Roelof Cornelius DU PLESSIS

Family/Spouse: Belinda NN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jean-Prieur DU PLESSIS
2. Michelle DU PLESSIS
3. Kayla DU PLESSIS

Roelof married Annette VAN NIEKERK on 4 Mar 1961 in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Annette (daughter of Peter Ernst Louis VAN NIEKERK and Jacoba Elizabeth (Kowie) GREEFF) was born on 22 Dec 1939 in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa; was christened on 25 Feb 1940 in Witklip, Lichtenburg Transvaal, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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  Annette Van Niekerk

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She was christened by her uncle Hendrik Adriaan de Wet during the celeration of his 50 th birthday at Witklip on 25 Feb 1940

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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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