Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts
Date of Birth: June 14, 1987
Ethnicity: English, 1/8th Swedish, 1/8th Finnish, 1/16th German
Cameron Russell is an American model. Her mother, Robin Chase, is the founder and CEO of Buzzcar. Her father is Roy P. Russell, Jr.
Her maternal grandmother is of half Swedish and half Finnish ancestry. Cameron also has English, and 1/16th German, ancestry.
Cameron’s paternal grandparents are Roy Patterson Russell (the son of John Arthur Russell and Frances S. Ware) and Nancy Richmond Meyer (the daughter of Richmond Frederick Meyer and Margaret Elizabeth Smith). Richmond was the son of Ernest Meyer (whose parents were German) and of Mary (whose parents were English).
Cameron’s maternal grandparents are Robert Willard Chase (the son of Willard Linwood Chase and Ruth Hazel Spinney) and Shirley I. Gustafson (the daughter of Ragnar William Gustafson and M. Irene). Ruth was born in Massachusetts, to Canadian parents. Ragnar was born in Massachusetts, to Swedish parents, August W. Gustafson and Mary E. Carlson. M. Irene was born in Finland.
Sources: Marriage announcement of Cameron’s paternal grandparents, Roy Patterson Russell and Nancy Richmond Meyer – http://fultonhistory.com
Cameron’s paternal grandfather, Roy Patterson Russell, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Cameron’s paternal grandmother, Nancy Richmond Meyer (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Cameron’s paternal grandmother, Nancy Richmond Meyer, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Cameron’s paternal great-grandfather, Richmond Frederick Meyer, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Cameron’s maternal grandfather, Robert Willard Chase, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Cameron’s maternal grandfather, Robert Willard Chase – http://staugustine.com
Obituary of Cameron’s maternal great-grandfather, Willard Linwood Chase (W. Linwood Chase) – http://www.nytimes.com
Cameron’s maternal grandmother, Shirley I. Gustafson, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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