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Jacobus Cornelius Meyer 1875–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 JUN 1875

Birth Location: Wolmaransstad, Transvaal, South Africa

Death Date: 16 JUL 1960

Death Location: LEEUDORINGSTAD, Urban area North West, LEEUDORINGSTAD, Main cemetery

Father: Johannes Meyer

Mother: Maryna Swanepoel

Spouse(s): Meyer None

Children(s): Pieter Meyer, De Beer, Jacobus Meyer, Johannes Meyer, Jacobus Meyer, Erasmus None, Swanepoel None, Pretorius None

In 1875, Jacobus Cornelius Meyer entered the world in Wolmaransstad, Transvaal, South Africa, born to Johannes Willem Meyer And Maryna Maria Francina Petronella Swanepoel. Jacobus Cornelius Meyer married Meyer, and had children including De Beer, Erasmus, Jacobus Cornelis Meyer, Jacobus Frederik Meyer, Johannes Willem Meyer, Pieter Nicolaas Meyer, Pretorius, Swanepoel. Jacobus Cornelius Meyer passed away in 1960 in LEEUDORINGSTAD, Urban area North West, LEEUDORINGSTAD, Main cemetery.

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Biography

  • In 1875, Jacobus Cornelius Meyer entered the world in Wolmaransstad, Transvaal, South Africa, born to Johannes Willem Meyer And Maryna Maria Francina Petronella Swanepoel.
  • Jacobus Cornelius Meyer married Meyer, and had children including De Beer, Erasmus, Jacobus Cornelis Meyer, Jacobus Frederik Meyer, Johannes Willem Meyer, Pieter Nicolaas Meyer, Pretorius, Swanepoel.
  • Jacobus Cornelius Meyer passed away in 1960 in LEEUDORINGSTAD, Urban area North West, LEEUDORINGSTAD, Main cemetery.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacobus Meyer's Ancestors

Self
Jacobus Meyer
1875–1960
Birth Place: Wolmaransstad, Transvaal, South Africa
Parents
Johannes Willem Meyer
1834–1902
Somerset East, Cape Province, South Africa
Maryna (Maria Francina Petronella) Swanepoel
1839–1892
Klein Zwarteberg, Cape Province, South Africa
Grandparents
Lucas (Johannes) Meyer
1797–1845
kaap de Goede Hoop
Meyer
1800–1900
Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Lucas Meyer
1751–1800
Meyer
1758–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willem Meyer
1715–1768
Elisabeth Loots
1727–1771
Jan Vosloo
1721–1764
Laas Vosloo)
1725–1758

Jacobus Meyer's Descendants

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Jacobus (Cornelius) Meyer (8 JUN 1875–16 JUL 1960) m. Meyer (23 DEC 1881–9 JUN 1971)
  1. 1. Pieter (Nicolaas) Meyer 1900–1973
  2. 2. De Beer 1903–1986
  3. 3. Jacobus (Cornelis) Meyer 1905–1998
  4. 4. Johannes (Willem) Meyer 1906–1973
  5. 5. Jacobus (Frederik) Meyer 1908–1988
  6. 6. Erasmus 1912–1973
  7. 7. Swanepoel 1914–
  8. 8. Pretorius 1919–1998 m. Giel Pretorius 1918–

Jacobus Meyer's Timeline

2 Records

1875
8 JUN 1875
Birth of Jacobus Cornelius Meyer in Wolmaransstad, Transvaal, South Africa
Wolmaransstad, Transvaal, South Africa
1960
16 JUL 1960
Age 85
Death of Jacobus Cornelius Meyer in Makwassie, Wolmaransstad, Transvaal, South Africa
Makwassie, Wolmaransstad, Transvaal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 JUN 1875
    Event Place: Wolmaransstad, Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 JUL 1960
    Event Place: Makwassie, Wolmaransstad, Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: LEEUDORINGSTAD, Urban area North West, LEEUDORINGSTAD, Main cemetery

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