Birth Name: Donald Thomas Scholz
Place of Birth: Toledo, Ohio, United States
Date of Birth: March 10, 1947
Ethnicity: English, German, Hungarian, Irish, Scottish
Tom Scholz is an American rock musician, inventor, engineer, and philanthropist, best known as the founder of the band Boston. He is the son of Olive Verna (Jones) and Donald Joseph “Don” Scholz.
Tom’s paternal grandparents were Alexander Louis Scholz (the son of Paul B. Scholz and Ida E. Klein) and Ethel Leara McKay (the daughter of Samuel W. McKay and Mary O’Leary). Paul was Hungarian. Ida’s father was German.
Tom’s maternal grandparents were William Leon Jones (the son of William M. Jones and Sarah J. Becker) and Verna Besyl Robson (the daughter of Douglas McGary Robson and Elmina/Elmira “Ella” Coons/Coonse).
Sources: Tom’s birth record – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com
Birth record of Tom’s father – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com
Birth record of Tom’s mother – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com
Marriage record of Tom’s maternal grandparents, William Leon Jones and Verna Besyl Robson – https://familysearch.org