Birth Name: David Anthony Pirner
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Date of Birth: April 16, 1964
Ethnicity:
* 68.75% German
* ~12.5% English
* 6.25% Belgian (Flemish)
* 6.25% Scots-Irish (Northern Irish)
* 6.25% Scottish
Family Info:
Dave Pirner is an American songwriter, singer, and producer best known as the lead vocalist and frontman for the alternative rock band Soul Asylum. He is the son of Donald Dale Pirner and Arvilla Lynn Burrall.
Dave’s paternal grandparents were Lloyd Frederick Pirner (the son of Johann “John” Pirner and Laura Kunkel) and Ella Gusta Martha Fuerst (the daughter of Charles Ludwig “Carl/Charlie” Fuerst and Anna Maria Elizabeth “Annie” Müller). All of Donald’s ancestors were of German descent.
Dave’s maternal grandparents were Frederic McElgunn “Fred” Burrall (the son of Frederic Edward “Fred” Burrall and Krystine Genevieve McElgunn) and Arvilla Hoberg (the daughter of Peter Anton Hoberg and Anna Katherine “Carrie” Rothe). Frederic Edward was of English descent. Krystine’s father, Charles Patrick McElgunn, was born in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Krystine’s mother, Jane McDonald, was born Canada, of Scottish descent. Anton’s parents and Carrie’s paternal grandparents were German immigrants. Carrie’s maternal grandparents were Belgian immigrants from Flanders.
Source:
* Dave’s birth record: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC8N-KHH
* Donald’s 1940 US census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K72Q-M4L
* Arvilla’s 1940 US census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7NH-FPV
* Lloyd’s 1910 US census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP2T-S6J
* Birth record of Dave’s paternal grandmother: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRX4-MVY
* Frederic’s 1920 US census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFK5-YG1
* Arvilla’s 1930 US census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X932-KBZ
* Marriage record of Lloyd’s paternal great-grandparents Johann Pirner and Laura Kunkel: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR2Q-D62
* Marriage record of Lloyd’s paternal great-grandparents Charles Ludwig Fuerst and Anna Maria Elizabeth Müller: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR23-L8Z