Birth Name: James David Van Der Beek
Place of Birth: Cheshire, Connecticut
Date of Birth: March 8, 1977
Ethnicity: Dutch, German, English
James Van Der Beek is an American actor.
James’s paternal grandparents were Harry Clifford Van Der Beek (the son of Harry Blanchard Vanderbeek and Anna Hasbrouck) and Louise Lutjens (the daughter of Herman Lutjens and Rose Schwamb). Herman was German. Rose was of German descent.
Sources: Genealogy of James’s paternal grandfather, Harry Clifford Van Der Beek (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
James’s paternal grandfather, Harry Clifford Van Der Beek, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
James’s paternal grandmother, Louise Lutjens, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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