Martial artist, author, college educator, funkateer, raconteur extraordinaire, Templar knight, and card-carrying genealogist.

Researching:
PELLMAN (USA, and Prussia/Germany prior to 1852)
WILLIS (UK)
KERR (Scotland)
JENNER (USA, and UK prior to 1650)
PHELPS (USA)
WISE (USA)
SCHIMMEL (USA, and Prussia/Germany prior to 1850)
TRUM (USA, and Belgium prior to 1850)
OUTHWAITE (UK)
GROVES (UK)
DODSON/DOTSON (USA)
And many, many others ...