Amelia (also spelt Emelia) Lemkus first married Harry Herman Garb in 1919. The Garb family hail from Plungyan, now Plunge, and Harry was the son of Moshe and Frieda Rosa. Amelia was born in Talsen and moved to Vryburg with her father Moses and his family. The Lemkus family later migrated to the Free State. Harry and Amelia signed their antenuptial contact in Kopjes in the Free State. The couple settled in Delareyville and farmed in the Lichtenburg district and near Delareyville. They also owned a local store. Harry Garb passed away in 1944 and in 1947 Amelia re-married to Sam Joffe (Shlomo Ben Eliyahu). The two farmed outside of Delareyville and ran a local store. As the community in Vryburg declined Sam and Amelia joined services and became a part of the local community. The couple never had children and both are buried in Vryburg.