Magdalena Elizabeth Wentzelina Catharina Gouws

Magdalena, known as Lena, was born on October 3rd, 1874.  Lena's father was Jan Gerhardus Christoffel Gouws and her mother was Magdalena Elizabeth Wentzelina Catharina Botha.  Her paternal grandparents were Wessel Jacobus Gouws and Johanna Catharina Stapelberg; her maternal grandparents were Theunis Jacobus Botha and Magdalena Elizabeth Wentzelina Catharina Weyland. She had two brothers named Wessel and Theunis.  She died from cancer, Breast cancer, at the age of 79 on September 18th, 1954.  She was buried in Burgersdorp.