Glenn in 2012, photo by Starfrenzy/
Birth Name: Tyler Aaron Glenn
Place of Birth: San Diego, California, United States
Date of Birth: November 28, 1983
Ethnicity: Scottish, English, Swedish, German, Irish
Tyler Glenn is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the lead singer and keyboardist of rock band Neon Trees.
Tyler is the son of Debra and Dale Glenn. His family is Mormon.
Tyler’s maternal grandfather was Archie Milton Bowser (the son of Archibald Milton “Archie” Bowser and Esther Elizabeth Salmonson). Tyler’s great-grandfather Archibald was the son of Rhinaldo Milton Bowser and Mary Alice Lindsey, and had German, Irish, and English ancestry. Esther was the daughter of Swedish parents, Carl Gustaf Salmonson, from Berga, Högsby kommun, Kalmar län, and Josephine Christina Swanson.
Tyler’s maternal grandmother was Mary Patterson/Pat Heliker (the daughter of Oviatt Van Rensselaer/VanRenselaer/VanRensselaer Heliker and Dorothy Elizabeth Patterson). Oviatt was the son of Albert John Heliker and Frances Emily Oviatt. Dorothy was the daughter of James Clarence Patterson and Elizabeth Virginia Walton.
Source: Genealogies of Tyler’s maternal great-grandparents, Archibald Milton “Archie” Bowser and Esther Elizabeth (Salmonson) Bowser –