Kelli Giddish

Kelli Giddish – 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Opening Night: “Live From New York!” – Inside Arrivals – Beacon Theater – New York City, NY, USA – Photo Credit: Laurence Agron / PR Photos

Birth Name: Kelli Marie Giddish

Place of Birth: Cumming, Georgia, U.S.

Date of Birth: April 13, 1980

Ethnicity: English, some German, Irish, and Scottish, distant French and Swedish

Kelli Giddish is an American stage, television, and film actress.

Kelli is the daughter of Nita and Charles Giddish. She is married to Beau Richards. She has two children with her former husband Lawrence Faulborn.

Kelli’s paternal grandfather was Ralph Ludwig Giddish (the son of Ludwig Paul Giddish and Susie “Sue” Mae McMichael). Ralph was born in Georgia. Kelli’s great-grandfather Ludwig was born in Georgia, to a father from Germany and a mother from Georgia. Susie was the daughter of William D. McMichael and Mary A. Reed.

Kelli’s paternal grandmother is Bernice Robinson (the daughter of Jesse S. Robinson and Amy Lou Overton). Bernice was born in Georgia, and had deep roots in the state. Jesse was the son of John Nathan Robinson and Nancy Jane Crider. Amy was the daughter of John William Overton and Sallie Elliott Morrow.

Kelli’s maternal grandfather was Billy Marshall Hildebrand (the son of Collins Henry Hildebrand and Nellie May Boyd). Billy was born in Georgia. Collins was the son of Larkin Leander Hildebrand and Amanda Luisa Belcher. Nellie was the daughter of Colonel Thomas Boyd and Margarett Hodges Baker.

Kelli’s maternal grandmother was Frances Thoedosia “Dosia” Long (the daughter of William Evans Long and Lucie Bell Eskew). Dosia was born in Georgia. Lucie was the daughter of Samuel Bennett/Bennet Eskew and Mary Ann Bonner.

Sources: Kelly’s paternal grandfather, Ralph Ludwig Giddish, on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Kelli’s maternal grandmother, Frances Theodosia “Dosia” (Long) Hildebrand – https://www.legacy.com

2 Responses

  1. Erik1714 says:

    Kelli’s paternal grandmother is Bernice Robinson (the daughter of Jesse S. Robinson and Amy Lou Overton). Bernice was born in Georgia, and had deep lines in the State. Jesse was the son of John Nathan Robinson and Nancy Jane Crider. Amy was the daughter of John William Overton and Sallie Elliott Morrow.

    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GXDW-C9X

    Kelli’s English ancestry is more prevalent. The McMichael line leads to Scotland, although she has Irish ancestry in othe lines.

    Also, she has some distant Swedish and French descent.

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