Van den Berg Family History
Nicolaas Tjaart Snyman
1823 - 1884 (61 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Nicolaas Tjaart Snyman was born 1823; died 1884. Nicolaas married Johanna Susanna van der Merwe. Johanna was born 1828; died 1851. [Group Sheet]
Children:
Generation: 2
2. Jacobus Lucas Christoffel Snyman (1.Nicolaas1) Jacobus married Johanna Petronella Naude. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 3. Anna Elizabeth Snyman died , Argentina.
Generation: 3
3. Anna Elizabeth Snyman (2.Jacobus2, 1.Nicolaas1) died , Argentina. Notes:
Apparently from Philipstown.
Anna married Christiaan Jansen van Vuuren. Christiaan died , Commodoro Rivadavia, Argentinia. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 4. Johanna Petronella Jansen van Vuuren was born 24 May 1903, Phillipstown, Cape; died 1985, Petrusburg, Free State; was buried , Petrusville, Cape.
Generation: 4
4. Johanna Petronella Jansen van Vuuren (3.Anna3, 2.Jacobus2, 1.Nicolaas1) was born 24 May 1903, Phillipstown, Cape; died 1985, Petrusburg, Free State; was buried , Petrusville, Cape. Notes:
Johanna Petronella Janse van Vuuren left South Africa as a 3 year old girl with her parents, Christiaan Jansen van Vuuren, of occupation a teacher in Colesberg and Anna Elizabeth Snyman "Bettie" originally from Phillipstown for Argentinia in 1905. Within two years of their arrival in Argentinia both her parents died and she was raised by the widow of MM Venter. MM Venter was the leader of the 1905 group to Argentinia but he also died fairly soon after their arrival apparently in 1908.
She met her husband and got married in Argentinia. Her three eldest children, all three daughters were born in Comodoro Rivadavia in Argentinia. Her only son was born later in Petrusville.
After her husband's death in 1962 she stayed with her children for a short period and then in her own home in Luckhoff. The last years of her life she spent in an old age home in Petrusburg.Johanna married Andreas Gerhardus Christiaan Visagie. Andreas (son of Jan Christoffel Visagie and Aletta Sophia Yzelle) was born 8 Jan 1902, Phillipstown, Cape; died 30 Jun 1962, Jacobsdal, Freestate; was buried , Petrusville, Cape. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 5. Anna Aletta Visagie was born 11 Apr 1927, Commodoro Rivadavia, Argentinia.
- 6. Aletta Sophia Visagie was born 24 May 1929, Commodoro Rivadavia, Argentinia; died 10 July 2016, Durbanville.
- 7. Cornelia Maria Visagie was born 5 Jul 1932, Commodoro Rivadavia, Argentinia.
- 8. Jan Christiaan Visagie was born 7 May 1938.