Birth Name: Ryan Earl Merriman
Place of Birth: Choctaw, Oklahoma
Date of Birth: April 10, 1983
Ethnicity:
*German, 1/8th English-Irish (father)
*English, Scottish (mother)
Ryan Merriman is an American actor. His father is of 7/8ths German and 1/8th English-Irish descent. His mother has English and Scottish ancestry.
Ryan’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to Thomas Merriman, who was born, c. 1571, in Berkshire, England.
Ryan’s paternal grandfather was Earl Eugene Merriman (the son of Hugh Arthur Merriman and Mabel Ruth Swank). Hugh was the son of Engerville L. Merriman, who had English ancestry, and of Olive Della Howenstine, who was of German descent. Mabel, who was also of German ancestry, was the daughter of Charles Swank and Carrie Mabelle Summers.
Ryan’s paternal grandmother was Johanna Estrel Amereller (the daughter of Karl Estrel and Johanna Stamm). Johanna Amereller was German, from Munich.
Sources: Genealogy of Ryan’s father (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Ryan’s paternal great-grandfather, Hugh Arthur Merriman (through Hugh’s brother, Solon Edwin Merriman) – http://www.findagrave.com
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