Ryan Buell

Ryan Buell – 2010 A&E Upfront – Arrivals – IAC Building – New York City, NY, USA – Keywords: – 0 – – Photo Credit: Charles Norfleet / PR Photos

Birth Name: Ryan Daniel Buell

Place of Birth: Corry, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Date of Birth: July 8, 1982

Ethnicity: Italian (one quarter), Slovak (one eighth), English, Scottish, German, Irish, Belgian, Swiss-German, Welsh, Dutch

Ryan Buell is an American paranormal investigator, author, and producer. He was the host of the show Paranormal State.

He was raised in Sumter, South Carolina. Ryan has described himself as “Native American and Italian.” It is not clear if this Native American ancestry has been verified/documented.

Ryan’s paternal grandfather was Eric D. Buell (the son of Eric Loyal Buell and Edith Victoria Crawford). Ryan’s grandfather Eric was born in Pennsylvania. Ryan’s great-grandfather Eric was born in Pennsylvania, the son of David Daniel Buell and Georgia Ann Kerr. Edith was born in New York, to parents from Ontario, Canada, Gideon Roy Crawford, whose father was Irish, and Annabel/Anna Belle Helka.

Ryan’s paternal grandmother was Jeanette Ann Proper (the daughter of Milton Theodore Proper and Mary Skalos). Jeanette was born in Pennsylvania. Milton was born in Pennsylvania, the son of James Ray Proper and Lola Belle Bisbee. Mary was the daughter of Slovak parents, Michael J. “Mike” Skalos and Anna F. Tokar.

Ryan’s maternal grandfather is Charles Richard Bonavita (the son of Charles Francis Bonavita and Mary Louise Brindis). Ryan’s grandfather Charles was born in Pennsylvania. Ryan’s great-grandfather Charles was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Frank C. Bonavita and Maria “Mary” Berardi/Berarde, who were Italian. Ryan’s great-grandmother Mary was born in either Illinois or Pennsylvania, also to Italian parents, Francesco A. “Frank” Brindisi/Brindis and Raffaela Vona/Bona, who were from Petilia Policastro, province of Crotone, Calabria.

Ryan’s maternal grandmother is Kay Ann Cassett (the daughter of Russell Henry Cassett and Kathryn Faye Overbeck). Kay was born in Pennsylvania. Russell was born in Pennsylvania, the son of James Victor Cassett and Catherine Amanda Burkett. Kathryn was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of William Franklin Overbeck, whose paternal grandparents were Belgian, and of Jennie Gertrude Wing.

Sources: Obituary of Ryan’s paternal grandmother, Jeanette A. (Proper) Buell – http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net

Divorce record of Ryan’s maternal grandparents, Charles Richard Bonavita and Kay Ann Cassett – https://www.familysearch.org

4 Responses

  1. stlucas says:

    Please add Irish, Belgian, Swiss-German, Welsh, and Dutch to his ancestry.

    Ryan’s paternal grandfather was Eric D. Buell (the son of Eric Loyal Buell and Edith Victoria Crawford). Ryan’s grandfather Eric was born in Pennsylvania. Ryan’s great-grandfather Eric was born in Pennsylvania, the son of David Daniel Buell and Georgia Ann Kerr. Edith was born in New York, to parents from Ontario, Canada, Gideon Roy Crawford, whose father was Irish, and Annabel/Anna Belle Helka.

    Ryan’s paternal grandmother was Jeanette Ann Proper (the daughter of Milton Theodore Proper and Mary Skalos). Jeanette was born in Pennsylvania. Milton was born in Pennsylvania, the son of James Ray Proper and Lola Belle Bisbee. Mary was the daughter of Slovak parents, Michael J. “Mike” Skalos and Anna F. Tokar.

    Ryan’s maternal grandfather is Charles Richard Bonavita (the son of Charles Francis Bonavita and Mary Louise Brindis). Ryan’s grandfather Charles was born in Pennsylvania. Ryan’s great-grandfather Charles was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Frank C. Bonavita and Maria “Mary” Berardi/Berarde, who were Italian. Ryan’s great-grandmother Mary was born in either Illinois or Pennsylvania, also to parents from Italy, Francesco A. “Frank” Brindisi/Brindis and Raffaela Vona/Bona, who were from Petilia Policastro, province of Crotone, Calabria.

    Ryan’s maternal grandmother is Kay Ann Cassett (the daughter of Russell Henry Cassett and Kathryn Faye Overbeck). Kay was born in Pennsylvania. Russell was born in Pennsylvania, the son of James Victor Cassett and Catherine Amanda Burkett. Kathryn was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of William Franklin Overbeck, whose paternal grandparents were Belgian, and of Jennie Gertrude Wing.

    Divorce record of Ryan’s maternal grandparents, Charles Richard Bonavita and Kay Ann Cassett – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBK-GZCV

  2. andrew says:

    listed as “American people of Danish descent” on Wikipedia

    “Lundberg” might be a re-marriage surname but it’s Swedish

    “Bonavita” is Italian though

  3. madman says:

    Czech or Slovak —> Slovak

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