When Christian Vonfeldt was born on 16 October 1859, in Herzog, Russia, his father, Johannes Vonfeldt, was 34 and his mother, Katherina Schmidtberger, was 32. He had at least 9 sons and 7 daughters with Anna Maria ( Margaret) Kippes. He lived in Hamilton Township, Ellis, Kansas, United States for about 10 years and Barr Lake, Adams, Colorado, United States in 1930. He died on 24 January 1935, in Ellis, Kansas, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Brighton, Adams, Colorado, United States.