Birth Name: Jack Henry Quaid
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: April 24, 1992
Ethnicity: English, Polish, Scottish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Irish
Jack Quaid is an American actor. He is the son of actors Dennis Quaid (Dennis William Quaid) and Meg Ryan (born Margaret Mary Emily Hyra). His uncle (father’s brother) is actor Randy Quaid (Randall Rudy Quaid).
His father has English, and some Scottish and Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), ancestry. His mother has Polish and Irish ancestry.
Jack’s paternal grandparents are William Rudy Quaid (the son of William Jessie Quaid and Grace Dakota Corbett) and Juanita “Nita” Bonniedale Jordan (the daughter of Chester Verne Jordan and Ethel A. Capps).
Jack’s maternal grandparents are Harry Hyra (the son of Michael Orest Hyra and Mary Helen) and Susan Ryan.
Jack is a first cousin, three times removed, of performer Gene Autry, The Singing Cowboy. Jack’s paternal great-great-great-grandparents, Andrew Clinton Ozment and Margaret Malinda Pierce, were the maternal grandparents of Gene Autry.
Sources: Genealogy of Jack’s father – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Another genealogy of Jack’s father (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Jack’s paternal grandfather, William Rudy Quaid, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Jack’s paternal grandmother, Juanita Bonniedale (Jordan), on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Jack’s paternal great-grandfather, Chester Verne Jordan (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Jack’s paternal great-grandfather, Chester Verne Jordan, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Jack’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Phebe Herrington (focusing on her own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Jack’s maternal great-grandfather, Michael Orest Hyra, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Jack’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Orest J. Hyra – http://records.ancestry.com
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