Aletta (Lettie) Sophia Venter 
Aletta, known as Lettie, was born on July 31st, 1857 in Bloemfontein and her baptism took place on August 30th, 1857 in Bloemfontein NGK. Lettie's father was Jacobus Johannes Venter and her mother was Anna Catharina Janse van Vuuren. Her paternal grandparents were Jan Adriaan Venter and Margaretha Johanna Louw; her maternal grandparents were Stephanus Petrus Janse van Vuuren and Cornelia Maria van der Merwe. She had four brothers and five sisters, named Stephanus, Jacobus, Sarel, Pieter, Maria, Margaretha, Anna, Hester and Adriana. She had four half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Jan, Jan, Johannes, Petrus, Petronella, Martha and Hester. She died at the age of 56 on February 13th, 1914 in Boshof Distr. Biesiesfontein 234.General Notes
Tjaard Petrus van der Walt is gebore in 1838 in die Kaapkolonie en is oorlede in 1915 in die ouderdom van 77 jaar in die Vrystaat. Hy was ‘n veeboer en het agtereenvolgens geboer op plase in die Bethulie,
Bloemfontein en Boshof Distrikte. Hy trou, toe hy amper 21 is, in 1858 met die sestienjarige Hester Lasya Johanna Susanna Coetzee. Sy is gebore in 1842 en oorlede in
1872 in die ouderdom van nagenoeg 30 jaar. Hulle het vier kinders gehad. ‘n Vier-en-dertigjarige Tjaard trou weer in 1873 met die sestienjarige Aletta Sophia (Lettie) Venter. Sy is gebore in 1857 en oorlede in 1914 in die ouderdom van 56 jaar. Hulle het agt kinders gehad. Tjaard het nie tydens die Anglo-Boere-Oorlog geveg nie omdat hy te oud was en het die eed van neutraliteit afgelê. Hy is egter gevange geneem en in ‘n krygsgevangenekamp in Bermuda aangehou. Lettie
was in die Konsentrasiekamp te Bloemfontein.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.21 Apr 1663 in Hameln, , Niedersachsen, Germany d.02 May 1713 in Cape of Good Hope
- b.1699 in Cape of Good Hope d.1761
- b.11 May 1678 in Cape of Good Hope
- b.1726
- b.~ 1706 in Stellenbosch d.~ 1785
- b.16 Feb 1779 in Olifantsrivier, 'Distrik', KP d.19 May 1870 in Bloemfontein Dist., Misgund Fontein 579
- b.~ 1730
- b.21 Mar 1814 in Colesberg Dist. d.28 Jan 1889 in Bethulie Dist., Elim (Broekpoort)
- b.15 Mar 1791 in Swellendam d.22 May 1854
- b.31 Jul 1857 in Bloemfontein d.13 Feb 1914 in Boshof Distr. Biesiesfontein 234
- b.05 Jul 1818 in Colesberg Dist. d.27 Aug 1857 in Bloemfontein
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Details of Lettie's family with Tjaard Petrus van der Walt
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