Tom Pelphrey

Pelphrey in 2015, photo by kathclick/www.bigstockphoto.com/

Birth Name: Thomas J. Pelphrey

Place of Birth: Howell, New Jersey, U.S.

Date of Birth: July 28, 1982

Ethnicity: Danish, English, Irish, Polish, German, Scottish, French, Dutch

Tom Pelphrey is an American actor.

Tom’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Grandison Pelphrey (the son of William Benjamin Pelphrey and Alberta Talbert). Joseph was born in Kentucky. William was born in Kentucky, the son of Joseph Pelphrey/Pelfrey and Nancy Jane Salyer. Alberta was born in Kentucky, the daughter of James G. Talbert and Nellie Messer/Messerschmidt.

Tom’s paternal grandmother was Jeanne Alice Trowbridge (the daughter of Roy S. Trowbridge and Alice May Arnot). Jeanne was born in New Jersey. Roy was born in New Jersey, the son of John A. Trowbridge and Margaret Drake Lum. Alice was born in Michigan, the daughter of Albert Arnot, who was born in Ontario, Canada, and whose mother was Scottish; and of Anna Norman, who was English.

Tom’s maternal grandfather was James N. “Jim” Demgard (the son of Andrew Demgard, Jr. and Elizabeth Wagner). James was born in New Jersey. Andrew was born in New Jersey, to Danish parents, Andrew Demgard and Julia/Jolia Nelson. Elizabeth was born in New Jersey, the daughter of Harry C. Wagner, who was German, and of Anna W. “Annie” Armbruster, whose father was the son of German parents, and whose mother was the daughter of English parents.

Tom’s maternal grandmother is Eileen Gelshen (the daughter of Eugene A. Gelshen and Genevieve E. Blekicki). Eileen was born in New Jersey. Eugene was born in New York, the son of Patrick J. Gelshen, whose parents were Irish, and of Mary M. Smith, whose parents were also Irish. Genevieve was born in New Jersey, to Polish parents, Julius Louis Blekicki and Margaret Golembiewski.

Sources: Obituary of Tom’s father – http://claytonfuneralhome.com

Obituary of Tom’s paternal great-aunt – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Tom’s maternal grandfather, James N. “Jim” Demgard – http://www.obrienfuneralhome.com

Tom’s maternal grandmother, Eileen Gelshen, on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Tom’s maternal great-great-aunt (great-grandmother’s sister) – https://obits.nj.com

2 Responses

  1. transemacabre says:

    Paternal grandmother was Jeanne Trowbridge, who died in 1981. She was the daughter of Roy Trowbridge (born in New Jersey) and Alice Arnot (born in Michigan).

    Roy’s parents were John Trowbridge and Margaretta Lum.

    Alice’s parents were Albert Arnot (born in Canada) and Anna Norman (born in England).

    • stlucas says:

      Thank you @transemacabre.

      Pelphrey also has German, Scottish, French, and Dutch ancestry.

      Tom’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Grandison Pelphrey (the son of William Benjamin Pelphrey and Alberta Talbert). Joseph was born in Kentucky. William was born in Kentucky, the son of Joseph Pelphrey/Pelfrey and Nancy Jane Salyer. Alberta was born in Kentucky, the daughter of James G. Talbert and Nellie Messer/Messerschmidt.

      Tom’s paternal grandmother was Jeanne Alice Trowbridge (the daughter of Roy S. Trowbridge and Alice May Arnot). Jeanne was born in New Jersey. Roy was born in New Jersey, the son of John A. Trowbridge and Margaret Drake Lum. Alice was born in Michigan, the daughter of Albert Arnot, who was born in Ontario, Canada, and whose mother was Scottish; and of Anna Norman, who was English.

      Tom’s maternal grandfather was James N. “Jim” Demgard (the son of Andrew Demgard, Jr. and Elizabeth Wagner). James was born in New Jersey. Andrew was born in New Jersey, to Danish parents, Andrew Demgard and Julia/Jolia Nelson. Elizabeth was born in New Jersey, the daughter of Harry C. Wagner, who was German, and of Anna W. “Annie” Armbruster, whose father was the son of German parents, and whose mother was the daughter of English parents.

      Tom’s maternal grandmother is Eileen Gelshen (the daughter of Eugene A. Gelshen and Genevieve E. Blekicki). Eileen was born in New Jersey. Eugene was born in New York, the son of Patrick J. Gelshen, whose parents were from Ireland, and of Mary M. Smith, whose parents were also Irish. Genevieve was born in New Jersey, to parents from Russia, now Poland, Julius Louis Blekicki and Margaret Golembiewski.

      Obituary of Tom’s paternal great-aunt – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKTH-PXFZ

      Obituary of Tom’s maternal great-great-aunt (great-grandmother’s sister) – https://obits.nj.com/us/obituaries/starledger/name/june-macek-obituary?id=16402098

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