George Frederik Potgieter

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About George Frederik Potgieter

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.

Solomom Johannes a widower whose wife Johanna Heyns from Chimanimani had died in 1928, arrived in the area in 1932 with two sons and two daughters. He settled on Girliesfontein B, North of and butting on Range where he produced wheat, cattle and maize till he left the area in 1938. The family returned in 1940 and farmed north east of Range farm. Son George left the area shortly after. George returned in 1990 to work as manager for McClean on Minverwacht farm.

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George Frederik Potgieter's Timeline

1924
November 4, 1924
1949
November 7, 1949
Gatooma, Rhodesia
2011
May 13, 2011
Age 86
Middelburg, South Africa