Kendra Wilkinson

Wilkinson in 2011, Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com

Birth Name: Kendra Leigh Wilkinson

Place of Birth: San Diego, California, United States

Date of Birth: June 12, 1985

Ethnicity: Irish, one quarter Ukrainian, English, German

Kendra Wilkinson is an American television personality, businessperson, model, and author. She starred on the reality show The Girl Next Door. Kendra has two children with her former husband, professional football player Hank Baskett.

Kendra’s paternal grandfather was named William H. Wilkinson (the son of Harold Wilkinson).

Kendra’s paternal grandmother was Gloria Ann Galac/Galey (the daughter of Heinous/Frank Galetz/Galac/Galey and Anna/Ann Packan/Pakan). Gloria was born in Pennsylvania, to Ukrainian parents. Heinous was the son of Theodore Galey.

Kendra’s maternal grandfather was William Russell Eckhardt (the son of Henry Theodore Eckhardt, Jr. and Jeremiah Eliza Greer). William was born in New Jersey. Henry was the son of Johan Heinrich/John Henry Eckhardt, a German emigrant, from Hesse-Nassau, and of Dorothea “Dorothy” Ammerman/Ammermann, the daughter of German parents, from East Friesland. Jeremiah was the daughter of Robert John Greer, Sr., whose father was from Ireland, and of Sarah Hickman Barrett, who had deep roots in the U.S.

Kendra’s maternal grandmother was Mary Agnes Leitch (the daughter of Leo J. Leitch and Agnes M. Gaffney). Kendra’s grandmother Mary was born in Pennsylvania. Leo was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Edward Leitch, whose mother was Irish, and of Bridget Anna McBride, who was Irish. Agnes was the daughter of John Gaffney, who was born in Pennsylvania, with Irish ancestry, and of Mary De Thane, who was Irish.

Sources: Genealogy of Kendra Wilkinson (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Kendra’s paternal grandmother, Gloria Ann Galac/Galey, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Death records of Kendra’s paternal great-grandparents, Heinous/Frank Galetz/Galac/Galey and Anna/Ann Packan/Pakan – https://www.findagrave.com

Kendra’s maternal grandmother, Mary Agnes Leitch, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Birth record of Kendra’s maternal great-grandfather, Leo J. Leitch – https://www.familysearch.org

Kendra’s maternal great-grandfather, Leo J. Leitch, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org