Birth Name: John J. Mellencamp
Place of Birth: Seymour, Indiana, United States
Date of Birth: October 7, 1951
Ethnicity: German, Scottish, English, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Irish, Welsh, French, remote Belgian (Flemish)
John Mellencamp, also known as John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, painter, and actor. He is the son of Marilyn Joyce (Lowe) and Richard Lee Mellencamp.
John’s paternal grandfather was Harry Perry Mellencamp (the son of Johann/John Herman/Henry Louis Mellencamp/Mollenkamp/Melloncamp and Caroline/Carolyn “Carrie” Mary Mackey). Johann was born in Columbus, Indiana, to German parents, from Enger, Germany, Johann/John Herman Friedrich/Louis Mellencamp/Mollenkamp and Anna Maria Bramsche. Caroline was the daughter of John Henry Mackey, who was German, and Anna Maria Angelica Munte, who was likely of German descent as well.
John’s paternal grandmother was Laura L. Noblitt (the daughter of John Franklin Noblitt and Martha Ella/Ellen Ehlers/Ellers/Ellerson/Ellis). John was the son of Joel Vandeveer Noblitt and Elizabeth Codey McCalister/McCallister, and had Irish, French, English, Scottish, and Belgian (Flemish) ancestry. Martha was the daughter of Frederick James Ehlers, who was German, and Martha Phemlot.
John’s maternal grandfather was Joseph Harrell Lowe (the son of Joseph Heber Lowe and Mary Louisa Belnap). John’s great-grandfather Joseph was born in Franklin, Idaho, to Scottish parents, Thomas Lowe and Eliza Galloway. Mary was the daughter of Gilbert Rosel Belnap, who was Canadian, and Adaline Knight, and had English, and some Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), ancestry.
John’s maternal grandmother was Bessie E. Lowry (the daughter of Charles Clinton Lowry and Cora Ethel Whitsett). John’s grandmother Bessie had Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Welsh, and English, ancestry. Charles was the son of John Alvin Lowry and Martha Ellen Whitsitt. Cora was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson Whitsett and Hannah Margaret Morrison.
Sources: Genealogy of John Mellencamp – https://www.geni.com/
Genealogy of John Mellencamp (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.wargs.com/other/mellencamp.html
Genealogy of John’s great-grandfather, Joseph Heber Lowe – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
Genealogies of John’s great-grandmother, Mary Louisa Belnap – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
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Genealogy of John’s great-grandfather, Charles Clinton Lowry – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
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https://www.wikitree.com/
Genealogy of John’s great-great-grandfather, Thomas Jefferson Whitsett (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
http://www.ancestry.com/
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