Birth Name: Mark Christopher Bauer
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 28, 1966
Ethnicity: Irish, English, Austrian, French, German, 1/16th Polish
Chris Bauer is an American actor. He is the son of Victoria Marie (Sherman) and Joseph Gerald Bauer.
Chris’ father’s ancestry is one quarter Austrian, one eighth Polish, as well as Irish, English, and German. Chris’ mother is of one half Irish, one quarter French, as well as English, descent.
Chris’ paternal grandfather was Rupert Francis Ignatus Bauer (the son of Rupert/Robert Bauer and Helen/Hellen Frances Ray). Chris’ great-grandfather Rupert was born in Austria. Helen was born in Wisconsin, the daughter of John Ray, who was Polish, and Helen Kelenschmidt.
Chris’ paternal grandmother was Dorothy G. Fitzpatrick (the daughter of Walter Peter Fitzpatrick and Tena/Fena/Lena Norbry). Walter was the son of a Canadian father, Jas/Jos Fitzpatrick, and an Irish mother, Julia Collins. Fena was the daughter of Walter Norbry and Gertrude Casey or Cline.
Chris’ maternal grandfather was Gene Sherman (born Eugene Franklin Sherman; the son of Eugene Watts Sherman and Juliette Ernestine/Marie Louvre/Luvray). Chris’ grandfather Gene was a journalist and writer for the Los Angeles Times, who was awarded the Pulitzer Price for Public Service in 1960. Chris’ great-grandfather Eugene was the son of Franklin Dwight Sherman and Harriet/Hattie Maria Walter. Juliette was born in Calais, France.
Chris’ maternal grandmother was Genevieve Marie McLaughlin (the daughter of Thomas Henry McLaughlin and Clara Gertrude Haggerty). Thomas was the son of Irish parents, John H. McLaughlin and Bridget Kelley. Clara was the daughter of Dennis A. Haggerty, who was Irish, and Ellen/Ella A. McShave, who was born in Pennsylvania or Ireland.
Sources: Chris’ paternal grandfather, Rupert Francis Ignatus Bauer, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQ5-1DX
Rupert on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC8C-FDZ
Chris’ paternal grandmother, Dorothy G. Fitzpatrick, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQ5-LGT
Dorothy on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC8H-KKY
Chris’ great-grandfather, Walter Peter Fitzpatrick, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVL9-W2J
Chris’ maternal grandfather, Eugene Franklin Sherman, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQ2-H4M
Eugene on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCV8-XYR
Chris’ great-grandfather, Eugene Watts Sherman, on the 1870 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67V-B39
Chris’ great-grandparents, Thomas Henry McLaughlin and Clara Gertrude Haggerty, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGHF-WTS
Chris’ great-grandfather, Thomas Henry McLaughlin, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW62-T91
Chris’ great-grandmother, Clara Gertrude Haggerty, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS1V-61S
Genealogy of Chris’ maternal grandfather, Gene Sherman – https://wc.rootsweb.com/
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