Susanna Elizabeth (Groenewald) du Plessis (1853 - 1900)

Born 19 Mar 1853 in Jacobsdal, Orange Free State, South Africa

Ancestors

Wife of Laurens Marthinus Cerfonteyn — married 17 Jan 1870 in Jacobsdal, Orange Free State, South Africa

Wife of Charl Petrus Francois du Plessis — married 21 May 1887 in Jacobsdal, Orange Free State, South Africa

Descendants

Died 12 Feb 1900 at age 46 in Boshof, Orange Free State, South Africa

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Biography

• She is the daughter of Hermanus Groenewald and Maria Du Plessis.
• Birth: Mar 19 1853; Jacobsdal, Orange Free State, South Africa
• Father: Hermanus Bernardus Groenewald
• Mother: Maria Cornelia Groenewald (born du Plessis)
• 1st Husband: Lourens Marthinus Serfontein
• Marriage: 17 Jan 1870; Jacobsdal, Orange Free State, South Africa
• 2nd Husband: Sarel Petrus Francois du Plessis
• Marriage: 21 May 1887; Jacobsdal, Orange Free State, South Africa
• Death: 12 Feb 1900; "Zwartkoppesfontein", Boshof, Orange Free State, South Africa

Added by [[Wolhuter-10 | Christine (Wolhuter) Schwarz on 27 Oct 2020

Children as per her Probate

• With 1st Husband:

1. Johannes Andries Daniel Serfontein *1872
2. Martha Jacoba (born Serfontein) *1874
3. Maria Cornelia (born Serfontein) *1878
4. Hermanus Bernardus Serfontein *1880

• With 2nd Husband:

1. Abraham Louw Du Plessis *1888
2. Susanna Elizabeth (born Du Plessis) *1889

Added by [[Wolhuter-10 | Christine (Wolhuter) Schwarz on 27 Oct 2020

1st Marriage

Name: Lourens Marthinus Serfontein

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 17 Jan 1870

Event Place: Jacobsdal, Orange Free State, South Africa

Event Place (Original): Jacobsdal, Free State, South Africa

Residence Place: Kameel Fontein

Gender: Male

Age: 21

Marital Status: Single

Birth Year (Estimated): 1849

Spouse's Name: Susanna Elizabeth Groenewald

Spouse's Residence Place: Klipkuil

Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Age: 16

Spouse's Marital Status: Single

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1854

Note: Banns

Entry Number: 108

GS Film Number: 001670560

Digital Folder Number: 007650868

Image Number: 00059

Citing this Record: "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HG-N9Z4 : 8 April 2020), Lourens Marthinus Serfontein and Susanna Elizabeth Groenewald, 17 Jan 1870; citing p. , Marriage, Jacobsdal, Orange Free State, South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Synod Centre, Bloemfontein; FHL microfilm . Added by [[Wolhuter-10 | Christine (Wolhuter) Schwarz on 27 Oct 2020

2nd Marriage

Name: Charl Petrus Francois Du Plessis

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 21 May 1887

Event Place: Jacobsdal, Orange Free State, South Africa

Event Place (Original): Jacobsdal

Age: 44

Birth Year (Estimated): 1843

Spouse's Name: Susanna Elizabeth Groenewald Serfontein

Spouse's Age: 34

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1853

Digital Folder Number: 008145829

Image Number: 00679

Record Number: 0

Citing this Record: "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CDF2-1GMM : 10 March 2020), Susanna Elizabeth Groenewald Serfontein in entry for Charl Petrus Francois Du Plessis, 1887. Added by [[Wolhuter-10 | Christine (Wolhuter) Schwarz on 27 Oct 2020

Probate

Name: Susanna Elizabeth Groenewald

Event Type: Probate

Event Date: 1900

Event Place: Boshof, Fraserburg, Cape Province, South Africa

Event Place (Original): Zwartkoppesfontein, Boshof

Age: 46

Relationship to Deceased: Deceased

Birth Year (Estimated): 1854

Birthplace: Colesberg, Cape Colony

Death Date: 12 Feb 1900

Digital Folder Number: 004071648

Image Number: 00135

Record Number: 0

Citing this Record: "South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:76MS-9MW2 : 23 March 2020), Susanna Elizabeth Groenewald, 1900; citing Probate, Boshof, Fraserburg, Cape Province, South Africa, Master's Office of the Orange Free State Archives, Bloemfontein; 004071648. Added by [[Wolhuter-10 | Christine (Wolhuter) Schwarz on 27 Oct 2020

Sources

• South African Genealogies - J.A. Heese & R.T.J. Lombard; Volume 2 D-G; page 578. Added by [[Wolhuter-10 | Christine (Wolhuter) Schwarz on 27 Oct 2020

• "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HG-WDNB : 8 April 2020), Jakobus Johannes Wessels and Susanna Elisabeth Groenewald, 16 Jan 1871; citing p. , Marriage, Boshof, Orange Free State, South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Synod Centre, Bloemfontein; FHL microfilm . Added by Hermanus Wessels 14 May 2020