Lochner Family

I am Willem Kempen and my connection to the South African Lochner family is through my grandmother Cornelia Johanna Elizabeth Lochner.

This is the direct line of descent.

Johann Georg Lochner, who was born circa 1740 at Grünstadt, Mannheim, Germany, arrived in False Bay, Cape of Good Hope on 12 August 1765. He was employed as a soldier aboard the Noord Nieuwland ship. Once he was settled he went to work for the Dutch East India Company as a wagon driver. Later he ventured into making clothes and still later he became a farmer. He married Johanna Geertruyda Verbeek( *19/09/1736 at  Stellenbosch +01/01/1788 at Diep Rivier). They had 10 children. He died 13/04/1805.

George Philip Lochner was the sixth child of Johann George Lochner and Johanna Geertruyda Verbeek. He was born 5 February 1775 at Cape Town. He married Hendrina Jacoba Herbst( *08/08/1779+?/09/1808 ) at Cape Town on 29 January 1797. He married Margaretha Elisabeth van der Westhuizen(*28/07/1773 + ca.1811) at Stellenbosch  on 16 April 1809. He married Judith Elisabeth De Waal (*18/05/1788+ ?) in 1811. Out of these three marriages 13 children were born. Georg died at Malmesbury 18 July 1856.

Tobias Christiaan Lochner was the third child of Georg Philp Lochner and Hendrina Jacoba Herbst. He was born 14 September 1800 at Cape Town. He married Johanna Catharina Cornelia Hendrina Basson  ( *04/04/1790 +30/11/1870)  at Somerset West on 3 November 1826. They had 1 child. Tobias died 13 February 1868.

Tobias Christiaan Lochner was the only child of Tobias Christiaan Lochner and Johanna Catharina Cornelia Hendrina Basson. He was born 22 May 1829 at Swartland. He married Jacoba Johanna Maria van Aarde ( *20/06/1827 +04/03/1869 ) on 28 July 1849. They had 8 children. He married Geertruida Anna Smuts ( * ?/07/1841 +24/05/1904 ) in 1876. They had 4 children. Tobias died 2 March 1892 at Malmesbury.

Johannes Tobias Albertus ( also known as Jan Tobias Benjamin) Lochner was the fifth child of Tobias Christiaan Lochner and Jacoba Johanna Maria van Aarde. He was born on 12 May 1857 at Malmesbury. He married Helena Johanna Francina van der Westhuizen ( *28/03/1859 at Malmesbury+07/11/1924 ). They had 14 children. The first four children died in infancy. He died at Somerset West on 23 August 1935.

Their children were:

NN died in infancy at Port Nolloth before 1882

NN died in infancy at Port Nolloth before 1882

NN died in infancy at Port Nolloth before 1882

Cornelia Johanna Elizabeth*20/10/1882 died in infancy

Cornelia Johanna Elizabeth (Ouma Connie) *29/01/1884 at Moreesburg + ? She married Wilhelm Eduard Ernst Dümmer in 1911. They had 4 children. They divorced in 1936. She then married Dan Retief.

Tobias Christiaan*06/11/1885 at Moreesburg.

Jacoba Johanna Maria*14/08/1887 at Moreesburg.
She married a Steenkamp.

Johan Frederik*06/01/1889 at Moreesburg.

Johannes Tobias Albertus*03/04/1891 at Moreesburg.

Helena Johanna Francina (Aunt Molly)*15/09/1892 at Moreesburg + 15/07/1951 at Bloubergstrand. She never married.

Jacobus Abraham van Aarde*07/02/1895 at Moreesburg. Died in Infancy.

Jacobus Abraham van Aarde*25/05/1896 at Moreesburg.

Beatrix Hendrina Aletta (Aunt Babs) *12/09/1898 at Moreesburg. She married a Bridges.

Stephanus Johannes Paul Kruger* 14/04/1900 at Somerset West.


Cornelia Johanna Elizabeth Lochner (Ouma Connie) was the fifth child of Johannes Tobias Albertus Lochner and Helena Johanna Francina van der Westhuizen.  She was born 29 January 1884 at Moreesburg. She married Wilhelm Ernst Eduard Dümmer in 1911. They had 4 children. They divorced in 1936. Cornelia then married Dan Retief.

Children:

Helene *17/08/1912+17/03/1962

Frieda Auguste *04/04/1915+06/09/1999

Arnold Wilhelm *15/12/1916+26/11/1982

Ewald Lochner *23/03/1920+1983

Frieda Auguste D�mmer born 4 April 1915 at Somerset West. She married Bernie Johannes Kempen on 1 August 1942 at Rondebosch. She died 6 September 1999.

They had 3 children.

Willem Hendrik( that's me ) *07/06/1943

Julian Lochner*13/09/1949 + 10/05/1958

Bernie Johannes*15/08/1952
 
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MOST HONOURED LOCHNER DESCENDANT 
 
Helena Johanna Francina Lochner( Aunt Molly ) became the well-known and respected Author of many children's books written in her language of Afrikaans. She also illustrated the majority of the books herself.

She was born on the farm Bossiesvlei in the Moreesburg District on 15 September 1892. She was the tenth child of Jan Tobias Albertus Lochner and Helena Johanna Francina van der Westhuizen. She never married and died at Bloubergstrand on 15 July 1951.

Aunt Molly attended school at Hottentots  Holland  High School at Somerset West. She also qualified as a Primary School Teacher at Somerset West. She taught at Ceres, Simondium and The Strand. Her first book, Ou Koning van Klou, was published in 1930. In 1931 she was featured, together with other writers in the Nasionale Pers and the photograph in the newspaper article below was that of her in 1931. In those days some books sold for 4 shillings and six pence whilst others could sell for as low as 10 pennies.

When she retired to Blaauwbergstrand she became an eccentric character and some tales, especially those of her love for Gin-and-Tonic, shared with friends on Sunday  mornings, were well documented. It was also recalled that she used to wake up in the dead of night with an idea in her head of her next story and write it on the wall next to her bed. 
Some of her books are listed below:

For children aged 6 to 10

Article published in Die Burger newspaper in Cape Town, South Africa, 15 September 1992
 
My thanks to:

Contributions from anyone with knowledge about Helena, that I may include on this site, are very welcome.