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PIERNEEF, Gerrit Leendert Born: 1856 Contractor Originated from the Charles province of South Holland, He arrived in Pretoria in 1884. Here he married Christina Neeske User. Father of the artist JH (Henk) PIERNEEF. Books citing PIERNEEF Ploeger, Jan. 1994. Nederlanders in die Transvaal 1850-1950. Pretoria: Van Schaik. pp 100 Van Winter, PJ. 1938. Onder Krugers Hollanders : Geschiedenis van de Nederlandsche Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg-Maatschappij. Tweede Deel. Amsterdam: JH de Bussy. pp 36 n.1