Born in Bethlehem, Orange Free State
Ancestors 
Daughter of Marthinus Jacobus Smuts
and Hester Magdalena Petronella (Scheepers) Smuts
Wife of
Walter Douglas Hilder
— married
7 Sep 1897 in Wakkerstroom, Transvaal, South Africa
Descendants 
Died
at age 75
in Standerton, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Oct 2016
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Sources
As researched in National Archives of South Africa and her Death Notice shown on FamilySearch, image 1397 on Film No. 007742590 in Estates No. 770 - 816 in Estate Files for 1951. [Citation reviewed and updated on 27 December 2018 by Peter Williams as a source.]
"South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BY-5S11-2?cc=2998108 : 4 June 2019), > image 1 of 1; Department of the Interior. Registrar of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Transvaal.
South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVZ-P9T1-X?cc=2821281 : 6 July 2021), > image 1 of 1; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.[Entered by Williams-27872 : Peter Williams - 23 February 2022]
Grave headstone inscription in Amersfoort cemetery.
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