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Johannessen – 64th Annual Writers Guild of America West Coast Awards – Press Room – Hollywood Palladium – Hollywood, CA, USA, 2012 – Photo Credit: Izumi Hasegawa / PR Photos
Birth Name: George Frederick Johannessen
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 16, 1955
Ethnicity: * father – Norwegian * mother – German
Chip Johannessen is an American writer, editor, and television producer.
Chip’s father was born in Harstad, Troms County, Norway, and moved to Michigan with his family at the age of two. Chip’s mother was born in New York, and had German ancestry. Chip is married to Virginia Stock, with whom he has one child.
Chip’s paternal grandfather was named Elmer Johannessen/Johannesson.
Chip’s paternal grandmother was named Emma.
Chip’s maternal grandfather was Frederick Richard Woehrlin (the son of John George Woehrlin and Elizabeth Boss). Frederick was born in New York, to parents from Baden and Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, respectively.
Chip’s maternal grandmother was Augusta Wilhelmina Voss (the daughter of William Voss and Madeline/Magdeline/Magdalena “Lena” Schmidt). Augusta was born in New York, to parents from Germany. William was the son of John Voss and Lena Busch.
Sources: Chip’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Chip’s father – http://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Chip’s mother – http://www.legacy.com
Birth record of Chip’s maternal grandmother, Augusta Wilhelmina Voss – http://www.familysearch.org