John Andrew Truter

Brief Life History of John Andrew

When John Andrew Truter was born in 1889, in Western Cape, South Africa, his father, Christian Michiel Lund Truter, was 38 and his mother, Susanna Wilhelmina Truter, was 32. He married Amy Oakes on 10 July 1915, in Cape, Cape Colony, South Africa. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 8 July 1958, at the age of 69.

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Family Time Line

John Andrew Truter
1889–1958
Amy Oakes
1890–1987
Marriage: 10 July 1915
Cyril Leonard Truter
1916–1986
Violet Amy Joyce Truter
1920–

Sources (4)

  • John Andrew Truter, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973"
  • Johannes Andreas Truter, "South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966"
  • John Andrew Truter, "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004"

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World Events (8)

1897

Part of Zululand incorporated into British colony of Natal. King Solomon ka Dinizulu exiled.

1899

British troops gather on the Transvaal border and ignore an ultimatum to disperse. The second Anglo-Boer War begins.

1909

British Parliament enacts the South Africa Act, proposed constitution of Union of South Africa.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Wilhelm.

German: variant of Prüter (see Prueter ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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