Birth Name: Andrew Wells VanWyngarden
Place of Birth: Columbia, Missouri, United States
Date of Birth: February 1, 1983
Ethnicity: English, little over 1/8th Dutch, small amounts of German, Swiss-German, Scottish, Irish, and French
Andrew VanWyngarden is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is a member of the rock band MGMT. Andrew is the son of Frances H. and Bruce N. VanWyngarden, a journalist and editor of the alternative newspaper Memphis Flyer.
In an interview, Andrew said that he does not know much about his heritage, but that he thinks his great-grandfather was Dutch. His estimation was correct, as Andrew’s paternal great-grandfather, Rudolph W. Van Wyngarden, was of Dutch descent.
Andrew’s paternal grandparents were William Wells VanWyngarden (the son of Rudolph W. Van Wyngarden and Velma L. Wells) and Montelle Moore (the daughter of Dennis Talmage Moore and Vona Maude Vance). Rudolph was born in Newton, Iowa, to Dutch parents, William Marion Van Wingerden and Jecoba J. Van Leeuwen.
Sources: http://memphismagazine.com
Birth certificate of Andrew’s father, Bruce VanWyngarden – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Andrew’s paternal grandfather, William Wells VanWyngarden – http://www.findagrave.com
Andrew’s paternal grandfather, William Wells VanWyngarden, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Andrew’s paternal grandfather, William Wells VanWyngarden – https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net
Andrew’s great-grandfather, Rudolph W. Van Wyngarden, on the 1915 Iowa Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Andrew’s paternal great-grandmother, Velma L. Wells – https://familysearch.org
Andrew’s paternal grandmother, Montelle Moore, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Montelle Moore on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Andrew’s paternal great-grandparents, Dennis Talmage Moore and Vona Maude Vance – http://www.findagrave.com
http://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Andrew’s paternal great-great-grandfather, William Moore – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Andrew’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Willis Vance – https://familysearch.org
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