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Jacob Johannes Kruger 1914–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 DEC 1914

Birth Location: Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa

Death Date: 2 OCT 1972

Death Location: Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Father: Petrus Kruger

Mother: Susanna Botha

Spouse(s): Ella Riekert, Katherina Dieperink

Children(s): Wolvaardt None, Susanna Kruger, Juanita Kruger, Juanita Kruger

The story of Jacob Johannes Kruger began in 1914 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Jacob Johannes Kruger married Ella Dorothea Riekert, Katherina Frederika Sophia Dieperink, and had children including Juanita Katrina Kruger, Susanna Magdalena Gertruida Kruger, Wolvaardt. Jacob Johannes Kruger passed away in 1972 in Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Johannes Kruger began in 1914 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa.
  • Jacob Johannes Kruger married Ella Dorothea Riekert, Katherina Frederika Sophia Dieperink, and had children including Juanita Katrina Kruger, Susanna Magdalena Gertruida Kruger, Wolvaardt.
  • Jacob Johannes Kruger passed away in 1972 in Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Petrus Kruger
1873–
Birth Location: –
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Susanna Botha
1885–1933
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Ella Riekert
1926–2010
Birth Location: Pretoria, GP, South Africa
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Katherina Dieperink
1916–1943
Birth Location: Frankfort, Orange Free State, South Africa
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Children(s)

Wolvaardt None
1944–2022
Birth Location: Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
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Susanna Kruger
1946–2015
Birth Location: Pretoria, Gauteng South Africa
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Juanita Kruger
1937–2013
Birth Location: Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
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Juanita Kruger
1937–2013
Birth Location: Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
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Jacob Kruger's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Kruger
1914–1972
Birth Place: Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Parents
Petrus Johannes Kruger
1873–
Susanna (Gertruida Magdalena Hendrina) Botha
1885–1933
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Kruger's Descendants

1.
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Jacob (Johannes) Kruger (7 DEC 1914–2 OCT 1972) m. Ella (Dorothea) Riekert (8 FEB 1926–27 JUL 2010) m. Katherina (Frederika Sophia) Dieperink (1 DEC 1916–20 SEP 1943)
  1. 1. Wolvaardt 1944–2022
  2. 2. Susanna (Magdalena Gertruida) Kruger 1946–2015 m. Izak (Stefanus) Jansen 1942–2004
  3. 3. Juanita (Katrina) Kruger 1937–2013 m. James (Arthur) Swart 1927–2012
  4. 4. Juanita (Katrina) Kruger 1937–2013

Jacob Kruger's Timeline

2 Records

1914
7 DEC 1914
Birth of Jacob Johannes Kruger in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
1972
2 OCT 1972
Age 58
Death of Jacob Johannes Kruger in Bo-Karoo, Northern Cape, South Africa
Bo-Karoo, Northern Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 DEC 1914
    Event Place: Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 OCT 1972
    Event Place: Bo-Karoo, Northern Cape, South Africa
    Record Source: Transvaal Province, South Africa, Estates Death Notice Index, 1855-1976

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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