Hoffman in 2009, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Robert James Hoffman III

Place of Birth: Gainsville, Florida, U.S.

Date of Birth: September 21, 1980

Ethnicity: Irish, German, English, more distant Luxembourgish

Robert Hoffman is an American actor, dancer, and choreographer. He has starred in the film Step Up 2: The Streets, among others. He was raised partly in Mobile, Alabama.

Robert’s paternal grandfather was Robert James Hoffman (the son of Francis/Frank C. Hoffman and Catherine/Katherine M. Moore). Robert’s grandfather Robert was born in Iowa. Francis was the son of Peter Bernard S. Hoffmann and Katherine/Catherine Nickels, whose parents were all immigrants, of German and Luxembourgian descent. Robert’s great-grandmother Catherine Moore was the daughter of Jeremiah Moore, who was Irish, and of Anna Hickey, who was born in Illinois, to Irish parents.

Robert’s paternal grandmother was Margaret Lorraine Ryan (the daughter of John Edward Ryan and Elizabeth Heinke Miller). John was born in Iowa, to Irish parents, William Ryan and Margaret Scanlon. Elizabeth was also born in Iowa, to Gebhard Miller, who was from either Saarlouis, Germany, or Austria, and to Rosette Annine Dorothea “Lena” Sick, who was German.

Robert’s maternal grandfather was Charles Everette Foster (the son of Newell Edwin Foster and Eula Martha/May Winter). Charles was born in Illinois. Newell was the son of Joel Foster and Betsey/Betsy Elizabeth Kelly. Eula was the daughter of Joseph Barton Winter and Syndona Kenfield.

Robert’s maternal grandmother is named Margaret Pierce.

Sources: Robert’s paternal grandfather, Robert James Hoffman, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Robert’s paternal grandfather, Robert James Hoffman – http://www.obitsforlife.com

Robert’s paternal great-grandfather, Francis/Frank C. Hoffman, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Robert’s paternal great-great-great-grandparents, Dominik Nickels and Elizabeth Pals, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Robert’s paternal great-grandmother, Catherine/Katherine M. Moore, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Robert’s paternal great-grandparents, John Edward Ryan and Elizabeth Heinke Miller, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogies of Robert’s maternal great-grandparents, Newell Edwin Foster and Eula Martha/May Winter – https://www.findagrave.com

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