Reel Indians of the Santa Susanas -- Jay Silverheels

Jay Silverheels (1912 – 1980) was a Canadian born actor, and the son of a Mohawk (First Nations) Chief.  Before entering the film industry as a stuntman in 1938, he had been an all star lacrosse player and boxer.  He is best remembered for his role as Tonto in "The Lone Ranger" TV series (1949–1957).

Jay Silverheels Santa Susana locations filmography:

Kit Carson (1940) starring Jon Hall, Lynn Bari and Dana Andrews (Iverson Ranch) United Artists

Perils of Nyoka (1942) starring Kay Aldridge, Clayton Moore and William 'Billy' Benedict (Iverson Ranch) Republic

Daredevils of the West (1943) starring Allan Lane, Kay Aldridge, Eddie Acuff (Iverson Ranch) Republic

The Tiger Woman (1944) starring Allan Lane, Linda Stirling and Duncan Renaldo (Iverson Ranch) Republic

Haunted Harbor (1944) starring Kane Richmond, Kay Aldridge and Roy Barcroft (Iverson Ranch) Republic

Romance of the West (1946) starring Eddie Dean, Emmett Lynn and Joan Barton (Corriganville) PRC

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) starring Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston and Tim Holt (Chatsworth) Warner Bros.

Laramie (1949) starring Charles Starrett, Fred F. Sears and Tommy Ivo (Iverson Ranch)(Corriganville) Columbia

Broken Arrow (1950) starring James Stewart, Jeff Chandler and Debra Paget (Iverson Ranch) 20th Century Fox

Brave Warrior (1952) starring Jon Hall, Christine Larsen and Jay Silverheels (Corriganville) Columbia

Jack McCall Desperado (1953) starring George Montgomery, Angela Stevens and Douglas Kennedy (Iverson Ranch) Columbia

The Nebraskan (1953) starring Philip Carey, Roberta Haynes and Wallace Ford (Burro Flats)(Corriganville) Columbia

Drums Across the River (1954) starring Audie Murphy, Walter Brennan and Lyle Bettger (Burro Flats)(Iverson Ranch) Universal

The Black Dakotas (1954) starring Gary Merrill, Wanda Hendrix and John Bromfield (Burro Flats)(Iverson Ranch)(Corriganville) Columbia

Four Guns to the Border (1954) starring Rory Calhoun, Colleen Miller and George Nader (Bell Ranch) Universal

Masterson of Kansas (1954) starring George Montgomery, Nancy Gates and James Griffith (Iverson Ranch)(Corriganville) Columbia

The Lone Ranger (1956) starring Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels and Lyle Bettger (Iverson Ranch) Warner Bros.

Return to Warbow (1958) starring Philip Carey, Catherine McLeod and Andrew Duggan (Iverson Ranch)(Corriganville) Columbia

Alias Jesse James (1958) starring Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming and Wendell Corey (Iverson Ranch) United Artists

Santee (1973) starring Glenn Ford, Michael Burns and Dana Wynter (bell Ranch) Crown

"The Lone Ranger" (TV Series) (1949-1957) -- 220 episodes as Tonto

He appeared in a plethora of other TV Westerns and episodes filmed at Santa Susana locations.

Reel Cowboys of the Santa Susanas -- Rex Reason

Rex Reason (1928 - ) is an American actor who was born in Germany, but moved to Los Angeles at a young age.  He attended Hoover High School in Glendale, California.  Rex appeared in several films and television shows during the 1950s and 1960s.  His best known Santa Susana locations film is probably Badlands of Montana (1957).

His Santa Susana locations filmography includes:

Yankee Pasha (1954) starring Jeff Chandler, Rhonda Fleming and Mamie Van Doren (Corriganville) Universal

"Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers" (1956) TV Series -- episode: The Imposter (1957)

Badlands of Montana (1957) starring Rex Reason, Margia Dean and Beverly Garland (Iverson Ranch) 20th Century-Fox

"Trackdown" (1957) TV Series -- episode: The San Saba Incident (1957)

The Rawhide Trail (1958) aka The Lonesome Gun starring Rex Reason, Nancy Gates and Richard Erdman (Iverson Ranch) Universal

"Wagon Train" (1957) TV Series -- episode: The Myra Marshall Story (1963)

Was Great Granddad A Viking King?

Vikings invading Great Britain

In 2011, I ordered both maternal lineage (MtDNA) and paternal lineage (Y-46) DNA tests from ancestry.com.  

The results suggested mom's ancient ancestors may have migrated to Europe settling in present-day Basque Country and other parts of Europe, and dad's ancient ancestors probably lived in present day Scandinavia.

In 2013, I ordered a revised and improved test that suggests my ethnicity is 53% Western European, 21% Irish, 20% English and Scotch with trace amounts 4% from the Iberian Peninsula and 2% from Scandinavia.

Focusing on my 2% from Scandinavia

Scandinavia is perched atop northern Europe, its natives referred to throughout history as “North Men.” Separated from the main European continent by the Baltic Sea, the Scandinavians have historically been renowned seafarers. Their adventures brought them into contact with much of the rest of Europe, sometimes as feared raiders and other times as well-traveled merchants and tradesmen.

The Vikings -- norsemen from Scandinavia -- sailed most of the North Atlantic, reaching south to North Africa and east to Russia, Constantinople and the Middle East, as looters, traders, colonists, and mercenaries.  Vikings under Leif Ericson, heir to Erik the Red, reached North America, and set up a short-lived settlement in present-day L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

Longer, more established settlements were formed in Greenland, Iceland, Great Britain, and Normandy.

In early 2014, I found family tree sources supporting my 2% Scandinavian ancestry.  To be absolutely honest any ancestry that goes back beyond modern records (18th century and later) is a bit murky to me -- and in my opinion -- must be viewed with some suspicion as to their complete accuracy.

That being said I found evidence that suggests I have viking ancestry that goes back to Halfdan "Hvitbein" Olafsson King in Uppsala, born 704 in Romerike, Buskerud, Norway; married about 735 to Asa Eysteinsdatter in Vestfold, Norway, and died 750 in Vermaland, Norway.

If I am truly descended from Halfdan "Hvitbein" Olafsson King in Uppsala the lineage is as follows:

Halfdan "Hvitbein" Olafsson King in Uppsala (704 - 750)

my 38th great grandfather

King Eysteinn Halfdansson (736 - 780)

son of Halfdan Olafsson

Halfdan Eysteinsson

son of King Eysteinn Halfdansson

Ivar Vidfame Sweden Halfdansson (772 - 824)

son of Halfdan Eysteinsson

Eystein Glumra Noisy Rattle Ivarsson* (810 - 846)

son of Ivar Vidfame Sweden Halfdansson

Ragnvald I Wise Jarl Eysteinsson (830 - 892)

son of Eystein Glumra Noisy Rattle Ivarsson*

Robert I Rollo "The Viking" "Rolf the Ganger" Prince of Norway & Saint De Normandie "Count of Rouen" Ragnvaldsson (846 - 932)

son of Ragnvald I Wise Jarl Eysteinsson

William I (Longsword) of Normandy (893 - 943)

son of Robert I Rollo "The Viking" "Rolf the Ganger" Prince of Norway & Saint De Normandie "Count of Rouen" Ragnvaldsson

Richard I Normandy (933 - 996)

son of William I (Longsword) of Normandy

Richard II Duke of Normandy (1000 - 1035)

son of Richard I Normandy

Robert I Duke of Normandy (1000 - 1035)

son of Richard II Duke of Normandy

William the Conqueror (1024 - 1087)

son of Robert I Duke of Normandy

Henry I Beauclerc England (1068 - 1135)

son of William the Conqueror

Matilda England (1102 - 1167)

daughter of Henry I Beauclerc England

Henry II Plantagenet (1133 - 1189)

son of Matilda England

King John Lackland Plantagenet (1167 - 1216)

son of Henry II Plantagenet

Henry III Plantagenet (1207 - 1272)

son of King John Lackland Plantagenet

Edmund Crouchback Plantagenet (1244 - 1296)

son of Henry III Plantagenet

Henry 3rd Earl of Lancaster Plantagenet (1281 - 1345)

son of Edmund Crouchback Plantagenet

Eleanor Countess of Arundel Plantagenet (1311 - 1372)

daughter of Henry 3rd Earl of Lancaster Plantagenet

Richard Fitzalan III, Earl of Arundel, Earl of Surrey (1346 - 1397)

son of Eleanor Countess of Arundel Plantagenet

Elizabeth Duchess Norfolk Baroness of Fitz Alan (1366 - 1425)

daughter of Richard Fitzalan III, Earl of Arundel, Earl of Surrey

Lady Joan Baroness Stanley Goushill (1401 - 1460)

daughter of Elizabeth Duchess Norfolk Baroness of Fitz Alan

Katherine Stanley (1430 - 1498)

daughter of Lady Joan Baroness Stanley Goushill

Christoffer Savage (1473 - 1513)

son of Katherine Stanley

Richard Savage (1520 - 1551)

son of Christoffer Savage

Susan Savage (1550 - 1576)

daughter of Richard Savage

George French (1570 - 1647)

son of Susan Savage

Ann French (1610 - 1673)

daughter of George French

George Mason (1629 - 1686)

son of Ann French

Richard Mason (1670 - 1730)

son of George Mason

William Mason (1692 - 1745)

son of Richard Mason

Margaret Mason (1725 - 1752)

daughter of William Mason

James Boyd (1757 - 1791)

son of Margaret Mason

James Boyd (1783 - 1854)

son of James Boyd

Valentine Boyd (1811 - 1870)

son of James Boyd

Sophia Boyd (1836 - 1908)

daughter of Valentine Boyd

David Jackson Bailey (1865 - 1949)

son of Sophia Boyd - great grandfather

I'm not really sure I believe the lineage, but it's fun to think about.  They claim anyone who can go back 30 generations in Europe will eventually find a King in the family tree.

If I really do have a Nordic heritage maybe I should go cross country skiing in Norway.

Adios Cash, vaya con Dios

Cash is my third loss in less than six months. 

At 3 a.m. this morning he woke me up kicking the stall wall.  His colic was what the vet called a strangulating lipoma. 

He was too old for surgery, and in severe pain, so it was time to say goodbye to a great friend. 

The Old Man sure is putting me to the test. 

My old pal was truly a bombproof horse...

http://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2011/11/cowboy-culture-bombproof-horse-anyone.html

Adios Cash, vaya con Dios