Zahn McClarnon

Zahn McClarnon – Hulu’s “Shut Eye” TV Series Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – ArcLight Hollywood, 6360 Sunset Boulevard – Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2016 – Photo Credit: Guillermo Proano / PR Photos

Birth Name: Zahn Tokiya-ku McClarnon

Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado, U.S.

Date of Birth: October 24, 1966

Ethnicity:
*father – Polish, Irish, English
*mother – Hunkpapa and Sihasapa Lakota Native American, German, some French

Zahn McClarnon is an American actor. He is known for his role in the film Doctor Sleep. Zahn is the son of Loretta and Gerald McClarnon, who worked for Glacier National Park.

Growing up, he often visited the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of his mother’s family. His mother lived on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

His first name Zahn is in honor of his maternal great-great-uncle, Frank B. “Frances” Zahn, an artist and Lakota elder of Standing Rock Indian Reservation.

Zahn’s paternal grandfather was Robert James McClarnon (the son of George Washington McClarnon and Ida Mae Moore). George was the son of James McClarnon, who was born in Ireland, and of Susannah Fisk. Ida was the daughter of Robert Segal Moore and Rosa Belle Anderson.

Zahn’s paternal grandmother was Gertrude Walczak (the daughter of Albert/Bert Walczak and Agnes Henchel). Gertrude was born in Wisconsin, to Polish parents.

Zahn’s maternal grandfather was Alvin Henry Jordan (the son of John Jordan and Clara Marie Zahn). John was the son of Arnold Jordan, a German immigrant, and of Annie Four Winds, a Sihasapa Lakota woman. Clara was the daughter of William Presley Zahn, who had German ancestry, and of Kezewin/Josephine Mary Flying Cloud, the daughter of Hunkpapa Chief Flying Cloud.

Zahn’s maternal grandmother was Julia Agnes Lawrence (the daughter of Frank Anthony Lawrence and Mary Rose Agard). Frank was the son of parents of German descent, Frank J. Lawrence/Lorenz and Caroline Schreck. Mary’s father Louis/Čhatká Agard was the son of a French father, Louis Agard, and of a Hunkpapa mother, Mary Spotted Horse Brosell. Mary’s mother was named Mollie/Wiwaste Walking Eagle.

Sources: https://newsmaven.io

Genealogy of Zahn’s paternal grandfather, Robert James McClarnon (focusing on his own father’s side) – https://www.sargentrivia.com

Genealogies of Zahn’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Robert Segal Moore and Rosa Belle (Anderson) Moore – https://www.findagrave.com

Genealogy of Zahn’s maternal great-grandmother, Clara Marie (Zahn) Ramey (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.findagrave.com

Article about Zahn’s maternal great-great-grandfather, William Presley Zahn – https://www.westfargopioneer.com

2 Responses

  1. AutisticApe says:

    He looks very native

  2. bablah says:

    Zahn’s paternal grandfather was Robert James McClarnon (son of George Washington McClarnon and Ida Mae Moore). George was the son of James McClarnon and Susannah Fisk. James was born in Ireland. Susannah was born in Indiana to George Washington Fisk and Elizabeth McKinsey. Ida was the daughter of Robert Segal Moore and Rosa Belle Anderson.

    Robert McClarnon’s family tree:
    https://www.sargentrivia.com/g1/p1518.htm#i30346

    Ida Mae Moore’s family tree:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38670107

    Zahn’s paternal grandmother was Gertrude Walczak (daughter of Albert/Bert Walczak and Agnes Henchel). Gertrude was born in Wisconsin to Polish parents.

    Zahn’s maternal grandfather was Alvin Henry Jordan (son of John Jordan and Clara Marie Zahn). John was the son of Arnold Jordan, a German immigrant, and Annie Four Winds, a Sihasapa Lakota woman. Clara was the daughter of William Presley Zahn (white man born in Indidana to John Zahn and Esther Stambaugh) and Kezewin/Josephine Mary Flying Cloud (daughter of Hunkpapa Chief Flying Cloud).

    Zahn’s maternal grandmother was Julia Agnes Lawrence (daughter of Frank Anthony Lawrence and Mary Rose Agard). Frank was the son of German-American parents Frank J. Lawrence/Lorenz and Caroline Schreck. Mary Rose was the daughter of Louis/Čhatká Agard and Mollie/Wiwaste Walking Eagle. Louis’ father was Frenchman Louis Agard, while his mother was Hunkpapa Mary Spotted Horse Brosell.

    Article about William Zahn:
    https://www.westfargopioneer.com/news/4301723-william-zahn-army-soldier-whose-devotion-indian-woman-he-loved-might-have-saved-his

    Family tree of Clara Zahn:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151045189/clara-marie-ramey

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