Michael Chernus
Chernus in 2017, photo by excelentphoto/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Michael Louis Chernus
Place of Birth: Rocky River, Ohio, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 8, 1977
Ethnicity: German, one quarter Hungarian, as well as English, Scottish, Welsh, and Swiss-German
Michael Chernus is an American actor.
Michael’s paternal grandfather was named Louis D. “Louie” Chernus (the son of Lajos/Louis Csernus/Chernus and Anna). Michael’s grandfather Louis was born in Ohio, to Hungarian parents. Michael’s great-grandfather Lajos was born in Újkígyós, Békés, the son of Peter Csernus and Anna Zsoter.
Michael’s paternal grandmother was Ruth L. Moorman/Moormann (the daughter of Emanuel A. Moorman/Moormann and Mabel A. Wahl). Ruth was born in Ohio. Emanuel was the son of Albert G. Moorman, who was German, and of Louisa/Louise Marie Hille, whose parents were from Lower Saxony, Germany. Mabel was the daughter of George Wahl, who was German, and of Anna Krueger, whose parents were also German.
Michael’s maternal grandfather was William Woodruff Rowe (the son of Clyde Charles Rowe and Helen Marie Bachar). William was born in Ohio. Clyde was born in Ohio, the son of Charles Augustus Rowe and Mary Edith Woodruff. Helen was born in Ohio, the daughter of Clarence A. Bachar and Alma Ada Achor.
Michael’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy E. Bergman (the daughter of George Frederick Bergman and Emma Barbara Thomas). Dorothy was born in Ohio. Michael’s great-grandfather George was born in Ohio, to German parents, George Bergman and Catherine Hock/Huck. Emma was born in Pennsylvania, also to German parents, John D. Thomas and Elizabeth “Eliza.”
Sources: Michael’s paternal grandfather, Louis D. “Louie” Chernus, on the 1920 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Michael’s paternal great-grandfather, Lajos/Louis Csernus/Chernus – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Michael’s paternal grandmother, Ruth L. (Moorman/Moormann) Chernus – http://obits.dignitymemorial.com
Michael’s paternal great-grandfather, Emanuel A. Moorman/Moormann, on the 1920 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Michael’s paternal great-grandmother, Mabel A. Wahl, on the 1920 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Michael’s maternal grandfather, William Woodruff Rowe – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Michael’s maternal grandmother, Dorothy E. (Bergman) Rowe – https://www.tributearchive.com
Obituary of Michael’s maternal great-grandfather, George Frederick Bergman – https://findagrave.com
He is mostly of German (including some Alsatian) descent. Please add English, Scottish, Welsh, and Swiss-German to his ancestry.
Michael’s maternal grandfather was William Woodruff Rowe (the son of Clyde Charles Rowe and Helen Marie Bachar). William was born in Ohio. Clyde was born in Ohio, the son of Charles Augustus Rowe and Mary Edith Woodruff. Helen was born in Ohio, the daughter of Clarence A. Bachar and Alma Ada Achor.
Michael’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy E. Bergman (the daughter of George Frederick Bergman and Emma Barbara Thomas). Dorothy was born in Ohio. Michael’s great-grandfather George was born in Ohio, to parents from Germany, George Bergman and Catherine Hock/Huck. Emma was born in Pennsylvania, also to German parents, John D. Thomas and Elizabeth “Eliza.”
Genealogy of Michael’s maternal grandfather, William Woodruff Rowe – https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/G3RQ-2WQ
Obituary of Michael’s maternal grandmother, Dorothy E. (Bergman) Rowe – https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/2976590/Dorothy-E-Rowe
Obituary of Michael’s maternal great-grandfather, George Frederick Bergman – https://findagrave.com/memorial/127115387/george-frederick-bergman
Louis’ baptismal record
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23MW-B41
I would only use “unknown” if we know the ancestry is unknown or unknowable. Just because we don’t know their ancestry doesn’t mean it’s not publicly known. If we know who the mother is and she isn’t adopted, I would just remove her part from the ethnicity. His family likely knows her ancestry and isn’t trying to hide it from us.