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Birth Name: Jonathan David Good
Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 7, 1985
Ethnicity: English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, possibly other
Jon Moxley is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the leader of the Death Riders; and previously performed as Dean Ambrose in the WWE from 2011 to 2019. He starred in the films 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown and Cagefighter: Worlds Collide . He has also been known as Jonathan Good, Jonathan Moxley, and Moxley Moxx. He is 6′4″.
Jon is the son of Caryn, who worked at a convenience store, and Danny Burl Good, who worked at a factory and then office job. He grew up in Cincinnati’s East End. He is married to Canadian-American television host and personality Renee Paquette/Renee Young, with whom he has a daughter.
Jon’s paternal grandfather was named Charles A. Good, Jr. Charles was born in Ohio.
Jon’s paternal grandmother was Joyce Ann Jordan (the daughter of Burl Victor Jordan and Doris/Dorris Lee Carr). Joyce was born in Ohio. Burl was the son of Clarence Victor Jordan and Mabel May Jones.
Jon’s maternal grandfather was Harland Roger Johnson (the son of Harland Josephus Johnson and Jeannette/Jeanette Julia Hyde). Jon’s grandfather Harland was born in Ohio. Jon’s great-grandfather Harland was the son of Cassius Montague “Cash”/Cashas Johnson and Nettie L. Giddings. Jeannette was the daughter of Edward Wyllys Hyde and Sarah Jane Rowe, who was of English parentage. Edward Wyllys Hyde (1843-1930) was president of the University of Cincinnati on multiple occasions, a professor of mathematics, and author of numerous books, as well as an officer of the 33rd Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War (though he was white).
Sources: Obituary of Jon’s paternal grandmother, Joyce Ann (Jordan) Good – http://www.legacy.com
Genealogy of Jon’s paternal great-grandfather, Burl Victor Jordan (focusing on his own father’s side) – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Jon’s maternal grandfather, Harland Roger Johnson – https://www.findagrave.com
Jon’s maternal grandfather, Harland Roger Johnson, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. (marriage record of his parents) Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. (divorce record of his parents) Ancestry.com. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. (maternal grandfather’s death record)