Birth Name: Margaret Emily Jakobson
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 7, 1961
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Maggie Wheeler is an American actress. She is the daughter of Barbara and John R. Jakobson. Her parents are both Jewish. Maggie is married to Daniel Borden Wheeler.
Maggie’s paternal grandparents were Louis Jakobson (the son of Adolph Sam Jakobson and Fanny Leftrist/Lefkowitz) and Lucille B. Rafelson (the daughter of Abraham J. Rafelson and Hattie London). Adolph and Fanny were born in Hungary. Abraham was originally from either Poland or Russia. Hattie was born in New York, to parents from Germany.
Sources: http://www.jta.org
Maggie’s paternal grandfather, Louis Jakobson, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Maggie’s paternal grandfather, Louis Jakobson – https://familysearch.org
Maggie’s paternal great-grandmother, Hattie London, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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