Brett Young

Young in 2017, photo by kathclick/www.bigstockphoto.com Birth Name:Brett Charles Young Place of Birth: Anaheim, Orange, California, United States Date of Birth: March 23, 1981 Ethnicity: English, German, 1/32 Norwegian, small amounts of Scots-Irish/Northern Irish and Scottish

Young in 2017, photo by kathclick/www.bigstockphoto.com

Birth Name: Brett Charles Young

Place of Birth: Anaheim, Orange, California, United States

Date of Birth: March 23, 1981

Ethnicity: English, German, 1/32 Norwegian, small amounts of Scots-Irish/Northern Irish and Scottish

Brett Young is an American country pop singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

He is married to Taylor Mills, with whom he has two children.

Brett’s paternal grandfather was Robert William Young (the son of Ernest Ditto “Tex” Young and Petra Alda Gillins). Robert was born in Manderfield, Utah. Ernest was the son of Robert Beverly Young and Emily Clemenzy “Emma” Giles. Petra was from a Mormon family, and was the daughter of Frederick William Gillins and Sarah Ellen Eyre, both of whom were born in Utah, to English parents. Sarah’s parents were from Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, respectively.

Brett’s paternal grandmother was Bonna/Bonnie Lea Nolze (the daughter of Charles Frederick Nolze and Rachael/Rachel C. Mitchell). Bonna was born in Clearwater, Nebraska. Charles was the son of Ernest F. Nolze, who was born in Nebraska, to a German father and a Norweigan mother; and of Edith E. Graham. Rachael was the daughter of Hayden William Mitchell and Mollie Mulvinia Mummert.

Brett’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Munns.

Sources: Genealogies of Brett’s paternal grandparents, Robert William Young and Bonna/Bonnie Lea (Nolze) Young – https://www.findagrave.com

Marriage record of Brett’s paternal grandparents, Robert William Young and Bonna/Bonnie Lea Nolze – https://familysearch.org

Brett’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Ernest F. Nolze, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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