Anelle Visagie

Jan married Christina Marianna Smit Pretoria. Christina was born 30 Dec 1940. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Andreas Gerhardus Christiaan Visagie left for Argentinia when he was 20 years old with his uncle who was on a family visit from Argentinia. Initialy he worked in his uncle's business but soon started looking for a suitable place to start his own vehicle workshop. At this stage he met his wife to be and they got married in Argentinia. The three eldest children, all three daughters, were born in Comodoro Rivadavia in Argentinia.
He decided to return to South Africa in 1933 when the country was suffering from a serious drought. After staying with his parents on the farm "Dwaalhoek" near Potfontein he opened a service station in Petrusville. Times were hard because of the drought and farmers paid for repair work with sheep. Money was very scarce. His fourth child Jan was born at this stage.
Andreas moved to Jacobsdal where opened another service station. He died of asphixation when he was sixty years old when his house caught fire as a result of a parrafin heater.

Andreas married Johanna Petronella Jansen van Vuuren. Johanna (daughter of Christiaan Jansen van Vuuren and Anna Elizabeth Snyman) was born 24 May 1903, Phillipstown, Cape; died 1985, Petrusburg, Free State; was buried , Petrusville, Cape. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Johanna Petronella Janse van Vuuren left South Africa as a 3 year old girl with her parents, Christiaan Jansen van Vuuren, of occupation a teacher in Colesberg and Anna Elizabeth Snyman "Bettie" originally from Phillipstown for Argentinia in 1905. Within two years of their arrival in Argentinia both her parents died and she was raised by the widow of MM Venter. MM Venter was the leader of the 1905 group to Argentinia but he also died fairly soon after their arrival apparently in 1908.
She met her husband and got married in Argentinia. Her three eldest children, all three daughters were born in Comodoro Rivadavia in Argentinia. Her only son was born later in Petrusville.
After her husband's death in 1962 she stayed with her children for a short period and then in her own home in Luckhoff. The last years of her life she spent in an old age home in Petrusburg.

Jan married Aletta Sophia Yzelle 22 May 1881. Aletta was born 27 May 1864; died 7 Nov 1947; was buried , Vosburg, Cape. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Christiaan by occupation a teacher in Colesberg, left South Africa in 1905 as a member of Trek IV for Argentina with his wife "Bettie" and daughter, Johanna Petronella on the ship Highland Fling.
In late 1905 the Highland Fling arrived in Cape Town with a load of mules from Argentina and was refurbished and changed into an immigrant ship within a few days. Although the space was sufficient to transport the 322 people the smell remained and lingered for the duration of the voyage.
The Highland Fling left Cape Town for Buenos Aires on October 21, 1905. After 17 days in the Spanish-speaking City the imigrants boarded the Presidente Roca for Chubut. Even though they travelled third class living conditions were much improved. They arrived in Comodoro Rivadavia on December 5, 1903, more than two months after they left their homes in various parts of South Africa. (B du Toit: Colonia Boer, p 121-123)
Christiaan died soon after their arrival in Commodoro Rivadavia of typhoid.

Christiaan married Anna Elizabeth Snyman. Anna (daughter of Jacobus Lucas Christoffel Snyman and Johanna Petronella Naude) died , Argentina. [Group Sheet]

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Apparently from Philipstown.