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CM Punk in 2011, image via kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Phillip Jack Brooks
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 26, 1978
Ethnicity: * father – Irish, German, English * mother – Polish
CM Punk, also credited as C. M. Punk and Phil “CM Punk” Brooks, is an American mixed martial artist, comic book writer, professional wrestler, and actor.
He was raised in Lockport, Illinois. He stated at a WWE event in Dublin, Ireland, that he has Irish ancestry, and waved the Irish flag in the middle of the ring. His father had English, German, and Irish ancestry. His mother, Harriett Jadwiga (Kowalski), was born in Breitenfelde, Germany, to Polish parents, and lived in the Wentorf resettlement camp. She moved to the U.S. with her family c. 1951.
CM Punk is married to author and professional wrestler AJ Lee (born April Jeanette Mendez).
CM Punk’s paternal grandfather was Clarence Joseph Brooks (the son of John Frank Brooks and Julia Genevieve Bumbaugh). Clarence was born in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. John was born in Chicago, the son of German parents, Nicholas Brooks and Susana Werner. Julia was born in Chicago, the daughter of Henry Clay Bumbaugh and Anna Joyce, whose parents were Irish.
CM Punk’s paternal grandmother was Dolores Olive Goulding (the daughter of William Henry Goulding and Olive Marie Heaney). Dolores was born in Illinois. Olive was born in Cicero, Cook, Illinois, the daughter of John Henry Heaney, whose parents were Irish, with roots in Donegal; and of Mary Anne Raleigh, who was born in Adare, County Limerick, Ireland.
CM Punk’s maternal grandfather was named Boleslaw Kowalski. Boleslaw was born in Kaznów.
CM Punk’s maternal grandmother was named Marya/Maria Soszynska. Marya was born in Wola Podłężna.
Sources: http://www.youtube.com
Genealogies of CM Punk’s paternal grandparents, Clarence Joseph Brooks and Dolores Olive Goulding – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituaries of CM Punk’s mother – https://www.legacy.com https://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of CM Punk’s maternal grandfather, Boleslaw Kowalski – http://www.chicagotribune.com