Eddie Vedder
Birth Name: Edward Louis Severson III
Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 23, 1964
Ethnicity: Norwegian, Swiss-German, Dutch, German, Danish, English
Eddie Vedder is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the singer for rock band Pearl Jam. Other members of Pearl Jam include or have included Dave Abruzzese, Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Matt Chamberlain, Stone Gossard, Dave Krusen, and Mike McCready.
Eddie is the son of Karen Lee Vedder and Edward Louis Severson, Jr. His parents divorced in 1965, when Eddie was an infant. His mother soon remarried, to a man named Peter Mueller. Vedder was raised believing that Peter was his biological father, and he went by the name Edward Mueller for a time.
Eddie is married to model and philanthropist Jill (McCormick) Vedder, with whom he has two children.
Eddie’s maternal Vedder line traces to Harmen Albertse Vedder, who was born, c. 1635, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the son of Albert Vedder.
Eddie’s paternal grandfather was Edward/Edwin Louis Severson (the son of Edward Albert Severson and Lucie Marie Brunner). Eddie’s grandfather Edward was born in Illinois. Eddie’s great-grandfather Edward was Norwegian, the son of Severt Severson and Bertha Holland. Lucie was born in Bern, Switzerland.
Eddie’s paternal grandmother was Claire/Clara Jacobsen (the daughter of Theodore Jacobsen and Ragna Johanna Jacobsen). Claire was born in Illinois, to parents from Farsund, Agder, Norway.
Eddie’s maternal grandfather was Ivan Vernon Vedder (the son of George Ivan Van Vedder and Phoebe J. Mutchler). Eddie’s grandfather Ivan was born in Washington, to parents from New York. Eddie’s great-grandfather Ivan was the son of Horatio K. Vedder and Artha L. Johnson. Phoebe was the daughter of German parents, John Henry Mutchler and Eva Maria Finckbyner/Finkbeiner, from Baden-Württemberg.
Eddie’s maternal grandmother was Margaret Louise Sorenson (the daughter of Anthony Peder Sorenson/Sorensen and Pearl Hazel Howard). Margaret was born in Minnesota. Anthony was Danish, born in Silkeborg, the son of Peter/Peder Anthony Sørensen and Marie Kirstine Christensen. Pearl was born in Iowa, the daughter of Frank Winfield Howard and Nannie/Nancy J. Post/Posh, whose mother was from Vuren, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Sources: Genealogy of Eddie Vedder – http://www.geni.com
Birth record of Eddie’s father – https://www.familysearch.org
Death records of Eddie’s paternal grandmother, Claire/Clara (Jacobsen) Severson – https://www.familysearch.org
https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Eddie Vedder (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.wargs.com
Family history of Eddie Vedder – http://www.vedders.nl
Obituary of Eddie’s father – http://www.findagrave.com
Eddies paternal grandmother is apparently Claire Jacobsen, but there is nothing on her parents. I am pretty certain that her parents were Elmer John Jacobsen and Mabel Jacobsen (born Roth), as she was married at Cook, Illinois and that’s where she raised her son Edward Louis Severson, Jr.
link: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GDT2-7YK
link: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G949-YC7
His stage last name (which is from her mother) is Dutch. His father’s surname is Norwegian.
He looks like the porn guy…Ron Jeremy.
How so…really?
Link together the founding members of PJ:
Ed Vedder
Jeff Ament
Stone Gossard
Mike McCready (not on the site)
Dave Abbruzzese
Thanks!
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=dowfam3&id=I536780