Kruger, President Stephanus Johannes Paulus^{[1, 2]}

1825 - 1904  (78 years)   Has 14 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Kruger, Stephanus Johannes Paulus
  Title	President
  Birth	10 Oct 1825	Bulhoek Farm, Steynsburg, Cape Colony, South Africa
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Politician
  Occupation	30 Dec 1880
  	President of ZAR 1883 - 1900, State President, ZA Republic, PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA
  Residence	Address: Clarens, Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District, Vaud, Switzerland
  Record ID Number	MH:I501069
  _UID	699615400B601661021220BAE8F89657
  _UPD	10 OCT 2026 02:19:44 GMT -0500
  Death	14 Jul 1904	Montreux, Vevey District, Vaud, Switzerland
  Burial	16 Dec 1904	Heroes' Acre, Pretoria, Transvaal Colony, South Africa
  	Temporary Burial (14 July 1904): Following his death in Villa Clarens, Switzerland, on July 14, 1904, President Paul Kruger's body was embalmed and transported to the Netherlands. He was temporarily interred on July 26, 1904, at the Oud Eik en Duinen Cemetery in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands. His remains rested in a temporary vault while arrangements and political permissions were secured to return him to his homeland. Final Burial (December 1904): In late 1904, British colonial authorities granted permission for his repatriation. His body was transported back to South Africa aboard the vessel Batavier VI. On December 16, 1904, he was honored with a formal state funeral and permanently laid to rest at the Heroes' Acre (Heldenakker) within the Church Street Cemetery in Pretoria, Transvaal Colony (now Gauteng, South Africa).
  Person ID	I501069	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2026

  
  

  Mother	Steyn, Elsje Francina,   b. 19 Apr 1806, Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa d. 14 Feb 1834, Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa (Age 27 years)
  Father	Kruger, Casper Jan Hendrik,   b. 10 May 1801, Graaff-Reinet, Caap de Goede Hoop, Suid-Afrika d. 14 Apr 1852, Zoutpansdrift, Rustenburg, South Africa (Probably malaria) (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	3 Sep 1820	Cradock, Stormberg District, South Africa
  Record ID Number	MH:F500292
  _UID	69961468149415C8028AC688F1BCCB50
  _UPD	18 FEB 2026 13:35:04 GMT -0500
  Family ID	F500292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S500001] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.nl/research/collection-40001/familysearch-stamboom?itemId=972138286&action=showRecord (Reliability: 4). Stephanus Johannes Paulus Krugerdinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdomited Statesom [S500085] Coenraad Christoffel Visser, Visser Web Site, https://www.myheritage.nl/profile-OYYV7XOTL5JVX2OAPEJZCPOG4XGDXRA-1500106/stephanus-johannes-paulus-kruger (Reliability: 3). Visser Web Site, beheerd door Coenraad Christoffel Visser