Birth Name: Drew Allison Carey
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Date of Birth: May 23, 1958
Ethnicity: English, Welsh, German, 1/256th Spanish
Drew Carey is an American actor, comedian, sports executive, and game show host. He is the son of Beulah (Neal) and Lewis E. Carey.
Drew’s paternal grandparents were Elmer Ellsworth Carey (the son of George T. Carey and Mary Jane Williams). George was the son of Hamilton Carey and Elizabeth Flouting, who was German, from Saxony. Mary was born in Pennsylvania, to Welsh parents, Archer Williams and Sarah Ann Norrish.
Drew’s paternal grandmother was Cecile May Atwell (the daughter of Thomas Atwell and Jane Louise Jones). Thomas was born in Wales, to English parents. Jane was Welsh.
Drew’s maternal grandfather was John Ernest Neal (the son of John Neal and Lulu Smith).
Drew’s maternal grandmother was Hannah Ola Walker (the daughter of Newton Arwine Walker and Mary Vida Tracy). Newton was the son of Dudley R. Walker and Elizabeth Catherine Waltman, who had German, and 1/16th Spanish, ancestry. Mary was the daughter of Joshua Tracy and Hanna Coultis.
Sources: Genealogy of Drew Carey – http://gw.geneanet.org/
Genealogy of Drew Carey (focusing on his father’s side) – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
Drew’s paternal grandfather, Elmer Ellsworth Carey, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/
Elmer on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG8J-5NR
Elmer on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFT9-XN8
Drew’s great-grandfather, George T. Carey, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWNZ-39P
Drew’s paternal grandmother, Cecile May Atwell, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M33Y-P99
Cecile on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVM5-W93
Genealogies of Drew’s great-great-grandmother, Elizabeth Catherine Waltman (through her brother, Hiram Michael Waltman) – https://www.geni.com/
https://findagrave.com/
https://www.ancestry.com/
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