Dedee Pfeiffer

Pfeiffer in 2012, photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Dorothy Diane Pfeiffer

Place of Birth: Midway City, Orange, California, United States

Date of Birth: January 1, 1964

Ethnicity: Swiss-German (one quarter), Swedish (one quarter), German, as well as distant English, Welsh, French, Dutch, and Irish

Dedee Pfeiffer is an American film and television actress. She is the sister of actress, singer, and producer Michelle Pfeiffer.

Dedee is the daughter of Donna Jean (Taverna) and Richard Pfeiffer. Her family is from North Dakota, and Minnesota. Her paternal grandfather was of German descent, and her paternal grandmother had German, and smaller amounts of English, Welsh, French, Dutch, and Irish, ancestry. Her mother is of half Swiss-German and half Swedish descent.

Dedee has two children with her former husband Santiago A. Gomez. Her niece is Claudia Rose Pfeiffer.

Dedee’s patrilineal line can be traced to her great-great-great-grandparents, Christopher/Christof Henry Pfeiffer, who was born, c. 1815, and Mary/Marie Magdalene E. Sabb, who was born, c. 1817, both in Cölbe, Giessen, Hesse, Germany.

Dedee’s paternal grandfather was William John Pfeiffer, Jr. (the son of Wilhelm/William Frederick John Pfeiffer and Susanna/Susan A. Mueller/Miller). Dedee’s grandfather William was born in Saint Mathias, Crow Wing, Minnesota. Dedee’s great-grandfather Wilhelm was born in Cölbe, Giessen, Hesse, Germany, the son of Ernst Pfeiffer and Henrietta Borchert/Gebhardt. Dedee’s great-grandmother Susanna was born in Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, the daughter of John Henry Mueller, who was German; and of Catherine/Katherine Myers/Meyer, whose parents were also German, her father from Berndorf, Daun, Rhineland-Palatinate, and her mother from Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate.

Dedee’s paternal grandmother was Dorothy Straley/Stanley (the daughter of James Bert/Burton Straley/Straly/Stanley and Blanche Hulda Griffith). Dorothy was born in Carrington, Foster, North Dakota, and had German, and smaller amounts of English, Welsh, French, Dutch, and Irish, ancestry. James was born in Woodbury, Bedford, Pennsylvania, the son of David M. Straley/Staley and Leah Stineman/Stinmass/Steinman. Dedee’s great-grandmother Blanche was born in Fishertown, East Saint Clair Township, Bedford, the daughter of Abner Messenheimer Griffith, whose maternal grandfather was from Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; and of Rachel Penrose. Rachel was the daughter of William Penrose and Rebecca Wright.

Dedee’s maternal grandfather was Jacob Bernhard/Bernard/Bernhardt “Jake” Taverna (the son of Jacob Taverna and Dorethea/Dorothea “Dorothy” Bernhard/Bernhardt). Dedee’s grandfather Jacob was born in New Rockford, Eddy, North Dakota, to Swiss parents. He was of Swiss-German descent. Jacob may have been related to the Von Taverna family of Switzerland. Dedee’s great-grandfather Jacob was born in Frauenkirch, Davos, Graubünden, the son of Hans Jory Taverna and Anna Engel, who were from Kublis and Frauenkirch, respectively, in Graubünden, Switzerland. Dedee’s great-grandmother Dorothea was the daughter of Christian Bernhard and Dorothea Jud.

Dedee’s maternal grandmother was Delma Lillian/Lilian Hill (the daughter of John Sigurd Hill and Amanda Karolina/Carolina Olson). Delma was born in New Rockford, Eddy, North Dakota. John was born in Marine on Saint Croix, Washington, Minnesota, to Swedish parents, Johan Gustaf/Gustav Peterson, from Hovmantorp, Kronobergy; and Martha Kristina/Christina Jonsdotter/Johnson, from Tolg, Kronoberg. Dedee’s great-grandmother Amanda was born in Klackhult, Hornaryd, Kronoberg, the daughter of Sven Johan Olsson/Olson and Sara Katarina Petersdotter.

Sources: Genealogy of Dedee Pfeiffer – https://www.geni.com

Dedee’s paternal grandmother, Dorothy Straley/Stanley, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Dedee’s paternal great-grandparents, James Bert/Burton Straley/Straly/Stanley and Blanche Hulda Griffith – https://www.familysearch.org

Dedee’s paternal great-grandfather, James Bert/Burton Straley/Straly/Stanley, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Dedee’s maternal grandfather, Jacob Bernhard/Bernard/Bernhardt “Jake” Taverna, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Dedee’s maternal grandmother, Delma Lillian/Lilian Hill, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org