Pieter Ernst Louis VAN NIEKERK

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  Pieter Ernst Louis Van Niekerk
• Phone: 035 789 1713
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Gebore Durban, daar grootgeraak, diensplig UOVS, swot BA.Lo en later B.Ed. Pleeg Onderwys by Hoërskool Richardsbaai tot 1989, bedank (Uit vrye wil) Is van 1997 af op sy eie en beskou homself as luigat opportunis. Het tans (2007) twee Videowinkels in Richardsbaai en ‘n Interior Design Plek in Ballito.

Gebruik +- geen drank en rook so veel as moontlik.

Het nou sopas 48 geraak en sal oor twee jaar H A Greeff se Gelofte aan die Hemelse Vader by die boom op Manana in Lichtenburg gaan nakom. Was toevallig in my Army stepouts daar tydens die onthulling van die monumentjie wat sy ouma daar gebou het.

"Ek lewe in ‘n Lewende Verhouding met God."

Pieter married Carolina Aletta (Liana) PIETERS on 2 Apr 1983 in Reitz, O.F.S., South Africa. Carolina was born on 16 Jul 1960 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Stephanus Philippus (Philip) VAN NIEKERK was born on 6 Mar 1989 in Empangeni, Natal, South Africa.
2. Diandri VAN NIEKERK was born on 6 Jan 1993 in Richards Bay, Natal, South Africa.

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Jannie saw Charlotte whom he later married, for the first time when she was about four years old, and he about ten. He was attending a Christian Students' Association camp arranged by Dries Steyn, near the farm Rarsegaaiskraal where Charlotte grew up.

Jan married Charlotte SCHOLTZ on 28 Mar 1953 in Potgietersrus, Transvaal, South Africa. Charlotte was born on 24 Mar 1934 in Eldoret, Kenya; died on 1 Nov 2015 in Secunda, Transvaal, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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  Charlotte Scholtz
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Jannie saw Charlotte whom he later married, for the first time when she was about four years old, and he about ten. He was attending a Christian Students' Association camp arranged by Dries Steyn, near the farm Rarsegaaiskraal where Charlotte grew up. She cannot remember anything about this first meeting, but when her mother saw him she felt that she knew him from somewhere. She asked around and discovered that Charlotte and Jannie's sister Rene had been school friends. Charlotte went to visit the van Niekerk family for a weekend and Jannie was sent to collect her at the boarding school. That was on 2 October 1950, the day on which Pieter F S Greeff *2 Oct 1900 celebrated his 50th birthday at the memorial ground near Lichtenburg.

Nadat Charlotte en Jannie vir 'n paar jaar geboer het op die familieplaas Manana naby Lichtenburg is Lucia daar gebore. Hulle het toe Kimberley toe getrek en hy het op 1 Oktober 1956 by die Ontvanger van Inkomste begin werk. Hy is v/a 1 April 1959 na Durban se kantoor verplaas, waar hy gewerk het tot sy dood op 27 Augustus 1983.

Charlotte het in Durban vir 'n rukkie vir 'n Afrikaanse koerant gewerk, en op 1 Februarie 1962 by die destydse Universiteitskollege vir Indiers begin werk. Die het later verander na Universiteitskollege Durban en is tans Universiteit van Durban Westville. Sy was eers sekretaresse en daarna hoof van die komitee afdeling. Vanaf 1 November 1987 het sy by die Universiteit van Fort Hare begin werk, ook in die komitee afdeling en is toe na die biblioteek oorgeplaas waar sy kontrole oor die boeke uitgeoefen het.

Haar Mammie was Johanna Lucia Charlotte. Haar dogter is Lucia Charlotte en haar kleindogter is Charlotte Lucia. Sy het 'n foto van die vier Charlotte saam.

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  Peter Ernst Louis Van Niekerk

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Born on the bank of the Modderrivier during the battle of Modder River in the Anglo-Boer war. His father raised a white flag but the British ignored it. He and the other boys then carried his mother to the river bank at a spot near the town of Modderrivier where there was cover. He was born there during the night.

Peter married Jacoba Elizabeth (Kowie) GREEFF on 17 Feb 1925 in Graaff-Reinet, Cape S. A.. Jacoba (daughter of Gabriel Johannes (Jan) GREEFF and Carolina Petronella (Totie) DE WET) was born on 18 Jun 1905 in Manana, District Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa; was christened on 27 Aug 1905 in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa; died on 6 Dec 1989 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa; was buried in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Kowie het by Pollie de la Rey se troue met Morkel as blommemeisie opgetree. Kyk nota by Jacoba Elizabeth Aletta (Pollie) de la Rey, *19 February 1887.

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Date of his death provided by Francois Greeff, e-SAGI, Mei 2007, source to be confirmed.

According to anecdotal evidence from Andries Petrus (Boet) du Preez *9 Aug 1928, confirmed by G J (Sonny) Greeff, *3 Nov 1926, Jan Greeff who was adjutant to General Koos de la Rey during the Anglo-Boer war, was in charge of operations during the battle of Magersfontein, where Buller was defeated.

This is known as one of general de la Rey's finest victories but ironically he was not present. He was attending the funeral of his son Adaan who had been killed in action. The battle was fought under the leadership of Col Jan Greeff.

Emily Hobhouse, in her book "Boer War Letters," Human & Rosseau, ISBN 00 0 7981 1823 7, pp 2880 para 4:

I was taken about the district by Mrs de la Rey's brother, a young Mr. Greeff and we dined at his house, a dreadful ruin, with the floors all rooted up and the doors gone and the wall broken. It was a fine big house and remained intact until 12 May 1902, when ten days before Peace and during negotiations the troops took it into their hands to wreck it utterly. So they live in terrible discomfort in a couple of rooms and wonder if they will ever have enough money to rebuild it, seeing compensation is a fraud and they have no cash properly to restock the farm.

And on pp 289 para 3: I was driven by Mr Greeff and Mr Malan and found the entire population of the hamlet assembled in the marquee school to receive me...

Pieter du Preez (grandson) recalls that oupa Jan lived in the farm house at Manana before the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer war. He owns a copper chandelier which had been plastered into the wall together with a few other valuables when they had to leave the house during the war.

He vaguely remembers that great-grandpa H A built a small house on the farm which was later replaced by the large farm house by his son, Gabriël Johannes.

This evidence appears to be incorrect. Subsequent word-of-mouth evidence derived from direct descendants indicate that the large house was built by H A Greeff.

Gabriel married Carolina Petronella (Totie) DE WET on 6 May 1891 in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Carolina was born on 8 Apr 1873 in Dordrecht, Cape, South Africa; died on 3 Jul 1947 in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa; was buried in Manana Cemetery, Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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