Elias Paulus was die seun van Elias Paulus Nel en Wilhelmina Margaretha Visser.
Uit hulle pa se sterfkennis van 1961:
Elias Paulus (Tertius), moved to the Free State and started to farm on Suikervlei, Vrede with his father, until his fathers death in 1961. Elias Paulus was nicknamed Tertius (latin number three; since he was the third generation of Elias Paulus Nel). Tertius named his son Elias Paulus Quartus (since he was the fourth generation), and Quartus named his son Elias Paulus Quintus (since he was the fifth generation). (https://www.geni.com/people/Elias-Paulus-Nel/6000000018935751964)
