Birth Name: Ian Andrew Hecox
Place of Birth: Sacramento, California, United States
Date of Birth: November 30, 1987
Ethnicity: English, 1/8th Portuguese, along with Scottish, German, and Dutch
Ian Hecox is an American YouTube personality. He is one half of the comedy duo SMOSH, alongside Anthony Padilla.
Ian is the son of Sharon Louise (French) and Stephan Andrew Hecox. Ian’s ancestry is one eighth Portuguese, at least one sixteenth Scottish, smaller amounts of German and Dutch, and the remainder being English or mostly English.
Ian’s paternal grandfather was Donald A. Hecox (the son of Andrew S. Hecox and Lena M. Powers). Andrew was the son of William W. Hecox and Ella Adelia/Adelin Vanwoert/Danvoert/Vanwert. Adelia’s mother, Elizabeth Tredenborg, was German, and her father, Stephen Vanwert, likely had Dutch ancestry. Lena was the daughter of Fred Powers and Pearl May Burgess/Burger.
Ian’s paternal grandmother was Pearl Alice Cousins (the daughter of James Alexander Cousins and Madeline Aomaral/Amaral). James was the son of Alexander Cousins and Pearl A. Thomas; Alexander was born in Colorado, to Scottish parents. Madeline was the daughter of Joseph Amaral and Jessie, who were both born in California, to Portuguese parents.
Ian’s maternal grandparents were Roy L. French (whose parents’ surnames were possibly “French” and “Blattman”) and Lynda S. George.
Sources: Marriage registration of Ian’s paternal great-grandparents, Andrew S. Hecox and Lena M. Powers – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Ian’s paternal great-grandfather, Andrew S. Hecox – https://familysearch.org
Marriage registrations of Ian’s paternal great-great-grandparents, William W. Hecox and Ella Adelia/Adelin Vanwoert/Danvoert/Vanwert – https://familysearch.org
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Ian’s paternal great-great-grandfather, William W. Hecox, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
William W. Hecox on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
William W. Hecox on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Ian’s paternal great-grandmother, Lena M. Powers, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage registration of Ian’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Fred Powers and Pearl May Burgess/Burger – https://familysearch.org
Ian’s paternal grandmother, Pearl Alice Cousins, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Ian’s paternal grandmother, Pearl Alice (Cousins) Hecox – https://familysearch.org
Ian’s paternal great-grandfather, James Alexander Cousins, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
James Alexander Cousins on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
James Alexander Cousins on the 1930 U.S. Census (incorrectly identifies his mother as Tillie) – https://familysearch.org
Ian’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Alexander Cousins, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Alexander Cousins on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Ian’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Pearl A. Thomas, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Ian’s paternal great-grandmother, Madeline Aomaral/Amaral, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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