Brief Life History of Jacobus Stephanus
When Jacobus Stephanus Groenewald was born on 9 April 1856, in Graaff-Reinet, Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, South Africa, his father, Jacobus Stephanus Groenewald, was 30 and his mother, Hester Catharina van der Merwe, was 24. He married Hendrina Gertruida Theron about 1881, in South Africa. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 16 June 1947, in Senekal, Transvaal, South Africa, at the age of 91.
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Sources (6)
- Jacobus Stephanus Groenewald, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973"
- Jacobus Stephanus Groenewald, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 "
- Jacobus Stephanus Groenewald, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 "
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World Events (8)
1867
Diamonds discovered in Orange Free State and Kimberley.
1872
Introduction of pass laws to control labor force in Kimberley diamond mines.
1881
Transvaal is restored as a republic. Pretoria Convention recognizes Transvaal independence.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Kurt.
Dutch and East Frisian: habitational name from any of various minor places so named, from groen ‘green’ + wold ‘wood, forest’. Compare Gronewold .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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