< Sijbrand (Sam) Halsema was born in Texel, 1 Jan 1875 and died in Lafayette, 29 Dec 1949. He married Johannah Boone Barne on 12 Nov 1902. They had two sons.
Johannah Boone Barne was born in 1870 and died in Lafayette, 1 Mar 1907. After her death her two children were adopted by other family members.
Golda Mae Ely was born in Lafayette, Ind., 4 Dec 1894 and died in Indianapolis, Ind., 10 Sep 1974. She married Sam when barely 15 years old, in Clinton Co. Ind., 22 Jan 1910.

Louis Henry Halsema was born in Lafayette, Ind., 13 Mar 1903 and died there on 4 Jan 1988. He was 4 years old when his mother died, and came to live with his uncle Lambertus He married Alta Louise Yuill in Lafayette, Ind., 28 Jun 1932. They have one son and 4 grandchildren.
Joseph Henry Halsema Dobbs was born in Lafayette, 9 Jun 1905 and died in a motorcycle accident. When his mother died he was 2 years old and was adopted by his father's cousin, Hermina Halsema Dobb.
Charles (Charley) Halsema was born in Lafayette, 9 Jun 1905 and died there the same day.
Martha Elizabeth Halsema was born in Lafayette 30 Jul 1912 and married Raymond Everett Vandokalk on 3 Oct 1931. They had four sons and three daughters.
Samuel (Sam Jr.) Halsema was born in Lafayette, Ind., 7 May 1914 and died in Romney, Ind., 29 Apr 1977. He married Opal Humphrey in Terre Haute, Ind., 1939. They have one boy and two girls.
Hermine Helen Halsema was born in Lafayette, Ind., 23 Sep 1916 and married Frank Gouth. They have one boy and one girl.
Richard Joseph Halsema was born in Lafayette, Ind., on 10 Nov 1918 and died in Otterbein, Ind. on 11 Jun 2000. He married Roberta E. Curtis in Dayton, Ind., 1 Jun 1941.
Ruth Harriet Halsema was born in Lafayette, Ind., 7 Jul 1927 and married Charles Eldridge on 26 Jun 1948.