Birth Name: John Andrew Boehner
Place of Birth: Reading, Oohio
Date of Birth: November 17, 1949
Ethnicity:
*75% German
*25% English and Irish
John Boehner is an American politician. A Republican, he has served as a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, and as the 61st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (since 2011).
John’s paternal grandparents were Andrew Boehner (the son of Henry Boehner and Dora Doepffer) and Emma Leimgruber (the daughter of Martin Leimgruber and Mary). Andrew and Emma were both born in Ohio, and all of their own parents were German.
John’s maternal grandparents were Walter Arnold Hall (the son of Henry Hall and Lee) and Anna Ruth Schneid (the daughter of John W. Schneid and Elizabeth Schaeffer). Walter had English and Irish ancestry. Anna was of German descent.
Sources: Genealogies of John Boehner – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com