Place of Birth: Spokane, Washington, United States
Date of Birth: March 25, 1988
Ethnicity: English, German, approximately 1/32 Swedish, small amounts of Irish, Welsh, remote Dutch, French, and Belgian (Flemish)
Ryan Lewis is an American DJ, musician, music video director, videographer, record producer, photographer, graphic designer, and rapper. He forms the hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, with Macklemore.
Ryan is the son of Julie and Scott Lewis.
Ryan’s paternal grandfather was Edwin Leslie Lewis (the son of Edwin N. Lewis and LaRue Temple). Ryan’s great-grandfather Edwin was the son of Ulysses Grant Lewis and Matilda Lynn Green, whose own father was Swedish. LaRue was the daughter of William S. Leslie Temple and Sarah “Sadie” Jemina L. Bell.
Ryan’s paternal grandmother was Nancy Jane Crain (the daughter of Robert H. Crain and Lois C. Greier). Robert was the son of Harry Crain and Marcelia/Marilye Howe. Lois was the daughter of Charles William Greier, who was German, and of Grace Bee.
Sources: Genealogy of Ryan Lewis (focusing on his father’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Ryan’s paternal grandfather, Edwin Leslie Lewis – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Ryan’s paternal great-grandfather, Edwin N. Lewis (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Ryan’s paternal great-great-great-grandfather, Winfield Scott Lewis – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogies of Ryan’s paternal great-grandmother, LaRue Temple – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Obituary of Ryan’s paternal grandmother, Nancy Jane (Crain) Lewis – http://www.legacy.com
Ryan’s paternal great-grandfather, Robert H. Crain, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Robert H. Crain on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Ryan’s paternal great-grandfather, Robert H. Crain – http://www.legacy.com
Genealogies of Ryan’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Marcelia/Marilye Howe – http://findagrave.com
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Ryan’s paternal great-grandmother, Lois C. Greier, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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