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Ackles in 2011, Helga Esteb \/ Shutterstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Birth Name: Jensen Ross Ackles<\/p>\n

Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, U.S.<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: March 1, 1978<\/p>\n

Ethnicity: German, English, some Scottish and Irish<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jensen Ackles is an American actor, singer, producer, and director. He has starred as Dean Winchester on the shows Supernatural<\/em>, Supernatural: The Anime Series<\/em>, and The Winchesters<\/em>. His roles also include the series Mr. Rhodes<\/em>, Days of Our Lives<\/em>, Dark Angel<\/em>, Dawson’s Creek<\/em>, Smallville<\/em>, Big Sky<\/em>, The Boys<\/em>, Tracker<\/em>, and Countdown<\/em>; the films Devour<\/em> (2005), My Bloody Valentine 3D<\/em> (2009), Batman: Under the Red Hood<\/em>, Buddy Games<\/em>, and its sequel, Buddy Games: Spring Awakening<\/em>; Batman: The Long Halloween<\/em>, Legion of Super-Heroes<\/em>, Justice League: Warworld<\/em>, and Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths<\/em>; the made-for-tv movie Blonde<\/em> (2001); and the video games Tron Evolution: Battle Grids<\/em>, Tron: Evolution<\/em>, The 3rd Birthday<\/em>, Life Weaver<\/em>, and Atomic Heart<\/em>. He also directed episodes of Supernatural<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Jensen is the son of Donna and actor Alan Ackles (Roger Alan Ackles). Jensen is married to actress and model Danneel Ackles<\/a> (previously Danneel Harris), with whom he has three children.<\/p>\n

Jensen has German, English, and smaller amounts of Scottish and Irish, ancestry. Many of his ethnic German ancestors lived in Russia\/Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Jensen’s patrilineal line traces to James Ackles, who was born, c. 1726, in Ireland, and to James’s wife, Jean Bryant, who was born, c. 1730, in England.<\/p>\n

Jensen’s paternal grandfather was Gene Spaulding Ackles (the son of Ralph Spaulding Ackles and Kathleen A. Rhule). Gene was born in West Virginia. Ralph was the son of Frank Oscar Ackles and Louise\/Louisa Jane Hall. Kathleen was the daughter of Nathan Martin Rhule and Jessie M. Mankin.<\/p>\n

Jensen’s paternal grandmother was Dorothy Nell McNatt (the daughter of Floyd McNatt and Lillian Viola Moore). Dorothy was born in Greenville, Hunt, Texas, and had deep roots in the U.S. Floyd was the son of Dr. William Johnce McNatt and Nancy Jane Wylie. Lillian was the daughter of Escar Arvilee Moore and Gertrude “Gertie” Leinart.<\/p>\n

Jensen’s maternal grandfather was Carroll Logan Shaffer (the son of Carroll Shaffer and Della Logan). Jensen’s grandfather Carroll was born in Illinois. Jensen’s great-grandfather Carroll was the son of John Carroll\/Charles Shaffer and Virginia M. Conser. Della was the daughter of William Sherman Logan and Adella\/Adele May “Della” Engel, whose parents were ethnic Germans, her father from Sarreguemines, Alsace, and her mother from Zweibrucken.<\/p>\n

Jensen’s maternal grandmother was Betty Joan Rempel (the daughter of Samuel Henry Rempel and Adanelle Porter). Betty was born in Oklahoma. Samuel was born in Texas, to ethnic German parents from Russia, Heinrich Rempel and Elisabeth Willems. Adanelle was born in Mena, Polk, Arkansas, the daughter of Joseph Franklin Porter and Cora Elizabeth Hamaker.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> Genealogies of Jensen Ackles – http:\/\/familypedia.wikia.com<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/gw.geneanet.org<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Obituary of Jensen’s paternal grandmother, Dorothy Nell (McNatt) Ackles – http:\/\/www.cokermathews.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Genealogy of Jensen’s maternal grandfather, Carroll Logan Shaffer – https:\/\/www.findagrave.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Jensen’s maternal grandmother, Betty Joan Rempel, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https:\/\/familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Obituary of Jensen’s maternal grandmother, Betty Joan (Rempel) Shaffer – http:\/\/www.legacy.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Jensen’s maternal great-grandparents, Samuel Henry Rempel and Adanelle Porter, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https:\/\/familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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