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Willem Johannes Nel 1886–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1886

Birth Location: Senekal

Death Date: 22 Nov 1958

Death Location: Ficksburg

Father: Louis Nel

Mother: Jacoba Luus

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In 1886, Willem Johannes Nel entered the world in Senekal, born to Louis Gerhardus Nel And Jacoba Dorothea Luus. Willem Johannes Nel passed away in 1958 in Ficksburg.

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Biography

  • In 1886, Willem Johannes Nel entered the world in Senekal, born to Louis Gerhardus Nel And Jacoba Dorothea Luus.
  • Willem Johannes Nel passed away in 1958 in Ficksburg.

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Willem Nel's Ancestors

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Willem Nel
1886–1958
Birth Place: Senekal
Parents
Louis Gerhardus Nel
1853–1942
Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
Jacoba (Dorothea) Luus
1857–1947
Orange Free State, South Africa
Grandparents
Jacobus (Hendrik Frederik) Luus
1823–1875
George, Cape Colony, South Africa
Anne (Marie Elizabeth VAN) ROOYEN
1822–1883
Uitenhage, Cape, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Jan Rooyen
1789–1874
Anna Nimwegen
1801–1937
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reynier Rooyen
1759–1791
Anna Deysel
1757–1799

Willem Nel's Timeline

2 Records

1886
1886
Birth of Willem Johannes Nel in Senekal
Senekal
1958
22 Nov 1958
Age 72
Death of Willem Johannes Nel in Ficksburg
Ficksburg

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Senekal
    Record Source: Orange Free State, South Africa, Estate Files, 1951-2006

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1958
    Event Place: Ficksburg
    Record Source: Orange Free State, South Africa, Estate Files, 1951-2006

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