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Jan Hendrik Jacobs 1874–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1874

Birth Location: Rustenburg

Death Date: 7 Aug 1942

Death Location: Pretoria

Father: Lourens Jacobz

Mother: Catharina Schoeman

Spouse(s): Francina b5c3d11

Children(s): Hester *, Maria Jacobs, Catharina Jacobs, Francina Jacobs, Jacobus Jacobs, Lourens Jacobs, Anna Jacobs

The story of Jan Hendrik Jacobs began in 1874 in Rustenburg. Jan Hendrik Jacobs married Francina Johanna Kruger B5C3D11, and had children including Anna Margarita Jacobs, Catharina Jacoba Adriana Jacobs, Francina Johanna Jacobs, Hester Catharina Susara Jacobs, Jacobus Johannes Jacobs, Lourens Johannes Jacobs, Maria Cornelia Jacobs. Jan Hendrik Jacobs passed away in 1942 in Pretoria.

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Biography

  • The story of Jan Hendrik Jacobs began in 1874 in Rustenburg.
  • Jan Hendrik Jacobs married Francina Johanna Kruger B5C3D11, and had children including Anna Margarita Jacobs, Catharina Jacoba Adriana Jacobs, Francina Johanna Jacobs, Hester Catharina Susara Jacobs, Jacobus Johannes Jacobs, Lourens Johannes Jacobs, Maria Cornelia Jacobs.
  • Jan Hendrik Jacobs passed away in 1942 in Pretoria.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lourens Jacobz
1847–1926
Birth Location: –
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Catharina Schoeman
1852–1879
Birth Location: Marr: 1870
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Spouses(s)

Francina b5c3d11
1878–1937
Birth Location: Waterval, Free State, South Africa
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Children(s)

Hester *
1900–
Birth Location: –
H*
Maria Jacobs
1907–1942
Birth Location: ?
MJ
Catharina Jacobs
1912–
Birth Location: –
CJ
Francina Jacobs
1905–1971
Birth Location: –
FJ
Jacobus Jacobs
1917–1972
Birth Location: Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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Lourens Jacobs
1902–
Birth Location: Transvaal, South Africa
LJ
Anna Jacobs
1923–1971
Birth Location: South Africa
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Jan Jacobs's Ancestors

Self
Jan Jacobs
1874–1942
Birth Place: Rustenburg
Parents
Lourens Johannes Jacobz
1847–1926
Catharina (Jacoba) Schoeman
1852–1879
Marr: 1870
Grandparents
Marthinus (Johannes) Schoeman
1823–1904
Oudtshoorn, Cape, South Africa
Maria (Cornelia) Jacobs
1832–1898
Beaufort-West, Cape, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Marthinus Schoeman
1783–1880
Catharina Engelbrecht
1790–1863
Daniel Jacobs
1792–1889
Anna Marais
1795–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Schoeman
1737–1810
Petronella Bekker
1741–
Willem Engelbrecht
1746–1825
Catharina Coetzee
1751–1820
Charles Marais
1760–1842
Hester Theron
1774–

Jan Jacobs's Descendants

1.
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Jan (Hendrik) Jacobs (18 Nov 1874–7 Aug 1942) m. Francina (Johanna Kruger) b5c3d11 (18 Jan 1878–27 Aug 1937)
  1. 1. Hester (Catharina Susara Jacobs) * 1900–
  2. 2. Maria (Cornelia) Jacobs 1907–1942
  3. 3. Catharina (Jacoba Adriana) Jacobs 1912–
  4. 4. Francina (Johanna) Jacobs 1905–1971
  5. 5. Jacobus (Johannes) Jacobs 1917–1972 m. Ella Meijntjies 1922–1971
    1. 1. Elsie (Marie) Jacobs 1949–2018 m. Julienne Dreyer 1944–2016
    2. 2. Willem (Jacobus Albertus) Jacobs 1949–2004
  6. 6. Lourens (Johannes) Jacobs 1902–
  7. 7. Anna (Margarita) Jacobs 1923–1971 m. Jan ((Louis) Petrus Van Der) Westhuizen 1919–2005

Jan Jacobs's Timeline

2 Records

1874
18 Nov 1874
Birth of Jan Hendrik Jacobs in Rustenburg
Rustenburg
1942
7 Aug 1942
Age 68
Death of Jan Hendrik Jacobs in Pretoria
Pretoria

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1874
    Event Place: Rustenburg

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1942
    Event Place: Pretoria
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