Susanna Jacomina Botha

Death Notice for Susanna Jacomina Janse Van Rensburg, Botha, Snyman[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-LBV2-94J3?i=1&cc=1...]

• Name Susanna Jacomina Janse Van Rensburg Botha Snyman
• Event Type Death
• Event Date 04 Aug 1968
• Event Place Bloemfontein
• Birth Date 01 Aug 1886
• Spouse's Name Pieter Snyman
• CHILD:Izak Zurk Botha
• CHILD:Jacobus Casparus Botha
• CHILD:Cornelia Johanna Botha Grobbelaar
• CHILD:James Barry Hertzog Botha

Marriage Notice[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TD-8JWR?i=204&cc=1910846]

Name Jacobus Casparus Botha Event Type Marriage Event Date 12 Sep 1905 Event Place Zastron, Free State, South Africa Residence Place Zastron Age 20 Marital Status Single Record Type Banns Birth Year (Estimated) 1885 Spouse's Name Susanna Jacomina Jansen Van Rensburg Spouse's Residence Place Zastron Spouse's Age 19 Spouse's Marital Status Single Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1886

Susanna Jacomina Botha (maiden surname Janse Van Rensburg) and better known as "Ouma Susan"

Her father Izak Zurk Janse Van Rensburg owned the farm "Vaalbank" near Edenbug, Free State, South Africa.

5 Children are born from this marriage, namely:

Izak Botha

Jacobus Casparus Botha (Oom Kosie)

Miemie Botha

Cornelia Johanna Botha

Barry Botha

After her divorce from Jacobus Casparus Botha, Ouma Susan moves to Bloemfontein.

Where she meets and marries Pieter Snyman.

After her second husband Pieter Snyman passes away, Ouma Susan moved into an Old age home, and lived there until she passed away in 1970. She was buried in Bloemfontein.

She was one amazing "spiffy" lady. Always dressed smartly with hat and gloves. When my Mom was pregnant with me(Joyce) they were on the farm and the cow chased my Mom.My gran told my mom to run and she used her apron to wave the cow away, shouting shoei, shoei. That story has always stuck in my mind.

My sister Susan was her "wit broodjie".

Just before she passed away she stayed with us & she had this incredibly long snow white hair. She was ill & the hair could not be washed, so I would put baby powder on it & comb it through her hair so it would not be greasy. She was a real prim & proper Lady. I loved her so very much.