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Donowho – “Bandslam” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – Mann Village Theatre – Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2009 – Photo Credit: Glenn Harris / PR Photos
Birth Name: Ryan Wayne Donowho
Place of Birth: Houston, Harris, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 20, 1980
Ethnicity: Irish, English, German, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh
Ryan Donowho is an American actor and musician.
Ryan is the son of Rebecca and Kenneth Donowho. Ryan was raised in Brooklyn, New York, and Los Angeles, California.
His surname is of Irish origin.
Ryan’s paternal grandfather was Thurman Jack Donowho (the son of Jack Warford/Wafford Donowho and Aurora Estell/Estelle “Beulah” Isenhower). Thurman was born in Texas. Ryan’s great-grandfather Jack was the son of John Carrolton/Carolton Donowho and Martha Ann Sheffield. Aurora was the daughter of Josiah Elkanah Isenhower and Cornelia Alice James.
Ryan’s paternal grandmother was Imogene Greathouse (the daughter of Paul Daniel Boone Greathouse and Estella/Estelle Mae/May Fox). Imogene was born in Texas. Paul was the son of John Golman/Golson Greathouse and Carolyn/Caraline Wilcox “Carrie” Davidson. Estella was the daughter of William Uel Fox and Martha Jane Gullette/Gullet.
Ryan’s maternal grandfather was Billy Dean McKneely (the son of Claude Madison McKneely and Lennie Pearl Walker). Billy was born in San Saba, Texas. Claude was born in Baby Head, Llano, Texas, the son of John William McKneely and Martha Janes Frances Elkins. Ryan’s great-grandmother Lennie was born in Bell, Texas, the daughter of John Warren Walker and Alice Ordelia Andrews.
Ryan’s maternal grandmother was named Betty Jean Moore.
Sources: Marriage record of Ryan’s parents – http://www.familysearch.org
Genealogies of Ryan’s paternal great-grandparents, Jack Warford/Wafford Donowho and Aurora Estell/Estelle “Beulah” Isenhower – https://old.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Ryan’s paternal great-grandmother, Estella/Estelle Mae/May Fox (focusing on her father’s side) – https://wikitree.com