Birth Name: Mitchell Lee Hedberg
Place of Birth: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Date of Birth: February 24, 1968
Place of Death: Livingston, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: March 30, 2005
Ethnicity: Swedish (paternal grandfather), Czech (maternal grandfather), German, possibly other
Mitch Hedberg was an American comedian and actor. He was the son of Mary Ann (Schimscha) and Arnold Warren Hedberg.
Mitch’s paternal grandfather was Swedish and his maternal grandfather was Czech. It appears that the rest of Mitch’s ancestry was German (his paternal grandmother was American, for at least some generations, and his maternal grandmother’s parents were from Austria or Germany).
Mitch’s paternal grandparents were Jerry Olaf Hedberg and Laura Ann Schaff/Schaaf (the daughter of Leo R. Schaff and William A.). Jerry was Swedish. Laura was born in Illinois.
Mitch’s maternal grandfather was Otto Joseph Schimscha (the son of Joseph Schimscha and Anna Viska/Achimacha). Otto was born in Czechoslovakia.
Mitch’s maternal grandmother was Ann/Anna Theresa Koenig (the daughter of Frank Koenig and Margaret Feig). Ann was born in Illinois, to parents from Austria or Germany. Frank was the son of John Koenig and Theresa Kohman.
Source: Genealogy of Mitch Hedberg (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.findagrave.com/
Mitch’s paternal grandparents on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/
Mitch’s paternal grandmother, Laura Ann Schaff/Schaaf, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJWY-JXD
Mitch’s maternal grandfather, Otto Joseph Schimscha, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3DS-KPC
Mitch’s maternal grandmother, Ann/Anna Theresa Koenig, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3DS-YV3
Ann/Anna on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSLC-CV7
Drafting record of Mitch’s great-grandfather, Joseph Schimscha – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCC-6RVP
Marriage record of Mitch’s great-grandparents, Frank Koenig and Margaret Feig – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7ZY-N5W
Death record of Mitch’s great-grandfather, Frank Koenig – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD61-8RW