| Father | Male John Jacob Scherff |
| Born | 3 Feb 1842 | Germany |
| Died | 23 Jan 1919 | |
| Buried | ||
| Married | Abt 1869 | |
| Father | ||
| Mother | ||
| Mother | Female Maria Steinke |
| Born | 5 Apr 1848 | Hannover, Germany |
| Died | 27 Jun 1935 | Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota, USA |
| Buried | ||
| Father | ||
| Mother | ||
+ Gesina M. Scherff |
| Born | 29 Jun 1869 | Hannover, Germany |
| Died | 14 Jan 1915 | Alvord, Lyon County, Iowa, USA |
| Buried | ||
| Spouse | Henry Hans Schlotfeldt | F0125 | |
| Married | 3 Dec 1889 | Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA |
| Child 4 | Unknown + Johanna Scherff |
| Born | Aug 1876 | |
| Died | 7 Mar 1929 | Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA |
| Buried | ||
| Spouse | Edward George Schlotfeldt | F0241 | |
| Married | 17 Sep 1892 | |
| Child 5 | Male + John Jacob Scherff |
| Born | 13 Jan 1877 | Germany |
| Died | 1 Nov 1938 | Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA |
| Buried | ||
| Spouse | Magdalena Laackmann | F0914 | |
| Married | 27 Feb 1908 | |
| Child 6 | Unknown + Jacob Daniel (or Henry) Scherff |
| Born | 16 Apr 1880 | |
| Died | 16 Dec 1959 | Worthington, IA |
| Buried | Worthington Cemetery, IA |
| Child 7 | Male + Henry D. Scherff |
| Born | 23 Oct 1882 | Ida County, Iowa |
| Died | 26 Sep 1955 | |
| Buried | ||
| Spouse | Sofia Schemmel | F0919 | |
| Married | ||
Child 9 | Female+ Anna Scherff |
| Born | 16 Oct 1889 | |
| Died | 13 Jul 1977 | Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minnesota, USA |
| Buried | Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, MN |
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| Spouse | Rudolph Ernest Rath | F0908 | |
| Married | ||
| Census Reports | Scherff, John Family 1900 Census Cleveland Township, Lyon County, IA |