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Israel Broussard in 2010, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Isaiah Israel Adams ( likely )
Place of Birth: Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 22, 1994
Ethnicity: English, smaller amounts of German, Scottish, and Irish, more distant Swiss-German, remote Cornish and Jersey [Channel Islander]
Israel Broussard is an American actor. His roles include the films Flipped (2010), The Chaperone , The Bling Ring , Perfect High , H8RZ , Good Kids , Happy Death Day , Extinction , To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before , Happy Death Day 2U , Into the Dark: All That We Destroy , and Fear of Rain .
Israel was born to Angela and Lawrence Adams. His father, who died when Israel was a child, was from New Hampshire, and had deep roots in New England, back to the 1600s; he was of entirely or almost entirely English descent. Israel’s surname, Broussard, comes from his adoptive stepfather, Gil, who is of almost entirely Cajun (French) descent. The Broussard surname traces to Jean Francois Broussard and Catherine Richard, who were the parents of Acadian leader Joseph Broussard. Singer/actress Beyoncé Knowles is a descendant of this couple. On his mother’s side, Israel has English, German, Scottish, Irish, more distant Swiss-German, and remote Cornish and Jersey [Channel Islander], ancestry.
While the name Israel has a Jewish association, Israel Broussard is not of Jewish heritage. Israel was raised partly in Saucier, Mississippi. He has one child.
Israel’s Adams line can be traced to Henry Adams, who was born, c. 1582, in Barton St. David, Somerset, England.
Israel’s paternal grandfather was Richard Arnold Adams (the son of Madeline Mora Adams). Richard was born in Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire. Madeline was born in Rochester, Strafford, New Hamsphire, the daughter of David Leslie Adams and Lettie L. Woodman. David was the son of William Henry Adams and Narcissa Adeline Varney; Lettie was the daughter of True William Woodman and Harriet Helen Thompson.
Israel’s paternal grandmother was Dorothy Byrl Stilson (the daughter of Charles Henry Stilson and Mabel Leonora Morrison). Dorothy was born in New Hampshire, to parents from Epping, Rockingham, NH. Charles was the son of Sherman Stilson and Luella Bennett. Mabel was the daughter of Justin George Morrison and Maud Iola Glover.
Israel’s maternal grandfather is Aubrey Allan Clapp (the son of Aubrey Austin Clapp and Norma Lucille Baumgardner). Israel’s great-grandfather Aubrey was the son of Albert Austin Clapp and Edna Esther Bailey. Norma was the daughter of Frank M. Baumgardner and Jessie Mae Allen.
Israel’s maternal grandmother is Valeria Lee Ebert (the daughter of William Walter Ebert, Jr. and Nancy Patricia Megee). William was the son of William Walter Ebert, Sr. and Margaret Mae Kidwell. Nancy was the daughter of Henry Edward Megee, whose father was Scottish, and of Myrtle Clifford Wilkerson.
Israel Broussard in 2013, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Sources: Genealogy of Israel Broussard – http://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Israel Broussard (focusing on his father’s side) – https://famouskin.com
Genealogical information/genealogies and obituaries of Israel’s paternal grandparents, Richard Arnold Adams and Dorothy Byrl (Stilson) Adams Hill – https://image2.findagrave.com
Israel’s paternal grandfather, Richard Arnold Adams, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage records of Israel’s paternal great-great-grandparents, David Leslie Adams and Lettie L. Woodman – https://familysearch.org https://familysearch.org
Israel’s paternal great-great-grandfather, David Leslie Adams, on the 1870 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org David Leslie Adams on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Israel’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Lettie L. Woodman, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Israel’s paternal great-grandparents, Charles Henry Stilson and Mabel Leonora Morrison – https://familysearch.org
Israel’s paternal great-grandparents, Charles Henry Stilson and Mabel Leonora Morrison, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Israel’s paternal great-grandfather, Charles Henry Stilson, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Israel’s paternal great-grandmother, Mabel Leonora Morrison, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org Mabel Leonora Morrison on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Israel’s maternal great-grandparents, Aubrey Austin Clapp and Norma Lucille Baumgardner – https://www.familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org
Information about Israel’s maternal great-grandmother, Norma Lucille (Baumgardner) Clapp Nevins – http://s3.amazonaws.com