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08/07/2018 – Swickard – 2018 Disney/ABC Television Group TCA Summer Press Tour – Arrivals – The Beverly Hilton Hotel, 9876 Wilshire Boulevard – Beverly Hills, CA, USA – Photo Credit: / PRPhotos.com
Place of Birth: Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 4, 1992
Ethnicity: German, English, Norwegian, Irish, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, 1/64th Swiss-French, possibly other
Josh Swickard is an American model and actor. His roles include the films A California Christmas , A California Christmas City Lights , and Holiday in the Vineyards , and the shows Liv and Maddie and General Hospital .
His father is a pastor. Josh is married to actress, writer, and producer Lauren Swickard/York, with whom he has two children.
His Swiss-French ancestor, Emile Humbert-Droz, was born, c. 1830, in Lignières, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Josh’s paternal grandfather was David Allen/Alan Swickard (the son of John W. Swickard and Ruth Harper). David was born in Charleston, Coles County, Illinois. John was born in Newman, Douglas County, Illinois, the son of William McHenry Swickard and Iola May Hardinger. Ruth was born in Charleston, the daughter of Samuel Elihu “Sam” Harper and Lenna E. Hill, whose maternal grandfather was from Lignieres, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Josh’s paternal grandmother was Alice Jayne Morris (the daughter of Robert N. Morris and Dorothy E. Berkshire). Alice was born in Illinois. Robert was born in Illinois, the son of Robert Morris and Isa Cannon Henderson. Dorothy was born in Illinois, the daughter of Homer Dana Berkshire and Mabel Maude Keplinger.
Josh’s maternal grandfather was Arthur Stratton Brown (the son of The Rev. Arthur Butler/Bautler Brown and Althea Pearl Stratton). Josh’s grandfather Arthur was born in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. A video of Arthur can be seen here . Josh’s great-grandfather The Rev. Arthur was born in Chicago, the son of Norwegian parents, Andrew Brown, from Sandefjord; and Bergetta Bautler/Baulter, from Christiansand. Josh’s great-grandmother Althea was born in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, the daughter of William Daniel Stratton and Sarah Alice Taylor.
Josh’s maternal grandmother was named Susan.
Sources: Genealogy of Josh’s paternal grandfather, David Allen/Alan Swickard – https://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Josh’s paternal great-grandmother, Dorothy E. (Berkshire) Morris – http://www.genlookups.com