Ken Baumann
Birth Name: Kenneth Robert Baumann
Place of Birth: Urbana, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 8, 1989
Ethnicity:
*father – German
*maternal grandfather – Italian
*maternal grandmother – German, some English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and Welsh
Ken Baumann, also known as Kenneth Baumann or Kenny Baumann, is an American actor, author, publisher, and book designer. He is known for his starring role on the show The Secret Life of the American Teenager.
Ken was raised in Abilene, Texas, where his family operated a horse ranch and wildlife rescue. He is married to actress Aviva (Aviva Farber).
Ken’s paternal grandfather was Kenneth L. Baumann (the son of Louis Fred Baumann and Eleanor C. Vick). Ken’s grandfather Kenneth was born in Missouri. Louis’s parents, Louis Henry Baumann and Johanna Moeser, were of German descent. Eleanor’s father, Henry J. Vick, was a German immigrant, and Eleanor’s mother, Minnie K. Wilmesher, was born in Missouri, to German parents.
Ken’s paternal grandmother was Dorris L. Goebel (the daughter of Erwin Carl Goebel and Hilda E. Helwig). Dorris was born in Missouri, and was of German descent. Erwin was the son of Karl/Charles Goebel and Bertha M. Frick. Hilda was the daughter of Henry August Hellwig and Mina Wilhelmina Vitt.
Ken’s maternal grandfather is Clyde Sebastian (the son of Guiseppe Sebastiani/Joseph Sebastian and Francesca/Francis/Frances Fossorier/Froslear). Clyde was born in Ohio, to parents from Vieste, Apulia, Italy.
Ken’s maternal grandmother is Geraldine Verena Heltman (the daughter of William Paul Heltman/Heitman and Mattie Varena/Z. Vickers). Geraldine was born in Pennsylvania. William was the son of Cyrus Andrew Heltman and Elizabeth F. MacMurray. Mattie was the daughter of Daniel Webster Vickers and Lucy Paulk.
Sources: Ken’s paternal grandfather, Kenneth L. Baumann, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Ken’s paternal grandfather, Kenneth L. Baumann – http://www.news-gazette.com
Ken’s paternal great-grandfather, Louis F. Baumann, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Ken’s paternal grandmother, Dorris L. Goebel, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Ken’s paternal grandmother, Dorris L. (Goebel) Baumann – http://www.news-gazette.com
Ken’s maternal grandmother, Geraldine Verena Heltman, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage announcement of Ken’s maternal grandmother, Geraldine Verena Heltman, to Paul Giles Denney, Jr. – https://www.newspapers.com
Genealogies of Ken’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Daniel Webster Vickers and Lucy Paulk – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Ken’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Daniel Webster Vickers – https://www.wikitree.com
Likely Ken’s maternal grandfather, Clyde Sebastian, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
>Louis Fred Baumann
>Louis Henry Baumann
>Johanna Moeser
>father, Henry J. Vick, was
>Minnie K. Wilmesher
Ancestry.com family trees agree that his grandfather is Clyde Sebastian, the son of Guiseppe Sebastiani and Francesca Fossorier, both of Vieste, Apulia, Italy.
I think Baumann may be one quarter Italian, actually.
His mother was born about a year before her mother, Geraldine, married.
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/17482124/
Geni.com lists his mother’s father as Clyde Sebastian. Clyde’s obituary doesn’t mention Ken or his family, but that doesn’t rule it out.
And I think it’s probably this Clyde Sebastian:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4ZD-9PX
I’ve alwais thought there was something Italian about him.
“Sebastian” makes me think to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sebastian_(classical_harmonica_player)