Alex Honnold
Birth Name: Alexander J. Honnold
Place of Birth: Sacramento, California, United States
Date of Birth: August 17, 1985
Ethnicity:
*father – German, English, Scottish
*mother – Polish
Alex Honnold is an American rock climber. He is known for his free solo ascents of big walls. He is the first person to free solo El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, as depicted in the film Free Solo. His exploits are also documented in the film The Alpinist, on the show Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold, and in the Netflix special Skyscraper Live. He wrote the memoir Alone on the Wall.
Alex is the son of Dierdre Wolownick, a community college professor, and Charles Honnold. His mother started climbing at age sixty, and is the oldest woman to climb El Capitan. Alex is married to Sanni McCandless, with whom he has two children.
Alex’s paternal grandfather was Forrest Lamont Honnold (the son of Harold Leland Honnold and Winnie Mae Hausmann). Forrest was born in California. Harold was born in Tennessee, the son of James Leonidas Honnold and Mary “Molly” Buker. Winnie was born in Colorado, the daughter of Louis Christian Hausmann and Eugenie Patterson.
Alex’s paternal grandmother was Alice Keehner (the daughter of Charles Godfrey Keehner and Myrtle Sawtell). Alice was born in California. Charles was born in California, to ethnic German parents, Charles Gottfried Keehner, from Auerbach, Mosbach, Baden, and Louise Zeh, who was born at sea, on a ship on route to America from Germany, to parents from Baden-Württemberg. Alex’s great-grandmother Myrtle was born in Wisconsin, the daughter of Edwin Sawtelle, whose parents were from New Hampshire; and of Mary Jane Neville.
Alex’s maternal grandfather was Joseph Stanley Wolownick (the son of Francis/Frank Wolownick and Emily Pajczarska/Pajcozarska Widynski). Joseph’s parents were Polish.
Alex’s maternal grandmother was Stasia Theresa Zola (the daughter of John Zola and Agnes Zyck/Zych). Stasia was born in Pennsylvania, to Polish parents. John was born in Wola Mielecka, the son of Andrew Zola and Magdalen. Agnes was the daughter of Jan/John Zych and Marjanna/Mariana Chaya/Czaja.
Genealogy of Alex’s father – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Alex’s paternal grandfather, Forrest Lamont Honnold – https://www.legacy.com
Genealogies of Alex’s paternal great-grandparents, Charles Godfrey Keehner and Myrtle (Sawtell) Keehner – https://www.findagrave.com
Marriage record of Alex’s maternal grandparents, Joseph Stanley Wolownick and Stasia Zola – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Alex’s maternal grandmother, Stasia Theresa (Zola) Wolownick – https://www.findagrave.com
Also Stasia Theresa Zola Wolownick findagrave page https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240625133/stasia_theresa-wolownick that has a obituary that mentions her daughter Dierdre with Charles Honnold and that Stasia was a member of St. Stanislaus R.C. Church,
alex’s father in the familysearch census that matches the year he was born in California and died Charles Forrest Honnold 1949-2004 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4Z-K4HB?id=G2M1-5CZ&lang=en . Also Charles Forrest Honnold father Forrest Lamont Honnold obituary https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/forrest-honnold-obituary?id=15016440. Also Forrest Lamont Honnold who was born in California familysearch page with his parents https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/GZBF-7C7. Forrest Lamont Honnold Was born to father Harold Leland Honnold born in Tennessee to parents James Leonidas Honnold and Mary ” Molly” Buker both born in Ohio. Forrest Lamont Honnold Was born to Mother Winnie Mae Hausmann born in Colorado to father Louis Christian Hausmann born in Minnesota and mother Eugenie Patterson born in Texas
Alex’s paternal grandmother Alice Keehner familysearch census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH3Q-9F4?lang=en . And another one that mentions her with the Honnold surname https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK2D-JV9K?lang=en. Also her parents page https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/GFPJ-7ZP and her parents findagrave page https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207810252/charles_godfrey-keehner.
Charles Godfrey Keehner Was born to father Charles Gottfried Keehner born in Auerbach, Mosbach, Baden, Germany to parents Johan Georg Kuehner and Maria Mararetha Bender both born in Germany. Charles Godfrey Keehner was born to mother Louise Zeh born at sea on a ship on route to America from Germany to parents Johann Gottfried “Godfrey” Zeh and Johanna Erdmuthe “Hannah” Roehling both born in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Alice Keehner mother Myrtle Sawtelle was born in Wisconsin to Edwin Sawtelle born in Pennsylvania and Mary Jane Neville born in Illinois. Edwin Sawtelle Parents were Daniel Sawtell and Elizabeth Emily Hicks both born in New Hampshire. Mary Jane Neville parents were Ephraim Nevile and Rachel Cox.
“Charles Godfrey Keehner Was born to father Charles Gottfried Keehner born in Auerbach, Mosbach, Baden, Germany to parents Johan Georg Kuehner and Maria Mararetha Bender both born in Germany. Charles Godfrey Keehner was born to mother Louise Zeh born at sea on a ship on route to America from Germany”
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