Austin Butler

Butler in 2012, photo by Joe Seer/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Austin Robert Butler

Place of Birth: Anaheim, Orange, California, United States

Date of Birth: August 17, 1991

Ethnicity: English, one eighth Finnish, as well as Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish, German, Scottish, and Welsh, distant Swiss-German and Swedish

Austin Butler is an American actor, model, and singer, also credited under his full name Austin Robert Butler. His roles include the film Elvis (2022), as well as Aliens in the Attic, Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure, The Intruders, Yoga Hosers, Dude, The Dead Don’t Die, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Bikeriders, and Dune: Part Two, and the shows Zoey 101, Ruby & the Rockits, Life Unexpected, Switched at Birth, The Carrie Diaries, The Shannara Chronicles, and Masters of the Air.

He is the son of Lori Anne, an aesthetician, and David Butler. He has American roots going back to the 1600s.

Austin’s paternal grandfather is Michael Ray Butler (the son of Lloyd Milton Butler and Dorothy Ruby Lamar). Michael was born in Tarrant County, Texas. Lloyd was born in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, the son of Searcy Loy Butler and Mary Ethel Hargrove. Dorothy was born in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, the daughter of Oliver Mike Lamar and Leona Almeda Langston.

Austin’s paternal grandmother is Linda Lou Hendrickson (the daughter of Charles Lonzo/Lonnie Hendrickson and Barbara Lou Padelford). Linda was born in San Diego County, California. Charles was born in Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, the son of Charles Alonzo/Lonnie Hendrickson and Ethel Shelton. Barbara was the daughter of Fred Emerson Padelford and Grace Lillian Brewster.

Austin’s maternal grandfather was Robert Talmadge Howell (the son of Ernest Howell and Eva Estell Love). Robert was born in Lucedale, George, Mississippi. Ernest was the son of Philipp/Phillip Howell and Ellen Denmark. Eva was the daughter of Alexander Love and Margaret Childress.

Austin’s maternal grandmother is Karen Ruth Bentley (the daughter of Clarence Bentley and Signe A. E. Silampa). Karen was born in Wisconsin. Clarence was born in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, the son of Matthew Bentley, whose parents were English, and of Izzie May Moss. Signe was born in Bessemer, Gogebic, Michigan, the daughter of Finnish parents, Matti/Matt Sillanpää/Silampa, from Saukonkylä, Alajärvi, and Liisa/Elizabeth/Lizzie/Elisabeth Jaakontytär Järvelä/Jaaruela, from Utajärvi, making Austin of one eighth Finnish descent.

Through Austin’s paternal grandmother, Austin is a descendant of William Brewster (c. 1566-1644), a Mayflower passenger and noted Pilgrim. Among many of William’s other descendants are actors Jordana Brewster, Paget Brewster, Chevy Chase, Taylor Lautner, Seth MacFarlane, and Elisabeth Shue, actors and models Noah Mills and Brandon Routh, singer Buffy Sainte-Marie, soccer player Clint Dempsey, Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, U.S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, and Governor of Arkansas Winthrop Rockefeller.

Sources: Family history of Austin Butler – https://www.hollywoodancestry.com

Genealogies of Austin Butler – https://www.geni.com
https://famouskin.com

Obituary of Austin’s paternal great-grandmother, Barbara Louise (Padelford) Hendrickson – https://www.newspapers.com

Marriage record of Austin’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Fred Emerson Padelford and Grace Lillian Brewster – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Austin Butler (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com

Genealogy of Austin’s maternal great-grandparents, Ernest Howell and Eva Estell Love – http://www.findagrave.com

Austin’s maternal great-grandfather, Clarence Bentley, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org