Birth Name: Tanner Elle Schneider
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: July 3, 1989
Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (paternal grandfather)
*Filipino (paternal great-grandmother)
*English
*Scottish
Elle King is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is the daughter of London (King), a model, and Rob Schneider, an actor and comedian.
Elle’s paternal grandfather is Marvin Schneider (the son of Solomon Schneider and Ann Molly Hoffman). Solomon was a Jewish immigrant from Galicia (most of which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) or Poland. Ann was a Jewish immigrant from Russia, and was the daughter of Harry Hoffman.
Elle’s paternal grandmother is Pilar Monroe (the daughter of Ulysses Stanley Monroe and Victoria Estacio). Ulysses was born in Michigan, the son of Oscar Wood Monroe and Ada Momot Fuller, and had English and Scottish ancestry. Victoria was Filipino, and was the daughter of Agapito Estacio and Agatuna Calub.
Elle’s maternal grandparents are David R. King and Paula N. Curry (the daughter of William J. Curry and Pauline Ester Halley). William was the son of Albert V. Curry and Nellie G. Curtis. Pauline was the daughter of George Oscar Halley and Lottie Mae Lewis.
Sources: Elle’s paternal great-grandfather, Ulysses Stanley Monroe, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Elle’s maternal grandmother, Paula N. (Curry) King – http://www.thetelegramnews.com
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