Caleb Hearon
Birth Name: Caleb Daniel Buckman
Place of Birth: Chillicothe, Missouri, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 24, 1995
Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh, German, Dutch, French Huguenot, remote Swedish and Swiss
Caleb Hearon is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. His roles include the films Jurassic World Dominion, I Used to Be Funny, Sweethearts (2024), Pizza Movie, and The Devil Wears Prada 2; and the shows Fargo, Crank Yankers, and Work in Progress. He was a writer for the show Human Resources.
He was raised in the rural town Chillicothe, Missouri, in a devout Christian household.
Caleb’s paternal grandfather was John Craig Buckman (the son of Charles Joseph Buckman and Wanda Lee Bevell). John was born in Hannibal, Marion, Missouri. Charles was born in Shelbina, Shelby, Missouri, the son of John Robert Buckman and Mary Margaret Gilchrist, whose maternal grandparents were Irish, with roots in County Clare. Caleb’s great-grandmother Wanda was born in Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, the daughter of Edward Bevell and Mary Beatrice Pierceall.
Caleb’s paternal grandmother is Lilian Avery Taylor (the daughter of Harold Bearle Taylor and Helen Mae Newman). Lilian was born in Brookfield, Linn, Missouri. Harold was born in Sterling, Logan, Colorado, the son of John Leo Taylor and Aphus Lucinda Carter. Caleb’s great-grandmother Helen was born in Brookfield, the daughter of Allen Major “Allie” Newman and Lillian Avery Hubbard, whose parents were English, her father from Bourne, Lincolnshire, and her mother from Pocklington, Yorkshire.
Caleb’s maternal grandfather was Kenneth Dale Hearon (the son of Finis Boyd Hearon and Ruby Helen Glaspie). Kenneth was born in Dallas, Texas. Finis was born in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, the son of Finis Stallings Hearon and Mary Boyd. Caleb’s great-grandmother Ruby was born in Troup, Smith, Texas, the daughter of Newman John Glaspie and Willie Francis Brown.
Caleb’s maternal grandmother was Neva Joanne Dover (the daughter of Donald Porter Dover and Anna Bernice Still). Neva was born in Brookfield, Linn, Missouri. Donald was born in Goldsberry, Macon, Missouri, the son of Porter William Dover, whose paternal grandfather was born in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England; and of Myrtle Helen Van Doren/VanDoren. Caleb’s great-grandmother Anna was born in Woodland, Decatur, Iowa, the daughter of Earnest Jesse Still and Bessa Elizabeth Gochenouer.
Caleb is a remote descendant of Anthoni Sadowski, a prominent colonial Polish-American, who traded and interpreted with local Native Americans.
Caleb is likely a second cousin, ten times removed, of U.S. President James Madison. President Madison’s paternal great-grandparents, John Madison, Jr. and Isabella Todd, likely were Caleb’s maternal eleven times great-grandparents.
Source: https://www.teenvogue.com
Obituary of Caleb’s father – https://www.bradleyhadley.com
Obituary of Caleb’s paternal grandfather, John Craig Buckman – https://www.pathwaymemorial.com
Birth announcement of Caleb’s paternal grandmother, Lilian Avery Taylor – https://www.newspapers.com
Genealogies of Caleb’s paternal great-grandparents, Harold Bearle Taylor and Helen Mae (Newman) Taylor – https://www.findagrave.com
Marriage record of Caleb’s maternal grandparents, Kenneth Dale Hearon and Neva Joanne Dover – https://images.findagrave.com
Obituary of Caleb’s maternal grandfather, Kenneth Dale Hearon – https://www.newspapers.com
Obituary of Caleb’s maternal great-grandfather, Donald Porter Dover – https://www.rhodesfh.com
Birth Name: Caleb Daniel Buckman
Caleb’s paternal grandfather was John Craig Buckman (the son of Charles Joseph Buckman and Wanda Lee Bevell). John was born in Hannibal, Missouri. Charles was born in Shelbina, Missouri, the son of John Robert Buckman, who was English, Irish, supposedly distantly Scots-Irish, Dutch, French Huguenot, supposedly 1/128 Penobscot, and supposedly 1/1024 Piscataway, and Mary Margaret Gilchrist, whose mother was the daughter of Irish emigrants, and whose father was English, Scottish, and 1/64 Polish. Wanda was born in Jefferson City, Missouri, the daughter of Edward Bevell, who was English, distantly German and Irish, and supposedly distantly Scottish, and Mary Beatrice Pierceall, who was English, Irish, and supposedly distantly Welsh, Swedish, and Dutch.
Caleb’s paternal grandmother is the daughter of Harold Bearle Taylor and Helen Mae Newman. She was born in Brookfield, Missouri. Harold was born in Sterling, Colorado, the son of John Leo Taylor, who was English, Scottish, Irish, and supposedly distantly Welsh, and Aphus Lucinda Carter, who was English, German, Scottish, distantly Welsh, and 5/128 Swiss. Helen was born in Brookfield, Missouri, the daughter of Allen Major Newman, who was English, Irish, German, distantly Welsh and Scottish, and supposedly 1/8192 Italian, and Lillian Avery Hubbard, whose parents were English emigrants.
Caleb’s maternal grandfather was Kenneth Dale Hearon (the son of Finis Boyd Hearon and Ruby Helen Glaspie). Kenneth was born in Dallas, Texas. Finis was born in Port Arthur, Texas, the son of Finis Stallings Hearon, who was English and supposedly distantly French Huguenot, and Mary Boyd. Ruby was born in Troup, Texas, the daughter of Newman John Glaspie, who was English, distantly Scottish, and supposedly distantly Welsh and Irish, and Willie Francis Brown, who was English and supposedly distantly Welsh and Irish.
Caleb’s maternal grandmother was Neva Joanne Dover (the daughter of Donald Porter Dover and Anna Bernice Still). Neva was born in Brookfield, Missouri. Donald was born in Goldsberry, Missouri, the son of Porter William Dover, who was English, Irish, supposedly distantly Scottish, Welsh, French Huguenot, and Dutch, and Myrtle Helen Van Doren/VanDoren, who was English, Scottish, Dutch, supposedly distantly French Huguenot, and supposedly remotely German. Anna was born in Woodland, Iowa, the daughter of Earnest Jesse Still, who was English, Scottish, and supposedly distantly Irish and Dutch, and Bessa Elizabeth Gochenouer, who was German, English, Dutch, distantly French Huguenot, and supposedly distantly Welsh and Irish.
Through Caleb’s paternal grandfather, he descends from Anthoni Sadowski and Mary Bird, Caleb’s 9th great-grandparents; from this, he is a sixth cousin, four times removed, of U.S. President Gerald Ford, and a ninth cousin, once removed, of American singer-songwriter Joe Hawley. The Sadowskis were a prominent colonial Polish-American couple who lived in Pennsylvania; they gained their notoriety via Anthoni’s trading and interpreting with local Native Americans.
Through Caleb’s maternal grandmother, he is most likely descended from John Madison, Jr., and Isabella Minor Todd, his 11th great-grandparents; through this, he is 2nd cousins, 10x removed with former U.S. President James Madison.
Sources:
https://www.bradleyhadley.com/obituaries/Brian-Joseph-Buckman?obId=26277698 — father’s obituary
https://www.pathwaymemorial.com/obituaries/john-buckman — paternal grandfather’s obituary
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-news-bulletin-taylor-daught/201033184/ — paternal grandmother’s birth announcement
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27507346/helen_mae-taylor — paternal grandmother’s mother’s obituary
— father’s family pedigree
https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2026/187/45606626_47547da7-8076-46af-93ff-fdff58c29be6.jpeg — maternal grandparents marriage record
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-obituary-for-ken/201030901/ — maternal grandfather obituary
https://www.rhodesfh.com/obituaries/Donald-Dover-37578/#!/Obituary — maternal grandmother’s father’s obituary
— mother’s family pedigree