Birth Name: Jason Mark Everman
Place of Birth: Ouzinkie (then-part of Kodiak), Alaska, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 16, 1967
Ethnicity: Belgian (Flemish, Walloon), Cornish, Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Jason Everman is an American musician and United States Army personnel. He is known as the former guitarist for the American grunge band Nirvana, as well as the former bassist for the American rock band Soundgarden and heavy metal band OLD, before joining the United States Army, where he served in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Other members of Nirvana were Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, and Krist Novoselic, as well as Aaron Burckhard. Other members of Soundgarden include or have included Matt Cameron, Chris Cornell, Ben Shepherd, Scott Sundquist, Kim Thayil, and Hiro Yamamoto.
Jason’s father, Jerry Howard Everman, left the family when he was young. Jason’s mother, Diane Joyce (Phillips) Sieber, took him to the state of Washington and eventually married a former United States Navy personnelman.
Jason has stated in an interview that he was actually born in Ouzinkie, even though his birth certificate lists Kodiak as his birthplace. Ouzinkie was separated from Kodiak on October 23, 1967, one week after Jason’s birth.
Jason’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his tenth great-grandfather, Michael Ebermann.
Jason’s paternal grandfather was Howard Lermond Everman (the son of Lorenzo Franklin Everman and Clara Berniece Watts). Lorenzo was the son of George Washington Everman and Lydia Jane Davis. Berniece was the daughter of Edwin Sanders Watts, who was born in Liverpool, England, to American parents, and of Clara Irene Lermond.
Jason’s paternal grandmother was Viola Marguerite Burnham (the daughter of Joseph Burnham and Claretta “Clara/Kelly” Girt). Joseph was the son of Benjamin Stanley Burnham and Maria Seabrook Johnson. Claretta was the daughter of John Calvin Girt and Margaret “Maggie” DeBast, whose own parents, Felix Joseph DeBast and Juliette Fernande Flore Anrys, were Belgian emigrants, from Waterloo, Walloon Brabant.
Jason’s maternal grandfather was Daniel Brantley “Dan” Phillips (the son of William Ciphus Phillips and Lucy Ellen Jones). William was the son of John Hugh “Jahu” Phillips and Sarah Elizabeth McKinney. Ellen was the daughter of William Henry Jones and Mary Jane Gamble.
Jason’s maternal grandmother was Irene Vera Wicht (the daughter of Richard Wicht and Mattie Pearl Walker). Richard was the son of German emigrant, Friedrich Richard Wicht, of Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia), and of Maria Emma “Minnie” Herning, whose own parents, Ernest Herning and Auguste Bischoff, were German emigrants. Mattie was the daughter of William Green Walker and Margaret Jane “Jennie” Liles.
Jason’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his fifth great-grandmother, Tabitha Barnes.
Sources: Obituary of Jason’s paternal grandfather, Howard Lermond Everman – http://tdn.com
Jason’s paternal great-grandfather, Lorenzo Franklin Everman, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Jason’s paternal great-great-grandparents, George Washington Everman and Lydia Jane Davis – https://www.familysearch.org
Jason’s paternal great-grandmother, Clara Berniece Watts, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Jason’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Edwin Sanders Watts and Clara Irene Lermond – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Jason’s paternal grandmother, Viola Marguerite (Burnham) Everman – http://tdn.com
Marriage record of Jason’s paternal great-grandparents, Joseph Burnham and Claretta Girt – https://www.familysearch.org
Jason’s paternal great-grandfather, Joseph Burnham, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Jason’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Benjamin Stanley Burnham and Maria Seabrook Johnson – https://www.familysearch.org
Jason’s paternal great-grandmother, Claretta Girt, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Jason’s mother – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Jason’s mother, Diane Joyce (Phillips) Everman, to Gary Russell Sieber – https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov
Jason’s maternal grandfather, Daniel Brantley “Dan” Phillips, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Jason’s maternal great-grandfather, William Ciphus Phillips – https://www.familysearch.org
Jason’s maternal great-grandfather, Lucy Ellen Jones, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Jason’s maternal grandmother, Irene Vera Wicht, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Jason’s maternal great-grandparents, Richard Wicht and Mattie Pearl Walker – https://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Jason’s maternal great-grandfather, Richard Wicht – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Jason’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Friedrich Richard Wicht and Maria Emma Herning – https://www.familysearch.org
Jason’s maternal great-grandmother, Mattie Pearl Walker, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org