“I don’t think you can ever leave home.
You take it with you. It’s in your hair follicles,
in the bend of your knees, the arch of your foot.
You can’t leave home. You just take it and rearrange it”
– Maya Angelou, African-American Lives (PBS), 2007
Welcome to my family history blog. Come join me as I learn more about both sides of my family. The four most recent family names are Jousma, Clark, Julien, and Mohney. I will be sharing personal data on my ancestors as well as information on the places they lived and events that they may have lived through.
Beecher Family
Bensinger Family
Clark Family
Clawson Family
Coffey Family
Henderson Family
Jouwsma/Jousma Family – Fryslan (Friesland) Netherlands
Julien Family
Moerland Family – Zeeland, Netherlands
Mohney Family
Moyer Family
Neele Family – Zeeland, Netherlands
Robinson Family
Shingledecker Family – Southwest Germany
Tea Family
On Their Shoulders 