Birth Name: Ryan Benjamin Tedder
Place of Birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Date of Birth: June 26, 1979
Ethnicity: English, small amount of German
Ryan Tedder is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He is the lead singer of the pop rock band OneRepublic.
Ryan is the son of Marlene (Watrous) Cunningham and Gary Tedder.
Ryan’s patrilineal line may trace back to Richard Tudor, who was born, c. 1629, in England.
Ryan’s paternal grandparents are Lawrence Edwin Tedder (the son of James Monroe Tedder and Lera Jane Shook) and Gladys.
Ryan’s maternal grandparents were Cornelius Benjamin Watrous (the son of Clifton Stephen Watrous and Clara Gertrude Whipple) and Mary Esther Crandall (the daughter of Harry Willis Crandall and Mary J. Duncan).
Sources: Genealogy of Ryan’s paternal grandfather, Lawrence Edwin Tedder – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Ryan’s paternal great-grandmother, Lera Jane Shook (focusing on her own father’s side) – http://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Ryan’s mother – http://iwhipple.org
Obituary of Ryan’s maternal grandmother, Mary Esther (Crandall) Watrous – http://www.legacy.com
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