Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 11, 1957
Ethnicity:
*African American (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
James McBride is an American writer and musician. He was born in New York City, New York, U.S..
His father, Andrew Dennis McBride, was an African-American reverend. His mother, Ruchel Dwajra Zylska (later changed to Rachel Deborah Shilsky and Ruth McBride Jordan), was born near Gdańsk, Poland to a Jewish family.
His maternal grandparents were Hudis and Fishel Shilsky. They were born in Poland and Russia, respectively.
His paternal grandparents were Nash McBride (the son of Andrew McBride and Rosa) and Etta Patterson (the daughter of Dennis Patterson and Jennie Townsend). Jennie’s parents were Adam Townsend and Ellen (McRae).
Sources: http://www.ft.com/
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGYZ-MLC
Genealogy of James McBride’s mother
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