Alex Hirsch

Birth Name: Alexander Robert Hirsch

Place of Birth: Piedmont, California, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 18, 1985

Ethnicity:
*father – Ashkenazi Jewish
*mother – English, German, Scottish, Irish, Dutch, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh, Jersey Channel Islander

Alex Hirsch is an American animator, writer, and voice actor. He is known for creating the animated series Gravity Falls.

Alex’s paternal grandfather was Stanley Hirsch (the son of Abraham/Abe Hirsch and Mary/Marl Liptitz). Stanley was born in Los Angeles, California, to a Jewish family. Abraham was born in New Jersey. Mary was born in Russia.

Alex’s paternal grandmother was Marilyn Evendorff (the daughter of Charles Evendorff and Dora Kahn). Marilyn was born in New York, to Jewish parents from Russia/Poland. Charles was born in Suwalk, the son of Jacob Evendorff and Mary Lewitt. Dora was born in Russia, the daughter of Henry Kahn and Clara Getz.

Alex’s maternal grandfather was Robert John Weston (the son of Joseph Fegan Weston and Carol Caskey). Robert was born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Joseph was born in Clinton, Iowa, the son of Eugene Weston and Margaret Hannah Fegan. Carol was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, the daughter of Robert John Caskey, whose parents were from Northern Ireland and Scotland, repectively; and of Helen Sophia Wishard.

Alex’s maternal grandmother was Faith Schroeder/Geer (the daughter of Martin Ernest Schroeder and Mildred Estelle Vroom). Faith was born in Holland, New York. Martin was born in Boston, New York, to a German father, Wilhelm Ludwig Joachim Christopher Schroeder, from Warin, Mecklenburg; and to Anna Mary Schroeder, whose parents were also German. Alex’s great-grandmother Mildred was born in Marilla, New York, the daughter of Letson William Vroom and Julia J. Geer.

Sources: Divorce record of Alex’s paternal grandparents, Stanley Hirsch and Marilyn Evendorff – https://www.familysearch.org

Death record of Alex’s paternal grandfather, Stanley Hirsch – https://www.familysearch.org

Alex’s paternal great-grandparents, Abraham/Abe Hirsch and Mary/Marl Liptitz, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Alex’s paternal grandmother, Marilyn Evendorff, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Alex’s paternal great-grandparents, Charles Evendorff and Dora Kahn – https://www.familysearch.org

U.S. Naturalization record of Alex’s paternal great-grandfather, Charles Evendorff – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Alex Hirsch (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Genealogy of Alex’s maternal grandparents, Robert John Weston and Faith Schroeder/Geer – https://www.familysearch.org