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gnash in 2016, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Garrett Charles Nash
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: June 16, 1993
Ethnicity: Norwegian (maternal grandmother), English, German, Irish, Scottish, distant Swedish, 1/1024th Lenape Native American
gnash is an American musician, rapper, singer, songwriter, DJ, and record producer. He is also known as Gnash. His name is pronounced “nash.”
His father is a musician and his mother is a director and producer.
gnash’s maternal grandmother was the daughter of Norwegian parents. The rest of gnash’s ancestry is mostly English and German, with some Irish and Scottish roots. He also has distant Swedish ancestry from the Colonial American period, as well as 1/1024th Lenape Native American roots, through Wa Ku Su To Me “Bright Lighting,” a princess of the Lenape tribe, who was born, c. 1658, in the colony of New Sweden, present-day Delaware. She married Hendrick Andersson Coleman, who was born in Finland.
gnash’s paternal grandfather was surnamed Nash.
gnash’s paternal grandmother was surnamed Smith.
gnash’s maternal grandfather was Stanley Chester Lynn (the son of Chester E. Lynn and Lena Fern Owery/Owrey). gnash’s great-grandfather Chester was the son of Albert Chadwick Lynn and Lydia Jane Stepp/Steppe. Lena was the daughter of David S. Owery/Owrey and Hannah Nye.
gnash’s maternal grandmother was Evelyn Hildur Andersen (the daughter of Helmer Andersen and Helene/Helen Gaarstad). Evelyn was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Norwegian parents.
Sources: gnash’s maternal grandmother, Evelyn Hildur Andersen, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of gnash’s maternal grandmother, Evelyn Hildur (Andersen) Lynn – http://obits.ocregister.com