Birth Name: Thomas Roy Skerritt
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 25, 1933
Ethnicity: German, English
Tom Skerritt is an American actor.
Tom is the son of Helen Jane (Maybee) and Leroy “Roy” Philemon Skerritt. He has two brothers. Tom’s father was born in Ontario, Canada, of English descent. Tom’s mother was from Michigan, and had German and English ancestry.
Tom’s maternal grandfather was William Harris Maybee (the son of John Canniff Maybee and Jane Harris). John was the son of William Giles Maybee and Elizabeth Walker. Jane was born in England.
Tom’s maternal grandmother was Cora Alice Barnhart (the daughter of Joel Barnhart and Elizabeth Fletcher Jessup). Joel was the son of Daniel Barnhart and Eva Bowman. Elizabeth was the daughter of Jacob Jessup and Elizabeth.
Sources: Genealogy of Tom Skerritt – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Tom’s mother, Helen Jane (Maybee) Skerritt – https://www.ancestry.co.uk
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