Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Bernard Walther
1. Bernard Walther was born about 1540 in Germany; died about 1594 in Germany. Family/Spouse: Dorothee Espe. Dorothee was born about 1550 in Germany; died about 1594 in Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Matthes Walter
was born in 1570 in Hetzbach, Germany; died on 6 Jun 1616 in Schonnen, Germany.
- 2. Matthes Walter
Generation: 2
2. Matthes Walter
(1.Bernard1) was born in 1570 in Hetzbach, Germany; died on 6 Jun 1616 in Schonnen, Germany. Family/Spouse: Anna Huel. Anna was born in 1569 in Gunterfurst, Germany; died in Gunterfurst, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Johann Philipp Walther
was born on 30 Nov 1605 in Schonnen, Germany; died on 17 Mar 1662 in Schonnen, Germany.
- 3. Johann Philipp Walther
Generation: 3
3. Johann Philipp Walther
(2.Matthes2, 1.Bernard1) was born on 30 Nov 1605 in Schonnen, Germany; died on 17 Mar 1662 in Schonnen, Germany. Family/Spouse: Christina. Christina was born in 1625 in Schonnen, Germany; died on 28 Feb 1664 in Breitenbrunn, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Margretha Walther
was born on 16 Sep 1655 in Erbach, Germany; died on 17 Apr 1720 in Ober-Ostern, Germany.
- 4. Margretha Walther
Generation: 4
4. Margretha Walther
(3.Johann3, 2.Matthes2, 1.Bernard1) was born on 16 Sep 1655 in Erbach, Germany; died on 17 Apr 1720 in Ober-Ostern, Germany. Family/Spouse: Hanss Keil der Jungere. Hanss (son of Hans Keil der Altere and Margaretha Engelhard) was born on 6 Mar 1650 in Ober-Ostern, Germany; died on 28 Dec 1704 in Unter-Ostern, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Margaretha Keil
was born on 27 Aug 1683 in Unter-Ostern, Germany; died on 20 Mar 1748 in Ober-Ostern, Germany.
- 5. Margaretha Keil
Generation: 5
5. Margaretha Keil
(4.Margretha4, 3.Johann3, 2.Matthes2, 1.Bernard1) was born on 27 Aug 1683 in Unter-Ostern, Germany; died on 20 Mar 1748 in Ober-Ostern, Germany. Family/Spouse: Johannes Falter. Johannes (son of Hans Heinrich Falter and Elisabeth Friedrich) was born on 16 Mar 1682 in Reichelscheim, Germany; died on 19 Jun 1749 in Ober-Ostern, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Johann Henrich Falter
was born on 5 May 1709 in Ober-Ostern, Germany; died on 21 Jan 1779 in Ober-Ostern, Germany.
- 6. Johann Henrich Falter
Generation: 6
6. Johann Henrich Falter
(5.Margaretha5, 4.Margretha4, 3.Johann3, 2.Matthes2, 1.Bernard1) was born on 5 May 1709 in Ober-Ostern, Germany; died on 21 Jan 1779 in Ober-Ostern, Germany. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Johann Heinrich Falter
was born on 21 Jun 1748 in Ober-Ostern, Germany.
- 7. Johann Heinrich Falter
Generation: 7
7. Johann Heinrich Falter
(6.Johann6, 5.Margaretha5, 4.Margretha4, 3.Johann3, 2.Matthes2, 1.Bernard1) was born on 21 Jun 1748 in Ober-Ostern, Germany. Family/Spouse: Anna Katharina Helmstaedter. Anna was born in 1756; died in 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Georg Ludwig Falter
was born on 15 Dec 1784 in Unter Gersprenz, Germany; died on 22 Aug 1839 in Hembach, Brombachtal, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany.
- 8. Georg Ludwig Falter
Generation: 8
8. Georg Ludwig Falter
(7.Johann7, 6.Johann6, 5.Margaretha5, 4.Margretha4, 3.Johann3, 2.Matthes2, 1.Bernard1) was born on 15 Dec 1784 in Unter Gersprenz, Germany; died on 22 Aug 1839 in Hembach, Brombachtal, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany. Family/Spouse: Maria Gertraud Schantz. Maria was born in 1788; died in 1821. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Georg Heinrich Falter
was born on 17 Feb 1813 in Hembach, Brombachtal, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died on 13 Dec 1897 in Nebraska.
- 9. Georg Heinrich Falter
Generation: 9
9. Georg Heinrich Falter
(8.Georg8, 7.Johann7, 6.Johann6, 5.Margaretha5, 4.Margretha4, 3.Johann3, 2.Matthes2, 1.Bernard1) was born on 17 Feb 1813 in Hembach, Brombachtal, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died on 13 Dec 1897 in Nebraska. Family/Spouse: Anna Barbara Schafer. Anna (daughter of Johann Adan Schafer and Elisabetha Margaretha Schafer) was born on 10 May 1812 in Furstengrund, Germany; died in 1890 in Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Katharina Falter
was born on 13 Jan 1840 in Hembach, Brombachtal, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died on 6 Apr 1900 in Pierce, Nebraska, United States.
- 10. Katharina Falter
Generation: 10
10. Katharina Falter
(9.Georg9, 8.Georg8, 7.Johann7, 6.Johann6, 5.Margaretha5, 4.Margretha4, 3.Johann3, 2.Matthes2, 1.Bernard1) was born on 13 Jan 1840 in Hembach, Brombachtal, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died on 6 Apr 1900 in Pierce, Nebraska, United States. Family/Spouse: Heinrich Hoffart. Heinrich (son of Johann Michael Hoffart and Anna Margarethe Uhrig) was born on 29 Mar 1838 in Kirch-Brombach, Germany; died in 1913. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. 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.
- 11. Anna Marie Hoffart
Generation: 11
11. Anna Marie Hoffart
(10.Katharina10, 9.Georg9, 8.Georg8, 7.Johann7, 6.Johann6, 5.Margaretha5, 4.Margretha4, 3.Johann3, 2.Matthes2, 1.Bernard1) was born on 3 Aug 1876 in Germany; died on 2 Nov 1961 in Nebraska; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton, Knox Co., NE. Anna married John Carl Hoferer on 18 Nov 1897 in Creighton, Ne. John (son of William P Hoferer and Barbetta Lackie) was born on 22 Jan 1875 in West Point, Ne; died on 28 Oct 1952 in Verdigre, Ne; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton, Knox Co., NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Elsie Hoferer
- 13. John H Hoferer
- 14. Irma E Hoferer
- 15. Gladys Minnie Hoferer
was born on 20 Mar 1916 in Verdigre, Ne; died on 20 Sep 1998.
- 12. Elsie Hoferer
Generation: 12
12. Elsie Hoferer
(11.Anna11, 10.Katharina10, 9.Georg9, 8.Georg8, 7.Johann7, 6.Johann6, 5.Margaretha5, 4.Margretha4, 3.Johann3, 2.Matthes2, 1.Bernard1)Family/Spouse: Arnold Frederick Jessen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. John H Hoferer
(11.Anna11, 10.Katharina10, 9.Georg9, 8.Georg8, 7.Johann7, 6.Johann6, 5.Margaretha5, 4.Margretha4, 3.Johann3, 2.Matthes2, 1.Bernard1)14. Irma E Hoferer
(11.Anna11, 10.Katharina10, 9.Georg9, 8.Georg8, 7.Johann7, 6.Johann6, 5.Margaretha5, 4.Margretha4, 3.Johann3, 2.Matthes2, 1.Bernard1)Family/Spouse: Pahl. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Gladys Minnie Hoferer
(11.Anna11, 10.Katharina10, 9.Georg9, 8.Georg8, 7.Johann7, 6.Johann6, 5.Margaretha5, 4.Margretha4, 3.Johann3, 2.Matthes2, 1.Bernard1) was born on 20 Mar 1916 in Verdigre, Ne; died on 20 Sep 1998. Family/Spouse: Verne Frederick Riege. Verne (son of John William Riege and Malinda K Melchoir) was born on 4 Sep 1912; died on 14 Oct 2000. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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