Tim Matheson
Matheson in 2008, pic by Prphotos
Birth Name: Timothy Lewis Matthieson
Place of Birth: Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 31, 1947
Ethnicity: Irish, English, Swedish, Danish, German, Welsh
Tim Matheson is an American actor and director.
He is the son of Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” and Clifford Matthieson. He has three children with his former wife Megan.
Tim’s paternal grandfather was Henry Hans Matthieson (the son of Peter Matthiesen and Margaret Flora Virginia Alstadt). Henry was born in California. Peter was Danish. Flora was the daughter of John Alstadt and Rachel Ann Laughlin.
Tim’s paternal grandmother was Marea Wilhelmina C. “Willa” Olsen/Olson (the daughter of Charles G. Olson and Margaret Thunnel). Marea was born in New York, and likely was of Swedish descent.
Tim’s maternal grandfather was Louis Gower Lewis (the son of Samuel C. Lewis and Caroline Gower). Louis born in Tennessee. Samuel was born in Tennessee, the son of Thomas Lewis and Elizabeth Hays. Caroline was born in North Carolina, the daughter of Lewis Francis Gower and Mary J. Fowler.
Tim’s maternal grandmother was Sadie Embry Dodson (the daughter of Bird E. Dodson and Agnes T. Cotter). Sadie was born in Missouri. Bird was born in Tennessee, the son of Caleb Dodson and Mary Fitzgerald. Agnes was born in Tennessee, the daughter of Patrick Cotter and Frances, who were Irish.
Sources: Marriage record of Tim’s paternal grandparents, Henry Hans Matthieson and Marea Wilhelmina C. “Willa” Olsen/Olson – https://www.familysearch.org
Tim’s paternal grandfather, Henry Hans Matthieson, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Tim’s paternal great-grandmother, Margaret Flora Virginia Alstadt, on the 1860 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Maternal grandfather: Louis Gower Lewis (1879-1926) (Tennessee, USA) was the son of Samuel C. Lewis Sr. and Caroline Gower. Samuel was born in Tennessee, the son of Thomas Lewis and Elizabeth Hays. Caroline was born in North Carolina, the daughter of Lewis Francis Gower and Mary J. Fowler.
Maternal grandmother: Sadie Embry Dodson (1880-1976) (Missouri) was the daughter of Bird E. Dodson and Agnes T. Cotter. Bird was born in Tennessee, the son of Caleb Dodson and Mary Fitzgerald. Agnes was born in Tennessee, the daughter of Frances and Patrick Cotter, who were both Irish.
To conclude, Tim Matheson’s mother was mainly English with a little more than a quarter Irish (Agnes’s parents, along with the Fitzgerald lineage).
For a source: Sadie Embry Lewis in the U.S. Find A grave index 1600-Current (Ancestry.com)… Shows her death record and spouses name.