Born about in Oranje Vrijstaat
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Abraham Jacobus Pretorius
— married
10 Mar 1890 in Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa
Wife of
Pieter Johannes Jonker
— married
11 Apr 1933 in Makwassie, Wolmaransstad, Transvaal, South Africa
Wife of
Marthinus Johannes Pretorius
— married
16 Aug 1937 in Bloemhof, Transvaal, South Africa
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 71
in Bloemhof, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
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Biography
Birth
- abt 1870 [1][2] / 1871[3] / 1872[4] Oranje Vrijstaat (see R/N) Hester Catharina Strauss was a daughter of Hendrik Johannes Strauss and Maria Magdalena [1]
Marriage
- 10 Mar 1890 Heidelberg, Transvaal, Abraham Jacobus Pretorius 25 b1865, and Hester Catharina Strauss 19 b1871, both single, both born OFS [3]
- Abraham Jacobus died 15 Oct 1928 [1]
Children
- Petrus Johannes Pretorius [1]
- Maria Magdalena Pretorius x Naude [1]
- Hendrik Johannes Pretorius [1]
- Gezina Maria Pretorius x van Zyl [1]
- Abraham Jacobus Pretorius [1]
- Stefanus Lourens Pretorius [1]
- Martha Elsie Aletta Pretorius x van der Merwe [1]
Marriage
- 11 Apr 1933 Makwassie, Transvaal, Petrus Johannes Jonker of Wolmaransstad widowed 67 b1866 Transvaal, and Hester Catherina (Strauss) Pretorius widowed of Leeuwbosch Distrik Wolmaransstad 63 b1870 OFS [2]
- "Pieter" Johannes Jonker died 18 Dec 1935 [1]
Marriage
- 16 Aug 1937 Bloemhof, Transvaal, Marthinus Johannes Pretorius 65 b1872 divorced, and Hester Catharina (Strauss) Jonker 65 b1872 widowed, both born OFS [4]
- Marthinus cited as surviving spouse in 1941 [1]
Death
- 27 Oct 1941 Leeuwbossen Bloemhof age 71 and 7 months [1]
Research Note
- probate record cites birth place as Heidelberg Tvl, but 3 marriage records claim OFS [5]
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 probate: "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-CS9G-H3TB?cc=2520237&wc=Q6VB-BFQ%3A1590242549 : 14 February 2019), 007807207 > image 1118 of 2184; Pietermaritzburg Archives (formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Baxter-5479 3 April 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 marriage 1933: "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29M-8GYN : 18 December 2018), Hester Catherina Strauss Pretorius in entry for Petrus Johannes Jonker, 11 Apr 1933; citing Marriage, Makwassie, Wolmaransstad, Transvaal, South Africa, Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk Van Afrika (Dutch Reformed Church of Africa), Pretoria; FHL microfilm 1,439,165. Baxter-5479 3 April 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 marriage 1890: "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZH5-ZFMS : 18 March 2021), Hester Catharina Strauss in entry for Abraham Jacobus Pretorius, 1890. Baxter-5479 3 April 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 marriage 1937: "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8RDS-DPW2 : 1 February 2021), Hester Catharina Strauss Jonker in entry for Marthinus Johannes Pretorius, 1937 Baxter-5479 3 April 2021
- ↑ Baxter-5479 3 April 2021
- WikiTree profile Strauss-100 created through the import of My Family.Pretorius.Van_Wyk.DeWaal.Potgieter.2011.ged on Sep 19, 2011 by Judy Potgieter
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