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Sam Milby

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Birth Name: Samuel Lloyd Lacia Milby

Place of Birth: May 23, 1984

Date of Birth: Troy, Ohio, United States

Ethnicity:

American (including English, German, and Irish) (father)
Filipino (mother)

Family info:

Sam Milby, is a Filipino-American former reality TV contestant, actor, commercial model, and recording artist, of dual American and Filipino citizenship. His father, Lloyd William Milby, is an American from Dayton, Ohio. His mother, Elsie Ronquillo Lacia, is a Filipina from Tago, Surigao del Sur.

His paternal grandparents are Raymond Ted Milby (son of Charles Milby and Laura A. Larimore) and Delia Frances Barkley (daughter of William Samuel Barkley and Ada Florence Shoop). William’s great-grandparents were Irish immigrants. Ada was of German descent.

His maternal grandparents are ? Lacia and ? Ronquillo.

His surname “Milby” is mistakenly Norwegian (from “Melby”), but his paternal ancestors actually came from England.

Source:

Sam Milby’s birth record: http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/12272411/Samuel-Lloyd-Lacia-Milby

Lloyd Milby’s birth record: http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/5612753/Lloyd-William-Milby

Genealogy of Raymond Milby: https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=LVS4-5PP

Genealogy of William Barkley: https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=KLBK-HK2

Genealogy of Ada Shoop: https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=KV2V-QMQ


Skyler Samuels

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Birth Name: Skyler Rose Samuels

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth: April 14, 1994

Ethnicity: English, possibly other

Skyler Samuels is an American actress. She is the daughter of Kathy (Woods) and Scott Samuels.

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Lily James

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Birth Name: Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson

Place of Birth: Esher, Surrey, England

Date of Birth: 5 April, 1989

Ethnicity: English

Lily James is an English actress. She is the daughter of Ninette V. A. (Mantle) and James S. Thomson.

Her mother was born in Germany, to a British military family serving there then.

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Alexis Knapp

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Place of Birth: Avonmore, Pennsylvania

Date of Birth: July 31, 1989

Ethnicity:
*English, German, Irish, distant Dutch (father)
*Cuban, Ecuadorian (mother)

Alexis Knapp is an American actress.

Alexis’s paternal grandparents are Richard Elwood Knapp and Jewel McNeil Burke (the daughter of Samuel J. Burke and Audie Lee Johnson).

Sources: Genealogy of Alexis’s paternal grandmother, Jewel McNeil Burke – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Obituary of Alexis’s paternal grandmother, Jewel McNeil (Burke) Knapp – http://obituaries.triblive.com

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Phoebe Fox

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Birth Name: Phoebe Mercedes Fox

Place of Birth: Hammersmith, London, England

Date of Birth: 1987

Ethnicity: English

Phoebe Fox is an English actress. She is the daughter of Prue Clarke and Stuart Fox. She is married to American actor Kyle Soller.

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Holliday Grainger

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Birth Name: Holliday Clark Grainger

Place of Birth: Didsbury, Manchester, England

Date of Birth: 27 March, 1988

Ethnicity: English, some Italian

Holliday Grainger is an English actress. Her grandfather was Italian.

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Troy Garity

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Birth Name: Troy O’Donovan Hayden

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth: July 7, 1973

Ethnicity:
*Irish (father)
*Dutch, English, Scottish, French, around 1/64th Italian, and remote Norwegian (mother)

Troy Garity is an American actor. He is the son of politician Tom Hayden and actress Jane Fonda (Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda), a grandson of actor Henry Fonda, a nephew of actor Peter Fonda (Peter Henry Fonda), and a cousin of actress Bridget Fonda.

Troy’s father is of entirely Irish descent. Troy’s mother’s roots include Dutch, English, Scottish, French, around 1/64th Italian, and remote Norwegian.

The “Fonda” surname is said to originate with an Italian who moved to the Netherlands in the 1500s. It is not clear if this information has been genealogically verified. Troy’s ancestor Gilles Douwese Fonda was born in Gelderland, the Netherlands, c. 1614. However, one of Troy’s maternal grandmother’s great-great-great-grandfathers, Giovanni Gualdo, was Italian, making Troy of around 1/128th Italian ancestry.

Troy’s paternal grandparents were John Francis Hayden (the son of Thomas Francis Hayden and Mary Agnes Ducey) and Genevieve Isabelle Garity (the daughter of Emmet Owin Garity and Ethel Mary Olwell).

Troy’s maternal grandfather was Henry Jaynes Fonda (the son of William Brace Fonda and Herberta Krueger Jaynes). William was the son of Ten Eyck Hilton Fonda and Harriet McNeil. Herberta was the daughter of Henry Silas Jaynes and Elma Lampher.

Troy’s maternal grandmother was Frances Ford Seymour (the daughter of Eugene Ford Seymour and Mildred Sophie Bower). Eugene was the son of George DeVillers Seymour and Frances Gabriella Ford. Midred was the daughter of Harvey Bower and Frances Marcella Capel.

Sources: Genealogy of Troy Garity – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Genealogy oF Troy’s paternal grandfather, John Francis Hayden – http://records.ancestry.com

Genealogy of Troy’s maternal great-grandfather, Eugene Ford Seymour – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Brad Paisley

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Birth Name: Brad Douglas Paisley

Place of Birth: Glen Dale, West Virginia

Date of Birth: October 28, 1972

Ethnicity: Italian (paternal grandfather), English, German, Scottish

Brad Paisley is an American country singer. He is the son of Sandra Jean (Jarvis) and Douglas Edward Paisley. Brad is married to actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley.

Brad’s paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, while Brad’s other ancestry is English, German, and Scottish.

Brad’s paternal grandparents are Louis Edward Paisley (the son of Frank Paglia/Paisley and Johanna/Jennie/Genevieve Carozza) and Anna Margaret Woody (the daughter of Henry Fleming Woody and Mary Matilda Eggenschwiller). Louis was born in Ohio, to Italian parents.

Brad’s maternal grandparents are Warren L. Jarvis (the son of William Leslie Jarvis and Lottie Johnson) and Dorothy Lee Douglas (the daughter of Benjamin Harrison Douglas and Goldie Smith).

Sources: Genealogy of Brad Paisley – http://www.wikitree.com

Genealogy of Brad Paisley (focusing on his father’s side) – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Stephanie Romanov

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Birth Name: Stephanie Andreja Roman

Place of Birth: Las Vegas, Nevada

Date of Birth: January 24, 1969

Ethnicity:
*Slovak or Russian (father)
*English, Scottish, Swiss-German (mother)

Stephanie Romanov is an American actress and model. Her father is from Udavske, in Slovakia, and may or may not have Russian ancestry. Her mother, who is American-born, has English, Scottish, and Swiss-German ancestry.

Stephanie’s paternal grandfather was Andrej Roman.

Stephanie’s maternal grandparents were Lorenzo Watson McGregor (the son of Donald Alpine McGregor and Alma Gertrude Watson) and Minnie Hafen (the daughter of Adolph Hafen/Haphen and Nellie Rosetta Atkin). Adolph’s parents were Swiss, of Swiss-German descent. Nellie’s mother was Swiss-German.

Sources: Genealogy of Stephanie Romanov (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.leavittfamilies.org

Genealogy of Stephanie’s mother (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Laurie Holden

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Birth Name: Heather Laurie Holden

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth: December 17, 1969

Ethnicity: English, some German, Dutch, Scottish, Irish

Laurie Holden is an American and Canadian actress. She is the daughter of American-born actor Glen/Glenn Corbett (also named Laurence Holden) and Canadian-born actress Adrienne Ellis. Laurie was raised partly in Canada.

Laurie’s paternal grandparents were Harry Dawson Reynolds (the son of Elias Dawson Reynolds and Alice Duff Kitzmiller) and actress Gloria Holden (Gloria Anna Holden, the daughter of Charles Laurence Sutherland Holder and Eskea Bergmann). Gloria was English. Eska was German, born in Emsland, to Albert Bergmann, who was German, and Anna E. Leithof, who was Dutch.

Source: Laurie’s father, Laurence “Larry” Holden, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Naomi Grossman

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Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish (paternal grandfather), German, English, Scottish, Norwegian

Naomi Grossman is an American comedian and actress.

Naomi’s paternal grandfather was Jewish (with Lithuanian Jewish ancestry). The rest of Naomi’s ancestry is German, English, Scottish, and Norwegian.

Naomi’s paternal grandparents were Theodor Grossman (the son of Abraham Joseph Grossman and Jeannette Sachs) and Ruth E. Swab (the daughter of Samuel Martin Swab and Runeor Genevieve Jones). Abraham was a Lithuanian Jewish immigrant. Jeannette was also Jewish. Samuel had German ancestry. Runeor had English and Scottish ancestry.

Naomi’s maternal grandparents were Isaac Frederick Hudson (the son of Frederick Edward Hudson and Georgia Barrett) and Harriet Nelle Olson (the daughter of Martin Gustave Olson and Edith Hulda Wright). Martin’s parents, Gabriel Olson and Else Matthea Wilson, were Norwegian.

Sources: Genealogy of Naomi’s father (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com

Naomi’s paternal grandmother, Ruth E. Swab, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Naomi’s maternal grandmother, Nelle Olson – http://boards.ancestry.com

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Maury Sterling

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Birth Name: Charles Maury Sterling

Place of Birth: Mill Valley, California

Date of Birth: September 1, 1971

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, some German, Ulster-Scots (Northern Irish)

Maury Sterling is an American actor.

Maury’s paternal grandparents were Wallace Sterling (John Ewart Wallace Sterling, the son of R. William Sterling and Annie Wallace) and Anna Maria Shaver (the daughter of Albert Morley Shaver and Mary Isobel Robinson). Maury’s grandfather Wallace, who was born in Linwood, Ontario, Canada, served as President of Stanford University between 1949 and 1968. Maury’s grandmother Anna Shaver was also born in Ontario.

Maury’s maternal grandparents were Charles Holbrook Merrill, Jr. (the son of Charles Holbrook Merrill, Sr. and Nellie Phyllis Moulton) and Virginia C. Clemans (the daughter of Carl Lane Clemans and Mary Harriet Smith).

Source: Genealogy of Maury Sterling (focusing on his father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Julian Glover

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Birth Name: Julian Wyatt Glover

Place of Birth: Hampstead, London

Date of Birth: 27 March, 1935

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Welsh

Julian Glover is an English actor.

Julian’s paternal grandparents were William Gordon Glover (the son of Thomas Craigie Glover and Ellen Dunoon Gordon) and Florence Edith Hardie. William was Scottish.

Julian’s maternal grandparents were Horace Matthew Wyatt (the son of Robert Harvey Wyatt and Annie Lyle) and Annie Mary Morgan (the daughter of Daniel Morgan and Ann). Horace was English. Annie Morgan was Welsh, from Glamorgan.

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Wendy Crewson

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Birth Name: Wendy Jane Crewson

Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Date of Birth: May 9, 1956

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, Dutch

Wendy Crewson is a Canadian actress.

Wendy’s paternal grandparents were Walter Lionel Crewson (the son of Joseph William Crewson and Margaret Binnie) and Jean Alexandria Griffin (the daughter of Burwell Griffin and Alexandria Ann Robertson).

Sources: Genealogy of Wendy Crewson (focusing on her father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Genealogy of Wendy’s paternal grandmother, Jean Alexandria Griffin (focusing on her own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Holland Taylor

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Birth Name: Holland Virginia Taylor

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date of Birth: January 14, 1943

Ethnicity: English, German, some Dutch, Welsh, remote French

Holland Taylor is an American actress.

Holland’s paternal grandparents were Harvey Birchard Taylor (the son of Charles Tracy Taylor and Sophie Cramp Davis) and Florence Bodine (the daughter of George Imlay Bodine, Sr. and Helen L. Cornelius).

Holland’s maternal grandparents were William Potter Davis (the son of William Potter Davis and Mary Clark Draper) and Alice Mowbray (the daughter of John E. Mowbray and Virginia C. Holland). Virginia was the daughter of William H. Holland and Zipporah L. Connor.

Source: Genealogy of Holland’s paternal grandmother, Florence Bodine – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Josh Radnor

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Birth Name: Joshua Thomas Radnor

Place of Birth: Columbus, Ohio

Date of Birth: July 29, 1974

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, as well as approximately 1/8th Irish, 1/8th possibly English

Josh Radnor is an American actor, director, and writer.

Josh’s paternal grandfather, who had Irish and probably English ancestry, likely converted to Judaism. Josh’s three other grandparents were of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.

Josh was raised in Conservative Judaism, and attended an Orthodox Jewish school.

Josh’s paternal grandfather was Robert Radnor (born Clarence Rumbles, the son of Charles Rumbles and Mabel O’Donnell). Robert was born in Ohio. Charles was the son of Benjamin Rumbles and Martha Thomas, and probably had English ancestry. Mabel was the daughter of John O’Donnell and Mary or Betty Ryan, Canadians of Irish descent. Robert Radnor was likely adopted by his stepfather, George Radnor, and took on his surname; George was born in England, to Jewish parents, Max Radnor and Leah Fleeter.

Josh’s paternal grandmother was Rose Chester (born Rose Chenchinsky, the daughter of David Chenchinsky and Toba/Toby Woslow). Rose was born in Ohio, to Polish Jewish parents.

Josh’s maternal grandparents were Charles B. Hirsch and Rose Altschuler.

Sources: Josh’s paternal grandfather, Robert Radnor, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Josh’s paternal grandmother, Rose Chenchinsky, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Judy Greer

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Birth Name: Judith Therese Evans

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan

Date of Birth: July 20, 1975

Ethnicity: German, Irish, English, Welsh, Scottish

Judy Greer is an American actress.

Judy’s maternal grandparents were John Adam Greer (the son of Guy Eugene Greer and Lucy Mary Vetter) and Elizabeth H. Myers (the daughter of John Theodore Myers and Della Lenora McGuire).

Source: Genealogy of Judy’s maternal grandfather, John Adam Greer (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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MacKenzie Mauzy

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Birth Name: MacKenzie Grace Mauzy

Place of Birth: Greensboro, North Carolina

Date of Birth: October 14, 1988

Ethnicity: English, German, Scottish

MacKenzie Mauzy is an American actress.

MacKenzie’s paternal grandparents are Courtney Roller Mauzy, Jr. (the son of Courtney Roller Mauzy and Mary Catherine Sievers) and Grace Bowling Pettyjohn (the daughter of Clunet Holmes Pettyjohn and Grace Christine Gilbert).

MacKenzie’s maternal grandparents are Frank Hull White (the son of Frank Elwyn White and Anabelle Hull) and Linda Rosalind Sleeper (the daughter of George Howard Sleeper and Eleanor Rosalind MacKenzie).

Sources: Genealogy of MacKenzie’s father (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://arlisherring.com

Genealogy of MacKenzie Mauzy (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://records.ancestry.com

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Jonny Weston

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Birth Name: Jonathan M. Weston

Place of Birth: Charleston, South Carolina

Date of Birth: August, 1988

Ethnicity: English, possibly other

Johnny Weston is an American actor.

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Billie Jean King

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Birth Name: Billie Jean Moffitt

Place of Birth: Long Beach, California

Date of Birth: November 22, 1943

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Irish

Billie Jean King is an American former professional tennis player. She is the daughter of Bill and Mildred Rose Moffitt. On the show Finding Your Roots, she stated that she thought she had partial Native American roots; a DNA test indicated that she is of 100% European descent. Specific ethnicity percentages weren’t mentioned on the show.

Billie’s paternal grandparents were Willis D. Moffitt (the son of Willis D. Moffitt and Georgie Etta Mason) and Blanche G. Campell (the daughter of Elizabeth Campell).

Billie’s maternal grandparents were Roscoe William Jerman (the son of William David Jerman and Lizzie May Luce) and Doris Mae Holliday.

Sources: Genealogy of Billie Jean King – http://www.geni.com

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