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David Johannes WelgemoedAge: 13 years1899–1913

Name: David Johannes Welgemoed

Given names: David Johannes

Surname: Welgemoed

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Birth	September 2, 1899 29 20
Death of a paternal grandfather	Hendrik Paul Welgemoed about 1899 Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA) Publication: Copy obtained in 2015 Citation details: b4c7, no place Note: Questionable
Epidemic	February 1, 1901 (Age 16 months) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1901_in_South_Africa Note: Bubonic plague breaks out in Cape Town
War	from October 11, 1899 to May 31, 1902 (Age 39 days) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Boer_War Note: Second Boer War
Historical Event	from 1852 to 1902 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Republic Note: The South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, ZAR), often referred to as the Transvaal and sometimes as the Republic of Transvaal, was an independent and internationally recognised country in Southern Africa from 1852 to 1902.
Historical Event	from 1854 to 1902 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Free_State Note: The Orange Free State (Dutch: Oranje-Vrijstaat, Afrikaans: Oranje-Vrystaat) was an independent Boer sovereign republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, and later a British colony and a province of the Union of South Africa. It is the historical precursor to the present-day Free State province
Epidemic	February 1904 (Age 4 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1904_in_South_Africa Note: Pneumonic plague breaks out in Johannesburg
Birth of a brother	Barend Stephanus van der Merwe “Bennie” Welgemoed May 7, 1906 (Age 6 years)
Epidemic	1906 (Age 6 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_in_South_Africa Note: Tuberculosis reaches epidemic proportions in South Africa
Birth of a sister	Johanna Hendrina Grobler “Babes” Welgemoed January 11, 1908 (Age 8 years) Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa Note: Op 'n plaas. Haar broer "Ouboet" is op Palingkloof, Cradock Distrik gebore. Dalk dieselfde plaas?
Historical Event	May 31, 1910 (Age 10 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_of_South_Africa Note: Union of South Africa established
Birth of a brother	Willem Izak Welgemoed July 20, 1911 (Age 11 years)
Epidemic	1912 (Age 12 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912_in_South_Africa Note: Smallpox outbreaks: The outbreak of smallpox is reported in the Malay Location, Johannesburg and cases of smallpox are discovered in Durban
Birth of a sister	Elizabeth Helena “Poppie” Welgemoed February 19, 1913 (Age 13 years) Source: eGSSA Gravestone Library Citation details: Gravestone: Elizabeth Helena 'Poppie' BOTHA (1913-1980), (http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1201685 : accessed 4 June 2016 Gravestone: Elizabeth Helena 'Poppie' BOTHA (1913-1980)
Residence	1913 (Age 13 years) Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa Address: Du Plessis Street Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972 Publication: database with images Citation details: Death registration David Johannes WELGEMOED: FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-21986-19722-34?cc=1779109 : accessed 26 September 2015), 1913 > Tarka > image 40 of 116; National Archives, Pretoria.
Death	April 3, 1913 (Age 13 years) Commonage, Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa Cause of death: Inquest verdict: Accidental death from fracture of skull Source: Ouma Babes se vertelling Citation details: cf Stories: Ouma Babes - in haar eie woorde Text: 'n Grondwal net buite Tarkastad op die Queenstown pad val op David en hy versmoor. Quality of data: secondary evidence Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972 Publication: database with images Citation details: Death registration David Johannes WELGEMOED: FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-21986-19722-34?cc=1779109 : accessed 26 September 2015), 1913 > Tarka > image 40 of 116; National Archives, Pretoria. Date of entry in original source: April 3, 1913 Quality of data: primary evidence Death Registration: David Johannes Welgemoed (1913) Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972 Publication: database with images Citation details: Death registration: David Johannes WELGEMOED (1913), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G56W-XQ6?cc=1779109&wc=Q81G-8M3%3A142477501%2C142185201 : 10 June 2019), Year Unknown > Tarka > image 47 of 316; National Archives, Pretoria : accessed 22 Sep 2020 Death registration: David Johannes WELGEMOED (1913)
Burial	Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Generation 1
1. David Johannes Welgemoed, son of Hendrik Paul Welgemoed and Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed, was born on September 2, 1899 and died on April 3, 1913 in Commonage, Tarkastad, Eastern Cape at the age of 13.