Birth Name: Justin DeYarmond Edison Vernon
Place of Birth: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
Date of Birth: April 30, 1981
Ethnicity:
*English, possibly other (father)
*Norwegian (mother)
Justin Vernon is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the frontman of the indie folk band Bon Iver, as well as a member of the bands Volcano Choir and Gayngs.
Justin is the son of Justine R. (Sather) and Gilbert H. Vernon. His mother is of Norwegian descent. It is not publicly known what Justin’s father’s ancestry is, but his surname is often English.
Justin’s maternal grandparents were Gordon Howard Sather (the son of Gilbert T. Sather and Hansena Gunderson) and Lucille Elizabeth Edison (the daughter of Edd/Ed Edison and Lizzie Holten). All of Justin’s maternal great-grandparents were born in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, of Norwegian descent.
Sources: Genealogies of Justin Vernon (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://gw.geneanet.org
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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