Louis Jacobus van Rooyen (Nel)
Louis was born on January 8th, 1870 and his christening took place on May 20th, 1870 in
Greytown. Louis' father was
Gert Helgert van Rooyen and his mother was
Johannes Petrus Nel. His paternal grandparents were
Lucas Marthinus van Rooyen and
Jacomina Aletta Potgieter. He had four brothers and five sisters, named
Johannes ,
Gert,
Phillip,
Lucas,
Susannah,
Aletta,
Maria,
Ouma Jakkie and
Suscilia.