Jacksfilms

Birth Name: John Patrick Douglass

Place of Birth: Columbia, Maryland, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 30, 1988

Ethnicity:
*father – German, Swiss-German, Swiss-French, Scottish, English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish, Welsh, Dutch, distant French
*mother – Irish, as well as one eighth German

Jacksfilms is an American YouTuber, videographer, musician, and sketch comedian, best known for his series Yesterday I Asked You and Your Grammar Sucks. He is also known as Jack Douglass.

He is married to Erin Breslin, with whom he created the podcast Erin is the Funny One.

Jack’s paternal grandfather was Paul Manuel Douglass, Jr. (the son of Paul Manuel Douglass and Pauline Isabelle Swiger). Jack’s grandfather Paul was born in Harrison, West Virginia. He descended from the Douglas Clan of the Scottish Lowlands. The spelling Douglass was first seen in Levy Douglass, who was born in Virginia in 1750. Jack’s great-grandfather Paul was born in Clarksburg, the son of John Harrison Douglass and Ola Edna Sommerville. Pauline was born in Clarksburg, the daughter of Silas Amdon Swiger and Edith Fay Gabbert. Some of her distant ancestors were born on Curaçao and Bermuda, in the Caribbean.

Jack’s paternal grandmother was Ellen Blanche Egleson (the daughter of Earl Frank Egleson and Blanche Leona Harper). Ellen was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Earl was born in Middle Fork, West Virginia, the son of William Henry Egleson, whose mother was born in Switzerland, and of Caroline Flora “Callie” Vogel, who was also born in Switzerland, to a German father and a Swiss mother. Blanche was born in Alpena, West Virginia, the daughter of John David Harper and Lucinda Jane Evans.

Jack’s maternal grandfather was Louis Richard Harding, Jr. (the son of Louis Richard Harding and Esther May Miller). Jack’s grandfather Louis was born in Plainfield, New Jersey. Jack’s great-grandfather Louis was born in Plainfield, the son of Edward J. Harding and Julia Ann Kerwin, who were the children of Irish parents. Esther was born in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, the daughter of John F. Miller, who was German; and of Mary Jane McNally, whose parents were Irish.

Jack’s maternal grandmother was Joan Ellis O’Keeffe (the daughter of John Lawrence O’Keeffe and Mary Catherine Ellis). Joan was born in Plainfield, New Jersey. John was born in Plainfield, the son of James Arthur O’Keeffe, who was from Killeagh, County Cork, Ireland; and of Anna Catherine McCarthy. Mary Catherine was born in Plainfield, the daughter of James S. Ellis and Mary O’Neil.

Sources: Genealogy of Jacksfilms’ father – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Jacksfilms’ paternal grandfather, Paul Manuel Douglass Jr. – https://www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com

Obituary of Jacksfilms’ paternal grandmother, Ellen Blanche (Egleson) Douglass – https://www.legacy.com

Genealogies of Jacksfilms’ maternal grandparents, Louis Richard Harding, Jr. and Joan Ellis O’Keeffe – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Jacksfilms’ maternal grandmother, Louis Richard Harding, Jr. – https://obits.nj.com

Obituary of Jacksfilms’ maternal grandmother, Joan Ellis (O’Keeffe) Harding – https://obits.nj.com