Hendrik Johannes van Jaarsveld

Hendrik was born on April 17th, 1879 and his baptism took place on July 20th, 1879 in Bloemfontein.  Hendrik's father was Hendrik Christiaan van Jaarsveld and his mother was Elizabeth Johanna Coetzee (Catharina).  His paternal grandparents were Marthinus Jacobus van Jaarsveld and Susanna Catharina van Jaarsveld; his maternal grandparents were Johannes Jacobus Lodewikus Coetzee and Johanna Cornelia Kruger. He had four brothers named Johannes, Schalk, Gerrit and Maarten.  He was the second oldest of the five children.