I have previously written of Pieter and Johanna te Groen. This is only the second photo I have seen of them. The first I shared in the history I wrote before and is included below. They were married 5 March 1890 in a Lutheran church in Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands. The photo above, as you can tell by the decorations, is to celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary.

The back of the photo says this:

“Your Imele and Annie. Long Beach. Calif. Daisy ave.

“Pieter Willem te Groen en Johanna te Groen van Leeuwen

“the Golden wedding day. March 5. 1890 March 5. 1940

The photo was written to Ibele and Johanna “Annie” Hermina Van Leeuwen Edsinga. Annie is Johanna’s niece.

I don’t know if the above photo is a wedding picture or not. The fact they were married in Arnhem and the photography studio on the photo is Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa would indicate it is not. Pieter and Johanna lived in South Africa from 1890 to about 1907. Perhaps it was that they were married in March and the first child was born in December. Perhaps he was in the military. Who knows? Either way, we have another photo of them in 1940 and I am happy to share.