Barend Jacobus Maartens

Barend was born on November 1st, 1904 and his baptism took place on April 23rd, 1905 in Bultfontein, Orange Free State.  Barend's father was Jan Hendrik Maartens and his mother was Johanna Magdalena de Klerk. He had three brothers and eleven sisters, named Francois, Francois, Willem, Magdalena, Christina, Johanna, Susanna, Wilhelmina, Christina, Aletta, Anna, Hester, Esther and Anna.  He was the third youngest of the fifteen children.  He died at the age of 74 on September 3rd, 1979 in Christiana.  He was buried in North West, CHRISTIANA, New cemetery.