Greg Kinnear
Kinnear in 2014, photo by PrPhotos
Birth Name: Gregory Buck Kinnear
Place of Birth: Logansport, Indiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 17, 1963
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Greg Kinnear is an American actor and television personality.
Greg is the son of Suzanne and Edward Kinnear, a career diplomat, who worked for the U.S. State Department. He is married to British model Helen Labdon, with whom he has three children.
Greg’s paternal grandfather was James Edward Kinnear (the son of Erle St Clair Kinnear and Eunice Bay). James was born in Indiana. Erle was the son of Alpheus J. Kinnear and Jennie S. Wiles, whose father was English. Eunice was the daughter of James Thomas Bay and Nancy Matilda Hannan.
Greg’s paternal grandmother was Katherine Clifford Moody (the daughter of Edward Newell Moody and Ada May/Mae Cochran). Katherine was born in Missouri. Edward was the son of Nathaniel Peaslee Moody and Ann Elizabeth Nugent. Ada was the daughter of Shelton P. Cochran and Katherine/Katie Hemphill.
Greg’s maternal grandfather was Richard Buck (the son of Chauncey Mathesie Buck and Margaret J. White). Richard was born in Indiana. Chauncey was the son of Earl Halbert Buck and Cora Lee Mathesie.
Greg’s maternal grandmother was Katherine/Kathryn Romine (the daughter of Howard Emmet Romine and Myrtle May Horton). Katherine was born in Indiana. Howard was the son of Frank Romine and Lou Ockomon. Myrtle was the daughter of Henry T. Horton, who was born in Ireland, and of Emmarathy/Emma Sitton.
Sources: Greg’s paternal grandfather, James Edward Kinnear, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Greg’s paternal great-grandparents, Erle St Clair Kinnear and Eunice (Bay) Kinnear – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Greg’s father (focusing on his own mother’s side) – https://www.genealogy.com
Greg’s maternal grandfather, Richard Buck, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Greg’s maternal grandmother, Katherine/Kathryn Romine, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Erle St. Clair Kinnear and Earl Stanton Kinnear are two different people (they are, however, 2nd cousins, once removed).
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148209044/erle-st._clair-kinnear
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35986496/earl-stanton-kinnear
*Erle was the son of Alpheus J. Kinnear and Jennie S. Wiles.
*Greg’s paternal grandmother was Katherine Clifford Moody (the daughter of Edward Newell Moody and Ada May Cochran). Katherine was born in Missouri. Edward was the son of Nathaniel Peaslee Moody and Ann Elizabeth Nugent. Ada was the daughter of Shelton P. Cochran and Katherine Hemphill.
Wheres the German? I only see English/Scottish/Irish.
Johann George Voltz Fultz?
Greg’s great-grandfather Earl had some German ancestry, but I think Greg likely has other German roots elsewhere on his tree.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=anniechy95&id=I1934
He was born in 1727, How many great-grandfather does that make him?
Well, he wasn’t the last German on Earl’s tree (Catherine Barbara Jacke, Felty Valentine Coil, Anna Hesser\heiser).
However, if you’re saying an ancestor in the early 1700s is too distant to be relevant, well, there is some merit to that argument. I personally, typically stop recording ancestors before the year 1600 or the mid 1500s or so, for this website. At least at the moment. Although I personally think the relevance expires more recently than that.
Valentine Felty Coil was my 6th Great Grandfather and according to Ancestry DNA 0% Germanic Europe his Family was from Scotland and Ireland!
Valentine Felty Coil was the son of Jacob Geil/Colaw and Maria Ehelich.
https://books.google.ca/books?id=Bq5cDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA12&dq=Valentine+Felty+Coil&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi9vYPo9sjuAhUXM1kFHc7DDeoQ6AEwAnoECAkQAQ