Birth Name: Barbara Pierce
Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, New York
Date of Birth: June 8, 1925
Ethnicity: English, some German, small amounts (to varying degrees) of Welsh, Irish, Scottish, Moravian, and French
Barbara Bush served as First Lady of the United States, from 1989 to 1993, and as Second Lady of the United States, from 1981 to 1989. She is the wife of President George H. W. Bush, and the mother of President George W. Bush and Florida Governor Jeb Bush, among others.
Barbara is the daughter of Pauline (Robinson) and Marvin Pierce, who was the president of McCall Corporation, a publisher of women’s magazines McCall’s and Redbook.
Barbara’s ancestry is English, some German, and small amounts (to varying degrees) of Welsh, Irish, Scottish, Moravian, and French.
Barbara’s paternal grandparents were Scott Pierce (the son of Jonas James Pierce and Kate Pritzel) and Mabel Marvin (the daughter of Jerome Place Marvin and Martha Ann Stokes). Kate was born in Zweizel, Baden, Germany, to Anton Pritzl and Marie Louise Pasquay.
Barbara’s maternal grandparents were James Edgar Robinson (the son of John Welch Robinson and Sarah Coe) and Lula Dell Flickinger (the daughter of Jacob Marion Flickinger and Sarah Haines).
Source: Genealogy of Barbara Bush (contained within the genealogy of her son, George W. Bush) – http://www.wargs.com
Photo By David Valdez, White House Photo Office (http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/89715766/) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons