Birth Name: James Mervyn LeGros
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of Birth: April 27, 1962
Ethnicity:
*37.5% German
*25% Norwegian
*12.5% Irish
*12.5% Luxembourgian
*6.25% English
*6.25% French
James LeGros is an American actor. His father is of half Norwegian, one quarter Irish, one eighth French, and one eighth English, descent. His mother is of three quarters German, and one quarter Luxembourgian, ancestry.
James’s paternal grandparents were Leonard Vincent LeGros (the son of George Henry LeGros and Catherine J. Sweeney) and Josephine Iverson (the daughter of Arnie Iverson and Johanna Maursaet Olson). George was born in England, to a French father and an English mother. Catherine was born in Vermont, to Irish parents. Arnie and Johanna were Norwegian.
James’s maternal grandparents were Linus Jacob Bertrand (the son of Frank Simon Bertrand and Rose Schiller) and Gloria Marion Aquilla Miller (the daughter of Carl T. Miller and Ardella G. Kunz). Frank was born in Minnesota, to Luxembourgian parents. Rose was born in Minnesota, to German parents. Carl and Ardella were of German descent.
Sources: James’s paternal grandfather, Leonard Vincent LeGros, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
James’s paternal grandmother, Josephine Iverson, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
James’s maternal grandfather, Linus Jacob Bertrand, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of James’s maternal grandmother, Gloria Marion Aquilla Miller (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://records.ancestry.com
James’s maternal grandmother, Gloria Marion Aquilla Miller, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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