Gideon Johannes Scheepers
Gideon was born on September 17th, 1884 in
Vryheid and his baptism took place on May 10th, 1885 in
Utrecht. Gideon's father was
Nicolaas Gerhardus Scheepers (Cornelis) and his mother was
Helena Claudina Erasmus. His paternal grandparents were
Frederik Coenraad Scheepers and
Catharina Petronella Landman. He had four brothers and seven sisters, named
Frederik,
Petrus,
Nicolaas,
Lucas,
Gesina,
Catharina,
Talitha,
Susanna,
Johannes,
Anna and
Helena.