Birth Name: James Burgon Valentine
Place of Birth:Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Date of Birth:5 October 1978
Ethnicity: Swedish, Danish, English, distant Scottish and Irish
Family Background: James Valentine is an American musician and songwriter. He is the lead guitarist for the pop rock band Maroon 5, whose singer is Adam Levine (link).
James is the son of Shauna (Burgon) and Robert Valentine. His parents are both teachers at Brigham Young University. He has three sisters and one brother.
James’ family is LDS (Mormon).
James’ paternal grandfather was Lee Benson Valentine (the son of Nephi J. Valentine and Ottalina/Ottolina Bengtson). Lee was born in Utah. Nephi was the son of a Danish father and of a Swedish mother. Ottalina was also Swedish.
James’ paternal grandmother was Amy Melvina Young (the daughter of Walter Ernest Young and Cecile Virginia Skousen). Amy was born in Colonia Dublán, Chihuahua, Mexico, a Mormon colony. Walter was the son of James Absalom Young and Lillian Adelaide Hurst. Cecile was the daughter of Daniel Skousen, whose parents were Danish, and of Melvina Clay Greer.
http://robertshaunavalentine.blogspot.com/
James’ paternal grandfather, Lee Benson Valentine, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/
Genealogy of James’ paternal grandmother, Amy Melvina Young – https://www.findagrave.com/
Obituary of James’ paternal grandmother, Amy Melvina Young – https://www.deseretnews.com/
Genealogy of James’ paternal great-grandfather, Walter Ernest Young – https://www.geni.com/
Genealogy of James’ paternal great-grandfather, Walter Ernest Young (through Walter’s brother, William Harrison Young) – https://wc.rootsweb.com/
Genealogy of James’ paternal great-grandmother, Cecile Virginia Skousen – https://www.geni.com/
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