Anthony Davis
Davis in 2015, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Anthony Marshon Davis, Jr.
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 11, 1993
Ethnicity: African-American
Anthony Davis is an American professional basketball player. A power forward and center, he plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was previously with the New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans. He is nicknamed “AD.” He is 6′10″.
Anthony is the son of Erainer and Anthony Davis, Sr., who are African-American. His cousin, Keith Chamberlain, has also played professional basketball. He was raised in Englewood, Chicago. Anthony is married to Marlen Polanco, with whom he has three children.
Anthony’s maternal grandfather was Lamont Eberhardt (the son of Willie Gene Eberhardt and Eva Julia Jones). Willie was the son of Marvin Eberhardt and Phinnida Jones. Eva was the daughter of Collier Jones and Fannie Lewis.
Anthony’s maternal grandmother is named Bette Williams.
Anthony’s maternal grandfather was Lamont Eberhardt (the son of Willie Gene Eberhardt and Eva Julia Jones). Willie was the son of Marvin Eberhardt and Phinnida Jones. Eva was the daughter of Collier Jones and Fannie Lewis.
Anthony’s maternal grandmother is named Bette Williams.
Seriously how many fully AA carry German surnames??
Certainly more than I’m sure you think or know.
@Oaken
Gimmr some examples then
@Comrade
Thank you
I mean, my family for one.
Not an insigificant amount of Germans immigrated to the U.S. prior to the Civil War and ended up in the South, particularly the Carolinas and Georgia. My family doesn’t carry any German surnames, as many of the women eventually married into British families.
My particular German heritage is from the Palatinate. A group of them were invited to settle in the U.S. by the British. They had to pledge allegiance to the monarch and got rights to settle in return.
Of course it wasn’t super common, but it’s also not particularly unusual for African Americans to have pre-Civil War German ancestry. In fact, a good third of my European ancestry I’ve found is German.
“George Eberhart, a man distinguished in political and business annals of Madison county. He was born and reared in the county, and was an extensive farmer and large slave owner.”
http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/madison/bios/ebrhrtjg.txt