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Name: VENTER, Johannes Jacobus
Birth Date: 1904
Profession: Farmer
Area: Eldoret, Moiben
Married: In Middelburg, Transvaal 2 Dec 1929 Gertruida Louisa Willis b. 1906
Children: Johannes Jacobus (23 Dec 1931 Potchefstroom); Leon (bapt.10 Jan 1937 Eldoret); Jan Adriaan Horatius (26 June 1938)
Book Reference: Sitrep 2
General Information:
Rensburgrus church baptisms - Eldoret - born 26/6/1938 - Jan Adriaan Horatius Venter, son of Johannes Jacobus Venter and Gertruida Louisa née Willis
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Uasin Gishu Voters Roll
Pre-war volunteer to the Kenya Regiment (KR 618). No birthdate in KR records.
[Venter and Van de Venter (Van Deventer) families can be confused. Many Venters came on the original treks from SA.]
In 1914 there is J.J. Van de Venter at Farm 137 - Gazette 1 July 1914