Martinus Postma (1855 - 1926)

Born 14 Jul 1855 in Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Wilhelmina Josina (Spiller) Postma — married 17 Jul 1876 in Burgersdorp, Cape Colony

Descendants

Died 26 Jul 1926 at age 71 in South Africa

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Biography

Martinus Postma is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa

Martinus Postma, born 14 July 1855^[1] in Zwolle, son of Durk Postma and Ida Sijpkens. His mother died the year before the family emigrated to South Africa. They arrived on 9 July 1858 in Simonstown.^[2]

Education and work

Martinus played a concrete role in the Reformed Church (Gereformeerde Kerk Suid Afrika) and furthering access to Christian education to young children.

Their father Rev. Dirk taught him and his brother Petrus Postma, from an early age, Hebrew, Latin and Greek. Apart from his Theological Schooling in Burgersdorp Martinus obtained an M-degree in Classical Languages. ^[3]

He served as Reverend( Ds) at following congregations : ^[4]

• Middelburg, Cape Province 1890–1897
• Johannesburg-Krugersdorp 1897–1904
• Pretoria 1904–1906
• Johannesburg 1909–1926

Marriage

Martinus was married twice.

1. Marriage.: Elizabeth Wilhelmina Josina (Spiller) Postma, at the Reformed church Burgersdorp on 17 July 1876. They were married by Pastor Dirk Postma (his father), and witnessed by C. Robberts.

Fourteen children were born from this union. Elizabeth died in 1907. Only six children were still alive when their father died at age 71.

• Dirk Postma (1877-1940)
• Ferdinand Postma (1879-1950)
• Adelaide (Postma) van der Reyden (1880-1954)
• Elizabeth (Postma) Mellema (1886-)
• Lydia (Postma) van Tonder (abt.1888-abt.1932)
• Catharina Rebecca (Postma) Coetsee (1891-1980)

2. Marriage.: Hester Johanna (de Klerk) Postma, widow of Casper Jan Hendrik Vorster. Martinus and Hester had no children.

Death

Date 26 July 1926

61 Mint Road, Fordsburg, Johannesburg ^[5]

Probate: ^[6]

Sources

• 1st Marriage.:> "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, Family Search.:> Martinus Postma was married to Elizabeth Wilhelmina Josina (Spiller), at the Reformed church Burgersdorp on 17 July 1876.:> https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-H9YD-Q?cc=2821281&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3ACVL6-75ZM .:> Film # 008145819 , Image no. 227/732. Record seen and added by Gladwin-7 on 7/7/2022.
• SOUTH AFRICAN GENEALOGIES Pretoria Human Science Research Council 1986 [Reprinted by Genealogical Institute of South Africa Stellenbosch 2007

1. ↑ Birth: Civil Registration Nederland, Overijssel, Zwolle, Births 1855, # 293
2. ↑ https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinus_Postma accessed on 3 January 2021 by Carina de Klerk
3. ↑ https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinus_Postma accessed on 3 January 2021 by Carina de Klerk
4. ↑ https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinus_Postma accessed on 3 January 2021 by Carina de Klerk
5. ↑ "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91L-KS4R-N?cc=2998108 : 4 June 2019), > image 1 of 1; Department of the Interior. Registrar of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Transvaal. Added 3 January 2021 by Carina de Klerk
6. ↑ "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS9R-KP9G?cc=2520237&wc=Q6VB-BLX%3A1590242664 : 14 February 2019), 007808595 > image 774 of 1647; Pietermaritzburg Archives (formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Added 3 January 2021 by Carina de Klerk

Acknowledgements

First-hand information as remembered by Wayne Spiller, Thursday, April 9, 2015