David Jacobus Viljoen 1858–1910

David Jacobus Viljoen, 1858–1910 (aged 52 years)

Name

David Jacobus Viljoen

Name: David Jacobus /Viljoen/
Given names: David Jacobus
Surname: Viljoen

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	April 15, 1858 25 23 Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Estate files, Orange Free State, 1832-1989 Text: CAL APR 1858 Citation details: Death notice: David Jacobus VILJOEN (1910), VAB MHG V1834, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99LW-J9WG-K?i=166&cat=195564 : accessed 30 Nov 2019 Death notice: David Jacobus VILJOEN (1910) Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 14 Citation details: Viljoen, p324, b3c4d12e8f7g3. Source: Estate files, Orange Free State, 1832-1989 Citation details: Death notice: Hester Catharina VAN ASWEGEN (1902), VAB MHG #A372, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-62NS-3BD?i=504&cat=195564 : accessed 23 Apr 2020 Death notice: Hester Catharina VAN ASWEGEN (1902)
Baptism	June 13, 1858 25 23 (aged 1 month) Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 14 Citation details: Viljoen, p324, b3c4d12e8f7g3.
Occupation	farmer Koppieskraal, Dist. Ficksburg, Free State, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 14 Citation details: Viljoen, p324, b3c4d12e8f7g3.
Epidemic	Influenza from 1857 to 1859 (aged 0) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza.
War	American Civil War from April 1861 to May 1865 (aged 7 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: 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.
Economic Event	Economic depression 1865 (aged 6 years) South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia
Economic Event	Diamonds discovered 1867 (aged 8 years) Hopetown, Northern Cape, South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia 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.
Economic Event	Gold discovered September 1873 (aged 15 years) Pilgrim's Rest, Mpumulanga, South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field.
Death of a father	David Jacobus Viljoen May 28, 1879 (aged 21 years) Age: 46 years 1 month 13 days Boompie Alleen, Dist. Ladybrand, Free State, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 14 Text: Ficksburg Citation details: Viljoen, p324, b3c4d12e8f7. Source: Estate files, Orange Free State, 1832-1989 Citation details: Death notice: David Jacobus VILJOEN (1879), VAB MHG #V253, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9LW-J93M-P?cat=195564 : accessed 23 Apr 2020 Death notice: David Jacobus VILJOEN (1879)
War	First Boer War from December 20, 1880 to March 23, 1881 (aged 22 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Marriage	Dina Carolina Brits — View this family July 7, 1884 Husband: 26 years Wife: 17 years Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa Source: Estate files, Orange Free State, 1832-1989 Citation details: Death notice: Dina Carolina BRITS (1930), VAB MHG 22411, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89LS-J9DT-W?i=1664&cc=3040532 : accessed 30 Nov 2019 Death notice: Dina Carolina BRITS (1930) Source: Estate files, Orange Free State, 1832-1989 Citation details: Death notice: David Jacobus VILJOEN (1910), VAB MHG V1834, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99LW-J9WG-K?i=166&cat=195564 : accessed 30 Nov 2019 Death notice: David Jacobus VILJOEN (1910) Source: South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956 Citation details: Marriage: David Jacobus VILJOEN and Dina Carolina BRITS (1884), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TD-ZGL8?cc=1910846&wc=39ZX-L29%3A183083201%2C183099001%2C183104101 : 21 May 2014), Free State > Bloemfontein > Marriages 1870-1890 > image 641 of 828; Dutch Reformed Church Synod Centre, Bloemfontein : accessed 30 Nov 2019 Marriage: David Jacobus VILJOEN and Dina Carolina BRITS (1884) Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 14 Citation details: Viljoen, p324, b3c4d12e8f7g3.
Economic Event	Gold discovered 1886 (aged 27 years) Langlaagte, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia 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.
Epidemic	Bubonic plague February 1, 1901 (aged 42 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Bubonic plague breaks out in Cape Town.
Death of a mother	Hester Catherina van Aswegen February 24, 1902 (aged 43 years) Age: 67 years Winburg, Free State, South Africa Address: Refugee camp, Winburg Source: Estate files, Orange Free State, 1832-1989 Citation details: Death notice: Hester Catharina VAN ASWEGEN (1902), VAB MHG #A372, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-62NS-3BD?i=504&cat=195564 : accessed 23 Apr 2020 Death notice: Hester Catharina VAN ASWEGEN (1902)
War	Second Boer War from October 11, 1899 to May 31, 1902 (aged 44 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Historical Event	South African Republic from 1852 to 1902 (aged 43 years) Source citation: Wikipedia 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	Orange Free State from 1854 to 1902 (aged 43 years) Source citation: Wikipedia 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.
Economic Event	Gold discovered 1881 (aged 22 years) Barberton, Mpumulanga, South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia 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.
Epidemic	Pneumonic plague February 1904 (aged 45 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Pneumonic plague breaks out in Johannesburg.
Epidemic	Tuberculosis 1906 (aged 47 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Tuberculosis reaches epidemic proportions in South Africa.
Historical Event	Union of South Africa May 31, 1910 (aged 52 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Union of South Africa established.
Prime minister	Louis Botha from May 31, 1910 to August 27, 1919 (on the date of death) Source citation: Wikipedia
Death	October 22, 1910 Age: 52 years 6 months Bultfontein, Dist. Hoopstad, Free State, South Africa Cause of death: struck by lightning Source: Estate files, Orange Free State, 1832-1989 Text: BEF 01 APR 1930 Citation details: Death notice: Dina Carolina BRITS (1930), VAB MHG 22411, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89LS-J9DT-W?i=1664&cc=3040532 : accessed 30 Nov 2019 Death notice: Dina Carolina BRITS (1930) Source: Estate files, Orange Free State, 1832-1989 Citation details: Death notice: David Jacobus VILJOEN (1910), VAB MHG V1834, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99LW-J9WG-K?i=166&cat=195564 : accessed 30 Nov 2019 Death notice: David Jacobus VILJOEN (1910) Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 14 Citation details: Viljoen, p324, b3c4d12e8f7g3.

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: April 15, 1833 34 33 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Baptism: June 16, 1833 34 33 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: November 28, 1853 — Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa Occupation: farmer — Dist. Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa Occupation: farmer — Dist. Clocolan, Free State, South Africa Death: May 28, 1879 — Dist. Ladybrand, Free State, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hester Catherina van Aswegen Frederick Jacobus Viljoen Johannes Henning Viljoen David Jacobus Viljoen Anna Jacoba Viljoen Martha Sophia Viljoen Jan Hendrik Jerman Viljoen Hester Catharina Viljoen Margaretha Louisa Viljoen Willem Jacobus Viljoen Johannes Lodewicus Viljoen Petrus Jacobus Viljoen Hercules David Viljoen David Jacobus Viljoen 1833–1879 Birth: April 15, 1833 34 33 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: May 28, 1879 — Dist. Ladybrand, Free State, South Africa
mother	Links Birth: January 3, 1835 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: November 28, 1853 — Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: February 24, 1902 — Winburg, Free State, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse David Jacobus Viljoen Frederick Jacobus Viljoen Johannes Henning Viljoen David Jacobus Viljoen Anna Jacoba Viljoen Martha Sophia Viljoen Jan Hendrik Jerman Viljoen Hester Catharina Viljoen Margaretha Louisa Viljoen Willem Jacobus Viljoen Johannes Lodewicus Viljoen Petrus Jacobus Viljoen Hercules David Viljoen Hester Catherina van Aswegen 1835–1902 Birth: January 3, 1835 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: February 24, 1902 — Winburg, Free State, South Africa
Marriage	Marriage — November 28, 1853 — Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa
brother	Links Birth: Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Frederick Jacobus Viljoen – Birth:
brother	Links Birth: Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Johannes Henning Viljoen – Birth:
himself	Links Birth: April 15, 1858 25 23 — Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa Baptism: June 13, 1858 25 23 — Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: July 7, 1884 — Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa Occupation: farmer — Dist. Ficksburg, Free State, South Africa Death: October 22, 1910 — Dist. Hoopstad, Free State, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Dina Carolina Brits David Jacobus Viljoen 1858–1910 Birth: April 15, 1858 25 23 — Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: October 22, 1910 — Dist. Hoopstad, Free State, South Africa
sister	Links Birth: Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Anna Jacoba Viljoen – Birth:
sister	Links Birth: Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Martha Sophia Viljoen – Birth:
younger brother	Links Birth: July 17, 1865 32 30 Baptism: October 8, 1865 32 30 — Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: November 23, 1891 — Boshof, Free State, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Maria Jacoba Brits Jan Hendrik Jerman Viljoen 1865– Birth: July 17, 1865 32 30
sister	Links Birth: Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Hester Catharina Viljoen – Birth:
sister	Links Birth: Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Margaretha Louisa Viljoen – Birth:
brother	Links Birth: Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Willem Jacobus Viljoen – Birth:
brother	Links Birth: Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Johannes Lodewicus Viljoen – Birth:
brother	Links Birth: Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Petrus Jacobus Viljoen – Birth:
brother	Links Birth: Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Hercules David Viljoen – Birth:

Family with Dina Carolina Brits
himself	Links Birth: April 15, 1858 25 23 — Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa Baptism: June 13, 1858 25 23 — Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: July 7, 1884 — Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa Occupation: farmer — Dist. Ficksburg, Free State, South Africa Death: October 22, 1910 — Dist. Hoopstad, Free State, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Dina Carolina Brits David Jacobus Viljoen 1858–1910 Birth: April 15, 1858 25 23 — Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: October 22, 1910 — Dist. Hoopstad, Free State, South Africa
wife	Links Birth: calculated June 1867 30 27 — Dist. Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa Marriage: July 7, 1884 — Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa Death: April 1, 1930 — Dist. Hoopstad, Free State, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse David Jacobus Viljoen Dina Carolina Brits 1867–1930 Birth: calculated June 1867 30 27 — Dist. Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa Death: April 1, 1930 — Dist. Hoopstad, Free State, South Africa
Marriage	Marriage — July 7, 1884 — Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

Descendants of David Jacobus Viljoen

Generation 1
1. David Jacobus Viljoen, farmer, son of David Jacobus Viljoen and Hester Catherina van Aswegen, was born on April 15, 1858 in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died on October 22, 1910 in Bultfontein, Dist. Hoopstad, Free State, South Africa at the age of 52.
  He married Dina Carolina Brits (sixth cousin), daughter of Gert Roelof Brits and Maria Jacoba Meybürgh, on July 7, 1884 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa. She was born calculated June 1867 in Dist. Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa and died on April 1, 1930 in Bultfontein, Dist. Hoopstad, Free State, South Africa.

Ancestors of David Jacobus Viljoen

Generation 1
1. David Jacobus Viljoen, farmer, son of David Jacobus Viljoen and Hester Catherina van Aswegen, was born on April 15, 1858 in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died on October 22, 1910 in Bultfontein, Dist. Hoopstad, Free State, South Africa at the age of 52.
Generation 2 back to top
1. David Jacobus Viljoen, farmer and farmer, son of Frederik Jacobus Kootjie Viljoen and Martha Sophia van der Merwe, was born on April 15, 1833 in Rietvlei, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died on May 28, 1879 in Boompie Alleen, Dist. Ladybrand, Free State, South Africa at the age of 46.
2. Hester Catherina van Aswegen, daughter of Johannes Henning van Aswegen and Anna Jacoba …, was born on January 3, 1835 in Klipfontein, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died on February 24, 1902 in Winburg, Free State, South Africa at the age of 67.
Generation 3 back to top
1. Frederik Jacobus Kootjie Viljoen, farmer and farmer, son of Johannes Hendricus Viljoen and Susanna Elisabeth Lubbe, was baptized on August 19, 1798 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
2. Martha Sophia van der Merwe, daughter of Johannes Lodewicus van der Merwe and Martha Sophia van der Merwe, was born in 1800 in Sneeuberg, Dist. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died on April 23, 1839 in Rietvlei, Eastern Cape, South Africa at the age of 39.
3. Johannes Henning van Aswegen.
4. Anna Jacoba ….

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Family with parents
father Parents Frederik Jacobus Kootjie Viljoen Martha Sophia van der Merwe	David Jacobus Viljoen 1833–1879
mother Parents Johannes Henning van Aswegen Anna Jacoba …	Hester Catherina van Aswegen 1835–1902
brother	Frederick Jacobus Viljoen –
brother	Johannes Henning Viljoen –
himself	David Jacobus Viljoen 1858–1910
sister	Anna Jacoba Viljoen –
sister	Martha Sophia Viljoen –
younger brother Family Maria Jacoba Brits	Jan Hendrik Jerman Viljoen 1865–
sister	Hester Catharina Viljoen –
sister	Margaretha Louisa Viljoen –
brother	Willem Jacobus Viljoen –
brother	Johannes Lodewicus Viljoen –
brother	Petrus Jacobus Viljoen –
brother	Hercules David Viljoen –

Family with Dina Carolina Brits
himself	David Jacobus Viljoen 1858–1910
wife Parents Gert Roelof Brits Maria Jacoba Meybürgh	Dina Carolina Brits 1867–1930