Gideon Johannes TheronAge: 89 years1861–1950
- Name
- Gideon Johannes Theron
- Given names
- Gideon Johannes
- Surname
- Theron
| Birth | April 7, 1861 34 30 Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p254, b4c5d1e1f1g6. Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Gideon Johannes THERON (1950), MOOC 6/9/17588 #5300/50, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91S-T7RP-L?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-95P%3A1598052305 : 12 June 2018), 007734696 > image 640 of 1545; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 26 Apr 2020 |
| Baptism | June 2, 1861 (Age 56 days) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p254, b4c5d1e1f1g6. |
| Birth of a brother | Barend Bartholomeus Theron January 24, 1863 (Age 21 months) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p255, b4c5d1e1f1g7. |
| Number of children | Susanna Elizabeth du Toit — View this family 0 Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Susanna Elisabeth DU TOIT (1937), MOOC 6/9/4922 #54863, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91Q-7FLK?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-9YC%3A1598052367 : 12 June 2018), 007735692 > image 591 of 1535; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 26 Apr 2020 |
| Baptism of a brother | Barend Bartholomeus Theron March 1, 1863 (Age 22 months) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p255, b4c5d1e1f1g7. |
| Birth of a brother | Daniël Theron March 8, 1864 (Age 2 years) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p255, b4c5d1e1f1g8. |
| War | from April 1861 to May 1865 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://goo.gl/ETtxkC Note: American Civil War: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War
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| 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.
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| 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
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| Baptism of a brother | Daniël Theron May 22, 1864 (Age 3 years) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p255, b4c5d1e1f1g8. |
| Economic Event | 1865 (Age 3 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1865_in_South_Africa Note: Economic depression
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| Birth of a sister | Magdalena Elizabeth Theron April 20, 1866 (Age 5 years) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p255, b4c5d1e1f1g9. |
| Baptism of a sister | Magdalena Elizabeth Theron June 3, 1866 (Age 5 years) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p255, b4c5d1e1f1g9. |
| Economic Event | 1867 (Age 5 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Diamond Note: The Eureka Diamond was the first diamond discovered in South Africa. It weighed 21.25 carats (4.250 g), and was found by Erasmus Jacobs near Hopetown on the Orange River in 1867. The diamond, cut to a 10.73-carat (2.146 g) cushion-shaped brilliant, is currently on display at the Mine Museum in Kimberley. The discovery of diamonds in South Africa led to the Kimberley Diamond Rush, and marked the beginning of the Mineral Revolution
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| Birth of a brother | Charl David Theron October 10, 1869 (Age 8 years) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p255, b4c5d1e1f1g10. |
| Baptism of a brother | Charl David Theron December 19, 1869 (Age 8 years) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p255, b4c5d1e1f1g10. |
| Birth of a sister | Elsie Johanna Theron May 8, 1871 (Age 10 years) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p256, b4c5d1e1f1g11. |
| Baptism of a sister | Elsie Johanna Theron June 11, 1871 (Age 10 years) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p256, b4c5d1e1f1g11. |
| Birth of a brother | Schalk Jacobus Theron May 22, 1873 (Age 12 years) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p256, b4c5d1e1f1g12. |
| Baptism of a brother | Schalk Jacobus Theron June 29, 1873 (Age 12 years) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p256, b4c5d1e1f1g12. |
| Economic Event | September 1873 (Age 12 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim%27s_Rest,_Mpumalanga Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field
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| Birth of a sister | Maria Margaretha Theron December 15, 1874 (Age 13 years) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p256, b4c5d1e1f1g13. |
| Baptism of a sister | Maria Margaretha Theron February 28, 1875 (Age 13 years) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p256, b4c5d1e1f1g13. |
| Death of a sister | Hester Jacoba Maria Theron July 5, 1875 (Age 14 years) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p252, b4c5d1e1f1g3. |
| War | from December 20, 1880 to March 23, 1881 (Age 19 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Boer_War Note: First Boer War
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| Economic Event | 1881 (Age 19 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barberton,_Mpumalanga#Gold Note: In 1881 gold in the Barberton area was discovered by Tom McLachlan who found alluvial gold at Jamestown. However due to the location (the hot lowveld region was rife with malaria) no-one wanted to go there until Auguste Roberts (French Bob) discovered gold in Concession Creek in 20 June 1883. This discovery resulted in a gold rush to the area
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| Death of a paternal grandmother | Hester Jacoba Maria Burger March 31, 1884 (Age 22 years) Age: 77 years Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p252, b4c5d1e1. Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Hester Jacoba Maria BURGER (1884), MOOC 6/9/207 #8335/1884, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-HSZM-9?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZ1%3A1598082390 : 12 September 2017), 007844953 > image 548 of 2154; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 3 Nov 2018 |
| Economic Event | 1886 (Age 24 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_industry_of_South_Africa Note: Discovery of the Main Reef in Witwatersrand. Gold rushes to Pilgrim's Rest and Barberton were precursors to the biggest discovery of all, the Main Reef/Main Reef Leader on Gerhardus Oosthuizen's farm Langlaagte, Portion C, in 1886, the Witwatersrand Gold Rush and the subsequent rapid development of the gold field there, the biggest of them all.
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| Marriage | Susanna Elizabeth du Toit — View this family November 5, 1888 (Age 27 years) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p254, b4c5d1e1f1g6. Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Susanna Elisabeth DU TOIT (1937), MOOC 6/9/4922 #54863, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91Q-7FLK?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-9YC%3A1598052367 : 12 June 2018), 007735692 > image 591 of 1535; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 26 Apr 2020 |
| Death of a father | Pieter Andreas Theron November 17, 1895 (Age 34 years) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p252, b4c5d1e1f1. |
| Marriage of a sibling | Charl David Theron — Frida Magdalena Stahl — View this family April 5, 1898 (Age 36 years) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p255, b4c5d1e1f1g10. |
| Epidemic | February 1, 1901 (Age 39 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1901_in_South_Africa Note: Bubonic plague breaks out in Cape Town
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| War | from October 11, 1899 to May 31, 1902 (Age 38 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Boer_War Note: Second Boer War
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| Epidemic | February 1904 (Age 42 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1904_in_South_Africa Note: Pneumonic plague breaks out in Johannesburg
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| Death of a sister | Magdalena Elizabeth Theron 1905 (Age 43 years) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p255, b4c5d1e1f1g9. |
| Epidemic | 1906 (Age 44 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_in_South_Africa Note: Tuberculosis reaches epidemic proportions in South Africa
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| Historical Event | May 31, 1910 (Age 49 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_of_South_Africa Note: Union of South Africa established
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| Epidemic | 1912 (Age 50 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
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| Death of a brother | Charl David Theron October 10, 1918 (Age 57 years) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p255, b4c5d1e1f1g10. |
| War | from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918 (Age 53 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I Note: World War I
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| Epidemic | 1918 (Age 56 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_in_South_Africa Note: Spanish flu: An estimated 500,000 people die from the Spanish flu epidemic in South Africa, the fifth hardest hit country in the world
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| Economic Event | October 1929 (Age 68 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://goo.gl/MgHbRM Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century
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| Death of a brother | Daniël Theron June 24, 1933 (Age 72 years) Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p255, b4c5d1e1f1g8. |
| Death of a wife | Susanna Elizabeth du Toit May 7, 1937 (Age 76 years) Age: 79 years 1 month Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Susanna Elisabeth DU TOIT (1937), MOOC 6/9/4922 #54863, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91Q-7FLK?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-9YC%3A1598052367 : 12 June 2018), 007735692 > image 591 of 1535; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 26 Apr 2020 |
| War | from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945 (Age 78 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II Note: World War II
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| Death of a brother | Pieter Andries Theron May 11, 1950 (Age 89 years) Age: 91 years 5 months Address: Bourke street, no 4 Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p253, b4c5d1e1f1g5. Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Pieter Andries THERON (1950), MOOC 6/9/17135 #2630/50, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C913-8F1G?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-9P2%3A1598042366 : 11 October 2018), 007734656 > image 664 of 1727; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 20 Nov 2019 Source: eGSSA Gravestone Library Citation details: Gravestone: Pieter Andreas THERON (1858-1950), http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=147155 : accessed 26 Apr 2020 |
| Death | August 23, 1950 (Age 89 years) Age: 89 years 4 months Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p254, b4c5d1e1f1g6. Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Gideon Johannes THERON (1950), MOOC 6/9/17588 #5300/50, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91S-T7RP-L?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-95P%3A1598052305 : 12 June 2018), 007734696 > image 640 of 1545; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 26 Apr 2020 |
- Generation 1
Gideon Johannes Theron , son ofPieter Andreas Theron andMagdalena Elizabeth Nieuwoudt , was born on April 7, 1861 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape and died on August 23, 1950 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape at the age of 89. He marriedSusanna Elizabeth du Toit (sister-in-law), daughter ofPetrus Jacobus du Toit andLouisa Maria Grobbelaar , on November 5, 1888 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape. She was born on March 26, 1858 and died on May 7, 1937 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape at the age of 79.Gideon Johannes Theron andSusanna Elizabeth du Toit had none children.