Birth Name: Anna Marie Hillinger
Place of Birth: San Bernardino, California, United States
Date of Birth: November 7, 1977
Ethnicity:
*93.75% German
*6.25% Austrian
Anna Shinoda is an American young adult fiction writer.
She is the daughter of businesspersons Zita Marie (Brickner) and William Robert “Bill” Hillinger.
Anna is married to musician Mike Shinoda, with whom she has two children.
Anna’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her fourth great-grandfather, Jacobus Hillinger.
Anna’s paternal grandfather was William Agiedus Hillinger (the son of Philip Leonard Hillinger and Magdalene Neuses). Philip was the son of German emigrants, Francis Hillinger, of Darmstadt, and of Katharina Behl, of Frankfurt. Magdalene was the daughter of German emigrants, Peter Neuses, of Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, and of Anna Maria “Mary” Michels, of Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate.
Anna’s paternal grandmother was Caroline Celia Bruning (the daughter of Charles Louis Bruning and Caecilia Mary Engels). Charles was the son of Frederick “Fred” Brüning and Caroline Louise Knepple. Caecilia was of German descent, and was the daughter of Joseph Engels and Margaret “Maggie” Wilhelm.
Anna’s maternal grandfather was George Albert Brickner (the son of Joseph Henry Brickner and Josephine Miller). Anna’s great-grandfather Joseph was the son of German emigrant, Johannes Michael Brückner (later John Michael Brickner), of Ansbach, Bavaria, and of Caroline Elizabeth Scholl, whose own parents, Johannes (later John) Scholl and Margaretha (later Margaret) Siefert, were German emigrants, from Großwallstadt, Bavaria. Josephine was the daughter of German emigrant, “John D. Miller”, of Ansbach, and of Austrian emigrant, Johanna Flatz, of Tyrol.
Anna’s maternal grandmother was Margaret Mary Martin (the daughter of Joseph George Martin and Christina Mary Berelsman). Anna’s great-grandfather Joseph was the son of German emigrant, Johannes Ernst Louis (later John Ernest Lewis) Martin, of Warendorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, and of Mary Agnes Feltman, whose own parents, Heinrich “Henry” Feltman and Catherine Elizabeth Hoklar, were German emigrants, from Hanover, Lower Saxony. Christina was the daughter of German emigrant, Anton Berelsman, of Hanover, and of Mary Elizabeth Fecker, whose own parents, Casper Föcker (later Jasper Fecker) and Elizabeth F. Ölendorf, were German emigrants, from Hanover and Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, respectively.
Sources: Birth record of Anna Shinoda – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Anna’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org
Birth records of Anna’s father – https://www.familysearch.org
https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Anna’s father, William Robert Hillinger, to Mary Lou Taylor – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Anna’s paternal uncle, Charles Edward Hillinger – https://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Anna’s mother – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com
Obituary of Anna’s mother – http://www.mtprogress.net
Genealogy of Anna’s mother – https://www.familysearch.org