Deborah had another son who was five years older than Jan , his brother Andries Beyers Hofmeyr .
He was raised by his widowed mother Deborah , a cousin to Christiaan Beyers , after his father Andries Brink Hofmeyr died when Jan was three years old .
cousin had another son who was five years older than Jan , his brother Andries Beyers Hofmeyr .
He was raised by his widowed mother Deborah , a cousin to Christiaan Beyers , after his father Andries Brink Hofmeyr died when Jan was three years old .