Magdalena Lauf (±1803-1881) in Limburg, The Netherlands

Johan Adolf (“Johannes”) Laufs/Lauff and his wife Anna Elisabeth Hanser/Hanssen/Hensen originated in Germany. Anna Elisabeth Henssen, aged 66, wife of Jan Adolf  “Loef”, died on November 3, 1828, in Melick near Herckenbosch in Limburg. Her parents were Frans Hansen and Maria Gertrudis.
Johannes Lauf and Anna Elisabeth Hansen are the parents of

• Likely Theresia Lauf who was born in Nieuwenhagen around 1794. She married Willem Swachöfer (±1802-1875), another German, and had children named Bastiaan and Catharina. Theresia Lauf died in Venray, Limburg, The Netherlands, on April 5, 1874, aged 67.
• Johan Lauf was baptised on June 20, 1805, in Paderborn, Germany. He married Anna Maria Hülskens and had issue. Johan died, aged 87, on November 11, 1891, in Venray, Limburg.
• Thobias Lauf was born around 1797 in Wesel, Germany. He died in Nederweert, Limburg, The Netherlands, on January 30, 1826.
• Magdalena Lauf(f) was born around 1803 in Nieuwenhagen and married Jacob Swakhoven (see below).
• Julienne Lauf was born around 1810 in Krefeld, Germany. She was married in 1842 in Delft to Werner Stranz, born around 1789 in Allrath, Germany. His parents are Peter Stranz and Margaretha Wehres. Julienne Lauf died on Janaury 20, 1886, in Rotterdam, aged 73. Her daughter Maria Theresia Stranz was to reach the age of 90. 

Jacob Swakhoven (possibly Swachöfer) was born on September 25, 1805, and originated in Germany, too; his place of birth is described as “Harteveld”. Jacob Swakhoven’s occupation was scissors sharpener. Jacob married Magdalena Lauf, daughter of Johan Adolf Lauf and Anna Elisabeth Hansen. Among their children are Johannes Tobias (born in 1825), Geertrui, Theresia Maria (born in 1826) and Gerard (born in 1844). 
Their daughter Geertrui Swakhoven was born on April 29, 1831, in Horst, Limburg. Geertrui married Petrus Maassen on June 10, 1850, in Venray. Petrus was born on July 5, 1828, in Berlicum, Brabant, The Netherlands, and he was living in Schaijk, Brabant. His parents are Pieter Maassen and Petronella van Hynsbergen.
Geertrui Swakhoven and Petrus Maassen are the parents of Theodoor Maassen (1852-1908) who is an ancestor of Theo Maassen, a Dutch comedian and actor.

Death of Magdalena Lauf

Jacob Swakhoven died on March 21, 1872, in Venray. His widow, Magdalena Lauf, died on February 3, 1881, in Venray, aged 77. Petrus Maassen died on June 25, 1883, in Blerick, close to Venlo. His widow, Geertrui Swakhoven, died that same year on December 29 in Venlo, aged 52.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, RooyNet.nl, CBG.nl. See also: GenealogieOnline.nl.