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Herby in 2014, photo by kathclick /bigstockphoto.com
Birth Name: Amy Renee Heidemann
Place of Birth: Seward, Nebraska, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 29, 1986
Ethnicity: German, one quarter Lithuanian, one eighth Norwegian, 1/16th Danish, 1/16th Swedish, English, Northern Irish, Irish, Scottish
Qveen Herby, also known as Amy Heidemann, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. She was one half of pop duo Karmin, alongside her husband Nick Noonan . She had a voice role in the film Rio 2 . She is also known as Amy Renee Heidemann, Amy Heidemann, Amy Renee Heidemann Noonan, Amy Renee Noonan, and Amy Noonan.
Qveen Herby’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her fourth great-grandfather, Friedrich Heidemann.
Qveen Herby’s paternal grandfather was Leonard William Henry Heidemann (the son of Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Otto “Fred” Heidemann and Sophia Dorothea Marie Philipine Caroline Bartels). Leonard was born in Tobias, Nebraska. Friedrich was the son of German emigrants, Friedrich August “Fred” Heidemann and Rebecca Dorothea “Dora/Dorethe” Buhmann, both of Rinteln, Lower Saxony. Sophia was the daughter of German emigrants, Friedrich Christian “Fred” Bartels, of Meerbeck, Lower Saxony, and Anna Sophie Dorothea Bartels, of Hülshagen, Lauenhagen, Lower Saxony, who were first cousins.
Qveen Herby’s paternal grandmother was Violet Faye/Fae Chirnside (the daughter of Thomas Chirnside and Nancy Ann “Annie” Terp). Violet was born in Jansen, Nebraska. Thomas was the son of an English emigrant, John Chirnside, of Ford, Northumberland, and of a Northern Irish emigrant, Ellen Lowry, of Ballynahinch, County Down. Annie was the daughter of a Danish emigrant, Peder, later Peter, Sørensen Terp, of Randbøl, Vejle; and of Sarah Elizabeth Gilmore, who was of English, Northern Irish, as well as distant German, descent.
Qveen Herby’s maternal grandfather was Anthony William “Tony” Seizys (the son of Leo Joseph Seizys and Frances Serutis). Tony was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and all of his grandparents were Lithuanian. Leo was the son of Anthony Seizys and Veronica Walkunas. Frances was the daughter of Anthony Serutis and Szyfonaice.
Qveen Herby’s maternal grandmother was Patricia Ann Johansen (the daughter of Harry Gilbert Johansen and Cleo Marie Gustafson). Patricia was born in Chicago, Illinois. Harry was the son of Norwegian emigrants, from Oslo, Nils Johansen and Mathilde Thorstensen. Cleo was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Frederick Robert Gustafson, who was born in Iowa, to Swedish parents; and of Alice Florence Doyle, whose paternal grandparents were Irish, and whose mother was Canadian, and was herself possibly of Scottish descent.
Sources: Genealogies of Qveen Herby’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogies of Qveen Herby’s paternal grandfather, Leonard William Henry Heidemann – https://www.findagrave.com https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Qveen Herby’s paternal grandfather, Leonard William Henry Heidemann – https://www.newspapers.com
Genealogies of Qveen Herby’s paternal grandmother, Violet Faye/Fae (Chirnside) Heidemann – https://www.findagrave.com https://www.familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Qveen Herby’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Peder Sørensen Terp – https://www.danishfamilysearch.com
Obituary of Qveen Herby’s maternal grandfather, Anthony William “Tony” Seizys – https://www.zabkaperduefuneralhome.com