Sophia Lillis
Lillis in 2017, photo by DFree/www.bigstockphoto.com/
Birth Name: Sophia J. Lillis
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 13, 2002
Ethnicity: Irish, Polish, Swiss-German
Sophia Lillis is an American actress. She is known for starring in the It films, as well as Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, Gretel & Hansel, Uncle Frank, and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and on the shows Sharp Objects and I Am Not Okay with This.
Sophia is the daughter of Juliana and David Lillis. Her stepfather is photographer and filmmaker Christopher Mellevold.
Sophia’s paternal grandfather was Richard Albert Lillis (the son of James T. Lillis and Marie V. Luscher). Richard was born in New York. Marie born in France, to Swiss-German parents, Albert Luscher and Verna.
Sophia’s maternal grandfather is Donald Joseph Moday (the son of Stephen/Steven M. Moday and Louise M. Luke). Donald was born in Pennsylvania. Stephen’s parents were Polish; their names likely were Michael Mady and Kalie. Louise was the daughter of Frank J. Luke, who likely was of Polish descent, and of Helen C. Hudzeniski, who was Polish.
Sophia’s maternal grandmother is named Margaret K. Travers (the daughter of John William Travers and Dorothy Marie R.). John was the son of John J. Travers and Margaret F., who were born in New York, both of them to Irish parents.
Sources: Sophia’s paternal grandfather, Richard Albert Lillis, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Sophia’s paternal grandfather, Richard Albert Lillis – http://www.legacy.com
Sophia’s paternal great-grandmother, Marie V. Luscher, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marie V. Luscher on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Sophia’s maternal grandparents, Donald Joseph Moday and Margaret K. Travers – https://www.familysearch.org
Sophia’s maternal great-grandparents, Stephen/Steven M. Moday and Louise M. Luke, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Likely Sophia’s maternal great-grandfather, Stephen/Steven M. Moday, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Sophia’s maternal great-grandfather, John William Travers, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Sophia’s maternal great-grandfather, John William Travers – http://www.legacy.com
Wow, her eyes are so blue
Great-aunt:
http://buffalonews.com/2014/11/30/june-l-lillis-smith/
Marie V. —> Marie V. Luscher
Marie was born in France, to Swiss-German parents, Albert Luscher and Verna.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7CL-KY2
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ21-1MM
I think this might be James T. Lillis. There only seems to be two who were born in New York at the right time, and this one doesn’t appear on the 1940 census with his parents:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7Z4-4KL
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJLH-8QZ
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M54J-5J9
Could this be her great-grandparents John and Dorothy?:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLS1-DRR4
I don’t think it’s clear that she has English ancestry, she could easily be just Irish, Polish, and Swiss-German, maybe + some other Catholic ethnicity.
We really should stop linking facebooks. In fact, I’ll delete these two.
I think this might be Stephen Moday, but I’m not sure:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGDK-77D
Bablah, can you determine Sophia’s maternal grandfather’s ethnicity and/or find more about his ancestors?
I also think that’s Steven.
I think this is the man listed as father on that census:
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=160102169
I don’t think the spouse is the same woman
This is likely this man’s passenger record
https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/show-manifest-big-image/czoxNzoidDcxNS0xMjg5MDYxMS5qcGciOw==/1
It says they’re from Maniow, but there’s more than one, and I’m not sure if any of them were under Russia.
Her paternal grandfather is Richard A. Lillis and her paternal grandmother is Charla Jo (not sure what her maiden name is).
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=156898631
Sophia is listed in Richard’s obituary as his granddaughter.
Thank you! I suspected that but didn’t want to add it to the page (I hadn’t seen the obituary).
Richard’s middle name was Albert. He was the son of James T. Lillis and Marie V. Marie was French.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ5H-STV
David is definitely her father. He says so on his Facebook.