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Birth Name: Dylan Edward Cease
Place of Birth: Milton, Georgia, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 28, 1995
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish (paternal grandfather), German, Irish, English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Dylan Cease is an American professional baseball player. A pitcher, he plays for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Chicago White Sox and the San Diego Padres.
He is the son of Anne and Jeff Cease, who played high school baseball. His uncle, Bruce Cease, was a professional baseball player. Dylan’s paternal grandfather was from a Jewish family. Dylan’s paternal grandmother likely converted to Judaism. Dylan was raised in Milton, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia.
Dylan’s paternal grandfather was Harold Cease (the son of Edward Cease and Sarah Beck). Harold was born in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. Edward was born in New York, the son of Russian Jewish/Ukrainian Jewish emigrants, Kaufman “Harry” Cease/Czysz/Csya, who was born in Lviv, Lvivska; and Esther/Ester Leib. Dylan’s great-grandmother Sarah was a Russian Jewish immigrant.
Dylan’s paternal grandmother was Betty Wright Cease (the daughter of Jesse/Jessie Lawrence Wright and Nellie Hodge). Betty was born in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, and was a professional baseball player in the 1940s. Jesse was born in Iowa, the son of Henry Quincy Wright and Cecelia Herbert, whose parents were English, from Oxfordshire, with her father having been from Chalgrove, South Oxfordshire District. Dylan’s great-grandmother Nellie was born in Indiana, the daughter of Edmund Hodge and Elizabeth Allie Cartwright.
Dylan’s maternal grandfather was William Charles Carroll (the son of Joseph Walter Carroll and Christina Hanselmann). William was born in Newark, Essex, New Jersey. Joseph was the son of Sarah, who was Irish. Christina was the daughter of Christian Heinrich Hanselmann and Mary Hoffman.
Dylan’s maternal grandmother was Vera G. Bell (the daughter of James David Bell and Florence Zipf). Vera was born in Newark, Essex, New Jersey. James was the son of Thomas T. Bell and Mary H. Shepherd. Florence was the daughter of Arthur George Zipf and Julia R. Henderson.
Sources: https://forward.com
Genealogies of Dylan’s paternal grandparents, Harold Cease and Betty Wright Cease – https://www.findagrave.com
Dylan’s paternal grandfather, Harold Cease, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Dylan’s paternal grandmother, Betty Wright, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org Betty Wright on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Dylan’s maternal grandmother, Vera G. (Bell) Carroll – https://straubcatalanohalvey.com