Johan Smit
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Johan Smit

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Johan C. Smit
Born 1940s.
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I was born in regents park johannesburg,where my parents stayed in a garage.my father was working as a millman at City deep or Robinson deep.just before I turned 5 my parent broughta house in Westdene a suburb of jhb.This was at15 stafford str,I started school whe I was 5 at Christiaan de Wet primary school.I stayed there till std 1.we then moved to a mine managers(surface)house at Wilford mine just outside Roodepoort.next to Durban deep gold mine.we moved to Turffontein Hay street(after staying with grand parents).my parents had purchased a tearoom grocer and we stayed there until I went to std 5. We then moved to Bikita a few Km. outsde Fort Victoria we were put in a boarding school.that same year we moved back to RSA.moved to 13 Gerrit Maritz st Brakpan started school at I think President Brand primary school for std5.started std 6 at Hoer seunskool Stoffberg,I failed std 7 latin and maths,completed high school in 1966 Did two weeks at Wits but could not get a bursary.started work at Escom Rosherville lab as a lab assistant.boring after doing everything.started at Union Corporation East Geduld mine as a learner official.got trained in fanakalo,mining,tuneling,explosives,blasting certificate,surveying,sampling,ventilation and qualified as a shiftboss, Got married and transfered to mine ventilation,got transfered to Evander Leslie gold mines,got a house in Frankfort road.started a family and studied After 6 months wrote the Elementary certificate in mine Ventilation,passed with distinction(jhb tech)wrote the advanced certificate in mine ventilation passed with distinction.Our boss passed away with throat cancer and I was promoted from ventilation assistant to Ventilation officer 1973,became acting chief before resigning to work with my father Started working at Magiclean Launderers in 1975 at 8 Nicolls street Chamdor

Working together with mom dad Albert and Loraine wr first purchased Franks drycleaners,Premier drycleaners,started Sharp cafe built new laundry in Rustenburg rd brought Hamo shoe repairs started Hamo leather supply,brought the buildin at 14 grey str,brought out Florida dry cleaners started a dress shop This we did for 25 years until mom and dad died me and Albert dissolved the partnership,I had a heart attack and stopped working Relocated to our beach house in Hibberdene Kwa Zulu Natal I took up art as a hobby. And the first few years did. Nothing but paint,then I started in the building trade and worked for several builders over a ten year period,became a maintenance supervisor for two big housing complexes on the south coast and currently I'm working as a MIG welder for a company making prefab housing

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Dankie vir jou nota Johan

Ai ek is so jammer om te hoor jy moet so sukkel ........... om op 'n selfoon te werk kos baie geduld

Sterkte met jou navorsing Johan.

Groete en seen R

Hi

Have you registered for the April 2023 Connect-a-Thon yet?

Please join the South African Springboks is our quest we will have lots of fun while we upgrade our South African family

The link to follow is : https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1553800/have-you-registered-for-the-april-2023-connect-a-thon-yet?show=1555665#c1555665

Looking forward to see you there

Warm regards

Registration 2022 Source-a-Thon!  : https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1463120/register-now-for-the-2022-source-a-thon?start=200#a_list_title

Will you join us?

To register, just click the ANSWER button and say "Sign me up!" and include South Africa team Springbokke

It would be great to "see" you there!

Kindest Regards ~ Ronel ~ South African Roots Leader

Good afternoon to all our members

We hope you are all well

Great News !!!

The South African Springboks team are excited to announce that The registration for the Source a Thon is live

Please join us to make our South African profiles better !!

The 5th! Source-a-Thon will take place from the 2nd of October till the 5th of October. We really hope you will join us at our Team

You can participate by answering https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1097927/have-you-registered-for-the-2020-source-a-thon-yet?start=20#a_list_titlet Here to receive your pug number.

Please also confirm that you would like to join the SA Springboks. We need al the help we can get !!


After registration please add you name to https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Suid_Afrika_Team_Springbokke this page

Join us in the chat room and for a chat or ask your questions https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1099225/team-springbokke-sourc-a-thon-2020-chat-room Talk

Warm Regards and blessings

SA Springbok team

Nuwe nuus en hulp asseblief as jy kans sien

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/896948/voortrekkers-se-name-wat-saam-met-dingaan-gesterf-het?show=896978#c896978 Gaan kyk gerus as jy belangstel in die Voortrekkers wat saam met Retief gesterf het

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posted by Johan Smit
Hi

Feel like helping the South African project ?

Here is how - while having a bit of competion and lots of fun  :-D

The 2018 Source-a-Thon is coming soon! Save the dates: September 28-October 1.

Registration is currently open Registration Our home page Springbokke wil give you more information

Do join us

Regards

SA Roots Team

Hi Johan,

I would need the complete names of the profiles and the WikiTree ID of each profile to be able to help.

Click here for the help Page on Merging.

Thank you, David ~ WikiTree Mentor

posted by David Selman
Hi Johan,

Here's a Project update you might be interested in :)

Greets,

The South African Roots Project Team

posted by Bea (Timmerman) Wijma
Hi The weekend chat has a South Africa puzzle should you like to participate just follow this link. ...Good Luck:-D [1]

Regards the SA Roots Team

‘n Nuwe Source-a-Thon begin op 30 September 2017 en duur 72 uur !!!

Daar is baie pryse om te wen en dit gaan vet pret wees. Hoop om julle daar te sien, as julle huiwerig is, ons sal later soekskakels vir doopregisters gee wat nog nie aanlyn is by Family Search nie - en ons is natuulik altyd gereed om te help, so vra gerus Ons gaan bronne soek en op al die Suid Afrikaanse profiele plaas wat nog soos weeskindertjies rondhang in die “unsourced”blad vir die tydperk 1807-2007

Hier is die besoekblad vir instruksies. Sien uit daarna om van julle te hoor !!! Bokke bo Die Suid Afrikaanse span

Hi and welcome to the South African Roots Project , we're very happy to have you as a member of our team, so thanks for joining ! Greetings and have a wonderful day - the South African Roots Team :)
Dankie Johan, I’m a bit dyslexic, so prefer to write in English so that I can do a spell check :)

I started a family tree in 2002 on ancestry.com, but for the life of me, cannot find it again!

I’ll start editing tomorrow.

posted by Heidi Wehmeyer
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pretorius-6035 Is weereens deur die gawe Eowyn reggestel. Ek vermoed jy sal nou bietjie daar moet gaan regstellings maak :-)

Mooi Loop. R


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