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Johannes Jacobus Wilhelmus (Oupa Yster) Swanepoel 1881–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1881

Birth Location: Rouxville, Orange Free State, South Africa

Death Date: 7 Apr 1970

Death Location: Mutare, Manicaland, Zimbabwe

Father: Christiaan Swanepoel

Mother: Maria Swart

Spouse(s): Johanna Smith

Children(s): Martha Swanepoel

The story of Johannes Jacobus Wilhelmus (Oupa Yster) Swanepoel began in 1881 in Rouxville, Orange Free State, South Africa. Johannes Jacobus Wilhelmus (Oupa Yster) Swanepoel married Johanna Jacoba Smith, and had children including Martha Sophia Swanepoel. Johannes Jacobus Wilhelmus (Oupa Yster) Swanepoel passed away in 1970 in Mutare, Manicaland, Zimbabwe.

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Biography

  • The story of Johannes Jacobus Wilhelmus (Oupa Yster) Swanepoel began in 1881 in Rouxville, Orange Free State, South Africa.
  • Johannes Jacobus Wilhelmus (Oupa Yster) Swanepoel married Johanna Jacoba Smith, and had children including Martha Sophia Swanepoel.
  • Johannes Jacobus Wilhelmus (Oupa Yster) Swanepoel passed away in 1970 in Mutare, Manicaland, Zimbabwe.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christiaan Swanepoel
1845–1913
Birth Location: Cape Province, South Africa
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Maria Swart
1850–1901
Birth Location: ROUXVILLE DISTRICT
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Spouses(s)

Johanna Smith
1880–1920
Birth Location: Driefontein, Rouxville, Free State, South Africa
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Children(s)

Martha Swanepoel
1918–1999
Birth Location: Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa
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Johannes Swanepoel's Ancestors

Self
Johannes Swanepoel
1881–1970
Birth Place: Rouxville, Orange Free State, South Africa
Parents
Christiaan Hendrik Petrus Swanepoel
1845–1913
Cape Province, South Africa
Maria (Margaretha Susanna Elisabeth) Swart
1850–1901
ROUXVILLE DISTRICT
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johannes Swanepoel's Descendants

1.
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Johannes (Jacobus Wilhelmus (Oupa Yster)) Swanepoel (29 Aug 1881–7 Apr 1970) m. Johanna (Jacoba) Smith (26 Jun 1880–20 Sep 1920)
  1. 1. Martha (Sophia) Swanepoel 1918–1999 m. Adam (Johannes Lubbe Connoway) (BL) 1915–1967
    1. 1. Jacobus ((Koos)) Connoway 1944–1971

Johannes Swanepoel's Timeline

2 Records

1881
29 Aug 1881
Birth of Johannes Jacobus Wilhelmus (Oupa Yster) Swanepoel in Rouxville, Orange Free State, South Africa
Rouxville, Orange Free State, South Africa
1970
7 Apr 1970
Age 89
Death of Johannes Jacobus Wilhelmus (Oupa Yster) Swanepoel in Mutare, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
Mutare, Manicaland, Zimbabwe

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1881
    Event Place: Rouxville, Orange Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1970
    Event Place: Mutare, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
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