, ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁better ▁trade ▁destination ▁for ▁min ers , ▁mer ch ants , ▁industrial ists , ▁and ▁far mers ▁around ▁Johannes burg . ▁Third , ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁establish ing ▁a ▁Second ▁Volks ra ad ▁to ▁represent ▁U it land er ▁( fore igner ) ▁interests . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁youth ▁ ▁Meyer ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Johan ▁George ▁( Or g ) ▁Meyer ▁and ▁H ester ▁Christ iana ▁Elizabeth ▁Mul der . ▁Johan ▁Meyer ▁made ▁the ▁Great ▁Tre k ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁b ach elor , ▁originally ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Hend rik ▁Pot gi eter ’ s ▁party , ▁and ▁went ▁with ▁them ▁to ▁O hr ig stad . ▁M embers ▁of ▁this ▁group ▁are ▁held ▁by ▁tradition ▁to ▁have ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁Al ber ton ▁South ▁Re formed ▁Church ▁and ▁buried ▁a ▁Vo ort rek ker ▁woman ▁and ▁child ▁who ▁died ▁there ▁where ▁the ▁par son age ▁is ▁now . ▁Or g ▁was ▁probably ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁men ▁who ▁tra ve led ▁north ward ▁to ▁find ▁Louis ▁T reg ard t ▁and ▁explore ▁the ▁area . ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁just ▁in ▁time ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁Tre kk ers ▁from ▁the ▁Mat abe le ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Veg kop ▁that ▁October . ▁Appar ently , ▁he ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁Prince ▁Albert , ▁where ▁he ▁married ▁H ester ▁Mul der ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁who ▁gave