Robert Ben Garant

Ben Garant and Cathy Shim at the “Hell Baby” Los Angeles Premiere, Chinese 6, Hollywood, CA 08-19-13, photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Robert Benjamin Garant

Place of Birth: Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S.

Date of Birth: September 14, 1970

Ethnicity: English, Irish, French/French-Canadian, German, distant Dutch

Robert Ben Garant is an American actor.

He was raised in Farragut, Tennessee. He is married to actress and writer Cathy Shim, with whom he has two children.

Robert’s paternal grandfather was Henry Francis Garant (the son of Francis John Xavier Garant and Candis Ardwell Jenkins). Henry was born in Tennessee. Francis was born in New Hampshire, the son of Henry Oliver Garant, who was French-Canadian, from Québec; and of Annie O’Connor, whose parents were Irish. Candis was born in Georgia, the daughter of Arthur Austin Ashoel Ara Jenkins and Laura Anne Thorn/Thorne.

Robert’s paternal grandmother was Elsie Pearl Horton (the daughter of Perry Myles Horton and Elsie Nina Falls). Robert’s grandmother Elsie was born in Tennessee. Perry was born in Tennessee, the son of Mordecai Pinckney “Pink” Horton and Louisa Jane W. Reaves. Robert’s great-grandmother Elsie was born in Tennessee, the daughter of Daniel S. Falls and Mary Ann Maddox.

Robert’s maternal grandfather was David Baxter Hipp (the son of James Dickens Hipp and Anna Lee Johnson). David was born in Tennessee. James was born in Tennessee, the son of George B. Hipp and Nancy Matilda Hayes Dickens. Anna was born in Tennessee.

Robert’s maternal grandmother was Hallie Marilyn Cooper (the daughter of Arthur McMinn Cooper and Margaret Jane “Maggie” Travis). Hallie was born in Tennessee. Arthur was born in Tennessee, the son of William Clinton Cooper and Sarah Frances Melissa Davenport. Margaret was born in Tennessee, the daughter of Leander Franklin Travis and Mary Ann Travis.

Sources: Obituary of Robert’s paternal uncle – http://legacy.com

Obituary of Robert’s maternal aunt – http://butlerfuneralhomes.com