Dustin Diamond
Diamond in 2007, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Dustin Neil Diamond
Date of Birth: January 7, 1977
Place of Birth: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States
Date of Death: February 1, 2021
Place of Death: Cape Coral, Florida, U.S.
Ethnicity:
*father – Ashkenazi Jewish
*mother – English, Irish, Scottish, German, distant Cherokee Native American
Dustin Diamond was an American actor, director, stand-up comedian, musician, and professional wrestler. He is known for playing Samuel “Screech” Powers on the series Saved by the Bell.
Dustin was the son of Jaimee and Mark Diamond.
Dustin’s maternal grandfather was James Deane Stemer (born James Deane Robbins, the son of Alfred James Stanley Wilson Robbins and Ethel Mae Deane). James was born in California. He took on the surname of his stepfather, Louis Stemer. Alfred was born in California, to English parents, John William Robbins and Elizabeth. Ethel was the daughter of William Deane and Charlotte Jeanette Harrold.
Dustin’s maternal grandmother was Cecyl/Cecile Paulyne Parham (the daughter of Claud/Claude Cecil Parham and Ona Molena Rodgers). Cecyl was born in Oklahoma. Claud was born in Arkansas, the son of William D. Parham and Emma Eugenia Wetzel. Ona was the daughter of Jesse Edgar Rodgers and Frances Jane Bingham. Dustin’s great-grandfather Claud was listed as “Indian” on U.S. Censuses, with his own father listed as “white” and his own mother listed “Indian” or “1/32 Cherokee.”
Sources: Dustin’s paternal grandfather, Arthur Diamond, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogies of Dustin Diamond (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
https://www.wikitree.com
Dustin’s maternal grandfather, James Deane Robbins, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Death records of Dustin’s maternal grandfather, James Deane Stemer – https://www.familysearch.org
https://www.familysearch.org
Dustin’s maternal grandmother, Cecyl/Cecile Paulyne Parham, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Dustin’s maternal great-grandfather, Claud/Claude Cecil Parham, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Claud/Claude Cecil Parham on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Screech on Saved by the Bell was supposedly Hawaiian in some way (Native or Kanaka Maoli), but Slater played by Mario Lopez thought he was one too until the character discovered he was actually Chicano as his father hidden his Mexican heritage. And Zack was of Nez Perce/Coeur D’Alene ancestry, but I feel he should actually be part-Indonesian since the actor Mark Paul-Gossellar is along with Netherlands Dutch. Interestingly, up to 18 pages (5 persons each) tagged of having verified Cherokee ancestry or are legally members of 3 Cherokee tribes.
He passed away.
*>Alfred James Stanley Wilson Robbins and Ethel Mae Deane). James was born in California. He
Alfred was born in California, to English parents, John William Robbins and Elizabeth. Ethel was the daughter of William Deane and Charlotte Jeanette Harrold.
Claud Parham was listed as Indian on censuses. It seems his mother was White and Cherokee. His parents were William D. Parham (listed as white) and Emma Eugenia Wetzel (listed as Indian). 1910 census says Emma was 1/32 Cherokee.
Neil Diamond son?