Jeana Smith

Birth Name: Jennifer Smith

Date of Birth: March 15, 1983

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, possibly other

Jeana Smith is an American Internet personality. She is a member of duo PrankvsPrank, with Jesse Wellens. She is the daughter of Harilyn, who died from cancer, and Steven J. Smith.

Jeana’s maternal grandfather was Joel D. Neff (the son of Nathan Kanefsky/Neff and Bertha Dintenfass). Joel was born in Pennsylvania, to a Russian Jewish father and an Austrian Jewish mother, from Vienna. Nathan was the son of William Kanefsky, and of a woman surnamed Kohen. Bertha was the daughter of Jakob Dintenfass, from Tuchów, tarnowski, Poland, and of Chane Anna Rosenfeld, from Tarnow, Tarnów County, Poland.

Jeana’s maternal grandmother was named Yetta “Etta” Spector (the daughter of Louis Spector and Bessie). Yetta was a Jewish emigrant, who was born in Horodyshche, Cherkasy, Ukraine. Louis was the son of Morris Spector and Lea Greenberg. Bessie was the daughter of Abraham.

Sources: Genealogy of Jeana Smith (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Jeana’s maternal grandfather, Joel D. Neff, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Jeana’s maternal grandmother, Yetta “Etta” (Spector) Neff – https://familysearch.org

Jeana’s maternal great-grandparents, Louis Spector and Bessie, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org