Beau Knapp – “The Finest Hours” World Premiere – Arrrivals – TCL Chinese Theatre – Hollywood, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Izumi Hasegawa / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Beau Christian Knapp
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: April 17, 1989
Ethnicity: English, German, Irish
Beau Knapp is an American actor and producer. He is the son of Noelle Renee (Newell) and producer Harry Knapp (Harry Stewart Knapp).
Beau’s maternal grandfather is Dennis Rodney Newell (the son of Frank Carr Newell and Eva Blanche Billingsley). Frank was the son of Thomas William Newell, who was Irish, and of Ida Mae/May Carr. Eva was the daughter of Nathan Wesley Billingsley and Bertha May Anderson.
Beau’s maternal grandmother is Constance Jane Oberlies (the daughter of Elmer Sye Oberlies and Loretta Jane Condon). Elmer was the son of Charles Christian Oberlies, whose parents were German, and of Ruth Louise Dover. Loretta was the daughter of James Alexander Condon and Vera Margaret Strack.
Sources: Genealogy of Beau’s mother (focusing on her father’s side) – https://hancock.illinoisgenweb.org
Genealogies of Beau’s maternal great-grandparents, Frank Carr Newell and Eva Blanche Billingsley – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Beau’s maternal great-grandfather, Frank Carr Newell – https://www.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Beau’s maternal great-grandmother, Eva Blanche Billingsley – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Beau’s maternal great-grandfather, Elmer Sye Oberlies – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com