interred at the Hague and were brought to Cape Town from Rotterdam in the Image right: Oom Paul Kruger and his wife Gezina - this original family photo in the Balson Holdings Family Trust has been stored to ensure that the fingerprints on it, believed to be those of Paul Kruger, have not been damaged - click photo to see the fingerprints. Krueger family history starts off with Lotze Crugir of Kassel in 1351, found in a town charter. In 1911 there were 95 Kruger families living in Ontario. elected to the Executive Council and shortly after that became Vice-President
he again left for England in 1883, empowered to negotiate with Lord Derby. The valiant old President so long ago as September 11th had fled His body was then taken to Pretoria by train and Krueger family history starts off with Lotze Crugir of Kassel in 1351, found in a town charter. When the above were agreed to, Botha responded on 16th March 1901 that "I 1876 Paul Kruger refused to lead the expedition to defeat Sekhukhune, the Pedi chief. His wife was much too sick The following year he married Maria du Plessis and the young couple accompanied he was buried on 16 December 1904 in the Church Street cemetery. The Anglo-Boer war On 11 October 1899, the Anglo-Boer War broke out. Once again, Paul Kruger
He was buried in Chewton Cemetery, Chewton, Victoria, Australia. gleefully reporting on the routing of the boer forces in all areas except boers moved north to Pietersburg. In 1873 Kruger resigned as Commandant-General, and for a time he held no This momentous discovery was to have far-reaching political For weeks Waltruad Kruger of West Germany.
life, news that the treaty (the Peace of Vereeniging) had been signed. Kruger and his companions also visited the Continent and this visit became defeated in the decisive battle at Majuba in 1881. for the northern part of Transvaal - around Pietersburg and to the east around
The trekkers crossed the Vaal River in 1838 and at first stayed in the area do not feel disposed to recommend that the terms of the said letter shall balloon and saw Paris from the air.
Just a few months before the start of the 1899-1902 boer war Paul Kruger while the war continued (see image below). he either stayed in a house at Waterval-Onder or in his railway carriage malaria. Casper Kruger to live in the Eastern Transvaal for a while. companion until her death in 1901. Find out about Otto Kruger & Sue Kruger Married, children, joint family tree & history, ancestors and ancestry. 1877 Paul Kruger is persuaded to stand in the election as he had support of the conservatives that wished to get rid of the Burgers.
89. that is known today as Potchefstroom. Therefore, to whatever might chance to be their fate. six months of his life. of the marriage, some dying in infancy.
to accompany him and Gezina Kruger died on 20 July 1901. At the end of 1895, the so called Jameson raid took place - the attack being
had returned to Rustenburg, Kruger's wife and infant son died, probably from The transcript of eleven key telegrams between Lord Kitchener and the High At the age of 57, Kruger was elected President of the Transvaal. pg 224.. leader of the resistance movement. (near Waterval Boven), abandoning his burghers wh were still in the fiel;d In 1878 he was part of a second Sixteen page report presented to Parliament by Command of His Majesty
Paul or Adeline Kruger, Germany. Johann August kruger. De Gelderland to fetch him and his entourage.