Birth Name: Gary Wayne Vernon, Jr.
Place of Birth: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Date of Birth: July 10, 1970
Ethnicity:
*English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Scottish, remote French (paternal grandfather)
*Croatian (paternal grandmother)
*unknown (mother)
Gary LeVox is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for being the lead vocalist of the contemporary country trio Rascal Flatts. He is the son of Gary Wayne Vernon, Sr. and Judith Elaine Fuller. Judith is from West Virginia. Gary is married to Tara Leigh Richardson.
Gary’s paternal grandparents were Guy Arnold Vernon (the son of Edward “Ed” Charles Vernon and Ella Flora Collins) and Elizabeth Takac (the son of Ivan “John” Takač and Elizabeta “Elizabeth” Kardos). John and Elizabeth were Croatian immigrants from Zagreb, then-part of Yugoslavia.
Sources: Gary’s birth record – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com
Birth record of Gary’s father – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com
Birth record of Gary’s paternal grandfather, Guy Arnold Vernon – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com
Gary’s paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Takac, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Gary’s paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Takac, on Find a Grave – http://www.findagrave.com
Death record of Gary’s paternal great-grandfather, Ivan “John” Takač – https://familysearch.org
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