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Harrison in 2019, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Hassie Elizabeth Harrison
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 20, 1989
Ethnicity: English, Irish, Cornish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, 1/16th Belgian Flemish, 1/32 Bohemian Czech, distant French
Hassie Harrison is an American actress. Her roles include the shows Hart of Dixie , Tacoma FD , Yellowstone , and Tires ; and the films Southbound , The Iron Orchard , A.X.L. , Max Reload and the Nether Blasters , Quasi , and Dangerous Animals .
Her maternal grandmother was heiress, hotelier, and philantropist Caroline Rose Hunt, once the richest woman in the U.S. Her great-grandfather was billionaire oilman H. L. Hunt, who secured the title to much of East Texas Oil Field, one of the world’s biggest oil deposits. Hassie is married to singer, songwriter, and guitarist Ryan Bingham .
Hassie’s paternal grandfather was Frank Walls Harrison (the son of Frank Walls Harrison and Beulah Loretta Pascoe). Hassie’s grandfather Frank was born in Indiana. Hassie’s great-grandfather Frank was born in Michigan, the son of John Vincent Harrison, whose parents were English; and of Blanche Winnen/Whinnen, whose parents were from Cornwall, England. Hassie’s great-grandmother Beulah was born in Michigan, the daughter of Peter William Pascoe, whose parents were also Cornish; and of Octavia Joanna Maria Braeckmans, who was born in Walem, Antwerpen, Belgium.
Hassie’s paternal grandmother was Elizabeth Anne/Ann Woods (the daughter of James Bedford Woods and Grace Elizabeth Bailey). Elizabeth was born in Kansas. James was the son of James Allen Woods and Minnie Lee Bedford, and had deep roots in the U.S. Grace was the daughter of Henry Elmer Bailey, who also had deep American roots; and of Maude May Sadil, whose father was a Czech emigrant, from Humpolec, Bohemia.
Hassie’s maternal grandfather was Loyd Bowmer Sands (the son of William/Will Sands and Ora Cayce). Loyd was born in Chatfield, Texas, and had deep roots in the U.S. William was the son of John Alexander Sands and Aletha Ann Guynes. Ora was the daughter of George London Cayce and Annie Elizabeth Alexander.
Hassie’s maternal grandmother was Caroline Rose Hunt (the daughter of Haroldson Lafayette Hunt II and Lyda Bunker). Caroline was born in El Dorado, Arkansas, and had deep roots in the U.S. She was the sister of heiress and philanthropist Margaret Hunt Hill; oil company executive and billionaire Nelson Bunker Hunt; oil billionaire William Herbert Hunt; businessperson and sports executive Lamar Hunt; billionaire heir and businessperson Ray Lee Hunt; June Hunt, who founded, and is the CSO of, nonprofit Christian ministry Hope for the Heart; activist and writer Helen LaKelly Hunt; and writer, academic, and diplomat Swanee Hunt, who was U.S. Ambassador to Austria, from November 4, 1993 to October 18, 1997. Through her maternal great-grandparents, Hassie is a first cousin, once removed, of investor and philanthropist Lyda Hill, businessperson Lamar Hunt, Jr., billionaire and businessperson Clark Hunt, heir and businessperson Hunter L. Hunt, musician and composer Haela Hunt-Hendrix, and political activist and author Leah Hunt-Hendrix.
Hassie’s great-grandfather Haroldson was born in Ramsey, Illinois, the son of Haroldson Lafayette Hunt and Ella Rose Myers. Hassie’s great-grandmother Lyda was born in Arkansas, the daughter of Nelson Waldo Bunker and Sarah Rebecca Hunicutt/Hunnicutt.
Sources: Obituary of Hassie’s paternal grandfather, Frank Walls Harrison – http://obits.dallasnews.com
Obituary of Hassie’s maternal grandmother, Caroline Rose Hunt – http://www.legacy.com