Birth Name: Ryan J. McPartlin
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Birth: July 3, 1975
Ethnicity: Irish, Norwegian, German
Ryan McPartlin is an American actor. He is the son of Lois J. (Henricksen) and Stephen Emmett McPartlin. Ryan is married to actress Danielle Kirlin, with whom he has two sons.
Ryan’s paternal grandfather was Stephen Emmett McPartlin (the son of Stephen Emmett McPartlin and Anne B. McGoorty). Stephen was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the son of Canadian parents, Patrick McPartlin and Catherine Fitzgerald. Anne was born in Berlin, Wisconsin, the daughter of Irish parents.
Ryan’s maternal grandfather was Lawrence Martin Henricksen (the son of Eilif Lorangh/Lorauth Henricksen and Olga Josephine Tveter/Forter). Eilif and Olga were Norwegian immigrants. Eilif was the son of Laurentz Henricksen and Ingeborg Nielsen.
Ryan’s maternal grandmother was Shirley L. Meyer.
Sources: Obituary of Ryan’s maternal grandfather, Lawrence Martin Henricksen – http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?pid=181212657
Ryan’s paternal grandfather, Stephen Emmett McPartlin, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ3H-MHC
Death record of Ryan’s great-grandfather, Stephen Emmett McPartlin – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MH-N34R
Death record of Ryan’s great-grandfather, Eilif Lorangh/Lorauth Henricksen – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3C7-43J
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