Nicolaas Jacobus SMIT {M} [P81] = Susanna Maria Salomina PRELLER1 {F} [P83]
Married 30 May 1895, Rustenburg
Nicolaas Jacobus
Born 30 May 1837, Doornbos, Graaff-Reinet district
Christened 23 July 1837, Graaff Reinet2
Died 4 April 1896, Pretoria3
Buried Church Street Cemetary, Pretoria4
General Nicolaas Jacobus Smit, commander of the Boer forces at the battles of Ingogo and Majuba.
Prussia made him Knight of the Red Eagle while the Netherlands gave him their highest award as Commander of the Order of the Dutch Lion. Portugal also gave him the highest award of their country.
In 1886 he became Vice-President of the ZAR.
Susanna Maria Salomina
Born 3 April 1863, Lydenburg, TVL
DN O/17379 Makes reference to Susanna Maria SMIT born BOSMAN (predeceased wife's estate 9268)
1 : "SA Genealogies Vol. 11"; Page 416
Daughter of Johan Frederik PRELLER and Susanna Maria Salomina OTTO. Widow of ?? Bosman.
Some doubt here... This appears in NAAIRS:
TAB SS R4967/95 WAARNEMENDE LANDDROST PRETORIA VRAAGT SPECIALE HUWELYKS LICENTIE VOOR NJ SMIT EN SM PRELLER GEBOREN BOSMAN - ZENDT £7-10 ZEGELS IN. 18950517
1a: "National Archives"
Did she remarry?
TAB SS R11059/97 WAARNEMENDE LANDDROST PRETORIA. VRAAGT SPECIALE HUWELYKS LICENTIE VOOR HSL BOSMAN EN SM SMIT GEBOREN BOSMAN. ZENDT £7-10 ZEGELS. 18970804
2 : "SA Genealogies Vol. 11"; Page 416
3 : "National Archives"; Primary evidence
Death Notice TAB MHG O/17379
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