Anderson in 2012, photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Lynn Rene Anderson
Date of Birth: September 26, 1947
Place of Birth: Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
Date of Death: July 30, 2015
Place of Death: Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Ethnicity:
*37,5% Swedish
*37,5% Norwegian
*25% mix of English, Welsh, Dutch, German, remote Scottish and French
Lynn Anderson was an American country music singer and television personality. She is known for her song “Rose Garden.”
She was the daughter of Liz and Clarence Selmer “Casey” Anderson. Her father was of one quarter Swedish and one quarter Norwegian ancestry, with the rest being a mix of English, Welsh, Dutch, German, Scottish, and French, with deep lines in the U.S. Her mother was of half Norwegian and half Swedish ancestry.
Lynn had a daughter with her former husband, country music record producer and songwriter Glenn Sutton; and two children with her former husband, business entrepreneur Harold “Spook” Stream.
Lynn’s paternal grandfather was Carl Frederick Martin Anderson (the son of Charles Edward Anderson and Anna Rhonas). Carl was born in North Dakota. Charles was Swedish, from Jönköping, with his father being Ander Clauson. Anna was born in Norway.
Lynn’s paternal grandmother was Grace Louise Norton (the daughter of Henry Domie Norton and Nancy Ann Williams). Grace was born in Illinois. Henry was the son of Henry Norton, from Illinois, and of Nancy Caroline Phillips, from Michigan. Lynn’s great-grandmother Nancy was the daughter of Campbell Bogart Williams and Nancy Anna Debord, who were from Kentucky.
Lynn’s maternal grandfather was Edwin Martiinious Haaby (the son of Edward H. Haaby and Karen Thygesatter Langemo). Edwin was born in Minnesota. Edward was born in Ostfold, Norway, the son of Iven Hansen and Christine Nilsdatter. Karen was born in Minnesota, the daughter of Norwegian parents, Thyge Nilsson Langemo and Kari Thorbjørnsdatter Vrålstad.
Lynn’s maternal grandmother was Mildred Sirade Norman (the daughter of John Peter Norman and Selma Reinholdina Sjoberg). Mildred was born in Minnesota. John was born in Minnesota, the son of Swedish parents, from Gävleborg, Petter Hansson Norman and Sigrid Ackerland. Selma was born in Västerbotten, Sweden, the daughter of Erik Sjöberg and Inga Christina Sedin.
Source: Genealogy of Lynn Anderson – https://www.familysearch.org
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