Van den Berg Family History

Samuel van den Berg

Samuel van den Berg

Male 1878 - 1963  (85 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Samuel van den BergSamuel van den Berg was born 20 Jun 1878, Ficksburg, Freestate; was christened 6 Oct 1878, Ficksburg, Freestate; died 28 Jul 1963, Winburg, Free State, South Africa ; was buried , Winburg, Free State, South Africa .

    Notes:

    Samuel grew up on the farm "Perdekop" in the Ficksburg District. As child he often accompanied his father who, apart from being a farmer, also did transport work to the diamond diggings at Kimberley. Later on his father, Izak Jacobus bought the farm "Vergenoeg", in the Winburg district where he farmed. Samuel went to school in Winburg approximatedly 5 miles from the farm until std 5. Everyday he walked to and from school. His teacher was a Mr Fivaz. One day a girl had to receive a hiding for one or other offence and Samuel offered to take her place. Mr Fivaz then proceeded to give both a hiding.
    Izak Jacobus later bought the farm "Dankbaarsfontein" also in the Winburg district. Samuel started to work in the Postoffice until 1925 when he was declared medically unfit as a result of a stomach ulcer. His pension was 11 Pounds per month with a cost of living allowance added after WW2 which he received until his death in 1963.Whilst in Kroonstad the family lived in Hill Street.
    After his medical board Samuel started to farm first on his brother in law, Andries Pienaar's farm "Withuis" and later, in 1933, on his own farm "Liversage" adjacent to the family Farm "Dankbaarsfontein".

    Samuel married Susanna Maria Crous 23 Jan 1912, Kroonstad, Freestate. Susanna (daughter of Johannes Andries Crous and Anna Margaretha Rademan) was born 10 May 1894, Kroonstad, Freestate; died 20 Aug 1960, "Liversage", Winburg. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Anna Magrietha van den Berg  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Aug 1912, Kroonstad, Freestate; died 5 Dec 1982, Winburg, Free State, South Africa ; was buried , Winburg, Free State, South Africa .
    2. 3. Izak Jacobus van den Berg  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Dec 1915, Kroonstad, Freestate; died 8 Mar 1975, Bloemfontein, Freestate; was buried , Winburg, Free State, South Africa .
    3. 4. Johannes Andries van den Berg  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Feb 1921, Kroonstad, Freestate; died 2002.
    4. 5. Samuel van den Berg  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Apr 1925, Kroonstad, Freestate; died 14 Jun 2006, Durbanville; was cremated 1 Jul 2006, DRC, Kleinmond, Western Cape.
    5. 6. Theodor Liversage van den Berg  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Jun 1929.

    Samuel married Johanna Jacoba Rabie. Johanna (daughter of Jan Bastiaan Rabie and Johanna Helena Susanna Liversage) was born 1 Feb 1883, Ficksburg, Freestate; died 1963, Koffiefontein, Cape; was buried , Fauresmith, Cape. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Anna Magrietha van den BergAnna Magrietha van den Berg Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born 16 Aug 1912, Kroonstad, Freestate; died 5 Dec 1982, Winburg, Free State, South Africa ; was buried , Winburg, Free State, South Africa .

    Anna married Johan Abraham van Huysteen 1937, Winburg, Free State, South Africa . Johan was born 17 Apr 1908; died 28 Dec 1968, Winburg, Free State, South Africa ; was buried , Winburg, Free State, South Africa . [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Susanna Maria van Huysteen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Jan 1938, Winburg, Free State, South Africa .
    2. 8. Johan Abraham van Huysteen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Jan 1944, Winburg, Free State, South Africa .
    3. 9. Maria Susanna van Huysteen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Aug 1948, Winburg, Free State, South Africa ; died 27 JANUARIE 2012, Kroonstad, Freestate.

  2. 3.  Izak Jacobus van den BergIzak Jacobus van den Berg Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born 12 Dec 1915, Kroonstad, Freestate; died 8 Mar 1975, Bloemfontein, Freestate; was buried , Winburg, Free State, South Africa .

    Izak married Anna Susanna Jacoba Viljoen 1946, Winburg, Free State, South Africa . [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Maria Elizabeth Adriana van den Berg  Descendancy chart to this point was born , Winburg, Free State, South Africa .
    2. 11. Susanna Maria van den Berg  Descendancy chart to this point was born , Winburg, Free State, South Africa .
    3. 12. Samuel Liversage van den Berg  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Sep 1955, Winburg, Free State, South Africa .

  3. 4.  Johannes Andries van den BergJohannes Andries van den Berg Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born 7 Feb 1921, Kroonstad, Freestate; died 2002.

    Johannes married Elizabeth Wilkens Ficksburg, Freestate. Elizabeth died , Welkom, Free State. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Denise van den Berg  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 14. Samuel van den Berg  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  Samuel van den BergSamuel van den Berg Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born 30 Apr 1925, Kroonstad, Freestate; died 14 Jun 2006, Durbanville; was cremated 1 Jul 2006, DRC, Kleinmond, Western Cape.

    Notes:

    Born in Hillstraat, Kroonstad where his father was employed in the Post Office until 1925. Following his medical board in 1925 Samuel's father started to farm first on his brother's farm Withuis, Virginia and later on Uithoek, Wesselsbron. In 1933 the family moved to the farm Liversage, Winburg. Samuel then went to a farm school on the farm Vaalkop more than 6 miles away until std 6. After that he attended the Winburg High School where he matriculated in 1943.

    In 1944 he assumed service with the Civil Service, Dept of Agriculture, Pretoria. In 1946 he was transferred to the Rietrivier village in the, district Jacobsdal where he met a young teacher Aletta Sophia Visagie. They were married in 1952. After the wedding Samuel was transferred to Levubu near Louis Trichardt in the the Northern Transvaal.
    Both his children were born at Elim Hospital, Louis Trichardt. In 1957 Samuel was transferred back to Pretoria where the family stayed at 34th Avenue 783. In 1967 Samuel obtained the Diploma in Civil Administration and was transferred with effect 1 February 1968 to the then SWA Administration, Nature Conservation and Tourism, Windhoek where he worked until June 1971.
    After short periods of approximatedly 18 months each in the Stores, Secretariat en Health he retired after 13 years in the Department of Education as Assistant Director on 30 April 1985. Samuel and his wife Aletta then moved to Kleinmond where they stayed until 2003. They then moved to Legato Retirement Village in Durbanville. On 14 June 2006 he passed away. He was cremated with his ashes placed in the rembrance wall at the DR Church in Kleinmond.

    Samuel married Aletta Sophia Visagie 28 Apr 1952, Bloemfontein, Freestate. Aletta (daughter of Andreas Gerhardus Christiaan Visagie and Johanna Petronella Jansen van Vuuren) was born 24 May 1929, Commodoro Rivadavia, Argentinia; died 10 July 2016, Durbanville. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Petronella Johanna van den Berg  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 May 1955, Louis Trichardt, Transvaal.
    2. 16. Samuel van den Berg  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Mar 1957, Louis Trichardt, Transvaal.

  5. 6.  Theodor Liversage van den Berg Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born 20 Jun 1929.

    Theodor married Phyllis Cilliers 6 Nov 1954, DRC, Windsorton, Barkley Wes, Cape. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Samuel van den Berg  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jan 1956, Pretoria, Transvaal.
    2. 18. Sebastian van den Berg  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Dec 1960, Pretoria, Transvaal; died 24 May 2022, Humansdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Susanna Maria van Huysteen Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Samuel1) was born 3 Jan 1938, Winburg, Free State, South Africa .

    Susanna married Johannes Otto. [Group Sheet]


  2. 8.  Johan Abraham van Huysteen Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Samuel1) was born 3 Jan 1944, Winburg, Free State, South Africa .

  3. 9.  Maria Susanna van Huysteen Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Samuel1) was born 14 Aug 1948, Winburg, Free State, South Africa ; died 27 JANUARIE 2012, Kroonstad, Freestate.

    Maria married Pieter Hattingh. [Group Sheet]


  4. 10.  Maria Elizabeth Adriana van den Berg Descendancy chart to this point (3.Izak2, 1.Samuel1) was born , Winburg, Free State, South Africa .

    Maria married Piet Coetzee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Anna Coetzee  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 11.  Susanna Maria van den Berg Descendancy chart to this point (3.Izak2, 1.Samuel1) was born , Winburg, Free State, South Africa .

  6. 12.  Samuel Liversage van den Berg Descendancy chart to this point (3.Izak2, 1.Samuel1) was born 30 Sep 1955, Winburg, Free State, South Africa .

    Samuel married Cornelia Jacoba Oosthuizen 5 Mar 1977, Henneman, Freestate. Cornelia was born 17 Aug 1957, Free State. [Group Sheet]


  7. 13.  Denise van den Berg Descendancy chart to this point (4.Johannes2, 1.Samuel1)

    Denise married _____ Barnard. [Group Sheet]


  8. 14.  Samuel van den Berg Descendancy chart to this point (4.Johannes2, 1.Samuel1)

  9. 15.  Petronella Johanna van den BergPetronella Johanna van den Berg Descendancy chart to this point (5.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born 21 May 1955, Louis Trichardt, Transvaal.

    Petronella married Frederik Johannes Booysen 1975, Bellville, Cape Province. Frederik was born 22 Apr 1954, Windhoek, Namibia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Ferdinand Booysen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Sep 1976, Keetmanshoop, Namibia.
    2. 21. Samuel Booysen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Aug 1980, Windhoek, Namibia.
    3. 22. Frederik Booysen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Sep 1984, Ermelo, Transvaal.

  10. 16.  Samuel van den BergSamuel van den Berg Descendancy chart to this point (5.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born 12 Mar 1957, Louis Trichardt, Transvaal.

    Notes:

    Sam was born at a misionary station called Elim near Levubu in the Northern Province. When he was about 2 months old his parents moved to Pretoria where they stayed until 1968 when his father was transferred to Windhoek in South West Africa. Sam attended the following schools, Rachel de Beer, Pretoria North, Genl. Jaques Pienaar, Capitol Park, Pretoria, Eros Primary School in Windhoek and he matriculated at Windhoek High School in 1974.
    He did his military service with D Squadron, 2 SAIBNGP Rooikop, Walvis Bay in 1975. In July 1975 his unit was sent to Ruacana in preparation for Operation Savanah aimed at ensuring free and fair elections in Angola following the withdrawal of the Portuguese. From mid August to 28 November 1975 the unit saw action at inter alia Fort Rocadis, Sa da Bandeira, Catengue, Benguela, Lobito and Novo Redondo. On 28 November the unit was relieved at Cela by replacement troops and the unit was flown back to Grootfontein.
    Following his military service Sam started to work at Windhoek Municipality as a traffic officer. In 1987 he obtained a BAPol degree through Unisa. In 1989 he accepted the post of Assistant Director : Operations in the Port Elizabeth Traffic and Licensing Services and in 1995 the newly created position of Assistant Director : Planning and Research until September 2006.
    During October 2006 he started his business called ZAWebs which he is still managing.

    Samuel married Esther Jacoba du Preez 6 Oct 1978, Windhoek, Namibia. Esther (daughter of Jacob Wouter du Preez and Susanna Johanna Wentzel) was born 3 Dec 1956, Vrede, Freestate. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 23. Suzaan Alicia van den Berg  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Dec 1992, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape.

  11. 17.  Samuel van den BergSamuel van den Berg Descendancy chart to this point (6.Theodor2, 1.Samuel1) was born 17 Jan 1956, Pretoria, Transvaal.

    Samuel married Aletta Caterina Johanna Goosen 11 Mar 1978, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. Aletta (daughter of Johannes Cornelius Osker Goosen and Neeltjie Frederika Wilhelmina Mostert) was born 12 May 1956, Nababeep, Cape. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 24. Fredre van den Berg  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Aug 1979, Alexanderbay, Northern Cape.
    2. 25. Samuel van den Berg  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Mar 1983, Alexanderbay, Northern Cape.
    3. 26. Madelein van den Berg  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Jul 1992, Middelburg, Transvaal.

  12. 18.  Sebastian van den BergSebastian van den Berg Descendancy chart to this point (6.Theodor2, 1.Samuel1) was born 3 Dec 1960, Pretoria, Transvaal; died 24 May 2022, Humansdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Generation: 4

  1. 19.  Anna Coetzee Descendancy chart to this point (10.Maria3, 3.Izak2, 1.Samuel1)

  2. 20.  Ferdinand BooysenFerdinand Booysen Descendancy chart to this point (15.Petronella3, 5.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born 24 Sep 1976, Keetmanshoop, Namibia.

    Notes:

    Written by Ferdi in 2001.
    "I was born in Keetmanshoop, SWA on the 24th of September 1976. My parents were both teachers and in 1978 we moved to Windhoek. My grandparents, Sampie and Aletta, and uncle Samie and aunt Estelle also stayed in Windhoek at the time. From here we moved to Kimberly in 1980 where I attended Grade 1 at Eureka Primary School (1983). My dad was a teacher at Diamantveld High School. He then applied for a job at the Ermelo Technical College, and we moved there in 1984. In Ermelo, I attended J.J. van der Merwe Primary School until grade 5.
    In 1987 we moved to Bellville where I attended Welgemoed Primary School from 1987 to 1989. My dad worked at the Cape Town Technical Colleage at the time, and my mother started her own estate agency. I attended DF Malan High School from 1990 to 1994, and participated in the school choirs, rugby, golf, cricket and athletic teams. I also did a bit of acting and played a main role in the school play "Kinkels in the Kabels". Our chamber choir did a tour of Europe (France, Vienna, Hungary and Chech Republic). We took part in an international choir competition in Debrecen, Hungary, and was rated the top youth choir and also attained the highest mark in the competition of 96%.
    I was fortunate to receive a full bursary in my final year at school from Old Mutual to become an actuary. I furthered my studies at the University of Stellenbosch from 1995 to 1998, where I attended Eendrag men's residence. I completed my bachelors degree in mathematics, and an honours degree in actuarial science. I then started work at Old Mutual in 1999, where I continued studying part time to finish my actuarial exams through the Institute of Actuaries in London.
    During my varsity career I also met a beautiful young woman, Susan, which I married after six years in 2001. Highlights from varsity was the crowning as Down-Down champions, beating Dagbreek and Wilgenhof rugby teams for two consecutive years, playing for the u/19, u/20 and senior Maties rugby teams. I also did a bit of travelling during my varsity years and back packed in the Far East (Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand in 1996), and did a tour of Germany and Belgium with Susan and her parents (1997). I visited Namibia with a few friends in 1998, staying at places like Ai-Ais, Sesriem & Sossusvlei, Swakopmund and Etosha Game Park.
    I also developed a great love for sea fishing and went fishing with a few friends from work in Namibia (2000 and 2001). We camped at Mile 108, north of Hentie's Bay, where we made some good catches of Steenbras, Cob, Galjoen and Kolstert."

    Ferdinand married Susan Claassen 7 Dec 2001, DRC, Stellenbosh. Susan (daughter of Walter Theophilus Claassen and Vasti Terblanche) was born 16 Jan 1978, Louis Leipoldt Hospital Bellville. [Group Sheet]


  3. 21.  Samuel BooysenSamuel Booysen Descendancy chart to this point (15.Petronella3, 5.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born 9 Aug 1980, Windhoek, Namibia.

  4. 22.  Frederik BooysenFrederik Booysen Descendancy chart to this point (15.Petronella3, 5.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born 15 Sep 1984, Ermelo, Transvaal.

  5. 23.  Suzaan Alicia van den BergSuzaan Alicia van den Berg Descendancy chart to this point (16.Samuel3, 5.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) was born 1 Dec 1992, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape.

    Notes:

    Suzaan Alicia's names came from her two grandmothers. "Suzaan" is derived from Susanna, the name of her maternal grandmother. "Alicia" comes from the paternal grandmother whose grandparents were "bittereinders" who decided not to live under the British flag after the Anglo Boer War. They then emigrated to Argentine in 1905. Suzaan's paternal grandmother was born in a town called Comodoro Rivadavia and when her grandmother's birth was registered in Argentina, her name was recorded as Alicia instead of Aletta, being the Spanish version of the name.
    She attended a Christian School called Tehilla in Port Elizabeth from January 1997 to July 2003 and thereafter St Marks Community School. She matriculated in 2010 and then studied at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU the old UPE). She obtained BCom C:3 Accounting Cum Laude in 2013 and BCom Honours (Accounting) at NMMU in 2014. She is currently working at Deloitte in Cape Town.

    Suzaan married Fernando Batista 12 Dec 2015, Plettenberg Bay. Fernando was born 14 Aug 1990. [Group Sheet]


  6. 24.  Fredre van den BergFredre van den Berg Descendancy chart to this point (17.Samuel3, 6.Theodor2, 1.Samuel1) was born 27 Aug 1979, Alexanderbay, Northern Cape.

  7. 25.  Samuel van den BergSamuel van den Berg Descendancy chart to this point (17.Samuel3, 6.Theodor2, 1.Samuel1) was born 2 Mar 1983, Alexanderbay, Northern Cape.

  8. 26.  Madelein van den Berg Descendancy chart to this point (17.Samuel3, 6.Theodor2, 1.Samuel1) was born 3 Jul 1992, Middelburg, Transvaal.