Birth Name: Ian Luke Ousley
Place of Birth: College Station, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 28, 2002
Ethnicity: English, Scots-Irish, Scottish, and German, distant French Huguenot, Dutch, Welsh, and very remote Cherokee and Irish
Ian Ousley is an American actor who is set to play Sokka in Netflix’s live action Avatar: The Last Airbender series.
Ian’s role as Sokka was intended for actors of Indigenous American descent. Ian claimed Cherokee ancestry from an unrecognized tribe called the Southern Cherokee Nation of Kentucky. However, although Ian may have some distant Cherokee ancestry through his 9th great-grandparents (through his great-great grandfather Andrew Jackson Moore), the vast majority (above 99.9%) of his ancestry is European, with deep colonial roots in the United States. All of his great-grandparents and great-great-grandparents are listed as White on various U.S. censuses.
Ian’s paternal grandfather was named Richard Eugene “Dick” Ousley. Dick was born in Hippo, Kentucky to Grover Ousley and Alice Moore. Grover was born in Floyd County, Kentucky to Thomas “Tommy” Ousley and Lucy Eleanor Allen. Tommy was born in Martin Kentucky, and Lucy was born in Pyramid, Kentucky. Ian’s great-grandmother Alice was born in Hippo to Andrew Jackson Moore and Jemima “Mima” Hicks. Andrew was born in Floyd County and Jemima was born in Kentucky.
Ian’s paternal grandmother is the daughter of Clyde Warrix and Sylvania Crager. Clyde was born in Floyd County to William Kenas/Keenis Warrix/Worrix and Arizona Howard. William was born in Floyd County and Arizona was born in Trace Fork, Kentucky. Ian’s great-grandmother Slyvania was born in Floyd County to Kendall Crager and Dovie Shepherd. Kendall was born in Floyd County and Dovie was born in Magoffin County, Kentucky.
Ian’s maternal grandfather was named Ted Neal Wyatt. Ted was born in Bryan, Texas to Clarence Newton Wyatt and Cornelia Mae “Neely Mae” Moore. Clarence was born in Comanche County, Texas to Joseph Luther “Luther” Wyatt and Willie Mae Hutson. Luther was born in White River, Arkansas and Willie was born in Jewett, Texas. Ian’s great-grandmother Neely Mae was born in Gustine, Texas to William Oscar Moore and Luella McCurdy. William was born in Lineville, Alabama and Luella was born in Comanche County.
Ian’s maternal grandmother is the daughter of Julian Guy Houston and Mary Lou Flanagan. Julian was born in Burleson County, Texas to John Shelton Malcar Houston and Mary Sophia Haddox. John was born in Caroline County, Virginia and Mary Haddox was born in Wilcox County, Alabama. Ian’s great-gradmother Mary was born in Somerville, Texas to William Harrison “Will” Flanagan and Acenith Sexton. Will was born in Burleson County and Acenith was born in Kentucky.
Ian’s matrilineal line traces back to his 9th great-grandmother, a woman named Brigette Byrell (born c. 1673), a French Huguenot woman. Brigette was born in France.
Sources:
Obituary of Ian’s paternal grandfather Richard Eugene “Dick” Ousley: https://www.fellerandclark.com/obituary/RichardDick-Ousley
FamilySearch family tree of Ian’s paternal grandfather Richard Eugene “Dick” Ousley: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/L1SV-J3Q
FamilySearch family tree of Ian’s paternal grandmother: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/L5BT-Y8R
Obituary of Ian’s maternal grandfather Ted Neal Wyatt: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/college-station-tx/ted-wyatt-4971929
FamilySearch family tree of Ian’s maternal grandfather Ted Neal Wyatt: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/G66W-BFB
FamilySearch family tree of Ian’s maternal grandmother: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/GS52-1GQ
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