Ninja
Ninja – 2018 ESPY Awards – Arrivals – Microsoft Theater – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Richard Tyler Blevins
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 5, 1991
Ethnicity: English, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh, 1/512 Chickahominy Native American, remote French
Ninja is an American Twitch streamer, YouTuber, and professional gamer.
He was raised in Chicago, Illinois. Ninja is married to Twitch streamer Jessica I. “JGhosty” Goch.
Ninja’s paternal grandfather was Charles Lloyd Blevins (the son of Charlie Frederick Blevins and Aubrey Mae Palmer). Ninja’s grandfather Lloyd was born in Alabama. Ninja’s great-grandfather Charlie was the son of James Franklin Blevins and Nancy Angeline Howard. Aubrey was the daughter of George Washington Palmer and Margaret Lucretia Crow. Margaret’s maternal great-great-great-grandmother, Many Trees (also known as Nancy Mahilie Forester), was Chickahominy Native American.
Ninja’s paternal grandmother is Amy Maxine (the daughter of Easter Clyde Maples and Glynna Gertrude Ingle). Maxine was born in Alabama.
Ninja’s maternal grandfather was named Richard Phillip Koss. Richard was born in Detroit, Michigan.
Ninja’s maternal grandmother was Betty Jean Metcalf/Wall (the daughter of Charles Wall and Alice Maud Mary Summers). Betty was born in Santa Barbara, California. Alice was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, the daughter of John Summers and Emily Maria.
Sources: Ninja’s paternal grandfather, Charles Lloyd Blevins, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Ninja’s paternal great-grandfather, Charlie Frederick Blevins, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Ninja’s paternal great-grandmother, Aubrey Mae Palmer, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Ninja’s maternal grandfather, Richard Phillip Koss – https://sprywilliams.com
I think this is his maternal grandmother’s o:bituary
https://www.dopccfh.org/obituaries/Betty-Koss?obId=20940631
https://twitter.com/Ninja/status/1387566247647367172
They died around the same time and mentions a daughter named Cynthia Blevins married to a Chuck Blevins, the name of Tyler’s parents according to Google:
https://bit.ly/3mxXwKW
Having done some more research I was able to uncover this:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VL19-T8T
I believe that this may be Ninja’s grandmother Betty. Although the maiden name doesn’t match, the birth place and birth date do. The name “Metcolf” is probably a misspelling of Metcalf.
In 1927 an Alva E Metcalf was born in Santa Barbara, California:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2R9-H7N
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLW-8P6N
His parents were Alex R. Metcalf and Alice M. Summers. Alice’s profile on FamilySearch claims she was born on the 31 January 1896. According to Betty Jean’s obituary she was born “[…] born on her own mothers birthday, January 31st […].”
This would still however not explain why a Charles Wall was listed as Betty Jean’s father on her obituary, further research may be needed.
Further evidence of the Metcalf connection:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKR8-8N58
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125514241/alice-r-hamilton
If anyone with access to GenealogyBank can confirm the mention of Betty Koss I would be thankful.
Also, Richard Koss’ obituary:
https://sprywilliams.com/obituary/11-01-10-koss-richard-phillip/
I’ve been unable to fins any Richard Koss born in 1929 in Detroit on any Census as of yet, if anyone is able to find anyone name such or with a similar name I would aprreciate it.
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/72905511/person/32268128615/facts
This is an Ancestry family tree of Charles Lloyd Blevins. His wife is listed as the daughter of Easter Clyde Maples and Glynna Gertrude Ingle. A Clyde and Gertrude Maples is listed in the 1940 census as having a ten year old daughter named Maxine:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7L3-NZC
I was able to find this document on FamilySearch:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KPF4-4JG
It lists an Amy Maxine Blevins, with the alias Amy M. Gordon, who was born in 1930.
https://sv.findagrave.com/memorial/103180921/amy-maxine-blevins
I believe this is her grave (although it appears that she is still alive). It lists her husband as Charles Lloyd Blevins. He is listed as being born in 1933, the same as Lloyd Blevins on the 1940 Census.
I cannot tell if Gordon is her maiden name, or if she remarried a man named Gordon after Lloyd’s passing in 1991, if this is Ninja’s grandmother
Interesting. Blevins is a Melungeon family.