Hannah Jeter

Sports Illustrated Party Hosted by Kate Upton at Marquee Nightclub in Las Vegas on February 13, 2013

Jeter in 2013, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Hannah Bethany Davis

Place of Birth: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Date of Birth: May 5, 1990

Ethnicity: German (about five eighths), as well as one eighth Ashkenazi Jewish, Irish, English, and Scottish

Hannah Jeter, previously credited under her birth name Hannah Davis, is an American fashion model and television personality.

Hannah was born and raised in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, the daughter of Deborah L. (Behm) and Conn Jay Davis. Her uncle is sportscaster Glenn Davis. She is married to professional baseball player Derek Jeter, with whom she has four children.

Hannah’s paternal grandfather is Herbert Jay Davis, Jr. (the son of Herbert J. Davis and Helen Anne Meise). Hannah’s grandfather Herbert was born in New York. Hannah’s great-grandfather Hebert was born in Ohio, the son of Russian Jewish parents, Maurice/Morris A. Davis and Amelia M. Frank. Hannah’s great-grandmother Helen was born in Missouri, of German descent, and was the daughter of Harry William Meise and Lillian Margaret “Lilly” Vette.

Hannah’s paternal grandmother is Elise Pauline Nesselhauf (the daughter of Albert G. Nesselhauf and Louise T. Roeder). Elise was born in New York. Albert was born in New York, the son of John Nesselhauf, who was German, and of Pauline M. Holzhauer, whose parents were German. Louise was born in New York, to German parents. A picture of Elise and her mother can be seen here.

Hannah’s maternal grandfather was Howard Wesley “Wes” Behm (the son of August Behm and Ernestine Wolfe). Howard was born in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, to ethnic German parents from the Russian Empire. August was the son of Johann Behm, who was from Kovel’, Volyn’, and of Wilhemina/Wilhelminia Wildermann.

Hannah’s maternal grandmother was Esther M. Tyler (the daughter of James Andrew Tyler and Eunice Louisa Baker). Esther was born in Princeton, Washington, Maine. James was the son of William James Tyler, who was of Colonial American (English) descent, and of Sarah E. McKinley, who was born in Trescott, Washington, Maine, to Irish parents, her father from Antrim. Hannah’s great-grandmother Eunice was the daughter of William S. Baker and Nettie V. Hanson, whose father was Canadian.

Sources: https://web.archive.org

Marriage announcement of Hannah’s paternal grandparents, Herbert Jay Davis, Jr. and Elise Pauline Nesselhauf – https://www.newspapers.com

Hannah’s paternal grandfather, Herbert Jay Davis, Jr., on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Hannah’s paternal great-grandfather, Hebert J. Davis, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Hannah’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Maurice/Morris A. Davis and Amelia M. Frank, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Hannah’s paternal great-grandmother, Helen Anne Meise, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Hannah’s paternal grandmother, Elise Pauline Nesselhauf, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Hannah Davis (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://famouskin.com

Hannah’s maternal great-grandparents, August Behm and Ernestine Wolfe, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

6 Responses

  1. madman says:

    Nettie V. Hanson —> Jeannette/Jenetta Victoria Hanson
    Her father was Canadian. She had English and Scottish ancestry.

    https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/jenetta-victoria-hanson_17358815
    http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=leanarandall&id=I10783

  2. ashash says:

    She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.

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