Abraham Johannes Smit

Requested Unmerge 7.10.2023

Death Notice signed 13 Aug 1884

Abraham Smith - born Kaapkolonie

Parents - G P Smit and Elizabeth Magdalena Smit geb. Klerk

Age - 72 years 2 months 27 days

Occupation - Landbouren

Wisower

Date of death 6 Aug 1884

at Turffontein, Wyk Kliprivivier, dist. Heidelberg

Children - mondig

C J Smit

H C M S Viljoen beb Smit

A Smit

F H Smit

J C Kamfer geb Smit

N J Smit

Turffontein was one of the early farms of Johannesburg, owned by Abraham Smit, who died on his farm in 1884, at the age of 73. He had lived there since 1857, according to Meiring. On his death, Paul Andries Ras bought part of the farm. Just south of the race course, Ras found gold in what became known as the Ras Reef.