Birth Name: John Houston Stockton
Place of Birth: Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 26, 1962
Ethnicity: Swiss, [including Swiss-German], German, Irish, English, Welsh
John Stockton is an American professional basketball player who played his entire NBA career with the Utah Jazz. Stockton hold the record in the NBA in all time steals and assists.
John Stockton was the son of Clementine and Jack Stockton.
Stockton’s paternal grandfather was John Houston Stockton, the son of John Houston Stockton and Ellen May Glennon. John was born in Missouri, the son of Harling Smith Stockton and Amanda C. Myers. Ellen was born in Idaho, the daughter of Patrick Joseph Glennon Jr. and Mary Jane Naylor. Patrick was Irish.
Stockton’s paternal grandmother was Mary Elizabeth Finnegan, the daughter of Michael James Finnegan and Sarah McKenna. Sarah was bon in Michigan, the daughter of John C. McKenna and Elizabeth Browne.
Stockton’s maternal grandfather was Clemens Christian Frei, the son of Johann Philip Frei and Christina Waldburga Tschirke. Johann was born in Switzerland, the son of Jacob Frei and Anna Marianna Fehr. Christina was born in Weisstannen, St Gallen, Switzerland, the daughter of Christian Tschirgi and Ursula Pfiffner.
Stockton’s maternal grandmother was Philomenia K. Uhlorn, the daughter of John F. Uhlorn and Maria Bernardina Nuxoll. John was born in Ohio, the son of Johann Heinrich Uhlhorn and Philomena Bernadina Witthorn. Maria was born in Kentucky, the daughter of Herman Heinrich Nuxoll and Elizabeth Bernadina Autmann.
Source: Geni.com (focusing on Stockton’s mothers side of family)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45646583 (John Stockton’s mothers obituary)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179887493/john-houston-stockton (John Stockton’s father’s obituary)
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