Frederick Johan (Frikkie) Johan Dreyer

The Whites of Enkeldoorn 1880-1980 is a history of the families of European descent who settled in the area of Enkeldoorn (renamed Chivi) Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Author - Sarel van der Walt.

DREYER Ancestor Thomas Frederik Dreyer born in Holstein Germany on 24-8-1727, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope in 1768. Thomas Frederik (6 September1860 - 7 March 1934) x Anna Elizabeth Schoultz 26 November 1862 - 26 September 1937. They came from Wolmaransstad, Western Transvaal and arrived in Rhodesia in 1910. They farmed near Marandellas till about 1917 when they moved to Enkeldoorn and settled on Kwesfontein B. Kwesfontein B was later sold to Schalk Rinke snr. They had 12 children of whom 4 daughters and 2 sons were still with them at Kwesfontein.

Frederick bought Steenbok where in 1951 his son c2 Tom joined him. Their farming outgrew the size of Steenbok and it was sold. In 1953 they jointly bought and with their families, moved to Kameellaagte where they farmed till 1963, meanwhile Tom bought Antelope from Lombaard to expand their farming operations with both homesteads on Kameellaagte. In 1963 Tom with his family left the area for the Gatooma district. In 1964 the farms were sold to Clive Curran and Frederick joined his son Tom at Gatooma. Hester died in 1977 followed by Frederick in 1981. In 1982 Tom sold at Gatooma, bought Mexico from Wessel Kirstein and with his family moved back to the Enkeldoorn area where Tina served the D.R.C. Vrouediens as Chair-person. Tom and Tina finally left the Enkeldoorn area in 2001.