Ian Hecox

Hecox in 2014, photo by prphotos

Birth Name: Ian Andrew Hecox

Place of Birth: Sacramento, California, United States

Date of Birth: November 30, 1987

Ethnicity: English, one eighth Portuguese, along with Scottish, German, and Dutch

Ian Hecox is an American YouTube personality. He is one half of the comedy duo SMOSH, alongside Anthony Padilla.

Ian is the son of Sharon Louise (French) and Stephan Andrew Hecox. Ian’s ancestry is one eighth Portuguese, at least one sixteenth Scottish, smaller amounts of German and Dutch, and the remainder being English or mostly English.

Ian’s paternal grandfather was Donald A. Hecox (the son of Andrew S. Hecox and Lena M. Powers). Andrew was the son of William W. Hecox and Ella Adelia/Adelin Vanwoert/Danvoert/Vanwert. Adelia’s mother, Elizabeth Tredenborg, was German, and her father, Stephen Vanwert, likely had Dutch ancestry. Lena was the daughter of Fred Powers and Pearl May Burgess/Burger.

Ian’s paternal grandmother was Pearl Alice Cousins (the daughter of James Alexander Cousins and Madeline Aomaral/Amaral). James was the son of Alexander Cousins and Pearl A. Thomas; Alexander was born in Colorado, to Scottish parents. Madeline was the daughter of Joseph Amaral and Jessie, who were both born in California, to Portuguese parents.

Ian’s maternal grandparents’ surnames likely were French and George.

Sources: Marriage registration of Ian’s paternal great-grandparents, Andrew S. Hecox and Lena M. Powers – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Ian’s paternal great-grandfather, Andrew S. Hecox – https://familysearch.org

Marriage registrations of Ian’s paternal great-great-grandparents, William W. Hecox and Ella Adelia/Adelin Vanwoert/Danvoert/Vanwert – https://familysearch.org
https://familysearch.org

Ian’s paternal great-great-grandfather, William W. Hecox, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
William W. Hecox on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
William W. Hecox on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Ian’s paternal great-grandmother, Lena M. Powers, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Marriage registration of Ian’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Fred Powers and Pearl May Burgess/Burger – https://familysearch.org

Ian’s paternal grandmother, Pearl Alice Cousins, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Ian’s paternal grandmother, Pearl Alice (Cousins) Hecox – https://familysearch.org

Ian’s paternal great-grandfather, James Alexander Cousins, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
James Alexander Cousins on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
James Alexander Cousins on the 1930 U.S. Census (incorrectly identifies his mother as Tillie) – https://familysearch.org

Ian’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Alexander Cousins, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Alexander Cousins on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Ian’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Pearl A. Thomas, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Ian’s paternal great-grandmother, Madeline Aomaral/Amaral, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org