Kaitlin Olson – “Fist Fight” Los Angeles Premiere – Photo Credit: PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Kaitlin Willow Olson
Place of Birth: Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 18, 1975
Ethnicity: English, Swedish, Irish, German, Welsh
Kaitlin Olson is an American actress and comedian. She is the daughter of Melinda Leora (Baugh) and Donald Lee Olsen, who was the publisher of the Portland Tribune. Kaitlin was raised partly on a farm in Tualatin, Oregon. She is married to actor Rob McElhenney.
Kaitlin’s paternal grandfather was Harry William Olson (the son of Rodney Elmer Olson and Elsie Lillian Wells). Rodney was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to a Mormon family, and was the son of Sven Olsson/Olsen, who was Swedish, and of Euphemia Elizabeth Bouck, who was of German and Welsh descent. Elsie was the daughter of Warren Wells and Mary Elizabeth “Molly” Paisley, whose parents were Irish.
Kaitlin’s paternal grandmother was Alice Virginia Hall (the daughter of Robert William Elihu/Eugene Hall and Nancy Brown Martin). Robert was the son of John Thomas Hall and Malinda/Melinda Ann/E. Martin. Nancy was the daughter of William Ellis Hartless Martin and Lucy A. Lawhorne.
Sources: Obituaries of Kaitlin’s paternal grandfather, Harry William Olson – https://familysearch.org
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Genealogy of Kaitlin’s paternal great-grandfather, Rodney Elmer Olson (through Rodney’s brother, Leo Swen Olsen) – https://www.findagrave.com
Kaitlin’s paternal great-grandmother, Elsie Lillian Wells, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Elsie Lillian Wells on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Kaitlin’s paternal great-great-grandfather, William Ellis Hartless Martin (focusing on his father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com