Derrick Borte

Borte in 2010, photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Derrick Stacey Borte

Place of Birth: Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Date of Birth: December 7, 1967

Ethnicity:
*father – English, Scottish, Irish, German, Welsh, distant Dutch
*mother – Ashkenazi Jewish

Derrick Borte is an American filmmaker.

He was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to American parents, and was raised in Virginia.

Derrick’s paternal grandfather was Donald Harding Borte (the son of Robert Eymard Borte and Marion Armstrong Harding). Donald was born in New York. Robert was born in New York, the son of Charles Borte/Bort and Mary Cauley. Marion was born in Virginia, the daughter of Lewis William Harding and Lillian F. “Lilly” Garrison.

Derrick’s paternal grandmother was Marian Leigh Perry (the daughter of Walter Kilby/Kelly Perry and Leigh/Lee Belle Felton). Marian was born in North Carolina. Walter was born in North Carolina, the son of Otey Kilby Perry and Addie Victoria Powell. Leigh was born in North Carolina, the daughter of Henry Norfleet Felton and Suzannah Myrtle Parker.

Derrick’s maternal grandfather was Paul Raymond Raskin (the son of Hyman/Herman Raskin and Annie Rudnick). Paul was born in New Jersey, to Russian Jewish parents.

Derrick’s maternal grandmother was Beverly Turock (the daughter of Alex Turock and Ethel Leibowitz). Beverly was born in Virginia, to a Russian Jewish father and a Romanian Jewish mother.

Sources: Obituary of Derrick’s paternal grandfather, Donald Harding Borte – http://scholar.lib.vt.edu

Obituary of Derrick’s paternal grandmother, Marian Leigh (Perry) Borte – http://familysearch.org

Obituary of Derrick’s maternal grandmother, Beverly (Turock) Raskin – http://legacy.com