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Birth Name: Tyson Brett Ballou
Place of Birth: Garland, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 14, 1976
Ethnicity: German, English, some Irish, Cajun French/French and Scottish, distant Swiss-German and Cornish
Tyson Ballou is an American fashion model.
Tyson’s paternal grandfather was Donald Junior Ballou (the son of Pvt. Donal Aubra Ballew and Ora Allene Rainwater). Donald was born in Davenport, Oklahoma, and had deep American roots. Donal was the son of James Madison Ballew, whose mother was of Cajun French descent; and of Bertha Hayden. Tyson’s great-grandmother Ora was the daughter of Robert Allen Rainwater and Malissa Parthenea Weaver.
Tyson’s paternal grandmother was Norma Jean Moates (the daughter of John Otto Moates and Stella Margaret Woodard). Norma was born in Childress, Texas, and had deep lines in the U.S. John was the son of Otto Ira Moates and Marian Nancy Davis. Stella was the daughter of Jesse Thomas Woodard and Rhoda E. Moore.
Tyson’s maternal grandfather was Wayne Edward Kottwitz (the son of Guido Otto Kottwitz and Matilda Margaret “Tillie” Best). Wayne was born in Nokomis, Illinois. Guido was the son of German immigrants, Albert Frederick Kottwitz and Christiane Baumbach. Matilda was the daughter of Henry William Best, who was a German immigrant; and of Mary Anne Aumann, whose parents were also German.
Tyson’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy Anne O’Malley (the daughter of William Louis O’Malley and Celia Bertha Brown). Dorothy was born in Witt, Illinois. William was the son of Michael David O’Malley, whose parents were Irish, from County Mayo; and of Amelia F. Ernst, whose parents were German. Tyson’s great-grandmother Celia was the daughter of Charles Lee Brown, who had deep roots in the U.S.; and of Anna Magdalena Hoehn, who was the daughter of German emigrants, from Baden.