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|[[Augustus Nebel]] | |[[Augustus Nebel]], Augusta Chira (german) | ||
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|[[Winifred Nebel]], | |[[Winifred Nebel]], Naomi | ||
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|[[John Nebel]], [[Stevie Nebel]] | |[[John Nebel|John]], [[Valerie Nebel|Valerie]], [[Stevie Nebel|Steven]], Henry, Elizabeth | ||
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[[Wayne Nebel|My]] grandfather | [[Wayne Nebel|My]] grandfather | ||
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Henry was born in South Africa. He was from German descent. | Henry was born in South Africa. He was from German descent. | ||
He married [[Winifred Nebel]], and they had 2 children - [[John Nebel]] and [[Valerie Nebel]]. They divorced later, and he remarried a German woman (Augusta) and had more children with her. | He married [[Winifred Nebel]], and they had 2 children - [[John Nebel]] and [[Valerie Nebel]]. They divorced later, and he remarried a German woman (Naomi<!-- or Augusta ? -->) and had 3 more children with her - Steven, Henry, and Elizabeth. | ||
Henry was creative and had the ability to do anything well he put his mind too, he became a very accomplished carpenter, then builder, and later farmer. | |||
== Famous Carpenter and Builder == | == Famous Carpenter and Builder == | ||
Henry is famed for his accomplished building and carpentry. He | Henry is famed for his accomplished building and carpentry. Initially he was a carpenter, and excelled at it. He did the carpentry for the famous Libertas buildings in Pretoria, South Africa. | ||
Later he became a builder, and accomplished at that too - he built many Churches in SA of stone. | |||
He also built a few of the camps in the famous [[wikipedia:Kruger_National_Park|Kruger National Park]]. | |||
Henry then became a farmer. | |||
== Accomplished Farmer == | == Accomplished Farmer == | ||
In later years, he became a farmer, and is known for being the first Tobacco farmer in Rustenburg. | |||
He enjoyed different types of farming, and over time bought a few farms in the north, at one point he had 6 farms. He farmed crops as well as animals. One of my earliest memories was visiting his farm after harvesting peanuts, and climbing on the huge piles of peanuts drying in the sun. I also remember his lovely large stone house, which he had built himself. | |||
One of his farms he "donated" to the government of South Africa for treating and studying animals. That farm is since known as | One of his farms he "donated" to the government of South Africa for treating and studying animals. <!-- Was this onderstepoort??? if so : That farm is since known as "Onderstepoort", and is a world famous Veterinary Hospital and centre for Veterinary Studies run by the University of Pretoria. Many accomplished veterinarians have been trained there, and ironically our current veterinarian in Surrey, UK was trained there. --> | ||
Latest revision as of 11:42, 19 July 2022
| Life | South Africa |
| Parents | Augustus Nebel, Augusta Chira (german) |
| Spouse | Winifred Nebel, Naomi |
| Children | John, Valerie, Steven, Henry, Elizabeth |
My grandfather
Henry was born in South Africa. He was from German descent.
He married Winifred Nebel, and they had 2 children - John Nebel and Valerie Nebel. They divorced later, and he remarried a German woman (Naomi) and had 3 more children with her - Steven, Henry, and Elizabeth.
Henry was creative and had the ability to do anything well he put his mind too, he became a very accomplished carpenter, then builder, and later farmer.
Famous Carpenter and Builder
Henry is famed for his accomplished building and carpentry. Initially he was a carpenter, and excelled at it. He did the carpentry for the famous Libertas buildings in Pretoria, South Africa.
Later he became a builder, and accomplished at that too - he built many Churches in SA of stone.
He also built a few of the camps in the famous Kruger National Park.
Henry then became a farmer.
Accomplished Farmer
In later years, he became a farmer, and is known for being the first Tobacco farmer in Rustenburg.
He enjoyed different types of farming, and over time bought a few farms in the north, at one point he had 6 farms. He farmed crops as well as animals. One of my earliest memories was visiting his farm after harvesting peanuts, and climbing on the huge piles of peanuts drying in the sun. I also remember his lovely large stone house, which he had built himself.
One of his farms he "donated" to the government of South Africa for treating and studying animals.