Birth Name: Ian Sebastian Keaggy
Place of Birth: Orange, California, United States
Date of Birth: June 16, 1987
Ethnicity: German, Irish, English, some Scottish, 1/32 Swiss-German, remote Dutch, Welsh, and French
Ian Keaggy is an American singer, songwriter, musician, writer, and producer. He was previously the bass guitarist of the pop band Hot Chelle Rae. Other members of the band are Jamie Follese, Ryan Follese, and Nash Overstreet.
Ian is the son of Bernadette/Bernade M. (Markwell) and musician Phil Keaggy (Philip Tyler Keaggy). Ian’s mother is of one half German and one sixteenth Irish descent, with the rest being English, Scottish, and remote Welsh, Dutch, and French. Ian’s father is of one half Irish, one quarter German, and one sixteenth Swiss-German descent, with the rest being English, Scottish, and remote Dutch.
Ian’s surname originates in Switzerland, from his great-great-great-grandfather, John B. Keaggy, a Swiss-German immigrant who was born in 1808. The name was originally spelled “Kägy” or “Kegi”.
Ian’s paternal grandparents were James Henderson Keaggy (the son of David Henderson Keaggy and Emma Esther Steck) and Marguerite Alice Harryhill (the daughter of Martin Andrew Harryhill and Nellie Guyton). Ian’s great-grandmother Emma was born in Pennsylvania, to German parents, George Steck and Margaret Rader/Racer. Martin and Nellie both had Irish ancestry.
Ian’s maternal grandparents were Victor Leo Markwell (the son of Victor Leo Markwell and Cecilia Catherine Dillion) and Bernadette F. “Bernie” German (the daughter of Alexander German and Katharina/Katherine Hauth). Cecilia’s paternal grandfather was Irish, and her maternal grandfather was English. Bernadette was born in Akron, Ohio, to ethnic German parents from Stanišić, Serbia.
Sources: Genealogies of Ian’s paternal grandfather, James Henderson Keaggy – https://familysearch.org
http://www.robertfgray.com
Ian’s paternal grandfather, James Henderson Keaggy, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
James Henderson Keaggy on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Ian’s paternal great-grandfather, David Henderson Keaggy – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Ian’s paternal grandmother, Marguerite Alice Harryhill, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Ian’s maternal grandfather, Victor Leo Markwell – https://familysearch.org
Ian’s maternal grandfather, Victor Leo Markwell, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Victor Leo Markwell on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Ian’s maternal great-grandfather, Victor Leo Markwell – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogies of Ian’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Sylvanus Asbury Markwell – https://familysearch.org
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Ian’s maternal great-grandmother, Cecilia Catherine Dillion, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Ian’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Michael Dillon, on the 1860 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Michael Dillon on the 1870 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Ian’s maternal grandmother, Bernadette F. German, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Bernadette F. German on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Ian’s maternal grandmother, Bernadette F. (German) Markwell – http://www.legacy.com
Genealogy of Ian’s maternal great-grandmother, Katharina/Katherine Hauth – http://www.wikitree.com
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