Kendall Schmidt

Schmidt in 2012, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Kendall Francis Schmidt

Place of Birth: Wichita, Kansas, U.S.

Date of Birth: November 2, 1990

Ethnicity:
*father – German
*mother – German, Swedish, English, Scottish, distant Dutch

Kendall Schmidt is an American singer, songwriter, music producer, and actor. He is a member of pop music boy band Big Time Rush. He starred on the television series of the same name, and in the made-for-tv movie Big Time Movie. The other members of the band are Logan Henderson, James Maslow, and Carlos PenaVega. His roles also include the film According to Spencer, and the shows Gilmore Girls, CSI: Miami, Poor Paul, and School of Rock.

He has two brothers, Kenneth Schmidt and Kevin Schmidt, who are actors. Kendall is married to Mica Von Turkovich, with whom he has a daughter.

Kendall’s father is of entirely German descent, from an ethnic German family from Russia. Kendall’s mother has German, Swedish, English, Scottish, and distant Dutch, ancestry.

Kendall’s paternal great-great-great-grandparents, Jacob Schmidt and Anna Maria Margaretha Matz, were ethnic Germans from Katharinenstadt, Russia. They moved to the U.S. in June 1876, and became prominent in the German-American community in Hays, Kansas.

Kendall’s patrilineal line can be traced to Johann Peter Schmidt, who was born, c. 1722, in Linheim, Russia.

Kendall’s paternal grandfather was Donald Eugene Schmidt (the son of Paul John Schmidt and Catherine Walters/Walter). Donald was born in Kansas. Paul was born in Kansas, to ethnic German parents from Russia, Johann/John Jacob Schmidt and Katharina/Catherine I. Gross, from Katharinestadt, Samara, Volga. Kendall’s great-grandmother Catherine Walters was also born in Kansas, also to ethnic German emigrants from Katharinenstadt, Friedrich Walter/Walters and Sophia Meier.

Kendall’s paternal grandmother was Roselyn/Roseline S. Roth (the daughter of Joseph Peter Roth and Victoria Kippes). Roselyn was born in Kansas, to ethnic German parents from Russia. Joseph was the son of Peter Roth and Barbara Jacobs. Victoria was the daughter of Casper Kippes and Katherina/Catharina Dreiling.

Kendall’s maternal grandfather was Alan Ronald Robinson (the son of Alan Robinson and Genevieve Maxine Yule). Kendall’s grandfather Alan was born in California. Kendall’s great-grandfather Alan was the son of Jack Robinson, who was born in England, and of Alice Mary Clarke. Genevieve was the daughter of Walter Wallace Yule, whose father was Scottish, and of Leatha Malinda Fowler.

Kendall’s maternal grandmother is Mary Frances/Francis Van Meter/VanMeter (the daughter of Arthur Jean Van Meter and Lucille/Lucile M. C. Peterson). Kendall’s grandmother Mary Frances was born in Kansas. Arthur was the son of William Ezra Van Meter and Fannie M. Northern. Lucille was the daughter of Benjamin Peterson, who was Swedish, and of Pearl E.

Kendall is a fourth cousin of actress Allison Miller. Kendall’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Sophia Meier, was the sister of Allison’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Maria Catherine Meier.

Sources: Genealogies of Kendall’s paternal great-grandparents, Paul John Schmidt and Catherine (Walters/Walter) Schmidt – https://www.findagrave.com

Kendall’s paternal great-grandparents, Paul John Schmidt and Catherine Walters/Walter, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Paul John Schmidt and Catherine Walters/Walter on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Information on Kendall’s paternal great-great-great-grandparents, Jacob Schmidt and Anna Maria Margaretha Matz – http://todayinkansas.com

Obituary of Kendall’s paternal grandmother, Roselyn/Roseline S. (Roth) Schmidt – https://www.legacy.com

Kendall’s paternal great-grandparents, Joseph Peter Roth and Victoria Kippes, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Kendall’s maternal great-grandparents, Alan Robinson and Genevieve Maxine Yule – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Kendall’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Jack Robinson and Alice Mary Clarke – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Kendall’s maternal grandmother, Mary Frances/Francis Van Meter/VanMeter (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.vanmeter-lineage.com

Kendall’s maternal great-grandfather, Arthur Jean Van Meter, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Kendall’s maternal great-grandmother, Lucille/Lucile M. C. Peterson, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org