Navy portrait of Johnny Carson
Birth Name: John William Carson
Date of Birth: October 23, 1925
Place of Birth: Corning, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: January 23, 2005
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, United States
Ethnicity: English, with some Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), German, Dutch, French, distant Scottish and Swiss-German
Johnny Carson was an American comedian and television host. He was the host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from 1962 to 1992.
Johnny was the son of Ruth E. (Hook) and Homer “Kit” Lloyd Carson.
Johnny’s paternal grandfather was Christopher N. Carson (the son of Marshall Carson and Emilene Kellogg). Marshall was the son of William Carson and Dorothy Nye. Emeline was the daughter of Amos Kellogg and Rebecca Wilson Carver.
Johnny’s paternal grandmother was Ella B. Hardy (the daughter of Samuel Tomlinson Hardy and Viola Millicent Vincent). Samuel was the son of James Hardy and Minerva Tomlinson. Viola was the daughter of Ezra Vincent and Catherine Colburn/Colborn.
Johnny’s maternal grandfather was George William Hook (the son of William Hook and Sophronia Barnett). Johnny’s great-grandfather William was the son of James Grant Hook and Sarah Lyle.
Johnny’s maternal grandmother was Jessie Elton Boyd (the daughter of John Saylor Boyd and Cynthia Simildie Elton Raynolds). Johnny’s great-grandfather John was the son of John Boyd, who was born in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and of Eliza Saylor. Cynthia Simildie was the daughter of George Washington Raynolds and Elizabeth Millar.
Sources: Genealogies of Johnny Carson – https://www.geni.com
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Johnny Carson (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com