It’s Thursday night and I’m discovering the Internet: There’s a Mineral named after a Jeppe: [Jeppeite](http://webmineral.com/data/Jeppeite.shtml).
> Named for John Frederick Biccard Jeppe (1920-), geologist of Nedlands, Western Australia, discoverer of the mineral.
No idea if this guy is related to us, of course.
About Nils
By day, Nils Jeppe is a 37 years old service- and project manager in the IT industry. By night, his secret identity as a world builder, writer, and cartographer is revealed and his feverish imagination roams the multiverse in search of interesting worlds that he then documents on his blog,
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He was my grandfather. The family came to Australia from South Africa when my father was a young man.
I have a small collection of Jeppeite somewhere upstairs…
Dear Julius John,
when I was a young girl I knew your granddad because I went to school with Anne, his daughter. Now I’m looking for her again. Would you be so kind to give me her emailadres if you can? Maybe your father or uncle remembers me, I lived with my uncle in Nedlands when I went to the Holliwood Highschool. I was homesick all the time. Hope you can get me to Anne.
Thanks for trying,
kind regards,
Liz
Hm. – Was? That means he died in the meantime? I am sorry to hear that. Thanks for getting in touch. It seems that the South African Jeppes were quite a more adventurous bunch than the guys who stuck around here in Germany…
Do you know the German Roots of your family? I just try to write a book “Die Jeppe Story” (in german language)about the early Jeppe Brothers, they are emigrated from Rostock, Germany (Mecklenburg-Schwerin). The Father was Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Jeppe and their mother the born Magdalena Anna Carolina Westphal. Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Jeppe was a civil servant and economic counsellor of the grand duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. In about 1820 he wrote a “Herbarium Vivum”. From his Son Friedrich Jeppe, written in Potchefstroom 1868, I have the origin Text (old german language) of “Die Transvaal´sche oder Süd-Afrikanische Republik”. A lot of informations I got from friends in South Africa, from Witwaterrand University.
If you want moore about the roots, you can contact me.
Greetings
Herbert A. Peschel
Bökenkamp 10
28755 Bremen, Germany.
Yes I think I´ll end my book-projekt end of the year. The first family-members got a special key to my SkyDrive to have a first look on my book “Die Jeppe Story”. This key is only for family-members, if I have their e-mail-addresses and my personal friends.
Thank you, Johann, who wrote the first answer:
Hi Herbert,
Thank you so much for all the work and effort you have put into researching the Jeppe family and writing this book. This is truly a masterpiece! Thank you also for sending me the link to allow me access to this wonderful document.
Please keep in contact. The invitation to stay over at my house in Calgary, Alberta stands whenever you visit Canada.
Kind regards, Johann Jeppe
Hi was für ein zufall, stüber im Internet rum und komme auf deine Seite. Meine mom sagte mir vor kurzem das mein Onkel Harald mal einen Brief von jemanden aus Australien bekommen hat der wissen wollte ob wir evntuell verwand sind wie ich meinen Onkel kenne wird er sichelich nichts weiter unternommen haben, aber wenn du dich mal melden würdest wehr es cool.
Dann noch einen schönen abend tag oder morgen, wie auch immer bye.
Hi Jeppe-Clan
Mein Daddy hat glaube ich von Dir mal ein Brief bekommen aus Australien ob wir verwandt sind, ist eigentlich nun was rausgekommen?
gruss
)
der jeppemaster
Wenn Du mit dem australischen Jeppe sprechen willst waere Englisch wohl angebrachter. – Sorry dass ich Deinen Beitrag etwas zensietr habe, ich nehme an dass Du Sascha kennst, aber ich denke wir sollten trotzdem einen guten Ton wahren
Hi, ich bin durch zufall auf diese Seite gestoßen und fand das alles ziemlich interessant, da wir (meine Familie) vielleicht auch irgendwie noch irgendwo verwandte haben könnten….
ich würde mich sehr über eine Antwort oder Kontakt freuen!
Gruß
Gesa Jeppe and family
Hi
I’m from Denmark, and does anybody know if someone of the Jeppe family you’re part of at some time migrated to Denmark?
I was just wondering if I got distant family in South Africa….
Hi
My great grandfather was Herman Otto Frederich Carl Jeppe his brother was Julius Jeppe they imigrated to
South Africa. Herman was a pharmacist as well as a doctor in South Africa. Julius was a business man
in Johannesburg in the early golden years of Johburg.
Hi Mimi
I have got your mail, you send me after your meeting with Robbie Robinson.
Best regards, Herbert
Dear Mr. Peschel and Ingrid
Hope you are well.
I tried to reach you through the e-mail to thank you for the CD on the Jeppes I received I appreciate it. Very intresting to see the Jeppes house in Rostock and it’s still standing. I’ve wonder if there is still any property left in the Jeppes name. I see you are going to visit SA during September again. Let me know my Cell is 083 443 9878 and the work no. is 012 305 8480 if you want to contact me. I also want to try to came into contact with Jean Voigt who you have visited when you were here last time. Have you published your book yet?I was always interested in the Jeppe family because of my relations through my grandmother who was HOCF Jeppe’s daughter. Thanks for giving the info to Robbie Robinson. When he was walking towards me I just knew he was a Robinson and related to me through his great great grandfather who was mine as well, so we are niece and nephew through the centuries. Now I also knew about my great grandmother Rosa Ellen Robinson (Jeppe)due to Robbie. Seeing forward to your visit.
Regards Mimi Prinsloo
Dear Mimi Prinsloo
Somebody has been calling my cellphone (ending in 4777) and asking for you. I have told them on numerous occasions that it’s the incorrect number! Please correct! thanks
Hello all
Just stumbled upon this page and quite happy to see a few other Jeppe Clan out there.
My father was Dr Carl Louis Biccard Jeppe.
you can contact me on face book.
Take Care All
My father was born Francois Louis Biccard Pentz in South Africa, his grandfather Louis Biccard, who had two brothers, Willie and Joshua.
Joshua Biccard went to Australia after the Boer War I think.
With all the familiar names of Carl Louis and Joshua Biccard in your family, just wondered if you know the history of your ancestors from South Africa?
Would love to hear if there is a connection between our families.
hi Mimi
i read you emial in 2008 only today
i am also trying to get more info on the Jeppes
my great grandmother was a sister of the Jeppes and Married a Captain Dietrich in Germany ( i’ve heard he was from Dresden) – they came to South Africa on honeymoon to visit her brothers and stayed – i would love to get more info on the Jeppe Family and the Dietrich family
if you could help i would so appreciate it
many thanks
warm wishes
Carol
Hi Carol
Are you perhaps a cousin of my mother Betsy Dietrich, daughter
of Moritz? perhaps uncle alec daughter?
Regards
Desiree Whitehead076 3977823
The first born daughter of Captain and Mrs Dietrich was Elsa, my great-grandmother. She married Denny Smithers and had 5 children, the youngest being William Smithers who was my grandfather. She wrote a fascinating autobiography called March Hare and in it are pictures of the Dieterichs when they first came to S.A. with Fred Jeppe on their honeymoon. They stayed for some months with Hermann Jeppe who was a great prankster and frightened them with a lion cub on a chair in their bedroom on their first night. I wonder if you have read the book and how you are related to the Jeppe and Dietrich families?
If do you allowe Nils to give your mail-address to me, I will tell you the story how I belong to Jeppe family and why I wrote the “Jeppe Story”. Do you know that Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Jeppe and his brother Johann Bernhard Otto Jeppe wrote the first family-history, given by Ludwig Heinrich Gottlieb Jeppe 1895 to his coussins in Southafrica?
Regards, Herbert
Hi Sandra (Pentz)
i would love to know know more about the Pentz family. my mother in law is Valerie (nee Pentz) – she was born in Bloemfontein in South Africa -
i look forward to hearing from you
warm wishes
Carol
Have just read your mail Carol my great great grandfather was Carl Otto Frederich Jeppe and he was married to Rose-Ellen Robinson they’ve had
four daughters my aunts, Rose-Ellen (Alberts) the eldest, Kate (Muller/Mulder) second, Freda (van Duyck) and Ellen Ottillie Jeppe (Alers) my great grandmother. As far as I knew there was a sister maybe Clara Jeppe was this your great great grandmother who lived somewhere in Cape Town.
I’m not sure about the other brothers and sisters only have info on Juluis Jeppe and my great great grandfather Carl Otto Frederich Jeppe.
My father’s names was Jurie Johannes Hendrik de Witt Pentz and I am trying to get more information regarding the Pentz family? Is there anyone that have any information?
Question to all family-members
You know that I´m writing the (german) Jeppe Story.
In the moment I have problems with my chapter 13, sister Franziska and her husband Johann “Moritz Dietrich” who came in 1861.
Someone there who knows the place of birth and the year. I have different informations, saying he was a “Saxon” – other say he came from Schließburg in Holstein? Also his year of birth, 1835, must be wrong. His wife Franziska was born 2. March 1830 in Rostock, thats fact. So Moritz was 5 years younger as his wife?
Thank you for answering, Herbert
Hello all together
I think I have solved the secret around Moritz Dietrich!
Our owner of this side, Nils, is also member of your big family. We have researched together and now I am persuaded, he belongs to the branch of the descendants of Johann Bernhard Otto Jeppe (Schwerin), the brother your ancestor Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Jeppe (Rostock).
Best regards, Herbert
Sure? It still seems that we are missing a paper trail.
One year later, but I think Ingeborg Mook-Jeppe will give us the papers now.
Hello all together
Last days I found a lot of documents on Moritz Dietrich in saxony state-library. 1838 he started education at “Royal-Saxony-Cadets-Academy” in Dresden, 6 years. Until 1849 he was Lieutenant, since 1853 I found him in rang first-lieutenant, and 1856 he was Captain and chief of the second compagnie in 10th. Infantry-Bataillon of the “Leib-Infantery-Brigade” staying in Dresden. His deputy was 1st. Lieutenant Freiherr von Lindemann.
He is not born 1835 in Schliessburg Holstein as some told. I dont know in witch village, but he must born 1825 in saxony. And I am sure I found his father too, his name is Dr. Traugott Sigiesmund Dietrich, in 1856 he was senior-physician at “Königl. Kriegsschule – Cadetten and Artellerieschule” in Dresden, living in Ritter-Street No. 3.
If someone will know somemore he must ask me.
Regards, Herbert
Have you read March Hare? It is a fascinating autobiography written by my great-grandmother Elsa Smithers, who was the first born daughter of Captain and Mrs Dietrich. She writes all about their pioneering days in South Africa and she absolutely adored her father. I have a copy of the book and am happy to share anything I can.
Hi Nanette
Yes, I found this book in Australia and bought it. I have also the book “The Caleidoskopic Transvaal” by Carl Jeppe and “Die Transvaal´sche oder südafrikanische Republik” written by Friedrich Jeppe in Potchefstroom 1868, the “last-will” of your forefather Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Jeppe in Rostock 1852 and a lot other documents of the family. Visit my homepage to see a and download lot of old fotos and documents, including the “Jeppe Story” last edition april 2011.
http://cid-0ec11f9345119a10.photos.live.com/browse.aspx/Die%20Jeppe%20Story
Best regards, Herbert
i just happen to have known a man who was a teacher at WA Universaty by his daughter Anne whome with i went to school. He was a nice man but not by his daughter’s saying so
do want to get in touch with Anne again!
bye for now
Liz
I would like to contact Anne Jeppe again. Can anyone send me a current email address or telephone number for her?
I would appreciate any advice.
Jim Rutherford
If someone knows the address, ask Leigh Voigt in Schagen Mpumalanga! I hope this number is still right, 082 925 6489
Regards, Herbert
For members of Jeppe family there is a link to the prepublication of the “Jeppe of story”. The final edition will occur to this place probably in the end of 2010.
http://cid-0ec11f9345119a10.photos.live.com/self.aspx/S%c3%bcdafrika/Die%20Jeppe%20Story/MultiLink-Jeppe-Story-Edition-Oktober%2016%202010.pdf
Best regards, herbert
Some days ago I got this mail from Canada:
Hi Herbert, Thank you so much for all the work and effort you have put into researching the Jeppe family and writing this book. This is truly a masterpiece! Thank you also for sending me the link to allow me access to this wonderful document.
Please keep in contact. The invitation to stay over at my house in Calgary, Alberta stands whenever you visit Canada.
Kind regards, Johann Jeppe
…and this mail from Namibia
Dear Herbert,
Thank you very much I did receive my Jeppe Book and I download it already.
May I thank you and say congratulation on a great job done. The Namibian part of Jeppes is very proud to have a book like this and may you and the people who helped you be blessed. All of the best for the future, Putzi Wurth (Namibia), Daughter of Francis Johanna Jeppe.
…and this mail from the former headmaster of “Jeppe High School for Boy´s” in Joburg SA:
Dear Herbert and Ingrid, Thank you so much for sending me the link for the Jeppe Story. It is truly a monumental piece of work worthy of all the many hours you have spent on it. Thanks again. The Jeppe Family in its fullest sense, and we at the schools are just a small part, are truly indebted to you.
If you have plans to be in South Africa again, please get in touch with me.
Best wishes, Kevin Tait
Sorry, this Link is obsolate since some month. If someone like to get the today link, please contact me.
Regards, Herbert
Dear friends of the Jeppe family
Microsoft has changed the conditions to the access to my SkyDrive. From now you need special release of Herbert A. Peschel. So write me, calls me, or give me on an other way your email address. Only then I can give to you a special release. It is a pity, however, Microsoft wants it in such a way.
Best regards, Herbert
Do you know which person spended his name for the border-village “Jeppe´s Reef”?
We visited this village several times and asked the teachers of the high-school there, but they could not answer our question.
best regards, Herbert
No South African knows, who gives his name for “Jeppe´s Reef”?
Sorry!
The US American Professor Lindsey Frederick Braun from Oregon told me the right answer.
My grandson is just enrolling for Jeppe High and when I mentioned his great great grandfathers sister Edith Grace Cowen married Julius Jeppe, Leigh Voigt was mentioned and am trying to get her on the phone but no luck. I believe she has the Jeppe family tree but wondered about if she has Grace’s family details. do you have an email address for her so I can try that.
Best Regards Colin
My grandmother was Edith Cowen, niece of Grace Cowen, who married Alfred Lawton in 1910. She had a brother Painton, married to Amy, who had two sons, Painton and Roddy and two daughters, Pat and I cannot recall the other whose surname was Brown and lived in Mossel Bay . I would like to learn more of the Cowen family as I did not listen as a teenager!
Hello Herbet
While browsing the web for info on my family tree. I decided to look up the
name Dietrich which was my mothers maiden name,so was quite excited to see
the info of the Jeppe family connection, have you heard of a book March Hare that
was written by my grandfathers aunt Elsa Smithers who was married to a Jeppe.
her father was captain Dietrich who with his wife came out to South Africa from
Germany, my grandfathers name was Moritz, if any one would like to contact
me who could fill me in with any info it would be great.
Regards
Desiree Whithead 018 4687877 0763977823 Klerksdorp South Africa
If someone is looking for Jeppe´s, von Levetzow´s or Kossel´s.
This link is connecting to the Matrikel-Project of Rostock University, there you can find a lot of them!
http://matrikel.uni-rostock.de/index.php?c=search&sub=#anchor_sresult
If someone is looking for Biography of the court piano player Elisabeth Jeppe. You can find it on page of Sophie Drinker Institut in Bremen, following this link:
http://www.sophie-drinker-institut.de/cms/index.php?page=jeppe-elisabeth
Regards, Herbert
Last News from University of Rostock:
Heinrich Theodor Karl Martienssen, son of Heinrich Theodor Carl Martienssen and Margarethe Luise Margarethe Martienssen, widowed wife of the former 2nd leading forester Joachim Theodorus Jeppe of Doberan, and born Benthusen. With it Heinrich Theodor Karl Martienssen step-brother of the Oekonomierath Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Jeppe in Rostock and his older brother, the lawyer Johann Bernhard Otto Jeppe in Pritzier/Hagenow. Heinrich Theodor Karl Martienssen was a Justice at court of Lübz.
Source: “The Jeppe Story”, the history of the family Jeppe in Mecklenburg between 1650-1930 by Herbert A. Peschel