Dave Casper

Birth Name: David John Casper

Place of Birth: Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota, United States

Date of Birth: February 2, 1952

Ethnicity: German, Irish, Luxembourgish, English

Dave Casper is an American professional football player. He was a tight end, and played most of his National Football League (NFL) career for the Oakland Raiders. He was nicknamed “the Ghost.”

Casper is the son of Dorothy and Edward Casper. He was raised partly in Elgin, Illinois and Chilton, Wisconsin.

Casper’s paternal grandfather was Marcus David “Max” Casper (the son of Nicholas J. Casper and Magdaline Michline). Marcus was born in Wisconsin, to a German father and a Luxembourgish mother.

Capser’s paternal grandmother was Nellie/Nell J. Schoenberger (the daughter of George Schoenberger and Bridget Welsch/Welch). Nellie was born in Wisconsin. George was born in Prussia, Germany. Bridget was born in Tipperary, Ireland, or in Wisconsin, to Irish parents, John Welsch/Welch and Johanna Conners.

Casper’s maternal grandfather was Ivan Lindsay/Lindzie Hanson (the son of James Henry Hanson and Sarah Martha Mullan). Ivan was born in Iowa. James was the son of Charles Edward Hanson, who was born in England, and of Eliza Eleanore Shelton. Sarah was the daughter of Archibald Lindsay Thompson Mullan and Phebe Wetherbee.

Casper’s maternal grandmother was Muriel Leota Bennett (the daughter of Fred Bennett and Louisa Wilhelmina Elizabeth Boger). Muriel was born in Iowa. Fred was the son of Dewitt C. Bennett and Eleanor Woods. Louisa was the daughter of German parents, William Frederick Boger and Sophia A. Krieger, who was born in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Sources: Genealogies and obituaries of Dave’s parents – https://www.findagrave.com