Birth Name: Philip Chapman Lesh
Place of Birth: Berkeley, California, United States
Date of Birth: March 15, 1940
Ethnicity: English, German (including Swiss-German), Scottish, small amount of Dutch, remote Norwegian and French
Phil Lesh is an American musician and songwriter. He was a member of the rock band Grateful Dead, in which he sung and played the bass. The band’s members also included Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, and Bob Weir.
Phil is the son of Barbara Jewel (Fuller) and Frank Hamilton Lesh. Barbara was adopted, and the identity of her biological father is not publicly known.
Phil’s paternal grandparents were William Bennett Lesh (the son of Daniel Webster Lesh and Flora Sophia Fulkerson) and Mary Adele Graham (the daughter of Hamilton Graham and Angeletta Webb).
Phil’s maternal grandmother was Jewel Caroline Schmidt. Her surname indicates German ancestry.
Sources: Genealogy of Phil Lesh (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Phil’s father, Frank Lesh – https://familysearch.org
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