Daniel Jacobus Erasmus

Children:

• Lourens Johannes (Louw) Erasmus
• Petrus Johannes Dirk Erasmus
• Johanna Maria Elizabeth Liebenberg (born Erasmus)
• Margaretha Maria Erasmus
• Cornelia Catharina Erasmus
• Gerrit Marthinus (Gert) Erasmus
• Johannes Elardus Erasmus

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e9 Lourens Johannes * 16.1.1800 x Cradock 14.7.1823 Johanna Elizabeth Maria VAN STRATEN d.v. Jacob Abraham van Straten en Johanna Elizabeth Prinsloo

f2 Daniel Jacobus * 5.4.1830 = Somerset-Oos 20.6.1831 † Bethal 30.4.1913, Transvaalse LV x Margaretha Maria STEENKAMP † c. 1874 xx Helena Margaretha SMUTS (sien SABW I)

Daniel Jacobus Erasmus *5.4.1830 +30.4.1913 Transvaalse Kommandant, Volksraadslid, Waarnemende President.

Bron: Suid-Afrikaanse biografiese woordeboek: naamlys van persone oorlede voor 31 Desember 1950 wat voorgestel word vir opname in die hoofreeks. Gepubliseer ten gebruike van medewerkers ann deel III en volgende dele, Volume 1 - W. J. De Kock

Acting State President D.J. Erasmus, who served on this capacity between the years 1871-1872. Later he came to stay at Bethal district, where he died in 1913.

Source: http://www.globalinformation.co.za/lastcentury.html

Daniel Jacobus Erasmus (1830 - 1913) was a South African Boer political figure. He served as the acting president of Transvaal between 1871 and 1872.

Daniel Jacobus Erasmus (1830 - 1913) was a South African Boer political figure. He served as the acting president of Transvaal between 1871 and 1872.

The Erasmus Family History The history of the Erasmus family began in 1688, when Pieter Erasmus arrived in Cape Town in 1688. He settled into a farm called "Groenkloof", located in Drakenstein. Pieter married Maria Elisabeth Joosten in 1691. The couple had six children. Pieter roamed a great deal to look for cultivable land, a trait that his descendant,Daniel Jacobus Erasmus, inherited. It was Daniel Jacobus Erasmus who eventually occupied the land that in time became modern day Pretoria.[1]

In 1841, the young Daniel Jacobus Erasmus arrived with his family in the area that is now Centurion. Like his ancestor Pieter, Daniel moved into a farm, which he named Zwartkop. But unlike his pioneering ancestor Daniel didn't find the farm site on his own. The place was recommended to him by his eldest son Daniel Elardus Erasmus. Elardus had happened into the area during an elephant hunt in 1831. He had found the area congenial for farming: There was great grazing grounds, pristine rivers and the absence of malaria. Taking his son's advice, Daniel bought a large piece of land and settled down.[1]

Reference:The "Legacy". Heritage Hill. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.

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