Mark Grace

Birth Name: Mark Eugene Grace

Place of Birth: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 28, 1964

Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish, German

Mark Grace is an American professional baseball player. He was a Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman, who spent the majority of his professional career with the Chicago Cubs. He is the son of Sharon Louise and Gene Lee Grace. He has two children.

Mark’s paternal grandfather was Eugene Milton Grace (the son of Christopher Alonzo Grace and Mary Ann Parkey). Christopher was born in Denton, Texas, the son of Francis/Frances Marion Grace and Elizabeth Jane King. Mary Ann was born in Tennessee, the daughter of Peter Patterson Parkey, Jr. and Sarah Ann Croxdale.

Mark’s paternal grandmother was Florence Leona Rose Wells (the daughter of Grant Mynher Wells and Beatrice O’Neel). Grant was born in Boone, Iowa, the son of David Wells and Susan Matilda Burling. Beatrice was born in Kansas, the daughter of Millard O’Neel and Margaret Elizabeth Norris.

Mark’s maternal grandfather was Ralph Eugene Cloe (the son of Larkin Cloe and Gladys Jessie McCumber). Larkin was born in Benton County, Arkansas, the son of Amos Greenberry Cloe and Elizabeth Wilson. Gladys was born in Sanborn, South Dakota, the daughter of Winslow Asa McCumber and Eliza Ann Pratt.

Mark’s maternal grandmother was Gladys Lorraine Searcy (the daughter of Walter Edwin Searcy and Maggie Louise Hartman). Walter was born in Oklahoma, the son of George Thomas Searcy and Mary Emma Paul. Maggie was born in Oklahoma, the daughter of Louis Hartman and Jennette Crawford.

Sources: https://www.markgrace.com

Genealogy and obituary of Mark’s father – https://www.findagrave.com

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