Birth Name: John Ernst Steinbeck
Place of Birth: Salinas, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 27, 1902
Place of Death: New York City, U.S.
Place of Death: December 20, 1968
Ethnicity: Irish/Northern Irish (50%), English (25%), German (25%)
John Steinbeck was an American writer, who won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is known for his works such as Tortilla Flat, Cannery Row, East of Eden, The Red Pony, Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath.
He was the son John Ernst Steinbeck who was a Monterey County treasurer, and Olive Hamilton a former school teacher. His family were members of the Episcopal Church, but he later became agnostic.
John’s paternal grandfather was Johann Adolph (Grossteinbeck) Steinbeck (the son of Johann Peter Grossteinbeck and Maria Christina Loeckenhof). Johann Adolph was born in Düsseldorf, Germany.
John’s paternal grandmother was Alimira Ann Dickson (the daughter of Walter Dickson and Sarah Eldredge). Alimira was born in Groton, Massachusetts. Walter Dickson was born in Groton, Massachusetts and was of Colonial American (English) descent. Sarah Eldredge was born in Dunstable, Massachusetts and was of Colonial American (English) descent.
John’s maternal grandfather was Samuel Hamilton (the son of John Hamilton and Esther Clarke). Samuel was born in Ballykelly, Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
John’s maternal grandmother was Elizabeth Fagen (the daughter of Mike Fegon and Elizabeth Carter). Elizabeth was born in New York City, New York, United States. Mike and Elizabeth were both born in Ireland.
Sources:
Genealogies of John Steinbeck-https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Steinbeck-7
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/KLYF-7KM
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