Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Date of Birth: September 7, 1988
Ethnicity: Austrian, German, English, Dutch, remote Welsh
Kurt Hugo Schneider is an American singer, songwriter, musician, composer, producer, director, and video editor. He is the son of Laurie S. (Auth), an artist, and Michael H. Schneider, a mathematician.
Kurt has said that his paternal grandparents were from Vienna. He has also mentioned that his father is of part German descent. Kurt’s mother’s ancestry is German, English, Dutch, and remote Welsh.
Kurt’s maternal grandfather was Bernard Baldus Auth (the son of Francis Xavier Auth and Mary Katherine Koppers). Francis was the son of German parents, Chrysanthus Santus Auth and Regina Klueh. Mary was born in Suderwick, Germany, of Dutch and German descent, the daughter of Peter Theodore Koppers and Adelheid Marie Messing.
Kurt’s maternal grandmother was ? Herbert (the daughter of Francis Irving Herbert and Mary V. Lancaster). Francis was the son of Baker Wilmer Herbert and Laura Clarke. Mary was the daughter of Spearman Simon Lancaster and Verlinda Elizabeth Jenkins.
Source: Genealogy of Kurt Hugo Schneider (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com/people/Kurt-Schneider/6000000036343536431