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Birth Name: Vera-Ellen Westmeier Rohe
Date of Birth: February 16, 1921
Place of Birth: Norwood, Ohio, U.S.
Date of Death: August 30, 1981
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: German
Vera-Ellen was an American dancer, actress, and singer. She is known for her roles in the films Wonder Man (1945), The Kid from Brooklyn , Three Little Girls in Blue , Carnival in Costa Rica , Words and Music (1948), Love Happy , On the Town , Three Little Words , Happy Go Lovely , The Belle of New York (1952), Call Me Madam , Big Leaguer , White Christmas (1954), and Let’s Be Happy .
She was the daughter of Alma Catherine and Martin Friedrich/Frederick Rohe, a piano dealer. She had a daughter with her former husband, Victor Bennett Rothschild, an oilman, said to have been of the Rothschild family.
Vera-Ellen’s paternal grandfather was Hermann/Herman Christian Conrad Rohe (the son of Johann Heinrich Conrad Rohe and Engel Maria Dorothea/Dorothe Hinze). Hermann was born in Crete, Will, Illinois, to German parents, from Hohnhorst, Schaumburg, Lower Saxony. Johann was the son of Johann Otto Rohe and Catharina Engel Maria Charlotta Ohlendorf. Dorothea was the daughter of Johann Philipp Hinze and Engel Maria Dorothea Geveke.
Vera-Ellen’s paternal grandmother was Maria/Mary/Marie Sophia Behrens (the daughter of Johann Otto Behrens and Sophia/Sophie Weustenfeld/Wuestenfeld). Marie was born in Crete, Will, Illinois, to German parents. Otto was born in Ohndorf, Hohnhorst, Schaumburg, Lower Saxony, the son of Hans Heinrich Behrens and Catharina Engel Sophia Dorothe Seehausen. Sophie was from Schaumburg.
Vera-Ellen’s maternal grandfather was named Henry Westmeier/Westermeier (the son of John Westmeier/Westermeier and Agnes). Henry was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to German parents, from Hannover, Prussia.
Vera-Ellen’s maternal grandmother was named Elizabeth Kasselmann. Elizabeth was a German emigrant, from Hannover.
Sources: Genealogies of Vera-Ellen – https://www.geni.com https://www.familysearch.org https://www.findagrave.com