Birth Name: Walter Perry Johnson
Place of Birth: Humboldt, KS
Date of Birth: November 6, 1887
Ethnicity: English, Dutch father
English, possibly other mother
Family Background: Walter Johnson was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He is in the baseball hall of fame as a Washington Senator and is rated one of the the best pitchers of all time.
Walter Johnson was the son of Frank Edwin Johnson and Minnie Perry.
Walter’s paternal grandparents were Nathaniel Johnson and Phoebe Higbee.
Walter’s maternal grandparents were John Lane Perry and Lucinda Bradley.
Source: Geni.com (focusing mainly on father’s side of family)
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