Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Johann Michael Hoffart
1. Johann Michael Hoffart 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:
- 2. Heinrich Hoffart
was born on 29 Mar 1838 in Kirch-Brombach, Germany; died in 1913.
- 2. Heinrich Hoffart
Generation: 2
2. Heinrich Hoffart
(1.Johann1) 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:
- 3. 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.
- 3. Anna Marie Hoffart
Generation: 3
3. Anna Marie Hoffart
(2.Heinrich2, 1.Johann1) 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:
- 4. Elsie Hoferer
- 5. John H Hoferer
- 6. Irma E Hoferer
- 7. Gladys Minnie Hoferer
was born on 20 Mar 1916 in Verdigre, Ne; died on 20 Sep 1998.
- 4. Elsie Hoferer
Generation: 4
4. Elsie Hoferer
(3.Anna3, 2.Heinrich2, 1.Johann1)Family/Spouse: Arnold Frederick Jessen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. John H Hoferer
(3.Anna3, 2.Heinrich2, 1.Johann1)6. Irma E Hoferer
(3.Anna3, 2.Heinrich2, 1.Johann1)Family/Spouse: Pahl. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Gladys Minnie Hoferer
(3.Anna3, 2.Heinrich2, 1.Johann1) 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]
Children:
