Birth Name: Amy Beth Schumer
Place of Birth: New York City, New York
Date of Birth: June 1, 1981
Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*English, German, some Scottish and Welsh (mother)
Amy Schumer is an American comedian and actress.
Amy’s father is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family. Amy’s mother has English, German, and some Scottish and Welsh, ancestry, and of Protestant background. Amy was raised Jewish.
On her mother’s side, Amy is the granddaughter of ? Jones and Betty Jane Roth (the daughter of John S. Roth and Georgia Catherine Dement).
Sources: Obituary of Amy’s maternal grandmother, Betty Jane (Roth) Jones – http://obits.dignitymemorial.com
Obituary of Amy’s great-uncle (Amy’s maternal grandmother’s brother), John “Jack” S. Roth – http://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Amy’s maternal great-grandfather, John S. Roth (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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