Louis ( Lewis ) Jacobus Johannes Bresler

At the time of his Marriage, Louis was aged 24 years and a ' Veeboer ' Cattle Farmer from ' Bavaria ' Vrede District of the Orange Free State. Louis and Susanna Maria Eksteen ( she was aged 22 years and also, from ' Bavaria ' ) were Married at the NG Kerk, Vrede on 4 November 1890 by Presiding Minister Ds J.H. Enslin. Marriage Witnesses : M.P.de Jager / ? de Jager - On the 1889/ 1900 Orange Free State Voters List, Louis was recorded as a ' Veeboer ' ( Cattle Farmer ) from the Farm ' Kroonfontein ' - Anglo Boer War Record : Prisoner of War No : 16 519 Captured on 3 September 1900 at the Farm ' Kroonfontein ' of 538 morgen. Aged given as 34 years and from the farm ' Kroonfontein ' Vrede District of the Orange Free State Ref : 538 8489- Louis Jacobus Johannes Bresler passed away on 5 May 1947 at his residence 1 Botha Street, Vrede. He was aged 81 years and a retired farmer. He left movable and immovable property, had a will and cash of more than £ 300

Signed at Vrede on 1 November 1947 by : S.M.J. Bresler - Surviving Spouse

POW 16519 Bresler, Lewis Jacobus Johannes Age: 34 Kroonfontein, Vrede Field Cornetcy: Klip River Captured: Kroonfontein 3 Sept. 1900 ( Ceylon) Sourced 2016 at Oorlogsmuseum, Johannesburg by A le Roux