Thursday 1 October 2020

Chapter 9 - Johannes Francois Marais (1867 - 1950)

 Johannes Francois Marais, b2c2d1e3f4g10h2i2 - My Great Grandfather 

Birth: February 25, 1867 Cape Province, South Africa

Death: March 05, 1950 (83)  Tzaneen


Immediate Family:

Son of Johannes Francois Marais, b2c2d1e3f4g10h2 and Sophia Cecilia Marais, b2c2d1e2f4g5h9

 

 Husband of Aletta Susanna Marais (born Bekker) 1873 - 1893

Birth of daughter: Johanna Katrina Botha (born Marais)  Middelburg, Transvaal  Apr 2 1891

Birth of daughter: Aletta Susanna van Der Zee (born Marais) Aug 19 1893

 

Husband of Elizabeth Heubrecht Marais (born Stapleberg) Great-grandmother 1877 - 1901

Birth of son: Johannes Francois Marais Tzaneen Jan 9 1897

Birth of son: Master Marais - Birth: Pietersburg Burgher Concentration Camp May 13 1901 (Died May 15 1901)



The Anglo Boer War (1899 - 1902)  

In May 1901 Johannes and Elizabeth lived on the Farm Woodbush in Magoebaskloof, Northern Transvaal South Africa, they were captured by the British and all the Woman and children were sent to the British Concentration Camp in Pietersburg. 

Johannes Francois was sent to India as a POW where most of the Boers who were captured were sent. 

Elizabeth was heavily pregnant at the time and gave birth to a son on the 13th of May, 1901 she died on the 14th of May and the cause of death was entered as parturition and exhaustion. 

Her Son who was unnamed died the following day 15th of May 1901 Cause: congenital debility.

Elizabeth's father who signed her death certificate, Hendrik Johannes Bekker died a few days later on the 18th of May 1901. 


Here is a photo of the Pietersburg BC



Surname                 Marais
Name                 JOHANNES FRANCOIS
Age                         33
Address                 PIETERSBURG
District                 ZOUTPANSBERG
Where Captured HAENERTSBERG
When Captured 1901/05/04
Camp                 TRICHINOPOLY
Country                 Indië
Ship (To)                 Onbekend
Ship (Back)
POW Number         18892
Ref ID                     18062

After Johannes Francois Marais returned from the POW Camp in India in 1902 he married for a 3rd time. 

Husband of Helena Dorothea Petronella Marais (born Stapelberg) 

Birth of Son: Andries

Birth of Son: Unknown

    

Brother of 

Pieter Schalk Marais, b2c2d1e3f4g10h2i1; 

Jan Gabriel Gabriël Marais, b2c2d1e3f4g10h2i3  

Engela Helena Elizabeth Marais

Death Notice of Johannes Francois Marais - 1950 signed by his Daughter Johanna Botha (Marais) 


 

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