Birth Name: Robert Bernard Altman
Date of Birth: February 20, 1925
Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Date of Death: November 20, 2006
Place of Death: West Hollywood, California, United States
Ethnicity:
*German, 1/4 Swiss-German (father)
*English, Scottish, Dutch, 1/512th Mowhawk Native American (mother)
Robert Altman was an American director, screenwriter, and producer.
Robert was the son of Helen (Matthews) and Bernard Clement Altman, a wealthy insurance salesman and amateur gambler.
On his father’s side, Robert was of German descent, including one quarter Swiss-German. On his mother’s side, Robert had English, as well as Scottish, Dutch, and 1/512th Mohawk Native American, ancestry.
One of Robert’s maternal eighth great-grandmothers, Ack-toch Caniachkoo, who was born c. 1613, was a Mohawk Native American, who married a Dutch immigrant, Pieter Adriaensen Van Woggelum. MMA fighter, actress, and model Gina Carano is also descended from the couple.
Robert’s paternal grandfather was Frank Gerhardt Altman/Altmann (the son of Clement Altmann and Wilhelmina Rolling/Roling). Clement and Wilhelmina were German immigrants. Wilhelmina was the daughter of Johan Wilhelm Roling and Anna Catharina Kramer.
Robert’s paternal grandmother was Annette Matilda Bolt (the daughter of Benjamin Bolt and Mary Elizabeth Smith). Benjamin was also German. Mary Elizabeth was Swiss.
Robert’s maternal grandfather was Elisha Matthews (the son of James Matthews and Ellen).
Robert’s maternal grandmother was Gatie/Kittie L. Strawn (the daughter of Jacob Strawn and Mary Jane Patterson). Jacob was the son of Jacob Strawn and Phoebe Emerson Gates. Mary Jane was the daughter of Franklin Patterson and Catherine Gest.
Sources: Genealogy of Robert Altman – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Robert Altman (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.wikitree.com
Robert’s father, Bernard Clement Altman, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Robert Altman (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Robert’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Jacob Strawn – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Robert’s maternal great-great-great-grandfather, Isaiah Strawn (through Isaiah’s brother, John Strawn) – http://www.wikitree.com
Genealogy of Robert’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Phoebe Emerson Gates (through Phoebe’s sister, Maria Gates) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Robert’s maternal great-great-great-great-grandfather, Samuel Hale Gates – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Robert’s maternal great-great-great-grandmother, Susanna Emerson – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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