Birth Name: Daniel Paul Issel
Place of Birth: Batavia, Illinois, USA
Date of Birth: October 25, 1948
Ethnicity: German, Ukrainian, possibly other
Ancestry/Genealogy: Dan Issel is an American former professional National Basketball Association (NBA) player and coach. In 1993 Issel was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He was the son of Robert Issel and Eleanor (Meyer) Issel.
His paternal grandparents were Minnie and John William Issel.
His maternal grandfather was Henry J. Meyer, who was the son of Reamt Deters Meyer and Folmina Everts Ross. Reamt was born in Illinois, the son of German parents Behrend Habben Meyer and Sara Dirksen. Folmina was born in Germany.
His maternal grandmother was Ida Adolphine Thiele, who was the daughter of Karl Hermann Christian August Thiele and Frederika Koehle. Karl was German and Frederika was Ukrainian.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101345838/robert-issel (fathers obituary)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147922323/eleanor-j.-issel (mothers obituary)
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