Johannes Stephanus Joubert

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Lifespan: 1870 Tulbagh -1949 Heidelberg (Gauteng)

Occupation: Building contractor

Family: He married Johanna Cornelia Delport (1873 - 1918 Ermelo), then Anna Hermina Boshoff (1873 Z.A.R. - 1940 Heidelberg). Joubert and Boshoff were buried in the Kloof Cemetary (Heidelberg).

Joubert was a building contractor in the Heidelberg (Gauteng) area.

The following are some of his known projects:

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