Birth Name: Lauren Kristina Hashian
Place of Birth: Lynnfield, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Birth: September 8, 1984
Ethnicity: Armenian, German, around 1/32 Danish
Lauren Hashian is an American singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of Suzanne J. (Jipp), a former model, and Sib Hashian (John Thomas Hashian), the former drummer of the band Boston. Lauren has a child with her partner, wrestler and actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
Lauren’s father is of either fully or half Armenian ancestry. Lauren’s maternal grandfather was of German, and some Danish, descent.
Lauren’s paternal grandfather was James Thaddeus “Jack” Hashian.
Lauren’s maternal grandfather was John Emil Jipp (the son of Emil E. Jipp and Hazel Amelia Wollesen). Lauren’s great-grandfather Emil was the son of German parents, August Christian Jipp and Doris Wilken. Hazel was the daughter of Johannes Dietrich Wollesen, who was born in Germany, of Danish and German descent, and of Anna Katherine Schultz, who was born in Iowa, to German parents.
Lauren’s maternal grandmother was Doris Harn.
Source: Genealogies of Lauren’s maternal grandfather, John Emil Jipp – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Lauren’s maternal great-grandmother, Hazel Amelia Wollesen (focusing on her own father’s side) – https://gedbas.genealogy.net
Obituary of Lauren’s maternal grandmother, Doris (Harn) Jipp – http://www.legacy.com
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