Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Hans Gauch
1. Hans Gauch was born in 1475 in Zurich, Switzerland; died in Frankfurt, Germany. Family/Spouse: Katharina Von Biedenkapp. Katharina (daughter of Ludwig Von Biedenkapp and Katharina Von Eppenstein) was born in 1480. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Katharina Gauch
was born in Frankfurt, Germany; died in Frankfurt, Germany.
- 2. Katharina Gauch
Generation: 2
2. Katharina Gauch
(1.Hans1) was born in Frankfurt, Germany; died in Frankfurt, Germany. Family/Spouse: Jakob Korb. Jakob was born in 1515 in Kronberg, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Ottilia Korb
was born on 1 Apr 1548 in Frankfurt, Germany; died on 13 Dec 1616.
- 3. Ottilia Korb
Generation: 3
3. Ottilia Korb
(2.Katharina2, 1.Hans1) was born on 1 Apr 1548 in Frankfurt, Germany; died on 13 Dec 1616. Family/Spouse: Anthonius Rheinhard. Anthonius (son of Johann Reinhard and Christine Von Erlenbach) was born in 1544 in Weilmunster, Germany; died on 13 Dec 1616 in Frankfurt, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Philipp Rheinhard
was born on 20 Nov 1572 in Frankfurt, Germany; died on 7 Sep 1631 in Frankfurt, Germany.
- 4. Philipp Rheinhard
Generation: 4
4. Philipp Rheinhard
(3.Ottilia3, 2.Katharina2, 1.Hans1) was born on 20 Nov 1572 in Frankfurt, Germany; died on 7 Sep 1631 in Frankfurt, Germany. Family/Spouse: Ursula Hofmann. Ursula (daughter of Christoph Hofmann) was born on 26 Apr 1585 in Wertheim, Germany; died on 4 Jul 1636 in Wertheim, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Christoph Rheinhardt
was born on 27 Nov 1621 in Wertheim, Germany; died on 6 Apr 1665 in Wertheim, Germany.
- 5. Christoph Rheinhardt
Generation: 5
5. Christoph Rheinhardt
(4.Philipp4, 3.Ottilia3, 2.Katharina2, 1.Hans1) was born on 27 Nov 1621 in Wertheim, Germany; died on 6 Apr 1665 in Wertheim, Germany. Family/Spouse: Luisa Wagner. Luisa was born in 1624; died on 28 Oct 1678 in Erbach, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Maria Barbara Rheinhardt
was born on 2 Oct 1649 in Wertheim, Germany; died on 2 Dec 1701 in Erbach, Germany.
- 6. Maria Barbara Rheinhardt
Generation: 6
6. Maria Barbara Rheinhardt
(5.Christoph5, 4.Philipp4, 3.Ottilia3, 2.Katharina2, 1.Hans1) was born on 2 Oct 1649 in Wertheim, Germany; died on 2 Dec 1701 in Erbach, Germany. Family/Spouse: Rudolf Hastert. Rudolf (son of Christmann Hastert and Agnes) was born on 5 Mar 1626 in Erbach, Germany; died on 10 Nov 1702 in Erbach, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Anna Luisa Hastert
was born on 15 Feb 1676 in Erbach, Germany; died in 1766.
- 7. Anna Luisa Hastert
Generation: 7
7. Anna Luisa Hastert
(6.Maria6, 5.Christoph5, 4.Philipp4, 3.Ottilia3, 2.Katharina2, 1.Hans1) was born on 15 Feb 1676 in Erbach, Germany; died in 1766. Family/Spouse: Johann Adam Vogt. Johann (son of Johann Georg Vogt and Margaretha) was born on 3 Aug 1670 in Konig, Germany; died in 1766. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Johann Adam Vogt
was born on 21 Dec 1714 in Konig, Germany; died on 25 Dec 1756 in Konig, Germany.
- 8. Johann Adam Vogt
Generation: 8
8. Johann Adam Vogt
(7.Anna7, 6.Maria6, 5.Christoph5, 4.Philipp4, 3.Ottilia3, 2.Katharina2, 1.Hans1) was born on 21 Dec 1714 in Konig, Germany; died on 25 Dec 1756 in Konig, Germany. Family/Spouse: Catharina Gertraud Horn. Catharina (daughter of Matheus Horn and Gerdraut Schneider) was born on 19 Feb 1717 in Konig, Germany; died on 28 Dec 1794 in Konig, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Johann Otto Vogt
was born on 21 Apr 1747 in Konig, Germany; died on 4 Apr 1810 in Konig, Germany.
- 9. Johann Otto Vogt
Generation: 9
9. Johann Otto Vogt
(8.Johann8, 7.Anna7, 6.Maria6, 5.Christoph5, 4.Philipp4, 3.Ottilia3, 2.Katharina2, 1.Hans1) was born on 21 Apr 1747 in Konig, Germany; died on 4 Apr 1810 in Konig, Germany. Family/Spouse: Eva Katharina Leitermann. Eva (daughter of Johann Michael Leitermann and Eva Margaretha) was born in 1747 in Konig, Germany; died in 1781 in Konig, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Maria Elisabetha Vogt
was born on 1 Jul 1775 in Konig, Germany; died on 19 Jan 1819 in Konig, Germany.
- 10. Maria Elisabetha Vogt
Generation: 10
10. Maria Elisabetha Vogt
(9.Johann9, 8.Johann8, 7.Anna7, 6.Maria6, 5.Christoph5, 4.Philipp4, 3.Ottilia3, 2.Katharina2, 1.Hans1) was born on 1 Jul 1775 in Konig, Germany; died on 19 Jan 1819 in Konig, Germany. Family/Spouse: Johann Peter Hoffart. Johann (son of Johann Michael Hoffart) was born on 16 Sep 1774 in Konig, Germany; died on 27 Dec 1844 in Konig, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Johann Michael Hoffart
was born on 28 Jan 1811 in Bad Konig, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died on 10 Sep 1880 in Kirch-Brombach, Germany.
- 11. Johann Michael Hoffart
Generation: 11
11. Johann Michael Hoffart
(10.Maria10, 9.Johann9, 8.Johann8, 7.Anna7, 6.Maria6, 5.Christoph5, 4.Philipp4, 3.Ottilia3, 2.Katharina2, 1.Hans1) was born on 28 Jan 1811 in Bad Konig, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died on 10 Sep 1880 in Kirch-Brombach, Germany. Family/Spouse: Anna Margarethe Uhrig. Anna (daughter of Johannes Urich and Josepha Katharina Merkel) was born on 5 Sep 1805 in Bad Konig, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died on 6 Feb 1882 in Kirch-Brombach, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Heinrich Hoffart
was born on 29 Mar 1838 in Kirch-Brombach, Germany; died in 1913.
- 12. Heinrich Hoffart
Generation: 12
12. Heinrich Hoffart
(11.Johann11, 10.Maria10, 9.Johann9, 8.Johann8, 7.Anna7, 6.Maria6, 5.Christoph5, 4.Philipp4, 3.Ottilia3, 2.Katharina2, 1.Hans1) was born on 29 Mar 1838 in Kirch-Brombach, Germany; died in 1913. Family/Spouse: Katharina Falter. Katharina (daughter of Georg Heinrich Falter and Anna Barbara Schafer) was born on 13 Jan 1840 in Hembach, Brombachtal, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died on 6 Apr 1900 in Pierce, Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. Anna Marie Hoffart
was born on 3 Aug 1876 in Germany; died on 2 Nov 1961 in Nebraska; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton, Knox Co., NE.
- 13. Anna Marie Hoffart
