Pieter (Piet or Paal) van der Merwe Martins (Peter) 
Pieter, known as Piet or Paal, was born on July 20th, 1883 in Nieu-Bethesda and his baptism took place on August 26th, 1883 in Nieu-Bethesda NG Kerk conducted by minister Ds. H. F. Schoon. His godfather was Jakob P. Naude and his godmother was Suzanna U. van der Merwe. Piet or Paal's father was Petrus (Oom Piet) Jacobus Martins and his mother was Hester Catharina Cornelia van der Merwe. His paternal grandparents were Roelof Gerhardus Petrus Maartens and Helena Elizabeth Du Plessis. He had three brothers and six sisters, named William, Kulumazonki or Koos, Philip, Hester, Helen, Susan, Annie or Tommy, Alida and Joodjie. He was the second oldest of the ten children. He died at the age of 55 on March 3rd, 1939 in Smalkloof, Volksrust.General Notes
Onderwyser en LV vir Wakkerstroom. He had a farm on Wakkerstroom where Helen and her first husband lived when they married.
Helen's eldest brother Peter van der Merwe Martins, who taught in Volksrust with her first husband Johannes Pienaar, was Member of Parliament for Wakkerstroom.
A former pupil said this of him: Mr Piet v. d. Merwe Martins was my English teacher from Std. 7 to matric. He was
obviously Afrikaans, but we all agree that he was an exceptionally good English teacher . ... Mr Pienaar was known to us as "Paa!!" ["Pole!''} He was unusually
tall. It was said, and I believe it, that he was one of the best history teachers in S.A. He lectured to us in English and Afrikaans and we took down notes in which ever
language we preferred. ... "Paal" was very well liked. He had no favourites but he had a dry humour. When the girls spoke very softly he used to bend down with his
hand behind his ear, to listen. He was the president of our Debating Society and I was the secretary.
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- b.01 Jan 1727 in Messdorf, Altmark, Brandenburg, Prussia d.02 Feb 1774 in Cape of Good Hope
- b.~ 1760 d.< 1849
- b.06 Oct 1737 d.1770
- b.~ 1796 in Graaff Reinet d.11 Jul 1870 in Jachtfontein, Potchefstroom
- b.~ 1744
- b.29 Mar 1771 in Western Provence, Cape of Good Hope d.30 Apr 1849 in at the house of her grandson Gabriel Stephanus Maré, Graaff Reinet
- b.03 Oct 1751
- b.26 Nov 1823 in Graaff Reinet d.03 Jun 1888 in at his home in Nieu Bethesda
- b.1741
- b.09 Nov 1783 d.14 Nov 1856 in Middelburg CP
- b.06 Dec 1803 d.11 Jul 1850
- b.26 Jun 1788 d.06 Jul 1840 in Middelkraal, Tarka, Cradock
- b.11 Jan 1856 in Nieu-Bethesda d.01 Feb 1945 in Nieu-Bethesda
- d. in Nieu Bethesda
- b.20 Jul 1883 in Nieu-Bethesda d.03 Mar 1939 in Smalkloof, Volksrust
- b.26 Nov 1862 in Nieu-Bethesda d.10 Jan 1941 in Nieu-Bethesda
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Details of Piet or Paal's family with Hendriena Susanna Johanna du Preez
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Transvaal Estate Files
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