George Frederik Mathom

George was born on February 16th, 1916 in Smithfield and his baptism took place there on October 28th, 1917.  George's father was Jan George Mathom (Frederick) and his mother was Emerentia Hester Pienaar (Elizabeth).  His paternal grandparents were George Frederick Mathom and Anna Christina Small (Francina). He had two brothers and four sisters, named Pieter, Willem, Emerencia, Anna, Rachel and Martha.  He was the second oldest of the seven children.  He died at the age of 78 on February 27th, 1994 in Bloemfontein.