Gaelan Connell

Gaelan Connell – “Bandslam” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – Mann Village Theatre – Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2009 – Keywords: – 0 – – Photo Credit: Glenn Harris / PR Photos

Birth Name: Gaelan Alexander Connell

Place of Birth: Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.

Date of Birth: May 19, 1989

Ethnicity:
*father – Irish
*mother – English, German, Bohemian [Czech]

Gaelan Connell is an American actor, musician, and director. He starred in the film Bandslam (2009).

His father is originally from Boston, Massachusetts. His mother, author Frances Garrett Connell, is originally from Houston, Texas. Gaelan was raised a Methodist. He grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland.

The name Gaelan is Gaelic, and means “tranquil.”

Gaelan is married to Meryl Draper, a co-founder and CEO of Quirk Creative.

Gaelan’s paternal grandfather was Edward Charles Connell, Jr. (the son of Edward Charles Connell and Mary Catherine Francis). Gaelan’s grandfather Edward was born in Massachusetts. Gaelan’s great-grandfather Edward was born in Massachusetts, to Irish parents, Thomas F. Connell and Ellen M. Higgins. Gaelan’s great-grandmother Mary Catherine was also born in Massachusetts, also to Irish parents, Michael J. Francis and Mary E. Flynn.

Gaelan’s paternal grandmother was Marie Claire King (the daughter of Robert Vincent King, Jr. and Katherine/Catherine Margaret R. Sheehan). Marie Claire was born in Massachusetts. Gaelan’s great-grandfather Robert was born in Massachusetts, the son of Robert Vincent King, whose father was born in England and whose mother was born in Ireland, and of Catherine E. Hickman, whose parents were Irish. Gaelan’s great-grandmother Katherine was born in Massachusetts, the daughter of Irish parents, Cornelius Sheehan and Katherine Mullen.

Gaelan’s maternal grandfather was James Alpheus Garrett (the son of Alexander Stephens Garrett and Gabriella Medora Kidd). James was born in Texas. Alexander was the son of Lemuel M. Garrett and Martha Cash. Gabriella was the daughter of James Harvey Kidd and Catherine Medora Short.

Gaelan’s maternal grandmother was Gloria Evangeline Ashorn (the daughter of Edmond/Edmund H. Ashorn and Emma Maria Franziska Findeisen). Gloria was born in Texas. Edmond was the son of Edward Ashorn, whose parents were German, his father from Hanover and his mother from Saxony; and of Rosalia/Rosa Holupka/Galupka/Chaloupka, who was born in Horní Čermná, Bohemia, and was Czech. Emma was born in Texas, the daughter of Carl Christoph Findeisen, who was born in Lengefeld, Erzebirge, Saxony, Germany, and of Franziska/Francis/Frances Marek, who was from Rothwasser, Bohemia.

Gaelan is a fourth cousin, once removed, of singer and songwriter Johnny Cash. Gaelan’s maternal great-great-great-great-grandparents, John Cash and Lucy Nancy Campbell, were also Johnny’s paternal great-great-great-grandparents.

Sources: http://www.csmonitor.com

Gaelan’s paternal grandfather, Edward Charles Connell, Jr., on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Gaelan’s paternal great-grandparents, Edward Charles Connell and Mary Catherine Francis – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Gaelan’s paternal grandmother, Marie Claire (King) Connell – https://www.legacy.com

Marriage records of Gaelan’s paternal great-grandparents, Robert Vincent King, Jr. and Katherine/Catherine Margaret R. Sheehan – https://www.familysearch.org
https://www.familysearch.org

Gaelan’s paternal great-grandparents, Robert Vincent King, Jr. and Katherine/Catherine Margaret R. Sheehan, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Robert Vincent King, Jr. and Katherine/Catherine Margaret R. Sheehan on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Gaelan’s paternal great-grandfather, Robert Vincent King, Jr., on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage records of Gaelan’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Robert Vincent King and Catherine E. Hickman – https://www.familysearch.org
https://www.familysearch.org

Gaelan’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Robert Vincent King and Catherine E. Hickman, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Gaelan’s maternal grandfather, James Alpheus Garrett (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Gaelan’s maternal grandmother, Gloria Evangeline Ashorn, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org