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Willem Petrus Gerrit Viljoen 1868–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 APR 1868

Birth Location: Hoopstad, Lejweleputswa, FS, South Africa

Death Date: 2 JAN 1959

Death Location: Wesselsbron, Orange Free State, South Africa

Father: Christoffel Viljoen

Mother: Anna Ras

Spouse(s): Sofia Oosthuizen

Children(s): Jacob Viljoen, Johanna Viljoen, Jacob Viljoen, Johanna Viljoen

In 1868, Willem Petrus Gerrit Viljoen entered the world in Hoopstad, Lejweleputswa, FS, South Africa, born to Christoffel Cornelius Viljoen And Anna Maria Ras. Willem Petrus Gerrit Viljoen married Catharina Engela Elizabeth Durand, Sofia Maria Jacoba Magdalena Oosthuizen, and had children including Anna Christina Magdalena Viljoen, Jacob Lodewyk Viljoen, Johanna Esabella Viljoen, Maria Magdalena Viljoen, Willem Petrus Viljoen. Willem Petrus Gerrit Viljoen passed away in 1959 in Wesselsbron, Orange Free State, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1868, Willem Petrus Gerrit Viljoen entered the world in Hoopstad, Lejweleputswa, FS, South Africa, born to Christoffel Cornelius Viljoen And Anna Maria Ras.
  • Willem Petrus Gerrit Viljoen married Catharina Engela Elizabeth Durand, Sofia Maria Jacoba Magdalena Oosthuizen, and had children including Anna Christina Magdalena Viljoen, Jacob Lodewyk Viljoen, Johanna Esabella Viljoen, Maria Magdalena Viljoen, Willem Petrus Viljoen.
  • Willem Petrus Gerrit Viljoen passed away in 1959 in Wesselsbron, Orange Free State, South Africa.

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Willem Viljoen's Ancestors

Self
Willem Viljoen
1868–1959
Birth Place: Hoopstad, Lejweleputswa, FS, South Africa
Parents
Christoffel Cornelius Viljoen
1865–1913
Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Anna (Maria) Ras
1843–1896
Hoopstad, O.F.S, South Africa
Grandparents
Christoffel (Cornelius) Viljoen
1815–
George, South Cape DC, Western Cape, South Africa
Maria (Carolina Theunissen) Marx
1820–
Hendrik (Willem Johannes) Ras
1821–1901
Bokkeveld, Western Cape, South Africa
Anna (Maria Elizabeth) Botha
1825–1898
Winburg, O.F.S
Great-Grandparents
Willem Botha
1791–1872
Anna Pietersen
1804–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Frederik Botha
1772–1798
Anna Deysel
1757–1851
Ferdinandus Pietersen
1773–
Pietersen
1784–1855

Willem Viljoen's Descendants

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Willem (Petrus Gerrit) Viljoen (21 APR 1868–2 JAN 1959) m. Sofia (Maria Jacoba Magdalena) Oosthuizen (EST 1873–Onbekend)
  1. 1. Jacob (Lodewyk) Viljoen –1959
  2. 2. Johanna (Esabella) Viljoen –1968
  3. 3. Jacob (Lodewyk) Viljoen –1959
  4. 4. Johanna (Esabella) Viljoen –1968

Willem Viljoen's Timeline

3 Records

1868
21 APR 1868
Birth of Willem Petrus Gerrit Viljoen in Hoopstad, Lejweleputswa, FS, South Africa
Hoopstad, Lejweleputswa, FS, South Africa
1868
19 JUL 1868
Willem Petrus Gerrit Viljoen was baptized in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa
Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa
1959
2 JAN 1959
Age 91
Death of Willem Petrus Gerrit Viljoen in Wesselsbron, Orange Free State, South Africa
Wesselsbron, Orange Free State, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 APR 1868
    Event Place: Hoopstad, Lejweleputswa, FS, South Africa
    Record Source: Orange Free State, South Africa, Estate Files, 1951-2006

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 JUL 1868
    Event Place: Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bothasdeel, Wesselsbron, Lejweleputswa, FS, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Meintjes Request

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 JAN 1959
    Event Place: Wesselsbron, Orange Free State, South Africa
    Record Source: Orange Free State, South Africa, Estate Files, 1951-2006

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