Birth Name: Sam Austin Querrey
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Date of Birth: October 7, 1987
Ethnicity: English, German, 1/8th Ashkenazi Jewish, Northern Irish, likely some Scottish
Sam Querrey is an American professional tennis player.
Sam’s paternal grandfather was Edmund Thomas Querrey (the son of Preston Querrey and Helen Miller). Preston was the son of Edwin/Edmund/Edmond Preston Querry and Clara A. Helen was the daughter of James H. Miller and Agnes S., who was from Northern Ireland.
Sam’s paternal grandmother was Jacquelyn/Jackulyn Ilene Steinmiller (the daughter of Jack/Jacob Steinmiller and Wilma Irene Tuell). Jack was the son of Jacob Steinmiller and Marie Katherine/Katy Kroning/Krening, who were ethnic Germans from Russia; Jack’s mother may have also had Swedish ancestry. Sam’s great-grandmother Wilma was the daughter of John Tuell and Anna/Annie E. Banks.
Sam’s maternal grandfather was Jacque William Cohen (the son of Jacque/Jacob William Cohen and Harriett Elizabeth Griggs). Jacque was Jewish, and was the son of Benjamin Cohen and Esther Pinto, who had roots in Lissa, Prussia (today Leszno, Poland) and Bohemia. Sam’s great-grandfather Harriet was the daughter of Monroe Christopher Griggs and Cora C. Cunningham.
Sam’s maternal grandmother was Nelda Jean Stratton (the daughter of Dewey Rigdon Stratton and Hazel Lee Bough). Dewey was the son of John R. Stratton and Dollie Holmes. Hazel was the daughter of John D. Bough and Clara I. Jones.
Sources: Marriage record of Sam’s paternal grandparents, Edmund Thomas Querrey and Jacquelyn/Jackulyn Ilene Steinmiller – https://familysearch.org
Sam’s paternal grandfather, Edmund Thomas Querrey, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Sam’s paternal great-grandfather, Preston Querrey, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Sam’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Edwin/Edmund/Edmond Preston Querry, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Sam’s paternal great-grandmother, Helen Miller, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Sam’s paternal great-great-grandfather, James H. Miller, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Sam’s paternal grandmother, Jacquelyn/Jackulyn Ilene Steinmiller, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Sam’s paternal great-grandfather, Jack/Jacob Steinmiller, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Sam’s paternal great-grandfather, Jack/Jacob Steinmiller – https://familysearch.org
Sam’s paternal great-grandmother, Wilma Irene Tuell, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Sam’s paternal great-great-grandparents, John Tuell and Anna/Annie E. Banks – https://familysearch.org
Sam’s great-great-grandfather, John Tuell, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Sam’s great-great-grandmother, Anna/Annie E. Banks, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Sam’ maternal grandfather, Jacque William Cohen, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Sam’s maternal great-grandparents, Jacque/Jacob William Cohen and Harriett Elizabeth Griggs – https://familysearch.org
Sam’ maternal great-grandfather, Jacque/Jacob William Cohen, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Sam’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Benjamin Cohen, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Sam’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Esther Pinto, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Sam’ maternal great-grandmother, Harriett Elizabeth Griggs, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Sam’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Monroe Christopher Griggs – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Sam’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Cora C. Cunningham – https://familysearch.org
Sam’s maternal grandmother, Nelda Jean Stratton, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Sam’s maternal great-grandfather, Dewey Rigdon Stratton, on the 1920 U.S. census – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Sam’s maternal great-grandfather, Dewey Rigdon Stratton – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Sam’s maternal great-great-grandparents, John R. Stratton and Dollie Holmes – https://familysearch.org
Sam’s maternal great-grandmother, Hazel Lee Bough, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Sam’s maternal great-grandmother, Hazel Lee Bough – https://familysearch.org
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