Klepper in 2014, photo by Debby Wong/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Jordan Peter Klepper
Place of Birth: Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 9, 1979
Ethnicity: German, Scottish, English, Irish, possibly other
Jordan Klepper is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He was the host of the show The Opposition with Jordan Klepper from 2017 to 2018, and has been a correspondent on The Daily Show.
Jordan is a first cousin, once removed, of actor and comedian Tim Allen. Jordan’s maternal great-grandparents, George H. Fox and Katherine McComb, were also Tim’s maternal grandparents. Jordan has said that Tim introduced his parents.
Jordan is married to Laura Grey, with whom he has made short films. The couple has one child.
Jordan’s maternal grandfather was Carl Blauman, Jr. (the son of Carl T. Blauman, Sr. and Luella Ruhl). Jordan’s grandfather Carl was born in Michigan. Jordan’s great-grandfather Carl was born in Michigan, the son of Otto F. Blauman, who was German, and of Victoria Pettie, who was born in Michigan, to parents from Scotland and England, respectively. Luella was the daughter of Edward Ruhl, who was born in Michigan, to parents from Germany, and of Josephine Schulte.
Jordan’s maternal grandmother was Barbara Fox (the daughter of George H. Fox and Katherine McCombe). Barbara was born in Michigan. George was born in New York, the son of Arthur Linke Fox, who was of German descent, with roots in Darmstadt, Hessen; and of Adeline Marguerite Knabe, whose parents were German. Katherine was born in Michigan, to a father from Ireland, Samuel Lewis McCombe, and a mother, Olive Harriet Blunden, who was born in Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada.
Sources: http://www.newspapers.com
Genealogy of Jordan Klepper (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Marriage record of Jordan’s maternal great-grandparents, Carl T. Blauman, Sr., and Luella Ruhl – http://www.familysearch.org
Jordan’s maternal great-grandfather, Carl T. Blauman, Sr., on the 1910 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Jordan’s maternal grandmother, Barbara Fox, on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Jordan’s maternal grandmother, Barbara (Fox) Blauman-Campbell – http://www.findagrave.com
Marriage record of Jordan’s maternal great-grandparents, George H. Fox and Katherine McCombe – https://www.familysearch.org
Jordan’s maternal great-grandfather, George H. Fox, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Jordan’s maternal great-great-great-grandparents, Theodore Benjamin Fox and Georgiana/Georgianna V. Linke – https://www.familysearch.org
Jordan’s maternal great-grandmother, Katherine McCombe, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage records of Jordan’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Samuel Lewis McCombe and Olive Harriet Blunden – https://www.familysearch.org
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Birth record of Jordan’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Olive Harriet Blunden – https://www.familysearch.org
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