Hendrik Johannes van Blerk

Hendrik Johannes was born on April 16th, 1929 in Boksburg.  Hendrik Johannes' father was Tobias van Blerk and his mother was Hester Magrietha van Heerden (van Blerk).  His paternal grandparents were Jacobus Johannes x van Blerk and Annie Justina du Toit (van Blerk). He had a brother and a sister, named Jacobus Johannes and Jacoba Stephina.  He was the second oldest of the three children.