Daniel (Daantjie) Hendrik Martin
Daniel, known as Daantjie, was born on April 9th, 1914 in
"Rooigrond", Mafekeng. Daantjie's father was
Hendrik Joachim Martins and his mother was
Martha Elizabeth Swanepoel. His maternal grandparents were
Daniel Jan Swanepoel (Hendrik) and
Petronella Magdalena Nel. He had two brothers and seven sisters, named
Hendrik,
Gert,
Nellie,
Elizabeth,
Martha,
Susana,
Anne,
Johanna and
Philipina. He was the fifth youngest of the ten children. He died at the age of 48 on September 21st, 1962 in
Witbank.