Drew Scheid

10/17/2018 – Drew Scheid – Universal Pictures’ “Halloween” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX, 6925 Hollywood Boulevard – Hollywood, CA, USA – Photo Credit: / Prphotos.com

Place of Birth: North Carolina, U.S.

Date of Birth: January 8, 1998

Ethnicity: English, German, Irish, Dutch, possibly other

Drew Scheid is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films Halloween, Words on Bathroom Walls, The War with Grandpa, Fear Street Part Two: 1978, and Unhuman, and the series Champaign ILL and The Thing About Pam.

His grandfather was Wee Willie Webber, a radio and television personality in Philadelphia, and pioneer. Drew was raised in Pennsylvania and North Carolina.

Drew’s paternal grandfather was William Henry Scheid (the son of Henry Jacob Scheid and Pearl Van Dyke). William was born in Pennsylvania. Henry was born in Pennsylvania, to German parents, Jacob Scheid/Schneider and Catherine. Pearl was born in Illinois, the daughter of William S. Van Dyke, whose mother was English, and of Martha Berry, whose parents were also English.

Drew’s paternal grandmother was Mary Alice Taylor (the daughter of Mordecai Caleb Taylor and Edna Josephine Gregg). Mary Alice was born in Pennsylvania. Mordecai was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Henry Judson Taylor and Emma Alice Lear. Edna was born in Texas, the daughter of Joseph Henry Gregg, whose parents were Irish and English, respectively, and of Mary Alice Whitehill.

Drew’s maternal grandfather was William Wallace “Wee Willie” Webber (the son of Reginald Wallace Webber and Madeline May Clamp). William was born in Havana, Cuba, and was also known as Bill Webber. He was raised in New York. His grandfather, an engineer, helped pave the streets of Havana. Reginald was born in Devonshire, England, the son of Samuel Charles Webber and Elizabeth Harriet Mudge. Madeline was born in New York, to English parents, Thomas William Clamp and Ellen Maria Marian Pemberton.

Drew’s maternal grandmother is named Constance Russell.

Sources: Obituary of Drew’s paternal grandmother, Mary Alice (Taylor) Scheid – http://www.legacy.com

Genealogy of Drew’s maternal grandfather, Wee Willie Webber – http://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Drew’s maternal grandfather, Wee Willie Webber – http://www.lankenaufuneralhomes.com