Willem Jacobus Maartens

Willem was born on September 22nd, 1903 and his baptism took place on December 8th, 1903 in Bultfontein, Orange Free State.  Willem's father was Jan Hendrik Maartens and his mother was Johanna Magdalena de Klerk. He had three brothers and eleven sisters, named Francois, Francois, Barend, Magdalena, Christina, Johanna, Susanna, Wilhelmina, Christina, Aletta, Anna, Hester, Esther and Anna.  He was the fourth youngest of the fifteen children.