Birth Name: Donald William Felder
Place of Birth: Gainesville, Florida
Date of Birth: September 21, 1948
Ethnicity: English, some Swiss-German
Don Felder is an American musician and songwriter. He is the lead guitarist for the band Eagles. Other members of the group included Glenn Frey, Don Henley, and Joe Walsh.
Don is the son of Doris Rebecca (Brigman) and Charles Nolan Felder. Don’s “Felder” line can be traced back to Hans Heinrich Felder, a Swiss-German immigrant who settled in South Carolina in the 1700s. Don’s daughter, Leah Jenner, is also a musician, and half of the indie pop group Brandon & Leah, with her husband, musician Brandon Jenner (who is the son of Caitlyn Jenner and Linda Thompson).
Don’s paternal grandparents were Henry Hampton Felder (the son of James Addison Felder and Flavilla Newell Shuler) and Annie Elizabeth Griffin. The surname “Griffin” can be Irish.
Don’s maternal grandparents were Thomas Jefferson Brigman, Jr (the son of Thomas Jefferson Brigman Sr. and Rebecca King) and Amanda Caroline “Carrie” Swain (the daughter of Levi Bonaparte Swain and Frances Ann King).
Sources: Genealogy of Don’s parents – http://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Don’s father – http://www.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Don’s paternal great-grandfather, James Addison Felder (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://www.geneagraphie.com
Some of Don’s more distant “Felder” ancestors – http://www.genealogy.com
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