Charles August Pistorius (1871 - 1943)

Born 23 Apr 1871 in Kroonstad, Oranje Vrijstaat

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Magdalena (Rousseau) Pistorius — married 28 Jul 1903 in Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa

Descendants

Died 22 Sep 1943 at age 72 in Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa

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Biography

Baptism

Name: Charles August Pistorius

Event Date: 29 Oct 1871

Event Place: Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa

Event Place: Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1871

Father's Name: Johs Corne Herms Pistorius

Mother's Name: Pieternella Joha Weilbach

Witnesses:

Gabriel Johannes Jeremeas Russouw

Isabelle Eliz Weilbach

Philippus Petrus v.d.Merwe

Susanna Cath Eliz Swanepoel^[1]

Marriage

Name: Carl August Pistorius

Age: 32

Birth Year (Estimated): 1871

Birthplace: Orange River Colony

Marital Status: Bachelor

Residence: Berlin, district Potchefstroom

Marriage Date: 28 Jul 1903

Marriage Place: Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa

Spouse's Name: Anna Magdalena Rousseau

Spouse's Age: 24

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1879

Birthplace: Transvaal

Marital Status: Spinster

Residence: Rietfontein, district Potchefstroom^[2]

Settlement

1933

178 King Edward Street, Potchefstroom

Burial

Name: Carl August Pistorius

Event Type: Burial

Event Place: Potchefstroom

Cemetery: Potchefstroom Main Cemetery

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1872

Death Date: 22 Sep 1943^[3]

Probate

Name: Carl August Pistorius

Birthplace: Distrik Heilbron

Nationaltiy: Suid Afrikaner

Father: Johannes Cornelis Pistorius, deceased

Mother: Petronella Pistorius, born Weilbach, deceased

Age: 72 years, 5 months

Occupation: Boer [farmer]

Residence: Begeerlyk, distrik Frankfort, O.V.S.

Spouse: Anna Magdalena Pistorius, born Rosseau

Place of last marriage: Potchefstroom

Date of decease: 22 Sep 1943

Place of decease: Boksburg, 147 Markstraat

Children:

Gabriel Johannes Jacobus

Isabella Elizabeth married to Coenraad Eduard de Beer^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HG-NVGQ : 7 August 2017), Charles August Pistorius, 1871
2. ↑ "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQZ-VPQ9 : 27 September 2019), Carl August Pistorius and Anna Magdalena Rousseau, Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa; citing Marriage, Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa, NARS "Civil registration (marriages - coloureds), Transvaal and Swaziland, 1898-1927." The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria.
3. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3M-KH2B : 24 June 2015), Carl August Pistorius, died 22 Sep 1943; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Potchefstroom Main Cemetery, Potchefstroom, North West, North West, South Africa
4. ↑ "South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W6WJ-B9MM : 23 December 2019), Carl August Pistorius, 1943; citing Probate, Orange Free State, South Africa, Master's Office of the Orange Free State Archives, Bloemfontein; 004087930.

• "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQZ-VPQ9 : 27 September 2019), Carl August Pistorius and Anna Magdalena Rousseau, Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa; citing Marriage, Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa, NARS "Civil registration (marriages - coloureds), Transvaal and Swaziland, 1898-1927." The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria. Wessels-1522 22:14, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
• "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7479-CBN2 : 16 September 2019), Carl August Pistorius, 22 Sep 1943; citing Death, Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa, Department of the Interior. Registrar of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Transvaal. Wessels-1522 21:57, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
• "South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W6WJ-B9MM : 23 December 2019), Carl August Pistorius, 1943; citing Probate, Orange Free State, South Africa, Master's Office of the Orange Free State Archives, Bloemfontein; 004087930. Wessels-1522 22:05, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Mary Pistorius for creating WikiTree profile Pistorius-1245 through the import of Pistorius RSA Five Brothersfor WIKI.ged on Mar 8, 2013.