Place of Birth: McNary, Arizona
Date of Birth: March 24, 1950
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish)
Ann Kirkpatrick is an American politician. A Democrat, she has served as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona since January 3, 2013, and previously from January 3, 2009 to January 3, 2011.
Ann was born on an Apache reservation, but is not of Native American descent.
Ann’s paternal grandparents were Jerry Rufus Kirkpatrick (the son of William Riley Kirkpatrick and Virginia Adeline McCain) and Leila E./Imogene Whittington (the daughter of John Heighter Whittington and Eliza Jane “Ella” Whiteside).
Ann’s maternal grandparents were Sherman Dedrick/Deaderick Cox (the son of John Alexander Cox and Minnie Nickle) and Jeanette Martha Bourdon (the daughter of Charles Nelson Bourdon and Martha Ralph).
Sources: Genealogy of Ann Kirkpatrick (focusing on her father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Ann’s father (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://findagrave.com
Obituary of Ann’s maternal grandmother, Jeanette Martha (Bourdon) Cox Bright – http://obits.arizonagravestones.org