Marthinus Koekemoer

Marthinus was born on December 14th, 1892 in Greytown.  Marthinus' 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 Thomas, John, Gert, Isabella, Hester, Alexandra and Mary.  He was the oldest of the eight children.