Francois Hendrik Wessels (1871 - 1908)

Born 18 Nov 1871 in Boshof, Orange Free State, South Africa

Ancestors

Husband of Helen Orme (Hewitt) Wessels — married 30 Jun 1896 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Died 27 May 1908 at age 36 in Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa

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Biography

Occupation: Student - received AB degree (Bachelor of Arts) from 1893 to 1895 Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States

Family Search ID 9MGY-PK7

Marriage Francois Hendrik 'Francis' Wessels and Helen Orme Hewitt 30 Jun 1896, Chicago, Cook, Illinois.

Death Francois Hendrik Wessels, Doctor of Medicine, FRCS London, died aged 36, husband of Helen Orme Hewitt, father of Florence Gilette Wessels, 8 years old

Sources

• Francois Wessels, Death Notice, 1908: Cape Town Death Records Publication: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/51953875

• Francis Wessels, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920": "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7WC-32W : 10 March 2018), Francis Wessels and Helen O. Hewitt, 30 Jun 1896; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, cn 250875, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,030,264.

• Francis Wessels, "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935": "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2GN-4Y4 : 10 February 2018), Francis Wessels and Helen O. Hewitt, 30 Jun 1896; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,030,264.

• "South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WBDQ-WDPZ : 3 December 2019), Francis Henry Wessels, 27 Jan 1908, Cape Province, South Africa; citing National Archives, Pretoria; FHL microfilm . Wessels-1522 21:48, 26 December 2020 (UTC)