Helena Dorothea
Roos
formerly van der Merwe
Born in Winburg, Orange Free State
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jacob Francois van der Merwe
and Catharina Magdalena (Reyneke) Kemp
Sister of
Gertruida Susanna (van der Merwe) Smit, Maria Elizabeth (van der Merwe) Maree, Jacob Francois van der Merwe, Daniel Casparus van der Merwe, Catharina Magdalena (van der Merwe) Koekemoer, Gerrit Stephanus van der Merwe and Anna Christina (van der Merwe) van Rooyen
Wife of
Eduard Christiaan Daniel Roos
— married
20 Apr 1885 in Senekal, Orange Free State
Descendants 
Mother of
Johannes Gysbertus Roos, Catharina Magdalena (Roos) Uys, Anna Elizabeth (Roos) Theron and Jacob Francois van der Merwe Roos
Died
at age 59
in Ararat, Bethlehem, Orange Free State, South Africa
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Mar 2016
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Biography
Helena was born in 1866. She was the daughter of Jacob van der Merwe and Catharina Reyneke. She passed away about 1925.[1]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9LW-5XMJ?cc=3040532&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AW9LH-T6T2 Death notice added on 25/12/2019 by Stephanus Scheepers
- "South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FC3Z-KF7 : accessed 27 Sep 2014), Johannes Cysbertus Roos, 04 Oct 1959, Death; citing Pretoria, Master of the Free State High Court, Bloemfontein; FHL microfilm 004222531.
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Stephanus Johannes Scheepers (1969-2021)
Unknown-252957 and Van der Merwe-1678 appear to represent the same person because: Somebody created the "Unknown" profile years ago and married it to Mr. Roos. I am just trying to tidy it up.
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by Stephanus Johannes Scheepers (1969-2021)
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