Project Background: This project originated on the Holsomback Cousins MyFamily.com website.In the course of our research, we have found 3 distinct groupings of origin of this surname in the United States. We refer to these as the NC Clan, the SC Clan, and the WOTMR (West Of The Mississippi River) Clan. We have also found at least 60 different spelling variations. Often find 2-3 variations in the same document. The research project is open to anyone tracing the surname Holsomback et al surname. If you are not a site member, contact the Group Administrator. at: triconholsomback@greenwood.net Project Goals: To find all the Holsomback et al families in America and are all these spelling variations really just spelling? Also to find where the original Holsomback immigrants came from. Project Results: With DNA testing we have proved that the Holsomback/Holsonback/Holsenbeck/Holsonbake/Holsenbake and it's other variations that lived in North Carolina in 1763 and the family that lived in South Carolina in 1772 are definitely related with a 25 point match. We have also established that the part of the clan that settled in AR in 1812 came from SC and the other part of the Clan from SC settled in Alabama in 1820. We encourage all others who are researching the surname to contact Conrad Holsomback at: triconholsomback@greenwood.net