Gerhardus Christiaan Lodewyk (Gert) COETZER * 3.1.1824 = 6.2.1824 @ Graaff-Reinet † 2.12.1904 @ Weltevreden, Wakkerstroom, Tvl) x @ (Riebeeckstad) Magdalena Cornelia JANSE VAN RENSBURG * 3.8.1841 @ Albanie † 11.1.1885 @ Weltevreden, Wakkerstroom.
Gert received the farm 'Brake Fontein' (1431morgen) from the British government in 1854 for services rendered to the British Army during the Frontier Wars. (Ref: 1854 Grant - Aktekantoor Bisho) NB: According to his DN he spells his surname with a 'z'. Also the signature of his son, Cornelius Johannes, is Coetzer.
