Johannes Francois Marais - My Grandfather
Born: Jan 9th, 1897 in Tzaneen, Northern Transvaal South Africa to Francois Johannes Marais and Elizabeth Heubrecht Marais (Born Bekker)
Died: Sep 3rd, 1948 in Discovery Hospital, Roodepoort, South Africa - Buried in Roodepoort Cemetery.
On the Form of Information of a Death below, the Informants signature is E.F. Zentgraf who was his wife's sister:
Eugenie Francis Zentgraf (born de villiers) 1903 - 1996
Anglo Boer War
At the Age of 4 years old Johannes Francois Marais was captured with his pregnant mother and half siblings and taken to the POW Boer concentration camp in Pietersburg.
His Mother died in the concentration camp and the newly born infant died the day after.
A few months after arriving in the POW camp in Pietersburg they were transferred to Howick were they remained until the end of the War.
His Father Johannes Francois Marais who was also captured was sent to a POW Camp in India and returned in 1902.
Johannes Francois Marais born 1897 - Married Anna Johann Marais (born de Villiers) in 1922
Annie De Villiers
Born: June 3rd, 1898 (Roodepoort)
Died: April 1st, 1985 (Krugersdorp)
They had 9 children 7 Sons and 2 Daughters
1923 - Birth of son: Johannes Francois Marais - July 1, 1923
1924 - Birth of daughter: Anna johanna Kemp (born Marais) - Dec 9, 1924
1926 - Birth of son: Frank (Francois Johannes) Marais - Sep 21 1926
1928 - Birth of son: Barend Rudolph (Benjamin) Marais - June 1 1928
1930 - Birth of son: Johannes Stephanus Phillipus Marais - Sep 5 1930
1932 - Birth of son: Sarel Marais - Sep 22 1932
1934 - Birth of daughter: Huibrecht Elizabeth Fouché (born Marais) - July 19 1934
1936 - Birth of son: Pieter Gysbert Robert Marais July 26 1936
1941 - Birth of son: Lourens Niklaas Marais Feb 2 1941
I wonder if and whom of the above-mentioned Marais may be my grandfather? I believe his family lived in Bathurst, Eastern Cape.
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