Born in Schurwepoort, Harrismith, Orange Free State
Ancestors 
Daughter of Frederik Jacobus Wepener
and Catharina Elizabeth (Papenfus) Wepener
Sister of
Jacobus Nicolaas Wepener, Frederik Jacobus Wepener, Anna Susanna (Wepener) Sauerman, Charlotte Johanna (Wepener) Beukes, Hendrik Frederik Wepener, Daniel Johannes Wepener, Elisa Johannes Wepener, Johanna Maria Wepener and Catharina Elizabeth Wepener
Wife of
Jacobus Johannes Pienaar
— married
16 Mar 1896 in Morgenzon, dist. Harrismith
Descendants 
Died
at age 81
in Kestell, Bethlehem, Orange Free State, South Africa
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Aug 2015
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Biography
Maria was born in 1876. She is the daughter of Frederik Wepener.
Her baptism record shows her DOB as 28/8/1876 while her grave stone shows it as 27/8/1876.
Sources
- Heese, J.A. & Lombard, R.T.J. “South African Genealogies 8” Human Sciences Research Council, 1992, ISBN 0-7972-0949-2, page 13[1]
- "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C953-QQ6W?cc=1910846&wc=39ZJ-2JC%3A183083201%2C183141001%2C1559176675 : 4 November 2016), Free State > Harrismith > Christenings 1876 > image 14 of 20; Dutch Reformed Church Synod Centre, Bloemfontein. Baptism record, added on 22/04/2019 by Stephanus Scheepers
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria Catharina by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Maria Catharina:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria Catharina by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Maria Catharina:
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~1.56%
Lorinda Potgieter
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Vicki (Maeder) Tolmay :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FU7789899 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN89362
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~0.78%
Wayne Spiller :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch BP3056976 [compare]
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