Sarel (Oom Sarel) Jacob Venter

Sarel Jacob Venter

Sarel, known as Oom Sarel, was born on May 26th, 1872 in Bethulie Dist. and his christening took place on July 7th, 1872 in Bethulie Gereformeerde Kerk.  Oom Sarel's father was Sarel Jacob Venter and his mother was Johanna (Hannie) Maria de Kock (Sophia Dorothea).  His paternal grandparents were Jacobus Johannes Venter and Anna Catharina Janse van Vuuren; his maternal grandparents were Hendrik Andries de Kock (Johannes Harmse) and Anna Maria Venter. He had eight brothers and five sisters, named Jacobus, Andries, Andries, Jan, Daniel, Stephanus, Drikkie/Vadertjie, Jan, Anna, Johanna, Maria, Hester and Anna.  He died at the age of 67 on August 25th, 1939 in SPRINGFONTEIN.  He was buried in SPRINGFONTEIN, Main cemetery.

• General Notes

  ABW
  Sarel is gebore in 1872 en is oorlede in 1939 in die ouderdom van 67 jaar. Hy was ‘n boer. Teen die Anglo-Boere-oorlog word aangedui dat hy ’n bywoner te Kleinfontein naby Bethulie is. Later woon die egpaar te Springfontein. Hy trou toe hy 21 jaar oud is in 1894 met die 18-jarige Anna Maria Venter. Sy is gebore omstreeks 1876 en oorlede toe sy 63 jaar oud was in 1939. Sover vasgestel kon word het hulle agt kinders gehad, waarvan twee voor hul ouers oorlede is. Sarel neem deel aan die Anglo-Boere-Oorlog en lê sy wapens neer in 1901. Hy word
  gevange geneem en in Groenpunt en later in die Springfontein Konsentrasiekamp , saam met sy gesin, aangehou. Anna Maria kom in die Springfontein Konsentrasiekamp aan op 23 Maart 1901 met haar kinders Sarel Jacob (5 jaar), Johanna Maria Sophia Dorothea (3 jaar) en Anna Maria (7 maande). Sarel is net meer as ’n maand na Anna Maria oorlede in 1939. Hulle het drie erwe te Springfontein besit, met ’n huis op een van die erwe. Volgens die boedel was hulle arm.

Details of Oom Sarel's family with Anna (Tant Annie) Maria Venter