Vanessa Carlton

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Birth Name: Vanessa Lee Carlton

Place of Birth: Milford, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Date of Birth: August 16, 1980

Ethnicity:
*father – Norwegian, Swedish
*mother – Ashkenazi Jewish

Vanessa Carlton is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She is known for her single “A Thousand Miles.”

Her father is a pilot and her mother is a pianist and music teacher. Her father has Norwegian and Swedish ancestry. Her mother is Jewish, of Russian Jewish descent. Vanessa is married to musician John McCauley, of alternative rock-folk Deer Tick. The couple has one child.

Vanessa’s paternal grandfather was named Edward “Ed” Carlton.

Vanessa’s paternal grandmother was Shirley Adele Anderson (the daughter of Lester Everett Anderson and Pearl Beatrice Thompson). Shirley was born in Illinois.

Vanessa’s maternal grandfather was Alan Jay Liberman (later Lee, the son of Moe Liberman and Tessie Horowitz). Alan was born in Maryland.

Vanessa’s maternal grandmother was named Elizabeth B.

Sources: Birth record of Vanessa’s paternal grandmother, Shirley Adele Anderson – https://familysearch.org

Vanessa’s maternal grandfather, Alan Jay Liberman, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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21 Responses

  1. Manila says:

    Vanessa’s paternal grandfather was “Ed” Carlton. I have found Vanessa’s paternal aunt’s obituary, Lynette Bea (Carlton) Matouk: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP2-1NWB

    I am not sure if this is the divorce record of her paternal grandparents: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPT9-HHN The clue is that Ed was not mentioned in Shirley’s obituary.

  2. Manila says:

    Shirley Anderson (the daughter of Lester Anderson and Pearl Thompson). -> Shirley Adele Anderson (the daughter of Lester Everett Anderson and Pearl Beatrice Thompson)

    Her Scandinavian ancestry includes Norwegian and Swedish so far.

    Sources:
    * Shirley’s birth record: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7QK-89W
    * Shirley’s obituary: http://www.grayparkerfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/979/Shirley_Carlton/obituary.html

  3. ihatemostpeople says:

    She looks part Asian. I had a Eurasian friend who looked a lot like her.

  4. me says:

    she looks have a Native American part

  5. Ashley says:

    Nevermind lol, disregard my previous comment. I get three of these musicians mixed up.

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