Originally the whole Slanghoek Valley belonged to one owner, Ivy's great-grandfather, JC Rossouw, who had 9 children, of whom Ivy's direct forbear, Beatrix Rossouw, was the youngest. The patriarch divided his land among his children but because she was the youngest, Beatrix inherited the smallest piece of land, Jason's Hill. She married Izak van der Merwe. His daughter Johanna Elizabeth van der Merwe married Andries du Toit and her direct descendants are still passionately involved in the vine and wine-making field on the land they inherited which is the only farm still owned by the original family |
