C.J. Schoeman (veldkornet, 1913)
active 1913 · Schoeman line · unidentified
Connection to the Koup
Took part in something recorded here: Witberg surveyed, then reserved for forestry (1913-03).
Names
- Given
- C.J.
- Surname
- Schoeman
The formal baptismal name and the name a person was actually called are both kept, and neither is derived from the other. Spelling drift between records is evidence, not noise.
A life in the record
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March 1913
event
Witberg surveyed, then reserved for forestry
K.M. von Oppell surveys 7011 morgen of Zwartberg on the southern boundary of Vrolikheid and Roode Els Bosch; within two years it is reserved for forest purposes and leaves farming.
Stories
- mentioned The men who drew the lines
What we don't know
- No birth date is recorded.
- No death date is recorded.
- Neither parent is recorded, so this person is not attached to the tree above them.
- No dated record ties this person to a specific piece of ground.
A sourced gap beats an unsourced fill. These are the open questions on this person, stated rather than papered over.
Research notes
[31 Jul 2026 inbox] Field cornet who pointed out the beacons on the 1913 Witberg survey (DOC-0123) - eighty years after C. HattingM held the same office over the same mountain.
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