Place of Birth: Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 6, 1944
Ethnicity: African-American
Mary Wilson is an American singer, best known as a founding member of The Supremes, along with Florence Ballard and Diana Ross.
Mary is the daughter of Sam Wilson and Johnnie Mae.
Source: https://books.google.com/
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Birth Name: Florence Glenda Ballard
Date of Birth: June 30, 1943
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Date of Death: February 22, 1976
Place of Death: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Ethnicity: African-American
Florence Ballard was an American singer. She was one of the founding members of the female group The Supremes, along with Diana Ross and Mary Wood.
Florence was the daughter of Jesse Ballard (born Jesse Lambert) and Lurlee (Wilson).
Source: http://www.findagrave.com/
Birth Name: Cassandra Monique Batie
Place of Birth: Spokane,Washington
Date of Birth: December 30, 1984
Ethnicity: African-American
Andra Day is an American singer and songwriter.
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Birth Name: Berniece Inez Gladys Baker
Place of Birth: Venice , California , USA
Date of Birth: July 30, 1919
Ethnicity:
*English (father)
*English, as well as Scottish, Irish, and Welsh (mother)
Berniece Baker Miracle is an American author and the older half-sister of Marilyn Monroe. Berniece is the daughter of Gladys Pearl Monroe and John “Jasper” Newton Baker.
Berniece’s paternal grandparents are John M. Elliott Baker (the son of John Will Baker and Mariah Hurst) and Etta “Susie” Epperson. Mariah was the daughter of John Hurst and Sarah.
Berniece’s maternal grandparents were Otis Elmer Monroe (the son of Jacob Monroe and Mary E. Appleton) and Della Mae Hogan (the daughter of Tilford Marion Hogan and Charlotty Virginia Nance).
Sources:
Berniece’s birth record – https://familysearch.org/
Genealogies of Berniece’s father – https://www.geni.com/
http://www.findagrave.com/
Genealogy of Berniece’s mother – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
Genealogy of Berniece’s half-sister Marilyn Monroe – http://famouskin.com/
Birth Name: Robert Hall Parber
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Date of Birth: October 16, 1947
Ethnicity:
*Italian, German (father)
*English, some German, remote Welsh and Irish (mother)
Family Background: Bob Weir is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He was a member of the rock band Grateful Dead, in which he sung and played the rhythm guitar.
Bob is the biological son of Phyllis (Inskeep) Critchfield and John Louis “Jack” Parber. He was adopted by Frederic Utter and Eleanor Cramer Weir. Bob’s mother’s ancestry was English, with some German, and remote Welsh and Irish roots. His father was of half Italian and half German descent.
Bob’s biological paternal grandparents were James Victor Benvenuto (the son of Canio Benvenuto and Filiemina Mecca) and Evelyn Charlotte Heinzman/Heinzmann (the daughter of Joseph Heinzman/Heinzmann and Charlotte Newman). James was born in Italy. Evelyn was born in New Jersey, to German parents.
Bob’s biological maternal grandparents were Harry Burt Inskeep (the son of Frank E. Inskeep and Emily A. Hoffmann) and Roxanna B. Curtis (the daughter of Henry Clifford Curtis and Mary Luella Pinney).
Source: Genealogy of Bob Weir (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com/people/Bob-Weir/6000000034749065829
Genealogy of Bob’s paternal grandmother, Evelyn Heinzman – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=hgheinzmann&id=I08325
Genealogy of Bob’s mother (through her sister, Jane Inskeep) – https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor§ion=details&person=L22B-VLL&parents=L2ZV-QSQ_LVQ6-W9M
Genealogy of Bob’s great-grandfather, Frank Inskeep – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=kinship&id=I227366
Genealogy of Bob’s great-great-grandmother, Ann Gephart – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=delia1rose1&id=I09969
Genealogy of Bob’s great-great-great-grandmother, Lucy/Lucia Hinkle – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=tommyexc&id=I23803&style=TABLE
Genealogy of Bob’s great-grandfather, Henry Curtis – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=njpatrn&id=I024663&style=TABLE
Bob’s mother, Phyllis Inkeep, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X474-Y62
Bob’s mother, Phyllis Inkeep, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW86-QVX
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Birth Name: Ronald Charles McKernan
Place of Birth: San Bruno, California, United States
Date of Birth: September 8, 1945
Place of Death: Corte Madera, California, United States
Date of Death: March 8, 1973
Ethnicity: Swedish (maternal grandfather), English, Welsh, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Family Background: Ron “Pigpen” McKernan was an American, singer, songwriter, and musician. He was a member of the rock band Grateful Dead, in which he sung and played the keybord.
Ron was the son of Esther Elvera (Nelson) and Phillip Charles McKernan, a disc jockey. Esther’s ancestry was half Swedish, with the rest being Welsh, English, and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish. Phillip had English, and some Irish, ancestry.
Ron’s paternal grandparents were Francis Joseph McKernan and Alice Bennett. Francis and Alice were born in England.
Ron’s maternal grandparents were Carl Nelson and Pearl Sells (the daughter of Albert Sells and Jessie M. Meredith). Carl was born in Sweden.
Source: Genealogy of Ron McKernan – https://www.geni.com/people/Ron-Pigpen-McKernan/6000000034842914770
Genealogy of Ron’s great-grandmother, Jessie Meredith – https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor§ion=details&person=KC3S-XDG&parents=LW6B-Q3T_LW6B-WQ8
Ron’s father, Phillip McKernan, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9D2-B9Z
Birth certificate of Ron’s maternal grandmother, Pearl Sells – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDD-MR13
Ron’s maternal grandmother, Pearl Sells, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM51-T5G
Ron’s maternal grandmother, Pearl Sells, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPX2-SS1
Birth Name: William Kreutzmann
Place of Birth: Palo Alto, California, United States
Date of Birth: May 7, 1946
Ethnicity: German (around half), Irish, English, Scottish, 1/32 Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Family Background: Bill Kreutzmann is an American musician. He was a member of the rock band Grateful Dead, in which he played the drums.
Bill is the son of Janice Beryl (Shaughnessy) and William Kreutzmann. His maternal grandfather was football coach and innovator Clark Shaughnessy.
Bill’s paternal grandparents were Henry Adolph Robert Kreutzmann (the son of Henry Joseph Kreutzmann and Marie Bertha Kitz) and Pearl K. Schwenk (the daughter of William P. Schwenk and Katie Hogan). Henry was born in San Francisco, to German parents. Bill’s great-grandfather William had German ancestry. Katie had Irish and German ancestry.
Bill’s maternal grandparents were Clark Daniel Shaughnessy (the son of Edward Shaughnessy and Lucy Ann Foster) and Louvania Mae Hamilton (the daughter of William Wilson Hamilton and Louvania Alice Goff). Edward was born in Pennsylvania, to Irish parents. Lucy was Canadian. William possibly had Scottish and English ancestry. Louvania’s mother had German, Scots-Irish, and possibly English, ancestry.
Source: Genealogy of Bill Kreutzmann (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com/people/Bill-Kreutzmann/6000000034841623857
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=kreutz123&id=I36
Genealogy of Bill’s father – https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor§ion=details&person=LDTW-JZ5&parents=LDTW-J27_MWJ7-S7H
Genealogy of Bill’s mother – https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor§ion=details&person=LDTW-J6Q&spouse=LDTW-JZ5
Genealogy of Bill’s great-grandmother, Pearl Schwenk – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jlauman_1&id=I078240
Birth Name: Philip Chapman Lesh
Place of Birth: Berkeley, California, United States
Date of Birth: March 15, 1940
Ethnicity: English, German (including Swiss-German), Scottish, small amount of Dutch, remote Norwegian and French
Family Background: Phil Lesh is an American musician and songwriter. He was a member of the rock band Grateful Dead, in which he sung and played the bass.
Phil is the son of Barbara Jewel (Fuller) and Frank Hamilton Lesh. Barbara was adopted, and the identity of her biological father is not publicly known.
Phil’s paternal grandparents were William Bennett Lesh (the son of Daniel Webster Lesh and Flora Sophia Fulkerson) and Mary Adele Graham (the daughter of Hamilton Graham and Angeletta Webb).
Phil’s maternal grandmother was Jewel Caroline Schmidt. Her surname indicates German ancestry. The identity of Phil’s maternal grandfather is not known.
Source: Genealogy of Phil Lesh (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com/
Genealogy of Phil’s father, Frank Lesh – https://familysearch.org/
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Birth Name: Kerris Lilla Dorsey
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: January 9, 1998
Ethnicity: English, possibly other
Kerris Dorsey is an American actress and singer. “Dorsey” is an English surname. Her father, John Dorsey, created the hair accessory company “Lilla Rose”.
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Place of Birth: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Date of Birth: November 29, 1993
Ethnicity:
*Puerto Rican (mother)
*possibly English (father)
David Lambert is an American actor. He plays Brandon Foster on the ABC Family original series The Fosters.
Source: http://latino.foxnews.com
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Birth Name: Howard Kern Day
Place of Birth: Bangor, Maine, United States
Date of Birth: January 16, 1981
Ethnicity:
* unknown (father and maternal grandmother)
* English, Irish, Scottish, remote Scots-Irish (Northern Irish) and Welsh (maternal grandfather)
Howie Day is an American singer-songwriter. He is the son of Kimberly D. (Feeney) Brountas and Howard L. Day.
Howie’s maternal grandparents are Kern L. Feeney (the son of Howard K[night] Feeney and Christine Cecilia Trenholm) and Marion L. Robinson. Howard was the son of Lorrie Hudson Feeney and Lucretia Delilah Knight. Christine was the daughter of Thomas Edmond Trenholm and Florence May Stanley.
Sources: Obituary of Howie’s maternal half-brother, Andrew George Brountas – http://bangordailynews.com/
Marriage record of Howie’s parents – http://bangordailynews.com/2008/09/25/obituaries/andrew-g-brountas/
Marriage record of Howie’s maternal grandparents, Kern L. Feeney and Marion L. Robinson – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCJ6-G6F
Howie’s maternal grandfather, Kern L. Feeney, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMMY-58S
Obituary of Howie’s maternal great-grandfather, Howard K[night] Feeney – https://news.google.com/
Obituary of Howie’s maternal great-grandmother, Christine Cecilia (Trenholm) Feeney – http://bangordailynews.com/
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Birth Name: Jordan Haworth Peele
Place of Birth: New York City, New York
Date of Birth: February 21, 1979
Ethnicity:
*African-American (father)
*European (mother)
Jordan Peele is an American actor, comedian, film director, and screenwriter.
His father is black and his mother, Lucina Williams, is white.
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Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan
Date of Birth: March 22, 1971
Ethnicity:
*African-American (father)
*European (mother)
Keegan-Michael Key is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He was adopted by a black father, Michael Eugene Winfield Key, and a white mother, Patricia Walsh. His biological parents have the same background: his biological father is black and his biological mother, Carrie Herr, is white.
Michael Key’s parents are Willie C. Key and Rosa Winfield. Patricia Walsh’s parents are Earl Raphael Walsh and Alvina Freund.
Source: Genealogy of Keegan-Michael Key’s adoptive family – http://www.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: Jakub Voráček
Place of Birth: Kladno, Czech Republic
Date of Birth: August 15, 1989
Ethnicity: Czech
Family Background: Jakub Voráček is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Source: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=93546
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Birth Name: Joseph James Pavelski
Place of Birth: Plover, WI
Date of Birth: July 11, 1984
Ethnicity: Polish
Family Background: Joe Pavelski is an American professional ice hockey player and captain for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Joe’s family is of Polish descent and his surnamed was originally spelled “Pawelski.”
Source: http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=475498
Place of Birth: Netherlands
Date of Birth: 27 November 1980
Ethnicity: Dutch
Manda Ophuis is a Dutch singer and songwriter. She is known for being the lead vocalist in the Dutch symphonic rock band Nemesea. She is the daughter of Fokje (Wildeboer) and Jan Hendrikus Ophuis.
Manda’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her fifth great-grandfather, Jan Sints Ophuis.
Manda’s paternal grandfather was Evert Ophuis (the son of Douwe Ophuis and Jantje Wit). Douwe was the son of Sint Jans Ophuis and Froukje Douwes de Vries. Jantje was the daughter of Evert Jans Wit and Trijntje Klasen Jonker.
Manda’s paternal grandmother was Hendrikje Booij (the daughter of Jan Booij and Grietje Koman). Jan was the son of Stoffer Booij and Hendrikje Kikkert. Grietje was the daughter of Johannes Hendrikus Koman and Lammechien Donninger.
Sources: Genealogy of Manda Ophuis (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Birth record of Manda’s paternal grandfather, Evert Ophuis – https://www.openarch.nl
Marriage record of Manda’s paternal great-grandparents, Douwe Ophuis and Jantje Wit – https://www.openarch.nl
Birth record of Manda’s paternal great-grandfather, Douwe Ophuis – https://www.openarch.nl
Birth Name: Philip Parris Lynott
Date of Birth: August 20, 1949
Place of Birth: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Date of Death: January 4, 1986
Place of Death: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Ethnicity:
*Afro-Guyanese (father)
*Irish (mother)
Phil Lynott was an Irish singer, songwriter, musician, producer, and poet. He was the lead singer, bass guitarist, and acustic guitarist of the rock band Thin Lizzy. Phil was born in West Bromwich, England, and was raised in Dublin, Ireland, by his grandmother.
Phil was the illegitamate son of Philomena “Phyllis” Lynott, an author and entrepreneur, and Cecil Parris. Phil’s mother was Irish, while his father was Afro-Guyanese, from Georgetown, Guyana.
After Phil’s death, it was widely reported in the media that his father was Brazilian. This is not correct.
Phil’s maternal grandparents were Frank Lynott (the son of Michael Charles Lynott) and Sarah Finn.
Sources: http://www.express.co.uk
http://www.dailymail.co.uk
Birth certificate of Phil Lynott – https://familysearch.org
Birth certificate of Phil’s mother, Philomena Lynott – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: James Hillier Blount
Place of Birth: Tidworth, Wiltshire, England
Date of Birth: February 22, 1974
Ethnicity: English, remote Welsh and Scottish
James Blunt is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the son of Jane A. F. (Amos) and Charles Blount, a colonel in the Army Air Corps.
James’ ancestry is mostly English. Two of his ancestors was born in Wales, John Hanbury, born 1700 in Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern, Monmouthshire, Wales, and Sampson Lloyd, born 1664 in Dolobran, Wales. One of his ancestors, David Barclay, was Scottish, born 1682 in Urie, Kincardineshire, Scotland. James is descended from John and Sampson two times each and from David four times.
James’ paternal grandparents were Hubert Blount (the son of Greville Hubert Robins Blount and Gladys Isabel Wilson) and Marion Emily Helen “Polly” Barclay (the daughter of Francis Hubert Barclay and Hannah Maud Buxton). Hubert was born in India, to English parents.
James’ maternal grandparents’ surnames were “Amos” and “Wallace”. “Amos” is often Jewish, but can also be English. The surname “Wallace” can be Scottish.
Sources: Genealogy of James Blunt (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Birth certificate of James’ mother, Jane Amos – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: Renato Tirso Antonio Coronado Corona
Date of Birth: October 15, 1948
Place of Birth: Santa Ana, Manila, Philippines
Date of Death: April 29, 2016
Place of Death: Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Ethnicity: Filipino (Tagalog), some Chinese
Renato Corona was the 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, from May 17, 2010 to May 29, 2012, when he became the first Filipino government official to be impeached. His father, Juan M. Corona, was a lawyer, from Tanauan, Batangas. His mother, Eugenia Ongcapin Coronado, was a native of Santa Cruz, Manila. He was married to Cristina Basa Roco.
Renato’s maternal grandparents were Juan P. Coronado and María R. Ongcapin. The surname “Ongcapin” is of Chinese origin.
Sources: Renato’s birth record – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Renato’s mother – https://familysearch.org
Birth Name: Sarah Alzol Lahbati
Place of Birth: Geneva, Switzerland
Date of Birth: October 9, 1993
Ethnicity:
*Moroccan (father)
*Filipino (mother)
Sarah Lahbati is a Swiss-Filipina actress. Her father, Abdel Lahbati, is Moroccan. Her mother, Estrella “Esther” Canlas Alzol, is Filipina, from Intramuros, Manila.
Sarah’s partner is actor Richard Gutierrez.
Sarah’s maternal grandparents are Dominador Lozanez Alzol (the son of ? Alzol and ? Lozánez) and Eulalia Reyes Canlas (the daughter of ? Canlas and ? Reyes).
Source: Genealogy of Sarah Lahbati (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com