The Transatlantic Family Map

An interactive, Tufte-inspired visualization tracing seven generations of the Bowen and Pott families across Europe and North America.

None of us arrive in the world unscripted. We inhabit the languages, tradecraft, moral instincts, and geographic migrations dreamed into existence by those who preceded us. Below is an interactive map tracing seven generations of our family homelands across Europe and North America. Hover or tap a place or label on the map to explore the underlying lineage, migration events, regional spirits, and native dog breeds.

BOWEN & POTT · A FAMILY ATLAS

Two shores, one family.

Follow the places in our family notes.
Hover, tap, or select a label to explore.

Family place Arrival region Journey from the notes
Across the North AtlanticFamily locations in North America and Europe, with four schematic journeys named in the family notes. Select a point or label for details. NORTH AMERICA North Atlantic EUROPE Homelands enlarged below ↓ Prince Edward IslandBuntain arrival · 1819 SaskatchewanHelen Buntain · 1921 GeorgiaTattnall County Hot SpringsSouth Dakota ColoradoHome Welland areaOntario · 1797 PhiladelphiaPennsylvania · 1740 VirginiaBowen arrival · 1660s
01 / THE ATLANTIC CROSSINGSwipe the map to see both shores →Four journeys recorded in the family notes
02 / EUROPE, IN DETAIL

The places behind the names.

European family homelandsEnlarged view of Scotland, Lancashire, County Mayo, Wales, Waldeck, Bern, Freiburg, Stockholm and Telemark. Select a point or label for details. North Sea FRANCE GERMANY ScotlandKilmacolm · Renfrewshire LancashireBickerstaffe County MayoCastlebar · Ireland WalesPembrokeshire WaldeckOber-Waroldern BernEmmental FreiburgBlack Forest StockholmSweden TelemarkNorway

Places connect across generations; the lines tell only part of the story.

About this map

Coastlines, lakes and present-day national borders are drawn from Natural Earth. The two views use a Mercator projection at different scales. Place markers represent the towns or regions named in the family notes, not exact family addresses. Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island are shown separately.

Dashed lines connect origins and arrivals described in the notes. They are schematic connections, not reconstructed sailing routes or independent verification of the genealogy. Regional drink and dog-breed associations are carried over from the notes below.

I. The Bowen Lineage

Seven generations tracing the paternal and maternal roots of Mark Bowen.

MARK BOWEN (b. Nov 5, 1995 - Old Colorado City, El Paso Co., Colorado) │ ├── [PATERNAL LINE] │ │ │ ├── PATERNAL FATHER: Jesse Allen Bowen │ │ │ │ │ ├── PATERNAL GRANDFATHER: Bobby Bowen (1942–2015) [Collins/Reidsville, Tattnall Co., GA] │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Clement Bowen Jr. (b. c. 1905) [Cobbtown, GA] │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── 2nd-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Clement Bowen Sr. (b. c. 1845) [Tattnall Co., GA] │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── 3rd-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Mark / Stephen Bowen (c. 1757–1838) [1801 Tattnall Pioneer] │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └── 4th-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Lt. Clifton Bowen (c. 1730–1790) [Duplin Co., NC] │ │ │ │ │ │ │ *(Officer in American Revolutionary War)* │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └── 5th-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: John Bowen (c. 1630–1686) │ │ │ │ │ │ *(Fled Wales to Colonial Virginia during Restoration)* │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └── 3rd-GREAT-GRANDMOTHER: Nancy Holland (b. c. 1848) [Tattnall Co., GA] │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └── 2nd-GREAT-GRANDMOTHER: Margaret Louise Bush [Cobbtown, GA] │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └── GREAT-GRANDMOTHER: Dorothy L. Biggerstaff (1941–2014) [Weaverville, CA -> GA] │ │ │ │ │ ├── GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Crosby Richard Biggerstaff (b. c. 1915) [Idaho / California] │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── 2nd-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: John Biggerstaff (b. c. 1885) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └── 3rd-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Samuel Pope Biggerstaff (1720–1764) │ │ │ │ │ *(Emigrated from England to Philadelphia 1740 -> NC)* │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └── 4th-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: John Bickerstaffe (b. c. 1695) │ │ │ │ *(Bickerstaffe, West Lancashire, England)* │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └── 2nd-GREAT-GRANDMOTHER: Elizabeth Moore (b. c. 1722 - PA/MD -> NC) │ │ │ │ │ └── GREAT-GRANDMOTHER: Helen Buntain (1921–2014) [Saskatchewan, CAN -> Longview, WA] │ │ │ *(Anchor Ancestor for Canadian Citizenship by Descent)* │ │ │ │ │ ├── 2nd-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Martin Climenhagen (b. 1795) [PA -> Welland, ONT] │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── 3rd-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Johann Henrich Wilhelm Climenhagen (1758–1805) │ │ │ │ │ *(Emigrated 1797 from Germany to Bertie Twp, Welland Co., Ontario)* │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └── 4th-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Johann Christof Kleimenhagen (b. c. 1725) │ │ │ │ *(Ober-Waroldern, Principality of Waldeck, Germany)* │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └── 3rd-GREAT-GRANDMOTHER: Barbara ("Barbary") Climenhagen (b. c. 1762 - GER) │ │ │ │ │ └── 2nd-GREAT-GRANDMOTHER: Isabella Laird (b. 1798 - Prince Edward Island, CAN) │ │ │ │ │ └── 3rd-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Robert Buntain (1793–1878) │ │ │ *(Emigrated 1819 on ship "Alexander" to PEI, Canada)* │ │ │ │ │ └── 4th-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: John Buntain (b. 1754) & Margaret Campbell (b. 1760) │ │ *(Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire & Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland)* │ │ └── [MATERNAL LINE] │ └── MATERNAL MOTHER: Colleen Boyne (1965–2020) │ ├── MATERNAL GRANDFATHER: Mark Thomas Gilboyne ("Gil Boyne") (1924–2010) [Philly, PA -> CA] │ │ *(Pioneer of modern hypnotherapy & author of "Transforming Therapy")* │ │ │ ├── GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Mark Gilboyne (1903–1976) [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] │ │ │ │ │ └── 2nd-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Mac Giolla Bhuí Lineage │ │ *(Castlebar & Aglish Parish, County Mayo, Ireland)* │ │ │ └── GREAT-GRANDMOTHER: Margaret Elizabeth Barratt (1907–1983) [Philadelphia, PA] │ │ │ └── 2nd-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Thomas J. Barrett & Elizabeth Agnes Mason │ *(Lancashire & Yorkshire, England -> Philadelphia, PA)* │ └── MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER: Andreina Hanson (1925–2019) [California] │ ├── GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Chester A. Hanson [Midwest -> California] │ │ │ └── 2nd-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Hansen / Hansson Lineage │ *(Telemark, Norway / Västra Götaland, Sweden)* │ └── GREAT-GRANDMOTHER: Elinor Elizabeth Roberts │ └── 2nd-GREAT-GRANDMOTHER: Louisa Wilhelmina Climenhagen *(Swiss-German Anabaptist lineage fleeing Kaiser Wilhelm's Prussian conscription)* │ └── 3rd-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Emmental Valley Lineage (Canton of Bern, Switzerland)

II. The Pott Lineage (Lauren’s Ancestry)

Seven generations tracing the paternal and maternal roots of Lauren Bowen (née Pott).

LAUREN BOWEN (née POTT) [Lakewood, Colorado] │ ├── [PATERNAL LINE - POTT & KULKE] │ │ │ ├── PATERNAL FATHER: John Michael ("Mike") Pott [Lakewood, CO] │ │ │ │ │ ├── PATERNAL GRANDFATHER: Hans Pott (b. May 14, 1927 - Germany -> Lakewood, CO) │ │ │ │ *(Emigrated from Germany to Colorado after World War II)* │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Wilhelm / Heinrich Pott (b. c. 1890 - Westphalia, Germany) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └── 2nd-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Friedrich Pott (b. c. 1855 - Westphalia, Germany) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └── 3rd-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Low German Farmers (Westphalia, Germany - c. 1820) │ │ │ │ │ │ └── PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER: Uta Kulke Pott [Born in U.S. during diplomatic posting] │ │ │ │ │ ├── GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Richard Kulke (b. c. 1885 - Germany) │ │ │ │ *(German Foreign Service Attaché in Stockholm & USA)* │ │ │ │ *(Established family estate in Freiburg im Breisgau, Black Forest)* │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├── 2nd-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Carl Friedrich Kulke (b. c. 1850 - Saxony/Lusatia) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └── 3rd-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Johann Gottlob Kulke (b. c. 1815 - Lusatia) │ │ │ │ │ *(Sorbian / Wendish West Slavic Heritage of Upper Lusatia)* │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └── 4th-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Wendish Settlers (Lusatia, Saxony - c. 1780) │ │ │ │ │ │ └── GREAT-GRANDMOTHER: Anna Moser (b. c. 1890 - Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg) │ │ │ │ │ └── 2nd-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Josef Moser (b. c. 1855 - Black Forest, Germany) │ │ └── [MATERNAL LINE - MUELLER] │ └── MATERNAL MOTHER: Lynne Mueller Pott [Hot Springs, SD -> Lakewood, CO] │ ├── MATERNAL GRANDFATHER: Donald Mueller [Hot Springs, Fall River Co., South Dakota] │ │ *(Black Hills Historian & Author of "Early Hot Springs" [1983])* │ │ │ ├── GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Oscar F. Mueller (Jan 8, 1898 – c. 1965) │ │ │ *(WWI U.S. Navy Veteran & Black Hills Ordnance Depot Section Lead)* │ │ │ *(Spouse: Erna Katherine Mueller)* │ │ │ │ │ └── 2nd-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: John Mueller (c. 1850 – c. 1925) │ │ │ *(1888 Black Hills Pioneer & U.S. Patent Inventor US511308A)* │ │ │ *(Built "Historic Mueller House" & Namesake of Mueller Civic Center)* │ │ │ │ │ └── 3rd-GREAT-GRANDFATHER: Johann / Heinrich Mueller (b. c. 1820 - Germany) │ │ │ *(1848 German "Forty-Eighter" Immigrant to Milwaukee, Wisconsin)* │ │ │ │ │ └── 4th-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: German Farmers (Bavaria / Saxony - c. 1790) │ │ └── MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER: Patricia Mueller [Hot Springs, South Dakota]

III. Regional Spirits & Native Dog Breeds Map

A Tufte comparative matrix linking each family branch's specific European origin town or county to its native spirits and traditional working dog breeds.

Family Branch European Homeland Native Spirit / Drink Native Dog Breed Care Ease
Buntain Argyll & Renfrewshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Oban Single Malt / Auchentoshan West Highland White Terrier ("Westie") & Golden Retriever 9.5 / 10 (Highest)
Bowen Pembrokeshire & Glamorgan, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Penderyn Single Malt / Welsh Mead Pembroke Welsh Corgi 8.5 / 10 (High)
Gilboyne County Mayo & County Kerry, Ireland 🇮🇪 Dingle Single Malt / Mayo Poitín Kerry Blue Terrier & Irish Wolfhound 6.5 / 10 (Moderate)
Climenhagen Waldeck, Germany 🇩🇪 & Bern, Switzerland 🇨🇭 Swiss Kirschwasser / Pflümli Bernese Mountain Dog (*Berner Sennenhund*) 7.0 / 10 (Moderate)
Biggerstaff Bickerstaffe, West Lancashire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Liverpool Dry Gin / Lancashire Dark Ale English Springer Spaniel 8.0 / 10 (High)
Hanson Telemark, Norway 🇳🇴 & Sweden 🇸🇪 Linie Aquavit / Swedish Punsch Norwegian Elkhound & Swedish Vallhund 8.5 / 10 (High)
Kulke & Pott Freiburg (Black Forest) & Westphalia, Germany 🇩🇪 Black Forest Kirsch / Sasse Lagerkorn Dachshund & Boxer 9.0 / 10 (Very High)