Birth Name: Michael Richard Pence
Place of Birth: Columbus, Indiana
Date of Birth: June 7, 1959
Ethnicity:
*81.25% Irish
*12.5% German
*6.25% possibly English
Mike Pence is an American politician and attorney. A Republican, he has served as Governor of Indiana, since January 14, 2013. He was previously a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana, from January 3, 2001 to January 3, 2013.
Mike is the son of Ann Nancy Jane (Cawley) and Edward J. Pence, Jr. It appears that Mike’s patrilineal line traces back to a Jacob Johann Ludwig Bentz, who was born, c. 1727, in Germany, and whose family surname changed from “Bentz” to “Pence”.
Mike’s paternal grandfather was Edward Joseph Pence, Sr. (the son of Harry/Henry Harold Pence and Mary Ellen Reilly). Harry was born in Illinois, the son of Samuel Pence, who was of German descent, and of Frances “Fannie” Payne/Paigne. Mary Ellen was born in Illinois, of Irish descent, the daughter of John Riley and Margaret Flannery.
Mike’s paternal grandmother was Geraldine Kathleen Kuhn (the daughter of Philip Blaze Kuhn and Mary Ann/Anna Larkin). Philip was born in Indiana, to a German father, William Kuhn, and an Irish mother, Margaret McGwen. Mary Ann was born in Indiana, to Irish parents.
Mike’s maternal grandparents were Richard James Cawley and Mary Maloney. Richard was an Irish immigrant.
Sources: Mike’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Mike’s father – https://www.newspapers.com
Mike’s paternal grandfather, Edward Joseph Pence, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Mike’s paternal grandmother, Geraldine Kathleen Kuhn, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org