Emily Wickersham – CBS, CW and Showtime 2015 Summer TCA Party – Arrivals – Pacific Design Center – West Hollywood, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Izumi Hasegawa / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Emily Kaiser Wickersham
Place of Birth: Kansas, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 26, 1984
Ethnicity:
*English, Swedish, possibly other (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Emily Wickersham is an American actress. Emily is married to musician Blake Hanley.
Emily is the daughter of Amy (Kaiser) and John Atwood Wickersham. Emily’s mother is of Russian Jewish and Austrian Jewish descent. Emily was raised in Mamaroneck, New York.
Emily has stated (1:23):
“Wickersham is English, I’m Austrian and Swedish. Born in Kansas”.
Emily’s maternal grandfather was Jordon/Jordan Harry Kaiser (the son of Harry Kaiser and Mary Christenholz). Harry was from Russia. Mary was born in Illinois, to parents from Russia, Joseph Christenholz and Anna.
Emily’s maternal grandmother was Doris/Dora Scharfstein (the daughter of Abraham “Abe” Scharfstein and Sylvia). Abraham and Sylvia were from Austria.
Sources: Birth record of Emily’s maternal grandfather – http://www.familysearch.org
Emily’s maternal grandfather on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Emily’s maternal grandmother on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Emily’s maternal grandfather – http://legacy.suntimes.com
Obituary of Emily’s maternal great-aunt (grandmother’s sister), Shirley Ruth (Scharfstein) Stein – http://articles.chicagotribune.com