Michael Stoyanov
Stoyanov in 2015, photo by kathclick/www.bigstockphoto.com
Birth Name: Michael Edward Stoyanoff
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 14, 1966
Ethnicity:
*father – Bulgarian, Ukrainian and/or Belarusian
*mother – German, some English, Irish, smaller amounts of Polish and Swedish
Michael Stoyanov is an American actor and writer. He has written for Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Mr. Show with Bob and David, The Dana Carvey Show, and MADtv.
He is the son of Karen and Edward Stoyanoff. On his Twitter account, he stated:
Some ppl are asking about my ancestry. Okay, one person is asking. I’m half Bulgarian, half Ukrainian, and half Battlestar Galactica nerd.
Michael’s paternal grandfather was named Nicholas Stoyanoff. Nicholas was born in Razgrad, Bulgaria.
Michael’s paternal grandmother was named Sonia/Sonja Druinskaya/Druinski. Sonia was born in Gomel, Belarus.
Michael’s maternal grandfather was Chester Johnson Braatz (the son of Gustav Adolf Braatz and Agnes Elisabeth Tursky). Chester was born in Wisconsin. Gustav was born in Lessen, Graudenz, Germany, now Grudziądz, Poland, of German, and some Polish, descent, the son of Wilhelm Braatz and Caroline Wohlfeil. Agnes was born in Wisconsin, to German parents, Friedrich Turski, from Frankfurt, and Caroline Sattler, from Klein Tromnau, Rosenberg, Westpreußen, Prussia.
Michael’s maternal grandmother was Naomi Ruth Limpus (the daughter of Oran Hubert Limpus and Caroline Ellen “Carry” Beckworth). Naomi was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, and was of English, Irish, likely German, and a small amount of Swedish, descent; she had deep roots in the U.S. Caroline was the daughter of Salem Beckworth, who was born in Canada, and of Helen Mae Kehler, who was from Iowa.
Sources: Michael’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Michael’s mother on the 1950 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Michael’s maternal grandfather, Chester Johnson Braatz – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Michael’s maternal grandmother, Naomi Ruth Limpus (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.familysearch.org
Bulgarian, Ukrainian -> Bulgarian, Belarusian
Michael’s paternal grandfather was Nicholas Stoyanoff. Nicholas was born in Razgrad, Bulgaria.
Michael’s paternal grandmother was Sonia/Sonja Druinskaya/Druinski. Sonia was born in Gomel, Belarus.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V113-777
Michael’s maternal grandfather was Chester Johnson Braatz (the son of Gustav Adolf Braatz and Agnes Elisabeth Tursky). Chester was born in Wisconsin. Gustav was born in Lessen, Graudenz, Germany (now Grudziądz, Poland), to Wilhelm Braatz and Caroline Wohlfeil. Agnes was born in Wisconsin, to German parents Friedrich Turski, from Frankfurt, and Caroline Sattler.
Through Chester Michael also have some distant Polish roots (Turski, Nowinska, possible Mantey lines).
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X18-VN7B
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/GFW1-SQ4
Michael’s maternal grandmother was Naomi Ruth Limpus (the daughter of Oran Hubert Limpus and Caroline”Carry” Ellen Beckworth). Naomi was born in Missouri, and had deep roots in the U.S. Caroline was the daughter of Salem Beckworth, who was born in Canada, and of Helen Mae Kehler, from Iowa.
Through Naomi Michael have English, Irish, likely German, distant Swedish ancestry, possibly other.
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/G39Z-CWZ
He looks kind of like Steve Buscemi.