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Jacobus Erasmus Meyer 1881–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 NOV 1881

Birth Location: Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa

Death Date: 29 APR 1958

Death Location: Excelsior, Orange Free State, South Africa

Father: Johann Meyer

Mother: Anna Merwe

Spouse(s): Sarah Williams, Maria Bruin

Children(s): Ada Meyer

The story of Jacobus Erasmus Meyer began in 1881 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa. Jacobus Erasmus Meyer married Maria Hermina De Bruin, Sarah Williams, and had children including Ada Sylvia Meyer. Jacobus Erasmus Meyer passed away in 1958 in Excelsior, Orange Free State, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacobus Erasmus Meyer began in 1881 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa.
  • Jacobus Erasmus Meyer married Maria Hermina De Bruin, Sarah Williams, and had children including Ada Sylvia Meyer.
  • Jacobus Erasmus Meyer passed away in 1958 in Excelsior, Orange Free State, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Meyer
1835–1905
Birth Location: Lübtheen, Lübtheen, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany
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Anna Merwe
1843–1905
Birth Location: Boshof, Orange Free State, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Williams
1886–1932
Birth Location: –
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Maria Bruin
1901–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Ada Meyer
1914–1989
Birth Location: Christiana, Orange Free State, South Africa
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Jacobus Meyer's Ancestors

Self
Jacobus Meyer
1881–1958
Birth Place: Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
Parents
Johann August Friedrich Martin Meyer
1835–1905
Lübtheen, Lübtheen, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany
Anna (Sophia Jacoba Van Der) Merwe
1843–1905
Boshof, Orange Free State, South Africa
Grandparents
Gotthilf (Eduard) Meyer
1810–
Pasewalk, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Anna (Sophia Christina) Burmeister
1808–
Great-Grandparents
Johann Burmeister
1772–1849
Burmeister
1775–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacobus Meyer's Descendants

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Jacobus (Erasmus) Meyer (12 NOV 1881–29 APR 1958) m. Sarah Williams (9 FEB 1886–9 NOV 1932) m. Maria (Hermina de) Bruin (1901–)
  1. 1. Ada (Sylvia) Meyer 1914–1989 m. Henning (johannes) Viljoen 1914–1971
    1. 1. Jacobus (Erasmus) Viljoen 1940–2000 m. Mathilda (Elizabeth) Rogers 1943–2017
    2. 2. HENDRIK (STEPHANUS) Viljoen 1937–2014
    3. 3. Henning (johannes) Viljoen 1913–

Jacobus Meyer's Timeline

4 Records

1881
12 NOV 1881
Birth of Jacobus Erasmus Meyer in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
1882
15 JAN 1882
Age 1
Jacobus Erasmus Meyer was baptized in Bloemfontein, Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
Bloemfontein, Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
1882
15 JAN 1882
Age 1
Jacobus Erasmus Meyer was baptized in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
1958
29 APR 1958
Age 77
Death of Jacobus Erasmus Meyer in Excelsior, Orange Free State, South Africa
Excelsior, Orange Free State, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 NOV 1881
    Event Place: Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 JAN 1882
    Event Place: Bloemfontein, Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 JAN 1882
    Event Place: Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 APR 1958
    Event Place: Excelsior, Orange Free State, South Africa
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