Gert Stephanus Koekemoer

Gert was born on November 29th, 1909.  Gert's father was Johannes Mattheus Koekemoer and his mother was Mary Hannah Martin (Hester).  His paternal grandparents were Marthinus Koekemoer and Isabella Susanna Van Staden; his maternal grandparents were Thomas Henry Martin and Hester Susannah Renecke. He had three brothers and four sisters, named Marthinus, Thomas, John, Isabella, Hester, Alexandra and Mary.  He was the third youngest of the eight children.  He died at the age of 79 on September 8th, 1989.