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, 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

8 Responses

  1. andrew says:

    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

  2. andrew says:

    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

  3. MettaWorkPlease says:

    Looks very British, until you hear him speak

  4. Thistlelicious says:

    *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

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