Stephen Root

Birth Name: Stephen Edward Root

Place of Birth: Sarasota, Florida, United States

Date of Birth: November 17, 1951

Ethnicity: Swedish (maternal grandmother), English, distant Scottish, Welsh, and Dutch

Stephen Root is an American actor, comedian, and voice actor. He is the son of Leona Estelle (Dickinson) and Rolland Clair Root.

Stephen’s paternal grandfather was Floyd Clair Root (the son of Charles Delbert Root and Alliah Delphia Bronson). Charles was the son of Almon Sylvester Root and Helen Augusta Cole. Alliah was the daughter of Clinton Doneral Bronson and Lovisa Andrews.

Stephen’s maternal grandfather was Leon Arthur Dickinson (the son of Clarence Andrew Dickinson and Stella Louise Gates). Clarence was the son of John Kelsey Dickinson and Frances Emeline Weaver. Stella was the daughter of Leroy Fayette Gates and Emma Elizabeth Case.

Stephen’s maternal grandmother was Judith Augusta Erickson (the daughter of Olof Erikson and Augusta Gustafson). Judith was born in Stockholm, Sweden.

Sources: Obituary of Stephen’s mother – 

Stephen’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – 

Marriage records of Stephen’s maternal grandparents – 

Genealogy of Stephen’s paternal grandfather, Floyd Clair Root – 

Genealogy of Stephen’s great-grandfather, Clarence Andrew Dickinson (focusing on his mother’s side) – 

Genealogy of Stephen’s great-grandmother, Stella Louise Gates (focusing on her own father’s side) – 

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