Birth Name: Jason Nathaniel Behr
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of Birth: December 30, 1973
Ethnicity: Swiss-German, German, Austrian, Irish, English, Danish, 1/64th Spanish, distant Dutch and French
Jason Behr is an American actor. He is married to actress KaDee Strickland.
Jason’s mother is of three eighths Austrian, three eighths German, and one quarter Irish, descent. Jason’s father is of half Swiss-German ancestry, with Jason’s father’s other roots being German, English, 1/32 Spanish, and distant Dutch and French.
Jason’s paternal grandfather was Emil Alphonse Behr (the son of Thomas Joseph Behr and Bertha Cousia Wiesendanger). Emil’s parents were Swiss, of Swiss-German descent.
Jason’s paternal grandmother was Joyce Beverly Lee (the daughter of Ivo Jacob Lee and Lillian Hansen). Ivo had German, English, 1/8th Spanish, and distant Dutch and French, ancestry; Ivo’s great-grandfather, Joseph Emmanual Delasandro, was from Cordoba, Spain. Lillian’s parents were Danish.
Jason’s maternal grandparents were Michael Joseph Steiner (the son of Mathias Joseph Steiner and Elizabeth Strantz) and Lorraine Frances Murray (the daughter of George Henry Murray and Ida Henrietta Monsinger). Mathias was Austrian. Elizabeth was born in Minnesota, to an Austrian father and a German mother. George was born in New York, to Irish parents, Bernard Murray and Marquertie McCarrie. Ida was German, born in Berlin, to John Monsinger and Veronica Marie Schilts.
Sources: Genealogy of Jason Behr – http://familypedia.wikia.com
Genealogy of Jason’s paternal grandmother, Joyce Beverly Lee (focusing on her own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Jason’s maternal grandfather, Michael Joseph Steiner, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Jason’s maternal grandmother, Lorraine Frances Murray, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Jason’s maternal grandmother, Lorraine Frances (Murray) Steiner – http://obituaries.desertsun.com