Henry Nebel

Life	South Africa
Parents	Augustus Nebel
Spouse	Winifred Nebel, Augusta
Children	John Nebel, Stevie Nebel

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 (Augusta) and had more children with her.

Famous Carpenter and Builder

Henry is famed for his accomplished building and carpentry. He built some of the stairs in the famous Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, and built a few of the camps in the famous Kruger National Park. Later he focussed mainly on farming.

Accomplished Farmer

Henry was a great farmer. 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.

One of his farms he "donated" to the government of South Africa for treating and studying animals. 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.