Birth Name: John Randolph Thune
Place of Birth: Pierre, South Dakota, United States
Date of Birth: January 7, 1961
Ethnicity: Norwegian (paternal grandfather), English, German, Scottish, distant Irish
John Thune is an American politician. A Republican, he has served as a U.S. Senator from South Dakota, since January 3, 2005, Chair of the Senate Republican Conference, since January 26, 2012, and Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, since January 3, 2015. He was previously a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota, from January 3, 1997 to January 3, 2003.
John is the son of Yvonne Patricia (Bodine) and Harold Richard Thune. His paternal grandfather was Norwegian. The rest of John’s ancestry is English, German, Scottish, and distant Irish.
John’s paternal grandfather was Nicolai/Nicholas Thune. Nicolai was born in Kramer, Bergen (Hordaland), Norway.
John’s paternal grandmother was Maude Luella Riley (the daughter of Henry Stephen Riley and Mary Jane Percival). Henry was the son of John Riley and Phredina/Ferdonia Rawdon. Mary Jane was the daughter of Warren Percival and Sophronia Eaton.
John’s maternal grandfather was Mahlon Leonard Leslie Bodine (the son of Marshall Erastius Sebastius Bodine and Margaret Isabelle Faulds). Mahlon was born in Fingal, Ontario, Canada. Marshall was the son of Mahlon Bodine and Roxanne Wade, both of whom were born in Ontario, to American parents. Margaret was the daughter of Thomas Faulds, who was of Scottish origin, and of Sarah Elizabeth Tuttle, whose mother was born in Mt. Pleasant, Ontario, Canada.
John’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy Jane Miller (the daughter of Henry Miller and Ann/Anna Severin/Severien/Severier). Henry was born in Germany, the son of Henry Moeller and Sophie/Sophia. Ann was the daughter of John Severien and Dura Gobleby/Gobletry.
Sources: Genealogies of John Thune – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of John’s father (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of John’s paternal grandmother, Maude Luella Riley (focusing on her father’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of John’s paternal grandmother, Maude Luella Riley (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.ancestry.com
Genealogy of John Thune (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com