Maarten Jacobus van Jaarsveld

Maarten was born on June 30th, 1889 and his baptism took place on October 6th, 1889 in Bloemfontein.  Maarten'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, Hendrik, Schalk and Gerrit.  He was the youngest of the five children.