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Willem Johannes Nel 1904–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1904

Birth Location: Marquard, Free State, South Africa

Death Date: 9 Nov 1958

Death Location: Marquard, Free State, South Africa

Father: Louis Nel

Mother: Maria Nel

Spouse(s): Johanna Ferreira

Children(s): Hester Nel, Louis 🧬, Willier Nel

The story of Willem Johannes Nel began in 1904 in Marquard, Free State, South Africa. Willem Johannes Nel married Johanna Isabella Ferreira, and had children including Cornelia Maria Nel, Hester Maria Catharina Nel, Johanna Isabella Nel, Louis Nel, Nicolaas Johannes Nel, Willier Nel. Willem Johannes Nel passed away in 1958 in Marquard, Free State, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Willem Johannes Nel began in 1904 in Marquard, Free State, South Africa.
  • Willem Johannes Nel married Johanna Isabella Ferreira, and had children including Cornelia Maria Nel, Hester Maria Catharina Nel, Johanna Isabella Nel, Louis Nel, Nicolaas Johannes Nel, Willier Nel.
  • Willem Johannes Nel passed away in 1958 in Marquard, Free State, South Africa.

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Willem Nel's Ancestors

Self
Willem Nel
1904–1958
Birth Place: Marquard, Free State, South Africa
Parents
Louis Gerhardus Nel
1880–1960
Senekal, Free State, South Africa
Maria (Cornelia) Nel
1879–1919
Marquard, Orange Free State, South Africa
Grandparents
Louis (Gerhardus) Nel
1853–1942
Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
Jacoba (Dorothea) Luus
1857–1947
Orange Free State, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Jacobus Luus
1823–1875
Anne ROOYEN
1822–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jan Rooyen
1789–1874
Anna Nimwegen
1801–1937

Willem Nel's Descendants

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Willem (Johannes) Nel (8 Feb 1904–9 Nov 1958) m. Johanna (Isabella) Ferreira (22 Jul 1907–13 Oct 1989)
  1. 1. Hester (Maria Catharina) Nel 1928–2018
  2. 2. Louis (Nel) 🧬 1931–2017
  3. 3. Willier Nel 1933–2019

Willem Nel's Timeline

2 Records

1904
8 Feb 1904
Birth of Willem Johannes Nel in Marquard, Free State, South Africa
Marquard, Free State, South Africa
1958
9 Nov 1958
Age 54
Death of Willem Johannes Nel in Marquard, Free State, South Africa
Marquard, Free State, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1904
    Event Place: Marquard, Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1958
    Event Place: Marquard, Free State, South Africa

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