Asher Monroe
Asher Monroe in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Asher Monroe Book
Place of Birth: Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 18, 1988
Ethnicity: German, English, Scottish, Swiss-German, some Irish and Dutch, very distant French
Asher Monroe, previously credited as Asher Book, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. His roles include the films Come Away Home and Fame (2009), and the shows Zoey 101, Close to Home, and Parenthood. He was the lead singer of boy band V Factory.
He has one child with his fiancée, Serbian-born entrepreneur, philantrophist, and reality television personality Sanela Diana Jenkins.
Asher’s paternal grandfather was Ethan Grant Book (the son of The Rev. Monroe Mellinger Book and Elizabeth Dolly Crider). Asher’s grandfather Ethan was born in Kansas, and was of German, and some Swiss-German, descent. The family surname was originally Buch. The Rev. Monroe Book was a minister for the Brethren in Christ Church (an Anabaptist denomination). The Rev. Book was the son of Adam Lindeman Book and Fanny Niesley Mellinger. Elizabeth was the daughter of Jacob W. Crider and Elizabeth B. Stoner.
Asher’s paternal grandmother was Helen Dorothy Collins (the daughter of Charles Cannon Collins and Helen Pittsford Smith). Asher’s grandmother Helen was born in Illinois. Charles was the son of Charles Frederick Collins and Mary Esther Cannon. Asher’s great-grandmother Helen was the daughter of John W. Smith and Mary Mayme/Mamie Aydelott/Aydelotte.
Asher’s maternal grandfather was Raymond Edward Mitchell (the son of Thomas Rae Mitchell and Sarah A. Woobank). Raymond was born in Massachusetts. Thomas was born in Massachusetts, to Scottish parents, David Mitchell and Suzanne/Susan B. Caird. Sarah was born in Rhode Island, to English parents, Alfred Woobank and Martha Worth.
Asher’s maternal grandmother was Mabel A. Schmidt (the daughter of William Hardy Schmitt/Schmidt and Lucy K. Goercken). Mabel was born in New York. Mabel’s brother was Hardy William Smith, a theatrical producer. Asher’s great-grandfather William was the son of John Henry Schmitt, who was German, from Bremen, and of Pauline Estelle Hardy, who was English, with family from Nottinghamshire and Surrey. Asher’s great-grandmother Lucy was the daughter of German parents, Charles Goercken and Emma Nehring.
Sources: Asher’s paternal grandfather, Ethan Grant Book, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Asher’s paternal grandfather, Ethan Grant Book – http://m.union-bulletin.com
Asher’s paternal grandmother, Helen Dorothy Collins, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Asher’s paternal great-grandmother, Helen Pittsford Smith, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Asher’s maternal great-great-grandparents, David Mitchell and Suzanne/Susan B. Caird – https://www.familysearch.org
https://www.familysearch.org
Asher’s maternal grandmother, Mabel A. Schmidt, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Asher’s great-uncle, Hardy William Smith (Schmidt) (the brother of Asher’s maternal grandmother, Mabel A. Schmidt) – http://www.nytimes.com
Asher’s maternal great-grandparents, William Hardy Schmitt/Schmidt and Lucy K. Goercken, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
He looks like brazillian singer Di Ferrero.
Asher’s maternal grandfather was Raymond Edward Mitchell (the son of Thomas Rae Mitchell and Sarah A. Woobank). Raymond was born in Massachusetts. Thomas was born in Massachusetts, to Scottish parents, David Mitchell and Suzanne B. Caird. Sarah was born in Rhode Island, to English parents, Alfred Woobank and Martha Worth.
Latinos with these same characteristics are very common in South America, even whiter than he is, depending on the region.
He’s so cute.
Brown eyes on men can be so mesmerizing (i.e. Heath Ledger).