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Kartheiser in 2011, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Vincent Paul Kartheiser
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
Date of Birth: May 5, 1979
Ethnicity: German, as well as one eighth Luxembourgish, one eighth Swedish, Polish, Irish, English
Vincent Kartheiser is an American actor. His roles include the film Alaska (1996) and the show Mad Men .
He has a son with his former wife, actress and model Alexis Bledel .
Vincent’s paternal grandfather was Ralph Edward Kartheiser (the son of Frank Theodore Kartheiser and Magdalena H. Muench). Ralph was born in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Frank was born in Chicago, the son of Luxembourgish parents, John Kartheiser, from Stegen, Ermsdorf, Diekirch; and Kathérine Welter, from Haller, Grevenmacher. Vincent’s great-grandmother Magdalena was born in Chicago, the daughter of Adolph R. Muench, who was born in Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; and of Philomina Eberle, who was born in Chicago, to German parents, from Bavaria.
Vincent’s paternal grandmother was Margaret Mary Lilly (the daughter of Dr. John Matthew Lilly and Marie Charlotte Seitsinger). Margaret was born in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. John was born in Chicago, the son of Dr. Thomas Abner Lilly and Mary A. Riordan, whose parents were Irish, her father from Kerry, and her mother from Laios. Vincent’s great-grandmother Marie was born in Kinross, Keokuk, Iowa, the daughter of Alfred Edward Seitsinger, who was of Pennsylvania Dutch (German) descent; and of Anna Margaret Filson, whose mother was German.
Vincent’s maternal grandfather was Glenn Raymond Gruyè (the son of Raymond Charles Gruyè and Florence Eleanor Anderson). Glenn was born in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Vincent’s great-grandfather Raymond was born in Glenwood, Pope, Minnesota, the son of Adam Heller Gruyè, whose parents were German, his father from Bavaria, and his mother from Hanover; and of Mary/Marie C. Reimer, whose parents were also German, with roots in Schwarz, Saxony Province, Prussia. Vincent’s great-grandmother Florence was born in Minnesota, the daughter of Frans “Frank” Anderson, whose parents were Swedish, from Älvsborg; and of Anna Christina Peterson, who was also Swedish.
Vincent’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy Rose Dehn (the daughter of Andrew Anthony Dehn and Stella Louise Richter). Dorothy was born in Minnesota. Andrew was born in Dayton, Hennepin, Minnesota, the son of Andrew John Dehn, whose paternal grandparents, and mother, were German; and of Rosa Barbara Dahlheimer, whose parents were also German, from Prussia and Hesse, respectively. Vincent’s great-grandmother Stella was born in Błonie, Poland, the daughter of Stanley Richter and Anna Petrowski.
Sources: Genealogy of Vincent Kartheiser – https://gw.geneanet.org
Obituary of Vincent’s maternal great-grandmother, Stella Louise (Richter) Dehn – http://archives.ecmpublishers.info