Bill Burr

Burr in 2015, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: William Frederick Burr
Place of Birth: Canton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 10, 1968
Ethnicity: Irish, German, English, distant Scottish
Bill Burr is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster.
He is the son of Linda and Robert Burr. He is married to Nia Hill, with whom he has two children. Nia is African-American.
Bill’s maternal grandfather was Philip/Phillip A. Wigent (the son of Warren Ralph Wigent and Myrtie Belle Eisaman). Philip was born in Indiana. Warren was the son of John C. Wigent and Ida May Spore. Myrtie was the daughter of Nicholas/Nicolas R. Eisaman and Delilah Hosack.
Bill’s maternal grandmother was Mary Lucille Taylor (the daughter of John Marshall Taylor and Catherine “Katie”/Kate Wolford/Wolfard). Mary was born in Whitley County, Indiana. John was the son of Henry Howard Taylor and Melvina Elizabeth Mossman. Catherine was the daughter of Frederick Wolfard, who was born in France, of German descent, and of Catherine Gross, whose parents were German.
Sources: Bill’s family background – http://www.scotsman.com
Genealogy of Bill Burr (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Genealogies of Bill’s maternal great-grandparents, Warren Ralph Wigent and Myrtie Belle (Eisaman) Wigent – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Bill’s maternal grandmother, Mary Lucille Taylor – https://freepages.rootsweb.com
Obituary of Bill’s maternal grandmother, Mary Lucille (Taylor) Wigent – https://www.halbritterwickens.com
Genealogies of Bill’s maternal great-grandparents, John Marshall Taylor and Catherine “Katie”/Kate (Wolford/Wolfard) Taylor – https://www.findagrave.com
Hosack is a Scottish surname. https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname?surname=hosack
Bill’s maternal grandfather was Philip A. Wigent (the son of Warren Ralph Wigent and Myrtie Belle Eisaman). Warren was the son of John C. Wigent and Ida May Spore. Myrtie was the daughter of Nicholas R. Eisaman and Delilah Hosack.
Bill’s maternal grandmother was Mary Lucille Taylor (the daughter of John Marshall Taylor and Catherine “Katie” Wolford). John was the son of Henry Howard Taylor and Melvina Elizabeth Mossman. Catherine was the daughter of Frederick Wolfard, who was born in France, of German descent, and of Catherine Gross, whose parents were German.
https://www.halbritterwickens.com/obituary/Mary-Wigent
https://sv.findagrave.com/memorial/30604428/warren-ralph-wigent
https://sv.findagrave.com/memorial/30604423/myrtie-belle-wigent
https://sv.findagrave.com/memorial/31455446/john-marshall-taylor
https://sv.findagrave.com/memorial/31455451/katie-taylor
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~fran/genealogy/328066.htm
https://www.geni.com/people/Phillip-Wigent/6000000119317885933
https://www.geni.com/people/Mary-Wigent/6000000011560501682
Bill is the son of Linda Ann and Robert Edmund Burr.