Birth Name: Charles Davis Lowe II
Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 15, 1968
Ethnicity: German (about half), along with English, Irish, Welsh, and Scottish
Family Background: Chad Lowe is an American actor and director. He is the younger brother of actor Rob Lowe.
Chad is of approximately half German ancestry (both of his parents were of part German descent). Rob also has English, Irish, Welsh, and Scottish ancestry.
Chad’s paternal grandfather was Robert Edward Lowe (the son of John Frank/Franklin Lowe and Flora E. Nienaber). John was the son of James M. Lowe and Arminta/Mary. Flora was born in Indiana, to German parents, Henry Nienaber, from Oldenburg, and Philomena Linschmidt, from Prussia.
Chad’s paternal grandmother was Maurine Davis (the daughter of James Oliver Davis and Nell/Nellie H. Rushen/Rusken/Ruskin). James was the son of Newton M. Davis and Lucinda H. Bennett. Nell was the daughter of Mantford F. Rushen and Amanda Ellen Hoss.
Chad’s maternal grandfather was Robert Monroe Hepler (the son of Oran William Hepler and Bessie Mae East). Oran was the son of Lewis Hepler and Sarah Ellen Alt, who were of German descent. Bessie was the daughter of Monroe M./Samuel East and Priscilla Alice Crider, who were both also of German origin.
Chad’s maternal grandmother was Margaret Olive Grouver (the daughter of Harry Ford Grouver and Olive Marie Owen). Harry was the son of John J. Gruver, whose parents were German, and of Jane/Jennie Ellen Lilley. Rob’s great-grandmother Olive was the daughter of Griffith C. Owen and Melissa McFarlin.
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