Gen. Jacobus Herculaas (Koos) DE LA REY^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1847 - 1914  (66 years)

• Name	Jacobus Herculaas (Koos) DE LA REY
  Title	Gen.
  Born	22 Oct 1847	'Doornfontein', District Winburg, O.F.S., South Africa
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Sep 1914	Langlaagte, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
  Person ID	I9595	Greeff e-SAGI Lucas Rinken
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2007

  
  

  Father	Adriaan Johannes Gysbertus (Lang Adriaan) DE LA REY, b9,   b. 25 Dec 1812, Swellendam, Cape, South Africa ,   d. 6 Dec 1891, 'Delareyskraal', District Bloemhof, Transvaal, South Africa  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Adriana Wilhelmina VAN ROOYEN,   b. 12 Apr 1818, George, Cape, South Africa ,   d. 20 May 1913, Schweizer-Reneke, Transvaal, South Africa  (Age 95 years)
  Married	20 May 1838	George, Cape, South Africa   [5]
  Family ID	F3549	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jacoba Elizabeth (Nonnie) GREEFF,   b. 28 May 1856, Paarl, Cape, South Africa ,   d. 11 Aug 1923, Transvaal, South Africa  (Age 67 years)
  Married	24 Oct 1876	South Africa   [6, 7]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2007
  Family ID	F3557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  According to Meintjies, in "de la Rey, Lion of the West " de la Rey's second name was spelt "Herculaas" by himself but it is misspelt by many others as "Hercules".

  
  

• Sources

  [S3480] Erasmussa.ged (Reliability: ). [S2535] Greefdesc 150407.ged, Francois Greef, (www.Greeff.info) (Reliability: ). [S2947] Lichtenburgstam.ged (Reliability: ). [S3518] SA Genealogie Gespreksgroep, Barend Leach, 19 Mei 2004 met verwysing na Adriaan Snyman se boek oor Siener van Rensburg (Reliability: 3). [S887] South African Genealogies Vol 09 Ra - Ron, p 385 (Reliability: 3). [S586] South African Genealogies Vol 02: D-G, J.A. Heese and R.T.J. Lombard, (Pretoria, Human Sciences Research Council. 1989.), p518 (Reliability: 3). [S586] South African Genealogies Vol 02: D-G, J.A. Heese and R.T.J. Lombard, (Pretoria, Human Sciences Research Council. 1989.), Page 518 (Reliability: 3).