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LOS ANGELES – AUGUST 6: Herter at the Comcast Entertainment Group Summer 2010 TCA Cocktail Party at Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 6, 2010 in Beverly Hills, CA, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Blair Joseph Herter
Place of Birth: Bexar, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 23, 1980
Ethnicity: German, Cajun/French/French-Canadian, some Irish and English, distant Swiss-German
Blair Herter is an American television personality. He has appeared on the shows Road Rules: The Quest , Real World/Road Rules Challenge , Attack of the Show! , X-Play , and American Ninja Warrior .
He is married to television host, writer, and podcaster Jessica Chobot , with whom he has a son. Blair was raised in Scott, Louisiana.
Blair’s paternal grandfather was Thomas Eugene Herter (the son of Paul Christian Herter and Jessie Jane Sherman). Thomas was born in Illinois. Paul was born in Illinois, the son of John Adam Herter, who was German, and of Caroline Heitzig, whose parents were German. Jessie was born in Illinois, the daughter of William Isaac Sherman and Lydia Ann Shandrow.
Blair’s paternal grandmother was Lucille Elaine Schmid (the daughter of Walter Henry Schmid and Julia Rosa/Rose Frick). Lucille was born in Illinois. Walter was born in Ohio, the son of Paul Frederick Gottlab Schmid, who was German, and of Rose Himmelspach, whose parents were from Alsace-Lorraine, France, and were of German descent. Julia was born in Ohio, the daughter of Albert George Frick, whose father was German, and whose mother was the daughter of German parents; and of Edith T. Bauer, whose parents were from Germany.
Blair’s maternal grandfather was Claiborne Joseph Ryder (the son of Hypolite Isaac “Polite” Ryder and Françoise Ella Sonnier). Claiborne was born in Louisiana. Hypolite was born in Louisiana, the son of Isaac Rider/Ryder and Edmonia Darbonne. Françoise was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Elmer Sonnier and Ursula St. Cyr.
Blair’s maternal grandmother was Cecile Edith Guidry (the daughter of Ernest Louis Sydney Frank Guidry and Marie Ida Devillier). Cecile was born in Louisiana. Ernest was born in Louisiana, the son of Isaac Rousseau Guidry and Cecile Gale Anselm. Marie was born in Louisiana, the daughter of François Louis Coulon Devillier and Angelina Close.
Sources: Obituary of Blair’s paternal grandfather, Thomas Eugene Herter – http://findagrave.com
Obituary of Blair’s paternal grandmother, Lucille Elaine (Schmid) Herter – http://findagrave.com
Obituary of Blair’s maternal uncle – http://www.lafondardoin.com