Tyson Ritter
Ritter in 2012, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Tyson Jay Ritter
Place of Birth: Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 24, 1984
Ethnicity: English, smaller amounts of German, Irish, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, evidently remote Choctaw Native American
Tyson Ritter is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and model. He is the lead vocalist, bassist, pianist, and songwriter of rock band The All-American Rejects.
Tyson is the son of Tracey and Tim Ritter. He is married to Georgian-American actress Elena Satine, with whom he has a son.
Tyson’s paternal grandfather is Steve Delano Ritter (the son of Warren Jewell Ritter and Hazel Schoonover). Steve was born in Oklahoma. Warren was the son of Warren Peter Ritter and Mary Alice Carney. Hazel was the daughter of Louis C. Schoonover and Rebecca Dobbs.
Tyson’s paternal grandmother is Peggy Earline Sharpton (the daughter of Earl Earick Sharpton and Pauline Spyres). Peggy was born in Oklahoma. Earl was the son of John Calvin Sharpton and Grace Mabel Cronk.
Tyson’s maternal grandfather is Tony Eugene Lyons (the son of William Hansel “Bill” Lyons and Anna Lee Webb). Tony was born in Oklahoma. William was the son of Cornelius Breckenridge Lyons and Viella Lou Letisha “Tishie” Bagwell. Anna was the daughter of Robert E. Lee Webb and Nancy Katherine/Kathryn “Nannie” Ford.
Tyson’s maternal grandmother is Edwina Janora Sherman (the daughter of Byron T. Sherman and Margery/Marjorie F. Daniel). Edwina was born in Oklahoma. Byron was the son of George Whitfield Sherman and Maggie Anice Williams. Tyson’s great-grandmother Margery Daniel was the daughter of John H. Daniel.
Sources: Genealogy of Tyson Ritter – https://www.geni.com
Genealogies of Tyson’s paternal great-grandparents, Warren Jewell Ritter and Hazel Schoonover – http://www.findagrave.com
Tyson’s paternal great-grandfather, Warren Jewell Ritter, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Tyson’s paternal great-grandfather, Earl Earick Sharpton – http://www.stwnewspress.com
Obituary of Tyson’s paternal great-grandmother, Pauline (Spyres) Sharpton – http://www.legacy.com
Tyson’s maternal grandmother, Edwina Janora Sherman, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Tyson’s maternal great-grandfather, Byron T. Sherman, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Tyson’s maternal great-grandmother, Margery/Marjorie F. Daniel, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
He has distant Native American ancestry (Choctaw) through Nancy Jane Yandell Lipsec, the daughter of Pushmataha Lipsic.
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/G6HY-66Z
William Hansel Lyons -> Viella Bagwell -> General A. Bagwell -> Eliza Cook -> Margaret Brasher -> Nancy Jane Yandell Lipsec
There is also Scottish and Scot-Irish in his Family Tree
Edwina J. -> Edwina Janora Sherman
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBVW-LSP
Parents were Byron T. Sherman and Margery Daniel.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2QW-T2F
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC7P-JVD
Louis C. Schoonover and Rebecca->Louis C. Schoonover and Rebecca Dobbs
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12110978/rebecca-schoonover
Warren Ritter’s mother Mary Alice Carney is Irish.
It figures – just got to see his picture!:
http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/2006/article/tyson-ritter-20060323/182080/large_rect/1421772026/1401×788-106112613.jpg
Irish? You mean an immigrant? Mary Alice Carney was born in Missouri, to American-born parents. She did have an Irish immigrant ancestor in the 1700s, David L. Carney.
I also believe this is his paternal great grandmother too: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27842428
Hazel Schoonover Ritter
His great-grandfather (Steve Ritter and Peggy Sharpton are mentioned in the obit): http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27842444
Warren Jewell Ritter
I’m pretty sure this is his paternal grandfather on the 1940 Census for Payne County, OK: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBKC-LPV
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJXR-V2PV
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KG4T-Q25
Tyson and his family have lived in Stillwater, Payne County, OK for several years.
http://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lifestyles/stillwater-s-rockin-mum-tours-with-all-american-rejects/article_917b26de-eda7-5a21-b32a-1101b4b6ce97.html