Birth Names:
* Clarke Isaac Hanson
* Jordan Taylor Hanson
* Zachary Walker Hanson
Places of Birth:
* Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States (Isaac and Taylor)
* Arlington, Virginia, United States (Zac)
Dates of Birth:
* November 17, 1980 (Isaac)
* March 14, 1983 (Taylor)
* October 22, 1985 (Zac)
Ethnicity: Danish, English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Scottish, Welsh, as well as distant Cornish, Dutch, French, Native American (Cherokee and Patawomke), and Swedish
Hanson is an American pop rock band formed by brothers Isaac (guitar, bass, piano, vocals), Taylor (keyboards, piano, guitar, drums, vocals) and Zac (drums, piano, guitar, vocals). They are the sons of Diana Frances (Lawyer) and Clarke Walker Hanson. Isaac is married to Nicole “Nikki” Dufresne. Taylor is married to Natalie Anne Bryant. Zac is married to Kathryn “Kate” Tucker.
Hanson’s paternal grandfather was Clarke Daniel Hanson (the son of Andy Peter Hanson and Mildred Viroqua Walker). Andy was the son of Danish immigrants Lars Hansen (later Louis Hanson) and Ane Lisbeth Pedersen (later Anna Elizabeth Peterson), both of Gunderslev, Sorø. Mildred was the daughter of Samuel Benton Walker and Jessie Laura Bear.
Hanson’s paternal grandmother was Dorothy Josephine “Bea” Beasley (the daughter of James Roscoe Beasley and Lucy Avy Mary “Ava” Kelley). James was the son of James William Beasley and Sarah C. Parks. Ava was the daughter of William David Kelley and Nancy Elizabeth Walker.
Hanson’s maternal grandfather was Clyde Addison Lawyer (the son of Emanuel Lewis Lawyer and Della Estella Jarvis). Emanuel was the son of James Addison Lawyer and Rebecca Ann Tackit. Della was the daughter of John Henry Jarvis and Mary Jane Williams.
Hanson’s maternal grandmother was Jane Ann Nelson (the daughter of Stephen Boice Nelson and Frances Elizabeth Whitfield). Stephen was the son of John Thomas Nelson and Minerva Eliza Wilson and Thomas Jefferson Whitfield and Emma Grant Hopkins.
A few of Hans’s ancestors were Native American (Cherokee and Patawomke).
Hanson’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to their third great-grandfather Hans Hansen (later Hanson).
Hanson’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to their fifth great-grandmother Susannah Moyers.
Sources: Genealogy of Hanson’s father – http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/clarke-walker-hanson_173047268
Obituary of Hanson’s paternal grandmother, Dorothy “Bea” (Beasley) Hanson – http://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/hanson—-dorothy-bea/article_5edb857e-af62-5770-81f3-d806c7c1dc74.html
Hanson’s paternal great-grandmother, Mildred Viroqua Walker, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3B1-V35
Hanson’s paternal great-grandfather, James Roscoe Beasley, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZ2-X2D
Baptismal record of Hanson’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Lars Hansen – http://www.danishfamilysearch.com/sogn1558/churchbook/source7968/opslag2684200
Baptismal record of Hanson’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Ane Lisbeth Pedersen – http://www.danishfamilysearch.com/sogn1558/churchbook/source7968/opslag2684254
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