Lynch in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: David Keith Lynch
Place of Birth: Missoula, Montana, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 20, 1946
Ethnicity:
*English, Irish, Scottish (father)
*Finnish, German (mother)
David Lynch is an American director, artist, musician, actor, and writer.
David is the son of Edwina and Donald Walton Lynch. He is married to actress Emily Stofle. He has four children, including director and screenwriter Jennifer Lynch.
David’s paternal grandfather was Austin Eugene Lynch (the son of Alexander Harris Lynch and Mary Ann Stewart). Austin was born in Washington. Alexander was born in Illinois, the son of Patrick Henry Lynch, who was Irish, from County Cavan, and of Margaret Crawford Harris. Mary Ann was born in Iowa, the daughter of John M. Stewart, who was Scottish, and of Jane Mary Bradford.
David’s paternal grandmother was Maud/Maude Mable Sullivan (the daughter of Samuel Parker Sullivan and Eliza Ann Walton). Maud was born in Idaho. Samuel was the son of Aaron Sullivan and Jane Lippincot. Eliza was the daughter of Pierson Rathburn Walton and Prudence Mahala Hodges.
David’s maternal grandfather was Arthur Edward Sundholm (the son of Victor R./Johan Sundholm and Susanna/Susan Henricsdotter Konsteri). Arthur was born in New York, to Finnish parents. Victor was born in Säkylä, Säkylä Municipality, Satakunta, the son of Stephen Sundholm and Mary/Maria Adriana Ahren/Örn. Susanna was born in Laihia Municipality, Ostrobothnia, the daughter of Henrik Konsteri and Anna Lisa Mänty.
David’s maternal grandmother was Lillian Jacoby (the daughter of John Conrad Jacoby and Hermine Henrietta Still). Lillian was born in New York, to German parents.
Sources: Genealogy of David Lynch – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of David Lynch (focusing on his father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
David’s maternal grandfather, Arthur Edward Sundholm, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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