Birth Name: Aaron Jon Schock
Place of Birth: Morris, Minnesota
Date of Birth: May 28, 1981
Ethnicity: German (including some Swiss-German)
Aaron Shock is an American politician. A Republican, he began serving as a Congressman from Illinois in 2009, before resigning in 2015.
Both of Aaron’s parents are of German descent (his father’s family is partially of Swiss-German origin specifically).
Aaron’s paternal grandparents were Richard Frederick Schock (the son of Frederick Rudolph Schock and Louise Greiner) and Lyla Mae Kellenberger (the daughter of Herman Theophil Kellenberger and Della Hazel Messner). Frederick was born in Germany. Louise was born in Illinois, to German parents. Herman was born in Kansas, to a German father and a Swiss mother, who was of Swiss-German descent. Della was of German and Swiss-German descent.
Aaron’s maternal grandparents were Albert Joos (the son of Otto Joos and Rose Katherine Traub) and Edith Nellie Zeltwanger (the daughter of William August Zeltwanger and Lillian D. Eisenman). Otto and Rose were German. William was born in Illinois, to German parents. Lillian was also born in Illinois, also to German parents.
Sources: Genealogy of Aaron Shock (focusing on his father’s side) – http://gerberfamily.org
Aaron’s paternal grandfather, Richard Frederick Schock, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Aaron’s maternal grandfather, Albert Joos, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Aaron’s maternal grandfather, Albert Joos – http://www.pedersenfh.com
Aaron’s maternal great-grandparents, William August Zeltwanger and Lillian D. Eisenman, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org