Birth Name: Marissa Ann Mayer
Place of Birth: Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 30, 1975
Ethnicity:
German (father)
Finnish (mother)
Family Background: Marissa Mayer is an American information technology executive. She has served as President and CEO of Yahoo! from July 2012 to January 2017.
Marissa is the daughter of Margaret (Haleerg), an art teacher with Finnish ancestry, and Michael Mayer, an environmental engineer who worked for water companies
Marissa’s paternal grandfather was Clem Mayer (Clement Walter Mayer, the son of Royal Peter “Roy” Mayer and Ella K. Bauer). Clem was born in Wisconsin. He served as mayor of Jackson, Wisconsin, for 32 years. Royal was the son of Rudolph H. Mayer and Mary A. Fulwiler. Ella was the daughter of Michael Bauer and Katherine Wasmuth
Marissa’s paternal grandmother was Irene Francix Griesemer (the daughter of Edward Griesemer and Ella). Irene was born in Wisconsin. Edward was the son of Cud Griesemer and Bertha, who were from Prussia. Ella was also the daughter of parents from Prussia.
Genealogy of Marissa Mayer (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com/
Genealogies of Marissa’s paternal grandparents – https://www.findagrave.com/
Marissa’s paternal grandmother on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/
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