Isidore Blumgart and Hannah Annie (Solomon) were among the earliest families in Vryburg. The couple were married in Kimberley, and Annie was from there. Isidore Blumgart was from Harburg, Bavaria. He was the son of Bernhard Laemle Blumgart and Sarah Walmann. Isidore passed away in 1924 in Bloemfontein.

 

From his naturalization application (8 October 1908), we learn quite a bit about him. He had spent a long period in Vryburg from September 1891 to July 1907 before moving to Kimberley. His listed occupation was commissioning agent. In Vryburg, he was a shopkeeper and hotelier. After the Boer War, he was accused by the authorities of selling to the Boers during the conflict. Isidore reportedly sold goods to General de la Rey.

 

The Blumgart family was connected to the Rosenblatt, Sonnenberg, Kahn, and Hammerschlag families. Hannah Annie was the daughter of Israel Solomon and Leah Rachel of Kimberley. The couple had three children: Cecil Leonard Bernard (born January 21, 1899), Harold Herman (born October 4, 1901), and Marion (born May 17, 1905). All three were born in Vryburg. Cecil married Rhoda Rosenblatt (also born in Vryburg) in 1927 and later lived in Vryburg. He was a farmer.