Their ancestors were attracted to South Africa from Germany by the opportunities the gold mining industry offered their trades of painting, glazing and blacksmithing many years ago.These cousin's 3 immigrant ancestors each married a BOY family daughter. Callie's son, Christian found our website and started communicating in March of 2009. He told us about his parents and brothers Thomas and Martin.Although we knew about them from cousins in Flintbek, Germany, this was our first "conversation".We now have more names and photos from this branch.FRIEDEL SCHLOTFELDT, the father of CALLIE bought the farm West from J'burg in the 1950s and named it FLINTBEK FARM.Today, they raise some fine looking cattle of the "Bonsmara" breed.We in the "American West" would say they have a "Cattle Ranch", but in the eastern part of the U.S.A. it would also be called a "farm".They have shared with us a 1970 folder from a family reunion that tells some of their history.Christian is translating it so we can more easily share it with some of the American members of the clan. We now also have refinements to the folder from So. Africa relative and researcher, KONRAD VOGES and wife ANNELI (nee Schlotfeldt). The farm is about 35Kms from Rustenburg, in foothills of the Magalies mountains. Rustenberg, in turn, is about 130kms (abt. 81 miles) West of Johannesburg. We will enjoy sharing information about our lives and ancestors.They are descended from the same Jochim Schlotfeldt of Klein Flintbek mentioned in our history at other locations on this page.We thank them for sharing more about our world-wide "clan". |