Maria Johanna Taljaard (Elisabeth)
Maria was born on May 24th, 1822 in
Swellendam. Maria's father was
Joachimus Jacobus Taljaard and her mother was
Sarah Susanna Lourens. Her paternal grandparents were
Louis Francois Taljaard and
Dina Elisabeth Lourens. She had two brothers and nine sisters, named
Daniel,
Matthys ,
Catharina,
Dina,
Catharina,
Sara,
Jacoba,
Elizabeth,
Johanna,
Johanna and
Margaretha. She had three half-brothers and three half-sisters, named
Jacobus,
Louis,
Jochemus,
Anna,
Catharina and
Zacharia.