Dan Issel

Birth Name: Daniel Paul Issel

Place of Birth: Batavia, Illinois, U.S.

Date of Birth: October 25, 1948

Ethnicity: German, possibly other

Dan Issel is an American professional basketball player and coach, in the NBA. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993. He is the son of Eleanor and Robert Issel. Dan is married to Cheri, an artist, with whom he has two children.

Dan’s paternal grandfather was named John William Issel.

Dan’s paternal grandmother was named Minnie Thomas. Minnie was born in Briggedaw.

Dan’s maternal grandfather was Henry J. Meyer (the son of Reamt Deters Meyer and Folmina Everts Ross). Reamt was born in Illinois, the son of German parents, Behrend Habben Meyer and Sara Dirksen. Folmina was German.

Dan’s maternal grandmother was Ida Adolphine Thiele (the daughter of Karl Hermann Christian August Thiele and Frederika Koehle). Karl was German. Frederika was an ethnic German, from the Russian Empire.

Source: Obituaries of Dan’s parents – https://www.findagrave.com