Agnes Sophia Johanna (Pohl) van Niekerk (1869-1965)

Agnes Sophia Johanna van Niekerk formerly Pohl aka Brockett

Born 3 Sep 1869 in Carels Rust, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa

Ancestors

Daughter of Ignatius Phillip Willem Pohl and Sophia Margaretha Ferdinandina (Schneider) Pohl

Sister of Edmund Frederik Wilhelm Pohl, Ignatius Philip Leopold Pohl, Helena Dorothea (Pohl) Hertz, Frederick Carl Joseph Pohl, Felix Alexander Pohl, Robert Edward Pohl, Olga Louisa Pohl, Robert Edward Pohl, Alexander Bailey Schneider Pohl, Herbert Dreyer Pohl, Christiana Johanna Ferreira Pohl, Sophie Henriette Christine (Pohl) Fouchè and Johann Wilhelm Carl Schneider Pohl

Wife of John Walter Brockett — married [date unknown] in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province

Wife of Gerhardus Lourens van Niekerk — married 14 Apr 1898 in Pretoria

Descendants

Mother of Ethel Amy Sophia Brockett, Angus Alfred Brockett and Hester Harriet (Van Niekerk) Bezuidenhout

Died 28 Dec 1965 at age 96 in Potchefstroom, North West

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Biography

Agnes Sophia Johanna was born in 1869. She was the daughter of Ignatius Phillip Willem Pohl and Sophia Margaretha Ferdinandina Schneider. She passed away in 1965.

Birth

Event Date: 3 September 1869 ^[1]

Event Place:

Death

Event Date: 28 December 1965 ^[1]

Event Place: Potchefstroom, Transvaal [North West South Africa] ^[1]

Grave

Place: Potchefstroom cemetery, North West ^[1]

Sources

Marriage-

Gerhardus Lourens van Niekerk born 1854 Agnes Sophia Johanna Pohl born 1870 formally Brockett Married- 14 Apr 1898 Place- Pretoria https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVZ-Z98K-W?i=461&cat=244028 Civil registration (marriages), Transvaal, 1861-1899 – Film 008119641 Image 462 of 743. Page 1230 14/4/1898 Pretoria

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 eGGSA library Gravestones in South Africa Noordwes : North West North West, POTCHEFSTROOM, Urban area North West Province, POTCHEFSTROOM, Main cemetery N - Vanne :: Surnames - N Ni - Surnames starting with the letters Ni NIEKERK Gerhardus Lourens, van 1853-1929 & Agnes Sophia Johanna POHL 1868-1965. Seen and entered July 6, 2016 by Susanna de Bruyn

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Agnes by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Agnes:

~3.12% ~6.25% Maureen (Greathead) Cremin : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XG8165094 [compare], Ancestry member Twiga64
~2.34% ~6.25% Dave Murray : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A188917 [compare], Ancestry member mukwaman + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A188917 [compare], FTDNA kit #N22133
~1.56% ~3.12% Roderick Finlay : MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch PY5765573 [compare]