Matthys Daniel Maartens

Matthys was born on October 18th, 1905 in Winburg and his baptism took place on January 28th, 1906 in Ventersburg.

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Matthys' father was Matthys Daniel Maartens and his mother was Maria Elizabeth Froneman.  His maternal grandparents were Christoffel Cornelius Froneman and Maria Elizabeth Opperman. He had two brothers and six sisters, named Hendrik, Christoffel, Elizabeth, Johanna, Louisa, Sara, Adriana and Magdalena.  He was the youngest of the nine children.  He died due to a respiratory problem and/or pneumonia at the age of 78 on June 10th, 1984 in Parys.