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Johannes Theodorus Potgieter 1896–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 MAY 1896

Birth Location: Demilander, Petrus Steyn, Thabo Mofutsanyane, Free State, South Africa

Death Date: 22 SEP 1946

Death Location: Kaalfontein plaas, Petrus Steyn/Heilbron District, Free State, South Africa

Father: Gerhardus Potgieter

Mother: Jacoba Rensburg

Spouse(s): Anna Jäneke, Barthina Heerden

Children(s): Leon Potgieter, Jan Potgieter, Hendrik Potgieter, Alma Potgieter, Gerhardus Potgieter, Martha Potgieter, Izak Potgieter

Johannes Theodorus Potgieter was born in 1896 in Demilander, Petrus Steyn, Thabo Mofutsanyane, Free State, South Africa, the child of Gerhardus Daniel Gert Potgieter And Jacoba Elizaberth Kotie Janse Van Rensburg. Johannes Theodorus Potgieter married Anna Elizabeth Janeke, Barthina Van Heerden, and had children including Alma Aletta Margaretha Potgieter, Gerhardus Daniel Gerrie Potgieter, Hendrik Louis Louis Potgieter, Izak Jacobus Potgieter, Jan Johannes Theodorus Potgieter, Leon Pottie Potgieter, Martha Maria Ria Potgieter. Johannes Theodorus Potgieter passed away in 1946 in Kaalfontein plaas, Petrus Steyn/Heilbron District, Free State, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Johannes Theodorus Potgieter was born in 1896 in Demilander, Petrus Steyn, Thabo Mofutsanyane, Free State, South Africa, the child of Gerhardus Daniel Gert Potgieter And Jacoba Elizaberth Kotie Janse Van Rensburg.
  • Johannes Theodorus Potgieter married Anna Elizabeth Janeke, Barthina Van Heerden, and had children including Alma Aletta Margaretha Potgieter, Gerhardus Daniel Gerrie Potgieter, Hendrik Louis Louis Potgieter, Izak Jacobus Potgieter, Jan Johannes Theodorus Potgieter, Leon Pottie Potgieter, Martha Maria Ria Potgieter.
  • Johannes Theodorus Potgieter passed away in 1946 in Kaalfontein plaas, Petrus Steyn/Heilbron District, Free State, South Africa.

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Johannes Potgieter's Ancestors

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Johannes Potgieter
1896–1946
Birth Place: Demilander, Petrus Steyn, Thabo Mofutsanyane, Free State, South Africa
Parents
Gerhardus Daniel (Gert) Potgieter
1870–1939
Smithfield, Vrystaat, ZA; plaas Trianon
Jacoba (Elizaberth (Kotie) Janse van) Rensburg
1873–1918
Lindley
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Johannes Potgieter's Descendants

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Johannes (Theodorus) Potgieter (8 MAY 1896–22 SEP 1946) m. Anna (Elizabeth) Jäneke (2 SEP 1904–1966) m. Barthina (van) Heerden (9 DEC 1894–16 NOV 1953)
  1. 1. Leon ((Pottie)) Potgieter 1943–1994 m. Johanna (Helena (Joan) du) Toit 1941–2002
  2. 2. Jan ((Johannes Theodorus)) Potgieter 1932–1982
  3. 3. Hendrik (Louis (Louis)) Potgieter 1931–2004 m. Lorraine Joubert 1935–2009
  4. 4. Alma ((Aletta Margaretha)) Potgieter 1933–1959
  5. 5. Gerhardus (Daniël (Gerrie)) Potgieter 1922–1954
  6. 6. Martha (Maria (Ria)) Potgieter 1920–1993
  7. 7. Izak (Jacobus) Potgieter 1926–1927

Johannes Potgieter's Timeline

3 Records

1896
8 MAY 1896
Birth of Johannes Theodorus Potgieter in Demilander, Petrus Steyn, Thabo Mofutsanyane, Free State, South Africa
Demilander, Petrus Steyn, Thabo Mofutsanyane, Free State, South Africa
1946
21 SEP 1946
Age 50
Death of Johannes Theodorus Potgieter in Kaalfontein, Petrus Steyn, Thabo Mofutsanyane, Free State, South Africa
Kaalfontein, Petrus Steyn, Thabo Mofutsanyane, Free State, South Africa
1946
22 SEP 1946
Age 50
Burial of Johannes Theodorus Potgieter in Kaalfontein plaas, Petrus Steyn/Heilbron District, Free State, South Africa
Kaalfontein plaas, Petrus Steyn/Heilbron District, Free State, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 MAY 1896
    Event Place: Demilander, Petrus Steyn, Thabo Mofutsanyane, Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: ABT JAN 1919
    Event Place: Cradock, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 DEC 1928

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Kaalfontein, Heilbron, Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Petrus Steyn, Thabo Mofutsanyane, Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 SEP 1946
    Event Place: Kaalfontein, Petrus Steyn, Thabo Mofutsanyane, Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 SEP 1946
    Event Place: Kaalfontein plaas, Petrus Steyn/Heilbron District, Free State, South Africa

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