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Birth Name: Austin Don Nichols
Place of Birth: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date of Birth: April 24, 1980
Ethnicity: Dutch (maternal grandfather), English, Swiss-German, German
Austin Nichols is an American actor and director.
Austin’s paternal grandparents are John William Nichols and Ann Deaton (the daughter of David Grady Deaton and Irene Wood). David was the son of John James Deaton and Olive Ann Faith. Irene was the daughter of Albert Sidney Wood and Beulah L. Wood.
Austin’s maternal grandfather was Franklin Cornelius Vermeulen (the son of Frank John Vermeulen and Gerritdiena “Delia” Spitsbergen). Austin’s great-grandfather Frank was Dutch. Gerritdiena was born in Michigan, to Dutch parents, Jan Hendrik Spitsbergen and Jentje Van den Berg.
Austin’s maternal grandmother was Helen Pauline Hagy (the daughter of Victor Emanuel Hagy and Majora Moss). Victor was born in Ohio, to John Hagy, who was Swiss, and Caroline Sunteimer/Sundhiemer, who was German. Majora was born in Ohio, to Richard Henry Moss and Amanda Ann Cain.
Sources: Austin’s maternal grandfather, Franklin Cornelius Vermeulen, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Austin’s maternal grandmother, Helen Pauline Hagy, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Austin’s maternal great-grandfather, Victor Emanuel Hagy, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org