Birth Name: Daniel Irvin Rather Jr.
Place of Birth: Wharton, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 31, 1931
Ethnicity: English, possibly other
Dan Rather is an American journalist and former news anchor for CBS Evening News. He was born om Wharton, Texas, the son of Daniel Irvin Rather, Sr., and Byrl Veda Page.
His paternal grandfather was Daniel Irvin Rather. His parents were John Taylor Rather (the son Dan Rather and Eliza Jane Kirksey) and Mary Elizabeth Johnston.
His paternal grandmother was Ludie Ellen Wade. Her parents were John William Wade (the son of John A. Wade and ? Flora) and Mahala Ann Sanderson (the daughter of Elijah Sanderson and Elizabeth Carroll).
Source: Genealogy of Dan Rather’s father, Daniel Irvin Rather, Sr. – https://www.geni.com/
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