Suzaan Alicia van den Berg

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Suzaan Alicia's names came from her two grandmothers. "Suzaan" is derived from Susanna, the name of her maternal grandmother. "Alicia" comes from the paternal grandmother whose grandparents were "bittereinders" who decided not to live under the British flag after the Anglo Boer War. They then emigrated to Argentine in 1905. Suzaan's paternal grandmother was born in a town called Comodoro Rivadavia and when her grandmother's birth was registered in Argentina, her name was recorded as Alicia instead of Aletta, being the Spanish version of the name.
She attended a Christian School called Tehilla in Port Elizabeth from January 1997 to July 2003 and thereafter St Marks Community School. She matriculated in 2010 and then studied at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU the old UPE). She obtained BCom C:3 Accounting Cum Laude in 2013 and BCom Honours (Accounting) at NMMU in 2014. She is currently working at Deloitte in Cape Town.

Suzaan married Fernando Batista 12 Dec 2015, Plettenberg Bay. Fernando was born 14 Aug 1990. [Group Sheet]

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Sam was born at a misionary station called Elim near Levubu in the Northern Province. When he was about 2 months old his parents moved to Pretoria where they stayed until 1968 when his father was transferred to Windhoek in South West Africa. Sam attended the following schools, Rachel de Beer, Pretoria North, Genl. Jaques Pienaar, Capitol Park, Pretoria, Eros Primary School in Windhoek and he matriculated at Windhoek High School in 1974.
He did his military service with D Squadron, 2 SAIBNGP Rooikop, Walvis Bay in 1975. In July 1975 his unit was sent to Ruacana in preparation for Operation Savanah aimed at ensuring free and fair elections in Angola following the withdrawal of the Portuguese. From mid August to 28 November 1975 the unit saw action at inter alia Fort Rocadis, Sa da Bandeira, Catengue, Benguela, Lobito and Novo Redondo. On 28 November the unit was relieved at Cela by replacement troops and the unit was flown back to Grootfontein.
Following his military service Sam started to work at Windhoek Municipality as a traffic officer. In 1987 he obtained a BAPol degree through Unisa. In 1989 he accepted the post of Assistant Director : Operations in the Port Elizabeth Traffic and Licensing Services and in 1995 the newly created position of Assistant Director : Planning and Research until September 2006.
During October 2006 he started his business called ZAWebs which he is still managing.

Samuel married Esther Jacoba du Preez 6 Oct 1978, Windhoek, Namibia. Esther (daughter of Jacob Wouter du Preez and Susanna Johanna Wentzel) was born 3 Dec 1956, Vrede, Freestate. [Group Sheet]

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Estelle grew up in Pretoria until her father was transferred to Windhoek in February 1968. In Windhoek she attended the Emma Hoogenhout Primary School and matriculated in 1975 from Windhoek High School.
Following school she obtained a National Secretarial Certificate at the Pretoria Technicon and started to work at the South West African Roads Division as Secretary. In 1979 she accepted a position at the Windhoek Municipality where she worked as senior clerk until 1989 when she moved with her husband to Port Elizabeth.
In Port Elizabeth she is working at the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (previously Port Elizabeth) in the Sport, Recreation, Arts and Cultural Services Business unit as a Personal Assistant.

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Born in Hillstraat, Kroonstad where his father was employed in the Post Office until 1925. Following his medical board in 1925 Samuel's father started to farm first on his brother's farm Withuis, Virginia and later on Uithoek, Wesselsbron. In 1933 the family moved to the farm Liversage, Winburg. Samuel then went to a farm school on the farm Vaalkop more than 6 miles away until std 6. After that he attended the Winburg High School where he matriculated in 1943.

In 1944 he assumed service with the Civil Service, Dept of Agriculture, Pretoria. In 1946 he was transferred to the Rietrivier village in the, district Jacobsdal where he met a young teacher Aletta Sophia Visagie. They were married in 1952. After the wedding Samuel was transferred to Levubu near Louis Trichardt in the the Northern Transvaal.
Both his children were born at Elim Hospital, Louis Trichardt. In 1957 Samuel was transferred back to Pretoria where the family stayed at 34th Avenue 783. In 1967 Samuel obtained the Diploma in Civil Administration and was transferred with effect 1 February 1968 to the then SWA Administration, Nature Conservation and Tourism, Windhoek where he worked until June 1971.
After short periods of approximatedly 18 months each in the Stores, Secretariat en Health he retired after 13 years in the Department of Education as Assistant Director on 30 April 1985. Samuel and his wife Aletta then moved to Kleinmond where they stayed until 2003. They then moved to Legato Retirement Village in Durbanville. On 14 June 2006 he passed away. He was cremated with his ashes placed in the rembrance wall at the DR Church in Kleinmond.

Samuel married Aletta Sophia Visagie 28 Apr 1952, Bloemfontein, Freestate. Aletta (daughter of Andreas Gerhardus Christiaan Visagie and Johanna Petronella Jansen van Vuuren) was born 24 May 1929, Commodoro Rivadavia, Argentinia; died 10 July 2016, Durbanville. [Group Sheet]

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As a descendent of one of the Boere families that refused to swear alegiance to the British flag after the Anglo Boer War Aletta has quite an interesting life story.

Her Mother 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 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 the Argentinia but he also died fairly soon after their arrival apparently in 1908.
Her father, 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 Aletta's mother and they got married in Argentinia and the three eldest children, all three daughters, were born in Comodoro Rivadavia in Argentinia.
Her parents decided to return to South Africa in 1933 when the country was suffering from a serious drought. After staying with her grandparents on the farm "Dwaalhoek" near Potfontein her father 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.
Aletta went to school in Petrusville from Sub A to St. 10. When she was 8 years old her only brother Jan was born.
After school she studied at the teachers College in Bloemfontein. In the mean time her parents moved to Jacobsdal where her father opened a service station. After completing her studies she started teaching in Jacobsdal until she got married in 1952.
After a 9 year spell of being a housewife and mother she started teaching again in 1961 at Wonderboom, Villieria. A 3 year period followed at Rachel de Beer, Pretoria North and another three years at Generaal Jacques Pienaar in Capital Park, Pretoria. After that she also teached for a brief period at Derdepoort Primary School north east of Pretoria.
After moving to Windhoek with her husband in 1968 Aletta teached for brief periods at Orban en Emma Hoogenhout Primary Schools and then at Suiderhof Laerskool until she retired on 30 June 1984. Aletta and her husband Sampie then moved to Kleinmond where they stayed until 2004. They then moved to Legato Retirement Village in Durbanville.
On 14 June 2006 Sampie passed away. When she reached the age of 80 Aletta moved to La Vie est Belle also in Durbanville where she passed away on 10 July 2016.
She was cremated with his ashes placed in the rembrance wall at the DR Church in Kleinmond.

Jacob married Susanna Johanna Wentzel 21 Jun 1952, Bonnievale, Cape. Susanna (daughter of Johannes Arnoldus Wentzel and Esther Jacoba Viljoen) was born 24 Aug 1928, Bonnievale, Cape; died 01 Jun 2009, Stilbaai, Cape. [Group Sheet]

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Samuel grew up on the farm "Perdekop" in the Ficksburg District. As child he often accompanied his father who, apart from being a farmer, also did transport work to the diamond diggings at Kimberley. Later on his father, Izak Jacobus bought the farm "Vergenoeg", in the Winburg district where he farmed. Samuel went to school in Winburg approximatedly 5 miles from the farm until std 5. Everyday he walked to and from school. His teacher was a Mr Fivaz. One day a girl had to receive a hiding for one or other offence and Samuel offered to take her place. Mr Fivaz then proceeded to give both a hiding.
Izak Jacobus later bought the farm "Dankbaarsfontein" also in the Winburg district. Samuel started to work in the Postoffice until 1925 when he was declared medically unfit as a result of a stomach ulcer. His pension was 11 Pounds per month with a cost of living allowance added after WW2 which he received until his death in 1963.Whilst in Kroonstad the family lived in Hill Street.
After his medical board Samuel started to farm first on his brother in law, Andries Pienaar's farm "Withuis" and later, in 1933, on his own farm "Liversage" adjacent to the family Farm "Dankbaarsfontein".

Samuel married Susanna Maria Crous 23 Jan 1912, Kroonstad, Freestate. Susanna (daughter of Johannes Andries Crous and Anna Margaretha Rademan) was born 10 May 1894, Kroonstad, Freestate; died 20 Aug 1960, "Liversage", Winburg. [Group Sheet]

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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]

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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.

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Jacob Wouter was een van die boere wat suipingsregte gehad het op Jongensfontein. Barbara de Jager skryf in haar boek "Jongensfontein van suiping tot sauna" soos volg:

Ook twee suipinghuise van seeklip het genadiglik die ontwikkeling oor1eef: die Rondawel en die Wit Huisie, wat albei oos van die fontein in die woonwapark staan en sedert 3 Junie 1970 Raadsbesit is.
Die Fonteinhuis, 'n naam wat slegs by ou Jongensfonteiners bekend is, is die Wit Huisie gedoop sedert dit, ongelukkig, afgewit is.

Die Rondawel, die oudste oorspronklike gebou by Jongensfontein, is volgens vertellers in 1932 vir oom Giepie Joubert gebou.
Sy seun Tobie stel die boudatum op 1928, rnaar foto's uit die vroee dertigerjare toon nog oom Giepie se riet-en-klei-huisie. Dit is wel so dat die riethuisie 'n aantal jare langs die Rondawel bly staan het.

Gideon Johannes Joubert (21.8.1880-19.6.1952), boer van Soetmelksrivier, het sy Duine grond (hierdie streek staan as die Duine bekend) in 1928 gekoop.
As eienaar van 'n onderverdeling van die oorspronklike leenplaas Zwarte Jongersfontein het hy suipingsreg by Jongensfontein verkry, 'n reg op grond waarvan hy die Rondawel laat bou het.
Oom Giepie se Duine grond en die Rondawel is deur sy broer Frikkie gekoop. Na horn, en ook tydens die onteiening, was die broers Wessel en Pieter Oosthuizen die eienaars. Na 'n maratonbriefwisseling oor die kornpensasie vir die Rondawel, is die Raad se vergoeding van R160 teruggestuur.

Jan Oosthuizen en sy swaer, Danie Cronje (Dail Hasie), het die Rondawel gebou, met Wessel Oosthuizen (S. seun) as handlanger. Seeklip vir die ronding is op die skouers aangedra, en die rietdak het 'n mussie van sement, of moontlik klei uit die kleigat daar naby wat bouklei verskaf het.
Langs die rondawel was vroeer 'n kookhuisie met 'n kaggel - 'n dwergseekliphuisie met riet en later sinkdak.

Die kliphuis (Fonteinhuis) langs die Rondawel is volgens die Du Preez broers in 1940 gebou vir hulle ouers, Jacob Wouter du Preez en Tobietta Georgina la Grange. Wouter du Preez het sy 274 morge Duine grond in 1936 van Jacobus Lodewicus Muller gekoop en op grond van sy suipingsreg laat bou.
In 1952 het Frank Smalberger by Wouter gekoop en die fonteinhuis het syne geword tot die broers Fanie en Carel Oosthuizen die Smalberger grond op die seerant bokant Heuningnesbaai gekoop het en dus eienaars van die Fonteinhuis was met die onteiening.

Jan Oosthuizen het die Fonteinhuis gebou met seeklip wat op die skouers uit die baaiplek gedra is. Die huis, oorspronklik met riet- en later asbesdak, het bestaan uit 'n kombuis, 'n eetplek met 'n kaggel, een binneslaapkamer en 'n toegemaakte stoep met houtklappe, wat net tydens reen toegemaak is, waar die seuns geslaap het.

Volgens 'n verteller was agter die Fonteinhuis 'n bakoond waar die vakansievrouens vanmelewe kon gaan brood bak.

Die Rondawel en die Fonteinhuis is vir Jongensfontein van groot kultuurhistoriese belang, en sedert die tagtigerjare was restourasie periodiek op agendas van beherende owerhede. Daar is onder meer aanbeveel dat die Wit Huisie (Fonteinhuis) as biblioteek/ vergadersaal/ bergingsplek van stukke eie aan Jongensfontein gebruik word.

Meer as tien jaar lank wag die Erfeienaarsvereniging en ander bewaringsbewuste Jongensfonteiners vir die beskikbaarstelling van die Fonteinhuis as bewaarplek. Hierdie wens is weer by die Erfeienaarsvereniging se jaarvergadering einde 1995 bespreek, en die Vereniging het 'n versoek in die verband aan die Stilbaai Oorgangsraad gestuur.
Hierdie Raad het in Julie 1996 by die Raad vir Nasionale Gedenkwaardighede aansoek gedoen dat die twee geboue tot nasionale gedenkwaardighede verk1aar word. Maar reaksie bly uit.
Kultuurhistories bied hierdie twee geboue haas onuitputlike rykdom. As skakels vertel hulle die verhaal van grondbesit van 1762 af, toe die grond waarop hulle staan nog deel van die leenplaas Zwarte Jongensfontein was.
Sedert 1916 was hulle staanplek serwituutgrond, deel van 'n veesuiping. Vanaf die onteiening in 1966/67 was hulle deel van 'n tien jaar lange suipingstryd, waaruit slegs hulle twee as konkrete getuies oorgebly het. Hulle drie strydmakkers wes van die fontein se plekke ken hulle nie meer nie.

Hierdie geboue se oorspronklike eienaars is onlosmaaklik verbind met Jongensfontein se geskiedenis. Voorsate van Wouter du Preez was sedert 1895 verskeie kere benutters van die leenplaas Zwarte Jongensfontein, en hy en Tobietta, sy vrou, (algemeen bekend as tant To'hetta) was baie prominent in die geskiedenis van Jongensfontein en die distrik.

Giepie Joubert was op sy beurt dikwels voorspraak vir die Duine, veral wat padbou betref. Die Rondawel het, deur sy oorspronklike eienaar, 'n kultuurhIstonese skakel met die Hugenote-Gedenkskool op Daljosafat: Giepie Joubert was omstreeks 1898 'n 1eerling van die skool saam met onder andere AG Visser.

Die twee geboue verteenwoordig die seeklipfase in die geskiedenis van huisbou by Jongensfontein, en hulle staan op die grond van twee riet-en-klei-huisies uit die eerste boufase. Wat boustyl betref, verteenwoordig die Rondawel die seekliprondawels met rietdak, waarvan verskeie in die strand gebou is.
Geboue soos die Fonteinhuis, 'n vierkantige hoofdeel en stoepvertrekke met houtklappe, was algemeen in daardie jare.

Jacob married Tobiata Georgina la Grange 17 Aug 1915. Tobiata (daughter of Tobias George la Grange and Rosina Elizabeth Smalberger) was born 6 Nov 1891; died 6 Jul 1987, Riversdale, Cape; was buried , Riversdale, Cape. [Group Sheet]

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Farm Goedgedacht, Bonnievale District.

Johannes married Esther Jacoba Viljoen 26 Apr 1920, Groote Kerk, Cape Town. Esther (daughter of Hendrik Christoffel Viljoen and Anna Susanna Roux) was born 22 Feb 1897. [Group Sheet]