Sjoeks/Shooks Family Places
Jan and Wytske (Hoogland) Sjoeks immigrated to the U.S. from a town called Driesum in the province of Friesland, Netherlands. Driesum is circled on the map of the northern half of the Netherlands below:
Following is a link to information about the crest and flag of Driesum: http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/nl-fr_ds.html
When they arrived in the U.S., Jan and Wytske and their children first settled on a farm in North Blendon, Michigan, which is circled on the following map of the lower half of Michigan's lower peninsula:
Below is a photo of Jan and Wytske's North Blendon, MI farm:
In 1896, 11 years after arriving in the U.S., Jan and Wytske moved to a farm in Central Lake, Michigan, which is circled on the following map of the top half of Michigan's lower peninsula:
Below is a photo of Jan and Wytske's Central Lake, MI farm:
