Ethan Hawke
Hawke in 2012, image via kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Ethan Green Hawke
Place of Birth: Austin, Travis, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 6, 1970
Ethnicity: English, smaller amounts of Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and Cornish, distant German
Ethan Hawke is an American actor, writer, and director. He has starred in the films Explorers, Dead Poets Society, White Fang, Before Sunrise and its sequels, Gattaca, Great Expectations, Hamlet, Training Day, Assault on Precinct 13, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, Brooklyn’s Finest, Sinister, The Purge, Boyhood, Born to Be Blue, The Magnificent Seven, First Reformed, Juliet, Naked, and The Black Phone, among many other roles. He has directed the films Chelsea Walls, The Hottest State, and Blaze.
Ethan is the son of Leslie Carole (Green) and James Steven Hawke. Ethan is married to Ryan Shawhughes. He has two children, models and actors Maya Hawke and Levon Hawke, with his former wife, actress and model Uma Thurman; and two children with Ryan.
Ethan’s paternal grandfather was Frank Taylor Hawke (the son of Ronald M. Hawke and Edith S. Mosher). Frank was born in Warren County, Ohio. Ronald was the son of George Washington Hawke, whose parents were from England, with his father having been born in Truro, Cornwall; and of Ida Jane Dakin. Edith was the daughter of John Jacob Mosher and Laura Henrietta Harris.
Ethan’s paternal grandmother was Betty Virginia Hartsock (the daughter of Herbert Clark “Bert” Hartsock and Winifred/Winifrede E. Macy). Betty was born in Warren County, Ohio. Herbert was the son of Jesse L. Hartsock and Addah/Adele/Addie M. Alexander. Winifred was the daughter of Edmund/Edmond Antram “Ed” Macy and Cora Anna Wise. Through his Macy line, Ethan is a distant cousin of Rowland Hussey Macy, who founded R. H. Macy & Co. (now Macy’s), and of actor William H. Macy.
Ethan’s maternal grandfather was Howard Lemuel Green (the son of Thomas Lemuel Green and Della Hall). Howard was born in Swenson, Stonewall, Texas, to parents from Alabama. He was a minor-league baseball commissioner and served five terms in the Texas Legislature. Thomas was the son of John Anderson Green and Mary J. Nelson. Susie was the daughter of John Hall and Nancy Annie Reed.
Ethan’s maternal grandmother was Carole Rosalie Turner (the daughter of George Ross Turner and Annie Ruth Lane). Carole was born in Stratford, Sherman, Texas. George was the son of George Taylor Turner and Florida Jane Merriman. Annie was the daughter of John G. Lane and Cynthia E. Hall.
Sources: Genealogies of Ethan Hawke – https://www.geni.com
https://famouskin.com
Genealogy of Ethan Hawke (focusing on his father’s side) – http://humphrysfamilytree.com
Genealogy of Ethan’s paternal grandfather, Frank Taylor Hawke – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Ethan’s paternal great-great-great-grandfather, Nathan Nichols Mosher (through Nathan’s sister) – https://www.wikitree.com
Ethan’s paternal grandmother, Betty Virginia Hartsock, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Betty Virginia Hartsock on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Ethan’s paternal grandmother, Betty Virginia (Hartsock) Hawke – http://www.findagrave.com
Marriage record of Ethan’s paternal great-grandparents, Herbert Clark “Bert” Hartsock and Winifred/Winifrede E. Macy – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Ethan’s paternal great-grandmother, Winifred/Winifrede E. Macy – http://findagrave.com
Birth record of Ethan’s paternal great-grandmother, Winifred/Winifrede E. Macy – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Ethan’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Edmund/Edmond Antram “Ed” Macy – https://familysearch.org
Genealogies of Ethan Hawke (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://familypedia.wikia.com
http://www.wikitree.com
genealogy of Ethan’s paternal great-great-great-grandfather, Nathan Nichols Mosher (through Nathan’s sister, Rachel Mosher) – https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Mosher-Family-Tree-1694
http://humphrysfamilytree.com/Royal/Larson/Edw1-EthanHawke.pdf
Genealogy of Ethan’s paternal grandfather, Frank Taylor Hawke – https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176984561/frank-t.-hawke
Ethan has also distant German ancestry on his father’s side, through the
Reverend John Jacob Bovey and his wife Elizabeth Burger/Berger
https://www.geni.com/people/Reverend-John-Bovey/6000000069175705944
Looks very British, until you hear him speak
*Additional Info*
Marriage of Winifred Eliza Macy to Herbert Clark Hartsock: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D1N9-533?i=59&wc=Q3NW-N3X%3A122380201%2C123223601%3Fcc%3D1614804&cc=1614804
Winifred’s birth record: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6L97-S1G?i=38&wc=Q85F-QYY%3A227708001%2C228046101%3Fcc%3D1932106&cc=1932106
Edmund Antram Macy’s entry at findagrave.com: http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=83151236
Death record for Edmund Antram Macy: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8F7-Z61
Edmund’s parents are listed as Nathan Macy and Eliza Gilpin.
And according to “Genealogy of the Macy Family from 1635-1868” compiled by Silvanus J. Macy, pub New York 1868, the above records and Ethan’s entry on wikipedia, his Macy lineage would be:
Ethan Hawke 12, James Hawke 11, Frank Taylor Hawke 10, Betty Virginia (Hartsock) Hawke 9, Winifred (Macy) Hartsock 8, Edmund Antram 7, Nathan D. 6, David 5, David 4, David 3, John 2, Thomas Macy
This would give Ethan a kinship with Rowland Hussey Macy, the founder of R.H. Macy and Company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowland_Hussey_Macy
From the Macy genealogy book, Rowland’s Macy lineage is:
Rowland Hussey 8, John 7, Silvanus 6, Caleb 4, Richard 3, John 2, Thomas Macy
Through Ethan’s Macy lineage he also has a connection to the actor William H. Macy: http://ethnicelebs.com/william-h-macy
Based on William’s information above and the Macy genealogy book, William’s Macy lineage is:
William Hall 8, William Hall Sr 7, Albert Hall 6, William Henry 5, John, Robert 4, Thomas 3, John 2, Thomas Macy
Oops! Rowland’s Macy lineage should read:
From the Macy genealogy book, Rowland’s Macy lineage is:
Rowland Hussey 7, John 6, Silvanus 5, Caleb 4, Richard 3, John 2, Thomas Macy
And another oops …
William H. Macy’s lineage should read:
William Hall 9, William Hall Sr 8, Albert Hall 7, William Henry 6, John 5, Robert 4, Thomas 3, John 2, Thomas Macy
William Macy and Ethan Hawke are 7th cousins, twice removed, through John Macy and Deborah Gardner
http://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Hawke-Family-Tree-494