Kruger - Bekker Trek to Rhodesia - 1895

Kruger - Bekker Trek 1895

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Hendrik Johannes Bekker (Hennie) (..-1897) and his

Wife. Christina Gertruida Pienaar (Christie) (1861-1912).
Children:

• Koot and his
  

Wife Annie

Mrs. Koot, 1895. Nee Annie Potgieter Arrived with her husband and son in the Kruger- Bekker Trek. Page 160, "Many Treks Made Rhodesia," by S. P. Olivier.

Son Hendrik

• Soon
  
• Jozua Bekker
  
• Dawid
  
• Jan
  
• Pop
  
• Nellie
  
• Isabel
  

Wynand Bezuidenhout and his

Wife Dorothea Regina van der Westhuizen (Dorie)
Children

• Wynand Karel Bezuidenhout (c1871-1950)
  
• Nicolaas Hendrik Bezuidenhout (Klasie) (c1872-1953)
  
• Johannes Bezuidenhout (Hans)
  
• Barend Bezuidenhout
  
• Jan Lawrence Bezuidenhout
  
• Cornelius Mathias Bezuidenhout
  
• Johanna Christina Bezuidenhout
  
• Anna Catharina Bezuidenhout (Annie)
  
• Dorothea Regina Bezuidenhout (Dorie)
  

Stephannes Johannes du Preez (Fanie) (1867-1904) and

Wife Lea du Preez

Stephannes Johannes died on 19th May 1904 at Farm Randfontein having been ill with Blackwater fever for 13 days. His wife L J du Preez was the informant. No Death Notice found.

Children

• Salamon
  
• Johanna
  

Ernst and Nellie Kruger

Mrs. Kruger, 1895. Nee Cornelia Maria Bezuidenhout. Arrived with the Kruger-Bekker Trek. Information from Mrs. M. Edwards, Chipinga, 27/6/1957. Also p. 162 "Many Treks Made Rhodesia," by S. P. Olivier. On Roll of Women Pioneers.
Children

• Petrus
  
• Maria
  

Mrs. J. A. Heynes, 1895. Nee Maria Kruger. Arrived with the Kruger-Bekker Trek. Died shortly after her marriage. Information from Mrs. M. Edwards, Chipinga, 27/6/1957, also p. 86 " Many Treks Made Rhodesia," by S. P. Olivier.

• Hans
  
• Wynand
  

Willem Smit and

Wife Nellie Wilmans
Mrs. W. Smit, 1895. Nee Nellie Wilmans. Arrived with the Kruger-Bekker Trek, with her husband and five children, including two daughters, Lettie and Johanna. Information from Mrs. M. Edwards, Chipinga, 27/6/1957, also page 163 " Many Treks Made Rhodesia," by S. P. Olivier.
Children

• Nik
  
• Gert
  
• Soon
  
• Lettie
  
• Johanna