Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Ruth Rockwell
1. Ruth Rockwell was born on 5 Mar 1654 in Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America; died in 1739 in Windsor, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America. Ruth married Daniel Mix on 2 May 1678 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America. Daniel (son of Thomas Mix and Rebecca Turner) was born on 8 Sep 1653 in New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America; died on 15 Dec 1720 in New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Hannah Mix
was born on 13 Apr 1686 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America; died on 16 Nov 1754 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America.
- 2. Hannah Mix
Generation: 2
2. Hannah Mix
(1.Ruth1) was born on 13 Apr 1686 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America; died on 16 Nov 1754 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America. Hannah married Theophilus Jones on 26 Dec 1711 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America. Theophilus (son of Nathaniel Jones and Abigail Atwater) was born on 18 Mar 1690 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; died on 26 Nov 1754 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Caleb Jones
was born on 4 Nov 1712 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; died on 9 Dec 1786 in Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
- 3. Caleb Jones
Generation: 3
3. Caleb Jones
(2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 4 Nov 1712 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; died on 9 Dec 1786 in Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. Family/Spouse: Mary Frisbie. Mary (daughter of Ebenezer Frisbie and Mary Harrington) was born on 6 Oct 1711 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 24 Aug 1777 in Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Anna Jones
was born on 19 Aug 1742 in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; died on 19 Apr 1826 in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.
- 4. Anna Jones
Generation: 4
4. Anna Jones
(3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 19 Aug 1742 in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; died on 19 Apr 1826 in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. Anna married Joshua Post on 11 Aug 1763 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. Joshua (son of John Post and Lydia Bushnell) was born on 14 May 1743 in Saybrook, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; died on 10 Jun 1825 in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Diana Post
was born on 8 Sep 1781 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; died on 2 Sep 1856 in Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.
- 5. Diana Post
Generation: 5
5. Diana Post
(4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 8 Sep 1781 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; died on 2 Sep 1856 in Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. Diana married Samuel Buell on 22 Jun 1800 in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. Samuel (son of Job Buell and Sarah Murray) was born on 20 Mar 1768 in Killingworth, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America; died on 29 Feb 1852 in Clinton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Eliza Buell
was born on 5 May 1810 in Clinton, Killingworth Co, Connecticut; died on 1 Apr 1855 in Iowa Township, Jackson, Iowa.
- 6. Eliza Buell
Generation: 6
6. Eliza Buell
(5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 5 May 1810 in Clinton, Killingworth Co, Connecticut; died on 1 Apr 1855 in Iowa Township, Jackson, Iowa. Eliza married John Roberts Mason on 17 Jan 1828 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut. John (son of John MASON and Mary ROBERTS) was born on 11 May 1790 in Hampshire; died on 23 Apr 1870 in Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Julia A MASON
was born on 23 Oct 1828 in Clinton, Killingworth Co, Connecticut; died on 19 Aug 1858 in Peoria, Illinois. - 8. John Ellsworth Mason
was born on 20 Apr 1831 in Clinton, Killingworth Co, Connecticut; died on 27 May 1897 in Tekamah, Nebraska. - 9. Mary Ann MASON
was born on 2 Oct 1833 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut; died on 11 Nov 1918 in Tekamah, Nebraska. - 10. Zina A MASON
was born on 15 Jan 1837 in Summit Co, Ohio. - 11. Wesley William MASON
was born on 14 Feb 1839 in Summit Co, Ohio; died on 3 Nov 1925 in Tekamah, Nebraska. - 12. Aurelia E MASON
was born on 11 Feb 1841 in Summit Co, Ohio; died about 1843 in Hudson, Ohio. - 13. Albert P MASON
was born on 24 May 1843 in Summit Co, Ohio. - 14. Calvin E MASON
was born on 29 Aug 1845 in Summit Co, Ohio; died on 8 Apr 1858 in Lyons City, Indianapolis.
- 7. Julia A MASON
Generation: 7
7. Julia A MASON
(6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 23 Oct 1828 in Clinton, Killingworth Co, Connecticut; died on 19 Aug 1858 in Peoria, Illinois. 8. John Ellsworth Mason
(6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 20 Apr 1831 in Clinton, Killingworth Co, Connecticut; died on 27 May 1897 in Tekamah, Nebraska. John married Lucy Ann Fowler on 16 Jul 1856 in Maquoketa, Iowa. Lucy (daughter of Braxton Fowler and Mary W Gordon) was born on 11 Nov 1838 in Richmond, Virginia; died on 22 Aug 1929 in Tekamah, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Aurelia MASON
was born in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; died on 13 Sep 1938. - 16. Lotan John MASON
was born in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa. - 17. MASON
- 18. Claude MASON
died on 19 Jun 1869. - 19. Lucilla MASON
was born on 20 Mar 1859 in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; died on 4 Jun 1894 in Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska. - 20. Donald Wesley MASON
was born on 29 Mar 1865 in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; died on 31 May 1938. - 21. Maude Harney Mason
was born on 14 Nov 1866 in Tekamah, Ne; died on 11 Mar 1953. - 22. William Lloyd MASON
was born in 1869 in Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska; died on 21 Jan 1952. - 23. Roberts Pratt MASON
was born in Dec 1871 in Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska; died on 11 Mar 1953. - 24. Daisy Elva MASON
was born on 6 May 1873. - 25. Jessie MASON
was born in 1875 in Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska; died in 1951. - 26. Dorothy Lucy MASON
was born on 27 Mar 1883 in Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska; died on 26 Jul 1981 in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon.
- 15. Aurelia MASON
9. Mary Ann MASON
(6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 2 Oct 1833 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut; died on 11 Nov 1918 in Tekamah, Nebraska. 10. Zina A MASON
(6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 15 Jan 1837 in Summit Co, Ohio. 11. Wesley William MASON
(6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 14 Feb 1839 in Summit Co, Ohio; died on 3 Nov 1925 in Tekamah, Nebraska. 12. Aurelia E MASON
(6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 11 Feb 1841 in Summit Co, Ohio; died about 1843 in Hudson, Ohio. 13. Albert P MASON
(6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 24 May 1843 in Summit Co, Ohio. 14. Calvin E MASON
(6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 29 Aug 1845 in Summit Co, Ohio; died on 8 Apr 1858 in Lyons City, Indianapolis.
Generation: 8
15. Aurelia MASON
(8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; died on 13 Sep 1938. 16. Lotan John MASON
(8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa. 17. MASON
(8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1)18. Claude MASON
(8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) died on 19 Jun 1869. 19. Lucilla MASON
(8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 20 Mar 1859 in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; died on 4 Jun 1894 in Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska. 20. Donald Wesley MASON
(8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 29 Mar 1865 in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; died on 31 May 1938. 21. Maude Harney Mason
(8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 14 Nov 1866 in Tekamah, Ne; died on 11 Mar 1953. Family/Spouse: Charles R Gammel. Charles (son of John Gammel and Eliza Ann Townsend) was born on 9 May 1861 in Iowa; died on 5 Jun 1929 in Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 27. Paul Rodis Gammel
was born on 31 Aug 1893 in Tekamah, Ne; died on 1 Dec 1956 in Nebraska.
- 27. Paul Rodis Gammel
22. William Lloyd MASON
(8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born in 1869 in Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska; died on 21 Jan 1952. 23. Roberts Pratt MASON
(8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born in Dec 1871 in Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska; died on 11 Mar 1953. 24. Daisy Elva MASON
(8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 6 May 1873. 25. Jessie MASON
(8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born in 1875 in Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska; died in 1951. 26. Dorothy Lucy MASON
(8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 27 Mar 1883 in Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska; died on 26 Jul 1981 in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon.
Generation: 9
27. Paul Rodis Gammel
(21.Maude8, 8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 31 Aug 1893 in Tekamah, Ne; died on 1 Dec 1956 in Nebraska. Family/Spouse: Vera McGrew. Vera (daughter of Mathew S McGrew and Georgiana Ernistine Baldwin) was born on 8 Oct 1895 in Tekamah, Ne; died on 8 Mar 1970 in Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 28. Charles Gammel
- 29. Paul Gammel, Jr.
- 30. Darleen Gammel
was born on 25 Sep 1921 in Burt Co, Ne; died on 25 Jan 2012 in Blair, Ne; was buried in Tekamah, Ne.
- 28. Charles Gammel
Generation: 10
28. Charles Gammel
(27.Paul9, 21.Maude8, 8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1)29. Paul Gammel, Jr.
(27.Paul9, 21.Maude8, 8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1)30.
Darleen Gammel
(27.Paul9, 21.Maude8, 8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 25 Sep 1921 in Burt Co, Ne; died on 25 Jan 2012 in Blair, Ne; was buried in Tekamah, Ne. Family/Spouse: John Henry Warren. John (son of Lesley Warren and Augusta Julia Busse) was born in 1913 in Nebraska; died on 1 Apr 1986; was buried in Tekamah, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 31. Lindly Warren
- 32. Leslie Paul Warren
was born on 10 Jul 1958.
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 33. Laurence John Bucy
was born on 21 Oct 1943; died on 9 Sep 2017.
- 31. Lindly Warren
Generation: 11
31.
Lindly Warren
(30.Darleen10, 27.Paul9, 21.Maude8, 8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1)Family/Spouse: Kathy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 34. Lukas Warren
- 35. Matthew Warren
- 34. Lukas Warren
32.
Leslie Paul Warren
(30.Darleen10, 27.Paul9, 21.Maude8, 8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 10 Jul 1958. Leslie married Priscilla Lynne Sommerfeld on 2 Jun 1979 in Norfolk, NE. Priscilla (daughter of LeRoy Richard Sommerfeld and Margaret Emma Korn) was born on 8 Mar 1957 in Norfolk, NE; died on 18 Feb 2018 in Tekamah, Ne; was buried in Tekamah, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 36. Angela Warren
- 37. Collin Warren
was born on 16 Jul 1981. - 38. Paige Warren
was born on 20 Aug 1985. - 39. Ethan Warren
was born on 25 Mar 1990.
- 36. Angela Warren
33.
Laurence John Bucy
(30.Darleen10, 27.Paul9, 21.Maude8, 8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 21 Oct 1943; died on 9 Sep 2017.
Generation: 12
34. Lukas Warren
(31.Lindly11, 30.Darleen10, 27.Paul9, 21.Maude8, 8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1)35. Matthew Warren
(31.Lindly11, 30.Darleen10, 27.Paul9, 21.Maude8, 8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1)36.
Angela Warren
(32.Leslie11, 30.Darleen10, 27.Paul9, 21.Maude8, 8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1)Family/Spouse: Joseph Michael Douglas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 40. Hannah Lynn Douglas
was born on 2 Jul 2008 in Omaha, NE.
- 40. Hannah Lynn Douglas
37.
Collin Warren
(32.Leslie11, 30.Darleen10, 27.Paul9, 21.Maude8, 8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 16 Jul 1981. Family/Spouse: Britton Battaglia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
38.
Paige Warren
(32.Leslie11, 30.Darleen10, 27.Paul9, 21.Maude8, 8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 20 Aug 1985. Family/Spouse: Manard King. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 41. Kale King
was born on 28 Oct 2008.
Paige married Josh Knauss on 24 Jun 2018. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 42. Liam Knauss
- 43. Finley Knauss
was born on 8 Mar 2023.
- 41. Kale King
39.
Ethan Warren
(32.Leslie11, 30.Darleen10, 27.Paul9, 21.Maude8, 8.John7, 6.Eliza6, 5.Diana5, 4.Anna4, 3.Caleb3, 2.Hannah2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 25 Mar 1990. Ethan married Jill Ann Swartz on 19 Jul 2014 in Wahoo, Ne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 44. Barrett Richard Warren
was born on 21 Aug 2025 in Lincoln, Ne.
- 44. Barrett Richard Warren
