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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 (Naomi) and had 3 more children with her - Steven, Henry, and Elizabeth. | 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 == | ||
Revision as of 11:06, 19 July 2022
| Life | South Africa |
| Parents | Augustus Nebel |
| 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 differnt 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.