Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan
Date of Birth: August 31, 1981
Ethnicity: Swedish (great-great-grandfather), Irish, Scottish, German, English, French-Canadian, Welsh
Joe Swanberg is an American director, writer, and actor, among other occupations. His paternal great-great-grandfather was of Swedish descent (the origin of Joe’s surname), and Joe’s other ancestry is Irish, Scottish, German, English, French-Canadian, and Welsh.
Joe’s paternal grandparents are Clifford Duane Swanberg (the son of Charles Sidney Swanberg and Vivian Grace Gaffaney) and Margaret Mary Spillane (the daughter of Michael Anthony Spillane and Marguerita Maria Curran). Charles’s father, Charles W. Swanberg, was born in Minnesota, to Swedish parents Andreas/Andrew Andersson Swanberg and Brilta/Betsy Kristina Andersdotter Peterson.
Joe’s maternal grandparents are William J. Coming (the son of Alfred Ignatius Coming and Mary Reeta Sullivan) and Nancy Jo Tucker.
Sources: Genealogy of Joe’s paternal grandfather, Clifford Duane Swanberg (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Obituary of Joe’s paternal grandmother, Margaret Mary (Spillane) Swanberg – http://www.courierpress.com
Genealogy of Joe Swanberg (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Obituary of Joe’s maternal grandmother, Nancy Jo (Tucker) Coming – http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net
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