Kyle Korver

Birth Name: Kyle Elliot Korver

Place of Birth: Paramount, Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: March 17, 1981

Ethnicity: Dutch, Frisian, some Irish, other

Kyle Korver is an American professional basketball player. He plays with the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks.

Kyle is the son of Laine and The Rev. Kevin Korver, a pastor for a Reformed Church. He was raised in Pella, Iowa. He is the brother of Klayton, Kaleb, and Kirk Korver, all of whom have played college basketball.

Kyle is married to singer Juliet Richardson, with whom he has three children.

Kyle is a Christian.

The Korver line entered America with Kyle’s great-great-great-grandfather, Willem/William Korver, who was born, c. 1841, in Vinkeveen, De Ronde Venen Municipality, Utrecht, Netherlands, and emigrated to Sioux County, Iowa, with his wife Martina “Martha” Van Roekel.

Kyle’s paternal grandfather is The Rev. Harold John Korver (the son of William M. Korver and Matilda Muijskens/Muyskens). The Rev. Harold was born in Iowa, and is a reformed pastor. William was the son of Martin Korver and Jennie “Janneke” Mouw. Matilda was the daughter of Dutch parents, Cornelius “Neal” Muyskens, who was from West-Terschelling, Terschelling Municipality, Friesland, and Wilhelmina Hendrieka “Minnie” Geurink.

Kyles paternal grandmother is named Shirley.

Kyle’s maternal grandfather was Lewis Lafayette Lundy (the son of Harry Afton Lundy and Eleanor Drennen). Lewis was born in Iowa. Eleanor’s Drennen line traces back to Ireland.

Kyle’s maternal grandmother was Delores Ellen Wassink (the daugher of Arnold Wassink and Cornelia Kooiman). Delores was of Dutch descent, with roots in Berkel, Streefkerk, Andijk, Overschie, Sluis, and Apeldoorn. Cornelia was the daughter of Jacob P. Kooiman and Allie Rozina Noteboom.

Sources: https://nbafamily.fandom.com

Genealogy of Kyle’s paternal grandfather, The Rev. Harold John Korver – https://www.familysearch.org

Biography of Kyle’s paternal grandfather, The Rev. Harold John Korver – https://portal.clubrunner.ca

Genealogies of Kyle’s paternal great-grandparents, William M. Korver and Matilda (Muijskens/Muyskens) Korver – https://www.findagrave.com

Genealogy of Kyle’s maternal great-grandmother, Cornelia (Kooiman) Wessink – https://www.geni.com

1 Response

  1. Oaken05 says:

    Harold Korver’s mother Matilda Muijskens (mostly spelled Muyskens, it seems), was also the daughter of Dutch immigrants.

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65299360/matilda-korver

    Matilda’s father Jan Dirks Muyskens was born in Terschelling Municipality, Friesland, Netherlands, and her mother Tettje Gerrits Roggen was born in the same place.

    So Kyle’s paternal grandfather was entirely of Dutch ancestry. It also appears that his maternal grandmother is entirely of Dutch ancestry from my research on FamilySearch. Her maiden name was “Kooiman,” and all of her lines trace back to Dutch immigrants to the (American) Midwest.

    I can’t find anything on his paternal grandmother.

    Anyway, he’s at least half Dutch descent.

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