LOS ANGELES – JAN 11: Alice Wetterlund and Sara Tomko on the red carpet at the NBCUniversal Winter TCA 2020 on January 11, 2020 in Pasadena, CA
Birth Name: Sara J. Tomko
Place of Birth: Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 19, 1983
Ethnicity:
*father – Slovak, Polish, possibly Rusyn
*mother – English, Irish, possibly Native American
Sara Tomko is an American actress. She is known for her role in science-fiction comedy series Resident Alien. She was raised in Manassas, Virginia.
Regarding her ethnic background, she has stated:
I have Native American heritage that I’m very proud of, but I don’t belong or am enrolled in any specific tribe.
Sara’s paternal grandfather was Frank George “Sparky” Tomko (the son of George John Tomko and Elizabeth E. Matyk). Frank was born in New Jersey. George was born in either Czechoslovakia or Austria, the son of George Tomko and Julia Kaminsky. Elizabeth was born in Pennsylvania, to parents from Slovakia, Jura J. “George” Matyk, who was from Budimír, and Erzsébet “Elizabeth” Kolarcsik, who was from Malá Vieska.
Sara’s paternal grandmother was Jean Marie Repka (the daughter of Joseph Stanley Repka and Jennie Baranowski/Baranovski). Jean was born in New Jersey. Joseph was born in Pennsylvania, to parents from Poland, Stanley Repka and Josephine. Jennie was born in Poland, the daughter of William Baranowski and Jennie Swidzinski.
Sara’s maternal grandfather was Bernard Thomas Shepherd (the son of Bernard Arnell/Arnold Shepherd and Sadie Deloma Leathers). Sara’s grandfather Bernard was born in Tennessee. Sara’s great-grandfather Bernard was born in Tennessee, the son of John Robertson Shephed and Ida Adelaid Nall. Sadie was born in Tennessee, the daughter of David Hardeman Leathers and Hattie Iona Harrell.
Sara’s maternal grandmother is named Georgie/Georgia Annette.
Sources: Sara’s paternal grandfather, Frank George “Sparky” Tomko – http://familysearch.org
Obituary of Sara’s paternal grandmother, Jean Marie (Repka) Tomko – http://burroughsfh.com
Obituary of Sara’s maternal grandfather, Bernard Thomas Shepherd – http://newspapers.com
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