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Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter 1878–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 SEP 1878

Birth Location: Bosmansfontein, Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa

Death Date: 2 OCT 1929

Death Location: Welgevonden, Soekmekaar, Soutpansberg, Transvaal, South Africa

Father: Pieter Venter

Mother: Jacoba Botha

Spouse(s): Cornelia Rensburg

Children(s): Buks Venter

In 1878, Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter entered the world in Bosmansfontein, Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa, born to Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter And Jacoba Martina Botha. Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter married Cornelia Johanna Janse Van Rensburg, and had children including Buks Venter. Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter passed away in 1929 in Welgevonden, Soekmekaar, Soutpansberg, Transvaal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter entered the world in Bosmansfontein, Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa, born to Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter And Jacoba Martina Botha.
  • Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter married Cornelia Johanna Janse Van Rensburg, and had children including Buks Venter.
  • Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter passed away in 1929 in Welgevonden, Soekmekaar, Soutpansberg, Transvaal, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Pieter Venter's Ancestors

Self
Pieter Venter
1878–1929
Birth Place: Bosmansfontein, Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa
Parents
Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter
1851–1941
Bosmansfontein, Standerton, Transvaal, South Africa
Jacoba (Martina) Botha
1849–1919
Swartruggens, Transvaal, South Africa
Grandparents
Jacobus (Daniel) Venter
1814–1892
Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
Martha (Maria Magdalena) Robbertse
1821–1883
Cape Colony, South Africa
Jacobus (Marthinus) Botha
1801–1882
South Africa
Stefina (Anna Catrina) Bekker
1820–1886
Uitenhage, Cape, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Jacobus Venter
1786–1846
Aletta Bezuidenhout
1791–1833
Gerrit Robbertse
1779–1864
Anna Heerden
1782–
Johannes A1b4c10d10
1775–
Maria Landman
1777–1835
Johannes Becker
1779–1840
Johanna Bekker
1782–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jan Venter
1754–1824
Johanna Smit
1760–
Pieter Bezuidenhout
1765–1820
Anna Nel
1770–1853
Jan Robbertse
1742–1806
Geertruy Linde
1752–1841
Isaac Heerden
1755–
Elsje Meÿburg
1757–
Petrus Botha
1731–1781
Anna Belen
1746–1837
Willem Lantman
1715–1778
Johanna Jonker
1747–1794
Stephanus Bekker
1730–1809
Helena Schoeman
1739–1809
Marthinus Bekker
–1788
Catharina Klopper
1753–1798

Pieter Venter's Descendants

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Pieter (Johannes Lodewyk) Venter (9 SEP 1878–2 OCT 1929) m. Cornelia (Johanna Janse van) Rensburg (15 APR 1887–10 JUN 1944)
  1. 1. Buks Venter 1908–1990 m. Petronella (Margaretha) Snyman 1911–1999
    1. 1. Petronella (Margrietha) Venter 1946–2023 m. Frederick (Jacobus) Rabé 1946–2003

Pieter Venter's Timeline

6 Records

1878
9 SEP 1878
Birth of Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter in Bosmansfontein, Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa
Bosmansfontein, Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa
1878
17 NOV 1878
Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter was baptized in Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa
Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa
1878
17 NOV 1878
Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter was christened in Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa
Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa
1929
1929
Age 51
Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter - Probate in Transvaal, South Africa
Transvaal, South Africa
1929
2 OCT 1929
Age 51
Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter resided here in Klipput, Bandelierkop, Soutpansberg, Transvaal, South Africa
Klipput, Bandelierkop, Soutpansberg, Transvaal, South Africa
1929
2 OCT 1929
Age 51
Death of Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter in Welgevonden, Soekmekaar, Soutpansberg, Transvaal, South Africa
Welgevonden, Soekmekaar, Soutpansberg, Transvaal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 SEP 1878
    Event Place: Bosmansfontein, Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961, "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 00:45:48 UTC 2024), Entry for Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter, 1929.
    [2] South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954, "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Jan 17 02:26:34 UTC 2025), Entry for Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter, 2 Oct 1929.
    [3] South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991, "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Mar 07 21:46:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter and P J L Venter, 17 Nov 1878.
    [4] South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1931, "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1931", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Mar 08 20:57:32 UTC 2024), Entry for Pieter Johannes Lodewÿk Venter and Cornelia Johanna Jansen Van Rensburg, 17 July 1905.
    [5] South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961, "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Mar 08 16:04:33 UTC 2024), Entry for Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter, 2 Oct 1929.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 NOV 1878
    Event Place: Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 17 NOV 1878
    Event Place: Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991, "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Mar 07 21:46:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter and P J L Venter, 17 Nov 1878.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 OCT 1929
    Event Place: Klipput, Bandelierkop, Soutpansberg, Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: "Klipput 980 B", Bandelierkop, Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 OCT 1929
    Event Place: Welgevonden, Soekmekaar, Soutpansberg, Transvaal, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961, "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 00:45:48 UTC 2024), Entry for Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter, 1929.
    [2] South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954, "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Jan 17 02:26:34 UTC 2025), Entry for Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter, 2 Oct 1929.
    [3] South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961, "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Mar 08 16:04:33 UTC 2024), Entry for Pieter Johannes Lodewyk Venter, 2 Oct 1929.

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