Birth Name: Ladda Tammy Duckworth
Place of Birth: Bangkok, Thailand
Date of Birth: March 12, 1968
Ethnicity:
*English (father)
*Chinese (mother)
Tammy Duckworth is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served as a Member of the House of Representatives from Illinois, since January 3, 2013.
Tammy was born in Bangkok, Thailand, the daughter of Lamai and Franklin G. Duckworth. Her father was American, and had English ancestry. Her mother was of Chinese descent. A picture of Tammy’s parents can be seen here.
Her father’s ancestry traces back in the U.S. to before the Revolutionary War, in which her ancestors fought.
Tammy’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Franklin Duckworth (the son of Philip Garthright Duckworth and Eliza Virginia Groves). Philip was the son of Aden C. Duckworth and Dorcas Ellen Wilt.
Tammy’s paternal grandmother was Winnifred Smith (the daughter of Gordon Robbin Smith and Daisy Deane Amick). Daisy was the daughter of John Henry Amick and Martha J. Scrivener.
Source: Genealogy of Tammy Duckworth (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com