Martin and Marie's son Johann Andreas Raneberg married Maria Dorothea Fuss (Fuchs)
He was born on 2nd May 1832 in Tucheim, Prussia (approx 85 kilometres from Berlin) and Maria was born on 20th April 1824

Their son, Johann Friedrich August Raneberg, was born on 24th February 1858, before their departure for Australia

Johann Friedrich August had three sisters
Maria Friederike - born 10th February 1860
Wilhelmina Emma - born 22nd May 1862
Dorothea Maria - born 1864

Travelling on the ship "San Francisco", the family arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia on 7th October 1862

Their first home in South Australia was at Schonfield, a settlement near Freeling in the Gawler area
A Raneberg family is said to have lived underground in the Schonfield district for some time in a dugout home roofed with clay or soil
They then moved to the Winninowie district, which is situated on the western foothills of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia, eventually purchasing 800 acres of land in that district

Johann Andreas Raneberg died on 17th July 1883 aged 50 years, and his wife Maria Dorothea died on 3rd May 1894 aged 70 years
The are buried in a tiny cemetery just north of Mambray Creek (Baroota Station - Mambray Creek Cemetery)

After the deaths of his parents, Johann Friedrich August Raneberg managed the farm, which had been registered in his name in 1903

He married Sidney Cecil Hackett in 1905, who was born on 12th December 1882 at Blinman in the Flinders Ranges region of South Australia, and was 24 years younger than her husband

The couple, with the aid of their children, continued to run the family farm at Winninowie until forced off the property in the 1930's due to the Depression and continual bad seasons

In July 1940, when John Andrew Roneberg joined the Army, the family were living at: 33 Alpha Terrace Solomontown Port Pirie South Australia

Johann died at Port Pirie on 19th September 1927, aged 69 years, and was buried at Port Germain
Sidney died on 14th April 1977, aged 95 years, and is also buried at the Port Germain cemetery

They raised five children
Lily May - born 8th July 1906
John Andrew - born 8th April 1908
Clarrence Arthur - born 11th September 1909
Thelma - born 8th March 1911
Nita - born 26th February 1913

All attended the Baroota Whim School, and travelled to school on horseback

James John Meers and Louisa Mary Beerworth

Children of James and Louisa
Eileen Veronica - born 1st June 1918

For complete details, CLICK HERE to go to "The 'Bierwirth/Beerworth' and 'Meers' Family History" which is Eileen Veronica's side of the family and includes photos and information going back to the 1800's

John Andrew Roneberg was born on 8th April 1908 at Port Augusta.

Lived with his parents at Winninowie, near Mambray Creek
Attended the Baroota Whim School with his brothers and sisters

Following his school years, he lived and worked on the family farm and after the death of his father in 1927, he became the mainstay of the family until the farm was sold in the late 1930's as mentioned above
His mother then went to stay with her daughters in Port Pirie, South Australia - her death was in 1977

He married for the first time on 20th April 1931 to Dorothy Emily Hunn, and they had a daughter Shirley who was born late in 1931 at Port Pirie - lived in Western Australia with her second husband, Jack Holden - Shirley is now deceased

Following a divorce on 28th April 1939, he then married Eileen Veronica Meers on 6th March 1943

Enlisted in the Australian Infantry Forces and served in the Second World War

Following his Honourable Discharge from the Army, the family settled in Gladstone South Australia, where he operated a service station and motor repair shop
They then moved to Somerton Park, in the western suburbs of Adelaide where many of the family continued their involvement in the automotive repair industry

Many details on their lives, including photos and records, are contained within this web site - CLICK HERE
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Andrew, as he was known, died in August 1994 aged 86 years, and Eileen passed away in April 2002 aged 83
They are buried together in Brighton Cemetery, Adelaide South Australia

They raised six sons
John Andrew - born 3rd March 1945 at Henley Beach
Terrence James - born 13th October 1947 at Gladstone
Geoffrey Gerald - born 3rd April 1949 at Laura
Brenton David - born 9th November 1950 at Crystal Brook
Rodney Martin - born 18th May 1957 at Gladstone
Gavin Daniel - born 17th December 1963 at Glenelg

Ronald Hill Coudrey and Laurel Margaret Knowles

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And also CLICK HERE to go to "The 'Knowles' Family History" which is Laurel Margaret's side of the family