Hester Maria Johanna Isabella (Potgieter) Muller (1883 - 1948)

Born 1 Jun 1883 in Calitzdorp, Cape Colony, South Africa

Ancestors

Wife of Gert Victor Muller — married 18 Oct 1904 in Swellendam

Died 7 Dec 1948 at age 65 in Olivedale, Swellendam, Cape Province, South Africa

Biography

Christened:

29 Jul 1883. Dutch Reformed Church at Calitzdorp. Register: Hester Maria Johanna Isabella born 1 Jun 1883. Parents: Salmon Theodorus Potgieter and Elizabeth Maria Kotze. Witnesses: Johannes Jacs. du Toit, Dirkie Petronella Andrisa Johanna Olivier, Hermanus Lambertus Potgieter, Johanna Petronella du Toit.

Married:

18 Oct 1904. Dutch Reformed Church, Swellendam. Register: "Gert Viktor Muller, 22, Jongman, Landbouwer, Buffeljagts Rivier, Swellendam. Hester Maria Johanna Isabella Potgieter, 21, Jongedochter, Olivedale, Swellendam." Witnesses: JE Potgieter, F Dooge.

Died:

7 Dec 1948. Olivedale, Swellendam. Death Notice: 65 years 6 months, married. 10 children: Salomon Theodorus Muller, Elizabeth Maria, Gert Victor, Margarietha Elizabeth, Hester Maria Johanna Isabella, Albertus Johannes Bartholomeus, Johannes Hertzog, Willem Frederick Burger, Johannes Paulus, Alwyn Petrus, all of age. The death notice was signed by her husband GV Muller at Olivedale on 4 Mar 1949.

Her death was registered on 31 Dec 1949 by the person who undertook burial DC Uys. Cause of death: Cardiac failure due to Chronic Myocorditis and Hypertension. She was ill for approximately one year and her doctor was FC Malherbe.

Buried: Olivedale farm cemetery, Buffeljagsrivier, district Swellendam.

Sources

• South Africa, Cape Province. Dutch Reformed Church. Parish registers (Baptisms). Calitzdorp 1883 book 62 p 735 entry 99 image 650 [1]. Added on 12 Jan 2020 by Maureen McCleland
• South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973. Swellendam 1904 entry 2112 cert 9809 image 2319 [2]. Added on 22 Sep 2021 by Maureen McCleland
• South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989. KAB 1509/1949 image 885 [3]. Added on 22 Sep 2021 by Maureen McCleland
• South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Death Records 1840-1972. Swellendam 1948 entry 263/48 image 264 [4]. Added on 22 Sep 2021 by Maureen McCleland
• Gravestones in South Africa: Western Cape. e-GGSA [5]. Added on 12 Jan 2020 by Maureen McCleland
• WikiTree profile Potgieter-122 created through the import of My Family.Pretorius.Van_Wyk.DeWaal.Potgieter.2011.ged on Sep 19, 2011 by Judy Potgieter. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Judy and others.