Abigail Klein

Abigail Klein – “That’s My Boy” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – Westwood Village Theater – Westwood, CA, USA, 2012 – Keywords: Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: Izumi Hasegawa / PR Photos

Birth Name: Abigail Jordan Klein

Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, U.S.

Date of Birth: December 24, 1988

Ethnicity:
*father – German
*maternal grandfather – Italian, Romanian
*maternal grandmother – English, some Scottish

Abigail Klein is an American actress.

She is a first cousin, three times removed, of Olympic runner and WWII hero Louis Zamperini, of the film Unbroken, through their shared ancestors Pietro Zamperini and Antonia Vernazoni.

Abigail’s paternal grandfather was Walter Klein (the son of Johann/John A. Klein and Mary/Matilda Tillie Scherer). Walter was born in South Dakota. Johann was the son of Jacob Klein, from Tepltez, and of Elisabeth Katie Pietz, who were ethnic Germans, from Russia. Mary Tillie was also an ethnic German, from Altelft, Bessarabia, Russia.

Abigail’s paternal grandmother was Frances Regina Grismer (the daughter of Henry Grismer and Katherine/Katherina Mitzel). Frances was born in South Dakota. Henry was born in Marriadol, Odessa, Russia, the son of Peter Grismer. Katherine was born in North Dakota, also to ethnic Germans from Russia, Andrew K. Mitzel, from Strasburg, and Veronica Schmidt, from Batna.

Abigail’s maternal grandfather was Richard Gene “Dick” Fiorelli (the son of Gene Guido Fiorelli and Margaret Hetty “Peg” Morar). Richard was born in Akron, Ohio. Gene was the son of Italian emigrants, Martin Fiorelli and Santina Zamperini, and had roots in Sicily, Lombardy, and Veneto. Margaret was the daughter of Romanian emigrants, Partenie Morar and Salome/Saloma Liobtca, from Balormir.

Abigail’s maternal grandmother is Nancy Shaw (the daughter of Ashen Hurst Shaw and Melissa Ada/Maud Scott). Nancy was born in Ohio, and had partly deep roots in the U.S. Ashen was the son of Johnson J. Shaw and Melissa W. Bell. Abigail’s great-grandmother Melissa was the daughter of Charles Augustus Scott and Nancy Rosanna Martin.

Source: Obituary of Abigail’s maternal grandfather, Richard Gene “Dick” Fiorelli – https://www.findagrave.com