Pendleton Ward
Birth Name: Ward Taylor Pendleton Johnston
Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 23, 1982
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Irish, French-Canadian, German, Welsh, distant Swedish and Dutch
Pendleton Ward is an American animator, screenwriter, director, and voice actor. He is known for creating the animated series Adventure Time, Bravest Warriors, and The Midnight Gospel.
He is the son of Bettie, an artist, and Scott Johnston.
Pendleton’s paternal grandfather was Harold J. Johnston (the son of John Henry Johnston and Thressa Catherine McCarthy). Harold was born in Gagetown, Michigan. Pendleton’s great-grandfather John was the son of Canadian parents, William Johnston, whose own parents were Scottish, and Mary Cecelia Mosack, whose parents were of German, including Alsatian, descent. Thressa was the daughter of Thomas McCarthy, who was Irish, and of Margaret Jane Dillon, who was born in Ontario, Canada, also to Irish parents.
Pendleton’s paternal grandmother was Elizabeth Jane McHenry (the daughter of Claude Herbert McHenry and Sadie Sarah Rabideau). Elizabeth was born in Gagetown, Michigan. Claude was the son of Peter Calvin McHenry and Martha Jane Press, and had Colonial American roots. Sadie was the daughter of Cyrille Casper Robideau and Lowentine Lajoie, who were French-Canadian.
Pendleton’s maternal grandfather was Lafayette Ward, Jr. (the son of Lafayette Ward and Elizabeth Compton). Pendleton’s grandfather Lafayette was born in Texas. Pendleton’s great-grandfather Lafayette was born in Texas, the son of Lafayette Ward and Agnes Patterson. Elizabeth was born in Texas, the daughter of Thomas Eldridge Compton and Matilda James.
Pendleton’s maternal grandmother was Margaret Ellen Bridges (the daughter of John Henry Bridges and Jimmie Pearl Waldrop). Margaret was born in Texas. John was born in Mississippi, the son of Albert Benjamin Bridges. Jimmie was born in Texas, the daughter of Thomas J. Waldrop and Loretta Izora Parker.
Sources: Genealogy of Pendleton Ward – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Pendleton’s father – https://www.familysearch.org
Information on his mother’s side…
Maternal grandfather: Lafayette Ward Jr. (1897-1969), born in Texas the son of Lafayette Ward and Elizabeth Compton. Lafayette Sr. was born in Texas, the son of Lafayette Ward and Agnes Patterson. Elizabeth was born in Texas, the daughter of Thomas Eldridge Compton and Matilda James.
Maternal grandmother: Margaret Ellen Bridges (1916-1995), born in Texas, the daughter of John Henry Bridges and Jimmie Pearl Waldrop. John was born in Mississippi, the son of Albert Benjamin Bridges. Jimmie was born in Texas, the daughter of Thomas J. Waldrop and Loretta Izora Parker.
With the heavy English ancestry on his mothers side I would put English before Scottish in the ethnicity report.
His mother had Swedish and Dutch ancestors as well.