Birth Name: Eric Kyle Szmanda
Place of Birth: Mukwonago, Wisconsin, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 24, 1975
Ethnicity: German, Swiss-German, English
Eric Szmanda is an American actor.
Eric is the son of Elaine R. (Enders) and Donald Gerard Szmanda. He has two brothers, Brett and Kyle.
Eric’s father’s surname is said to hail from “a German area in Poland”. He also has Swiss-German ancestry. Eric’s mother has German and English roots.
Eric’s paternal grandfather was Robert “Bob” L. Szmanda, Sr. (the son of Charles/Casmer Szmanda and Marie Gertrude Baumann). Charles was the son of Anthony/Anton Szmanda and Angeline/Amelia Rossa. Marie was the daughter of Henry Baumann and Mary.
Eric’s great-grandfather Charles was born in Wisconsin, to parents from Germany. Eric’s great-grandmother Marie was born in Wisconsin, to a father from Switzerland and a mother from Germany.
Eric’s paternal grandmother was Lucille Dirkman/Dirkmann (the daughter of Walter Jacob Dirkman and Clara M. Heinzen). Walter was the son of Valentine/Valatine Dirkman and Elizabeth/Elisabetha Hausherr. Clara was the daughter of Jacob Heinzen and Mary Neuser.
Eric’s great-great-grandparents Valentine, Elizabeth, Jacob, and Mary, were all born in Wisconsin, to parents from Germany.
Eric’s maternal grandfather was William “Bill” Enders.
Eric’s maternal grandmother was Lorna Jean Courtright (the daughter of Forest/Forrest Roland Courtright and Ruth Irene Rasey). Forest was the son of Oran Abram Courtright and Delilah/Dialilha Ann Coulson. Ruth was the daughter of Lester Elwin Rasey and Nettie Edith Dushnell.
Sources: Eric’s paternal grandfather, Robert “Bob” L. Szmanda, Sr., on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Eric’s paternal great-grandfather, Walter Jacob Dirkman, on the 1910 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Eric’s paternal great-grandmother, Clara M. Heinzen, on the 1910 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Eric’s maternal grandmother, Lorna Jean (Courtright) Enders – http://www.legacy.com
Genealogies of Eric’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Oran Abram Courtright and Delilah/Dialilha Ann Coulson – http://www.findagrave.com
http://familypedia.wikia.com/wiki/Descendants_of_Anthony_Szmanda
http://www.2manitowoc.com/63Cobit.html
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