Johannes Jacobus Lodewikus van Jaarsveld

Johannes was born on October 26th, 1871 and his baptism took place on February 18th, 1872 in Bloemfontein.  Johannes' 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 Hendrik, Schalk, Gerrit and Maarten.  He was the oldest of the five children.