Linden Ashby
Birth Name: Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby III
Place of Birth: Atlantic Beach, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 23, 1960
Ethnicity: English, some German, one eighth Swedish, more distant Irish, French, Welsh, and Dutch
Linden Ashby is an American actor and director. He is known for his roles in the films Mortal Kombat (1995), 8 Seconds, Wyatt Earp, and Prom Night (2008), and on the series Melrose Place and Teen Wolf.
He is the son of Eleanor, a civic organizer, and Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby, Jr., a pharmaceuticals manufacturer. He is married to actress and model Susan Walters, with whom he has two children.
Linden’s paternal grandfather was Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby (the son of The Rev. Charles Aylett Ashby and Evelyn Willis Garnett). Clarence was born in Virginia. The Rev. Charles was the son of William Aylett Ashby and Eleanor Pearson “Nellie” Alcocke. Evelyn was the daughter of Clarence Linden Garnett and Mary Wilson.
Linden’s paternal grandmother was Eloise Roberts (the daughter of Tharp Spencer Roberts and Amanda Louise Weaver/Wever). Eloise was born in Florida. Tharp founded the Monticello Drug Co. He was the son of Rowland/Roland Irvin Roberts and Mary Jane Swilley. Amanda was the daughter of Milledge Butler Weaver and Amanda Louise Virginia Watson.
Linden’s maternal grandfather was William Spencer Johnson (the son of Charles Gustav Johnson and Lillie Victoria Kinter). William was born in Pennsylvania. Charles was Swedish. Lillie was the daughter of Henry Kinter and Maria Arnold.
Linden’s maternal grandmother was Imogene Stuart Miller (the daughter of Robert Stuart Miller and Elizabeth Frost “Bessie” Shepherd). Imogene was born in West Virginia. Robert was the son of John Harley Miller and Elvira Ida Myers. Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas Champe Shepherd, Jr. and Lucy C. Seibert.
Sources: Genealogies of Linden’s parents – https://www.findagrave.com
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