Birth Name: Jayson Richard Gowan
Place of Birth: Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 20, 1979
Ethnicity: Irish, English
Jayson Werth is an American professional baseball player. He is an outfielder for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Jayson is the son of Kim (Schofield) and Jeff Gowan. His uncle, Dick Schofield, is a Major League Baseball infielder. His stepfather is Major League Baseball catcher Dennis Werth.
Jayson’s maternal grandparents were John Richard “Ducky” Schofield and Donna Dabney (the daughter of Robert M. Dabney and Evelyn Althea Coultas). Jayson’s grandfather Ducky Schofield was a Major League Baseball infielder. Robert was the son of Roy Earl Dabney and Ollie Hortence Ella Watkins.
Source: Genealogy of Jayson Werth (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
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