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John Ralph Kruger 1874–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT JUN 1874

Birth Location: South Africa

Death Date: 2 APR 1950

Death Location: Cape Province, South Africa

Father: Carel Kruger

Mother: Elizabeth Martlow

Spouse(s): Martha Koorsten, Gertruida Kruger, Anna Koopman, Margaret Wilkins

Children(s): John Kruger

In 1874, John Ralph Kruger entered the world in South Africa, born to Carel Kruger And Elizabeth Martlow. John Ralph Kruger married Anna Cornelia Koopman, Gertruida Kruger, Margaret Jane Wilkins, Martha Margaretha Koorsten, Troy Kruger, and had children including Hendrik Kruger, Johanna Kruger, John Ralph Kruger, Margaretha Kruger. John Ralph Kruger passed away in 1950 in Cape Province, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1874, John Ralph Kruger entered the world in South Africa, born to Carel Kruger And Elizabeth Martlow.
  • John Ralph Kruger married Anna Cornelia Koopman, Gertruida Kruger, Margaret Jane Wilkins, Martha Margaretha Koorsten, Troy Kruger, and had children including Hendrik Kruger, Johanna Kruger, John Ralph Kruger, Margaretha Kruger.
  • John Ralph Kruger passed away in 1950 in Cape Province, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Carel Kruger
1833–1882
Birth Location: Griquatown, Griqualand, Cape Colony, South Africa
CK
Elizabeth Martlow
1833–
Birth Location: Griqualand West, Cape Province, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Martha Koorsten
1906–
Birth Location: Kimberley, Griqualand West, Cape Colony, South Africa
MK
Gertruida Kruger
1875–
Birth Location: Griqualand West, Cape Province, South Africa
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Anna Koopman
1886–1921
Birth Location: Griqualand, Cape Province, South Africa
AK
Margaret Wilkins
1884–
Birth Location: –
MW

Children(s)

John Kruger
1944–1989
Birth Location: Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa
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John Kruger's Ancestors

Self
John Kruger
1874–1950
Birth Place: South Africa
Parents
Carel Kruger
1833–1882
Griquatown, Griqualand, Cape Colony, South Africa
Elizabeth Martlow
1833–
Griqualand West, Cape Province, South Africa
Grandparents
Carel (Hendrik) Kruger
1787–
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Margaretha Fortuin
1800–
South Africa
Maria (Dorothea) Fortuin
1825–1901
Griqualand West, Cape Province, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Carel Kruger
1750–1793
Geertruy Coetzee
1763–1832
Jan Fortuin
1806–1893
Jacoba Wyk
1806–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Kruger
1718–1778
Christina Strang
1721–1778
Ockert Coetzee
1723–1767
Elsje Wijk
1736–1787
Willem Fortuin
1797–1874
Martjie Vorster
1785–
Willem Wyk
1780–1851
Martha Mouton
1786–1889

John Kruger's Descendants

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John (Ralph) Kruger (ABT JUN 1874–2 APR 1950) m. Martha (Margaretha) Koorsten (1906–) m. Gertruida Kruger (1875–) m. Anna (Cornelia) Koopman (1886–16 JUN 1921) m. Margaret (Jane) Wilkins (1884–)
  1. 1. John (Ralph) Kruger 1944–1989 m. Elaine (Rose) Rich 1949–2017

John Kruger's Timeline

2 Records

1874
ABT JUN 1874
Birth of John Ralph Kruger in South Africa
South Africa
1950
2 APR 1950
Age 76
Death of John Ralph Kruger in Cape Province, South Africa
Cape Province, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT JUN 1874
    Event Place: South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 APR 1950
    Event Place: Cape Province, South Africa
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