Johannes Daniel Retief (1858 - 1901)

Born 25 May 1858 in Paarl, Cape Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Margaretha Adriana (Pienaar) Adcock — married 24 May 1881 in Bethulie, Orange Free State

Died 10 Aug 1901 at age 43 in Doornfontein, Bethulie, Orange River Colony

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Biography

Johannes Daniel was born in Paarl, Cape Colony, on 25 May 1858; he was the son of Paul Johannes Retief and Rachel Jacoba (Louw) Retief. He was baptised in Paarl on 27 June 1858:^[1]

Name: Johannes Daniel Retief

Baptism Date: 27 Jun 1858

Baptism Place: Paarl, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Birth Date: 25 May 1858

Father's Name: Paul Johannes Retief

Mother's Name: Rachel Jacoba Louw

He was 23 years old when he married 19-year-old Anna Margaretha Adriana Pienaar in Bethulie on 14 May 1881.^[2]

Marriage Johannes Daniel Retief to Anna Margaretha Adriana Pienaar

There were no children.

Johannes was 44 years old when he was killed in action on 10 August 1901 at the Battle of Doornfontein near Bethulie during the Anglo Boer War.^[3][4]

Death Notice of Johannes Daniel Retief

Sources

1. ↑ South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRL7-L4Q : 23 February 2021), Johannes Daniel Retief, 27 Jun 1858, Baptism; citing p. , Paarl, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, State Archives, Cape Province; FHL microfilm 2,214,371
2. ↑ 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:WM22-YXN2 : 23 March 2020), Johannes Daniel Retief, 1901; citing Probate, Doornfontein, Warrenton, Cape Province, South Africa, Master's Office of the Orange Free State Archives, Bloemfontein; 004087433
3. ↑ South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WM22-YXN2 : 8 February 2022), Johannes Daniel Retief, 1901; citing Probate, Orange Free State, South Africa, Master's Office of the Orange Free State Archives, Bloemfontein; 004087433
4. ↑ Added by Des Lynch on 28 February 2022

• Retief, "Die Retief Familie In Suid Afrika 1688 - 1988" 2nd edition 1988, ISBN 0 620 11295 6, f15, p187; and e1, p183. Baxter-5479 24 July 2019
• Heese, J.A. & Lombard, R.T.J. “South African Genealogies 8” Human Sciences Research Council, 1992, ISBN 0-7972-0949-2, page 28, Added by Esmé van der Westhuizen, 2 Dec 2015