Place of Birth: Portsmouth, Virginia
Date of Birth: March 7, 1964
Ethnicity: African-American (including Cameroonian), smaller amount of English
Wanda Sykes is an American comedian, writer, actress, and voice artist.
An episode of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012) stated that Wanda’s matrilineal ninth great-grandmother, named Elizabeth Banks, who was a white indentured servant. Elizabeth had a daughter named, Mary Banks, whose father was a black slave. It was also mentioned that some of Wanda’s DNA traces to present-day Cameroon.
Wanda’s paternal grandparents were Luther Luke Sykes (the son of Joseph Sykes and Maggie) and Magnolia Wilson (the daughter of Junius Wilson and Fannie Elliott).
Wanda’s maternal grandparents were Allie Peoples (the son of Emma) and Sarah Jane Jones (the daughter of Annie).
Sources: http://boricuagenes.blogspot.com
Genealogy of Wanda Sykes – https://www.geni.com
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