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It turns out that there was a De Beer family that fits the names and ages as mentioned in the original story quite closely. However, they lived 60 years later. If the incident happened in 1903 instead of 1843, this family would fit the facts quite nicely. It would also better explain why there is no
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In the very comprehensive genealogical work “The De Beer Family – Three centuries in South Africa” several pages are devoted to the Rachel de Beer story, looking at all the possibilities from the available genealogical data.
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By the third edition of the work more information has come to light to also eliminate this last possible scenario. The Rachel de Beer in this instance has been confirmed to have lived well into adulthood.
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Rachel de Beer is entrenched in the
Afrikaner culture, which is evident by the number of streets and schools named after her, and musical pieces which have been inspired by her such as a theatrical
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gave Hazel Miner's (true) story the wider publicity that it had deserved. The
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It is also thought that Rachel was the daughter of
Matthys Stephanus Johannes de Beer and Rachel Susanna de Beer (née Geere). Matthys was born in 1801 and was murdered along with
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Die laaste rits bewyse: Racheltjie is bloot 'n afspieëling van Hazel Miner (The last series of evidences: Little Rachel is merely a mirror image of Hazel Miner)
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in 1838. Rachel
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Page 80-85, Die De Beer-Familie – Drie Eeue in Suid-Afrika, Third edition (CD only), March 2005, Dawid W. de Beer & Jaleen de Beer,
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Rachel and her brother got separated from the search party and became lost. As the night progressed it got very cold and started
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The children were found the next morning by the trekking party. Rachel had died during the night, but her brother had survived.
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A search party was formed, in which Rachel and her six-year-old brother also took part. However, during the gathering
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