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1. | Susanna Maria (Sank - Sankie) GREEFF was born on 6 Jan 1912 (daughter of Matthys Daniel Johannes GREEFF and Susanna Maria (Sannie) DE WET); died on 5 Oct 2002. Family/Spouse: Martin GOUS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | Matthys Daniel Johannes GREEFF was born on 6 Jul 1882; was christened on 19 Nov 1882; died on 8 Aug 1963. Other Events:
Notes: Matthys came from another branch of the Greeff tree. He served in the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1903) under General Koos de la Rey when he was 17, was wounded three times and suffered permanent partial loss of the use of his right leg as a result. Matthys married Susanna Maria (Sannie) DE WET on 6 Dec 1906 in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Susanna (daughter of Petrus Arnoldus (Piet, Oompie) DE WET and Margaretha Suzanna (Grieta) GREEFF) was born on 26 Jul 1886; was christened on 24 Oct 1886 in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa; died on 27 May 1966. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Susanna Maria (Sannie) DE WET was born on 26 Jul 1886; was christened on 24 Oct 1886 in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa (daughter of Petrus Arnoldus (Piet, Oompie) DE WET and Margaretha Suzanna (Grieta) GREEFF); died on 27 May 1966. Other Events:
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6. | Petrus Arnoldus (Piet, Oompie) DE WET was born on 15 May 1859; was christened on 24 Jul 1859 in Robertson, Cape, South Africa (son of Pieter Francois DE WET and VAN ZYL); died on 17 Sep 1932 in Manana, District Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa; was buried in Manana, Lichtenburg. Other Events:
Notes: A1b1c2d5e1f2g4 Petrus married Margaretha Suzanna (Grieta) GREEFF in 1883. Margaretha (daughter of Hendrik Adriaan GREEFF and Suzanna Maria REDELINGHUYS) was born on 12 Nov 1868 in Zemanangombe, Damaraland; was christened in in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa; died on 5 Jul 1938 in Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa; was buried in Manana, Lichtenburg. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Margaretha Suzanna (Grieta) GREEFF was born on 12 Nov 1868 in Zemanangombe, Damaraland; was christened in in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa (daughter of Hendrik Adriaan GREEFF and Suzanna Maria REDELINGHUYS); died on 5 Jul 1938 in Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa; was buried in Manana, Lichtenburg. Other Events:
Notes: Born in Bechuanaland (Botswana), in an ox-waggon. A Damara woman helped with the birth. Her older sister, Lenie, wrote memoirs about her childhood in which she describes Grieta's birth. She wrote (translated freely):
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14. | Hendrik Adriaan GREEFF was born on 26 Jan 1828 in Lichtenburg, Durbanville Cape; was christened on 10 Feb 1828 in Ned Geref Gemeente Kaapstad (son of Matthys Hendrik GREEFF and Rachel Anna Jacoba DE VILLIERS); died on 3 Apr 1884 in The Farm Rooipoort, District Of Volksrust, S A.; was buried in 1884 and re-buried 1944 in Rooipoort, Volksrust Dist And Later Manana, Lichtenburg. Other Events:
Notes: B2c1d4e1f6g1 Hendrik married Suzanna Maria REDELINGHUYS on 16 Jul 1855 in Hopetown, Cape, South Africa. Suzanna (daughter of Johannes Hermanus REDELINGHUYS and Jacoba Elisabet GROBLER) was born on 6 Jan 1837 in Malmesbury, Cape, South Africa; died on 21 Jan 1888 in Manana, District Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa; was buried in Manana, District Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Suzanna Maria REDELINGHUYS was born on 6 Jan 1837 in Malmesbury, Cape, South Africa (daughter of Johannes Hermanus REDELINGHUYS and Jacoba Elisabet GROBLER); died on 21 Jan 1888 in Manana, District Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa; was buried in Manana, District Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Notes: During 1858, while camping on the farm Elandsfontein where they wished to settle, Hendrik and Suzanne were guarding the cattle during the night. She saw something prowling around the camp, took aim and fired. Hendrik thought that she had imagined things but when morning came they found a lioness that had been shot by Suzanne. Notes: Married:
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