Johannes Bernardus Wessels (1858 - 1937)

Born 5 May 1858 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa

Ancestors

Husband of Elsie Johanna Martina (Potgieter) Wessels — married 31 Jul 1888 in Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa

Descendants

Died 14 May 1937 at age 79 in Harrismith, Harrismith, Orange Free State, South Africa

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Etienne van Niekerk [send private message]

Biography

Johannes Bernardus was born about 1858. He is the son of Wessel Jacobus Wessels and Marthina Johanna Margaretha van Rooyen.

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9LW-P9XN-M?i=343&cat=195564 Death notice of mother added on 11/06/2019 by Stephanus Scheepers

• "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99QG-52KJ?cc=1910846&wc=39ZF-VZS%3A183083201%2C183099001%2C1301813930 : 4 November 2016), Free State > Bloemfontein > Christenings 1849-1865 > image 192 of 312; Dutch Reformed Church Synod Centre, Bloemfontein. Baptism 28 May 1858 Wessels-1522 10:54, 27 November 2019 (UTC)

• "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDCK-BT4 : 10 March 2018), Johannes Bernardus Wessels and Elsie Johanna Martina Potgieter, 31 Jul 1888; citing Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa; 00364; National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria; 1,259,173. Marriage 31 July 1888 Wessels-1522 22:10, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

• "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:WRWD-L7MM : 23 December 2019), Johannes Bernardus Wessels, 1937; citing Probate, Harrismith, Orange Free State, South Africa, Master's Office of the Orange Free State Archives, Bloemfontein; 004087753. Death notice 14 May 1937 images 232/233 of Estate files Wessels-1522 22:12, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

• "South Africa, Orange Free State, Civil Death Registration, 1902-1954", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DS2J-GRZM : 26 September 2020), Johannes Bernardus Wessals, 1937. Wessels-1522 22:10, 27 October 2020 (UTC)