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Birth Name: Roger Wayne Marshall
Place of Birth: El Dorado, Kansas, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 9, 1960
Ethnicity: English, Irish, possibly Swedish
Roger Marshall is an American politician, physician, and military officer. A Republican, he has been a U.S. Senator from Kansas, since January 3, 2021. He was previously a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas, from January 3, 2017 to January 3, 2021.
Roger is the son of Nancy and Victor Marshall. He is married to Laina, with whom he has four children.
Roger’s paternal grandfather was Victor R. Marshall (the son of Earl Reginald Marshall and Blanche M. Kinney). Victor was born in Kansas. Earl was the son of Edgar L. Marshall and Josie A. Jones.
Roger’s paternal grandmother was Anna/Anne Marble Leedy (the daughter of James P. Leedy and Anna Mary Lankford). Roger’s grandmother Anna was born in Kansas. Roger’s great-grandmother Anna was the daughter of William Henry Harrison Lankford and Mary Elizabeth Simmons.
Roger’s maternal grandfather likely was Harold Theodore Nelson (the son of Bengta A. Svensson). Harold was born in Kansas. Bengta was Swedish.
Roger’s maternal grandmother likely was Esther Mae Ellis (the daughter of Alonzo James Ellis and Mabel Marian Hall).
Sources: Genealogy of Roger Marshall (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Roger’s paternal grandfather, Victor R. Marshall, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org