The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Tom Cruise
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
| Ancestry of Tom Cruise | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ("Tom Cruise"), b. Syracuse, N. Y., 3 July 1962 |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
Thomas Cruise Mapother III,
b. Jefferson Co., Ky., 13 Oct. 1934
[Kentucky Birth Index 1911-1999 1934:95:47369],
d. Jefferson Co., Ky., 9 Jan. 1984
[Kentucky Death Index 1911-2000 2:996]
m. Jefferson Co., Ky., ... 1957, div. Jefferson Co., Ky., 13 Sept. 1975 |
| 3 | Mary Lee Pfeifer, b. Jefferson Co., Ky., 22 Sept. 1936 [Kentucky Birth Index 1911-1999 1936:83:41343] |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
Thomas Cruise Mapother II,
b. Louisville, Ky., 15 Dec. 1907,
d. Jefferson Co., Ky., 17 Jan. 1986
[Kentucky Death Index 1911-2000 3:1300]
m. |
| 5 | Catherine L ... Reibert, b. Louisville, Ky., 21 May 1912 [Kentucky Birth Index 1911-1999 1912:60:23891], d. Louisville, Ky., 26 April 1993 [Kentucky Death Index 1911-2000 22:10506] |
| 6 |
Charles Conrad Pfeiffer,
b. Louisville, Ky., ... 1894,
d. Louisville, Ky., 5 March 1953
m. Louisville, Ky., 4 Oct. 1916 |
| 7 | Comala R ... Ramser, b. Louisville, Ky., 17 Nov. 1896, d. Louisville, Ky., 6 March 1989 |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 8 |
Thomas O'Mara,
later "Thomas Cruise Mapother",
b. Louisville, Ky., 29 Dec. 1876,
d. Louisville, Ky., 12 April 1939
[Kentucky Death Index 1911-2000 21:10285]
m. |
| 9 | Anna S ... Bateman, b. Louisville, Ky., 20 July 1877, d. Jefferson Co., Ky., 29 Nov. 1968 [Kentucky Death Index 1911-2000 60:29736] |
| 10 |
William Reibert,
b. ... , Ky., 22 May 1877,
d. Louisville, Ky., 20 Nov. 1957
m. ... , Ky., Aug. 1907 |
| 11 | Charlotte Louise Voelker, b. Louisville, Ky., 15 Nov. 1884, d. Jefferson Co., Ky., 30 Dec. 1975 |
| 12 |
Lee Norbert Pfeiffer,
b. Louisville, Ky., 6 June 1868,
d. Louisville, Ky., 10 March 1948
m. Louisville, Ky., 24 Nov. 1892 |
| 13 | Anna M ... Shea, b. Louisville, Ky., ... 1873, d. Louisville, Ky., 30 Nov. 1917 |
| 14 |
Joseph Charles Ramser,
b. Louisville, Ky., ... Nov. 1869,
d. Louisville, Ky., 24 April 1938
m. Louisville, Ky., 17 April 1894 |
| 15 | Susan A ... Mackey, b. Louisville, Ky., 9 Nov. 1872, d. Louisville, Ky., 21 Dec. 1947 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 16 |
Thomas O'Mara,
b. ... , Ky., ... [ca. 1835],
d. ... [living 1880]
m. Louisville, Ky., 28 Feb. 1876 |
| 17 | Mary Cruise, b. ... , N. J., ... [ca. 1843], d. ... [living 1880] |
| 18 |
Thomas J ... Bateman,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. ... 31 Aug. 1876 |
| 19 | Elvira Tompkins, b. Louisville, Ky., 28 Aug. 1854 d. Louisville, Ky., 18 June 1910 |
| 20 |
Adam Reibert,
b. Baltimore, Md., 27 July 1851,
d. Louisville, Ky., 19 Nov. 1911
m. Louisville, Ky., 21 Aug. 1873 |
| 21 | Francisca Boesser, b. Louisville, Ky., 7 March 1852, d. Louisville, Ky., 27 May 1946 |
| 22 |
John Voelker,
b. ... , Ind., ... Jan. 1863,
d. Jefferson Co., Ky., 3 Jan. 1922
m. ... [ca. 1883] |
| 23 | Louisa Steadle, b. ... , Ky., ... July 1860, d. Jefferson Co., Ky., 16 Sept. 1946 |
| 24 |
Charles Conrad Pfeiffer,
b. Schenectady, N. Y., 20 Nov. 1837,
d. Louisville, Ky., 6 Aug. 1926
m. |
| 25 | Mary Roselle Hawkins, b. ... , Ky., ... 1842, d. Louisville, Ky., 6 Aug. 1876 |
| 26 |
... Shea,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 27 | Mary ... , b. ... , Ireland, ... 1840, d. ... |
| 28 |
George Ramser,
b. ... , Elsass, ... 1835,
d. Louisville, Ky., ... 1906
m. Louisville, Ky., 9 April 1865 |
| 29 | Catherine Merkel, b. ... , Ind., ... Nov. 1846, d. Louisville, Ky., 4 Feb. 1908 |
| 30 |
Gerald Jeremiah Mackey,
b. ... , Ireland, ... April1835,
d. ...
m. |
| 31 | Bridget Quinn, b. ... , Pa., ... 1840, d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 38 |
Robert William Tompkins,
b. ... , Va., ... [ca. 1826],
d. Louisville, Ky., 21 Dec. 1875
m. ... 16 Nov. 1853 |
| 39 | Susannah E ... Dean, b. Richmond, Va., ... 1828, d. Louisville, Ky., 20 Aug. 1874 |
| 40 |
Georg Reibert,
b. ... 1810,
d. ...
m. |
| 41 | Magdalena ... , b. ... 1814, d. ... |
| 42 |
Georg Boesser,
b. ... 1812,
d. ...
m. |
| 43 | Elisabeth ... , b. ... 1812, d. ... |
| 44 |
Jacob Voelker,
b. ... , Bayern, ... 1833,
d. ...
m. |
| 45 | Louisa Baab, b. ... , d. ... |
| 46 |
Jacob Steadle,
b. ... , Baden, ... 1824,
d. ...
m. |
| 47 | Lizzie ... , b. ... , Baden, ... 1830, d. ... |
| 48 |
Christof Heinrich Pfeiffer,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 49 | Maria Magdalena ... , b. ... , d. Louisville, Ky., 27 June 1856 |
| 50 |
... Hawkins,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 51 | Margaret ... , b. ... , Ireland, ... 1812, d. ... |
| 56 |
George Ramser,
b. ... ,
d. Louisville, Ky., ... 1850
m. |
| 57 | Rosina ... , b. Riegel, Elsass, ... 1805, d. Louisville, Ky., 9 Nov. 1873 |
| 58 |
Georg Merkel,
b. ... 1816,
d. ...
m. |
| 59 | Barbara ... , b. ... 1817, d. ... |
| 62 |
... Quinn,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 63 | Bridget , b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 76 |
John Tompkins,
b. Pittsylvania Co., Va., ... 1767,
d. Lynchburg, Va., ... Sept. 1853
m. Richmond, Va., 6 Feb. 1810 |
| 77 | Elvira Poe, b. ... , Va., ... 1791, d. Lynchburg, Va., 14 April 1854 |
| 78 |
William Dean,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 79 | Elizabeth Noble, b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 154 |
Thomas Poe,
b. Spottsylvania Co., Va., ... 1749,
d. ... , Va., 22 Feb. 1825
m. |
| 155 | Mary Blakey, b. ... , d. ... [ca. 1825] |
| 158 |
David Noble,
b. ... ,
d. ... 1797
m. |
| 159 | Susannah Emmons, b. ... 1760, d. ... 1817 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 310 |
Smith Blakey,
b. Spottsylvania Co., Va., ... [ca. 1747],
d. New Castle, Va., 5 Oct. 1804
m. |
| 311 | Nancy Watkins, b. ... , Va., ... [ca. 1750], d. ... |
| 318 |
William Emmons,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 319 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 620 |
George Blakey,
b. ... , Va., 3 April 1716,
d. ... , Va., 20 Nov. 1783
m. ... , Va., 28 April 1746 |
| 621 | Clara Smith, b. ... , d. ... |
| 622 |
Thomas Watkins,
b. ... 1714,
d. Henrico Co., Va., ... Nov. 1783
m. ... 1733 |
| 623 | Frances Anderson, b. ... , d. ... |
| 8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 1240 |
Churchill Blakey,
b. Middlesex Co., Va., 30 March 1691,
d. Middlesex Co., Va., 8 May 1738
m. Middlesex Co., Va., 30 Nov. 1710 |
| 1241 | Sarah George, b. Middlesex Co., Va., 20 Feb. 1691/2, d. ... 1734 |
| 1244 |
Thomas Watkins,
b. ... ,
d. ... 1760
m. |
| 1245 | Elizabeth Pride, b. ... , d. ... |
| 1246 |
Henry Anderson,
b. ... 1680,
d. ... 1734
m. |
| 1247 | Prudence Stratton, b. Henrico Co., Va., 27 Aug. 1688, d. ... |
| 9/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 2480 |
Thomas Blakey,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 2481 | Susannah Churchill, b. ... , d. ... |
| 2482 |
Robert George,
b. Isle of Wight Co., Va., 20 Feb. 1664/5,
d. Middlesex Co., Va., 21 Jan. 1732/3
m. ... 6 July 1687 |
| 2483 | Sarah Tinsley, b. ... , d. ... |
| 2488 |
Henry Watkins,
b. ... ,
d. ... 1714/5
m. |
| 2489 | Rachel ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 2490 |
John Pride,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 2491 | Mary ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 2494 |
Edward Stratton,
b. ... 1655,
d. ... Dec. 1698
m. |
| 2495 | Martha Shippey, b. ... , d. ... |
| 10/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4962 |
William Churchill,
b. ... ,
d. ... 1710
m. |
| 4963 | Mary ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 4964 |
Isaac George,
b. ... ,
d. ... 1689
m. |
| 4965 | Hester Fawdon, b. ... , d. ... 8 Feb. 1685 |
| 4988 |
Edward Stratton,
b. ... ,
d. ... 1688
m. |
| 4989 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 4990 |
Thomas Shippey,
b. ... ,
d. ... 1687
m. |
| 4991 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 11/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 12/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
1930 - Kentucky, Jefferson Co., Louisville, ED 7, sheet 15A, line 17
Mapother Thomas C H M W 53 M 31 KY TN NJ Lawyer Judge, Circuit Court
Anna B W F W 52 M 30 KY KY KY
Paul S M W 18 S KY KY KY
Thomas Jr S M W 22 S KY KY KY
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1880 - Kentucky, Jefferson Co., Louisville, ED 128, page 23, line 43
O'Mara Thos W M 45 Wholesale Drug KY Ireland Ireland
Mary W F 37 Wife Keeping House NJ Ireland Ireland
Thos W M 3 Son At Home KY KY NJ
Mapother Dellia W F 18 Clerk in store KY Ireland Ireland
Wible W M 7 At school KY Ireland Ireland
Henry W M 16 At school KY Ireland Ireland
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George Blakey (number 620)
Smith Blakey (number 310)
David Noble (number 158)
Thomas Poe (number 154)
While Mr. Cruise is not eligible for membership in the NSDAR
(by not being female), he is eligible for membership in the
equivalent organization for men,
the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.