Austin Mahone
Mahone in 2013, photo by PrPhotos
Birth Name: Austin Harris Mahone
Place of Birth: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 4, 1996
Ethnicity:
*father – English, German, small amount of French, remote Irish and Welsh
*maternal grandfather – Rusyn, Serbian/Croatian
*maternal grandmother – German
Austin Mahone is an American singer and songwriter. His songs include “Say Somethin,” “Say You’re Just a Friend,” “What About Love,” “Banga! Banga!,” “Mmm Yeah,” “Dirty Work,” “Lady,” and “Creatures of the Night.”
Austin’s patrilineal line can be traced back to his great-great-great-grandfather, William F. Mahone, who was born in Alabama, the son of an Alabama-born father, William Crosby Dawson Mahone, and a Georgia-born mother, Zenora Flournoy Dillard.
Austin’s paternal grandfather is Charles Edgar Mahone (the son of Charles Edgar Mahone and Norma Francelle DeViney). Austin’s grandfather Charles was born in Texas. Austin’s great-grandfather Charles was the son of Charles Edgar Mahone and Marie/Mary Denise Perry; Marie was born in Gironde, France. Norma was the daughter of Thomas Elmer DeViney and Phoebe Candacy Curtis.
Austin’s paternal grandmother is Sue Ann Freeze (the daughter of Franklin Harris Freeze and Vernell Cason). Sue was born in Texas. Franklin was the son of Hugh Horace Freeze and Cleo Estelle Adams. Vernell was the daughter of James Bennett/Ben Cason and Derond Houston.
Austin’s maternal grandfather is John William Demyanovich (the son of John William Demyanovich and Helen Buchan). Austin’s great-grandfather John was the son of John Demyanovich and Sophia Slivkanich, who were Rusyns from Slovakia. Helen was the daughter of Michael/Mike Buchan/Bucan, who was a Serb from Svinica Krstinjska, Croatia, and of Helen Annie Korenich, who was born in Yugoslavia, and likely was Croatian.
Austin’s maternal grandmother was Mary Loretta Voegler (the daughter of Joseph Francis Voegler and Mary Elizabeth Knoll). Austin’s grandmother Mary was born in Pennsylvania, and was of German descent. Joseph was the son of Joseph A. Voegler and Sophia Barth. Austin’s great-grandmother Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of Raymond Augustine Knoll and Loretta Theresia Franz.
Austin’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced to his great-great-great-great-grandmother, Helena Anstadt, an ethnic German, who was born, c. 1834, in Schwemburg, Alsace, France.
Sources: Genealogy of Austin Mahone (focusing on his father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Austin’s paternal grandfather, Charles Edgar Mahone (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com
Austin’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Charles Edgar Mahone, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Austin’s paternal great-grandmother, Norma Francelle (DeViney) Mahone Thompson – http://www.timeformemory.com
Austin’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Derond Houston, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Austin’s maternal grandmother, Mary Loretta (Voegler) Demyanovich – https://old.findagrave.com
Austin’s maternal great-grandfather, Joseph Francis Voegler, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Austin’s maternal great-grandfather, Joseph Francis Voegler – http://classified.post-gazette.com
Austin’s maternal grandfather is John William Demyanovich (the son of John William Demyanovich and Helen Buchan). Austin’s great-grandfather John was the son of John Demyanovich and Sophia Slivkanich, both Rusyns from Slovakia. Helen was the daughter of Michael/Mike Buchan/Bucan, who was a Serb from Svinica Krstinjska, Croatia, and Helen Annie Korenich.
Helen Korenich was born in Yugoslavia to Mike Korenich. I can’t claim for certain, but I’m pretty sure she was Croatian.
Isn’t Svinica Krstinjska in Bosnia?
No.
What famous people of mixed Irish and Italian descent does Austin Mahone remind you of?
Nobody. This is a side effect of globalization and Internet. A wave of non-European keyboard warriors who gives lessons about what is true white/European. Really funny.
How can you have a blond beard if you’re black-haired? That is what you stated.
@andrew
I’m more surprised he’s actually old enough to have a beard. His comments make him seem like he’s around eight years old.
Good point
No, I think Neil Tennant might have a point about Austin Mahone looking Irish/Italian. My father’s older brother’s, ex-wife’s, first husband is half Irish half Italian. He has similar physical features to Austin Mahone. His name is Gary!
@jackson9 your father’s brother’s ex wife’s husband is most likely more than just irish and italian. Perhaps english and some German. Austin Mahone doesn’t look like any mixed Irish and Italian person I’ve ever meet. Also how is he considered “a little dark”? He seems fair/olive toned. Not at all dark. I’ve seen Welsh people and Danish people darker than him.
@Italiano90, I don’t think Austin Mahone is dark but I agree with Neil Tennant that he does have the same look as many half Irish half Italians as Gary and many others that I know personally with ancestry from Ireland and southern Italy. I guess I am agreeing based off my own personal experience. Pretty much every Caucasian person I know is either Italian, Irish, or Ashkenazi Jewish. Most are mixtures of 2 or 3 of these ethnicities.