Harper in 2010, photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Shane Steven Harper
Place of Birth: La Jolla, San Diego, California, United States
Date of Birth: February 14, 1993
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish (maternal grandfather), German, Austrian, Scottish, English
Shane Harper is an American musician, actor, singer, songwriter, and dancer.
Shane is a practicing Christian.
On Twitter, he stated that he is of “German, Jewish, Austrian, [and] Scottish” ancestry. He has also said on Twitter, “L’Shana Tova to my Jewish family & friends!”
Shane’s paternal grandfather was Norman John Harper (the son of Raymond/Ray Harper and Marion/Marian Muir Fowlds). Norman was born in Michigan. Raymond was the son of John D. Harper and Lillian Virena Scroggins. Marion was born in Crookedholm, Ayrshire, Scotland, the daughter of Herman Allan Fowlds and Martha Baird/Beard/Biard.
Shane’s paternal grandmother was Shirley Jean Schiebenger (the daughter of John Schiebinger and Amanda Christiana Schaefer). Shirley was born in Nebraska. John was born in Kitzladen, Austria. Amanda was born in South Dakota, to German parents from Bessarabia, John Michael Schaefer and Christina Doering.
Shane’s maternal grandfather was named Bernard Michaelson (who likely was the son of Michael Michaelson and Jennie Falkowsky). Bernard was from New York, and was Jewish. Jennie was the daughter of Russian Jewish parents, William Wolf Falkowsky and Ida Leventhal.
Shane’s maternal grandmother is Karen Sue Eikermann (the daughter of Gerhardt Conrad Eikermann and Margaret Louise Trout). Gerhardt was the son of William Thomas Eikermann and Marie/Mary Augusta Brueggemann, who were both of German origin. Margaret, who was of part German descent, was the daughter of Herbert Elroy Trout and Edith Colburn.
Sources: Obituary of Shane’s maternal great-grandparents, Gerhardt Conrad Eikermann and Margaret Louise (Trout) Eikermann – http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com
Shane’s maternal great-grandfather, Gerhardt Conrad Eikermann, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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