Mike Schmidt
Birth Name: Michael Jack Schmidt
Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 27, 1949
Ethnicity: German, some English
Mike Schmidt is an American professional baseball player. He was a third baseman. He is in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and is considered by many the best third baseman of all time.
Mike is the son of Lois and Jack Schmidt.
Mike’s paternal grandfather was Cecil Schmidt (the son of George Harold Schmidt and Dora Alice Mumford). Cecil was born in Ohio. George was the son of Joseph J. Schmidt and Anna/Annie Elizabeth Black. Dora was the daughter of John Andrew Mumford and Minnie F. Gantz.
Mike’s paternal grandmother was Dortha Viola Greider (the daughter of Benjamin Franklin/Frank Greider and Lena Margarite Anderson). Dortha was born in Ohio. Benjamin was the son of Samuel Erb Greider and Rebecca Anna Heffner. Lena was the daughter of William Anderson and Mary Nepp.
Mike’s maternal grandfather was John Edward Philipps (the son of Edward George Philipps and Elizabeth M. Keller). John was born in Ohio. Mike’s great-grandfather Edward was the son of Charles A. Philipps, who founded the Philipps Aquatic Club, and of Bertha Weber. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Keller and Caroline Rung.
Mike’s maternal grandmother was Bernice Tinnerman (the daughter of Herbert E. Tinnerman and Eda May Nobeling). Bernice was born in Ohio. Herbert was the son of John Henry Tinnerman and Catharine Rahn. Eda was the daughter of Casper Nobling and Rachael Ellen Replogle.
Sources: http://www.ishof.org
Genealogy of Mike Schmidt (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Mike’s paternal grandfather was Cecil Schmidt (the son of George Harold Schmidt and Dora Alice Mumford). Vecil was born in Ohio. George was the son of Joseph J. Schmidt and Anna/Annie Elizabeth Black. Dora was the daughter of
John Andrew Mumford and Minnie F. Gantz.
Mike’s paternal grandmother was Dortha Viola Greider (the daughter of Benjamin Franklin/Frank Greider and Lena Margarite Anderson). Dortha was born in Ohio. Benjamin was the son of Samuel Erb Greider and Rebecca Anna Heffner. Lena was the daughter of William Anderson and Mary Nepp.
Mike’s maternal grandfather was John Edward Philipps (the son of Edward George Philipps and Elizabeth M. Keller). John was born in Ohio. Edward was the son of Charles A. Philipps and Bertha Weber. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Keller and Caroline Rung.
Mike’s maternal grandmother was Bernice Tinnerman (the daughter of
Herbert E. Tinnerman and Eda May Nobeling). Bernice was born in Ohio. Herbert was the son of John Henry Tinnerman and Catharine Rahn. Eda was the daughter of Casper Nobling and Rachael Ellen Replogle.
He also has English ancestry (Mumford, Black) and Anderson is also British (unsure if English or Scottish).