Birth Name: Craig Theodore Nelson
Place of Birth: Spokane, Washington
Date of Birth: April 4, 1944
Ethnicity: Norwegian (paternal grandfather), German (maternal grandfather), English, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), distant Dutch
Craig T. Nelson is an American actor. His paternal grandfather was of Norwegian descent and his maternal grandfather was of German descent. His other roots are English, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), and distant Dutch.
Craig’s paternal grandparents were Julius Theodore Nelson (the son of Gulbrand/Gilbert Nelson and Anne Christine Eriksdatter) and Daisy May Kee (the daughter of James Kee and Ellen Annette Pingry). Gulbrand and Anne were Norwegian.
Craig’s maternal grandparents were Frederick Charles Spindler (the son of Charles Spindler and Amelia) and Edna May VanHooser (the daughter of Charles Van Hooser and Margaret/Maggie Gillen). Frederick’s parents were German.
Source: Genealogy of Craig’s parents – http://records.ancestry.com
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