Brett Davern

Davern in 2017, photo by DFree/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Brett T. Davern

Place of Birth: Edmonds, Washington, U.S.

Date of Birth: March 16, 1992

Ethnicity: German, Irish, some English and Swiss-German

Brett Davern is an American actor.

Brett’s paternal grandfather was William T. Davern (the son of Daniel Webster Davern and Mary Rose McGrory). William was born in New York. Daniel was born in New York, to Irish parents. Mary Rose was born in New York, to Irish parents, Patrick McGrory and Katherine Hickey.

Brett’s paternal grandmother was Anna Josephine “Vennetta” Bickel (the daughter of William Stephen Bickel and Estelle Cecelia Snyder). Anna was born in New York. William was born in New York, to parents from Germany and France, George John Bickel and Barbara Katherine Mathis, who were of German descent. Estelle was born in New York, the daughter of George J. Snyder and Margaretha Doetterl, who was German.

Brett’s maternal grandfather was Edgar Paul Boslaugh (the son of Chancery Clayton Boslaugh and Emma Alice Smith). Edgar was born in South Dakota. Clayton was born in Iowa, the son of Jasper Boslaugh/Bouslaugh and Martha Anna McCleerey. Emma was born in Michigan, the daughter of James Smith, who was English, and of Mary Ann Styles.

Brett’s maternal grandmother was Thelma I. Way (the daughter of Austin Earl Way and Mabel M. Schultz). Thelma was born in South Dakota. Austin was born in Iowa, the son of John Luther Way and Mary Elizabeth Myer, whose parents were German. Mabel was born in South Dakota, to German parents, Peter Hinrich Henry Schultz/Shultz and Caroline Hildebrand.

Source: Obituary of Brett’s paternal grandmother, Anna Josephine “Vennetta” (Bickel) Davern – http://legacy.com