Wynand Johannes Pretorius
Wynand was born on December 2nd, 1847 and his baptism took place on December 30th, 1848 in
Winburg. Wynand's father was
Johannes Christiaan Pretorius and his mother was
Hester Jacoba Grove (Aletta). His paternal grandparents were
Mathys Cornelis Pretorius and
Wilhelmina Christina Kruger. He had four brothers and five sisters, named
Mathys,
Hermanus,
Johannes,
Stephanus,
Susanna,
Wilhelmina,
Hester,
Anna and
Magdalena. He was the fifth oldest of the ten children. He died at the age of 50 on June 17th, 1898 in
Vlakplaats Bethlehem.