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Johannes Petrus Otto 1884–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1884

Birth Location: Silverbank, Standerton, Transvaal, South Africa

Death Date: 27 Dec 1967

Death Location: Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa

Father: Hendrik *

Mother: Hester *

Spouse(s): Maria Cilliers, Christina Ludeke

Children(s): JPO None, Dorothea Otto, Hendrik Otto, Hester Otto

Johannes Petrus Otto was born in 1884 in Silverbank, Standerton, Transvaal, South Africa, the child of Hendrik Johannes Otto And Hester Philippina Frederika Wolmarans. Johannes Petrus Otto married Christina Johanna Magdalena Ludeke, Maria Magdalena Cilliers, and had children including Dorothea Johanna Jacoba Otto, Hendrik Johannes Otto, Hester Philippina Frederika Otto, Johanna Christina Otto, Jpo, Wanda Ludeke Otto. Johannes Petrus Otto passed away in 1967 in Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Johannes Petrus Otto was born in 1884 in Silverbank, Standerton, Transvaal, South Africa, the child of Hendrik Johannes Otto And Hester Philippina Frederika Wolmarans.
  • Johannes Petrus Otto married Christina Johanna Magdalena Ludeke, Maria Magdalena Cilliers, and had children including Dorothea Johanna Jacoba Otto, Hendrik Johannes Otto, Hester Philippina Frederika Otto, Johanna Christina Otto, Jpo, Wanda Ludeke Otto.
  • Johannes Petrus Otto passed away in 1967 in Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Johannes Otto's Ancestors

Self
Johannes Otto
1884–1967
Birth Place: Silverbank, Standerton, Transvaal, South Africa
Parents
Hendrik Johannes Otto *
1855–1910
Potchefstroom, Transvaal SouthAfrica
Hester (Philippina Frederika Wolmarans) *
1858–1945
Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa
Grandparents
Johannes (Petrus) Otto
1824–1898
Stellenbosch, Cape , South Africa
Susara (Maria) SCHOEMAN
1819–1878
George Cape of Good Hope South Africa
Andries (Bernadus) Wolmarans
1831–1920
George, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Hester (Maria van) Niekerk
1838–1917
Cape Province, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Hendrik Otto
1779–
Johanna Hamman
1784–1879
Marthinus Schoeman
1783–1880
Catharina Engelbrecht
1790–1863
Frederik Wolmarans
1788–1872
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1792–1870
Cornelius Niekerk
1807–1838
Maria Plessis
1809–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michiel Jr
1723–1782
Elizabeth Muller
1725–1782
Josias Hamman
1758–1845
Martha Toit
1754–1825
Johannes Schoeman
1737–1810
Petronella Bekker
1741–
Willem Engelbrecht
1746–1825
Catharina Coetzee
1751–1820
Josephus Wolmarans
1768–1884
Dorothea Geyser
1763–1830
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1731–1794
Catharina Westhuijzen
1760–1837
Cornelis Niekerk
1777–1815
Hester Pienaar
1775–1825
Johannes Plessis
1784–1860
Martha Venter
1786–1854

Johannes Otto's Descendants

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Johannes (Petrus) Otto (16 Aug 1884–27 Dec 1967) m. Maria (Magdalena) Cilliers (4 Jan 1894–Abt. 1972) m. Christina (Johanna Magdalena) Ludeke (1907–)
  1. 1. JPO 1917–2005 m. Arthur (Joseph Charles) Webb 1914–1985 m. Basil (Reginald Amor) 🟦 1911–1979
  2. 2. Dorothea (Johanna Jacoba) Otto 1922–2007
  3. 3. Hendrik (Johannes) Otto 1919–1988
  4. 4. Hester (Philippina Frederika) Otto 1915–

Johannes Otto's Timeline

2 Records

1884
16 Aug 1884
Birth of Johannes Petrus Otto in Silverbank, Standerton, Transvaal, South Africa
Silverbank, Standerton, Transvaal, South Africa
1967
27 Dec 1967
Age 83
Death of Johannes Petrus Otto in Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa
Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1884
    Event Place: Silverbank, Standerton, Transvaal, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991, "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 September 2021), Johannes Petrus Otto, 10 Jan 1920; citing Membershi
    [2] South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966, "South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 6 December 2022), Johannes Petrus Otto, 1966.
    [3] South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930, "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 January 2023), Johannes Petrus Otto and Maria Magdalena Celliers Slabbert, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Afric

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 12 July 2023, 14:35), entry for Johannes Petrus Otto (PID ); contributed by various users.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Military Index, 1853 - 2004, Various Military Records from Institutions throughout South Africa; Collection: Prisoners of War in Bermuda; Repository: Pretoria Archives

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1967
    Event Place: Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] Transvaal Province, South Africa, Estates Death Notice Index, 1855-1976
    [2] South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966, "South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966", database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 6 December 2022), Johannes Petrus Otto, 1966.

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