Birth Name: William Jan Berry
Date of Birth: April 3, 1941
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of Death: March 26, 2006
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity:
*50% Norwegian
*25% English, possibly other
*12.5% Scottish
*12.5% Ashkenazi Jewish
Jan Berry was an American singer and musician. He was part of rock duo Jan and Dean, with Dean Torrence. They were pioneers of the California Sound and vocal surf. Jan was the son of Clara Lorentze and William Ladew Berry. His mother was a Norwegian emigrant, from Bergen.
Jan’s paternal grandfather was Hiram Hyatt Berry Jr. (the son of Hiram Hyatt Berry and Annie C. Platts). Jan’s great-grandfather Hiram was born in Morristown, New Jersey, the son of Aaron D. Berry and Emily C. Hyatt.
Jan’s paternal grandmother was Mabel Elder (the daughter of John Elder and Bertha Arndt). Mabel was born in New York. John was Scottish, from Aberdeen, the son John Henry Elder and Fannie Pennington. Bertha was Jewish, born in Prussia, Germany, the daughter of Solomon Arndt and Minna Lachman.
Jan’s maternal grandfather was Ole Stein Mustad (the son of Christian Mauritz Mustad and Maren Marie Haugsrud). Ole was born in Torke Nedre, Vardal, Oppland, Norway. Christian was the son of Ole Haavelsen Mustad and Anne Maria Hansdatter.
Jan’s maternal grandmother was Clara Laerum (the daughter of Ole Didrik Zacharias Severin Ottesen Laerum and Aurora Olave Mathilde Hovind). Clara was from Gjøvik, Oppland, Norway. Ole was the son of John Lærum and Birgitte Christiane Lorck Laerum Schive.
Sources: Genealogies of Jan Berry – https://www.geni.com
https://www.familysearch.org
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