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Petrus Johannes Francois JACOBS 1813–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Nov 1813

Birth Location: Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 3 May 1864

Death Location: Bethulie, Orange Free State, South Africa

Father: Daniel Jacobs

Mother: Louisa Heerden

Spouse(s): Johanna Holtzhausen

Children(s): Maria Jacobs, Elsje Jacobs, Louisa Jacobs, Daniel Jacobs, Petrus Jacobs, Willem Jacobs, Lucas Jacobs, Aletta Jacobs, Johannes Jacobs, Martha Jacobs, Johanna Jacobs

The story of Petrus Johannes Francois JACOBS began in 1813 in Cape, South Africa. Petrus Johannes Francois JACOBS married Johanna Hendrina Holtzhausen, and had children including Aletta Elizabeth Jacobs, Daniel Johannes Jacobus Jacobs, Elsje Jacoba Jacobs, Johanna Hendrina Jacobs, Johannes Andries Jacobs, Louisa Johanna Catharina Jacobs, Lucas Cornelius Jacobs, Maria Catharina Sophia Jacobs, Martha Maria Francina Jacobs, Petrus Johannes Francois Jacobs, Willem Johannes Lourens Jacobs. Petrus Johannes Francois JACOBS passed away in 1864 in Bethulie, Orange Free State, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Petrus Johannes Francois JACOBS began in 1813 in Cape, South Africa.
  • Petrus Johannes Francois JACOBS married Johanna Hendrina Holtzhausen, and had children including Aletta Elizabeth Jacobs, Daniel Johannes Jacobus Jacobs, Elsje Jacoba Jacobs, Johanna Hendrina Jacobs, Johannes Andries Jacobs, Louisa Johanna Catharina Jacobs, Lucas Cornelius Jacobs, Maria Catharina Sophia Jacobs, Martha Maria Francina Jacobs, Petrus Johannes Francois Jacobs, Willem Johannes Lourens Jacobs.
  • Petrus Johannes Francois JACOBS passed away in 1864 in Bethulie, Orange Free State, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Jacobs
1783–1855
Birth Location: Land van Waveren
DJ
Louisa Heerden
1779–1834
Birth Location: Worcester, Northern Province, South Africa
LH

Spouses(s)

Johanna Holtzhausen
1820–
Birth Location: South Africa
JH

Children(s)

Maria Jacobs
1861–1911
Birth Location: Boshof, Lejweleputswa, Free State, South Africa
MJ
Elsje Jacobs
1839–1875
Birth Location: Caledonrivier, Cape, South Africa
EJ
Louisa Jacobs
1840–1925
Birth Location: –
LJ
Daniel Jacobs
1843–1898
Birth Location: –
DJ
Petrus Jacobs
1852–
Birth Location: Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa
PJ
Willem Jacobs
1858–
Birth Location: Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa
WJ
Lucas Jacobs
1845–1938
Birth Location: Cape, South Africa
LJ
Aletta Jacobs
1848–
Birth Location: –
AJ
Johannes Jacobs
1854–
Birth Location: Smithfield, Orange, Free State, South Africa
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Martha Jacobs
1850–
Birth Location: –
MJ
Johanna Jacobs
1846–1905
Birth Location: Orange Free State, South Africa
JJ

Petrus JACOBS's Ancestors

Self
Petrus JACOBS
1813–1864
Birth Place: Cape, South Africa
Parents
Daniel Johannes Jacobs
1783–1855
Land van Waveren
Louisa (Catharina Van) Heerden
1779–1834
Worcester, Northern Province, South Africa
Grandparents
Daniel (b5c1d5) Jacobs
1747–1801
Cape Colony, Afrique du Sud
Martha (Francina) Erasmus
1757–1817
Stellenbosch, Western Cape, Afrique du Sud
Great-Grandparents
Pieter Jacobs
1703–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Jacobs
1673–1712
Louise Cordier
1682–1774

Petrus JACOBS's Descendants

1.
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Petrus (Johannes Francois) JACOBS (9 Nov 1813–3 May 1864) m. Johanna (Hendrina) Holtzhausen (9 Nov 1820–Unknown)
  1. 1. Maria (Catharina Sophia) Jacobs 1861–1911 m. Izak (Gerhardus) Butler 1859–1938
    1. 1. Anna Butler 1884–
    2. 2. Maria (Catharine Sophia) Butler 1894–
    3. 3. Louis (Cornelius) Butler 1898–
    4. 4. Izaak (Gerhardus) Butler 1887–1918 m. Maria (Elizabeth Magdalena) JACOBS 1877–1955
      1. 1. Susanna (Gertruida Elizabeth) BUTLER 1913–1976 m. Willem (Petrus van) Niekerk 1911–1989
        1. 1. Willem (Petrus Butler van) Niekerk 1936–1989
      2. 2. Mara (Anna Jacoba) Butler 1919–1992
      3. 3. Pieter (Jacobus) BUTLER 1917–1965
      4. 4. Maria (Catharina Sophia) Butler 1912–1973
      5. 5. Izak (Gerhardus) BUTLER 1910–1930
    5. 5. Wilem (Frederick) Butler 1886–
    6. 6. Daniel (Johannes) Butler 1891–
    7. 7. Jan (Joseph) Butler 1892–
    8. 8. Christina (Hendrina) Butler 1896–
    9. 9. Harry (Chatterton) Butler 1897–1968 m. Anna (Louisa Paulina) GOUWS 1902–1987
    10. 10. Henning (Jonathan) Butler 1899–
  2. 2. Elsje (Jacoba) Jacobs 1839–1875 m. Cornelis (Johannes van) Zyl 1834–
    1. 1. Stoffelina ("Heilina" Catharina van) Zyl 1865–
    2. 2. Cornelis (Johannes Van) Zyl 1861–
    3. 3. Petrus (Johannes Francois Van) Zyl 1863–
    4. 4. Willem (Abraham Van) Zyl 1865–
    5. 5. Daniel (Jacobus Van) Zyl 1866–
    6. 6. Lucas (Cornelis Van) Zyl 1868–
    7. 7. Jan (Andries Van) Zyl 1870–
    8. 8. Anna (Helena Elizabeth Van) Zyl 1872–
  3. 3. Louisa (Johanna Catharina) Jacobs 1840–1925
  4. 4. Daniel (Johannes Jacobus) Jacobs 1843–1898
  5. 5. Petrus (Johannes Francois) Jacobs 1852–
  6. 6. Willem (Johannes Lourens) Jacobs 1858–
  7. 7. Lucas (Cornelius) Jacobs 1845–1938
  8. 8. Aletta (Elizabeth) Jacobs 1848–
  9. 9. Johannes (Andries) Jacobs 1854–
  10. 10. Martha (Maria Francina) Jacobs 1850–
  11. 11. Johanna (Hendrina) Jacobs 1846–1905

Petrus JACOBS's Timeline

4 Records

1813
9 Nov 1813
Birth of Petrus Johannes Francois JACOBS in Cape, South Africa
Cape, South Africa
1814
20 Feb 1814
Age 1
Birth of Petrus Johannes Francois JACOBS in Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1864
3 May 1864
Age 51
Death of Petrus Johannes Francois JACOBS in Bethulie, Orange, Free State, South Africa
Bethulie, Orange, Free State, South Africa
1864
3 May 1864
Age 51
Death of Petrus Johannes Francois JACOBS in Bethulie, Orange Free State, South Africa
Bethulie, Orange Free State, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1814
    Event Place: Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1813
    Event Place: Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1864
    Event Place: Bethulie, Orange, Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1864
    Event Place: Bethulie, Orange Free State, South Africa
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