Dylan (right) and Cole Sprouse
Birth Name: Dylan Thomas Sprouse
Place of Birth: Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy
Date of Birth: 4 August, 1992
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Danish, German
Dylan Sprouse is an American actor. He is the identical twin brother of actor Cole Sprouse. He began his acting career at the age of six months, then usually acting with his brother.
Dylan was born in Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, to American parents, who were teaching there at the time. His parents moved back to their native California four months after Dylan and Cole were born.
Dylan’s ancestry includes English, Scottish, Danish, and German.
Dylan’s paternal grandfather is Michael Theodore Sprouse (the son of Guy Ellsworth Sprouse and Opal Fern McCray). Guy was the son of William Madison Sprouse and Martha Ann Arbogast. Opal was the daughter of William Kenneth McCray and Bonnie Bell Wright.
Dylan’s paternal grandmother is Karen Lee Sammons (the daughter of Herman E. Sammons and Betty Elizabeth Sybrowsky). Betty was the daughter of Vilhelm “William” Christian Sybrowsky and Johanna Alfreda Barnhardine Johansen. Vilhelm and Johanna were Danish immigrants, although the “Szybrowsky” line leads back to Germany several generations before that.
Dylan’s maternal grandfather is Merrill Eugene Wright (the son of Obed Wright and Beulah Mae Roe). Obed was the son of Otha Burnett Wright and Lena Spiller. Beulah was the daughter of Benjamin Roe, who was of mostly German descent, and of Mary Elizabeth Metter, whose parents were German.
Dylan’s maternal grandmother is Jonine Rosemary Booth (the daughter of Jonathan C. Booth and Maxine Pearl Rose). Jonathan was the son of Charles F. Booth and Emily Coy. Maxine was the daughter of Carl Wellington Rose and Myrtle Sabria Tucker.
Sources: Genealogy of Dylan’s paternal grandfather, Michael Theodore Sprouse (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Obituary of Dylan’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Johanna Alfreda Bernhardine (Johansen) Sybrowsky – http://www.findagrave.com
Dylan’s maternal great-grandfather, Obed Wright, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Dylan’s maternal grandfather, Merrill Eugene Wright (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Dylan’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Benjamin Roe (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Obituary of Dylan’s matrilineal great-grandmother, Maxine Pearl (Rose) Booth – http://www.legacy.com
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