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Overstreet in 2013, photo by DFree /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Chord Paul Overstreet
Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 17, 1989
Ethnicity: German, English, some Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish, and Welsh, distant French and Dutch
Chord Overstreet is an American actor, singer, and musician. His roles include the films The Hole (2009), A Warrior’s Heart , 4th Man Out , and Falling for Christmas ; the music videos for “Lucky,” “Tonight Tonight,” and “Bacon;” and the shows Private , Glee , and Acapulco . His songs include “Homeland.”
Chord is the son of Julie/Julia and Paul Overstreet, a country music singer and songwriter. His brother is musician Nash Overstreet .
He has stated that he has some Native American ancestry. It is not clear if this Native American ancestry has been verified/documented.
Chord’s patrilineal line can be traced to Henry Overstreet, who was born, c. 1700, in Surrey, England.
Chord’s paternal grandfather was The Rev. William Elsworth Overstreet (the son of John Jacob/Jake Overstreet and Minnie Lee Holden). The Rev. William was born in Vancleave, Jackson, Mississippi, and was a Baptist pastor. John was born in Jackson, Mississippi, the son of William Sharkey Overstreet and Hattie Leona Whittington. Chord’s great-grandmother Minnie was born in Vancleave, Jackson, the daughter of Simon P. Holden and Ellen Marilla/Merilla/Mariller Rice.
Chord’s paternal grandmother was Mary Lela Havens (the daughter of William Charles Havens and Joanna/Johana Helen Roberts). Mary was born in Vancleave, Jackson, Mississippi. William was born in Vancleave, the son of John Emanuel Havens and Mary Clementine Dubose. Chord’s great-grandmother Helen was born in Mississippi, the daughter of Irwin/Irvin/Ervin Roberts and Martha Cates.
Chord’s maternal grandfather was James Ball Miller (the son of Hugo Victor Miller/Mueller and Marie Traeger/Treeger Ball). James was born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin. Hugo was born in Milwaukee, to German parents, Anton Mueller/Müller, form Baden; and Elisabeth/Elizabeth/Lizzie Beck, from Saxony. Chord’s great-grandmother Marie was born in Wisconsin, also to German parents.
Chord’s maternal grandmother was Phyllis L. Hager (the daughter of Leslie Wade Hager and Florence/Flossie Clark). Phyllis was born in Fife Lake, Grand Traverse, Michigan. Leslie was born in Fife Lake, the son of Gardner/Guard C. Hager and Stella Place/LaPlace. Chord’s great-grandmother Flossie was born in Fife Lake, the daughter of William H. Clark and Lucretia Ann Gill; Lucretia was the daughter of Phillip/Philip Gill and Susannah/Susanna/Susan C. Colvert/Calvert.
Chord is a third cousin, once removed, of actor William H. Macy . Chord’s paternal great-great-grandfather, William Sharkey Overstreet, was a brother of William’s maternal great-grandfather Ellis G. Overstreet.
Sources: Genealogy of Chord Overstreet – https://famouskin.com
Genealogies of Chord’s paternal grandparents, The Rev. William Elsworth Overstreet and Mary Lela (Havens) Hatten – https://www.findagrave.com
Chord’s maternal grandfather, James Ball Miller, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Chord’s maternal grandmother, Phyllis L. Hager, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org