  Family ID	F216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

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  J D Auguste Engelke Obit and Cemetery info on JD Auguste Sommerfeld grave